What is kind reptile should i purchase?

Question

What is your favorite reptile???

Answer 1

Although snakes are my personal favorite, I might suggest that you first start out with a cute bearded dragon and raise one as a hatchling.

Bearded dragons are a versatile pet. The advantages are that you don't need to buy them special lizard food because they eat human foods: boiled eggs, carrots, squash, lettuce, etc. Just change their food & water everyday, get them some good light and a nice cage, play with them a lot, and you're pretty much set. You can also let them out of their cage so they can run around, and that's fun for you too. Beardies are fascinating creatures and they each have their own unique personality, as with any animal.

Turtles are cute too, but I woudn't get a one because they poop a lot and it smells really bad-- TRUST me on this one. The smallest turtles/tortoises will surprise you and make the foul-smelling mess you've ever smelt. They're also really slow, and personally, I just wouldn't get one.

I also would NOT suggest a crocodile. If you want to keep both your arms and your legs and your face, then please, don't get a crocodile.

Now, snakes are truly amazing pets. They might require more work than a bearded dragon because you have to buy and feed them mice every week, but you will be rewarded for all your extra work with a great pet. They have a very smooth body surface, unlike lizards, and they don't scratch either. If you raise one as a baby, they might nip you a little at first on the finger, but it will very quickly get used to you and you'll really enjoy playing with it. Recommended snakes are: corn snake, Texas ratsnake, California king snake, royal (ball) python-- they're all friendly snakes that any reptile-fan would enjoy as a pet.

(Don't get a colombian red tailed boa right away or any type of larger python if you're a beginner-- these really require experience and they're a lot of work as pets.)

I would not suggest getting an iguana. Their poop smells god-awful and they scratch like HELL. Iguanas also shed their scales in tiny little pieces every month (unlike snakes, which molt all their scales in one piece), and it's really annoying to have to pick up their scales in their cage every month. They're also picky eaters and they're very big and hard to pick up and maintain.

Chameleons aren't bad pets. They eat bugs mostly, but they're highly anti-social. They're very nice to look at, but don't expect to be able to pet them. They'll walk away from you, and if you force your will on them, you will get bitten, and it hurts. They also die VERY easily. If you don't feed them on time, they die. If you pick them up the wrong way, they'll break their legs. If you touch their tail, you'll break it, and they'll die. You might not want to get a chameleon until you get more experience.

Other recommended lizard species are the blue-tongued skink and nigerian uromastyx. They're like bearded dragons, but somewhat more exotic.

By the way, don't get a legless lizard. They look like snakes, but they're much nastier than the nice snakes like royal pythons and California kings. They're very feisty and will bite HARD.

So anyway, you're probably best off getting a lizard or a snake, because they're just the best reptiles you can have as a pet, IMO. Hope you enjoy your new pet!

Answer 2

My favorite reptile has nothing to do with your favorite reptile. What are you most interested in? Lizards? Snakes? Turtles? Oh, so many choices, so many people to listen to. I like the reptile show idea stated above. Or if you've got a -good- reptile pet store in your area that's another good place to start, at least you can look and ask a few questions and then go home and do research beyond what the pet store tells you.
Don't mind me too much though, because I'm getting kinda fed up with all the "I just got a such and such, what do I need to take care of it?" questions and I'm in vent mode. Self-education is your first tool whatever you get. Finding others in an online forum environment or at a local club (they're gaining popularity, try a local area search on reptile/snake/turtle/herpetological societies) is the best thing ever. This is where you meet your local experts so that when your red eared slider's eye is swollen shut someone just has to look at it and tell you what's wrong. But then again, if you're going to the turtle club meetings on a regular basis, you know how to keep these things from happening.

aaaa, here I go again, rambling...........

Answer 3

Remember when looking at a reptile to buy one that fits into your life style. Are you a teen looking at going to university in a few years? Are you joining the military and not sure where you will be posted? Then you likely don't want a reptile that will live for 30+ years. Have you got experience with reptiles? No? Do you want one just to look at with little to no holding? Then an easy to care for one like a leopard gecko may be the answer. Do you have a stable life plan for the next 10 or so years and want one that will roam around free? Have you got some experience with smaller reptiles? Maybe an iguana would be best for you. Do you like to sit on the sofa and snuggle? A bearded dragon would be a good friend. Are you ready and willing to feed live food and can you afford to keep a constant supply of fresh vegetables? Reptiles need both those things.

Please please please research each and every type of reptile. Talk to owners before you buy and make sure you are not going to be sending this little fellow off to a rescue in a few years when it no longer fits your life style. Oh and speaking about rescues. Don't buy from a pet store. There are so many rescues that need to find forever homes for their guys. Look into one of them.

Answer 4

Let's see...lots...
My favorite reptile is a turtle. I have five, but I gave away one. Their fun to raise, and it's quite fun to see them climb and sleep on top of each other, at least my turtles do that. It's amazing how they can actually live longer than we do and how they can protect theirselves with their patternful shells. Not like other reptiles, you can hold little turtles on your palm and it won't really run away so fast or bite you or anything. Small or big, they'll make great pets.
Snakes are interesting too. They can slither up to from the highes trees to just little branches.
Lizards - it's amazing how they can just walk on walls. We humans can't actually do that! They can hide really tricky, though.
If I had the chance, I'd want them all, but I vote for the turtles!

Answer 5

If it's your first I would go with maybe a ball python if you like snakes,, or maybe a bearded dragon,, talk to as many reptile owners as you can. But everyone of course will sell you one one particular reptile cause that's what they have ,, I myself have a large collection so it's hard to match a pet to a stranger due to the amount of variables, ,,last remember one thing they all take time,, handle them often no matter what you pick ,, saves you from looking like an *** after convincing someone oh he's nice , as he clamps onto your foreign hand that has not entered in months

Answer 6

Reptiles are boring, a fish do more than a reptile

Dont.. just Dont get a snake, boring as hell

Try a chameleon,gecko, turtles.. something that actually move

Also they are delicate, most of them need a nap with a light bulb right in their face, which will take your precious time, also they always on diet.. you need to buy flies/mouses/special food to most of them like every week

Im done with the reptiles.. I went back to mammals and Im having fun now with 2 russian hamsters and a border colley!

PD:Dont buy a snake.. just dont

Answer 7

I like corn snakes and bearded dragons. I'd suggest going to a reptile fair and looking around. You never know what you are going to see at one of those, and the prices are usually the best you are going to find.

Google a city name and the term Reptile show to get dates of fairs or shows near you.
Good luck.

Answer 8

hello there, well my suggestion would be, if you want a lizard, would be the crested geicko there very cuit and playfull but you have to watch out couse they are very jumpy, the leopard geicko there cuit to but there small and not that active jeje, than you have the bearded dragon those are really cool and they get pretty big to carry around, the best fun is hanging it on your shoulder and takeing it to the mall, every body gets scard or just want to pet it lol.
than in snakes if you want smothing that you can carry that wont never bite could be a sand boa, there very calm, you can have it any where and nobody well notice couse they always under the sand, but there very good pets, (i own all of these) lol if anything just send me an e mail at [e-mail] you can also view my pets and you'll be able to see them

Answer 9

It kind of depends. If you want a reptile you can hold a lot without worrying about being bitten go for the bearded dragon. If you want one that's so fierce but awesome to look at then go for the chameleon. Beware buying a chameleon, they are HIGHLY territorial and -will- move VERY fast to bite you if you stick your hand near them.

Answer 10

did you take some looks at some lizards? turtles? some lizards can grow very big i have a lizard in my hand right now it is still a baby it is a leopard gecko they can grow as big as 1 feet and they let you pet them if there used to you ha well thats all i have to i think about just let her know that i am a snake expert and that there are more non venomous snake than venomous snakes and that snakes that you buy from stores never have venom because they take out the venom sackes so they cant kill you. hopes this helps!!