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#351325
ZoNeD
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Reptile hunting 
Hi people, I’m a lil depressed. I was gonna get a green iguana, but I just remembered about the fact that they carry salmonella, so I would have to disinfect everything if the lizard got out, not to mention myself. I’m hunting for a reptile (probably a lizard since constrictors are band in my city) that isn’t to difficult to feed, is good with handling, lives long and isn’t to flighty (preferably a placid animal). I’m going on a hunt my self, but you’r assistance would be appreciated.
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05/23/05 06:09pm
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#351334
LizardKing
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Message To: ZoNeD In reference to Message Id: 351325
Reptile hunting
what, salmonella? you do realize that almost all animals carry a form of it or something right? i’d only be concerned if you put your iguana in your mouth lol. "isn’t difficult to feed and isn’t to flighty" and you considered getting an iguana?? lol do more research!
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05/23/05 06:15pm
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#351372
KrazyKelli
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Message To: LizardKing In reference to Message Id: 351334
Reptile hunting
Well, Yeah. From what LizzieKing said, you get a threat in basically any animal. All lizards/reptiles you’d need to wash/disinfect your hands after handling them each time anyway.
Getting repetative, but a Leopard gecko is good for easy feeding, most are melo, and they’re a handleable lizard. The beginners lizard, and all.
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05/23/05 06:45pm
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#351425
Sathane
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Message To: ZoNeD In reference to Message Id: 351325
 Reptile hunting
LizardKing is right. All lizards carry a form of Salmonella but, as with anything else, proper cleaning will protect you from it. Just never clean your lizard with your tongue. I had to learn that the hard way...
All kidding aside though, if you’re looking for a lizard that is easy to care for (comparably speaking, of course) and are generally very tame; consider getting a bearded dragon.
Here is my baby German Giant X Orange doing his arm wave..
And here is my adult male (Normal Morph)...
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05/23/05 07:14pm
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#351427
ZoNeD
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Message To: KrazyKelli In reference to Message Id: 351372
Reptile hunting
I’m trying to stay away from insectivores like Leos. I know iggys become placid with taming and age because I have a brother with a green iguana. Let me explain the insectivore thing. I have two cresteds and feed them crix from time to time, and tried dusting them.... Made a big mess and had a few escapes (luckily my cat was there and ate the jail breaking insects). I may settle for an insectivore if i can find a way to safely dust crickets.
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05/23/05 07:15pm
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#351453
Sh0e
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Message To: ZoNeD In reference to Message Id: 351427
Reptile hunting
cresties are great, but a bearded dragon is a great suggestion as well. their diet is largely vegitarian as adults i believe and they are very tame.
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05/23/05 07:30pm
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#351464
Sobedrummer007
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Message To: Sh0e In reference to Message Id: 351453
Reptile hunting
Ok here it is, depending on your expierience bearded dragons are great, the only real downside is they require fairly large enclosures, but when older they can be kept on a vegatable and cricket diet. As they get older they tend to eat more vegetables. they are also one of the most interactive lizards with their owner. They prabably need at least 55 for one, but bigger is better with adults.
Your other choice would be a crested or gargoyle gecko. Both can be kept on a nonprey diet marketed by T-Rex, and created by Allen Repashy called the Crested Gecko Diet, or CGD (I believe there is alson now an Gargoyle Gecko Diet). Both of these geckos have nearly identical care needs. Once accostomed to you they become vary tame. they need about a 20 or 30 tall cage, with lots of vegetation.
Just remember, no reptile LIKES being held, some just tolerate it more than others, your best bet are these species.
i also stress that you research like CRAZY  the more research you do will prepare you for whatever comes your way.
Happy Hunting
-Adam 
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05/23/05 07:42pm
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#351467
Sh0e
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Message To: Sobedrummer007 In reference to Message Id: 351464
Reptile hunting
i agree that most reptiles don’t like to be held, but some don’t seem to mind it. beardies i’ve interacted with have actually run up and couldn’t wait to be picked up. but now that i think about it was it simply they like humans or are we their ticket to FREEDOM!!! haha, i love my crestie and my leos, but i’m not really big on touching my pets, i like looking at them hunting most of all. plus most of my pets were unwanted or adopted, and i’ve got some real beauties!
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05/23/05 07:46pm
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#351561
GimliMakaio
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Message To: Sh0e In reference to Message Id: 351467
Reptile hunting
Beardies are a great choice. And I agree with everyone else... an Ig is definately not for you if you want a calm, placid animal. It takes tons of patience to tame an ig, and you will still have to put up with tantrums your ig will throw randomly througout its life. A beardie is a great starter reptile. You can keep an adult in a 40 gallon breeder fine, but you could always get a bigger tank. A dragon under 12 inches should be kept in a smaller tank.
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05/23/05 08:50pm
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#351597
Sathane
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Message To: ZoNeD In reference to Message Id: 351427
Reptile hunting
Not all green iguanas become tame with age. In fact, some of them can get downright mean and dangerous when they are older. I have two green iguanas and their temperment is like night and day. One will do anything to not be picked up and the other can’t wait to get attention. I had an adult male a few years back that decided when it wanted to be nice and would get especially nasty for 2-3 months every year during breeding season... What was the problem with dusting your crickets? For my beardies and my basilisks I just throw as many crix as I need in a plastic bag (like the ones you get at the pet store when you buy crickets), sprinkle enough dust on them, then shake-n-bake em. I’m sure the crickets don’t like getting tossed around so much but it pales in comparison to what comes next. For my baby beardie, I just dust about 50 nymphs (baby crickets) and throw them in a bare 10 gallon tank and then let him loose. This prevents me having to chase down uneaten crickets in the enclosure (uneaten prey can hide and come out at nighttime to chew on your reptile) and allows me to maintain a higher level of cleanliness in his enclosure. Like Sh0e said though, Beardies are very very tame and will actually seek out human interaction.
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05/23/05 09:14pm
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#351878
Sh0e
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Message To: Sathane In reference to Message Id: 351597
Reptile hunting
it’s not hard to dust crix. i also usually use the bag technique. fruit flies i’m still trying to master. if you were going to get an iguana i would deffinatley consider a bearded dragon instead. i would love to get a beardie, but i don’t have the space to keep a 40 gal breeder. some day though i will, right now i’m breeding leopard geckos and mantella frogs. in the future i will breed my crestie, and red eyed tree frogs, and i would love to breed cresties.
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05/24/05 12:24am
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#353576
ZoNeD
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Message To: Sh0e In reference to Message Id: 351878
Reptile hunting
Actually, when I think about it most people easily dust their insects. Im trying to stay away from a beardie or a leo because it seem like the easy way out. I wouldnt mind and insectivore that doesnt eat over 50 crickets a week. Im thinking maybe a lacerta or aligator lizard. I want my cresteds to become acustome to being handled so they will be out more, I dont actually like handling them but i would like to have them out more often. If any body has tips on how to dust crickets easily, id apreaciate it.
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05/25/05 08:58pm
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