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I can see myself owning a Beardie or a Ball Python in the relatively near future, but the reptile I adore and covet is the tortoise. Any species, although the gold ones and the Greeks are particularly nice. Siiiiiigh. Someday! (Of course, the longer I put it off, the longer it will outlive me by , and, hey, I've already got illegal mice in the dorm, why not an illegal tortoise? ::Tries to imagine bringing in 40-long tank, lights, endless lettuce under cover of darkness:: Then again, I can wait).

EDIT: Er, that word was "covet" not "cover," which makes me sound creepy and potentially a danger to tortoises.

Last edited by LittleMousling at 20-Oct-2004 15:40

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I am easy pleased:

Snake
Jungle Carpet python

Lizzard
Thorny Devil

Turtle
Red eared slider

Havent looked at reptiles that much but these are my favs at the moment.

African Fat-Tail geckos and Leopard Geckos (I have a patternless and an albino leo, will be breeding them!)

I'm so adjective, I verb nouns!

Softshells are awesome--I kept a yungin in my discus tank for a while.

As for animals which can't be kept in the standarad terrarium, my vote would have to go with either the gharial or the chinese gator.

I hear that Tuataras reach sexual maturity at 20 years and live to be over 100. They are awesome animals.

I've always had a fondness for the crocodilians, personally (especially alligators).

Last edited by Cory Addict at 20-Oct-2004 19:37

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I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.

I'm going to smuggle a tuatara to toirtis just as soon as I lay my hands on one *

Ohhhh....my fondest dreams.

I'm going to smuggle a tuatara to toirtis just as soon as I lay my hands on one *

Tuataras are the best reptile in the whole wide world! I especially like that they have 3 eyes

http://www.doc.govt.nz/Conservation/001~Plants-and-Animals/001~Native-Animals/Tuatara.asp





*This is meant to be a joke. Please don't have me arrested for conspiring to smuggle endangered species

Fly River Turtle ranks up high for me.

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Tortoises of just about any sort, most of the varanids and tegus, all the bigger boids.

I like retics. Just about the prettiest snake in the world in my opinion, although emerald tree boas and green tree pythons are challengers for that spot too.

My favorite must be the kingsnakeand the scrub python..but the price for this one is around 500us$.
What's your favorite reptile?
If you have any pics..i would love to see them
If someone is interested there is a reptile show at valley forge convention center..its from 13-14 of november.(www.narbc.com)and at atalanta,Gwinnet convention center. from 20-21 of november.

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Fat Tail gex, and rhino vipers

Bearded Dragon as I got one
Milksnake as they just look cool with there so many colour forms
and Chameleons as they can change colour!

All of the Australian elapids..

Hmm... from working at the pet store I'd say a toss up between black and white tegu and ball python. My mom never let me keep herps myself

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Hey Moondog..Very nice pic..you have more of the snake(norman)..Love it

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I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.

i really like my 8.5ft red tail boa. mrs moondog calls him "norman" because he acts psycho when he's hungry

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when i was living with my grandparents when i was i think 3 my uncle used to live there and i grew up with him and frogs,snakes and lizards so id have to say every reptile.

Jacky lizard.

very cute

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

Golden Tegu, a member of the Monitor lizard family, but not as slinky. Had one back in my college days. He was 3 feet long and very tame unlike the green iguana I got from my aunt. He was down right viscious!