My toads demise .. :(

[kellie]

-Geckos(cresteds, leopards, fat tails. Avoid leachies. Leachies tend to be a bit advanced due to their intelligence. My friend breeds them.)

hi kevin .. that was some awesome info. thanks so much. but, what is it about a leachie's intelligence that makes them so advanced?

[Deku]

hi kevin .. that was some awesome info. thanks so much. but, what is it about a leachie's intelligence that makes them so advanced?

Well what my friend/breeder had said:
-Extreme escape artists. Leave the cage open EVEN for a second and voila they're gone(even when you close the cage they still find ways to get out).
-Attitude: generally tame, yet they can at any minute escape from your hand and run off. That was in my opinion smart. Because they are hard to catch once they are escaped. I tried catching one myself, maybe Iam not fast enough? xD nah. Iam too hyper not to be fast. ;]
-Picky: They are generally picky about their habitat. If its not as close as possible as to where they are normally found they wont eat.

Theres probably more. But thats off top of my head what I remember. :U He had said this to me a while ago before I went to the reptile expo. Cause I was personally going to buy a new reptile/amphibian. I asked for his advice. He kept trying to get me to buy a gecko. Personally I only like a few geckos. I like fat tails, leachies and cresteds. Every other gecko pretty much kills it for me in the interest level and appeal. When I had said that to him he pretty much freaked out on me and gave me a lecture of how they are the worst begginner geckos. Currently he has 3 of them. He has pretty much every gecko I can think of. I think he was the first person to tame down a tokay gecko. He gave me this method about wearing gloves constantly and picking them up. That eventually they tame down. Again I forgot his details. Personally thats a thing I am abit skeptical about. But Iam not the gecko expert. I know some knowledge about em through him and books, but thats about it. I know more about turtles/tortoises. Its one of the things I focus down upon. I was keeping a texas map turtle, they're not that easy to care for. Constant water monitoring(daily) for ph, ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, phosphates(which eat calcium, which is bad) and temps. For no sudden fluctuations. She was doing fine I guess untill an accident. Her shell was so perfect. I do miss her. Anywho getting off topic there. I mainly focus on shelled animals, sirens, toads, and some frogs. I guess Iam very particular? Oh I also focus on rabbits, dogs(I trained my friends sisters dog, and all my past foster dogs. I used to foster dogs and then give them to a non kill shelter.), and insects(especially ants, mantids, slugs/snails-yes I know its not an insect its a mollusk. Butterflies and moths.) As for avians I like doves and pidgeons. xD Iam the weird one I guess. If you want something that looks like an iguanid then go for a water dragon. You just need a large tank though. 75g is what I remember hearing is good for them. You should do more research on them if interested. I find repticzone good for some caresheets(forums). Theres also geckos. I suggest the basic ones like house geckos, fat tailed gecko, leopard gecko, and crested.