How to Care for Monitor Lizards

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