Reptile Forum, Reptile Classifieds - CaptiveBred

[ALLORA_DANNON]

Hello,
I was hoping you all would participate in gathering some information for a future article. Simply reply to the post using the number of the question and supply your answer to each. Please answer only that which you have personal knowledge; of not what you have" heard".
Please also limit your answer to the question, try not to elaborate or split hairs.
It would be great to see a huge response to this and I will be sure to post the article here!
Allora_Dannon


1) How many living things do you currently have that can be classified as Herps?
2)What is the size and type of your living quarters?(ex- 2 bdrm apt or 4 bdrm house)
3)How many humans live in these quarters with you?
4)What is the largest and smallest amount of money you have spent on the aquisition of any one herp? ( animal only)
5) What is the length of time between when you got the first one and the latest one?
6)Where do you obtain supplies( not including food)?
a- online b-local independent pet store c- large chain pet store
7) Where do you obtain food?
a- online b- home raised c-local pet store d- large chain pet store
e-other/grocery store
How much time do you spend each day USUALLY caring for your herps?
9) How much time do you spend USUALLY handling your herps for fun per day?
10)What is the size of the smallest enclosure you have and the size of the largest?
11) What was your first herp?
12) What is the newest herp?
13) What herp do you want to aquire that you do not have?
14)Where do you purchase your herps from most of the time?
a- small breeder b- large breeder/online c-local pet store d- large chain pet store e- adoption/ rescue
15)a- If you keep a herp where Sand is a possible substrate do you currently have sand as the substrate?
b- have you EVER used sand as a substrate?
16)If you could choose between mercury vapor bulbs and heat and uv light separately which would you choose?
17)How many times have you "offloaded" a herp that was too much care or too difficult to handle etc?
1 What manner did you "offload" the animal?
a-adoption/sale b-release c-other
19)Do you intend to get more herps of a different nature than you already have?
20) What would be the single most desired piece of equipment you would buy if you could pertaining to keeping herps?
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Allora_Dannon

[sam]

1) How many living things do you currently have that can be classified as Herps?

Lets see: three marbled newt juves, four tiger sals, eight firebellied toads, two whites tree frogs, three Dendrobates leucomelas and four epipedobates hahneli. That makes 20 (although am getting 4 red backed salamanders in a couple of days)

2)What is the size and type of your living quarters?(ex- 2 bdrm apt or 4 bdrm house)

I rent a room in a house of five students. My room is maybe 16 feet squared?

3)How many humans live in these quarters with you?

I am the only one in my room, but there are 5 of us in the house

4)What is the largest and smallest amount of money you have spent on the aquisition of any one herp? ( animal only)

Largest= £35 for a tiger sal (first herp)
Smallest - £0 for marbled newt juves, or £7.55 for fire bellied toad
5) What is the length of time between when you got the first one and the latest one?

about six months

6)Where do you obtain supplies( not including food)?
a- online b-local independent pet store c- large chain pet store

some online, some i find all over the place. Even random shops have things of use to a herptophile!

7) Where do you obtain food?
a- online b- home raised c-local pet store d- large chain pet store
e-other/grocery store

Online and home raised

How much time do you spend each day USUALLY caring for your herps?

Probably about an hour just with feeding/misting...if that. Spend alot of time watching and photographing, and can spend a whole day setting up tanks etc.

9) How much time do you spend USUALLY handling your herps for fun per day?

None-very very bad for phibians

10)What is the size of the smallest enclosure you have and the size of the largest?

smallest is temp boxes for newtlings- about 6 inch by 4 inch. Largest is tiger tank- 48 inch long
11) What was your first herp?

female tiger sal

12) What is the newest herp?

Dartfrogs, soon to be red backed sals

13) What herp do you want to aquire that you do not have?

any of the ensinatas, a large number of dartfrogs... Neuregus kaisseri and Tylotriton shanjing

14)Where do you purchase your herps from most of the time?
a- small breeder b- large breeder/online c-local pet store d- large chain pet store e- adoption/ rescue

breeders/dealers/friends/local pet shop

15)a- If you keep a herp where Sand is a possible substrate do you currently have sand as the substrate?
b- have you EVER used sand as a substrate?

never have, no need to

16)If you could choose between mercury vapor bulbs and heat and uv light separately which would you choose?

Not applicable

17)How many times have you "offloaded" a herp that was too much care or too difficult to handle etc?

Never-although have passed animals on to my father as he was starting with them-not the same as offloading though.

1 What manner did you "offload" the animal?
a-adoption/sale b-release c-other

Not applicable

19)Do you intend to get more herps of a different nature than you already have?

I wouldnt mind some small geckos at some point in the future...

20) What would be the single most desired piece of equipment you would buy if you could pertaining to keeping herps?
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A BLOODY BIG house/shed with electrics and racks!!!





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[ALLORA_DANNON]

1) How many living things do you currently have that can be classified as Herps? 6

2)What is the size and type of your living quarters?(ex- 2 bdrm apt or 4 bdrm house)
3 bdrm house

3)How many humans live in these quarters with you?
4

4)What is the largest and smallest amount of money you have spent on the aquisition of any one herp? ( animal only)
$750.00 and $29.99
5) What is the length of time between when you got the first one and the latest one? 10 years

6)Where do you obtain supplies( not including food)?
a,b,c
a- online b-local independent pet store c- large chain pet store
7) Where do you obtain food?
c,d,e
a- online b- home raised c-local pet store d- large chain pet store
e-other/grocery store
8)How much time do you spend each day USUALLY caring for your herps?
up to an hour
9) How much time do you spend USUALLY handling your herps for fun per day? up to 2 hours

10)What is the size of the smallest enclosure you have and the size of the largest? 10g tank and 40 g
11) What was your first herp? box turtle
12) What is the newest herp? hypomelanistics bds
13) What herp do you want to aquire that you do not have? leucistic bds
14)Where do you purchase your herps from most of the time?
b
a- small breeder b- large breeder/online c-local pet store d- large chain pet store e- adoption/ rescue
15)a- If you keep a herp where Sand is a possible substrate do you currently have sand as the substrate?
no
b- have you EVER used sand as a substrate?
no
16)If you could choose between mercury vapor bulbs and heat and uv light separately which would you choose?
mvb
17)How many times have you "offloaded" a herp that was too much care or too difficult to handle etc? never yet

1 What manner did you "offload" the animal? n/a
a-adoption/sale b-release c-other
19)Do you intend to get more herps of a different nature than you already have? absolutley

20) What would be the single most desired piece of equipment you would buy if you could pertaining to keeping herps? larger vivs/rack systems
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Allora_Dannon

[Jumberland]

hey, aren't you from the other reptile forum, wait, i don't think i'm aloud to say the name of it on here. (its the one with everything green and doug is the webmaster?). any way here are my answers:
1) three
2) a five bedroom house (my room is 12x12) i live with my family i don't own the house!
3)there are seven counting me, 8 when my sister visits
4) $50 for a bp and $0 for a leopard gecko
5) about two years
6) usually c, sometimes b
7) d (all of the above lol)
about 45 minutes
9) an hour each at most ( i have 2 leos and one chinese water dragon)
10) 10 gallon and 75ish gallon
11)some wild snake i caught when i was 6 (i kept it for like a week, does that count? if not it was a ball python.)
12) a water dragon
13) a mali uromastyx
14)Petco or petsmart ( the ones around me actally take pretty good care of the reptiles)
15) no ( i probably will if i get an uromastyx cause impaction isn't a big risk for them) b) i used to keep my leo on sand but now i know better
16) mercury vapor bulbs
17)never
1
19)definitly
20) a huge warehouse for breeding/keeping everything!
jumberland
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[neep_neep]

Just a quick point if I may

When you collate your results for your article, and have results, for example, of 'most people choose to buy herp supplies online, rather than shopping in a large chain pet store'.

Just bear in mind that the large chain pet store over here in the UK doesn't really sell herp supplies anyway...so it's pretty much a given that people will shop elsewhere
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[ALLORA_DANNON]

thank you neep _ I will mention that --- you have all been very nice here!
Allora
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Allora_Dannon

[dangermouse]

1) How many living things do you currently have that can be classified as Herps?
15

2)What is the size and type of your living quarters?(ex- 2 bdrm apt or 4 bdrm house)
3 bedroom house

3)How many humans live in these quarters with you?
2

4)What is the largest and smallest amount of money you have spent on the aquisition of any one herp? ( animal only)
Smallest -£35
Largest- £150

5) What is the length of time between when you got the first one and the latest one?
1 year

6)Where do you obtain supplies( not including food)?
b-local independent pet store

7) Where do you obtain food?
c-local pet store

How much time do you spend each day USUALLY caring for your herps?
1-2 hours

9) How much time do you spend USUALLY handling your herps for fun per day?
1 hour

10)What is the size of the smallest enclosure you have and the size of the largest?
Smallest - 12"x 9"
Largest - 4'x 2' x 2'

11) What was your first herp?
Bearded Dragon

12) What is the newest herp?
Crested Gecko

13) What herp do you want to aquire that you do not have?
Blue Tongue Skink

14)Where do you purchase your herps from most of the time?
c-local pet store

15)a- If you keep a herp where Sand is a possible substrate do you currently have sand as the substrate?
Yes

b- have you EVER used sand as a substrate?
Yes

16)If you could choose between mercury vapor bulbs and heat and uv light separately which would you choose?
Heat and UV

17)How many times have you "offloaded" a herp that was too much care or too difficult to handle etc?
Never

19)Do you intend to get more herps of a different nature than you already have?
Yes

20) What would be the single most desired piece of equipment you would buy if you could pertaining to keeping herps?
A Bigger House
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bearded dragon, carolina corn snake, creamsicle corn snake ,blizzard gecko,blazing blizzard gecko,2 albino patternless geckos, 4 snow mack geckos, chocolate albino gecko, melanistic gecko, super hypo tangerine gecko, crested gecko, 2 female rats

[jacobsecology]

) 16

2)house 3 bedrooms

3)3

4)£100.00 an ackie
£0 i work at a shop!

5) around 6 years

6)my own shop-www.exoticsandtropics.com a


7) b
1 hour

9) 1 hour

10)small cricket tub- 6'x3'x2'

11) xenopus toad

12) ackies
13) emerald tree monitors- more rare monitors
14)b-exoticsandtropics.com

15)a- no
b- yes

16)mercury vapour bulbs

17)3 times a

19)not really unless something special comes up
20) giant shed full of all new vision vivariums!

[Morbid]

1) How many living things do you currently have that can be classified as Herps?
36, I think..

2)What is the size and type of your living quarters?(ex- 2 bdrm apt or 4 bdrm house)
House, 3 dedrooms.

3)How many humans live in these quarters with you?
4, me included.

4)What is the largest and smallest amount of money you have spent on the aquisition of any one herp? ( animal only)
About 300 Euros

5) What is the length of time between when you got the first one and the latest one?
20 years..

6)Where do you obtain supplies( not including food)?
a- online b-local independent pet store c- large chain pet store
"b"

7) Where do you obtain food?
a- online b- home raised c-local pet store d- large chain pet store
e-other/grocery store
"b"

8 How much time do you spend each day USUALLY caring for your herps?
1-2 hours, when there is season for them.

9) How much time do you spend USUALLY handling your herps for fun per day?
I never do..

10)What is the size of the smallest enclosure you have and the size of the largest?
40x30x30 cm´s.

11) What was your first herp?
Corn snake

12) What is the newest herp?
Zamenis situla

13) What herp do you want to aquire that you do not have?
Vipera albizona or Vipera nikolskii

14)Where do you purchase your herps from most of the time?
a- small breeder b- large breeder/online c-local pet store d- large chain pet store e- adoption/ rescue
"a"

15)a- If you keep a herp where Sand is a possible substrate do you currently have sand as the substrate?
b- have you EVER used sand as a substrate?
I allways use sand..

16)If you could choose between mercury vapor bulbs and heat and uv light separately which would you choose?
Heat and uv.

17)How many times have you "offloaded" a herp that was too much care or too difficult to handle etc?
1 What manner did you "offload" the animal?
a-adoption/sale b-release c-other
Never.

19)Do you intend to get more herps of a different nature than you already have?
Nope.
20) What would be the single most desired piece of equipment you would buy if you could pertaining to keeping herps?
Bigger house.
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[neep_neep]

1) How many living things do you currently have that can be classified as Herps?
6

2)What is the size and type of your living quarters?(ex- 2 bdrm apt or 4 bdrm house)
6 bedroom terraced house (student house!)

3)How many humans live in these quarters with you?
6

4)What is the largest and smallest amount of money you have spent on the aquisition of any one herp? ( animal only)
Smallest: £45
Largest: £75

5) What is the length of time between when you got the first one and the latest one?
5 months

6)Where do you obtain supplies( not including food)?
a- online b-local independent pet store c- large chain pet store
b

7) Where do you obtain food?
a- online b- home raised c-local pet store d- large chain pet store
e-other/grocery store
c

8. How much time do you spend each day USUALLY caring for your herps?
20 mins to half an hour

9) How much time do you spend USUALLY handling your herps for fun per day?
About 10 minutes

10)What is the size of the smallest enclosure you have and the size of the largest?
Smallest: 13" x 10" x 8"
Largest: 24" x 18" x 18"

11) What was your first herp?
Crested gecko

12) What is the newest herp?
Crested gecko

13) What herp do you want to aquire that you do not have?
Uromastyx

14)Where do you purchase your herps from most of the time?
a- small breeder b- large breeder/online c-local pet store d- large chain pet store e- adoption/ rescue
c

15)a- If you keep a herp where Sand is a possible substrate do you currently have sand as the substrate?
b- have you EVER used sand as a substrate?
N/A

16)If you could choose between mercury vapor bulbs and heat and uv light separately which would you choose?
Heat and UV separate - not sure what mercury vapour bulbs are, only ever heard them in relation to marine fishtanks!

17)How many times have you "offloaded" a herp that was too much care or too difficult to handle etc?
Never

18 What manner did you "offload" the animal?
a-adoption/sale b-release c-other
N/A

19)Do you intend to get more herps of a different nature than you already have?
Yes

20) What would be the single most desired piece of equipment you would buy if you could pertaining to keeping herps?
Custome built viv rack/shelving unit
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