What is the easiest reptile to own?

Answer 1

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This is my reptile page. I like reptiles and will include links to great internet sites. My favorite kind of reptiles are geckos. I just love them and own two leopard geckos. They are among the easiest lizard to care for and are great for beginning reptile keepers.


Leopard Geckos

Leopard Geckos are the ideal beginner reptile for anyone first getting a reptile pet. They are relatively small but not too small that you will never see them in their cages. They are also relatively clean animals. It is easy to clean their cages because they don't need highly decorated cages, all they need is a heat source, a hide box, and a water bowl. They eat about four crickets, found at your local pet store, a day. You can also feed other live foods the gecko, just make sure they don't have pesticides on them, aren't poisenous, and aren't bigger than the width of the gecko's head. The cage needs to be twelve inches long by twelve inches wide and twelve inches high. If you house more than one gecko to a cage, add ten by ten inches of floor space to the cage and include each gecko with their own hide box. The substrate can be paper towels, again easily cleaned and replaced. The hide box can be a six inch deli cup(make sure it's not he trasparent ones, if it is darken it so light cannot pass through) with a one and a half inch to two inch hole cut in it. It should have a few moist, NOT WET, paper towels changed often. Also, never cage males together, they are highly territorial and will fight to the death. I cannot stress that point enough. However, you can house up to ten females with one male gecko.



Links

The Golden Gecko
Kingsnake.com
Tremper's Lizard Ranch
BlizzardLizard.com
Casey Lazik Reptiles
PrehistoricPets.com
Ron St. Pierre Captive Bred Reptiles
Deer Fern Farms
Python Pete Reptiles
Price Animal Company
Anapsid.org
Gecko Ranch





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Answer 2

Leopard Geckos
Pros: leopard geckos are readily available and among the easiest reptiles to look after properly. They are also quite docile, and can be handled with a gentle touch, and a couple can be kept in a fairly small tank. Cons: although they don't need a special UV- producing light, they still require a fair investment in tank set up. While they can be held, they are not as responsive as mammalian pets. As with other small pets, good hygiene is essential when handling.

Answer 3

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What is the easiest reptile to own?

Answer 4

All reptiles have special requirements (different requirement for differnet reptiles)

Having a pet reptile takes a lot of dedication, commitment and they can get expensive.

If you are concerned about a pet being "easy" I would not recommend a reptile. You must be very educated in reptiles before you get one, they are not "learn as you go" pets.

If you are looking for a small caged pet for yourself that is easy, think about getting a rat, hamster, bunny or something simular.

Answer 5

A turtle is most likely the easiest. Chameleons are also easy to care for, though they don't live as long. A good pet store can answer any questions you may have. Check the internet, Yahoo Groups, or the library also.

Answer 6

I owned a ball python snake, and it was very simple. You just feed them every 1-2 weeks, depending on age and size. They do eat mice, but you can buy frozen pinkies or baby mice in bulk at the local pet store. They only go to the bathroom a few days after they eat. This makes clean-up as simple as picking up after your dog, only you just do it every few weeks. As long as you handle your snake regularly, they are very good companions. Mine went with me to baseball games, tucked in my shirt. From what I've heard, (don't know where), snakes have the mental capacity to form an emotional bond with their owner. Most other reptiles simply "appear" to love you because you are warm.

Different snakes have different temperments, so if this is your first, I recommend a ball python. They are cheap and usually willing to get to know new people. When they feel threatened, they just curl up in a "ball" by knotting themselves up. They rarely bite on purpose. GOOD LUCK! :)

Answer 7

My son has had bearded dragons, leopard geckos, skinks in the lizard family. They were all easy to take care of. I liked them all. Leopard geckos are just the cutest things. They don't get real big. The dragons were cool too. He also had pythons, corn snakes, boas, king snakes and a black snake. I like snakes too, but they do get out no matter how careful you are. My sons got out and I found it when I opened the wash machine to put in a load of clothes. They require mice and rats for food. I'd go with a lizard if it's your first.

Answer 8

You have too many answers now, but I raised a boa for a few years, and it got so big I had to donate it to the San Antonio, Texas Zoo. It liked small rabbits for its regular diet, but they had to be 'live' or he wouldn't attack them. I killed a couple of rabbits, and put them in his cage, and he just looked at me like I was an idiot So then I put a 'live' one in, and he did his natural thing, and ate well that month. Snakes should be in their own environment, like we humans are, we should respect each other's needs, same with turtles, and lizards. In my 50 years of life, I've seen snakes, lizards, frogs, turtles and many other primitive lifeforms keep to their own business. I guess it's just we Humans that seem to have a problem with doing that. Ron Couch, Riverside, CA

Answer 9

Definitely a corn snake... Very small to start, and grow to about 18 in-2ft in length. They eat very little, poop even less, and are extremely gentle. If you are "unkind" to it somehow, and it does bite, it's practically painless. They require a minimum of space (a 15gal aquarium with a terrarium lid works). And their coloration is amazing, aspecially the amelanistics, which are pretty orange, yellow and red. I've wanted to have one for a long time but my hubby's afraid of snakes...

Answer 10

I had a bearded dragon and he was very cool, and easy to take care of. He didn't poop that much and it was easy to pick up with paper towel if he did... and he ate either leaf lettuce (chopped up) or crickets. Most others will eat other fruit too, but mine was picky. lol. Good luck on reptile searching.