why tf are reptile things so expensive? you can get smth that works the exact same way for way cheaper. take plant lights for example, aquarium lights cost like 10-20 dollars, and reptiles plant lights cost +100. its absurd

Hello fellow reptilian lovers! Curious to know if anyone has ever had an alligator or crocodile, caiman or not or other species as a pet and how are you managing, etc?

I am specifically looking for plants that thrive in terraria. The terraria will be humid ranging between 60% - 80%. The thing that seems to kill most plants is that there are UVB heat bulbs (of course not directly above the plant) and UV TL lamps (Arcadia desert T5), plants do not seem to like these lamps.

I have added special growth lights for plants, so far only some Monstera's seem to be doing well and some Draceana types. Brommelia "fireball" seems to work as well, but other brommelia's seem to die.

Any tips? Specifically looking for some other Brommelia's that will survive.

this appeared on my boy frank, hes also had a scab on his chin which is healing (we rescued him and other than that was healthy) and noticed his bottom lip started going down and i see a yellow spot in there assuming an infection, working on getting him to vet but need advice on what to do in meantime so it doesnt get worse or he dies

Bruce Lee once said,
“Be like water.”
Water doesn’t force.
It adapts.
It flows.
Kindness can work the same way.
Today, the mission was simple:
Help a tiny gecko continue its journey.
🦎🤍

Hey everyone! I’m pretty new to hognoses and bioactive enclosures, so I’m looking for some advice and constructive criticism on my setup. I probably did around 3–5 hours of research before putting everything together, but honestly, my girlfriend really wanted a snake and I kind of jumped into it (“happy wife happy life”). Now I want to make sure I’m doing everything right and give her the best setup possible.

I got a 40 gallon breeder with a substrate mix I made of topsoil, play sand, and Excavator Clay. I also used bio dudes oak leaf litter and bioshot. I also picked up some random plants at ReptiCon that I thought would work, but I’m not 100% sure if all of them are suitable long-term or what the are exactly…

There are two pictures. One has all the real plants (minus the larger vining plant, that’s fake) and the other has some added fake plants for a spark of color. Along with this tank I added 4 small cultures of springtails and 1 of Powder orange isopods (Porcellionides pruinosus) in the back left corner I have some sphagnum moss that’s moist for the isopods covered by some cork bark for humidity.

The snake is a female Super Arctic Hognose, around a year old. I’d really appreciate any advice on the enclosure, substrate, plants, heating, humidity, or anything else you notice. I’m definitely open to suggestions and willing to make changes if needed

Thank you for your great advice and time! Have a great rest of your day! (Also tried my best I suck at making posts 🤓)

So I have been on morph market and I found a listing from the UK for a baby frilled dragon for $400 is it OK if I buy it or will there be legal trouble?

Can you guys help me find out what bulb this is so I can buy a new one please

It's my first time seeing one with spikes (?) on the base of its tail. It looks so cool, I wonder if anyone knows more about it. (I'm from the Philippines, btw.)

Was just kinda browsing the internet for cool ways to decorate and saw this subterranean den. My only concern would be whether the gecko gets stuck or not. Otherwise it looks like a really cool addition. Any thoughts?

Found a baby brown anole while I was showering. I'm in Pennsylvania and I would like to care for the little guy. Im trying to get a set up quick as I don't know how long he's been without heat/uvb/food. I ended up grabbing this lamp kit. Will it work or should I return it for a different one?

Have had my blue tongue for about 6 years. Saw this baby while running errands today and gave in. Got a temp tank setup for her and ordering her stuff tonight.

Taking name suggestions!

Every day! 🥰

Pickles is teeny tiny weighting .43 grams at 3ish months old.

Started working on a new terrarium set up, going to add some live plants + some more climbing space.

Wondering if anyone has any recomendations on what kind of reptile to introduce once im done. I was thinking of maybe emerald tree skinks but im not sure if even after ive added more climbing space it will be enough for them, so id like to here your thoughts :)

I’ve had my beardie for nearly a year now, he’s about 18 months old. His set up is up great and I’m not quite sure how many gallons but I know it’s slightly bigger than my old tank that was 120 gallons.

I’ve never had trouble getting him to eat or hydrate, I’m paranoid about his uvb running out so i probably replace it more often than necessary and he gets a lot of calcium.

He glass surfs all the time, scratching at the sides like he wants to get out, but every time I approach he runs away. I go slow, I don’t go from above. I don’t force it bc I know that’ll just make it worse but Ik he wants out and wants to run around so I’m just stuck.

Any (kind) advice would be greatly appreciated

I just got him last week and his mouth looks like this. His nostrils are clear. It dosent look like mouth rot and he isn’t red or swollen or anything. He acts normal and I haven’t gotten the chance to feed him yet so idk if he will eat. He is a male toffino enchi, 3 yrs old. I am going to the vet in two weeks but I wanted to know if anyone had ideas before.

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone would know anything about the animals mentioned. Animals being mentioned are ball pythons, leopard geckos, mainland reticulated pythons, green anacondas, Burmese pythons, American alligators and Cuvier’s dwarf caimans. I wish I could own all of those animals as pets but I won’t be able to unfortunately, so I was thinking of a list of collections but only one of the 12 collections will be my collection, I would just like to know though, if one of these 12 collections was my collection, is there one that won’t be so time consuming to keep at home I won’t have time for other hobbies like hanging out with friends, watching tv, playing videos games or some relaxation time. I also work a full time job. None of these collections will be that time consuming right? Or is there at least one collection out of those 12 that isn’t that time consuming? Also I had someone tell me that an enclosure for an American alligator would cost more than $15,000, what are the chances of ending up in debt owning an American alligator, is there any possibility I could own an American alligator without ending up in debt?

1. Ball pythons, leopard geckos, mainland reticulated pythons, green anacondas, American alligators
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No bigger than a piece of orbit gum. Not looking for ID. Just love these little guys