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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
 Posted - 15/12/2011 : 18:41:36
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Hi all
I am totes into geckos atm but cresties need rather a lot of room, so what lizards (or other reptiles) are good for begginers and dont need tonnes of room??
Thanks
Scaly :) |
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Figs
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3319 Posts |
Posted - 15/12/2011 : 19:06:48
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Cresties are probably one of the easiest ones going, care/handling and space wise 
Leopard geckos are good too; dont need the height like cresties do, but do need floor space.
Ocelot geckos? Smaller than leos and dont need the height. I had one once, lovely wee thing!  |
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 15/12/2011 : 19:07:50
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| i've never heard of the ocelot geckos! :) will google them pronto! dont really like leopard geckos as they look kind of evil :S |
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RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 15/12/2011 : 19:15:24
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| mneh i still want cresties!! whats the absolute smallest viv a pair or females could live in?? |
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 15/12/2011 : 19:22:10
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| also could i just use a normal wooden viv turned on its side to give the height? or is that not structurely sound? |
1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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Figs
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3319 Posts |
Posted - 15/12/2011 : 19:30:07
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I think a 45x45x45" would be fine for two females, thought thats just coz i usually work in exo terra sizes for cresties lol
Never kept mine in a wooden tank; thinking the humidity may cause problems? Not sure on that though.... |
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 15/12/2011 : 22:56:52
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Originally posted by Figs
Cresties are probably one of the easiest ones going, care/handling and space wise
Ocelot geckos? Smaller than leos and dont need the height. I had one once, lovely wee thing!
Had to google these, very sweet! |
     
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0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes |
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 16/12/2011 : 14:38:35
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Williamsi geckos??
They're only tiny little things, a bit pricey as not as easy to get in the pet trade at the moment, but there's a few breeders out there.
They're just as easy to look after as Anoles.
In fact, anoles are another little lizard/gecko that are good. They're nice and colourful, display lizards really as they don't tame down well.
You can usually pick anoles up for about a fiver each. They need a more arboreal viv, but you could go down to as small a footprint as 15x15 inches if necessary, depending on the size of the colony. |
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adamasrc
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Emmy1
Yearling
707 Posts |
Posted - 16/12/2011 : 15:58:15
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rankin dragon :D
Yay!! These are like small versions of a Bearded Dragon, and Beardies are amazing first lizards. |
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 21/12/2011 : 20:46:59
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i still want cresties :S
gonna have to wait tho as not got the space for them |
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RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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stotty01
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1168 Posts |
Posted - 21/12/2011 : 23:10:20
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| beardies or cresties for me! |
my aunties, bestfriends, hairdressers, friends boyfriend had a snake and it stretched out to measure him to eat him......true story.....
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manda88
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1002 Posts |
Posted - 22/12/2011 : 13:44:23
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Minimum size tank for one adult crestie would be a 45x45x60 Exo Terra IMO, if you don't have room for one of those then I don't really know what other lizards to suggest as I don't own anything other than cresties. If you have the space one day and decide you want to keep two females with each other (make sure they tolerate each other, first! Some really don't like being housed with others!) then a 60x45x60 Exo Terra would be ok for them
Things like beardies are gonna need a lot more space than a crestie, beardies need like 3ft long vivs, whereas a crestie tank would only take up 45cm... |
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yola
Hatchling
United Kingdom
171 Posts |
Posted - 23/12/2011 : 00:05:31
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Blue tongue skinks are great as a first time lizard.
My daughter had her 1st one at 2yrs old (it was mine before she was born thou lol, she just loved looking after it) and it lived till it was 15yrs old, she done everything for it, and it never once tried to bite her. Hasent to add she saved for another one and now my 8yr old son has one lol |
With 27 beautiful corns I definitely have snakeitus :-) |
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mikerichards
don't say the 'M' word!
United Kingdom
2901 Posts |
Posted - 23/12/2011 : 23:11:08
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Originally posted by ScalySituation
i've never heard of the ocelot geckos! :) will google them pronto! dont really like leopard geckos as they look kind of evil :S
Wheres the evil????
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Location : Worthing, West Sussex
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 26/12/2011 : 16:57:58
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starting to like them more and more i will admit, but they dont have as much charisma as cresties...
sorry mike! :S |
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RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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hannah2016
Hatchling
United Kingdom
294 Posts |
Posted - 26/12/2011 : 17:55:27
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Originally posted by mikerichards
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Originally posted by ScalySituation
i've never heard of the ocelot geckos! :) will google them pronto! dont really like leopard geckos as they look kind of evil :S
Wheres the evil????
LOL!! no offense but that wasnt the best pic to put up if your trying to tell they dont look evil!!  |
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 26/12/2011 : 21:39:40
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| Got to be a crestie! just look at my sig!! how could you resist?!? |
0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes |
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mikerichards
don't say the 'M' word!
United Kingdom
2901 Posts |
Posted - 27/12/2011 : 13:24:47
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Originally posted by hannah2016
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Originally posted by mikerichards
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Originally posted by ScalySituation
i've never heard of the ocelot geckos! :) will google them pronto! dont really like leopard geckos as they look kind of evil :S
Wheres the evil????
LOL!! no offense but that wasnt the best pic to put up if your trying to tell they dont look evil!!
Dunno what you mean!!! Shes lovely! 
Shes only evil if you a locust shaped! |
Location : Worthing, West Sussex
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 15/12/2012 : 13:37:30
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| im looking at leo care lol, decided i want something i can feed live stuff to :P |
1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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