What Can I Feed This Lizard?!?!?!?

Question

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I THINK ITS A Sceloporus Fence Lizard, IT WAZ FOUND OUTSIDE MY HOUSE AND I LIVE IN THE SAN JOAQUIN, CALIFORNIA

WHAT DO THEY EAT?

CAN THEY EAT FRUITS AND IF SO WHAT KIND?

IS THEIR ANYTHING AVAILABLE TO ME THAT I CAN BUY TO FEED IT

IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAZ BORN NOT TOO LONG AGO BECAUSE ITS REALLY SMALL

Answer 1

I would go to your local pet store and get some meal worms, wax worms, and crickets. I believe that they are insectivores.

Good luck! :)

Answer 2

Glas Kat is right.  My daughter volunteers at a local reptile rescue center and sees so many reptiles that people bring in that are sick or dying because people thought they were cute or helpless and just HAD to keep them!!  Wild animals do not adjust to captivity!!  It is a HUGE stress...stress is one the top killers of reptiles...please let him go.  If you still want a lizard, buy one from a pet store or better yet, adopt one!!

Answer 3

Well, unless my eyes have suddenly gone bad: those are some pretty fuzzy photos!

That said, onto other topics.  It's a violation of federal law in the US to remove any native animal from its local habitat.

I would strongly suggest (for many reasons) that you release the lil darlin back where you found it and allow it to take care of itself (its born knowing how).

Not to mention disease and parasite issues.

If you truly desire to have a lizard for a pet; there are just way too many to pick from!  Many species make excellent pets.

Google lizards, and educate yourself.  Ask your friends and local reptile vet.  Each species will have different lighting; heating; health; habitat kind and size; substrate; dietary; humidity; etc. issues that you must be educated on, before ever obtaining the animal.

I've posted a couple of links to get you started on your research.  As you read, you'll find contradictions.  This is another excellent reason to have and consult a reptile vet.  They will be able to resolve information dilemmas for you.

Sand as a substrate is just a bad idea for many reason.  Check into it, and be informed.

I hope this has been helpful.

Answer 4

LET IT GO.  Thats the best thing for it.

Answer 5

Fence lizards mainly eat spiders and various species of insects.

Answer 6

Let it go! Why are you keeping it? It will be able to find its own food if you put it back outside where you found it. It's wrong to take wild animals you find outside and keep them in your house... it might even be illegal under your laws there.