Pet Reptiles

[xgator4u]

We have a bearded dragon, he really doesn;t do much mostly sleeps and eats maybe once a week. Bastard also bites, easy to care for just not very entertaining.
He just kinda sits there and watches people.

HMMM sounds a lot like the elusive bearded clam.

 

[Thunderscreech]

Will dude, get a gecko. One of mine just died...but i still have one more. They were both are/were african fat tailed geckos.

Gecko's make me think of Geico.

 

[J. Crawford]

I have a question for you guys.

Are snakes, like the python, and lizards, like the blue tongue, social? I dont fully understand the point, IMO!, of having a pet you cant touch or look at without fear of being bit or dying.

I would love a snake, but a dog or cat, who is social, seems more like me.

Can you have a calm, nice, relaxed snake or lizard?

 

[Thunderscreech]

I have a question for you guys.

Are snakes, like the python, and lizards, like the blue tongue, social? I dont fully understand the point, IMO!, of having a pet you cant touch or look at without fear of being bit or dying.

I would love a snake, but a dog or cat, who is social, seems more like me.

Can you have a calm, nice, relaxed snake or lizard?

Yes. They just have to get used to you like any other animal.

 

[Simo98]

there is no cooler pet than a lizard.

one that just roams around the house, has no enclosure, just shows up when it wants food or attention.

thats just my opinion though


if you want something small, get some axolotls, there really cool.

 

[Thunderscreech]

if you want something small, get some axolotls, there really cool.

you mean IRL mudkips?

 

[Simo98]

you mean IRL mudkips?

pretty much.

 

[Kipaste]

I have a question for you guys.

Are snakes, like the python, and lizards, like the blue tongue, social? I dont fully understand the point, IMO!, of having a pet you cant touch or look at without fear of being bit or dying.

I would love a snake, but a dog or cat, who is social, seems more like me.

Can you have a calm, nice, relaxed snake or lizard?

Well there are relaxed specimens that don't mind handling. But if someone wants a pet he or she can touch and pet regularly, then reptiles aren't the way to go. I don't go touching my snakes unless I really need to. It's simply unnecessary and might cause stress to the animal even if it's calm when handling.

These animals might not be for everyone. But for me the big part of the appeal is just the fact they don't try to interact with humans. Instead they just do what their instincts tell them to do. Of course the situation isn't natural but it's sort of like having a small window to nature and I feel sort of blessed when I can watch my snakes start "hunting", go basking and shedding their skin. It's simply interesting. And atleast for me, just watching and learning about these "primitive" animals is fun.

I do have a dog too though. It's funny, ten years ago I might have written something quite similar about dogs. I didn't get the point of having an animal that takes a human in consideration and obeys one if trained. I just thought it wasn't interesting. I always liked dogs, but didn't want one back then. But somehow things changed and I found the real appeal in dogs and I love my dog to death. But still my dog hasn't replaced any of my reptiles, arachnids or fish. They have a very differend appeal.