does anyone know of a lizard that is easy to keep, nice to handle, gets 15'' or less, eats fruits/veggies/insects, has little or no humidity needs, and costs $5 or less a week to feed?

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A crested gecko maybe ??

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Anoles: Pretty easy.

WEll I can give you a list of geckos:

Leopard Geckos- don't eat fruit or veggies but they are carnivorous. You can feed them a insectivorous only diet or a diet of insects and a pinky every two months or so. I prefer insectivorous. 6-10inches. Cannot climb glass hence the name leopard gecko. humidity isn't much of a big deal, 25-50 is perfectly fine.

Crested gecko: Eats fruit baby food, fruit itself, various meat babyfoods, and insects. (omnivorous). CLimbs glass. 4-10 inches and tails do not grow back after falling off. these require 50-80 from what I have read. My baby has 85 percent humidity

Viper gecko: Insectivorous and very pretty. Easy to care for. They stay smaller. I believer 4-8 inches. I only have done a small amount of research but they are very interesting and stay quite small. I don't believe they climb glass but from the care sheets I have read it said they don't. Humidity needs aren't much at all.

gargoyle geckos: Pretty much same care as cresteds.

hope I helped

The ability to handle the lizard limits your options greatly. I'd say a crested gecko or a leopard gecko, but Crested Geckos have some humidity needs, so I say leo. Anoles have some minor humidity needs, but they're definately not for handling.

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what about a collared lizard?

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From the little I have read on collared lizards sounds like they tend to be a little nuts and not let themselves really be handled.

I think an bearded dragon would fit all the requirements you put there except the cost of feeding. What about a Rankin’s dragon, I think they (may, possibly, could) would meet everything you required, if you can find one (but still UV dependent).

I know a plush stuffed lizard would meet all these requirements to a T.

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a beardy would probably be perfect for you. On average you spend about 7-8 dollars a week maybe on feeding them. Past the initial cost of the animal and cage etc. they really are not much trouble if you have enough time to spare for them and are willing to keep to the very frequent cleaning schedule. They get over 15 inches though (up to 24)

Crested Geckos would be nice and so would anoles.

The best thing that I can think of that fits all of your standards would be a leo. a 10 gal is plenty of space for one and the cost is usually minimal.

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LOL yep we have a couple of these and they are really easy lizards to care for

Ryan,. your requirements sound like you are searching for a first-time lizard. Do you, or have you ever, owned a lizard before?

Collard lizards are a great species, and quite easy to care for, but I wouldn't suggest them as a first-time lizard. They can be flighty, if not raised and held frequently from hatching, and are a less common pet.

Bearded Dragons and leopard geckos are by far the most common, and beginner, lizards in captivity, but a Bearded Dragon would outgrow your size requirements - they do indeed grow up to 24", normally averaging at 18-20", and one adult needs a tank of at least 3ft x 2ft floorspace. $5 is maybe £2.50-£3 here, so I don't think you would find it easy to feed a Bearded Dragon on that,. they are omnivores and eat a variety of veg and live food.

The crested is a good choice, but again your requirements also say low humidity, so that puts a cross next to that one.

The leopard gecko is a brilliant beginner species, and would need a much smaller enclosure than a Bearded Dragon, requiring less food and no UVB, and is easily handable, so out of all the lizards that come to mind that is probably the one that most suits your desires.

However, I see quite a few posts like yours, and I always say that you should really buy an animal because you want that species as a pet and are willing to thoroughly research and care for its needs. Just because a lizard suits what you can give it shouldn't make up your mind - that is like me saying, I have a spare tank that is 2ft x 1ft, what can I put in it, just because it is spare? (please guys, no answers here, it's not a genuine question ). I think you need to desire a pet before you buy it, and then assess its needs and buy what you need to care for it, otherwise in a year or two you might decide that you never actually wanted that species in the first place so you have grown bored of it.

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You have already a lot of good advice here Ryan. I will just add a couple of things.
#1 - Any cricket eating species can be fed with home grown crickets which reduces the food bill a lot (unless you buy in bulk).
#2 - Leopard Geckos are nocturnal. They get up at sunset and do their thing during the night. For some people this does not fit with their life style.
#3 - If setup budget is a problem, Leopard Geckos are the least expensive choice because they only need a moonlight lamp and a Under Tank Heater.

Last but not least, I second Mark's recommendation on Rankins.

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