What's your fav reptile?

[Bogwoodbruce]

i spose because its rare, like a burmball. lovely snake but i id have to swap my car for it lol then prob still have to pay a few k on top
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Oh right, id love to see one in the flesh/.

 

[snakeguy101]

Hmmm, How does everyone get such rare and dangerous snakes? I guess it's different in the states but do you need a permit or something?

venomous snakes are actually less expensive than others because there are less people that want to buy them. most hots sell for less than $500 but it is the permits that kill. in GA, I think it is something like a $10000 non refundable security deposit per snake! and in FL there is a $10000 bond needed to exhibit or sell them.

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

venomous snakes are actually less expensive than others because there are less people that want to buy them. most hots sell for less than $500 but it is the permits that kill. in GA, I think it is something like a $10000 non refundable security deposit per snake! and in FL there is a $10000 bond needed to exhibit or sell them.

Wow thats a fortune!

 

[snow]

bump.....

 

[coura]

What snake are you referring too? Gaboon vipers are very common in the venomous trade. I have 15 arboreal vipers at the moment and I do have to have a permit to keep or sell them.

Gaboon vipers are actually one of the few venomous that give me head eggs I mean they are just so OWESAME, the colors and the paterning are breath taking. Not that Im going to endup having one, they are just to dangerous but really pretty.

 

[robmcd]

Either California Kings or Red Diamondback rattlers. Ive kept both.

 

[coura]

ohhhh gabons. is on my list of vipers to keep.
I want some venom for my collection.
(my short list, gabon, cobra and blue ring octo want to add more)

Hum, your joking about the blue ring octopus rigth? I can sleep peacefully at nigth in the same room of a gaboon viper if I know she is caged under my contention measures which are better then most zoos, but I wouldnt be able to do the same with a blue ring octy, they are a complete nerve wreking pita to keep

 

[coura]

Since I'm really into turtles, I have to pick a turtle of course. By far my most favourite turtle, though not rare or beautifully colored is the Amazon toad headed turtle (Batrachemys raniceps).
They are rarely observed in nature and there are almost no records on keeping and breeding in captivity. I keep a nice group that reproduces since 3 years ago and they keep surprising me everyday. And the hatchlings look soooooo cute!

Not (yet) a favourite, but since I caught one for the first time, they caught my heart too: Dwarf caimans (Paleosuchus sp.) are also pretty interesting reptiles!

here are some pics of the raniceps and some more infos: http://nlbif.eti.uva.nl/bis/turtles.php?menuentry=soorten&id=171

Owesame turtle choice, turtle loving dude For me I have really to say RES and all of its morphs (yes I know, suar rat of the turtle world), black marsh turtles, malayan box turtles, indian leaf turtles, snappers, softys, ...its hard to pick one

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

Hum, your joking about the blue ring octopus rigth? I can sleep peacefully at nigth in the same room of a gaboon viper if I know she is caged under my contention measures which are better then most zoos, but I wouldnt be able to do the same with a blue ring octy, they are a complete nerve wreking pita to keep

no im not joking. eventually i want to own a blue ring octo. eventually is the key word. will be a few years

 

[coura]

no im not joking. eventually i want to own a blue ring octo. eventually is the key word. will be a few years

And how do you plan to keep such a thing contained? Dont forget this guys live very short lives, they tend to be hidden, they have a very powerfull sting that can easily kill you and they can pass true a space as small as this O Get yourself a small harmless species of octopus or if you want some thing trully special and challenging get a mimic octopus. If you ask me mimic octopus are a gazillion times cooler then blue ring.