Which lizard - gecko would be best for me? - Page 4

Freebody · 04-01-11, 07:59 PM

he does know what hes talking about :P Genevieve's Geckos - A New Standard - Care Sheets allen rapshi is the Guru of rhacs. his 2 part mix is the best thing you can feed a Rhacodactylus gecko. i would feed mine the odd insect but they are yet to show any interest in them. you most likely wont find one in a pet shop, if you can your one lucky girl

sandra75 · 04-02-11, 12:43 AM

ooh! Thanks for the link!!

sandra75 · 04-02-11, 05:39 AM

Anyone got a Chameleon? They seem to always have their tail curled. How big of a enclosure they need?

Lankyrob · 04-02-11, 05:49 AM

They need a lot of climbing space and air circulation plus strict temperatures and humidity. They are generally kept in all mesh cages over here.

TeaNinja · 04-02-11, 06:21 AM

my older brother used to have all kinds of crazy animals. a blue and gold macaw, tropical and saltwater fish with awesome tanks, an awesome siberian husky that was super well trained and some chameleons as well as others. i always remember him saying chameleons are extremely finicky and hard to keep alive unless in IDEAL climates. i've heard other people say they are hard to keep also. i'm sure other people know much better then i do.

sandra75 · 04-02-11, 06:48 AM

Your brother has cool pets! I had a macaw too, a Military Macaw! I had to give him away just a couple weeks having him. He hated men and attacked my boyfriend and when my dad was over, he would do the same thing.

No Chameleons for me! lol .... I love the Geckos, the leopard one is such a cutie! But I am really concern is them being nocturnal .... We've had a pet like that before, even if he did come out once in a while in the day, we still couldn't enjoy him like we wanted to.

TeaNinja · 04-02-11, 06:54 AM

i still have tons of cute pics of the leopard gecko i had before i rehomed her eating crickets and sleeping during the day and night. although my cage was kind of bare aside from the necesities so it was easy to see her almost all the time.

she was never handled by the previous owner who gave her to me and already around 2 years old, so she went Ballistic when being handled. so i just left her alone and fed her and enjoyed her cuteness and ended up rehoming her.

even just as a pet to look at and not handle i had a hard time getting rid of her, she was Super cute and awesome.

whoaxmary · 04-02-11, 09:39 AM

I'm in ontario to Sandra, and sometimes it is a little hard to find certain species from repuatable places... You could always try kijiji or craigslist - always lot's on there and if you do a bit of digging it isn't hard to find good deals from decent owners. (Kijiji is how I met the girl that sold me my gecko)
I'm from outside collingwood area, and I drive all the way Barrie to pick up most of my supplies because I trust the store there (Reptile Wranglers) way more than the pet stores around me. I actually had a store in owensound try to tell me stupid things like 'oh a ball python will never eat anything bigger than a ratpup - oh beardies can stay in a 20 gallon their entire lives fine" blah blah blah. I don't trust them one bit anymore. ;/
Unfortunitly that's about the only place near here I trust. And I've had to do a lot of diving to pick up some of my reps. My Pine Snake came from Port Erie (right near the falls), my Gecko came from the other side of collingwood, etc.
Another issue with petstores is they often sell unheathly animals, animals or substrate can carry mites (this is how my python blue got infected when I first got her). I'm not telling you you can't go there, that's your choice. Just be careful - and do lot's off research so you don't end up picking something like that one lizard you mentions, thinking it stays small but actually gets rather large. good luck on the search.

and ninja, i very much miss pictures of your gecko sleeping. lol, i think these are what inspired me to take one in. ;p

sandra75 · 04-02-11, 04:50 PM

I did some research those 2 falls into my requirements ... They both are active in the day, both can be handled .... Just the size I am not sure, how big of a enclosure they need?

Mt Horned Dragon

and

Eastern Collared Lizard

Lankyrob · 04-02-11, 04:55 PM

Pretty sure collareds need a four foot viv as even tho they are quite small they are very active.

The dragon could be ok with a three foot wide enclosure but needs around four foot of height for climbing

sandra75 · 04-02-11, 04:57 PM

thanks for the info ....

awww so they are not a option for me

sandra75 · 04-02-11, 06:59 PM

Any comments on this gecko? I know they are diurnal and small .... Are they easy to handle tho? Can I get them out of the tank every day?

Crocodile Gecko

infernalis · 04-02-11, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by sandra75

Any comments on this gecko? I know they are diurnal and small .... Are they easy to handle tho? Can I get them out of the tank every day?

Crocodile Gecko

I would never recommend taking any reptile out every day.

Lankyrob · 04-03-11, 03:01 AM

No reptile really likes being handled, some just tolerate it more than others. Being picked up by something massively bigger than yourself is pretty stressful and they need time in between ha dlings to chill out. Our snakes are probably handled once or twice every 14 days.

sandra75 · 04-03-11, 05:37 AM

I am starting to have doubt!

I like the Bearded Dragon, only down side is tank size, they need a long enclosure, I might have to go with it.

How are they for caring? Can they be for a responsible beginner?