Since you are asking this question, it's best to assume that you know nothing about caring for reptiles. Before you consider food, proper housing, heating, and lighting have to be addressed. Keeping reptiles is similar to keeping fish, in many ways. They require a specialized environment to survive in captivity.
First, you will need a 10 gallon-sized tank or cage, for one animal, or a 20 gallon for a pair or trio. There should be a tight-fitting screen top (or front-opening doors). Substrate can be coco fiber, forest floor, or similar high-humidity bedding. Climbing branches and plants for cover (plenty of them).
Long-tailed lizards (like virtually all reptiles) require controlled heat. An under-tank heat mat or radiant heat panel will do the trick. It should be controlled using a thermostat or rheostat. A digital thermometer with a remote probe should be used to monitor temperatures in the tank. The warm side should be 90F, and the cool side 75 to 80F.
These lizards also require UVB light in captivity, so a fluorescent UVB light should be provided. The tube should be replaced every 6 months, as the UVB coating wears off.
Mist the cage once or twice daily to provide drinking water, and increase humidity.
Feed them 1/4 inch crickets, gut-loaded on quality food, and dusted with a quality calcium powder containing vitamin D3, every other day. Once a week, use a multi-vitamin powder containing preformed vitamin A, instead.
Before purchasing any reptile, do your research to ensure you have the knowledge and means to properly care for it. Buy a book on its care. Never rely on advice from pet store personnel, they rarely have appropriate knowledge of reptile care.
yes ovcorse you can there is nothing wrong with a lizard with a long tail.
Whoever sold or gave you the lizard - whether that's an individual or a pet shop - should have told you what to feed it on ! What species of lizard is it ?
No. Anoles eat insects. If you have a pet anole you can feed it crickets, which are commonly sold for that purpose at pet stores.
No, you should not feed a pet lizard chocolate granola bars. Chocolate is toxic to most reptiles, including lizards, and can cause serious health issues or even be fatal. Stick to a diet of live insects and leafy greens that are safe and nutritious for your pet lizard.
A pet lizard is not something you can keep secret for very long. They require a lot of care and are hard to hide.
Absolutely ! Small insects are a natural part of their diet ! If you can't 'stomach' feeding small insects to a lizard - then you need to consider a different pet - for the sake of the reptile !
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It depends on the type of lizard, but most eat insects. Live crickets are common. You can buy them online or at some pet stores. They eat them whole though, so make sure they're not too big for the lizard's mouth.
It would depend on the type of lizard.
move the lizard first to the new house
A common lizard kept as a pet at home is usually referred to as a household or domestic lizard.
To be honest, I would put it back. Without knowing exactly what species the lizard is, it is difficult to impossible to know exactly what you should feed it. In additon, wild lizards are acclimated to the wild and will rarely adapt well to an indoor environment. It's not going to make a good pet.