i went outside cause my dog wouldnt come in so i went to see what she was messing with and it waas a 1 and a half inch long lizard. it s tail was cut off and i picked it up and gave it water and saved it cause it was dying. i need to know if its poisness and what kind of lizard it is. okay here is the description: its 1-2 inches long, green with a brown stripe on the back, and kind of brownish not lite lite green. if u know of any websites plese let me kno of them. thanks for your time.
2006-12-21 07:26:54 · 10 answers · asked by ♥miley♥ 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
I live in GA
2006-12-21 07:54:52 · update #1
http://www.fws.gov/pantherswamp/images/GREEN%20anole.jpg this is what it looks like
2006-12-21 07:59:26 · update #2
thats an anole , get it a small tank and buy small live crickets...keep the tank moist by spraying the walls and bed of the tank. im sure the lizard will be fine.
2006-12-21 07:50:21 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not, lizards are not poisonous. They also naturally lose the tip of their tail and amazingly it will grow back, so don't feel badly because you did not hurt it.
Lizards also will "play dead" out of fear. If you've ever heard the term "playing possum" - that means something is acting like it is dead, but it is not really dead - it's just doing that so what ever predator - your dog in this case - will think it's dead and will stop trying to kill it. Does this makes sense? I'd release the lizard back outside away from any other animals. Once you do, it will go off and find shelter. This lizard should not stay with you in your home or it will certainly die. It could also be a mother to babies that are depending on it on the outside so it you keep it, the babies could die. Please release it back. :-)
2006-12-21 07:34:11 · answer #2 · answered by peace_love_granola 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not poisonous. There's only two poisonous lizards in North America (if that's where you are) and those are HUGE. They're larger than what you described when they are a day old....and from your description it's either a Cuban or Bahaman Anole....do a search on Brown or Green Anoles though...more sites out there listing them by those names probably.
Look for "anole" in Yahoo images to identify it and see others like it.
2006-12-21 07:30:28 · answer #3 · answered by Chick-A- Deedle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are very few venomous lizards in the US. I would not worry about that.
Here is an ID site for lizards. It only works if you know exactly what the lizard looks like so I was not able to figure it out from your description. So give it a try and see why you can figure out.
http://pick4.pick.uga.edu/mp/20q?guide=Lizards
2006-12-21 07:33:04 · answer #4 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could either be a House Gecko, or an Anole. They are commonly found and are not dangerous. You can search lizard names and see if any pictures relate to what you saw to be certain.
2006-12-21 10:40:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prez say sound like the lizard in Florida. Prez say their defense is to let tail go. Tail not necessary for them. Prez say lizard is baby and will be ok. Prez say let go back to natural environment. Prez say lizard not need lots of water. Prez say put in grass so he eat. Prez say tail grow back. Prez better know.
2006-12-21 07:31:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It sounds like Anoles. That is what they are if you like in the South East U.S. But where do u live?
2006-12-21 07:29:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you live in florida or around there, then those are common, completley harmless. if you live on the other side of the world however, you may want to look into it.
2006-12-21 07:29:39 · answer #8 · answered by narutard 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.nearctica.com/nathist/reptile/lizlist.htm maybe here you can find witch one it is type his name then in google and you will have all the info you need
2006-12-21 07:33:54 · answer #9 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a pet liizard
2006-12-21 07:41:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋