Thinkin'

Just found out that I can't get a snake. What's a good second pet? I already have a leo.

 

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Corn snake.

 

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Ball python!

 

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what kind of housing can you provide? how big do you want your reptile to get? im mean you can get a bearidie or an anole...the possibalities are endless..what kind of reptile can you afford and take proper care off. why cant you get a snake?

 

lol..if you could get one...Ball Python!!!

But thats not the case. I would say a bearded dragon! Are you looking for a lizard, gecko, turtle, frog?

 

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giant day gecko and the best part of all it can be housed with your leo if you have a big enough enclosure

 

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I say get a beardie if you can handle the housing and costs. Or maybe try for a different species of gecko. Or a water dragon.

 

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TrillionX a Giant Day can MOST CERTAINLY NOT be housed with a leo! Cresties are very nice to go with beside leos. Days also require very specific and getile care.

 

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bigz they can and they will! nuff said my word is law! lol jking the combo giant day and leo can be pulled off and i dont think cresties are good you need to much space correct me if im wrong

 

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Lol yeah you're wrong Cresties need a tall enclosure but a 20gal would suit. They have very simple care. Much simpler then a Giant Day gecko.

 

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How can it be pulled off? Day geckos need moderate high humidity (live in a rainforest), while leos need low (with a humid hide) I don't really know alot about these two geckos but I do know that. And is it a really good idea to mix different geckos?

Crested geckos are a really good starter lizard if you want something small and not expensive to keep. As an adult the need a minimum 20 gal tall. Not that big.

If you want something bigger - beardie, or water dragon. Smaller check out any of the geckos, or anoles

 

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Trillion it is not a good idea to keep any different species of reptiles together. A day gecko needs much more humidity than a leo, including a verticle setup. I think thats what you meant by a large enclosure, but it would then be very very big and impractical. It would need to be the size of a 20 gal long and a 20 gal tall. Also if the day were to come into contact with the leo, the leo could seriously injure it due to there very thin skin.

 

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good points all of you. it can be pulled off thats all i know. i also agree tht you shouldnt house 2 species together and i know cresties can live in 20 gals but doesnt that seem a bit small? to me it does especially when i can get a 38 gal for 15-30 dollars

 

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where are you getting a 38 gal for $15?

 

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Trillion, are you confusing a crestie with some other species? They don't get much bigger than a leo and it's a gecko too, so if a leo can live comfortably in a 20 gal, so wld a crestie, but in the crestie's case, since they're arborial, height is required. The nice thing about cresties is you don't need artificial heat. They do fine in room temp with a bit of humidity.

 

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I also would like to know where you can get a 38gal for $15... and ya Cresties are awesome and very easy to keep

 

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lol whoops for some reason i thought cresties were twice as big lol my bad i dont know what i was thinking ive seen pics of cresties before...

 

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when i say 38 gall i mean the ones that are screen but ive seen a 50 gall for 10 bucks soooo yaaaaa. you can probably find the screen one at reptile shows and conventions they are really cheap but the glass 50 gal for 10$ you wont find at a convention i saw it at a garage sale i think they are the best to get enclosures from

 

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I say if you have the time money and room, a bearded dragon is a very rewarding reptile. If you dont want to spend a ton of money on upkeep and still want something faily socialable that isnt a leo... i would go with the crested gecko

 

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As someone who started with bearded dragons and then got interested in crested geckos, I'd say go with a crestie. Beardies take a lot more room and eat MUCH more.

I feed my 3 beardies, roughly 6 to 7 months old, 30 to 50 crix a day each plus their "salads". I feed my 2 cresties, somewhere between 4 and 6 months old I'm guessing, 3 crix 3 times a week plus they eat less than 1/2 a teaspoon of baby food total a day.

Cresties don't require special lighting and as long as your room temp is in the mid 70's don't require any extra heat. They do require more humidity but a liberal spraying of water into the enclosure a couple times a day with a spray bottle typically covers that. Beardies need a misting once a day to keep them hydrated.

Don't get me wrong, I love my beardies but they are more "resource demanding" than my cresties.