Your lizard deserves the best care possible so make sure you are also prepared to:

• find out when your lizard is naturally active - some prefer to be active at night, others during the day - and make sure the location of your lizard's home, the lighting levels and the time of day he/she is handled does not cause disturbance or harm
  
  
• check that the person who looks after your lizard when you go on holiday knows all about the care needed, including maintaing suitable lighting and heating
  
  
• take care choosing a floor covering that allows natural behaviour, like burrowing - so, if your lizard eats it, no harm is caused.

Note:
Watch out for bone deformities that can be caused by an unbalanced diet or insufficient UV lighting.

Read our lizards pet card for essential information about your pet: 

 

Lizards pet card

Go to the RSPCA website for a more detailed view on lizard types