I just recently caught an eastern glass lizard, im in need of information???

Question

Tonight I caught an eastern glass Lizard, first i need to know, when i picked it up when it was squirming it made some cracking noises, like its bones were breaking? Second I need a care list

Answer 1

I am not going to tell you to let it go because some other people have made it quite clear but if it still doesn't eat withen four days take it to the vet but here is a care sheet:

The Eastern Glass Lizard.

The glass lizards or glass snakes, are a group of reptiles that resemble snakes, but are actually lizards. Although most species have no legs, their head shape and the fact that they have movable eyelids and external ear openings make it obvious that they are lizards. A few species have very small stub-like legs near the rear vent. These animals are also known as Glass Snakes or Jointed Snakes. They reach lengths of up to 4 ft, but approximately two-thirds of this is the tail. Glass lizards feed mainly on insects.

Their common name comes from the fact that they are easily broken: like many lizards, they have the ability to deter predation by dropping off part of the tail which can break into several pieces, like glass. The tail remains mobile, while the lizard becomes motionless, distracting the predator, and allowing eventual escape. This serious loss of body mass requires a considerable effort to replace, and the new tail is usually smaller in size than the original.

The greatest number of species in the genus are native to Asia, from India to China and the Indonesian islands. At least one species, the Moroccan glass lizard, comes from North Africa, and several species live in the south-eastern United States including the barrier islands off the Atlantic coast of Florida.

Eastern Glass Lizards have a dark brown/black collar around the neck and range from tan, yellow or green markings with spots scattered over the body. Females are yellowish-tan with faint spots. Both sexes reach an adult size of 200-350mm (8-14 inch).

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Answer 2

Wild caught lizards almost always die in captivity.  I truly hope you haven't injured it.  The poor, poor thing.

The lizard is terrified.  It's in stress.  Stress lowers the immune system and the animal becomes susceptible to illnesses and diseases it otherwise wouldn't fall victim to.

1.) Wild lizards can carry diseases and parasites.  2.) It serves a purpose in the wild. 3.) If you live in the US, it's prohibited by Federal law to remove a native animal from its natural habitat.  The list goes on.

Keeping the lizard is not good for it, or you.  If you want a lizard research it first, set up a habitat for it, and buy a captive hatched pet.

Do the right thing, and let that scared lizard go.

I hope this has been helpful.

Answer 3

Release it! It's cruel to capture wild animals and make them your pets, it will not thrive in captivity.

If you want an eastern glass lizard they're not hard to find and buy for cheap - do some research and get one from a breeder so you know you have a healthy captive bred, pet quality animal.