Reptile Wishlists

Jesse

Jesse

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Javan Rhino said:
One of my favourite herps (Emerald tree boa) is going on my wishlist at some point, but certainly not for a good few years yet :D
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After reading this interesting post by Javan Rhino the http://www.zoochat.com/1210/reptile-keepers-19754/ thread. It got me thinking....

What is on your reptile wishlist?

As we have already spoken about what we have. Lets talk about what we want.

On my list
-Bredli Python 1.1.0
-Green Tree Python 1.1.0
-Saltwater Crocodile 0.0.1
-Freshwater Crocodile 0.2.0
-Camooweal Death Adder 0.0.1
-Lace monitor 1.1.0
-Sand Monitor 1.1.0
-Diamond Python 0.0.1
-Albino Darwin Carpet Python 0.0.1
-Blackheaded Python 1.1.0
 
I suppose I wouldn't really want to go into the really big reptiles (pythons) at all; the smaller and more manageable are definately my preferences. In the future I would say I would be interested in:
- Going back into keeping neon blue-tailed tree lizards (Holaspis guentheri); possibly a group of 1:3 or so if they became available
- Also going back into Carolina green anoles (Anolis caroliensis)- probably 1:1.

Also interested in:
1:1 Electric blue gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi)
1:1 Pemba Island day gecko (Phelsuma parkeri)
1:1 Spiny-tailed monitor lizard (Varanus acanthurus)
Possibly 1:1 Red-bellied galliwasp (Diploglossus monotropis)
Possibly 1:1 Emerald tree monitor lizard (Varanus prasinus)

And then, ones that are so rare and hard to find that I never expect to get hold of them:
Andaman Island day gecko (Phelsuma andamanensis)
Reunion Island ornate day gecko (Phelsuma inexpectata)
Cuban stream anole lizard (Anolis vermiculatus)
Giant amphisbaena (Amphisbaena alba)

And thats without going into what other animal groups I have interests in for the future...
 
1.1 Red hypo Bredl's
1.1 Uluru Womas
1.1 Katherine Night Tigers
1.1 Kimberly Night Tigers

Maybe 1.1 Black-and-White Blackheadeds

And if I ever decide to keep elapids - 1.1 Speckled Brown (banded form)

:p

Hix
 
Would have to be a Chinese Alligator, Sumatran Blood Python, and maybe a sunbeam snake (xenopeltis unicolor)
 
1.1.0 - Jungle Jaguar Python.
1.1.0 - Green Tree Monitor.
1.2.0 - Eletric Blue python.

Also really want to set up a large mixed sp. vivarium. Maybe rough green snakes, green and brown anoles and green tree frogs?
 
Electric Blue Python?
 
lee456 said:
Also really want to set up a large mixed sp. vivarium. Maybe rough green snakes, green and brown anoles and green tree frogs?
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I have had a mixed-species enclosure in the past housing green anoles, long-tailed grass lizards and a neon blue-tailed tree lizard in the past, but as a word of warning, I have heard that green and brown anoles do not get on well at all, and have read that rough green snakes may not be suitable because they apparently are prone to bouts of anorexia.
 
A word of concern to reptile collectors wanting to acquire new animals... Give Stolen World by Jennie Erin Smith a read. If you think it's all bull, then try The Last Tortoise by Craig B. Stanford. I found these to be credible and dismaying. Have any of you taken a look at them?
 
What is concerning is that some sellers, including well-known ones, lie about the origin of the animals, claiming they are captive bred when they aren't. I assume that the unusual color morphs are truly captive bred, as for the others, caveat emptor, as ever. I suppose knowing the seller and seeing their facilities is the best way to go, but that can be difficult or impossible. Do any reptile people have advice on this?
 
One way of combatting this is to go direct to breeders, or to trusted shops that buy directly from breeders, and get the animal when they are young. These are not infallible methods, but they are probably the closest you'll get
 
I'd love to have atleast a pair of the following:
Kenyan Sand Boas
Dumerils Boas
Spider Ball Python
Pinstripe Ball Python
Pied balled Ball Python
Red Tailed Boa
Red Footed Tortoise
Gaboon Viper
Yemen Chameleon
 
I quite liked the idea of Kenyan Sand Boas, until I realised they spend the whole time buried under the substrate.
Quite like False Water Cobras now, beautiful animals
 
Breeder direct is the only way to go. It may cost you a little extra money in the beginning, but if you're goal from the start is doing it on the cheap, you should probably find a different hobby.
 
Gosh my list is long, but here is a small portion of it.

Australia:
-Collette's Black Snake
-Red Belly Black Snake
-Blue Bellied Black Snake
-Alice Springs Blackheaded Golden Brown Snake
-Banded Western Brown
-Speckled or Spotted Brown Snake
-Inland Taipan
-Coastal Taipan
-Western Ranges Taipan
-Mulga Snake
-Eastern and Mainland Tiger Snake
-Eastern Brown Snake
-Red Desert Death Adders

South America:
Atlantic Rainforest Bushmaster
South American Bushmaster
Central American Bushmaster
Blackheaded Bushmaster
Several different Bothrops species

Africa:
Zebra Spitting Cobra
Banded Rhinkhals Spitting Cobra
Jameson's Mamba
Western Green Mamba
Coral Cobra (Aspidelaps lubrics lubricus; the NICE ones)

United States:
Gila Monster
Ridge Nosed Rattlesnake
Twin Spotted Rattlesnake
(there are probably many more)

Asia:
cleanly banded Black and White Spitting Cobra
Samar Cobra
Formosa Island Cobra
King Cobra
Sumatran Cobra

...the list goes on and on lol.
 
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