what to get?

[stevetastic]

i'm looking to get a good sized lizard to help control my roach colony that i'm about to start. I have an empty 55 gallon tank for it. whats a good eater and pretty large?

thanks
Steve

 

[bigdog999]

Bearded dragon would be a good choice. Chinese water dragons get about medium size. maybe a blue tongued skink, but not familiar with them.

 

[stevetastic]

Bearded dragon would be a good choice. Chinese water dragons get about medium size. maybe a blue tongued skink, but not familiar with them.

i was thinking a bearded but i have had one and i'm looking for something new. water dragons (if i'm not mistaken) are arboreal... not good for a 55 long. and a blue tongue eats veggies and bugs. i'm looking more for a strict carnivore. maybe something a bit on the monitor side. maybe a sahvanna but i would like something a bit more interesting.

 

[clam1991]

a tegu maybe but you gotta research cuz some can get pretty big but my red tegu thats about three feet give or take loves roaches and snags them any chance he gets

 

[stevetastic]

i worked with a few tegus at a zoo i was at and not to be offensive to anyone who owns them... i thought they were really ugly. its those big cheeks i think. i think they are beautiful as babies tho!

 

[Bennett]

simplest would def be a beardie

 

[stevetastic]

not looking for simple. my dream lizard would be a kimberly rock monitor but i hear there expensive and ive never seen one at any of the shows i have been to

 

[bamato]

Savannah monitor is all I can think that fits your description. They can usually be docile and can get a decent size. Anything else is really going to get so big it wont want roaches eventually. What about Uryomastix? (sp?) or some sort of plated lizard?

 

[halfwaynowhere]

Savannah monitor is all I can think that fits your description. They can usually be docile and can get a decent size. Anything else is really going to get so big it wont want roaches eventually. What about Uryomastix? (sp?) or some sort of plated lizard?

uromastyx are primarily vegetarian. a little bit of protein occassionally won't hurt them, but they won't do anything to reduce the numbers of a roach colony.

 

[stevetastic]

yeah i have worked with them before in zoos. they like there veggies. looking for something a bit more insectivorous.

 

[blackcadillac70]

i like the evil nile monitor.had one for 9yrs.the get a little large though.

 

[stevetastic]

yeah. one zoo i was at had about 10 of thoes monsters. cleaning thoes cages was a rush!

 

[harveythefly]

i've seen frilled lizards and draco lizards on the market these days...maybe one of those might fit the bill? of course i don't really know that much about their care so i could be talking out the other side of my face here lol...lizards aren't really my thing but i thought i'd throw this out there in case you hadn't thought of these

Harvey