If feeding whole rodents is a dealbreaker, these live on a powdered complete diet, insects or plants instead.
A dwarf monitor with real intelligence and personality; active, food-driven, and can become tame.
The friendliest first lizard: bold, diurnal, and genuinely interactive, but needs strong heat and UVB.
Dog-tame, curious and omnivorous; a chunky, ground-dwelling lizard with tons of personality.
A chunky, mossy-camouflaged New Caledonian gecko with a cult following, and calm temperament.
Room-temperature, arboreal, and eats a powdered complete diet, so no live-prey or heating fuss.
Jewel-bright and secretive; a burrowing skink that rewards a naturalistic, planted setup.
Like a crestie but hardier and knobbly-headed; same easy powdered-diet, room-temperature care.
Active, diurnal and social, and one of the few snakes you can keep without feeding rodents.
Electric green and active in daylight; a fast, delicate jewel best kept as a display.
A small, colour-changing diurnal lizard, best enjoyed as a planted display rather than handled.
Found one? Set it up in baskr and it tracks temperature, humidity, weight and more against the species ideal ranges, and coaches you through the first weeks.
Start freeThese are commonly-recommended starting points, not the final word. As experienced keepers always say, the best pet is the one you are most passionate about, have researched fully, and can provide for completely. Confirm any species with up-to-date care sheets and an exotics vet before you buy. baskr provides husbandry guidance, not veterinary advice.
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