@xphare started a thread about his snakes and cyclura and we started having a conversation about reptiles in general. I started thinking about animals I've had in the past, all the animals I have now, and species that I'd really like to work with in the future. The choices people make, and their reasons have always fascinated me. I've conversed with people for hours over this topic.
I'll start with my lists.
Had:
Box turtles
Chinese Big Headed turtle
Ctenosaura
Water monitors
Dumeril's monitor
Savanna monitors
Blackthroat monitors
Mangrove monitor
black and white Argentine tegus
red Argentine tegus
Green iguanas
bearded dragons
Meller's chameleon
calyptratus chameleon
mountain horned lizards
fat tailed gecko
skunk gecko
blue tongue skinks
prehensile tailed skink
Asian water dragon
Ornate uromastix
Hatian tree boas
scrub python
white lipped python
rosy boa
boa
Burmese python
various kingsnakes
various corn snakes
assorted tortoises of many species
Have:
Sulcatas
SA leopards
Burmese stars
Chersina (on loan)
radiata (on loan)
unicolor cribos
ackies
large assortment of tarantulas
3 roach species
Species I like and I'd like to work with if I had unlimited time and resources:
Egyptian tortoises (Getting some in spring when they hatch...)
Galapagos tortoises
hermanni (Eastern and Western)
elongated tortoises
Fortsen's tortoises
Indian spotted turtles
Chinese big headed turtles
more chersina
Rhino iguanas
Parson's chameleons
Meller's chameleons
Jackson's chameleon
water monitor
Dumeril's monitor
tegus
fire skinks
Schneider skinks
jeweled lacertas
leachianus geckos
collared lizards
uromastix
Mexican cribo
yellowtail cribo
rainbow boa
Eastern indigo
scrub python
I'm sure I've missed a few, but these are most of them. How about you guys? Conversation welcome. Feel free to talk about why you like one or another, or why you would or wouldn't want one or another of all these.
I'll start with my lists.
Had:
Box turtles
Chinese Big Headed turtle
Ctenosaura
Water monitors
Dumeril's monitor
Savanna monitors
Blackthroat monitors
Mangrove monitor
black and white Argentine tegus
red Argentine tegus
Green iguanas
bearded dragons
Meller's chameleon
calyptratus chameleon
mountain horned lizards
fat tailed gecko
skunk gecko
blue tongue skinks
prehensile tailed skink
Asian water dragon
Ornate uromastix
Hatian tree boas
scrub python
white lipped python
rosy boa
boa
Burmese python
various kingsnakes
various corn snakes
assorted tortoises of many species
Have:
Sulcatas
SA leopards
Burmese stars
Chersina (on loan)
radiata (on loan)
unicolor cribos
ackies
large assortment of tarantulas
3 roach species
Species I like and I'd like to work with if I had unlimited time and resources:
Egyptian tortoises (Getting some in spring when they hatch...)
Galapagos tortoises
hermanni (Eastern and Western)
elongated tortoises
Fortsen's tortoises
Indian spotted turtles
Chinese big headed turtles
more chersina
Rhino iguanas
Parson's chameleons
Meller's chameleons
Jackson's chameleon
water monitor
Dumeril's monitor
tegus
fire skinks
Schneider skinks
jeweled lacertas
leachianus geckos
collared lizards
uromastix
Mexican cribo
yellowtail cribo
rainbow boa
Eastern indigo
scrub python
I'm sure I've missed a few, but these are most of them. How about you guys? Conversation welcome. Feel free to talk about why you like one or another, or why you would or wouldn't want one or another of all these.