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mccabec
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 Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 9:14 pm Post subject: simply the best!!! |
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| what are the top three best and easiest lizards to keep for a complete beginner? |
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mark_w
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In my view: blue-tongue skinks; crested geckos; leopard geckos.
To be honest, there are plenty of skinks and geckos that are no more difficult than the above, but an important consideration is availability of captive bred animals. You'd have to try hard to find wild caught examples of crested or leopard geckos. A lot of people like bearded dragons, and they too have this advantage.
Also, cresteds and blue-tongues can be kept without feeding livefood.
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Bearded Dragons, Bearded Dragons, Bearded Dragons.
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Scott W
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| Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 1:50 pm Post subject: Re: simply the best!!! |
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| mccabec wrote: | | what are the top three best and easiest lizards to keep for a complete beginner? |
If correctly set up almost all currently available lizards would be fine. I would however discount any that fall into the list below
wildcaught (stear clear, enough CB animals for beginners to suceed with)
over 80cm total length (can be intimidating to beginners, plus big set ups needed)
Best thing to do when deciding what lizard to buy is list what you want to gain by owning it ie nice display, Pet that you want to handle, also would nocturnal or diurnal lizards suit you best.
Food budget? how much do you have to spend on food, some like bearded dragons have big appetites, where as cresteds or leos cost a few £'s a week if that.
As a very basic recommendation I would go for Rankins or Bearded dragons for something you can handle alot etc and leopard geckos & crested geckos for something that would make a nice display and can be handled occasionally (these are both nocturnal though)
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Nelson
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Everyone should own a Bearded Dragon! Great personality's, get to a good size that's "impressive" but not requiring a large viv (4x2x2 is good, but as ever bigger is better) They're active in daylight hours (diurnal). Their not snappy. Can free roam once adults, and with regular handling become very personable.
One thing with blue-tongues though Mark,I'm sure you'll agree is if you get the wrong species you could loose a finger. |
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BossHogg
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| Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Nelson wrote: | Everyone should own a Bearded Dragon! Great personality's, get to a good size that's "impressive" but not requiring a large Viv (4x2x2 is good, but as ever bigger is better) They're active in daylight hours (diurnal). Their not snappy. Can free roam once adults, and with regular handling become very personable.
One thing with blue-tongues though Mark,I'm sure you'll agree is if you get the wrong species you could loose a finger. |
i have to agree i have three bearded dragons and there all have different personality's all mine love have a wonder around the reptile room while i clean them out,
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BossHogg
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| Nelson wrote: | Everyone should own a Bearded Dragon! Great personality's, get to a good size that's "impressive" but not requiring a large Viv (4x2x2 is good, but as ever bigger is better) They're active in daylight hours (diurnal). Their not snappy. Can free roam once adults, and with regular handling become very personable.
One thing with blue-tongues though Mark,I'm sure you'll agree is if you get the wrong species you could loose a finger. |
i have to agree i have three bearded dragons and there all have different personality's all mine love have a wonder around the reptile room while i clean them out,
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cass
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bds are the easiest aprt from loe gexs but all these herps still have special requirements and my advice is do loads of reasearch to start with ,, starting by coming to this site is a good start well done 
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mark_w
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| Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | One thing with blue-tongues though Mark,I'm sure you'll agree is if you get the wrong species you could loose a finger. |
Not in my experience lol. The key words here are captive bred. WC blue tongues would not be a good idea for a beginner. I have kept quite a few over the years, including Tanimbars, and they've all been absolutely fine.
Having kept and bred blue-tongues and beardies, I personally think that blue-tongues are a lot easier than beardies. For me, beardies seem to oscillate between being ravenous and eating you out of house and home, and being moody and bored with their food. Blue-tongues eat anything and everything and are always grateful lol. I guess we all have our favourites...
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weloveourmonkeys
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wish my blue tongue ate every thing if it dont move he does not want to know oh except banana
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