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mice eating lizard?

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Question
hello. do you know if there is an easy to take care of, docile, mice eating lizard? (mice because taking care of crickets seems to hard)

Answer
Hello Paul,

Most lizards do not eat mice or rodents.  Plus, bearded dragons, collard lizards, water dragons, chameleons, etc, would get too much fat if that is all that they were fed.  
If you want a reptile that only eats mice, it would mostly be either a monitor or a tegu.  
Reptiles need a variety of foods, because if they are just fed one food source they will get a nutritional deficiency & become ill.

It would be good to do some research before purchasing a reptile, so you will get one that suits your preference.

Caring for crickets, roaches or any other feeder is not really hard, it just takes a little bit of time, that's all.


Tracie