Advice on A monitor

[BigJ]

It's my first reptile... Just give me some options cost dont matter much I want something with some sweet color if possible. Anything will help i know nothing Please list prices ball park aggression and anything you can thanks alot. Pic's would be sweet

 

[Tylervsmith]

It's my first reptile... Just give me some options cost dont matter much I want something with some sweet color if possible. Anything will help i know nothing Please list prices ball park aggression and anything you can thanks alot. Pic's would be sweet

If s/he will be your first reptile i would not start out with a Varanus(monitor).

 

[BigJ]

What do you mean?

 

[Tylervsmith]

What do you mean?

Most species of monitors grow to a very large size, or the smaller ones require pristine conditions. If I was you I would start out with a lower maintenance herptile.

 

[BigJ]

So whats my best bet?

 

[monitors and fish =)]

turtle or lepored gecko maybe

 

[Tylervsmith]

turtle or lepored gecko maybe

scratch what he said. Because there are how many species of turts?

But, for some low maintenance herptiles i would say,

Bearded Dragon
Leopard gecko
Crested Gecko
Gargoyle Gecko

If I was you, i would search the net and find a herp you like the look of and come back here and ask us some stuff about that herp.

 

[BigJ]

I really want a monitor are they that hard to keep?

 

[Tylervsmith]

I really want a monitor are they that hard to keep?

Most species acutally are. They take a lot of devotion. Some need an enclosure the size of a room. Most desert monitors need extremely high temps, tree monitors normally need high humidity. It alll depends on the species.


Are you truly dedicated?

 

[BigJ]

Maybe your right I'm not the type of person to mistreat something i'll aim for something smaller and see how that goes