Easy to care for: While some lizards for sale may have a reputation for being difficult to care for, others may be even easier to care for than other small animals.For example, depending on the species of lizard you get, they may only need to eat about twice a week. A cat or a dog would obviously need to be fed twice a day. Lizards also do not need to be taken out for walks and won't have smelly litter boxes that need changing either. You will obviously have to clean out your lizard's terrarium on a regular basis, but it shouldn't get as stinky or as messy as a litter box for a cat would be.
No pet deposit: Many landlords will charge you an extra pet deposit or even an additional monthly fee if you want to keep a cat or a dog in your home. However, because lizards are much less likely to damage any part of an an apartment, there is often no charge whatsoever if you instead purchase a small reptile. Before you start looking at lizards …show more content…
for sale in earnest, make sure to confirm whether or not this is the case in your situation. Even if you do have to pay a pet deposit for being able to keep a lizard, you may find that it's significantly smaller than a deposit for another type of animal.
Less time commitment: Many people like to keep pets, but they don't know what their living situation will be in a few years from now.
When you're fresh out of college or actively looking for career advancement in the next couple of years, that uncertainty will be even more pronounced. If you get a cat or a dog and get a better job on the other side of the country, you may end up having to leave your beloved pet behind with a friend, relative or even at a local shelter. Instead of having to worry about a situation like that, you should look for a lizard with a shorter lifespan. While some lizards can live for a long time, others may only live for a year or two. If you keep these lizards, you can have all the fun of having a pet without worrying about needing to abandon it
later.