Denise Richards Adopts 2 Lizards for her Daughters

05/27/2010 at 07:45 AM EDT

Denise Richards Adopts 2 Lizards for her Daughters
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Denise Richards's two daughters, Sami and Lola, may live among a menagerie of furry pets (like pups Moby, Rose, Lulu, Sara, Hank, Tina, George and Lucy to name a few) but for them, there was still something missing. Lizards.

So, to fill the scaly void, the actress and animal-lover recently adopted two Uromastyx lizards, one for each of them.

"My daughters have wanted lizards for a long time," Richards tells PEOPLEPets.com in an email. "I only wanted ones that were vegetarian so that I wouldn't have to buy live worms and crickets."

Sounds like the little critters, who, according to Wikipedia, enjoy basking in the sun, will fit in with their furry brood quite well.

"They are one of the friendliest and they are also vegetarian," says Richards. "Sami named hers Victoria and Lola named hers Zach!"

Do you own a lizard? Tells us about it in the comments below!

See more of Denise Richards on PEOPLEPets.com:
Meet Denise Richards's 'Loving' New Rescue Dog Moby
Denise Richards Helps Save 30 Death-Row Dogs

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