Yes the Blue tongued skink is completely vegetarian they eat mainly apple and carrot, you don’t have to give them any worms or crickets at all. Also the desert iguana eats mostly veg/fruit and the occasional meal worm (they stay quite small too, only get about 12ins long)
who ever tells you that blue tongue skinks only eat vegetables they are WRONG but they are reptiles that only eat vegetables like the
Iguanas
Uromastyx but the also eat crickets some times
There are a number of different mostly or completely vegetarian lizards.
Green iguanas are probably the best known obligate herbivores (they are fully vegetarian and should have their protein requirements supplied from vegetable sources like shredded green beans, parsnips, orange-fleshed squash and artichokes), but they are a major commitment, as they get quite large, can be aggressive at certain times of year and need a very large cage that can be expensive to keep heated correctly.
Desert iguanas and chuckwalla are much smaller relatives of the green iguana, and can be kept much more easily by the average person. They are also vegetarian and will appreciate cactus pads that have had the spines removed, then sliced thinly, as well as the vegetables offered to an iguana.
Crested geckos and gargoyle geckos are insectivore/frugivore in the wild – they eat both insects and fruit – but there are powdered diets that reduce (but in my opinion do not eliminate) the need for insects in captivity. These diets are mixed with water or pureed fruit and given to the gecko, with crickets or locusts for variety, exercise and extra protein.
Blue-tongued skinks are omnivores, and should be fed on both insects and fruit/vegetables, although their insect prey can be mealworms or morio worms with only occasional crickets or locusts. The bulk of their diet should be calcium-rich greens, shredded or chopped orange squash like butternut squash and high-nutrient fruits like blueberries and papaya.
uromastyxs are strictly vegetarian. green iguanas mainly eat vegetables but need insects too. however when they’re young the insects make up majority of their diet. when they’re adults vegetables are their main staple food but they still need the occasional crickets. bearded dragons eat both vegetables and crickets, but they mainly eat crickets when theyre young like an iguana. some geckos eat peach baby food.
if you want a small beginner lizard that eats fruit i would suggest a crested gecko, they eat mostly fruit baby food.
if you want something bigger i would recommend a bearded dragon or a uromastyx. bearded dragons eat more insects then the uromastyx. the uromastyx is strictly vegetarian and prefers a salad mix that you can pick up at any safeway wal-mart albertsons, etc.
Not one that will live for long. Reptiles are not vegetarian.
yes you can buy an iguana lizard but the lizard needs to have some protein every once in a while
Yes the Blue tongued skink is completely vegetarian they eat mainly apple and carrot, you don’t have to give them any worms or crickets at all. Also the desert iguana eats mostly veg/fruit and the occasional meal worm (they stay quite small too, only get about 12ins long)
the uromastyx is a vegetarian. the blue tongued skink can and does eat meat. the green iguana is a vegetarian but they get very big.
the crested gecko eats mainly baby food…it eats one cricket a week…well thats what i feed my crested gecko and hes been living for a while
who ever tells you that blue tongue skinks only eat vegetables they are WRONG but they are reptiles that only eat vegetables like the
Iguanas
Uromastyx but the also eat crickets some times
There are a number of different mostly or completely vegetarian lizards.
Green iguanas are probably the best known obligate herbivores (they are fully vegetarian and should have their protein requirements supplied from vegetable sources like shredded green beans, parsnips, orange-fleshed squash and artichokes), but they are a major commitment, as they get quite large, can be aggressive at certain times of year and need a very large cage that can be expensive to keep heated correctly.
Desert iguanas and chuckwalla are much smaller relatives of the green iguana, and can be kept much more easily by the average person. They are also vegetarian and will appreciate cactus pads that have had the spines removed, then sliced thinly, as well as the vegetables offered to an iguana.
Crested geckos and gargoyle geckos are insectivore/frugivore in the wild – they eat both insects and fruit – but there are powdered diets that reduce (but in my opinion do not eliminate) the need for insects in captivity. These diets are mixed with water or pureed fruit and given to the gecko, with crickets or locusts for variety, exercise and extra protein.
Blue-tongued skinks are omnivores, and should be fed on both insects and fruit/vegetables, although their insect prey can be mealworms or morio worms with only occasional crickets or locusts. The bulk of their diet should be calcium-rich greens, shredded or chopped orange squash like butternut squash and high-nutrient fruits like blueberries and papaya.
uromastyxs are strictly vegetarian. green iguanas mainly eat vegetables but need insects too. however when they’re young the insects make up majority of their diet. when they’re adults vegetables are their main staple food but they still need the occasional crickets. bearded dragons eat both vegetables and crickets, but they mainly eat crickets when theyre young like an iguana. some geckos eat peach baby food.
if you want a small beginner lizard that eats fruit i would suggest a crested gecko, they eat mostly fruit baby food.
if you want something bigger i would recommend a bearded dragon or a uromastyx. bearded dragons eat more insects then the uromastyx. the uromastyx is strictly vegetarian and prefers a salad mix that you can pick up at any safeway wal-mart albertsons, etc.