Lizard parents?

aquadog

Anyone around here have lizards? I see there are some with snakes I love leos they're my favorite. What about tortoises? I'm thinking of getting one.


1.1 rainwater albino leopard geckos
1.0 blizzard leopard geckos
1.1 bearded dragons
1.0 tokay gecko

Then, let me just stick my snakes in here..
0.1 lavendar corn
1.1 ball python

Not a very big collection but its something.

Pepper

I never remember the number system but I have...

1 male 5 1/2 month old bearded dragon

1 male leopard gecko

1 male African fat tailed gecko

1 female/male? Fire Skink

1 un-sexed crested gecko

1 un-sexed crested gecko

1 male tiger salamander

1 male barred tiger salamander

1 female three-toed box tortoise

No snakes yet

The tortoise is pretty cool, she eats veggies but LOVES bugs.

pepelepeu

The system goes Male.Female.unsexed.

Thats so cool, I want fat tail and some cresties.

I have 4.2 leopard geckos, and 2.2 bearded dragons for now. Does anyone have uvb on their leos? I'm starting to hear its beneficial for them.

melgrj7

I used to, but got out of reptiles last year after having them since I was in 2nd grade. I've had leos, a hermanns tortoise, an ornate box turtle, a "golden greeK" tortoise, bearded dragons, green anoles, brown anoles, cuban anoles . . .

I miss my box turtle and hermanns tortoise.

Pepper

pepelepeu No, they say UVB actually can make them sick/mess up their eyes.

Willowy

I have 2 tiger salamanders and 4 Russian tortoises. I like the tortoises---they're easy to care for and I don't have to mess with bugs. I like Boxies, too, but I have to consider whether I want to do the bug thing, LOL.

txcollies

being a "lizard parent" just sounds yucky. LOL

Pepper

Willowy, what do you feed your sals if you dont feed bugs?

Willowy

Well, they get bugs, yes....but dead, Can O' Crickets etc., not live bugs. I've heard that Boxies prefer their bugs wriggling .

melgrj7

Actually it can be benefical to put a low (like 2.0) uvb light on leopard geckos during the day. There are some reports of them sun basking in the entrances of rock crevices in the wild. It is debated though wether that is younger geckos getting pushed out or if they are doing it purposefully. Just in case I had a 2.0 bulb on my leopard geckos during the day and I did find them basking in the light at the entrances of their caves throughout parts of the day. Just make sure they have nice dark caves to go into so they can get out of the light if they want, and turn it off at night.

A lot of box turtles (if they are captive bred) will eat dead bugs, they pick a lot of their food by smell. Mikey the ornate I had sniffed everything before he would eat it, lol. Color and smell seemed to be the two things he used to choose what to eat first. Bright oranges reds and yellows got eaten first then what ever smelled best after that, lol. I only occasionally gave him live crickets for fun to chase down. The rest of the time it was either live superworms or dead bugs.

Pepper

My boxie will pretty much eat anything you put in front of her face, but she isn't a huge fan of salad..

pepelepeu

I want an axolotl!

aquadog

You know what I've been hearing the same over the past few months, that it can be beneficial since they do bask a little. Interest is starting to pop up. I've had 2 of my leos on 50 desert series (Zilla) tube uvb. which is equivalent to zoo med's 10.0, since I'm guessing that is what you used. I use these on my beardies and started using them on my 2 leos a few months ago. I like the bulbs and I haven't had problems so I think I'm going to stick with it.

Anybody have an axolotl? Thats next on my list!

Novaluna

I've got only one male leo right now. He's a minimal tangerine. I'm starting to think he might be tangerine x patternless, since the only thing keeping him from being truly patternless is the fact that his tail has markings.

In the past, I've had 3.2. green anoles, 1 male Bahaman anole, 1 male Texas collared lizard, and 1 female high-yellow leopard gecko.

Right now I also have a juvenile male ball python, a juvenile male Eastern painted turtle, and a 100 gal community fishtank. In the past I've had an unsexed smooth green snake, a male garter snake, 2.2 hermit crabs, a luna moth, and dozens of fish.

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jnite

We have quite a few lizards
Leopard geckos
Crested geckos
Bearded dragons
Frilled dragons
Blue tongue skinks
Sarasinorum geckos
Gargoyle geckos

Pepper

I really want a leachie!

Cesare Borgia

I had one of these for several years, it was the perfect lizard since they are vegitarians, if you handle them enough they are also very docile and if properly introduced can co exist with other pets.

I used to let my iguana have free run of the house and had trained it to only use the bathroom on a certain tile in the washroom.

RBark

With regards to UVB... some people prefer to only provide an animal's optimal conditions (hence providing a wide range of temperatures throughout the cage. Suriname BCC getting 80 low to 90 high side, for instance.)

Others believe in providing every possible range. An median temp range of 80-90 with cold spots, and spots reaching up to 120F with UVB. Some people note that helps snakes a lot, but it's mostly anecdotal. But they believe that because it exists in the wild, it should exist in their cage, because there is so much we do not know about them.

No answer, I know, but people are still learning about keeping reptiles.

AmyBeth

We have a couple

a green anole
a common house gecko
a green tree frog
a toad
and a male three toed box turtle

My Box Turtle loves crickets, the second he sees them moving, he gets up and "runs" after them. I don't think I've ever seen a turtle move that fast. But he's favorite things to eat are grapes, bananas, and apples.

Willowy

Cute! I love Boxies. His beak is awfully overgrown, though. Have you had a vet take a look at that? A good reptile vet can grind it down with a Dremel.