I need a new hobby, give me some ideas!

[Eclipse]

Hey, I been keeping inverts for about 8 years now and it's time for a change. My love of inverts started at a young age, but one of the reasons I really got into it because my mom wouldn't let me keep a puppy that I bought home one day. Inverts were space efficient, cheap and easy to maintain, you guys know why.
Well since I have my own apartment now I want to try something new, possibly something with a spine! I'm done with pet rocks. I was thinking about getting a snake since I don't have all the money in the world yet. I mean I'll only have to feed it once a week and I'm pretty sure that some hardy species that barely need any tricky requirements.

Well the purpose of this thread is for you guys to throw me some ideas of what new species to keep while on a budget and maybe throw in some ideas for future references once I get situated. The only thing I have to keep myself occupied at my new home is homework and my gf who I get to see only once a week.

 

[meghanbe]

If you're interested in a reptile, I love crested geckos and they are very cheap to keep and low maintenance. Add in the fact that they're very handleable and cute as buttons...

 

[Psychocircus91]

If you're interested in a reptile, I love crested geckos and they are very cheap to keep and low maintenance. Add in the fact that they're very handleable and cute as buttons...

crested geckos are good. agreed. bearded dragons are awesome but the start up cost is a bit more and they eat about 30 crickets a day. I've owned a lot of pets in the past and T's have been my favorite. So much variety. They're both pets and a collection and as you said cheap, space efficient, and you can leave for a week without worry.

 

[BrettG]

Hognose
Corn snake
Kingsnake

 

[arachnidsrva]

Monica recently brought home a pair of red eyed croc skinks - probably the coolest looking lizard i've ever seen

they're fairly low maintenance (for a reptile) but what do I know ?

atleast google them they look awesome!

 

[freedumbdclxvi]

Monica recently brought home a pair of red eyed croc skinks - probably the coolest looking lizard i've ever seen

they're fairly low maintenance (for a reptile) but what do I know ?

atleast google them they look awesome!

these are on my list to get, as well.

I recently picked up a savannah monitor, and I am digging that. Pretty cheap upkeep for now at least, after a moderate startup cost.

 

[The Snark]

I've always found having a rattle snake or two around, or a small assortment of cobras, has kept me from getting too bored. A friend who managed to trap an adult mongoose in her house told me the single nights devastation kept her busy cleaning up for several weeks.

 

[Eclipse]

Oh gosh so many interesting choices! Well I actually bought a male & female pair of red eye croc skinks years ago, but I ended up getting scammed and received nothing. I worked so hard on it's pond terrarium enclosure which I ended up selling to earn back the money that I lost. That kind of drove me off of reptiles for a while. I heard you can keep them in plastic tubs though. I will most likely start off my reptile hobby with some sort of snake but I am very picky on species.

My dream herps would be a blue tongued skink and a Savannah monitor.

Oh wait! I actually kept a Southern alligator lizard that I caught in my friend's backyard when I used to live in California. That was probably the coolest lizard I had. Mainly because it was a ravenous eater even when I first caught it and got used to me within 3 days. Freshly WC lizards are usually skittish and finicky about eating within the first few days.

 

[Luminary]

I would have to recommend getting a snake, mostly for the reasons you have stated, feeding once a week, simple tank set up, don't poop very often, no noise, no hair & they are deaf so your noise won't bother them either. My personal favorite is my
Northern Bullsnake. He's very pretty, very observant, always active & out in the open, ALWAYS hungry. With bullsnakes they
will start off huffy & puffy when babies, mostly bluffing because they are little. The only time mine does that now is when he
Sees our big male cat. He hates the cat, probably due to the cat wanting to eat him. After I kick the cat out of the room
"Salvatore" is ready to come out & be held. He actually enjoys being held. I've had lots of snakes over the years so if you have any questions feel free to ask.

 

[Luminary]

Here is Salvatore the Bullsnake

 

[Psychocircus91]

It really just depends what you are into. There are super easy snakes, lizards, amphibians, and turtles. There are also difficult ones for each group.

 

[CaterpillarArts]

Personally, I'm partial to leopard geckos. There's a lot of variety color-wise, and leos are super easy to maintain.

 

[KingCam]

Get some grey tree frogs They are low maintenance and easy to keep. Comfortable at room temperature and don't require any special lighting. Just something so they can tell night from day, and if you're growing plants in their tank a daylight CFL will be a good cheap option.

If you want to save money on food start a small roach colony. (If you don't already have one). I hate having to buy mice for $2 a pop at my local pet store for my snake.

Also, they have personality! I love my snake, but he's kinda like an invert when it comes to personality, good feeder but otherwise couldn't care less about my presence. My treefrogs, on the other hand, beg at the glass and welcome my arrival (because they associate me with food, the key there is to tong feed them).

 

[poisoned]

Get some grey tree frogs

What is the scientific name? Those look really cool

 

[arachnidsrva]

i want a female duckbill platypus

 

[Low]

What is the scientific name? Those look really cool

Hyla versicolor?

 

[pouchedrat]

Crested Geckos.. talk about cute, easy to care for, and scarily easy to breed.

 

[KingCam]

Yep, grey tree frogs are Hyla versicolor.

Cope's grey tree frogs are exactly the same, the only difference is how many copies of DNA they have and their call is slightly different. Those are Hyla chrysoscelis.

Mine are wild caught in an overlap area. It is likely I have a mix of both.



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[Furret]

Beardies, beardies, beardies!! Such docile lizards and easy to maintain. And super adorable, too!

 

[skar]

Leopard gecko or hognose .