First reptile with personality

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evilxyardxgnome;3123461; said:
Leos can be jumpy but if worked with will calm down. Also aged leos are less jumpy then young ones. They are also personable and will respond to you when its feeding time. They beg like puppies.
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every time i walk towards my leos, one of them comes and greets me, they are also super easy and eat really well. Also they have great colours and are good for life in a 20-30 Gal.
PS: Leo=Leopard Gecko... If you weren't already aware ;)
 
I've heard of the bts and they sound really fun...I also saw red sided skinks in a local lfs and thought they look really cool too. Do they share the same personality and temperament? Can anyone give me a rough pricing scale on blue-tongue or other varieties of skinks?
 
I don't think anybody has mention Kingsnakes. Dude, you won't find a herp that is easier to keep than a kingsnake. Most come from areas similar to where we live so all you need is a heat pad (sometimes not even that depending on where you live) and a water bowl and some aspen shavings. You only need to feed once a week and they have tons of different morphs like corns but are way cooler in my opinion than corns.
 
Rass;3128364; said:
I don't think anybody has mention Kingsnakes. Dude, you won't find a herp that is easier to keep than a kingsnake. Most come from areas similar to where we live so all you need is a heat pad (sometimes not even that depending on where you live) and a water bowl and some aspen shavings. You only need to feed once a week and they have tons of different morphs like corns but are way cooler in my opinion than corns.
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Hey Rass...nice Chondro! Is he yours? If so, how about a thread with pics?

I apologize in advance for the thread hijacking.
 
I've heard from one source that fire skinks and red-sided skinks are less personable than their blue-tongued counterparts. Anyone want to attests to or challenge this?
 
Imartelli77- Yes that is my oldest male, pushing 5 feet and totally tame. That is my hand in the background. Here is a link to my photobucket gallery, everything in it is mine except the big alligator snapper, the baby gator, the scrub python, and the Bob Clark shots with "Fluffy".

http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/cc314/kirkpatrick8183/

Sorry for the slight hi-jack but I also wanted to add that , for being your first herp, a snake would be much lower maintenance. You seem more interested in lizards which is totally fine, there are plenty of lizards that are also easy to care for, but this hobby is addicting so if you got a snake keep in mind that you will most likely end up with a lizard too and probably more after that LOL. A snake would give you a more gentle start into the hobby as far as maintenance goes, but Blue-Tongues make great pets. I think they usually run about $150 but this can vary greatly also.
 
bl00;3132994; said:
I've heard from one source that fire skinks and red-sided skinks are less personable than their blue-tongued counterparts. Anyone want to attests to or challenge this?
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That is true in general. BTS are some of the most laid back lizards.

Fire skinks are generally a little more jumpy in my experience. I would go with BTS all the way.
 
I also was a fish and reptile specialist at a local pet store, and from my personal experience (if you haven't gotten something already) I would recommend a bearded dragon. Lots of snakes are very easy to care for and can have interesting personalities (sometimes you don't see it right away and they have to grow on you), and Blue-tongues seem to be the most personable skink I have had the pleasure of working with, but bearded dragons are by far the most curious and attentive lizards in the store in my opinion. One of my friend's dragons loves basking outside in the sun so much that it gets noticeably peeved when you pick him up to go back inside (but never bites). Another plus is that they're captive bred and usually used to people handling them. A 40-gallon breeder is perfect size for one (that's what mine is in). Leopard geckos and cresteds (which I also had in the past) can make great pets, but normally they're nocturnal, and don't always adjust their routine to suit your viewing pleasure (plus cresteds crap all over the glass walls of their cage so you have to clean it really often.

I hope this helps if you still are looking for a pet!
 
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