Reptile Keeping

[ORCALOVER]

I was wondering how many of you have reptiles. I have two green iguanas. They don't have names yet because they are too young to determine their sex. I keep them in a 50 gal. tank, and I have a 270 gal. tank for when they get bigger. When they outgrow that....well iguess I have to let them roam around my bedroom.

 

[janelle123]

sick! i hate reptiles!

 

[ORCALOVER]

aww....that's too bad, they make wonderful pets (if you know how to take care of them). They are cleaner then dogs or cats, don't smell, don't leave hairballs, don't slobber on your face, or leave fur everywhere......now thats sick!

 

[draper]

No reptiles but a handful of amphibians. When I'm older I'll definitely have tons of reptiles, my parents just hate them now..lol.

 

[JesusRox]

I used to have skink and anoles. I've kind of given up on reptiles I think.

 

[draper]

BTW, would you just let your iguanas have the run of the house when they get too big? I remember I had a friend whose dad had a big iguana and it wondered around like a house pet.

 

[Katydid]

I had two iguanas when I was in the military, but then the barracks policy changed and reptiles weren't allowed so I had to find them a home. They were Tigger and Piglet. Piglet because the pet store mistreated them and he had a crushed nose from running into the glass.

 

[Cowboytrpt]

My brother has a Red-Tail Boa. We've had a lot of reptiles and amphibians, but the boa is the only one we have currently.

 

[active ingredients]

I had some anoles...they all kept dieing...so i hgave up on em....now i just stick with dumb fish.

 

[JesusRox]

I had some anoles...they all kept dieing...so i hgave up on em....now i just stick with dumb fish.

They obviously weren't being cared for properly.

 

[Soulwinner79]

We used to have a iguana awhile back but he was mean so we had to get rid of him. Mostly we keep Arachnids now but we still have the cats and dog though.

 

[Godsgirl481]

I am looking into keeping retiles. I have two cats and so gerbils, hamsters, and birds are all out....even rabbits which I love are out. I have been keeping fish since I was 12..and had a big map turtle I caught as a baby in the wild...his name was Iggy...but he eventually outgrew his 50 gal tank...so I had to let him go. He was cool....but very very dity...as I had to clean his filters every day. I probably will never own another aquatic turtle again. Any hints on how to keep reptiles?

 

[draper]

I am looking into keeping retiles. I have two cats and so gerbils, hamsters, and birds are all out....even rabbits which I love are out. I have been keeping fish since I was 12..and had a big map turtle I caught as a baby in the wild...his name was Iggy...but he eventually outgrew his 50 gal tank...so I had to let him go. He was cool....but very very dity...as I had to clean his filters every day. I probably will never own another aquatic turtle again. Any hints on how to keep reptiles?

Haha, broad question.

Generally, you need a substrate on the ground (ususally wood chips), water (ie small container), some sources of shade (they sell little huts for snakes to go into and these need cavish things for lizards, though I suppose a snake could use it too). Really, just get an appropriate type of bedding, water and some source of shade (oh, heat too of course! pet store will show you the appropriate bulb) and the rest is just decorative.

 

[Ave Maria]

I've had a couple of iguanas in the past. They're pretty neat!

 

[greedy_goddess]

I have a baby Amazon Tree Python his name is Nitro. I just got him.