reptile keepers

kbaker116 said:
Are the crocodile skinks easy to handle or do they not like it. Also do they swim in the water much like a caiman lizard or crocodile?
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The male will tolerate being picked up but once he decides he's had enough he bolts, they've got a good turn of speed on them. The female just squirms and poo's on you till you let go. I dont handle them regularly like i would a beardie though.
Yes they love water, i find rather than just open water if you put some moss and plants in they prefer to hide amongst those.
Overall they're great, not the showiest species ive kept but fantastic looking and something a bit different.
 
I am (mostly) a reptile keeper in our zoo, looking after the following species (including the amphibians as well):

African Clawed Frog
Cane Toad
White-lipped Tree Frog
Edible Frog
Green and Black Poison Dart Frog

Hermann’s Tortoise
Spur-thighed Tortoise
African Spurred Tortoise
Indian Star Tortoise
Red-eared Slider
Mississippi Map Turtle
Common Musk Turtle
Razor-backed Musk Turtle
Keeled Box Turtle
Chinese Softshell Turtle
Snapping Turtle

Nile Crocodile

Green Iguana
Chinese Water Dragon
Golden Tegu
Knight Anole
East-African Spiny-tailed Lizard
Sudan Plated Lizard
Veiled Chameleon
Burmese Python
Ball Python
Rainbow Boa
Corn Snake
California Kingsnake
Amur Ratsnake

(plus 8 species of invertebrata, and several species of mammals: Coatis, three species of Callithrids, Two-toed Sloth, Six-banded Armadillo, Bactrian Camels, Llamas, Fallow Deer, White-tailed Indian Porcupines ....)
 
I have:

0.0.1 Western Blue tounged skink (1 year old)

1.0 Crested gecko

0.0.4 African Land snails (hatched by myself :D)

PK
 
I own some.
0.2.0 Red foot tortoises
0.1.0 Russian tortoise
0.0.1 Sulcata tortoise
1.0.0 Chinese water dragon
 
toxodon said:
I own some.
0.2.0 Red foot tortoises
0.1.0 Russian tortoise
0.0.1 Sulcata tortoise
1.0.0 Chinese water dragon
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How big is the sulcata? Where do you keep it? Is it as much of a handful as people say? I love them, but their sized and sexual aggression give me pause.
 
Would like to welcome to my collection 1.2 African house snakes (Lamprophis fuliginosus).

Also we have the addition of 1.1 Chinese fire-bellied newts (in addition to the original 2.1 that are kept separatly from the 1.1). 0.0.2 tadpoles hatched last Wednesday (29th June).

Attachment 1: African house snake breeding box setup
Attachment 2: African house snake (Lamprophis fuliginosus)
 

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i have too many to name but heres a start, nile monitor timor monitor, spotted turtle , sav. monitor, beardie, collard lizards, many different turtles, including box, vine snakes also included are my boyfriends black throat, argentine bw tegu, chameleon, water snake,ball python . and we both have many more:) we are planning to open up a reptile house soon! so any ideas hmu. and also looking for a third partner
 
Thought id update my collection;

1.0 Blue tounge Skink
0.01 African Land Snail
1.2 Madagascan hissing cockroach
0.1.2 Viatnemese Forest scorpion
1.1 Green Anole
1.1 American Green Tree frog
1.1 American Grey Tree frog
0.0.2 Ghana Fire red Millipede
 
Thought id update my collection;

1.0 Blue tounge Skink
0.01 African Land Snail
1.2 Madagascan hissing cockroach
0.1.2 Viatnemese Forest scorpion
1.1 Green Anole
1.1 American Green Tree frog
1.1 American Grey Tree frog
0.0.2 Ghana Fire red Millipede
 
I Currently have;

1.1 Ambilobe Panther Chameleons
3.5 Leopard geckos (normals & morphs)
1.2 Bearded Dragons
1.0 Red Iguana
1.1 Collard Lizards
1.1 Tokay geckos
2.2 Crested Geckos

inverts;
0.3 Chili Rose
0.1 Indian Ornamental
0.1 Mexican Redknee
0.1 Mexican Redleg
0.1 Green Bottle Blue
0.1 Thailand Black
0.0.1 Salmon Pink Birdeater
0.0.3 Mexican Flameknee
0.0.1 'Peru Purple' Pink Toe
0.0.1 Feather Leg Baboon
0.0.1 Emperor Scorpian
Nearly 100 Stick Insects of Various Species
 
M facebook page Fauna Gardens | Facebook is designed to keep anybody interested up to date with any updates on my private collection. Although it's only small at the moment, we have several plans for new species over the next twelve months.
 
So far I only have:

0.2.1 Neon Gliding Lizards, Hoplapsis Guenthri

I ordered 1.3 but the male died a day later. The unknown was suppose to be a female but it is quite larger than the females so I can only hope it turns out to be a male.

2.0.0 Flame-bellied Girdled Lizard, Cordylus Mossambicus

Hopefully I can trade in a male for a female and start breeding.

I was offered a great deal for my one Electric Blue Gecko, I got a giant cage that will hopefully house 1.1.0 Madagascan Jeweled Lizard ( don't know the scientific name.)

Around Christmas I will be finally getting the breeding pairs of L. Williamsi and L. picturatus/L. kimhowelli.

I know this isn't a reptile but there is a pair of spiny mice at a local pet store for $15 each and I'm seriously looking into it. There really interesting.
 
Pacarana said:
So far I only have:

0.2.1 Neon Gliding Lizards, Hoplapsis Guenthri

I ordered 1.3 but the male died a day later. The unknown was suppose to be a female but it is quite larger than the females so I can only hope it turns out to be a male.

2.0.0 Flame-bellied Girdled Lizard, Cordylus Mossambicus

Hopefully I can trade in a male for a female and start breeding.

I was offered a great deal for my one Electric Blue Gecko, I got a giant cage that will hopefully house 1.1.0 Madagascan Jeweled Lizard ( don't know the scientific name.)

Around Christmas I will be finally getting the breeding pairs of L. Williamsi and L. picturatus/L. kimhowelli.

I know this isn't a reptile but there is a pair of spiny mice at a local pet store for $15 each and I'm seriously looking into it. There really interesting.
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I like spiny mice.

I also techincally own a pair of another species but I don't have them yet - they're paid for and are in the shop until I can the setup finished. I will be letting you all know when they arrive :)

So far this year, I've narrowly missed out on a male red-tailed boa and two male yellow-bellied sliders. Some species I have my eye on include Honduran milksnake, bullsnake and ocellated skinks.
 
My people, finally. I dont have many herps, but heres my list:

3 leopard geckos(2 high yellows and 1 jungle)
2 green anoles (terrible idea I know)
1 long tailed grass lizard

Told you guys its not that impressive, mainly because im in college.
 
Update -

I have lost a couple in my collection but I hope I can regain them some day.

Right now:

1.0 Lygodactylus Williamsi
2.0 Smaug Mossambicus

I'm expecting 0.2 Smaug Mossambicus and hope to start up a cb population in America.
 
Time I did an update I think:

1.0 Otter rex rabbit
0.0.1 Inland bearded dragon
1.1 Kenyan rock agama
0.0.7 Ocellated skinks
0.0.1 Honduran milksnake
0.0.1 Leopard gecko
0.0.2 Emperor scorpions
0.1.1 Cape house snakes
0.0.2 Marbled newts
3.2 Chinese fire-bellied newts

My girlfriend has at her house:

0.0.2 Paddle-tailed newts
0.0.2 Kaiser's spotted newts
1.0 Chinese fire-bellied newt
 
Javan Rhino said:
Time I did an update I think:

1.0 Otter rex rabbit
0.0.1 Inland bearded dragon
1.1 Kenyan rock agama
0.0.7 Ocellated skinks
0.0.1 Honduran milksnake
0.0.1 Leopard gecko
0.0.2 Emperor scorpions
0.1.1 Cape house snakes
0.0.2 Marbled newts
3.2 Chinese fire-bellied newts

My girlfriend has at her house:

0.0.2 Paddle-tailed newts
0.0.2 Kaiser's spotted newts
1.0 Chinese fire-bellied newt
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I have a soft spot for agamas and hope to have sinai or blue trees one day. Maybe even secret or butterfly, but I don't have 500 to blow on a lizard neither do I want a lizard thats extremely problematic in captive situations. Are yours cb? I would doubt that they are, but europe has a lot more cb animals than America does so theres always a possibility. What does there cage look like?
 
Not really had a large collection myself - hopefully will have that when money allows and after university!

But my current collection is just a 1.0 Bearded Dragon

My previous animals are:
1.0 Testudo graeca ibera (old age)
1.4 WC Green Anoles
3.7 1st Generation Breeding (I bred) Green Anoles
1.3. WC Green Anoles
1.2 2nd Generation Breeding (I bred) Green Anoles
Sadly had a fungal infection which killed off all my Anoles :(
 
Pacarana said:
I have a soft spot for agamas and hope to have sinai or blue trees one day. Maybe even secret or butterfly, but I don't have 500 to blow on a lizard neither do I want a lizard thats extremely problematic in captive situations. Are yours cb? I would doubt that they are, but europe has a lot more cb animals than America does so theres always a possibility. What does there cage look like?
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I need to get a backdrop at some point for it, but that's pretty much my set up [minus the bark, which was replaced with another exo-terra cave].

http://www.zoochat.com/722/kenyan-rock-agama-enclosure-259804/

As to whether they're captive bred I doubt it, don't think they're particularly widely bred, but I don't know for certain. They are highly skittish and have a bit of a tendency to freak out, nothing major but want to lessen that as best I can. They are a species I'd love to get a successful breeding for, it is a pleasure to keep them.
 
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