which one is cooler?

[Jaiofspam]

in your opinion...
which one is cooler?
i understand temperment is about the same
which one would you choose?

im thinking about getting a skink and i already have a bearded dragon :feedback:

[piranha45]

I've kept neither, but i think the bearded dragon would be much more active, personable and handleable, and thereby a better bet.

[cenecker]

I think - get a tegu.

[magic]

I've kept neither, but i think the bearded dragon would be much more active, personable and handleable, and thereby a better bet.

I think it is the opposite... but im not positive. The blue tongue skink gets like 2 maybe 3 times bigger tho. Ive seen HUGE ones. I would probably keep the skink if i had enough space, or the bearded dragon if i didnt have enough space, and theyre sweet. :grinyes:

[reefman]

get a savana moniter

[guppy]

Blue tongues are at least less common.

[redtailfool]

wow i chose what the majority wants... i want a bearded dragon too.. theyre very friendly.I know a guy that works at a petstore here that always has a baby bearded on his shoulder like a parrot.

[guppy]

wow i chose what the majority wants... i want a bearded dragon too.. theyre very friendly.I know a guy that works at a petstore here that always has a baby bearded on his shoulder like a parrot.
Thats it, go with the majority, after all the world really was flat until the vote changed. Bearded dragons are more easily hand tamed though. My favorite skink is the pinecone skink.

[redtailfool]

Thats it, go with the majority, after all the world really was flat until the vote changed. Bearded dragons are more easily hand tamed though. My favorite skink is the pinecone skink.


the world is still flat . . . you and your filibustering ideas. :)

[ShadowVengance]

I'd get a bearded dragon (ive never kept lizards...cept newts but those dont count)

They seem more friendly and look cooler. The comments ive read about it here just encourage me. I saw one at a store a few days ago, it looked active and happy.

ALTHOUGH. you already have one, I'd get a skink unless your bearded dragon gets lonley.

if the twow ould interact well together I'd get the dragon. and a skink for later.

[ShadowVengance]

...get a komodo dragon......LOL just kidding.

[Chad55]

Bearded Dragon is so much better! They are alot more friendly then skinks! And beardies and skinks get the same size its just that the beardie has alot more tail then a skink. My beardie rocks! awsome color

[pete620]

I very much prefer my two blue tongue skinks over another member of my herp club's bearded dragon

[cenecker]

I really hate bearded dragons...in case everyone here hasn't noticed yet.

[iheartfishies]

Bearded Dragons.
They're like tiny dogs.
And they do the cutest little dance right before they snuggle next to you in bed.

[cenecker]

Bearded Dragons...they are like every other mass breed reptile in the world...theres too many of them and they are WAY TOO CHEAP which is what causes them to be sold by pet stores who have NO CLUE WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT, consequently they are kept by people who have NO IDEA HOW TO CARE FOR THEM...therefore they DIE BY THE MILLIONS EVERY YEAR. Bearded dragons (and green iguanas) symbolize everything that is wrong with the reptile trade.

[DeLgAdO]

Bearded Dragons...they are like every other mass breed reptile in the world...theres too many of them and they are WAY TOO CHEAP which is what causes them to be sold by pet stores who have NO CLUE WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT, consequently they are kept by people who have NO IDEA HOW TO CARE FOR THEM...therefore they DIE BY THE MILLIONS EVERY YEAR. Bearded dragons (and green iguanas) symbolize everything that is wrong with the reptile trade.

he's absolutly right, their the most misunderstood reptile in the pet trade.

i want a beardie, did some research and theyre awsome, i have one question- whats their max size, i want grow one to its max size and i want a boy cause they have a cool beard.

[cenecker]

I've never seen any larger than like 2 ft or less. Too small for my tastes. Glad you did your research...You won't end up like all the other retards I see on "bearded dragon" forums -

"Hi everyone...My bearded dragon lives in a 10 gallon in my basement and I feed him lots of iceberg lettuce like the pet store tells me too...does he need light? and why doesn't he move very much?"

[DeLgAdO]

"Hi everyone...My bearded dragon lives in a 10 gallon in my basement and I feed him lots of iceberg lettuce like the pet store tells me too...does he need light? and why doesn't he move very much?"

ROFLMAO!!


im wanna go all out on this thing, including trips to the vet, i think most lizards like iguanas and beardies have internal parasites, when i had my iguana he grew slow, took im to the vet, found out he had round worm, they gave him medicine to kill the parasite. He took off like a rocket, he was 4foot 10lbs before my dad made me give him up and he wasent even done growing, vet said he was the best looking healthiest ig hed ever seen, thanks to my TLC!!! im gunna save alittle extra so i can have my beardie checked out by my vet just to be safe.

[cenecker]

Seriously...don't laugh I'm not joking...thats really almost verbatim from a post I read on Kingsnake.com...unbelievable. But I'm glad to hear you're going to do it right...its encouraging.

[walls]

Get a BOA! :headbang2

Or if a lizard is a must go for a TEGU.

[cenecker]

Get a BOA! :headbang2

Or if a lizard is a must go for a TEGU.

Somebody here know what they are talking about :)

[DeLgAdO]

Seriously...don't laugh I'm not joking...thats really almost verbatim from a post I read on Kingsnake.com...unbelievable. But I'm glad to hear you're going to do it right...its encouraging.

My bad dude, i just pictured you saying it and i couldnt stop laughin.

[DeLgAdO]

[/QUOTE] Bearded Dragons.
They're like tiny dogs.
And they do the cutest little dance right before they snuggle next to you in bed. [QUOTE]

Are you serious?? make me more axious to get one.
i wanna watch movies with mine while i eat a bucket of pop corn and he eats a small bucket of meal worms.

[rwatkins]

I have a blue-tongue, and he is awesome! I have also had a bearded, both have great, but different personalities. My BT is about 14" long. The upkeep is about the same as they'll both eat veggies and crickets (and eventually pinkies). I love them both! But the BT are a little more exotic (everyone has beardies)

[jenBLKAROWANA]

I have an Eastern Blue tounge skink...I love him. He is soo friendly and loves to be handled! When I got him a year ago, he was just 10" long, and now, he is a whopping 15"!!! They get to be about 2 feet, and about as big around as a baseball bat. They are very easy to take care of, and they eat just about anything! Mine loves bananas and apple sauce...


http://www.captivebred.com/blue_tongue_skinks.htm

mine looks JUST like the pic on this sight....but $100 bucks is cheap! I paid $160 for mine!

[bosshawg]

tegus rule!! :cheers:

[thefewells]

Blue tounges are way better. They are much more personable and not a snatch when they get to be adults

[cenecker]

Bearded Dragons.
They're like tiny dogs.
And they do the cutest little dance right before they snuggle next to you in bed.

Are you serious?? make me more axious to get one.
i wanna watch movies with mine while i eat a bucket of pop corn and he eats a small bucket of meal worms.

Tegus have more personality than that actually. Mine sit on the couch with me, beg for food, etc....pretty much everything cats do. Moreover, they are the only reptiles I EVER encountered that honestly seem to enjoy being pet and even crave human attention (I know reptiles don't really have the capacity for affection, but theres some compelling evidence that tegus actually enjoy the company of thier owners). IMO they are hands down the closest thing you can get to a puppy with scales.

[cenecker]

My bad dude, i just pictured you saying it and i couldnt stop laughin.

feel free to laugh actually, I was just making a point :y220d:

[DeLgAdO]

Bearded Dragons.
They're like tiny dogs.
And they do the cutest little dance right before they snuggle next to you in bed.

Tegus have more personality than that actually. Mine sit on the couch with me, beg for food, etc....pretty much everything cats do. Moreover, they are the only reptiles I EVER encountered that honestly seem to enjoy being pet and even crave human attention (I know reptiles don't really have the capacity for affection, but theres some compelling evidence that tegus actually enjoy the company of thier owners). IMO they are hands down the closest thing you can get to a puppy with scales.

how big do they get???? size is everything for me right now, otherwise i would buy one from you :grinno:

[cenecker]

my largest is actually the one I'm selling. He's 4 ft. Thats about max size for blues. Red and Argentine B&W males can be 5'+. I have a male arg. B&W (my profile picture there on the left)...he's ten months old and 42" Should be five feet next year...I hope :-)

[Chad55]

I love my beardie I think he would be my fav no matter what. The next time I get a semi large herp though I WILL get a BTS because they are also very cool just require more space and money. If I had the time money and space I would have a Tegu right now! But that is the problem and that is why so many people have them. Tegus can get wild if you dont handle them for a while and actually hurt you. BTS and beardies cannot hurt you badly. Maybe draw blood but not much. My beardie has bit me before on accident and it did not hurt a bit.

Chad

[cenecker]

Tegus can get wild if you dont handle them for a while and actually hurt you.

Well to be fair...thats true of any large predatory lizard and if you aren't prepared for that than you shouldn't own one (of course lots of people AREN'T). Its sad really, I've got a couple of tegus that haven't had human contact thier whole lives...I managed to tame them within a week.

One was actually given up by some guy who said he "just couldn't get it to calm down" I don't know what the hell he was talking about, it took me three days to turn her into a puppy. SHe's sitting on my lap right now. With Tegus it REALLY takes only a minimal amount of attention to make the tame.

The other major problem with them is that they are VERY greedy when it comes to food, and they quickly learn a routine. That creates a major problem with feeding responses. i.e. - everyday the cage door opens and a rat falls in the cage...one day the cage door opens and a hand comes through instead...well I guess that must be food! A lot of "aggression" is just a feeding response...it's a dangerous mistake to feed these little monsters in thier cages.

But yeah...they do grow large...and get VERY expensive to feed (believe me they have INCREDIBLE appetites :22_yikes: ).

[jason longboard]

wow,ppl voted for beards who never even had bts before,lol.Hey,where are all these BTS owners now,you guys still around,lol.Ive had both and the skink is way easier to handle,it may take some work with some to tame em but I think they seem way smarter than the beards did too,but I love both,my fav is the skink though.Oldschool thread,lol.

[rmorse]

wow,ppl voted for beards who never even had bts before,lol.Hey,where are all these BTS owners now,you guys still around,lol.Ive had both and the skink is way easier to handle,it may take some work with some to tame em but I think they seem way smarter than the beards did too,but I love both,my fav is the skink though.Oldschool thread,lol.


Why the Bumpers, Jason?

[Ophiuchus]

I've kept both lizards and here is my assessment:

Bearded dragons:
- Pros: very personable; has a very cool appearance (dragonish and spiky); nice, moderately-sized lizard thats easy to handle
- Cons: high metabolism so needs to be fed constantly (ideally 2x daily for babies); poops a lot, so very regular spot-cleaning is needed; always seems to have a distinct odor (maybe just me); grows very quickly and being active, needs a lot more space as an adult (compared to a blue-tongue)

Blue-Tongued Skink:
- Pros: very personable; comes in a variety of different coloration & patterns; will eat pretty much anything; slower metabolism so can fed every 2-4 days; slower, so easier to catch any escape attempts; even as adults, do not require that large of enclosures do being relatively inactive animals (compared to beardies)
- Cons: can be expensive initially (compared to beardies); lack the spiky, dragonish look of beardies

I vote for the blue-toingued skink.

[reptech]

i cant decide im a huge fan of both

[jason longboard]

I've kept both lizards and here is my assessment:

Bearded dragons:
- Pros: very personable; has a very cool appearance (dragonish and spiky); nice, moderately-sized lizard thats easy to handle
- Cons: high metabolism so needs to be fed constantly (ideally 2x daily for babies); poops a lot, so very regular spot-cleaning is needed; always seems to have a distinct odor (maybe just me); grows very quickly and being active, needs a lot more space as an adult (compared to a blue-tongue)

Blue-Tongued Skink:
- Pros: very personable; comes in a variety of different coloration & patterns; will eat pretty much anything; slower metabolism so can fed every 2-4 days; slower, so easier to catch any escape attempts; even as adults, do not require that large of enclosures do being relatively inactive animals (compared to beardies)
- Cons: can be expensive initially (compared to beardies); lack the spiky, dragonish look of beardies

I vote for the blue-toingued skink.


nicely put.:)OPHIE
NOREMORSE,I was so bored.
REPTECH,I very much love both,but something more pet like to me about the BTS,I like how they move around more like a moniter with more focused movements and like they have a plan or want to find one,beards are more stop and go,run over here,stop,stare at you,run over here now,stop,stare,do another line,run over here now and try to climb the glass,fall,bite the female,bob your head,crap right under the heat lamp to refresh your house.But yeah I love both,just BTS better.:)

[killerfish]

If you all ready have a bearded dragon then get the skink or mabye a tegu :)

[Jfitz]

skinks ftw:headbang2