Question:hi all,could anyone please tell us what are the easiest reptiles to start off with,as at the moment we are very new to all
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The best reptile to start off with is a small one. Then you need to know what type of reptile you want snake, lizard, tortoise, crocodile lol just joking. Corn, rat snake ball / royal pythons are ok starter snakes. Geckos, anals, skinks, water dragons are ok starter lizards but the water dragons are a bit think as they never understand that the glass front of the enclosure is there. They can’t see it so they spend too much time trying to get through so they end up rubbing there nose away and this is why you see a lot of water dragons with red noses. Tortoises well I don’t think you need anyone to tell you that they are all easy well except the giant ones. Crocodile’s well lol lock your wives and children’s up lol. If you spend money on the right equipment then reptiles are very easy to keep. If there is any thing wrong the first thing they do is stop feeding so as long as you do your home work and find out what size of enclosure what temperature and so on you’ll be fine.
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My favorite reptile is the snake...and if you do go w/ snakes...I would deffinately recommend a corn. They are an all around child's pet and just a great pet to have!
chuck-walla, if you can find them. they are very docile and are hard to remove from warm bodies once connected, is that love or what?
None at all. Reptiles need a lot of looking after. They are made for the wild not for home life
this depends on what sort of line you are wanting to go down?
snakes?
or lizards?
or were you wanting to go just into the exotics line and look at the tarantulas as well?
starter snakes, in my opinion would consist of either corn snakes, or garter snakes,
a corn snake gets to around 6 foot at full grown, and will be a inch and a half in diameter eating extra large mice or small rats, a garter snake, generally gets to around 3-4 foot, and about a inch thick, eating mainly fish and worms, but can be trained to take mice also. i myself would prefer a corn snake over a garter, as garters can tend to be a bit more nervous and a little more smelly due to the fish diet.
as for the lizards, start with either a leopard gecko, or a bearded dragon. the leopard geckos are a small lizard getting to around 10 inches when full grown, and are strictly insectavorious, the bearded dragons get up to 24 inches but are omnivores, eating vegetables, fruits, as well as the insects. the leopard geckos will cost less, and have less needed along the lines of the vivarium, but i think you would get more out of a bearded dragon, which i find are far easier to handle, and are far more docile.
as for tarantula, no doubt about it, start with the chili rose, a nice small spider, that is generally sturdy and calm in disposition.
hope this helps a little bit
Heres two great web sites on reptiles with care sheets , pictures of habitates and a forum where you can ask questions if you want . You will need to research and find the reptile that you can afford and one that fits into your life style . Most snakes like rat snakes , milk snakes ,garter snakes or lizards like geckos , anoles are easy to care for .
http://www.kingsnake.com
http://www.repticzone.com
hi, if you want a snake, corn snakes are prob the best for you they will grow to about a meter they are non aggressive and tollerant of being handled,they like mice for dinner,make sure you get a good uv light, if you want a lizard leopard gecko's are fairly easy going they are very cute and pretty tho don't like being handled they like to live in trio's and eat crickets. i have kept reptiles of all kinds for many years and they are hard work, but enjoyable and worth it.
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As far as reptiles, the easiest are snakes, and most likely a cornsnake would be your best bet. Snakes require no special lighting or vitamins for health. They also need less food than turtles, or lizards. Cornsnakes are for the most part docile, good feeders and forgiving of husbandry errors. There are also a lot of sites for information on them. The best one around is www.cornsnakes.com It has a FAQ section and a large forum with many experienced members to assist newcomers with questions. Please read the FAQ's before asking general husbandry questions though. Most of the basic stuff is covered there. I also have a care sheet on my website if you'd like to read that and see what a cornsnake generally looks like. I have only a few of the hundreds of color variations out there. Mine are classic colors except for a few.
Hi, i keep tortoises. They're great fun!!
I did do alot of research first on tortoises and spoke to many different breeders.
To be honest, decide what reptile you would like and then do your own research on that animal. Its the best thing to do and the information you are getting is true and honest, speak to breeders via phone calls or internet and get first class info.
Good luck on what ever reptile you choose.
This time last year i was longing for a reptile and i finally got two leopard geckos! Leopard geckos by far are the easiest to keep and if you go to a reptile store they will assure you that they're the best lizard to start off with - they are very right! They pretty much look after themselves and can be very entertaining watching some of the things they do. All you have to do as an owner is give them fresh water everyday, feed them every 1-2 days with crickets/meal worms/pinkies, clean their tank out and of course give them lots of love! And you can get Leo's in a fascinating range of colours due to sub-breeding so look out for the amazing patterns but the more unusual their pattern is the more they will cost. You could probably get one for around £20-£30 at least.
In my option i would recommend the following to you
1 Yellow ray snake ( Chicken snake )
2 Great Pains rat snake ( Pantherophis emoryi or Elaphe emoryi)
Any reptile can be an expensive business to do with the setup that they require so if you have the time and money then go for it speaking as an owner of the above.
But i would recommend the yellow more as they are easy to handle and care for where the great plains can be a bit feisty and quick moving they both love to climb so in set up they would like branches to climb.As a owner of both breeds above.
Check out this site it will tell you more on these types of snakes before you decide
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/rat_snake...
i own several reptiles, 1 leopard gecko, 2 water dragons, and a bearded dragon, they r very easy to look after and care for. The water dragons came to me through a friend i brought them, they were very frightened as they wernt held enough, in 3 days i tamed them, they r fantastic, the easiest is the leopard gecko, she sleeps allday and up all night, just wanting her food, crickets mealworms she doesnt like anything else, they can be partial to the odd pinkie mouse. the water dragons eat the same things, temp is around 26-28 degrees, they have soft childrens play sand as flooring, do not use for baby reptiles tho as they sometimes eat the sand and it can cause them death, impaction its called. use strong kitchen tissue. handle regularly and keep them amused they will love you for it. iguanas are brill too, but you really have to keep handling them as they will get nasty very quick and whip u with their tail, e-mail me if u want for more info!
I personally am not a lover of reptiles but would not do anything to harm them but my friend has his own shop and would be able and willing to help you decide the website and phone number is on the website, give him a buzz and ask him all the details you need answering he will be happy to advise you, just mention Deb reccommended you.
website: www.scalesandfangs.co.uk good luck hope this helps.
hi, personally when i wanted to keep a reptile i started with a leopard gecko. they are very easy to keep. i spent about 150 pounds on buying the gecko, the cage, equipment, heat mat, and even some crickets. they eat either crickets, meal worms, wax worms (only if under weight). you can actually feed them most bugs out of the garden. it might seem a nightmare to keep crickets but you can keep silent ones that aren't much bother. you just keep them in a cricket keeper in a dry place. you don't need to feed them as they have enough food to eat in the box provided when buying. Gecko's only need cleaning every month, disinfecting everything doesn't need to take very long. you have to use a special reptile one. they need to have their light on in the day for around 8 hours, then i put the heat mat on seeming it's in my room and i can't sleep with the light on. i would definately recommend buying one. they live for around 15 years
i wouldn't start with a snake as they need lots of looking after and you would have to keep dead mice in you fridge
don't buy such reptiles as bearded dragon, they grow very big and need lots of room
other types of lizards like chamillians may be an option but the leopard gecko is brightly coloured can be tamed easily and is a great first pet
good luck
if you have any further questions contact me
tipperiswell@yahoo.co.uk
the eisiest reptile to start off with is a box turtle
i think you should get a ball python, i breed and raise ball pythons and they are so friendly one of mine is so friendly she likes here head rubbed like a puppy.
any questions on ball pythons e-mail me at barrel_racer94@hotmail.com
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