/r/reptiles
A cozy place for anyone who loves cold-blooded creatures of the world.
A subreddit for reptile, amphibian, and invertebrate lovers!
This is a sanctuary for those that have a love for cold-blooded creatures. Questions, pictures, and advice are all welcome.
New to reptiles?
Resources
If you know any additional resources, PM skinkerdoodle.
What is wrong with my animal?
Please provide care information (such as substrate, temperature, lighting, diet, ect.) and a picture or description of the ailment. If the condition worsens, please see a veterinarian.
Need help identifying a wild animal?
Please provide a picture or description and your location. Do not keep wild animals unless it is legal in your country, or you have a permit.
Other related subreddits
/r/geckos /r/frogs /r/herpetology /r/snakes /r/turtle /r/BeardedDragons /r/leopardgeckos /r/dartfrog /r/tegu /r/CrocSkinks /r/chameleons /r/ballpython /r/monitorlizards /r/crocodilians /r/LizardsEatingThings /r/crestedgecko
1) Don't be a jerk.
If you disagree with someone or their care, be polite and informative. You're not going to change someone's mind by threatening, harassing, or bullying them. We are all for healthy discussions. This also includes comments that are homophobic, racist, sexist, or inflammatory (i.e. trying to incite a fight). Posts that devolve into screaming matches or drama will be locked or possibly deleted.
2) If you post asking for advice, be willing to listen!
We have plenty of people here with years of experience and well educated mods! We ask that you at least have an open mind if posting for advice.
3) Posts or comments with any sort of animal abuse or neglect will not be tolerated.
This includes animals being put in dangerous situations, comments/posts about animal harm, improper handling, etc. Please report if you see anything breaking this rule.
4) Use the NSFW tag and post flairs!
If you need to show us something NSFW, please tag it! This includes feeding videos, injured reptiles, dead reptiles, etc. It will also help us, the mods, if you flair your posts appropriately.
5) We are not responsible for your animal's health.
If your reptile has serious health problems or injuries, GO TO A VET! We are not qualified professionals and we cannot treat your reptile over the internet.
6) No advertising or spamming.
There are plenty of places to sell your reptiles or products on the internet. This is not the place. If you're unsure if your post qualifies for this, message the mods first.
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Hey l keep and breed reptiles and was wondering if anyone knew where i could find a male and female long tailed grass lizard. I only want Takydromus sexlineatus.
Looking into getting preferably a lizard but maybe a snake and was wondering if there are any that do not eat living things? I would be fine feeding them dead insects but I don’t want to keep live ones in my room. This would also be my first reptile so I would want a beginner reptile. Any suggestions?
I’m not sure if this is the correct spot to ask this question but I don’t know much about this subject. My mom lives somewhere where there’s cold winters. She really wants hermit crabs but they have a lot of power outages in the winters. They do have generators but she wants to make sure there’s a back up plan in case the power goes out and no one’s home. I was thinking maybe there would be a simple relatively inexpensive way to diy a solar powered heat lamp type thing. Has anyone done this?
Possibly going to a Repticon in a few weeks. I don’t plan on buying any animals but I don’t want to go to a place that allows poor animal welfare. How is it? Should I go? This will be my first reptile convention.
Hello Reddit, I am planning on getting a ball python shipped in. I’ve fully prepared the enclosure, which has just about everything: four hides, climbing opportunities, both live and fake plants, a mixture of different substrates, and a place to drink and fully submerge with a filter. I heard that a 72-gallon tank might be a bit too big, but I hope I compensated enough with all the stuff I put in it. The temperatures and humidity are perfect, and I haven’t seen any signs of mold. It is also bioactive.
(P.s haven’t moved her in yet lol.)
What kind of paint can I use on the spray foam for a rockwall? I was looking at Glidden Ultra Interior Latex paint with zero VOC since I can't get DryLOK here where I live [Well.. I can but its over $100 for a can]
I recall not that many years back there was a decent amount of noise about them due to there temperament and small size, fast forward to today its almost like they never existed, what happened? were there some import restrictions put in place before captive bred populations could be esablished?
Hi guys! I recently set up this misting system for my crested and was wondering if there’s a way to turn the leds off without messing up the cycle function. Thank you!
Just a mini rant here really. Saturday at a reptile expo I was told by a seller there that a full grown blue tongue skink would be fine in a ‘10, maybe 20’ gallon enclosure. I honestly could not believe my ears. I even verified multiple times, and that’s what he stuck with. Just….and as a seller at an expo? Where people will come to learn, because it’s supposed to be better than pet stores? Idk. I just couldn’t believe the misinformation.
I’m redoing my leopard gecko’s enclosure and wanted it to have an autumn theme, so I bought fake leaves on a vine from amazon. I’m washing them with hot water and dawn dish soap and some dye leaked off, but it stopped leaking pretty quickly and with every re-wash, there is no leakage. No sharp edges or anything like that, so they seem safe physically. The craft store smell went away after the first wash as well.
Would this still be safe? If not, I can use these leaves for fall decor and find something else. I’ve always used fake plants that were meant for aquariums or reptile enclosures but they’re just so damn expensive!
Is UVB just a pain to ship?
Ok, you might have to go back through my profile to see what I’m talking about. About a year ago I posted a picture of my bf’s water dragon setup and boy howdy did I get schooled through the comments. The turtle has since gone to another home, and the water dragon has had a 75 gallon water tank added under his enclosure, then he can climb and has some platforms and stuff above. My bf is in the process of building another habitat for him, which I’m hoping will be ok size wise. It will have the 75 gal tank in there and more climbing stuff.
What else would you add?
Also I am still terrified of fire danger due to all the electrical cords this involves, any wisdom or reassurance?
Have a Kiwa instead
Hello, I am looking into designing a custom enclosure for a pre-existing space built into some shelves. The floor space measures 42" wide by 25" deep, while the height is 18" for the first 6" of depth with a tapered roof going down to about 5". See these images for reference: https://imgur.com/a/Dew9mAR
The internal volume is a bit over 75 USG if my math is correct.
The plan for lighting is to use the top 2" to mount a T5 UVB fixture that will be unobstructed by mesh or acrylic. Then for heat there will be a mesh section of the front with the heat lamp mounted outside to provide a basking spot.
For ventilation, if necessary, I will use a small computer fan in the upper right corner of the front door connected to a microcontroller.
I plan on using my own established method of creating a custom natural looking landscape within the tank.
My questions are: