/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.
/r/reptiles
Saw this video and it gave me an idea
Like could this be done?
Hey looking to get a reptile pet, not sure what to get. I kind of know what criteria i want , but not exactly sure what fits the description. Any ideas?
Does this exist? 🤣🤣
He is done with OCC and stabilized his pattern. Although I swear he is getting more black scales.
I have aquired a 120 gallon fish tank for a good price but because of where I'm putting it I can't get water in it otherwise it would fall through the floor. It also came with about 100 pounds of different sized pebbles for a substrate. What reptiles could I fit in it and what could I use the pebbles for. I've had reptiles in the past and am leaning towards beardie or a ball python but I have no clue what to use the pebbles for. If there's a interesting reptile I could fit in the tank that would be fine with pebbles I'd love to hear about it.
We have started to grow some of our own food for my sons uromastyx. We are interested in experimenting with growing them inside his enclosure to add some visual interest and some entertainment for him.
I would like to start by keeping the herbs in small pots so that we can refresh and rotate them so he is having variety.
I know houseplants, but not lizard care.
What type of potting medium would be best? Something like Leca instead of soil? Are we better to go a hydroponic route so we’re not introducing anything foreign to his environment? Also, are there any types of fertilizer that would be safe?
Someone was keeping two egg eating snakes in this tank which I adopted. Moved the snakes into separate, more appropriate enclosures and now I have an empty tank.
What is a reptile small enough for this that isn’t too difficult to care for? I’m a big fan of snakes because they are low maintenance. But I can’t think of a snake that fits in this enclosure. Any recommendations are welcome but I would prefer reptiles over amphibians or anything else.
Got her since the reptile show in Sacramento on Sat April 27 for about 60$. She was the only female while the other 2 are males. I also saw a crate full of baby basilisk lizards (1 per 30$). By the way, her name is Jade, since that’s the only name I could think of for a beautiful green color lizard.
I have a tank that is 30in (76.2cm) length, 13in (33cm) width, and 19in (46.3cm) tall. My brother says it’s a 40 or 45 gallon tank.
Would this be big enough for a gargoyle gecko, day gecko, leopard gecko, or crested gecko? Me and my partner would really like to get one of these if we can, but want to make sure this tank is big enough!
If it’s not the right size for one of these geckos, what could it work for?
I was given 2 leopard geckos one male and one female and their morphs are jungle stripes for the Female and I think super hypo tangerine carrot tail for the male how is this tank I'm entirely fine to advise and slander just don't report me I'm completely new and they were thrown on me can you guys rate How the tank looks from 1-10 and any advice? I should add before I do anything else. And should I worry about breeding they don't fright the male lost a toe due to a stuck shed but please help with anything. The geckos are in the top left and right corners of the tank and I'm currently working on getting a UVB bulb They blew out today or it would be on. Btw their names are Buddy and Amazon Buddy already had its name and neither did my family can't change their names (He’s the boy). Amazon had no name so I named her that because of her morphs when I think of a jungle I think of the Amazon rainforest (She’s the girl)
My daughter caught this frog from a lake in North Carolina. Is there anyone knows its name? Can I keep it at home?
I have a male Burmese python just over a year old. I'm worried he isn't large enough yet. He's around 5 feet. I feed him biweekly medium rats atm. He is not skinny what so ever and seems at a healthy weight. Is this normal or do I need to feed him more often?
These guys usually never let me get this close
hi everyone! long time lurker, first time poster in this sub reddit. for some context, my husband and i own a leopard gecko; which to us has been the gateway drug into reptile keeping. we’re now looking into getting a crested gecko, and with all of our research, we’ve decided it would be best to do a bioactive set up. the problem is, we have no clue where to start. does anyone have any step by step guides on how to build one for a crested gecko? we’d also love to do one for our leopard gecko, so if someone could suggest how to do this too, we’d love to know!! thank you so much for reading and we can’t wait to hear your suggestions! picture of our super snow tremper girl (beep) for gecko tax ((: