Reptiles - Geckos, Lizards, Snakes, and Turtles!

[Grimace]

Anyone else here have monitors?

[saorsa]

i have a leopard gecko named sam that i got quite a few years ago
i feed him only live crickets and i keep him in a pretty large tank and he usually sleeps/rests on the side without the heat lamp over it, which is a lil weird but after he eats he chills under the heat lamp.

and also he loves being pet on his head and likes chilling on my shoulder. but im scared to let him chill cause he can get spooked easily and has no depth perception (where my shoulder ends and how far away the ground is) so i don't take him out much.
he's also terrified of boxes.

the most expensive part for me about owning him is the constant buying of crickets *-* $6 for 5 dozen medium.

lol, I have 8 reptiles, I spend SO much on crickets every week ;-; they can go through 100 in 2 days.
Then factor in all the fresh veggies/fruit and occasional waxworms
I probably spend more on them then I do myself ha

[blueh]

i have a leopard gecko named sam that i got quite a few years ago
i feed him only live crickets and i keep him in a pretty large tank and he usually sleeps/rests on the side without the heat lamp over it, which is a lil weird but after he eats he chills under the heat lamp.

and also he loves being pet on his head and likes chilling on my shoulder. but im scared to let him chill cause he can get spooked easily and has no depth perception (where my shoulder ends and how far away the ground is) so i don't take him out much.
he's also terrified of boxes.

the most expensive part for me about owning him is the constant buying of crickets *-* $6 for 5 dozen medium.

lol, I have 8 reptiles, I spend SO much on crickets every week ;-; they can go through 100 in 2 days.
Then factor in all the fresh veggies/fruit and occasional waxworms
I probably spend more on them then I do myself ha

rip I feel this. I run a reptile rescue and currently have 14 reptiles right now. I breed my own dubai, mealworms and super worms but crickets are a pain to breed. Reptile shows save me-- I can get 500 crickets fro $15 dollars. Plus 50 mice/rats for about $25. Fruits and veggies are expensive though since they lose their moisture and nutrients in about a week (or is it two? I can't remember off the top of my head).

@ Grimace - I have experience with tegus and ackies. I've dealt with several types of moniters before but haven't gotten as much experience from them as I'd like.

[Castlee.]

Just wanted to share my beautiful girl Pyra

Produced by Christina and Mason over at Kruger Geckos. Will be a 2016 breeder.
Link to my facebook page is in my signature, if anyone is interested in purchasing one of her babies. Will run from $150-500. Genetics can be listed at request, as well as her pairings for this season.

[Grimace]

i have a leopard gecko named sam that i got quite a few years ago
i feed him only live crickets and i keep him in a pretty large tank and he usually sleeps/rests on the side without the heat lamp over it, which is a lil weird but after he eats he chills under the heat lamp.

and also he loves being pet on his head and likes chilling on my shoulder. but im scared to let him chill cause he can get spooked easily and has no depth perception (where my shoulder ends and how far away the ground is) so i don't take him out much.
he's also terrified of boxes.

the most expensive part for me about owning him is the constant buying of crickets *-* $6 for 5 dozen medium.

lol, I have 8 reptiles, I spend SO much on crickets every week ;-; they can go through 100 in 2 days.
Then factor in all the fresh veggies/fruit and occasional waxworms
I probably spend more on them then I do myself ha

rip I feel this. I run a reptile rescue and currently have 14 reptiles right now. I breed my own dubai, mealworms and super worms but crickets are a pain to breed. Reptile shows save me-- I can get 500 crickets fro $15 dollars. Plus 50 mice/rats for about $25. Fruits and veggies are expensive though since they lose their moisture and nutrients in about a week (or is it two? I can't remember off the top of my head).

@ Grimace - I have experience with tegus and ackies. I've dealt with several types of moniters before but haven't gotten as much experience from them as I'd like.

Ahh ackies are so cool, a while back I was debating on breeding them.
And then I got my water monitor and that plan went out the window hahaha

[blueh]

rip I feel this. I run a reptile rescue and currently have 14 reptiles right now. I breed my own dubai, mealworms and super worms but crickets are a pain to breed. Reptile shows save me-- I can get 500 crickets fro $15 dollars. Plus 50 mice/rats for about $25. Fruits and veggies are expensive though since they lose their moisture and nutrients in about a week (or is it two? I can't remember off the top of my head).

@ Grimace - I have experience with tegus and ackies. I've dealt with several types of moniters before but haven't gotten as much experience from them as I'd like.

Ahh ackies are so cool, a while back I was debating on breeding them.
And then I got my water monitor and that plan went out the window hahaha

They are really cool animals and they're so pretty! All the ones I've had, have had amazing personalities as well.
Also, water monitors are amazing. I used to help take care of one with a friend and he was the sweetest lizard I have ever met.
I don't think I'd ever breed monitors, though. I don't have that much space. I'll stick with my uros haha

[bin child]

Unfortunately, this thread isn't so active anymore. But I'll post this anyways.

So it's been about 9 months since I got my crested gecko. He's grown from about 7-8 grams to 15 grams, which seems slow to me, but I'm new to reptiles (aaaaand he just pooped on my scale as I type this -_- thanks buddy!). Does that seem like an okay weight gain? I see food missing almost nightly and he obviously seems to be pooping fine, but I'm curious if he should be getting bigger quicker than this. I feed him the Repashy Mango. I would have preferred Pangea, but shipping is insane! Anyways, I think I'll move him to his big planted tank at 20 grams, to be safe, but I'm very excited! I'll have to post pictures another time, but I'm quite pleased with how it turned out.
Just a quick update from Sherbert and I! c:

[saorsa]

Unfortunately, this thread isn't so active anymore. But I'll post this anyways.

So it's been about 9 months since I got my crested gecko. He's grown from about 7-8 grams to 15 grams, which seems slow to me, but I'm new to reptiles (aaaaand he just pooped on my scale as I type this -_- thanks buddy!). Does that seem like an okay weight gain? I see food missing almost nightly and he obviously seems to be pooping fine, but I'm curious if he should be getting bigger quicker than this. I feed him the Repashy Mango. I would have preferred Pangea, but shipping is insane! Anyways, I think I'll move him to his big planted tank at 20 grams, to be safe, but I'm very excited! I'll have to post pictures another time, but I'm quite pleased with how it turned out.
Just a quick update from Sherbert and I! c:

Yeah this thread has become slow, I rarely post because I put all my reptile pics and things on their Instagram account XD
Aw I can't wait to see pics c:
I thought mine was growing slow too but they each have their pace and as long as you can tell he has been eating daily and he poops fine then I wouldn't worry I got my female back in October and she's been growing slowly even though she eats more than my adult male, lol.

[Crum]

My leo keeps picking up his worms and when he goes to 'bite' it again to get it further back in his mouth he drops them, I haven't seen him successfully eat anything in a while (he must still be eating but I just haven't seen it) is there anything I can do?

[magnapinna]

I own a beared dragon named dipper :3