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Cane Toad - Poor Man's Exotic Pet
- Thread starter Jblue
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My ex had all sorts of reptiles. The chameleon was the coolest, he shot his tongue out and eat bugs.
I could never pull off chameleons. Tried one Iguana and said forget it. Lizards are finicky.
Use tweezers.
The chameleon only gets bright like that when he's angry lol...I held him in front of a mirror so he thought there was another male lol. It's actually not good for their health, but I had to try it to see...he did look awesome though.
The tokay...I don't remember what his diet was but I think it was mealworms and crickets. Those tokays are beautiful and they're cheap...like $20...but they can have a nasty temperament.
The larger chameleons like the one I had are a PITA to keep. They can't be in a glass tank because they have to have airflow, otherwise they're susceptible to respiratory infection. That's why they're always in a screened-in cage. Mine was 2'x2'x4'. But then they have to have high heat and high humidity. So I had to mist him and have a dripper setup, I had to elevate the cage so I could attach a nipple and vinyl tubing to the bottom so the water would drain into a 5 gallon bucket, etc, etc. I really screwed up by not doing my research until AFTER I bought him lol...basically I had to replicate Madagascar's climate in one room of my house...
I've been looking at carpet and pygmy chameleons though. They only get to be a couple of inches in length, and I *think* they can stay in a glass tank bc of their small size. Lots easier to control heat/humidity in a glass tank!
Well I ran a setup with a fish tank bubbler in a large water dish and a timed fan. I had a plain jane petco chameleon. The thing as terrible. Wouldn't eat, wouldn't be handled. He was a jerk.
I had a really cool vivarium with a bunch of white's frogs. Filled with plants, live bugs to turn the dirt. Maaaan that was the easiest thing I've ever kept.
I've had 2 bearded dragons. Bought as a juvenile couple. Both turned out to be males and one ate the tail off the other and became wicked aggressive.
Red Eared slider tank w/ fish, firebelly toads and salamander. It was an awesome set up. A lot of trial and error putting it together w/ land and water mixed.
2 Geckos in a rain forest terrarium set up w/ live plants and water fall.
Numerous tree frogs set up in a tree canopy terrarium.
Numerous fish. Salt and fresh water.
Now just have farm animals, cats and dogs. Except for a few gold fish in an outdoor pond.
Red Eared slider tank w/ fish, firebelly toads and salamander. It was an awesome set up. A lot of trial and error putting it together w/ land and water mixed.
2 Geckos in a rain forest terrarium set up w/ live plants and water fall.
Numerous tree frogs set up in a tree canopy terrarium.
Numerous fish. Salt and fresh water.
Now just have farm animals, cats and dogs. Except for a few gold fish in an outdoor pond.
White's are awesome. I want to do a similar setup like you had, but I want Brazilian Milk Frogs. To me, they just look amazing.
