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Old 09-11-13, 02:35 PM   #31
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I'm also thinking of a ringneck snake. I know they stay really small
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How about a Mandarin Newt? Or two.

Great guys, completely terrestrial, no heat required. Mine beg for food (worms).
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How about a Mandarin Newt? Or two.

Great guys, completely terrestrial, no heat required. Mine beg for food (worms).
What kind of worms do they eat? Is the food cheap?
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How about a Mandarin Newt? Or two.

Great guys, completely terrestrial, no heat required. Mine beg for food (worms).
Im not big on newts but I believe those are aquatic.
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Old 09-11-13, 04:15 PM   #35
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Re: What to get

What about a Crested gecko or a Chinese cave gecko? They obviously stay small and I know the cresties are pretty easy to take care of. No additional heat or lamps required (unless it gets really chilly where you live!) Plus they have adorable faces!

Snake-wise Sand boas stay on the smaller side and have good personalities from what I hear. Western Hognose are getting more popular as well. So many choices!
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Im not big on newts but I believe those are aquatic.
Nope, they need a large water section for breeding only.

I have had mine on topsoil and a big water dish for over three years and they are doing fine. They eat regular earthwoms, and they can take night crawlers or the smaller red worms. If you have a fish bait store that sells earthworms, you have it made. I buy $5.00 worth every three months. Of course I suppose you can get earthworms delivered from the internet, but that would be more money. They will also eat crickets, which I get at my local pet store - 100 for around the same money. They don't eat that many crickets, but I also have other hungry salamanders and toads.

Just look at the cuties:

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I would suggest also the Tiger salamander, also completely terrestrial, but one would outgrow the ten gallon eventually. However, if you started with a young one, you could use the ten gallon tank for a couple of years before you would have to move to a 20. Mine is about 8 inches long and I have him in a 20.
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Nope, they need a large water section for breeding only.

I have had mine on topsoil and a big water dish for over three years and they are doing fine. They eat regular earthwoms, and they can take night crawlers or the smaller red worms. If you have a fish bait store that sells earthworms, you have it made. I buy $5.00 worth every three months. Of course I suppose you can get earthworms delivered from the internet, but that would be more money. They will also eat crickets, which I get at my local pet store - 100 for around the same money. They don't eat that many crickets, but I also have other hungry salamanders and toads.

Just look at the cuties:

those look pretty cool. would they eat mealworms ???
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What about a Crested gecko or a Chinese cave gecko? They obviously stay small and I know the cresties are pretty easy to take care of. No additional heat or lamps required (unless it gets really chilly where you live!) Plus they have adorable faces!

Snake-wise Sand boas stay on the smaller side and have good personalities from what I hear. Western Hognose are getting more popular as well. So many choices!
I was thinking about hognoses, I've always wanted one haha and how much humidity would a crested gecko need?
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Would a scarlet kingsnake be okay in a 10gal? Because they only get to 2-2.5 ft.
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Would a scarlet kingsnake be okay in a 10gal? Because they only get to 2-2.5 ft.
After the small amount of reading I did on the scarlet king snake, it looks like it might be a difficult snake to feed. Looks like it prefers live lizards and may be tough to get one to switch to mice.
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After the small amount of reading I did on the scarlet king snake, it looks like it might be a difficult snake to feed. Looks like it prefers live lizards and may be tough to get one to switch to mice.
I read the same about hognoses:/
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I read the same about hognoses:/
True that! hoggies are toad eating machines! I always liked ground snakes as well but don't know if you could find any for sale. I used to find lots of them herping in western Oklahoma years ago. Never tried keeping one.

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Those ground snakes look really cool haha
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Those ground snakes look really cool haha
Yeah I never seemed to find 2 snakes alike. Very cool and laid back as well!
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