Suggestions? looking for new Reptile to add

[rikkitiger]

I will definetly take a look at crested gecko and crocodile skink. btw I am kinda looking for something maybe a bit different than frogs? thanks again for all the great suggestions! I will let you know what I decide and I am still open to new suggestions

[rikkitiger]

ok sorry crocodile skinks are out for me. too expensive

[Lija]

there are quite a debates going on among the breeders about need of uvb for cresties. I've raised a lot of babies and i must say while I haven't noticed any influence of UVB on babies, neither growth rate or overall health, but having UVB in a breeding females tanks makes HUGE difference, they recover faster, lay better eggs, eggs have better survival rate, bigger and healthier babies are hatching, that is in comparison to the same incubation and nutrition as my control group without UVB. I switched groups in a second season in order to illuminate genetic factor and got same results. so while my experiments can't qualify by any means to be called scientific, i must say i don't need any other proof then that. Thus I say, you may use UVB it is going to be beneficial, but you don't need it in order to have a healthy gecko.
Repashy claims that geckos don't need anything else if fed exclusively repashy crested gecko food. I do believe it is true, however i noticed that feeding once a week dusted with multivitamins or ca/vitd3 crickets makes difference for both breeding females and babies growth rate.
therefore all my adults have UVB, babies don't, everybody are getting repashy 3xweek ( M/W/F), once a week crickets., babies have fresh repashy every 2 days insect day or not.

rikkitiger - will be waiting for update on who you are gonna get, with pictures

[Hypnotic]

Well Lija, I have to admit, I offerd so many hides in my tank, they were always below the foliage or sleeping in bamboo logs. So I doubt the UVB could even reach them. It's a known fact that UVB lighting helps geckos process calcium faster, wich is probably why breeding females benefit from it so much.

[Delivor]

I would defenetly suggest a crested gecko! They dont need a big tank (mine is 40*40*60 and you can go even smaller for one animal), they are small, very cool, and the best part THEY DONT EAT LIVE FOOD. Your geckos staple diet can be repashy cgd with a small adition of frut and insects as a treat. I vote for a crested gecko!

I know exactly how you feel. With school and other responsibilities having so much pets is a big time consumer and you have to give them good care because if you dont they will die.