r/reptiles • • 18h ago

Think my husband will be happy?

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Edit: Husband got home and saw the setup - he was thrilled! We're now debating what to put in there, so I'll update when we've secured the package. šŸ¦Ž

This almost completed terrarium build from a curio cabinet is a surprise for my husband, who has been on a work trip all week and is finally coming back this afternoon. I still need to drill a small hole in the top for the misting cord and add another layer of polyurethane on the inner part of the door, and touch up a few spots on the wall with silicone and substrate.

Based on some suggestions on a previous post during the process of making this, I think we'll be looking at getting either a gargoyle or a few day geckos as it's first occupants. I'm also hoping to find a couple longer branches to provide more climbing space. Thank you to those who provided guidance with this!


r/reptiles • • 12h ago

Found this dude in the desert

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r/reptiles • • 6h ago

Lying in wait

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As usual shes waiting by the feeding area for the lights to go off LOL


r/reptiles • • 1d ago

One of my worst nightmares has come true

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857 Upvotes

I was cleaning out an enclosure I bought second hand from fb marketplace. Lo' and behold, the animal was still inside... mummified.... the scream i scrumpt. I'm appalled someone can be so disrespectful to an animal

Anyway, I cleansed my eyes by taking pictures of my little eury girl


r/reptiles • • 9h ago

I Thought He Escaped

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I spent over an hour searching and crying my whole house. I thought okay I’ll search the enclosure one more time. Then I felt him when I grabbed the cork bark. Silly mf literally morphed into his bark


r/reptiles • • 2h ago

PVC enclosure recommendations?

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Hi all,
I am looking for a PVC enclosure for my blue tegu. He is currently in a 8x4x4 grow tent and I am looking to upgrade. He is a little guy, about 2.5 feet long and does not use his full enclosure so I think I am going to downsize a bit.
I was thinking maybe 6x3x3. My upper budget is $1000 but I would like to stay around $700-$800 if possible.
Thanks!


r/reptiles • • 2h ago

My Smart Beardie

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r/reptiles • • 14h ago

Are geckos the dumbest lizard group?

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Monitors and tegus are regarded as the smartest, but what group is the dumbest?


r/reptiles • • 2h ago

My Smart Beardie

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r/reptiles • • 15h ago

I know brown anoles are so common in FL but they're still charming goobers imo.

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21 Upvotes

Saw this guy creeping on me on a walk.


r/reptiles • • 15h ago

Cave Salamanders at Blanchard Springs Caverns, Arkansas

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r/reptiles • • 8h ago

Mites??? found two of these in my quarantine enclosure

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About to switch my leopard gecko to bio-active, have had her since July. Everything’s been great since tonight I saw two of these tiny bugs crawling, never seen them before. Does anyone know what they are or where they could have come from?


r/reptiles • • 18h ago

New lizard who this

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I'm excited to raise up this little girl! Parthenogenic yellow spotted night lizard. She's already been much more showy than I expected her to be.


r/reptiles • • 5h ago

Better Care for my leopard gecko

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r/reptiles • • 9h ago

Big yawn

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Caught my snake yawning and its so cute


r/reptiles • • 12h ago

Meet Penelope!

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r/reptiles • • 12h ago

Corrosion on new bulb?

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Long story short, I purchased a ZOO MED REPTICARE 60 watt Infrared Heat Projector from chewy.com (which I use a lot for my cats’ supplies and always have good customer service experiences with!)

The first bulb arrived with what looked like corrosion, so I was able to have a replacement sent. I just received the replacement, and it looks similar.

Do these look normal to y’all? Would you use them? Any thoughts on alternative brands? Thank you in advance!


r/reptiles • • 15h ago

Picking a stand?

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Hi all, currently I have my 18x18x36 on the floor but I’m looking to get a stand for it as my cat likes to sit on the mesh (no reptiles yet)

I mostly know fish tanks so I’m not sure what rating I should be doing for a terrarium. There’s maybe 5-8g of soil in it, so around 10lbs (guesstimating), so should the stand pictured work? I can see a structural concern but I’m tempted to brace it after I get it


r/reptiles • • 7h ago

Salamander Time ends at 19:30

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Cyrus is pretty much semi-aquatic at this point. Spends all day at the pool’s edge (or straight up IN the pool and taking sips of water every couple of hours) then spends all night in predator mode. Two more days until a new prey release into the enclosure (2-3 dubia roaches, at least one of which are his favorite: full-grown adult males)


r/reptiles • • 1d ago

Scincus albifasciatus

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Got some cool imports! North African sandfish skinks typically found in Algeria/Morocco. Anyone else here have these guys?? I only know 1 other person who does :)

Working on deworming and establishing good eating habits! Eventually looking to work with Phenome to establish DNA based sex vs just using visual queues.

And yes they are on sand now to help with the transition. I wasn’t able to get to the store before I got them in


r/reptiles • • 9h ago

Herpstat 6 issues

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If I have both probe 4 and 5 being used at the same time, they both show an error that the probe is missing .... But if I set 4 to disabled then 5 works, and if I set 5 to disabled then 4 will work!!!???? Do I just need to contact customer service?


r/reptiles • • 21h ago

Is there anything that would make a good free-roam pet?

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I’d like to start off by saying that I don’t want to cut any corners and make an animals life less fulfilled to fit my lifestyle.

However, with that said, I desperately miss having a pet roaming my room.

I have grown up with animals my entire life, but with having started college I am technically only allowed one fish tank that is up to 20 gallons. I have a ten gallon with my betta and his tank mates and a little container with a boxelder bug that I have been taking care of.

It’s really not too difficult to sneak pets in here though as long as they don’t have a massive tank or make a lot of noise, and there is no terrible consequence for doing it. I’m posting on r/reptiles because I’m extremely aware of the fact that there aren’t any mammals or birds that fit the quiet qualification while being able to roam. I thought something like a tortoise or other reptile might, but I wasn’t sure what would need to be done for something like that and what would actually work best? I’m also open to inverts, but my roommate isn’t a fan of bugs so I have to be careful. I researched hermit crabs, but it doesn’t seem like this would be best for their welfare.

There’s a pretty good chance no pet fits this criteria, but I thought I’d ask. I’m very aware that there’s no such thing as an easy pet


r/reptiles • • 1d ago

Here's a video of BoJangles enjoying his birthday "cake" from last weekend.

358 Upvotes

He only got veggies and greens for the next several days because of how much fruit he got lol. It was his birthday, he was allowed a little indulgence šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø.


r/reptiles • • 12h ago

Arcadia LumenIZE

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Hi, I upgraded recently and got both jungle dawn and T5 lumenIZE products.
I have the app set up and the custom schedule I want. The light does not go off at the end of the day despite being set as 0%, does anyone else have this issue?


r/reptiles • • 1d ago

I love this species of gecko

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