Ok, for a baby lizard, a good water source is water, shallow so he doesn't drown, in a bottle cap. Every day refill the cap with GOOD, and, CLEAN water. Sometimes they go to the bathroom in their water, and you don't want the 'lil' guy eating it, thinking it's food. Also, every day check the cage, for bug carcass, or poop. When you clean the tank, don't use soap. If you use soap, and if the lizard gets soap in his mouth or eyes, it can hurt him. Oh, did I mention food? The best food when I catch lizards is mainly ants. Not the red ones though, because, since red ants can sting, and they are half the size of a small baby lizard, it will hurt the lizard in his stomach. Some good food is small meal worms for the average baby lizard, small fruit flies, non poisonous spiders, ants (the best choice, for me at least), and small crickets. Anything is fine, BUT no poisonous bugs and no bugs, bigger then the lizards' head. Ok, if you ever see the lizards' skin BAGGING then let him go. He is dehydrated. If you don't want your lizard to get dehydrated, be a good owner: Spray the cage with non-soapy water with a sprayer. If you THINK he is dehydrated, thinking is alright. Put a dab of water on the lizards' back. The moisture will soak into his/her skin. Don't feel mad at yourself if for the first time the lizard doesn't eat. He is scared, more scared then anything. You just CAUGHT him! He thinks your going to EAT him. To prevent him of thinking your going to eat him, hold him in your hands, lay him back on his belly and calm him down by rubbing his belly. This kind of hypnotizes him. Also, to get him to know his/her owner, I would recommend to hold him a lot to form a bond with you, which means he is getting to know you and to get over the fact that you're going to eat him. When you drop food in his cage, don't make any sudden movements. That will make his stressed. Take about 3-feet back when you put food in his cage. If doing so, he won't feel like he is being watched. He might think the food is toxic/poisonous, and not eat if your standing there, wide-eyed. If you can't find your lizard under bark, rocks, etc., don't worry. Lizards burrow under the ground when they go to sleep so they can get some peace, and, quiet. Also, think about it, in the wild they burrow because if a bird, raccoon, etc. Came along, they'd be safe, just like they think your a predator to them. If you find an injured lizard, I am sorry, leave the lizard alone. You will just cause more effect on the injury if you pick him up. Sadly, you have to leave him there. DON'T squish lizards when they are injured. They may survive for all you know. It would be cruel to squash the poor little guy. If the lizard has an injured eye, that is acceptable. You make pick him up and help him back to health, and form a bond with him. :D But, if you find a lizard with an injured eye, and when you drop food into his cage, he bumps into the side, and can't find his food, let him go. It won't be any help to the little guy. For a small lizard, I would recommend about a 10-gallon tank. Bigger, is awesome. The more space, the happier the lizard. The male lizards have a blue dot on their chins and dark blue on their bellies. The females have a light-greenish blue and no blue dot on their chin. Anymore questions or comments? Ask me! I'd be happy to answer! Hope this helped!
