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[ShadowVengance]

Hello,

I was wondering what I would be able to keep without a real tank or cage.

I was thinking about doing something like buying a big bushy plant and putting a praying mantis in it. things like that.

I know there would be nothing stopping them crawling away.

I was also thinking of letting a pair of house gecko's go ahead and eat any loose crickets i have around the house, but i'm not sure how well they would survive.

Anyway, this was just an idea, also i'm sleep deprived, feel free to tell me i'm stupid.

[santoury]

This depends on the heat and humidity of the room/house they'd be in. Some people do the gecko thing. Some people do that with chameleons, or anoles.
I have done it with iguanas and Tegu lizards. (Be very careful if you do the Tegu lizard, because some can be very aggressive.) Not to mention iguanas as well. But they love to roam and bask where they please.

[dovii88]

a large ficus with a border around it could have a cham i did tht with my jacksons..and workd rather well just pick up the plant every day and put him and the plant in the shower to mist him lol..

[MicropterusSalmoides]

you could do an american alligator if you have a pool. how about a cat?

[Lillydafish]

Get a Dog:ROFL:

[evilxyardxgnome]

get a t-rex.

[Vicious_Fish]

I used to have my iguana loose in the house when I was growing up. Got him to poop in a litter box too. The only problem was when he got bigger he would crawl up my moms curtains and destroy them with his claws. Plus he used to go after my dogs.

[elevatethis]

The house gecko thing would be a good idea if you don't mind seeing ***** smears on your walls and ceiling...I used to work at a pet store and we intentionally let a few Tokays loose to take care of loose crickets...cleaning up after them was definitely a chore though...

[evilxyardxgnome]

I have a hard time visioning people who let their animals loose in their houses. I would be afraid of them escaping out the door or something.

[santoury]

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The nice thing about this kind of thing is that their escaping outside a door is unlikely, BUT the danger lies in open windows. An iguana or tegu can, and will rip through a screen.

[Vicious_Fish]

Yeah, you couldn't miss my 6ft male iguana. Plus when he was loose, he always stayed on the second floor of my house.

[ski's_reef]

I kept a jacksons on a ficus for several years. Every once in a while he would go on an adventure. We usually found him in the laundry room or my parents bedroom. We put some old carpeting under his tree to catch the droppings. It was awesome. People would come over and be like why is there a heat lamp pointed at that tree? They didnt even know he was there half the time. LOL. I would like to let my tegu free roambut he is not litter trained yet and we have carpet so my mom wont let him. When I move in to my new house he will have free run though.

Ski

[Danyal]

i used to have a pair of anoles living on my window sill for close to 8 months but i think the cat got ahold of one and my mom accedentally closed the window on the male's tail and he dissapeared shortly afterward. i put a bunch of live plants on the desk under the window that they would occasionlly hand out in. it was pretty cool but looking back, it probably wasn't the best idea long term. i've seen the cham in a ficus done before but i don't know how well it works, seems like humdity could be a problem.

[ShadowVengance]

thanks for the input!!

The Ficus sounds cool, I may try that in the future. I would do it in my fish room, definetly humid enough here, the window has dew on it all the time :)

I think i'm gonna go with a T-Rex in the Ficus, they don't get to big right?

I may try it with my anoles , but i'm not sure about the poop surprises.

Definetly gonna get a ficus though.

[davo]

i know a lot of people keep different types of geckos "free range" in herp rooms, they'll eat escaped food etc.

You could always try fruit bats, they're pretty cool