Will a lizard recognise his name after a while lol?

Question

Im gettin a asian water dragon, i jus wanna know if it will know his name like a cat n dog does lol

Answer 1

Not a good chance of that happening. Lizards can't hear very well. They rely on sight, smell, and taste. They're also not the brightest of the pet family, lol. They're pretty much just cool to look at.

Answer 2

Msgamer_66 gave you a pretty good surmation of the situation.  The lizard will come to know and trust you, and move towards you for a snack or friendly rub.  They will respond to your tonal inflections and voice.

Mine come no matter what I call them (Dummy; Silly-Thang; Lughead [dumped the water again], or Cutie-Pie).  lol  So, the name is pretty much for you, and way the lizard has of coming to recognize when its being addressed.

Make sure you google your pet, and educate yourself on its needs from hatching right on up through becoming an adult.  An informed owner makes for a happy one, and a healthy content lizard.

You'll run across contradictions for care/dietary needs, but any information dilemmas you encounter can be quickly resolved by your reptile/exotics vet.

If you don't already know of one, you can contact “herpetologicalsocieties.com“ for a reptile/exotics vet in the city of your state.

Pleast note my disclaimer for all sites I post/suggest:

--Please do not keep your lizard(s) of any age on play/repti sand or loose substrate.  Impaction and bacteria issues are real and serious – and can result in death.  Consult your reptile veterinarian for their opinion.--

And since insects are big part of your new pet's diet:

GUT LOADING CRICKETS for REPTILES:

The number one problem:

Dried up and malnourished pet store crickets and mealworms. These food items are essentially useless. A dehydrated and unfed cricket contains almost no nutrients at all; refrigerated mealworms are even worse. A lot of the variety in nutrients found in wild insects is actually in the stomach content - usually plant material. We need to duplicate this to provide the best for our reptiles; without the risk of illness/disease/parasites which can result from feeding our pets wild insects.

Please note that wax worms, while fattening, are not nutritious.  Young geckos can eat small silk and phoenix worms, as well.

Basic Dry/Staple Cricket Food:

Equal amounts of dry Iguana food, dry dog food, chick starter mash, oatmeal (you can add dry baby food wheat/rye/barley, etc. as well; even shredded wheat - no sugar).

Grind these items together.  Place in a small lid/bowl for the crickets to eat.  Store the unused portion in the refrigerator or freezer, until needed.

Supplement daily with one of the following: sweet potato, bananas, zucchini, oranges, carrots, strawberries, assorted squashes (acorn, yellow, etc.), grapefruit, green beans, apples, kale, spinach, cactus pads, and just about any other nutritious item you can think of (do not use white/yellow potatoes - these are starchy and only good if used as a moisture source during shipping, and NEVER use Avocado - it's poisonous to most animals).

Provide the dry food and kale at all times (kale is readily available during the winter months, too), rotating the other food items through in succession. The key is variety, and to provide an assortment of varying nutrients. What you are trying to do is offer your reptiles crickets with guts 'loaded' with fresh foodstuffs.

The crickets should be gut loaded for 1-2 days prior to offering them to your reptiles.

Also, provide fresh clean water in a lid/bowl, adding a sponge or folded paper towel to prevent drowning.

  

Don't offer more crickets than the reptile(s) will consume within: 1.) a few hours if it’s a lizard, salamander, frog/toad, or 2.) a few minutes, if it’s a water turtle, so you know the crickets will still be full of the good stuff when eaten.

The crickets should be dusted (shaken in a plastic bag gently to coat them) with vitamins (keep these refrigerated) and calcium D3 powder 2-4 times a week, depending on the age of the reptile.

Be sure to remove any uneaten crickets so that they do not soil your pet's environment/water or bother your pet, once it is full.  Crickets CAN turn the table - and feast upon your pet! Or aggravate them, causing stress and even cessation of eating.

Also be sure the crickets are the correct size for the reptile.  The cricket should be the same size long as the reptile’s head is wide (about the space between the lizards’ eyes).

Congratulations, and enjoy your new pet!

I hope this has been helpful.

Answer 3

I have had a leopard gecko for a while now and he seems to respond to me when I call him. He will usually just look over at me or crawl over to me sometimes. I think it's mostly that he has gotten used to me and knows me rather than he recognizes his name.

Answer 4

No but he will recognize your hand and smell.