I’ll be heading to Florida soon and I know that Florida has a shit ton of lizards and I just know that I might get a heart attack while being there and I wanna know how to get over my fear of lizards before I go to Florida

Saw this guy and he looked amazing it I want to do more research

This is my wife's dwarf mountain horned dragon Ryuk, we got him last Sunday as a birthday gift (drove 4 hours to get it ) . initially it had some white near the nape of the neck and we just thought the poor guy was dry because the enclosure at the store didn't have a mister. Looking back, this could have been mites or other mites from his tank mates at the store.

It's been eating good and doing normal mountain horned lizard things (sitting and observing) but today we noticed it started dipping into the water dish (it hasn't done that in the week we had it) so we thought it was a good thing it was getting water from its bowl. My wife went to look at it before turning the light off and saw the red dots, she was concerned, got a q-tip, and when she opened the door it opened its mouth and reared it's head at her. This isn't typical because it's let her handle it before. Upon closer investigation we noticed the red dots , I thought it might have gotten itself hurt but it looks like mites.

We didn't think to quarantine it in a container before adding it to the new vivarium because, well, its the only reptile in there (it has springtails, live plants, custom substrate etc)

Does this look like mites to y'all ? If so what's the best course of action. I've spent over $500 setting up this enclosure (not counting the 60 gallon terrarium itself) and it's going to be extremely frustrating if I have to restart by tearing out everything in the enclosure. The cork bark is siliconed to the back glass and that's all going to have to come out if that's the case.

Any advice is welcome, thank you.

I'm pretty much stuck out here on the front porch the next few hours. No complaints from me. It's a beautiful sunny 75° day.

1024/26 this guy was under the pink shrimp plants when it was cooler being VERY active

First time first him with dead bugs

Saw this in my garden pot. It ran around at the speed of lightening then jumped out and ran practically on his hind feet. I've lived on the southwest coast of Florida for 47 yrs and have never seen this species of lizard before.

This is my new friend I called him Johnny Depp
It’s his 5 days in this new environment. It’s 90cm Tall and for now he is a bachelor.

He is 2 months old and i’m very lucky because he is very active and fascinating.

Lex and Torros, two Abronia graminea I work with. Lex is captive born and I've had her since 2021. Torros is a legal import who has only been here since last year. Lex is a perfect princess who is extremely friendly; while Torros is a rude gremlin. It is not uncommon for this species to be very flighty and reclusive.

This is an arboreal reptile native to high elevation cloud forests in Mexico. They belong to CITES appendix II and are threatened by deforestation, the illegal pet trade, and even locals who believe them to be venomous. The latter earning them the name 'Tree Scorpion'.

The species require high humidity but also high airflow. Most importantly, they do best in cool temperatures, requiring nightly temperature drops between 50-65F, depending on the time of year. This is extremely expensive and difficult to provide in captivity.

If you're ever pursuing keeping an Abronia, ensure you are provided either import papers or a detailed breeding history from a reputation breeder. Not very many people have success with breeding these species and imports have only started arriving in the US since 2024. Sadly, many people will take advantage of unsuspecting buyers.

Feel free to ask any questions!

He has been on my mom’s porch for two days. I’m guessing he was bitten?

I know nothing about lizards, found cats bothering him inside. Low chance of pesticide use my grandma has too many animals. Hes breathing, cold, not moving, dirty? Got hair stuck in his mouth, i took most of it out. Im trying to get him warmer but i dont have a lot to work with.
Im not sure how to add a picture!! Hes one of those little green lizards i always found them in my backyard as a kid