How to Care for Monitor Lizards

Learn the basics of caring for a monitor lizard and discover a variety of breeds, habitats and more.
Bearded dragon (Uromastyx) on sand and gravel in front of a log
A Guide to Caring for Pet Spiny-tailed Lizards
Close-up of an Argentine black and white tegu
Do Argentine Black and White Tegus Make Good Pets?
Young Savannah monitor on a rock with mulch.
What Kind of Bedding Does Your Savannah Monitor Need?
Savannah Monitor lizard, studio shot
Thinking About a Pet Savannah Monitor?
Green anole lizard
This Is Why the Green Anole Makes a Great Pet
Axolotls in a tank
How to Set up Tanks for Pet Salamanders and Newts
Colombian Tegu
How Do You Care for Colombian Tegus?
Eastern Tiger Salamander
A Guide to Caring for Tiger Salamanders as Pets
Long tailed lizard
How Do You Care for a Long-Tailed Grass Lizard?
Frill-Necked Lizard
Do Frill-Necked Lizards Make Good Pets?
Hand touching pet iguana
Learn to Tame and Handle Your Pet Iguana
Nile Monitor outside
Do Nile Monitors Make Good Pets?
Black throat monitor sleeping. From East Bay Vivarium in Berkeley, California, USA.
Black-Throated Monitors Are Fun Pets for the Right Owner
Pet Iguana with owner
How to Choose and Care for a Pet Lizard
Fat-tailed gecko (Hemitheconyx caudicinctus)
Preventing and Treating Your Pet Lizard's Prolapsed Hemipenes
Housing and Feeding Pet Dumeril's Monitors
Basic Care of Pet Dumeril's Monitors
Bearded lizard on a rock
Understanding Femoral Pores in Reptiles