hey,
well,if this is your first attempt at lizards,I'am not so sure that these are the best way to go,I've never been a big lizard fan.but after my wife picked up a Bearded Dragon,I was more than amazed,and hooked!!!she bought one at a reptile show,it was 5 months old.so amazed ,that we went and bought two more!!
,but these where very small babies.mine two weeks(4 1/2") and hers four weeks old(5 1/2"),it's been abit tuff,and a huge undertaking at that age,I would skip buying one from a shop.and go to a swap meet and purchase one,direct from the breeder.you'll be hooked,guaranteed.ours enjoy being held and carried around on our shoulder,mine looks forward to his baths (mine almost died a couple of months ago,ate a piece of bark and became impacted,it was horrifying to watch,so he got 4/5 warm baths a day) when they reach 20" - 24",you can buy a harness,and take them outside,weather permitting,but becareful,their are a few bugs outside that are dangerous,one lighting bug(firefly)is all it takes to kill a full grown dragon,within hours!!!!!we know this first hand
!!theirs good books out their and a couple of web sites dedicated to dragons,if you want the sites,let me know.as they grow veggie's take up a good part of their diet.ours are now at 50%,by adult 60/70% ,with crickets making up the rest ,with proper care and diet,they'll grow 1/2 per week!!we've had our babies for three months now,mine is a whopping 11"!!despite being sick and stopped growing for 2 weeks,and the wifes little girl is 11 1/2".
Joe