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| Green Iguana |
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| Corn snake |
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| Bearded dragon |
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| Boa Constrictor |
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| Burmese python |
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| Blue tongued skink |
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| Panther chameleon |
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| King snake |
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| Leopard tortoise |
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| Red eared slider |
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| Hi Which of these in your opinion make the best pet, which is the most rewarding? Thanks Liam, South Africa.
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2 cornsnakes-cob and pip
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Which is more rewarding is kind of a different question that what is the best beginner. It's relative to what a person is expecting out of the animal; i.e. what would you find rewarding?... If you're wanting a companion reptile (as close as one could obtain from reptiles), something to really interact with and has lots of personality, than a bearded dragon or iguana is probably a good choice. If you're wanting a spectacular display animal in a naturalistic set-up, than chameleons might be the way to go. If you're wanting an good species to breed and experiment with color morphs/mutations, etc, try cornsnakes or Burmese pythons. Or if you just want something that will live a decade or two and will tolerate regular handling, than go with leopard geckos, blue-tongued skinks, or ball pythons. Obviously, there's other factors like price, space, how large the animal gets, etc, but you get the picture. In any case, I vote to have this topic pinned.
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| I have had all of these reptiles and the Blue Tongue is definately the best all around pet. They tolerate regular handling very well, live a long time, are very beautiful, need relatively little care, and can and will eat almost anything! They might not be the most active of pet lizards but they like to get out of their cage often and aren't fast runners so you can let them walk around on the ground w/ supervision. Some people are afraid of lizards or snakes or both, but when I show the my "Blue", they fall in love. I think she has changed alot of people's views of reptiles. It's not to say that these other reptiles are "bad pets", just not the all around pet like the blue tongue.
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im still relatively new to the reptile community, but i have had my ball python for over a year now and i really think that he is the best pet i have ever had... he doesnt require too much care, willingly eats everytime he is offered food, never shys away from being held and is always fun to watch in the early evening hours when he is most active.... so for my vote i would say ball bython although i have heard many stories about them not being good pets...
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Based on the choices provided, I vote for the bearded dragon. My 2 BDs would sit on my shoulder with no problems. Eat out of my hand, both had lots of personality.
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| I had to vote for Leos. I have a 5 y.o. female Leo and out of all the pet repitles I had she really has shown the most personality and most tolarnce to being held. lol, it's funny when you are getting their food and they are already waiting by their food dish when you get back. But like all animals, including dogs and cats, there are some from every species that can't stand looking or being touched by humans and some that tolarate or might even enjoy being held. But one thing i have to add is how it scares me to hear alot of people asking what is the best lizard that you can "play" with. Reptiles aren't play things and everybody should be told how delicate they are. They most "playing" I do with my leo is let her climb my arm onto my shoulder where she will sit until she wants to go back into her cage.
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Well my choice would have easily been a Chinese Water Dragon followed closely by a Uromastyx, but since they aren't on the list I had to go with Leopard Tortoise. I think tortoises in general are fun to interact with and very easy to care for.
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| whitch is the best lizard to get. pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhelllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllpppppppp[:O][:O][:O][:O][:O][:O][:O][:O][:O]
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| i know your not supposed to post on topics this "dead" but its pinned so i didnt think it mattered i picked leopard geckos because, well thtas all ive had. they are not something that likes to be held every once in awhile and nice to look at, you can experiment with different herps and you can create a beautiful setup. i think these are the reptile species that has the most morphs but i dont know that much. and cornsnakes, what you can have darn regular and albino? thats what ive seen, and you could probably change the spots. and its not just the species of animal that might hate even being looked at, its the animals personality. penelope its a bit jumpy and a has a childish personality. harriett is sophisticated and calm. and my cat is nice and cuddly and smart too. but my sisters cat is a brat and mean.
Leopard geckos' tails are fat so their fat doesn't go to their hips, duh! 
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| I voted for Burmese python, there are a bunch of color morphs to choose from they are relatively inexpensive to purchase and keep, extremely docile compared to other large pythons, but definitely not a beginner snake.
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