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I'm ready for another pet, and I was thinking about getting some sort of reptile (no snakes, though.) This would be my first reptile of any sort, and after doing a little bit of research I decided I'd like a lizard. So, my question to you is: What sort of lizard should I get? I would like an animal with a medium lifespan and is not very complicated to care for, i.e. a beginner reptile. What do you think?
>> Anonymous
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I hear tell that the leopard gecko with its nice personality and ease of feeding and caring for makes a good pet also bearded dragons as pictured above
>> Anonymous
>>54883

I can see someone shopping this pic so that the lizard's flipping off.
>> Anonymous
>>54887
"Talk to the hand, cuz the ear's not listening"
>> Anonymous
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Leopard geckos are extremely easy to take care of, come in several really pretty color mutations, and won't mind being handled once you get them used to it. When I worked at a pet store, we had.. regular ones, albinos, leucistic (no pattern), and a morph called "blazing blizzard" (pictured). There are a lot more than that, too.

Caging is exceptionally easy, just do your research. I liked them in particular because we could keep them on reptile carpet; no messes with water getting into sand and far, far less risk of impaction. Instead we had half logs stuffed with damp moss, they loved hiding in there.
>> Anonymous
>>54886

That's a neat picture.
>> Anonymous
To set up a reptarium properly (i.e. bare minimum of all you need to keep them healthy) is at /least/ $160 for the smallest tanks. I worked at petsmart so they gave me lots of sheets to calculate habitat costs.
I'd personally go for a bearded dragon, sure you'll need a bigger tank (read 40 gallon), but as they age they should eat mostly vegetables. I saw a lot of regular faces buying crickets and that must have really sucked for them. They live up to 12 years though, but I think it would be a waste to send so much on a habitat for a pet that's just going to kick off soon anyway.
All the beardies I dealt with were real sweeties and were happy enough being handled. I'm planning on getting one myself sometime. Please check out some info for yourself, but if you want a lizard to handle, beardies would be a good choice.
>> Anonymous
Awesome, thank you /an/.
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>>54889

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I would just like to say that OP should also consider Axolotls. Though not exactly reptiles, they are in fact, made of Win and Awesome.
>> Anonymous
I breed leopard geckos. They're insanely easy.

>>54908

Petsmart is made of suck and fail. At least our local one is. I counter your petsmart and its lack of live feeders for my monitor lizards with my massive warehouse-size shop that specializes in reptiles. And our cheaper prices.
>> Anonymous
I have a Beardie myself and the total initial cost (tank, lizard, lights, logs) came down to about 300 bucks. The best thing to do is to try to get your aquarium from a fish store as they tend to sell them for cheaper than say PetsMart selling them as terrariums. Beardies themselves are very docile and easy to take care of, they have a great personality and when you first get them they may wave at you and give you a few headbobs. Great places to do research are http://www.beardeddragon.org/ , http://www.reptilerooms.com/, and
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/mainpage.php to buy the any lizard from.( Buying from shops are a complete waste of money due to the fact that most of them are just ordinary ones with bland color and some are kept with other species which lead to diseases and nasty crap)
>> Anonymous
Have you ever thought of the Acanthurus monitor?

Ackies make great pets and stay at a pretty managable size, all the while having fairly simple care requirements.

They will end up costing you more than most of the other animals listed so far, but these are really something that you can't truly appreciate until you spend some actual time with.
>> Anonymous
>>55339

Aww, I love Ackies. After the Yellow we've got at the shop right now, that's the next Varanid on my list. I hope we can actually find one once spring gets here and all, though, who won't cost me a ton.

Still, I can't say I recommend any Varanid for a beginner.
>> Anonymous
I've always been interested in getting a lizard, though I can't right now (not enough money to throw down quite yet -- i also don't think they're allowed where I live since it's TECHNICALLY still a dorm,) but one thing i've never been able to imagine is how a lizard really shows personality. I've never had one, and I've never even known anyone who has so I've never seen them interact with people. Anyone care to share some insight? I'm just used to cats and dogs which are easy to read, so I'm clueless. Will a lizard actually respond to it's owner? (for reference, in case it varies from species to species, I'd probably get a leopard gecko or a beardie.)
>> Anonymous
>>55018

PetSmarts vary sooo much between locations. I worked at one and it was awesome - everybody in the specialty (birds/fish/herps/small mammals) REALLY cared about their job. We knew a whole lot and actually wanted to help people with their shet.

But every other PetSmart in the area sucked balls. /shrug Just depends on the employees, I think.
>> jennis233
I've had numerous reptiles and amphibians all my life, and theyre just not as good as watching them in the wild or in some type of larger habitat than a cage. Lizards tend to just sit around and sun themselves. I just raised two beardies and after three years I just gave them away... they were extremely boring, and even when I took them out, they did absolutely nothing. I love lizards too, but pets that don't interact with their owners (or are unactive at all)are just better to watch from afar in the wild.
>> Anonymous
>>56024

Sounds like you really thought out those pet purchases before getting them.

They're not going to dance around and fetch a ball for you, retard. Learn what you're getting into before getting pets that don't 'entertain' you properly.
>> Anonymous
>>56024
Wow, you fucking fail.

My Savannah monitor will respond to his name, he comes running when he hears a can opener, and he'll ride around on my shoulder or on the front of my shirt, nestled down in between my boobs, all day long.

My Uros are always digging and running around, and if I set my hand in the cage they'll climb up, clamber up my arm, and get on top of my head to check out their surroundings.

Hell, even the leopard geckos are constantly moving.

If you had beardies who did nothing but sun themselves, you had a tank that wasn't set up properly. Way to go.
>> Anonymous
I just broke my lizard's neck because it stunk up my room 24/7. Don't fuck with these stupid gimmick pets no matter what anyone tells you. They don't have feelings and they don't love you because they haven't evolved that emotion yet.
>> bitch Anonymous
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Aww niggs them lizard gav ya the smac down
>> Anonymous
>>56073

Lizard in boobs? pixpls kthx
>> Anonymous
brb shavin my iguanas
>> Anonymous
>>56145
Nothing special, just a two foot lizard using my D-Cups as giant pillows when he's outside of his enclosure. I'm always clothed. Because ow, I don't fancy his claws tearing me up.

>>56096

It only stinks if YOU maintain a filthy enclosure for it.

And please. No one's going to tell me that the more intelligent reptiles, like the varanids, aren't capable of knowing their primary caregiver and responding differently to that person. My Savannah's dog tame for me, but he'll try and maul anyone else who sticks their hand near him, unless I'm there to tell him it's okay.
>> Anonymous
>>56096

Wow, 'gimmick' has migrated from /v/ to /an/.