Lizard Keepers

[Ameivaboy]

Well,

I do like Thamnophis sp and a couple other groups of small colubrids but I must say at heart I am a lizard lover. So I'm wondering who else on this forum likes them too!!! Here's a couple of the inhabitants that currently reside with me.

Argentine tegu (Tupinambis merinae)

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h8/Ameivaboy/DSC02028.jpg

Colombian Tegu (Tupinambis teguixin)

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h8/Ameivaboy/DSC02087.jpg

A pair of Jeweled Lacertas (Timon Lepidus)

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h8/Ameivaboy/DSC02173-1.jpg

2.2 Southern Alligator Lizards (Elgaria Multicarinata)

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h8/Ameivaboy/DSC01839.jpg

along with those I also have an adult trio of Leopard geckos and varying amounts of their offspring. So what all do you have???

[joeysgreen]

I have a few. They definately have a different character than snakes.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g315/joeysgreen/pets031.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g315/joeysgreen/DSC01520.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g315/joeysgreen/pets/mangrovemonitor030.jpg

I've kept many in the past, some have died of age, other's unfortunately when my learning curve was still pretty steep. Here's a recently lost guy that I miss.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g315/joeysgreen/pets/grassandpipa042.jpg

Ian

[adamanteus]

I have had many lizard species in the past, but none just now. My favourites (if I must choose) would be Varanids and Teiids.

[enigma200316]

I have had many lizard species in the past, but none just now. My favourites (if I must choose) would be Varanids and Teiids.


I'm the same, have had,but not right now.......................:)

I had Iguana's, Anoles, and a Savanah Monitor, also a Tokyo Gecko with my cousin it was both of ours kinda.......;) he has 2 Leopard Gecko's now.

[Stefan-A]

I've had anoles and skinks, but I don't have any lizards at the moment. If I ever get into lizards again, I'll be focusing on skinks or lacertids.

[zooplan]

I can´t get any permission to keep animals with legs from my wife but my favorite would be Uromastyx.

[drache]

you've all seen Henner, my beardie
this is Honey, one of my plated lizards, Gerrhosaurus validus
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2060/1517777139_9b89f4f7bd_b.jpg

[Lori P]

The picture second from the bottom-- with the reddish glow-- oh my gosh, what an awesome pic!!!! The pose, the lighting, is perfect! What kind of lizard is that???

[GarterGuy]

Don't keep as many lizards as I used to. Became allergic to insect droppings somewhere along the way...so got rid of all my insect cultures. I only have my one Blue tongue and my one leopard gecko yet.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//514/medium/Bane1.jpg



http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//514/medium/Syd.jpg

[krystalirelan@southslope.]

we have an anole (other 2 died) and a 3 legged iguana. we had a blue tounge skink but only for a short time (no where to put him) we would like to get geckos, neighbor has them and they are so sweet.

awesome pics every body!!

[Charlet_2007]

Water Montior:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/zoie18_2001/Bowser00043.jpg

Argus Montior:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/zoie18_2001/zilla001-1.jpg

And our new alligator and spaz our map turtle:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/zoie18_2001/Picture006-1.jpg

[krystalirelan@southslope.]

I like the...is that a mouse on his back?

[KITKAT]

Now I have a pair of Bearded Dragons... but until a couple of years ago, I kept something a bit more wild... ;)

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/tony_n_caliente_9_05_2.jpg

[GarterGuy]

Collards are very cool. Used to have a pair of them in a 100gal. tank and when ever they got fed, they'd run up this big log and sit at the door waiting for me to open it up. Really cool, miss them.

[Charlet_2007]

I like the...is that a mouse on his back?



yeap 2 of them lol.. it tee'd him off he didn't like it that his food was on him lol :D:D:D:D:D

[drache]

okay
here's a reasonably decent shot of both of the plateds together

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2064/1577335658_0b88b62b24_b.jpg

[lizardkingboston]

yes yes, i also love lizards. i currently reside in boston, mass and have 11 lizards. 4 bearded dragons, 2 collared lizards, 2 fire skinks, 2 cuban anoles, and 1 frilled dragon i just got a week ago. the frilled dragon is no more than 6 months old and his name is figaro. he is brown and white with an orange frill around his neck!

[Tori]

I have two Australian water dragons m/f and two house geckos. Until recently I had 6 adult bearded dragons and 46 babies but I found new homes for all of those, had too many.

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t201/DragonDreams_album/Cujo-7-23-07.jpg

Tera
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t201/DragonDreams_album/Tera2.jpg

House Geckos
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t201/DragonDreams_album/geckos.jpg

[Lulu Bennett]

lori i hav been thinking about getting a beardie when i get my own place. how hard are they to look after?

[Tori]

Not sure if you mean me or Lori but I'll answer. They are easy to keep but need a fairly large cage to be happy. I kept mine in 2 x 4 cages with perches that they could climb on attached to the back wall. They eat crickets, meal worms, that sort of thing plus lots of different veggies and fruits. Have to use UVB lights and they need fairly high temps, low humidity. You can't keep two males together or even a male and female together because the male only wants to fight or breed and I'm not sure if he really cares which one. Flighty as babies but calm and laid back as adults if handled frequently. I could give exact requirements if you decide to get one.

[Lori P]

Tori, awsome pics, I love the guy on the pillow!!!

[adamanteus]

lori i hav been thinking about getting a beardie when i get my own place. how hard are they to look after?

Lulu, you do realise the lizards in Tori's pics are Australian Water Dragons and not Australian Bearded Dragons, don't you?:D Don't want you to be disappointed!

[drache]

I want some of those (Aussie Water Dragons) so much!

I just built a temporary step to Henner's cage, so he can get back in on his own when he's done roaming
when I've built the permanent one I'll post a pic
right now it's just a storage container covered with a towel that's held in place by a rolled out ankle weight
he loves it

Kevin
I've not had him brumate before (he's only two yrs old)
do think I should?
and what about the plateds?

[CrazyHedgehog]

we keep the snakes, my son has the lizards..(I just clean them, feed them, clean the water etc..........)
he has :
1 chinese water dragon.
2 leopard geckos
and 5 chameleons.

I really must get some pics..

[Tori]

Thanks Lori! I have to admit that Cujo there is my personal favorite. He is very friendly as far as reptiles go. He will show up in any room where I am sooner or later. Either laying or climbing on me and loves to watch me type. I have learned NOT to wiggles my toes at him though, and also not to wink at him. Wiggling toes = food and I have to wonder if eye lashes remind him of cricket legs or something. Nothing is quite like getting licked right in the eyeball. I am looking forward to having him with me for the next 10 - 15 years.

[enigma200316]

I think I may get into Lizards again soon, well if I do I'll post pics of course...................:D

[Lori P]

and I have to wonder if eye lashes remind him of cricket legs or something. Nothing is quite like getting licked right in the eyeball.

LOLOL!!! There's something I would never have considered!! He really is a good looking fella. You'll have to keep posting pics!!!

[lestat]

yes i have kept lizards too. first green anoles,a skink but my fav was a tokay gecko.
want to get some more when garters have settled in or house geckos.

[count dewclaw]

I have 3 crested geckos. This is my newest one.

http://photos.repashy.com/data/500/nutmeg.JPG

[adamanteus]

Lovely looking gecko, LeAnn.:)

[count dewclaw]

Thanks, here are the other 2.

Floyd
http://www.photos.repashy.com/data/500/medium/pink_floyd.JPG

Jethro
http://www.photos.repashy.com/data/500/medium/jethro.JPG

My son has another 3...

[drache]

cresteds are wonderful
I kind of miss ours

[anji1971]

Oh, I really like those! They have the cutest pointy little faces, and big eyes!:)

[Lori P]

I like Jethro. What a bunch of cuties you have there!!

[Pinky]

LOVE this thread guys, I've been thinking about getting a bearded dragon or possibly a monitor.For those monitor keepers here, how do they compare with beardeds as far as disposition?My sister in-law has a bearded and she is sooo calm and patient.:)

[count dewclaw]

Oh, I really like those! They have the cutest pointy little faces, and big eyes!:)

And they lick those big eyes to keep them clean!

Thanks for all the compliments, we really like them, too.

[SerpentGirl]

I love lizards, and have had quite a few in the past. The only ones I have now are a Crested Gecko, who I named Geico, and a baby Bearded Dragon named Logan.

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/1741/geicodrinkingow6.jpg

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/6536/loganya9.jpg

One of the neatest lizards I ever had was a 3.5ft legless lizard. Here is a picture of him.

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h247/OscarloverAJ/Sad%20pics/legless9.jpg

[mycolorfulheart]

And our new alligator and spaz our map turtle:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/zoie18_2001/Picture006-1.jpg

How do you take care of an aligator? When it gets big? They are so gorgeous. I've never heard of people keeping them as pets before.

And to everyone, amazing pics!

[Snake lover 3-25]

I agree i once saw a show and this guy had a 14 foot gator that he kept in his basement it was totally trained and could crawl up stairs.:):):)

[Charlet_2007]

we started him off on dog food and gold fish.. then switched to hopper mice and now hes eating full gown mice...

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

where do you keep him?

we started him off on dog food and gold fish.. then switched to hopper mice and now hes eating full gown mice...

[drache]

one thing I love about the uros is their enthusiasm about food
it's a big switch from Henner, the beardie, who is extremely picky
the uros come to the front of the cage for any kind of veggie matter
yesterday I brought them a treat from the yard

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3195/2438886250_4b96ef9054_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2171/2438889144_c5eddbcfb5_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3150/2438069507_becb56fab2_b.jpg

she ended up with the larger piece

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2099/2438894436_c8e8f47866_b.jpg

[GarterGirl]

they kept on stealing the dandelion from each other.
It was so cute!!!

[Lori P]

Rhea, they are soooooo adorable!!!!!

Several months ago, I saw a video-- on here, I think?-- of a lizard runnnig in a hamster wheel. I finally remembered to get one for Eddie and today, he discovered it!!!! Too fun!!!!! He's been in and out of it all day. :)

YouTube - Eddie Lizzard in his wheel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiMqUD2i4wE)

[anji1971]

Rhea, love those pics................they look so comical with the dandelion stuffed in their mouths!!

Cute video Lori! I didn't even know you had Eddie! (hard to keep track of all these pets everyone has!) He's adorable!

[GarterGirl]

That video is just so cute!!!!!
I wanna try that with Retro and Quen.

[drache]

lizard on the wheel - very cool
is that one of the special rat wheels, where their tails can't get caught?

here's a question for you experienced lizard keepers:
Mikaila and I would like to give Henner a girlfriend, but we don't have space for another beardie sized tank (we will, but it's spoken for) and I've always assumed the we would need one
a few days ago I spoke with someone who said that I could keep an adult male and female together in my 4'x2'x17" tank
I am wondering whether I just made up my mind that I couldn't because at the time I'd just thought of getting a baby and then, well . . . it could be male - and needing his own space for sure
but let's say I adopted an adult female, could that work?
I'd think the tank's a bit small, but Henner gets to roam, and so would she

[Zephyr]

Always wanted a uro. Maybe sometime in the future. :P

[osubeaver22]

I currently have a male Bearded Dragon, and 2 RES turtles, that is pretty much all the reptiles I have with me now.

[reptileparadise]

Wow...Why haven't I seen this topic before??? :O

Besides the garters, I also keep some gecko's...and offcourse, Red, my 6 year old bearded dragon.
Okay, the geckos...
2.1 Eurydactylodes agricolae (no common name, sometimes refered to as 'chameleon geckos' )
1.3 Rhacodactylus cilliatus (crested geckos) Was a lucky buy...Bought a pair, which turned both turned out female. Female cilliatus are really, really! hard to find in Europe...
1.1 Oedura monillis (velvet geckos) Awesome australian species. Always active and curious)
2.2 Underwoodisaurus milli (thick tailed barking gecko) They don't call 'm "barking" geckos for nothing ;)
0.3 Eublepharis macularius (leopard gecko) All bred by me. But I stopped breeding them and sold my breeding group to a beginning breeder. The three all have missing toes due to bad sheds. One of them lost its tail...My first tail dropped in 5 years keeping them.
0.0.2 Rhacodactylus auriculatus ( gargoyle gecko)
and non gecko's
1.0 Pogona vitticeps (bearded dragon)
1.1 Bombina orientalis (oriental fire bellied toad) The male from this pair is 8! years old now. He was my first " reptile "".

[Snake lover 3-25]

SOME geckos!!!! a bit of an understatement don't you think???? LOLOLOLOLOL:D

[Samm]

You guys [and girls] make me jelous

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I've never had a lizard..but have always loved them
they look so intersting

one day...ill have a lizard room x.x

[Elliot]

Lemon the leopard gecko. :)

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/lemon.JPG