Western Fence Lizard Care Guide | Updated Version 

If you have western fence lizards in your yard try just befriending them wild. I have a pair in my yard that just hang out with me, waiting for meal worms. They are very intelligent and it’s a nice relationship to have.

I love how well you care for these guys! It's nice seeing a channel that cares about providing accurate information as well. I have 3 western fence lizards myself and have temporarily housed alligator lizards (that found their way into the house) as well so this channel is definitely relevant for me ^_^

I appreciate your knowledge and time spent to inform us that don't know anything about these beautiful lizards.

Great video! I'm in the Phoenix area and we've got lots of these guys running around our yard. I agree that they've got a lot of personality and are fun to watch. They love to hunt in our landscaping when the irrigation turns on and drives the bugs up out of the mulch. Sometimes they even sip water from the drip emitters - I hope the city water isn't bad for them. At night sometimes we see them sleeping on branches in our shrubs or clinging to the stucco high up on our house.

Extremely well produced video! I’ve had great luck with Aspen Snake Bedding as a substrate. It’s light in color, so easy to see and spot clean. Allows for easy burrowing, and it’s soft, so I don’t expect that it would be a problem if ingested.

You’re doing a great job, I’ve been taking care of eastern fence lizards for years and they make great pets!

Thanks for this info! Our cat left an injured one on our porch last week. Tail gone and one of his eyes won't open. Just a little guy too. We figured that with these injuries he wouldn't last long before becoming somebody's lunch. So we took him in and have been rehabbing him with the help of the local lizard supply store guys. We have him in a small plastic critter keeper and are getting ready to move him into a 20 gallon set-up. The kids have been enjoying watching him and feeding him. I'm not much of a reptile gal but he's got me coming around haha. He's so cute when he gulps down a bug.

I just subscribed to show love & support. I got my own fency recently and he's adorable. I think he is very young. Not bright in color, but I read it brightens during mating season. I'm mostly certain it's a little boy. Ironically, I call him squeaker bc he's so tiny like a squeak though he doesn't make noise. It's amazing how attached he is. I took him from outdoors where he was exposed in 30* F weather out here in Fresno, CA & I totally warmed him up right away with my hands. He hadn't left my hands all night, I fell asleep holding him & we've been inseparable for weeks now. I let him run all over the room/bed to explore & I really want to build him a lovely terrarium. Last I had some milky tree frogs and a really nice habitat for them, I'd like to have a natural habitat for him with running water too. He's too cute and I swear turns his head as though he really listens to what I have to say. I give him meal worms as he doesn't care much for many of the wild bugs around here, but roaches are sooooo gross to me, I feel it would be awful to deny him this. Which roaches are best for these little guys? Do they stink like crickets do?

very helpful

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Thanks for the video boss just caught a few on a trip in KY pretty simple care guide I love it! Adding a few of these guys to the collection🤘🏽

I think I have a baby girl Western Fence Lizard. My son caught it in our backyard. Your video is very helpful!

This is fantastic! Love seeing your little Westi so happy 😀 ! Good info!

just watched the update! thanx setting up my little guys home now!

Just wanna say thanks because this was very helpful and useful and very specific in what we need, so i appreciate ya making this video, THANKS!

Awesome video homie! You’re guides are getting better and better

Thanks! Didn't know they could be so chill

My sister found and brought me (what I believe is) a baby western fence lizard at 3 am that she found at work. I own a corn snake and I'm hoping to add this baby western fence lizard, who's named The Fifth, to my side. I'm looking forward to this guide and how to take care of the lil guy.

Great job on this video! Thanks for the great info!

You’re so helpful. Thanks.

thank you for this video! i very recently caught a baby one and needed to see what i needed to care for it

Your subscriber's are now past 300 congratulations and you keep up the great work please. 🇺🇸God Bless America 🇺🇸

This is the video I was looking for. Thanks 👍

This is next level!! Awesome job!!🙌🏻

Great video, it's crazy how quick your channel is growing

A new video with updated equipment(links provided) would be amazing. 👌🏽 This video was very helpful l.

excellent and eloquent

i have a pretty big population of fence lizards in my back yard. they lay their eggs in my rock wall that has lots of crevices for them to hide and breed. just walked out my door 5 minutes ago and saw 2 of them basking in the sun. i might try to catch a few when i have a place to put them

Keep up the work and love your vids

I just got me a little baby whos maybe two inches long, what should i feed him and how often?

Also thanks for the awesome video!

Awesome video

Awesome thank you so much!

Thanks for the video! ive had my 2 (m&f) in their 40gal for 2-3 years and I'm always trying new things to make them happier, but I cant find many guides for caring for them online

This video is awesome man I’ve been thinking about catching a fence lizard for a long time and this video is giving me a lot of helpful information and I subscribed

Where did you get that basking area with the cave it looks amazing and perfect

Yes I have been waiting for this video

Very informative! 😊

thanks for the video

I now own a Texas spiny lizard (fence lizard) She is acting a bit strange after the first day of arrival. I did not get her directly from the wild, I am her second owner. She has suddenly halted her eating, and she’s avoiding any and all interactions and hiding. I’m trying everything in my power to help keep her alive and healthy, but I can tell something is not right with her. Temperatures are maintained and so is the heat required, whipped up a formula specifically for reptiles of her kind and sort of set it near on onto her mouth. I’m hoping it helps with her appetite. If this doesn’t work at this point I’m not sure what else to do.

We are still here :-) and thank you. I rescued one from my kittens and have her tucked away in a small plastic container with a bit of water and an insect, for now she's on chipped pine as I will start gearing up for her; any advice accepted, of course, and God bless!

That’s for all the info. It’s been hard to find accurate info. My little dude somehow ate a hair. We’re going through him trying to pass that and some sand impaction. I’m going to change his substrate.

I’ve recently got got one on my property in central oregon and I put it in a old hamster cage bc I don’t have a real cage year but I’ve put 3 inches of dirt and rocks in there and seems pretty fine rn

@Planet O Reptiles is a 30 or 40 gallon tank good for the western fence lizard?

They're so cute

Do they hibernate when in captivity if you use a heat lamp daily?

What about in captivity in the winter? They will burrow and go into hibernation? Do they still eat?

We have a number of western fence lizards on my property that come in beautiful colors and big personalities- there's a uniquely dark grey, almost black male that has next to no fear of us and does his pushups on our porch every year. Its baffling that they're not more popular in the hobby, with their bright blue bellies, high diurnal activity level, and the fact they look to me like tiny bearded dragons I've been looking into getting into the reptile hobby after the pandemic, including looking into the proper permitting to legally take, keep, breed and sell any captive bred western fence lizards, so guides like this are super useful to prepare for when I'm finally ready

Definitely subscribed question I just caught a baby bout an inch and a half he was doing great I've been feeding him fruit flies but recently he's became sluggish idk if it's cause he's under heating I'm going to get lights on him now 😢😢

now that one is better than the other video 😉

I have a small enclosure and I am not entirely sure on how long I should leave his light on? Or if I should not turn it off altogether? I have no idea. @planetOReptiles

how do you serve water to them? I've heard a bottle cap is not natural and they don't drink from it.

hi, i just got a western fence lizard a couple days ago that was running around in my house but he won’t eat anything. he’s only about 2 inches big and i’ve already set up his enclosure with a heat lamp, hide, etc. but he won’t eat anything. i’ve tried small live beetles & small pieces of crickets but he just ignores them. do you know why he might be doing this? thanks!!!

ahh soo cool! i have a western fence lizard named echo!

Are LED Grow Lights for Indoor Plants okay for fence lizards?

Hey i found to baby lizards that are like yours what do i feed them when they are babys

on Easter I found a female on the groaned she's pretty beat up. she has a shallow puncture in her front right armpit, all of her toes on her back left foot are broken, and missing her front right pinky toe. I think both of her back legs are broken because she wont move them she slightly moves around with her front legs. she's good about getting fluids but she wont eat ive shown her crickets and meal worms I'm not sure how to entice her to eat. any helpful comments are needed

Any advice on how to incubate their eggs?

I like this video because I found a baby lizard in our shoebox when bringing it in from the rain

I have three that were found dehydrated and dying in a tire outside. I rehabilitated them. I’m going to let two go, my daughter wants to keep one. They are all males. Wondering if they carry disease or mites. We have a beardie that I need to protect!

You should make a video on catching these fence lizards

can u make a video on them about predators and what other lizards they will eat? (sorry if i sound like an idiot i just got one and ik nothing about them)

Theyre wild in my yard(here in the west SFbay area*), but i found one in a box in my neighbors yard*!? Lol Its a lil guy, probably born this last spring* It likes my warm hands i guess? Cuz he just chills or runs up my arm but doesn't really try to jump away..? I hope enough safe handling will make it conditioned to Be handled in the future!!?? &I pulled several winter moth caterpillars off my ganja plants! So hopefully itll eat it.. But if it doesn't eat in a few days ill just let it go free in my yard .. There are at least 3-4 mature adults and several young one this same size! Any tips would be greatly appreciated!! Should I try to feed it worms?? What about ants?? Thanx!

Great video! I just caught a baby wfl

Can these lizards be housed together or do they need to be solitary?

So mine has blue on the belly but it’s not a dark blue like others have compared a male to

I have a question, if you wouldn’t mind to answer. So if the Fence Lizard is caught wild but you have to give it calcium, how would it get calcium in the wild? Is it already in the bugs they eat and if so why give it calcium? And if they don’t get calcium in the wild then why give it calcium in the first place. I know it helps bones

love thisl;

Do you need a 25 watt bulb or can it be 50

This was really informative and helpful, but I have one question. Does it matter if the water you give them hard water or soft water?

I NEED HELP ... I currently have a ZooMed Dual Lamp on one side the Heat & the other the UVB, When do I put them on & which one? Do I keep the Heat on only at night & the UVB during the day? or do I keep both on during the daytime and nothing at night? ... So confusing ... Also how long do I keep them on? an answer ASAP would be great.

Wouldn’t the the heat bulb melt the box?

Do you know a website that ships these im from the east

I just found a female here in Louisiana I got her tank all set up but she isn’t moving around it much she ate one meal worm and held the other one in her mouth for about 5 min before I took it out. It’s cooler here right now could that be why she isn’t very active or eating much?

Can you make a how to make your western fence lizard more docile and relaxed?

Can you make a updated one

Um... so I found a baby Fence and it imprinted on me what do I do?

I have been wanting a lizard for about five years, and my mom finally decided to let me keep one. I wanted a leopard gecko, but I ended up with 2 fence lizards! I love them both dearly, and I want the best for them. They are both females and they get along great together. One of my lizards is a baby, and it's really hard to find small or baby crickets. Any tips?💖🦎

Me and my pet girl blue belly Quin say hi and we love this video

So what if your lizard is really small do you really need that big of a tank? I have little space in my room and was hoping for a five gallon but if I need a 20 for proper care I’ll get one

awesome vid ps your awesome

Please help! I have a western fence lizard, but I feel like he/she isn’t growing and I’ve had it for about a year now! I can’t figure out why, he/she shed its skin about a couple weeks ago still no growth🥺 I have a uvb/heat lamp and a 20 gal tank, and I feed them well, I can’t figure out what the issue could be

A friend and I found one and once I put him on my hand he didn't want to leave me for some reason. I've tried letting him go a few times and he just climbs up my body onto my head. So now I have a pet lizard

Are meal worms good food for western fence lizards?

I found a baby western fence lizard in my backyard being attacked by a house cat What should I do with it I put it in a reptile terrarium it doesn't have cuts but was taking a beating and looked almost dead the cat was guarding and threatening me when I came near it?

It's kinda hard to tell on camera, but is that window screen a plastic one, or aluminum? Great video though!

I just got one and she is very skiddish. I rescued her from a glue trap at the shop and it took a while to clewn the glue off.

Sick bruh

do western fence lizards have the same traits as blue belly lizards? and do blue belly lizard's bite hurt? Edit: Will western fence lizards be able to live in a v-70 tub?

thank you so much i just got one and ive had him/her for 2 days how do i know there gender

can i put mine outside? its a female baby and i dont have a uv light or heating lamp

I recently got some western fence lizards and I ask how do you deal with salmonella

What do you feed the babies?

Can you use bark

Me, who’s water doesn’t have chlorine. Bwahahhahaha!

I NEED HELP IDK IF MY BLUE BELLY LIZARD IS PREGNANT

My lizard won't eat how do I ensure she does eat I feed her dead and alive insects as well as dried but she doesn't eat much

I have these living in my front yard lol

Ok so story time I was with my dog outside the yard and saw a lizard (Fence lizard) and turns out she was a Female I call her Lizzie Because It’s my moms nickname and because it’s like Lizard and right now I have her on a bag but we have a large Tank for fish but I think we can use it for her but it’s all Dirty, it might take some time but thank you SO much, This is like saving A lizards life (It’s like she already tamed because I can pick her up and pet her like no problem then she goes to sleep 💖)

Do you leave the light on at all times?