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Posted 7/16/2008 1:42:16 PM


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what kind of lizard or herp other than snakes (my mom hardly let me get my baby corn) that are pretty un-common in the reptile trade that could be easily bred.

My Kids:

1.0 Anery Cornsnake  (Fabrizio)
?.? Savannah Monitor  (Dino)
0.1 High Yellow Leopard Gecko  (No Name)
0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko  (Juanita)
0.1 African Fat-Tailed Gecko  (No Name)
?.? Eastern Tiger Salamander  (Chestnut)
 
If I hit the lottery, the first "investment" I would get is a breeding pair or trio of green or blue tree monitors, with cage, lighting, plants, etc.
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Posted 7/16/2008 1:44:44 PM


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Well I do not know of any because if they are easy to breed they are most likely not rare.

1.0 bearded dragon (Drake)
1.0.1 leopard gecko (Athena and Apollo)
0.0.1 occelated skink (Zahara)
0.0.2 wood frogs (Cloak and Dagger)



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Posted 7/16/2008 2:58:09 PM


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i should of expected that kind of post. forget the "easy to breed" part.

My Kids:

1.0 Anery Cornsnake  (Fabrizio)
?.? Savannah Monitor  (Dino)
0.1 High Yellow Leopard Gecko  (No Name)
0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko  (Juanita)
0.1 African Fat-Tailed Gecko  (No Name)
?.? Eastern Tiger Salamander  (Chestnut)
 
If I hit the lottery, the first "investment" I would get is a breeding pair or trio of green or blue tree monitors, with cage, lighting, plants, etc.
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Posted 7/16/2008 7:59:33 PM


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Well, the harder they are to breed, the less likely you are to get CB babies to start you out, or a large enough harem of w/c's. You might even end up spending more money than you will get back for a couple of years til you can get a rare species established.
Monitors get big, but there aren't a lot of CB breeders out there.
Also, with rarer species, it is harder to find reliable care information. And care has to be PERFECT if you want babies from some lizards.
Well, I do not want to discourage you. It is a great idea, and worth a try.

Good luck!

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1.0  California Aberrant Kingsnake (Haku)

1.1  Three-toed Box Turtles (Bowser, Genba)
1.0  Red-Ear Slider (Iggy)
0.1  Snow Corn Snake (Sakura)
0.1  Sulcata Tortoise (Casca)

 

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Posted 7/16/2008 8:36:19 PM


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i was thinking savannahs. as most people know, there is vertuly nobody breeding savvys. how about chinese croidile lizards, russian torts, or monkey-tailed skinks. i know where to get CB animals of those 3.

My Kids:

1.0 Anery Cornsnake  (Fabrizio)
?.? Savannah Monitor  (Dino)
0.1 High Yellow Leopard Gecko  (No Name)
0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko  (Juanita)
0.1 African Fat-Tailed Gecko  (No Name)
?.? Eastern Tiger Salamander  (Chestnut)
 
If I hit the lottery, the first "investment" I would get is a breeding pair or trio of green or blue tree monitors, with cage, lighting, plants, etc.
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Posted 7/18/2008 8:38:01 PM


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I've got it! How does this idea sound, tiger salamanders. I live in Kansas, where tigers naturally live, and I could get a large outdoor terrium. I've been reading that i need many salamanders in the breeding group. I need it to be large because that i would need to house many males together, to produce a natural competion that induces breeding. What do you all think?

My Kids:

1.0 Anery Cornsnake  (Fabrizio)
?.? Savannah Monitor  (Dino)
0.1 High Yellow Leopard Gecko  (No Name)
0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko  (Juanita)
0.1 African Fat-Tailed Gecko  (No Name)
?.? Eastern Tiger Salamander  (Chestnut)
 
If I hit the lottery, the first "investment" I would get is a breeding pair or trio of green or blue tree monitors, with cage, lighting, plants, etc.
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Posted 8/17/2008 11:24:08 AM


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Any lizard that is easier to import then breed is gonna be rare as a CB. Thats why savanas and niles are like 99% imports.

I know that amevias (south american cross of monitors and anoles) are hardly seen in the hobby and supposidly a real challage to breed

Also many exotic chameleons are quite rare as captive breed spceimens.

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Posted 8/27/2008 6:54:22 PM


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I really like Blue Tongue Skinks, they aren't really rare, but they are not as common as some other lizards.  They are also pretty easy to breed in captivity.

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1.2.0 Dumerils Boas
1.2.0 Green Tree Pythons
1.4.0 Columbian Red Tail Boas
1.1.0 Sinaloan Milksnakes
1.0.0 Honduran Milksnake
1.1.0 Blood Pythons
1.3.0 Corn Snakes
1.1.0 Mexican Black Kingsnakes
1.1.0 Albino Nelson's Milksnakes
1.1.0 Crested Geckos
2.3.0 Blue Tongue Skinks
 
 
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