Good pet?!

[bhoeschcod]

a colony of beetles,seamonkeys,triops[i had no luck with em],maybe ants but youll need a queen ant and it will need to be ecscape proof or a big vivaruim with plants and dart frogs.thats all i can think of

 

[dtknow]

I can't believe no one mentioned newts/salamanders! They are PERFECT for this. They do not need mice, live fine at room temp, and are probably the cheapest herp pets to maintain. They don't need all those fancy vitamin/mineral supplements if you vary the diet once in a while...and are fine on the staple of earthworms. Those mentioning snakes remember no mice! Crested geckos are not a bad choice but not exactly cheap to maintain with their feeding needs also.(though they are probably one of the better reptile pets in that regard). Alot of the other ideas are either too small, too hard to get, or delicate in other ways.

Before you think newts are boring...they come in all different colors/sizes. If you want something big that you can watch smash prey items, go with spanish ribbed newts, or tiger salamanders. Small and colorful? Different species of firebelly or European newts. Crested newts are great.

The only disadvantage is that many species need to be kept cool...but not all. Japanese swordtail newts, Spanish ribbed newts, and a few others are fine with quite warm temperatures.

Here's an example of a species I'll be raising this year
http://wdfw.wa.gov/fish/ans/identify/species_images/triturus_dobrogicus.jpg
http://www.caudata.org/cc/images/species/Triturus/Triturus_dobrogicusBORK.jpg
www.caudata.org for more info and breeders.

 

[LeilaNami]

I'm still pushin for whirligigs!

 

[Dave]

LOL. Good stuff Dave. Welcome to the boards.

David

Thanks, I'm glad to be here. If I'm totally honest though, I keep all my pet rocks in my arachnid cages.