Reptiles! Warning, lizards and snakes inside.

Gina, we have those geckos at work.  Not many people buy them, but when they do, its to let loose in their house to eat bugs.  I used to have 6 running around in here because I was afraid there would be spiders.  My sugar gliders managed to snag a couple when they came too close to the cage, and I haven't seen the rest in a couple of years.  But, that doesn't mean one or two aren't still lurking around.  They also live around here because back in the 60s OU introduced them to their campus, and they have survived and reproduced ever since.

My abuela told me that lizard in the house will try to crawl inside you while you sleep. Now I know that is totally not gonna happen, and it's totally old wives tale nirvana, but I was an impressionable kid when she told me that and  some tiny part of it stuck LOL!
 
I am fine with them outside...or inside in a tank....but LOOSE in the house on purpose....nah...couldn't do it LOL!
 
I saw a funny thing on Tokay Geckos I think it is. They I guess are a bit aggro and there was a tank of them in a pet store and the sign read:
 
"TOKAY GECKOS, U CATCH EM $30
WE CATCH EM $80"
 
LOL!

Guess I'll post a few pics of the snakes!

Tokay Geckos are VERY Aggressive!!!

Wow, Bullymom, those snakes are amazing!

BF used to have a Burmese.

Wow!  They're all gorgeous!  They also look very well taken care of. 

Well,
The geckos require the following:

Ample living space, we have them in 10-20 gallon fish tanks. They need a substrate, we use either paper towels for their ease of cleaning (pick em up and throw em out), or reptile rug, which is a flat rug that is cut to size and easy to sweep up poop and stuff. Some people use sand, but its not recommended because it is easy to cause impactions.

These geckos need heating, and thats about it, as they are naturally nocturnal animals and do not get natural sunlight in their habitats, so they need no supplemental lighting. We use undertank heaters (necessary to aid digestion), and depending on the season, overhead incandescant lighting.

They have water dishes and eat only live insects. We feed mainly crickets, and some meal worms. They need to eat anywhere from 10-20 crickets a few times a week as adults. Juveniles eat less amounts, but more often.

They need a place to hide, as well as a "humid hide", which aids in shedding.

They should be misted a few times a week to aid shedding as well.

You need to monitor them, ensure that they are eating well, shedding their skin with ease (and if they aren't they may need a soak to ensure that they don't lose toes -- stuck skin = poor circulation and can lead to the loss of toes).

As for the others:

Chameleons are more complicated. They require special full specturm flourescent lighting along with heat lamps. They prefer free air flowing enclosures, so we have her in an aluminum screen cage. They also do not drink still water, alternatively, you need to have a drip system set up. They sell drip systems, but we just put ice cubes on top of the cage, near the lamps, and as they melt they drip down.

They need to eat live crickets failry often.

They are a little more finnicky than the geckos. Geckos (leopard and fat tail) are by far the easiest.

Iguanas also need very specific full spectrum lighting as well as heat lamps. They are strict vegetarians, and need frequent fresh fruits and vegetables that are high in nutritional content. They get very big, and live 20+years. They require a lot of socialization to ensure that you have a well mannered lizard that will not bite and/or whip you with its tail.

Alieliza-I would love to see pictures of the chameleon as well. 
 
Bullymom- That snake is huge!  I like snakes, but I don't think I could handle such a big one.
 
 

Bullymom, that large yellow snake is awesome!  What kind is it?  Since you have eggs, I assume you have a pair.  Any pictures of babies?

She is an Albino Burmese Python.  She is 14 feet long and about 100 pounds.  Her mate is a "Het for Albino"

Bullymom what kind of snake is the first one in the grass?  A ball?  Or something else?  Beautiful markings!!!

Snakes require a tank or cage of some kind with a good, dry substrate.  The tank should be big enough for the snake to extend full length  from end to end or provide some kind of climbing structure.  Depending on the snake, the temps vary and the humidity as well.  Tropical snakes need higher temps and more humidity, but N. American snakes or temperate snakes, need more of a range.

Some snakes eat rats and/or mice.  Some prefer fish or crickets depending on size.  Large snakes, like the burmese above, would eat large rats, rabbits or chickens I imagine.  My snake eats medium sized rats every other week.

Other wise it's keep the cage clean after they poop and you're good to go. 

Bullymom what kind of snake is the first one in the grass?

That one is a Tiger Reticulated Python.  I think that one is the female.  She has gotten bigger since the pic was taken.  The Burmese actually eats 8-10 pound rabbits.  Hubby orders them frozen from a place online called Rodent Pro.  The retic eats jumbo sized rats, 2-3 at a time.

First off,very cool reptillians...Do they take a lot of effort to keep them heathy?Yours look gorgeous..

 I do admit though,it would annoy the hell out of me to have the Geckos constantly getting in my face during a TV show,and try to sell me insurance...[]

I do admit though,it would annoy the hell out of me to have the Geckos constantly getting in my face during a TV show,and try to sell me insurance...

 
You know, I read this and laughed, but moved on... Then I thought of it a minute later, and started laughing really hard, so I figured I'd come back and tell you it was funny. [8D]

Do they take a lot of effort to keep them heathy?

Not really.  You just have to keep them warm and fed.  The Albino Burm is very friendly but she has been handled a lot more.  We had one snake that got a respritory infection.  It had to visit the vet and WE had to administer the shots!  NOT FUN.  The snake was about 7 feet long.

Yeah I did the shots thing with Mickey too.  If they ever offer shots versus oral, take the shots!!!  They are so much easier to do than forcing your snake's mouth open and trying to shove a syringe down it's throat.  []  The shots were easy, slip under the skin, the snake would flinch a bit and then you're done!