r/reptiles

he is the most perfect baby ever, just a few months old now (also im australian and he was born here for anyone concerned, hes very much captive bred)

I am new to owning a chameleon and I set up this enclosure with heat lamp, UVB and an automatic mister but I have concerns about stagnant air and URIs. Soon to add isopods and springtails but wil a reptile fan on the mesh top help the enclosure avoid the stagnant air?

My other concern is that the apartment we stay in does not have a kitchen vent and if we cook will we accidentally kill the chameleon because the smells stay in the apartment. The kitchen is about 16 ft from the enclosure

I really don’t want it to die and I would still like to be able to cook!

I found this little dude in downtown Wilmington NC. I'm trying to figure out what exactly it is. I'm almost positive it's some kind of gecko. I took him home and want to give him a good life :) any advice would be much appreciated! I need to know care, eating habits, habitat requirements and all that.

I'll have to get the print edition tomorrow. Our bestest boy Ron made the cover of a local outfits pet edition! I had no idea that my girlfriend had submitted a photo but what an honor for such a good boy!

This Petco actually put a sign up and are essentially telling people the "tank" they're sold in is NOT meant to be what they live in the rest of Thier lives, they even started selling death feigning beetles in case someone wanted something that could actually fit on a desk, I still don't like that this stand exists at all but this is an acceptable compromise in my opinion

How do I tame my giant day gecko to the point I can get him on my hand? I've only had two instances where he jumped on my hand but it wasn't like he fully trusted me. I've been very patient with him and give him his space, but I just find it hard to get to the transition from him on to my hand. He trusts me enough to do whatever around his cage without him running away and will lick my finger and eat from it but runs at the slightest touch.

These guys NEED a new safe home asap. I don’t have any room and can’t afford to pick them up but I refuse to stand by and hope someone will come across the post

From what I can tell there is 2 juvenile bearded dragons and 1 adult bearded dragon all together in a 20 gallon tank.

PLEASE SOMEONE HELP THEM

Got this 50 gallon tall tank (36x13x25) from an old teacher and want to put something in it rather than let it collect dust like it has been. Tank definitely needs some TLC but I would probably turn it bioactive. Was thinking something like day geckos or anoles. If you have any suggestions for turning this guy bioactive or a lizard/reptile that should go in there let me know.

I'm a teacher in SW Arkansas at the high school level. I recently moved into a permanent space and it's quite nice. I also inherited a tank and I want to adopt a class room mascot (I run a high school tv studio). I've put together this set up and I'm looking for advice as to what you would put in here and how you would effectively set this up to make a good home. The tank is 4' by 1' and the substrate currently is organic coco coir mixed with washed premium quikrete play sand. Currently, all plant life in the tank is fake except one small fern. Eventually I would love to convert this into a bioactive landscape, but that's further down the road. I do have a very active culture of smugbugs.

I've grown quite fond of the reptile world and I have really enjoyed being a lurker here. I want to do this right by the reptile we adopt.

I also have a smaller 1' by 2' front opening enclosure I was looking at doing something with later

Thank you all so much for any advice you can give!

I've been looking into adopting a brown anole from my local pet store. I've been researching everything I'd need to properly care for one. I was gifted a lamp I could potentially use but I'm a little confused on if this would be a good fit for a brown anole or not. It says UVB/UVA but it also says it can be used for basking??
I was just wondering if anyone here has any more information on if this would be a good option or not.

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