Blue reptiles

rubbertoes · 09-04-15, 09:37 AM

So i am doing a project for my school, where the principal said i could keep any reptile in the school (nonvenomous) as long as it could fit in a 50 gallon long tank which the school provided, and is blue, our school color. I would like to keep the price fairly low, maybe no more than a couple hundred usd. I am planning on starting a fundraiser or trying to recieve a grant of some kind. Any suggestions? Amphibians are ok too.

Edit: it also must be fairly hardy, because i will not be with it at all times. It will be brought home on long breaks. I was thinking of like a blue strip garter or puget sound. or poison dart frogs.

sirtalis · 09-04-15, 10:13 AM

Definitely not dart frogs! Not many blue reptiles are cheap small or hardy, look for spiderman agamas, they do have a red head but they are probably the best for you, also heres a few to stay away from, blue iguanas, blue tree monitors. I really dont think that any reptile would thrive in a school setting but i could be wrong. Most spiderman agamas are wild caught so that could be a problem, acclimating in a school environment. Good luck with whatever you choose, but make sure to do a ton of research on whatever it is.

bigsnakegirl785 · 09-04-15, 10:48 AM

That's a really specific and strange restriction, and probably alone would keep you from finding an animal to keep in the classroom. The only blue reptile I could think of that would work in that kind of setting would be a Puget Sound like you mentioned, if you were even able to find one. I don't know any amphibians you could use if dart frogs wouldn't work.

Eggplant · 09-04-15, 10:49 AM

Blue tongued skink?

They are very cute and I think not dangerous. I see people petting them on youtube and they seem to enjoy it.

bigsnakegirl785 · 09-04-15, 10:52 AM

I think the animal has to have blue on them, I don't think a blue-tongued skink would work. But it's definitely an idea to run by the professor, if they're willing to let it slide because its tongue is blue. :P I think a BTS would be a good idea if the professor would allow it, but unless they get an adult, that 50 gallon tank is going to need quite a lot of decoration.

rubbertoes · 09-04-15, 11:29 AM

Yeah, its definitely tough having the restriction of being blue. Ill talk to the principal and see about lifting that. I found high blue puget sound garters online for about $100 so thats a good possibility.

**Minkness** · 09-04-15, 11:46 AM

Might be better off doing a tank of blue cichlids. Active, hardy, and beautiful.

Dart frogs would be super neat, however they are delicate and not suited to a school enviroment unless it's a teacher's 'thing' and they take 100% care of them. Any shift in care could be bad....

Here's an idea....a beardie that's given a blue food dye soak XD

(Kidding about the beardie of course)

Albert Clark · 09-04-15, 01:11 PM

This is my girl here and she is blue without a boyfriend. Haha. 2009 blue Puget sound female.

SSSSnakes · 09-04-15, 02:12 PM

Vietnamese Blue Beauty Snake. Hardy, likes cooler temps.

Picture off the www.

SnoopySnake · 09-04-15, 02:15 PM

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Vietnamese Blue Beauty Snake. Hardy, likes cooler temps.

Can an adult live in a 50 gallon? I was also going to suggest these but that stopped me. Same with blue racers.

rubbertoes · 09-04-15, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by SnoopySnake

Can an adult live in a 50 gallon? I was also going to suggest these but that stopped me. Same with blue racers.

Yeah i was thinking of a blue racer but i live in texas and they're not really sold online.

SSSSnakes · 09-04-15, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SnoopySnake

Can an adult live in a 50 gallon? I was also going to suggest these but that stopped me. Same with blue racers.

Had mine in a 55 gal and he really never use the space.

imnotarobot · 09-04-15, 06:07 PM

Mine is very young, but I have her in a 50 and just like the rest of my snakes she pretty much had picked a spot she's likes and stays there. I'm starting to think the whole idea of tank size requirements for snakes is bullshit

sirtalis · 09-04-15, 06:28 PM

Keep them in a proper enclosure and youll see a mega difference

SnoopySnake · 09-04-15, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by imnotarobot

Mine is very young, but I have her in a 50 and just like the rest of my snakes she pretty much had picked a spot she's likes and stays there. I'm starting to think the whole idea of tank size requirements for snakes is bull****

I have a 3.5' columbian rainbow boa in a 55 gal and he uses every inch of it :P Its also bioactive..couldn't imagine him in anything smaller

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Yeah i was thinking of a blue racer but i live in texas and they're not really sold online.

I could never find any either