im starting to consider reptiles. wich should i get snake or lizard

[joel]

i have owned a number of lizard and snake species. The most interesting i think are chameleons . If you are considering a larger species, Savanah monitors are nice. they are more docile then most monitor species. Or a blue tongue skink. i have a western hognose snake right now, by far the most interesting snake i've ever owned. They display a hood like a cobra. and if you really piss them off they will play dead. King snakes and rat snakes are great for beginners. King snakes are cannibals though so you can't put them with other snakes.

 

[bosshawg]

i had a mexican spiny tailed. they get nice size and are very tame if u handle them early mine loved for my grandmother to come in and talk to him. plus theyre omnivorious. i saw mine catch a fly out the air in his tank that was just crazy

 

[cenecker]

i once had a green anole, i put it on a rose bush to bask in the sun and it ran away.
then i had a green iguana, i put it in the backyard with a reptile leash to bask in the sun and it too ran away.
then i had a pacman frog, most awesome frog ever. it got big, and i sold it to the lps.
one day I want to try a big monitor lizard, but dang if it runs away someone will get a fright.

Heres an idea...stop putting them outside.

 

[guppy]

Heres an idea...stop putting them outside.

Or switch to tortoises so that they run away real slow.

 

[pete620]

My buddy wasnt paying attention...he had 2 large savanah monitors and he was putting mice in the cage and one of the monitors tried to take a bite at my buddys forearm...Lucky..no serious damages...but its waiting for things to happen with such an aggressive reptile...thats my opinion though...and Im sure every indivual animal is different also

The monitor did not "attack" your friend, it was simply acting on an instictual feeding response. I would also question your friends knowledge of keeping monitor lizards if he feeds them in their enclosures. A large monitor is NOT a good reptile for a begining keeper. If you want a monitor look to the dwarf species, such as Varanus acanthurus. Of course, always reserch an animal BEFORE you get it.

 

[cenecker]

I would also question your friends knowledge of keeping monitor lizards if he feeds them in their enclosures

AMEN...feeding large predatory lizards in thier cages is a great way to lose a finger.

 

[Thomas_Hung]

I have both (corn snake,bearded dragon) I would personaly recomend a snake as they are much easier to care for! Plus you dont have to mess around with crickets!! haha