Reptile help

[ramminghard]

I am looking at getting a lizard. I was looking at the green anole to just put in a small terrarium but i am not sure if it is big enough. It is plastic and about 5 gallons. I have some plants and a rock and water dish. All i need is advice on if this is a good lizard to get for that size terrarium or if there is a better one. I would like something htat is fairly active and easy to care for. Any help would be great.

Thanks
Matt

[T5_X]

hm, someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think its advised to have any species of lizard in a 5 gallon tank permanently.

The minimum for my gecko is 10 gallon, I think it's the same for green anoles.

Honestly, I don't think there's anything better than the leopard gecko for beginning hobbyists. Very easy to care for. I've got mine running around my desk right now.

[ramminghard]

ok i will look into those tomorrow.

[RX-7_TWINTURBO]

look into Australian Bearded dragons
one of the smartest and most easily trained lizards ...very friendly and easy to care for
the only setback is that a baby Dragon will run you $150+ and you need a bigger tank pretty quickly

[Lo)2enz0]

Originally posted by RX-7_TWINTURBO
look into Australian Bearded dragons
one of the smartest and most easily trained lizards ...very friendly and easy to care for
the only setback is that a baby Dragon will run you $150+ and you need a bigger tank pretty quickly

Accually I can get you a dragon for around $75. But if you don't mind waiting to get your lizard there is the spring reptile and amphibian show comming up in april. This is a good place to get deals because most of the people there are trying to make a bit of money so they can get some different projects going.

I HIGHLY suggest you don't buy an anole. It takes alot to tame them and sometimes they can get aggressive. I used to have a breeding trio of green anoles and I do not know how many times I have been bit and how many times they escaped from me. But if you are dead serious of them house them in a 10 gal tanks (a 15 gal tall would be better) with a substraight of aquarium gravel than with spagnum moss that has been chopped up and compacted over top of the gravel. Than go outside and collect sticks and other rocks to make this enclosure have some character. Than head over to sunny side and pick up a few potho's and plant them into the gravel and use it like hydroponics. Than have a screen lid and a 40 watt light over top the tank so it gives them a warm spot at the top and cool near the bottom so that they can thermoregulate. Don't worry about foor, I have seen these guys take down the largest crickets and super worms.

veiled chameleon
http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/index.pl?photo=53200


Panther chameleon
http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/8684100_1429-med.jpg[IMG]http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/19662Adakis.JPG

Leopard gecko (great advice ranger)
http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/7645femaleleo.JPG
http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/18084rainwater-med.JPG

Crested gecko
http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/24152dad2-med.JPG
http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/25414dababies-med.JPG

Asian Water dragon
http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/3481WaterDragon-med.JPG




I highly suggest you don't buy from petland because most of there animals are wild caught (they say they aren't) and can be full of parasites. There captive breds are just as bad because they get the parasites from the wild caughts and get sick and slowly die. They also aren't ussually fed enought (because petland only buys a certain amount to feed the animals and they don't want to spend that much on feeding them) and are weak because of low amounts of calcium and vit.s that they get.

Once you figure out what you want just ask me to find you a breeder. I know alot of great guys in the hobby that would help you get set up (i am one of them).

Laurier

[Lo)2enz0]

ahh messed up a bit on the pictures, here are the corrections

veiled chameleon
http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/7645max-med.JPG

Panther chameleons
http://www.calumma.com/Family%20Photo%20Album/Jimmie%20James-2%20-%20Matt%20Jillson.JPG
http://www.calumma.com/Pictures/Artanis.jpg
http://www.calumma.com/Pictures/Don%20Juan-3.JPG

another option would be collard lizards
http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/10109Picture_0491-med.jpg
http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/5740Redblanky,yellowlady-med.JPG

Laurier

[ramminghard]

I have a 20 gallon aquarium that i might set up later. I just have this little one and i was wondering if i could put anything into it. i will try and get a pic of it

[Lo)2enz0]

what are the diamensions of the 20gal?

Laurier

[ramminghard]

not sure on the dimensions, i will check later
the little in i have is just like this.

http://www.hagen.com/img/small/products/61920.jpg

[Lo)2enz0]

hey I have those. I use them for the poison frog froglets. In one of these I would suggest a small day geckos but I have the feeling you want something you can handle.

Laurier

[ramminghard]

not really. scared that any one would run away. just looking for sometyhing neat to look at in my room.

Where could i buy a day gecko?

[Lo)2enz0]

Barely anyone is breeding them and none are being imported to canada. But they pop up every once and a while so if I see any I will pm you.

Laurier

[ramminghard]

great thanks!

any others like it that are readily available?

[girlRACER]

Isn't a plastic tank not good at holding temperatures?

I bought a newt at Petland before but it died in 2 weeks.

Is there any kind of lizard that doesn't absolutely require live food? I want some kind of big fat slimy reptile but don't want to have to feed it poor little bugs that are still alive.

[T5_X]

Originally posted by girlRACER
Isn't a plastic tank not good at holding temperatures?

I bought a newt at Petland before but it died in 2 weeks.

Is there any kind of lizard that doesn't absolutely require live food? I want some kind of big fat slimy reptile but don't want to have to feed it poor little bugs that are still alive.

I think it depends on what the required holding temperatures are. Glass terrariums are nice because you have a metal mesh roof on top which you can put a heat lamp over, while plastic lids will melt.


I don't think there's any reptiles that don't require live food. I'll powder a little vitamin/calcium and amino acid supplement on my gecko's rocks to lick, but he needs live food for a main staple. Turtles don't eat live food, but then they're amphibians.
Mealworms are easy to handle, and lots of reptiles feed on those.

Or how bout birds? They evolved from reptiles :D

[Lo)2enz0]

Originally posted by girlRACER
Isn't a plastic tank not good at holding temperatures?

I bought a newt at Petland before but it died in 2 weeks.

Is there any kind of lizard that doesn't absolutely require live food? I want some kind of big fat slimy reptile but don't want to have to feed it poor little bugs that are still alive.

the lids suck so I just put a piece of glass on top and it holds temperatures and humidity really well.

If you want something that doesn't eat live food, there are very few reptiles out there. Your best bet would be a skink but than you have to chop up veggies, and mix it with dog food and calcium/vit powders and this mix really sticks.

Laurier

[ramminghard]

Well today i bought a heat pad for the bottom, a little water dish and i am going to go back and buy 2 or 3 day gecko's. i found a store that has some. they are the dwarf ones so they are quite small. is 25 each a good price?

[Lo)2enz0]

thats a ok price but I haven't seen anyone selling them for the past 4 months so....

what type of day geckos are they, standings, peacok?

Take your 20 gal and put it on its side than set it up like that because these guys are arboreal. if you need any help of suggestions pm me.

Laurier

[ramminghard]

Great thanks for the help guys.