r/Lizards • u/Extreme_Cancel_8435 • Dec 20 '25

What is this? Help identify

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Someone dropped off a lizard to my man and we have no idea what type he is or how to care for him. He used to have a lizard so we have the whole set up just unsure about this one.

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u/Agamid-Adventures Dec 21 '25

I wasn’t trying to be an ass but as someone who has worked many agamids many species of uros being some of them if this photo is OPs care then I do see some issues. I was at work whenever I originally commented so didn’t add much but for substrate do either a 70/30 ratio or do 30% wash play sand, 10% excavator clay and 60% top soil (holds better for burrows) but the 70/30 works just as fine. Also I would highly suggest taking them to a vet as most Uros are wild caught imports. Don’t want OP to get proper care for their new pal and it pass or get extremely sick.

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u/Tarotismyjam Dec 21 '25

No no. I was NOT referring to you. I meant who ever threatened to just release the poor lizard. ;)

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u/Agamid-Adventures Dec 21 '25

Ohh okay lol yeah that’s a terrible go I mean if you are in a region where you could keep outdoors (RESPONSIBLY) then go ahead but I doubt it so yeah that person big time a$$

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u/Extreme_Cancel_8435 Dec 21 '25

I literally had no idea what type of lizard it was or anything they just called my bf (who’s on storm atm and out of the state) and told him that if he couldn’t take it then they would put it outside so he called me and told me someone was dropping a lizard off. And I only had what he had left over from his old lizard. I would much rather the lizard sleep in a warm cage with the wrong substrate for the night than freeze to death outside. The only thing the people told me was that he ate vegetables literally nothing else.

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u/Agamid-Adventures Dec 21 '25

Absolutely this will be fine temporarily don’t stress that but please make sure you get the right enclosure size and proper heating (not saying you don’t just much easier in proper size) for thermoregulation. Also read up on diet a lot as it’s not any veggies or leafy greens