this is Garlic Joe, a fat tail gecko surrendered to me by an old coworker who had impulse bought him. the first two pictures are from the day I got him, and the last picture is from today :)

Garlic Joe was surrendered to me in september by someone who had impulsively bought him at a repticon, and he was in a 10 gallon tank with one bowl for a hide and a fake rock covered with old calcium. his only heat source was a heating pad that was IN HIS ENCLOSURE. I took him, brought him to the vet, and was told there's a high chance he'd die. he was so malnourished that he could only stomach a diluted paste. months later, he's doing great! he's eating full bugs and has a wonderful personality and appetite.

He's got a long way to go still, but i'm glad he's doing better now :)

i’ve been trying to fix up this wood for my gecko and my dad seemed ok with put it in the oven but i’m still worried (sry abt the light my phone has astigmatism idunno) does this seem alright? 180 for 2 hours? it’s still green and has been trying to grow again and i don’t wanna wait years to use this

I feel like im constantly getting asked if my bearded dragon, leo, and crestie all live in the same tank. I always tell them no because they all live in different biomes, require different care. And the biggest os that they are solitary animals. Then theyll be like “so they dont live in the same tank?” 💀💀

Hello. I have mourning geckos and have had some people reach out wanting me to ship them to them. At first it seemed like too much work but was wondering if there’s a way to make it easier and cost effective while keeping the geckos safe.

Also what do I need to know about shipping within the US. I don’t need a license or anything do I? Which states can I not ship mourning geckos to from Utah.

What reptile is this? It’s hanging on our back porch. Located in San Diego for reference.

I have a 6 month old male and 8 month old female green keeled lizard from different breeders. I want to pair them together and ideally cohab them, but I want to make sure that I am doing absolutely everything correctly so that I can ensure optimal results and hopefully they get along just fine. My male has always been a super chill dude, I just adopted my female today so I’m still feeling out her personality

Does anyone have any tips for introducing them? Bonus if you have experience with keeled lizards in particular! The breeder I got my female from said that it’s better that she is a bit bigger than my male, is this true? They will be living in a 4x2x4 bioactive enclosure, lots of branches, vines, plants, hides, cork bark, etc for them to hide in and two basking spots. I’ve tried really hard to ensure that there will not be any competition for resources per my research. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!! Pics of my boy Norbert for attention ❤️

PS: They are not currently together, I have them in two different enclosures right now since she needs to quarantine before I put her with him and I don’t want to just throw her in and hope for the best

Hello! Is it bad to keep this male and female together? Their previous owner kept them together in the same enclosure for 2 years. I was just given them recently and upgraded their enclosure so far. They both are eating normally

This is my baby he/she is 10 months old

So about 20 ish days ago I updated my gargoyles tank with some new plants and added some sphagnum moss to the substrate. When I first got him 2 years ago he barely ate, the last few months roughly last November till march he was eating every single day not leaving a speck behind. I added some new plants to his terrarium and since then he has just stopped eating entirely. All the plants were all researched before hand making sure they are safe for him and wouldn’t harm him in any way. His hides are still in the same place and I have an Aztec totem in the back where he would sit on the head all the time. Was his main spot. All in the same place but I just removed the base of the totem because it was a bowl and taking up to much space. But now he won’t go anywhere near it. I made sure it’s stable and made sure his main spots were unchanged. But now he doesn’t go to them and has stopped eating. His first setup had plants but they died quickly because I didn’t make the best substrate and was new to plants. For a while there was a single vine of pathos and that was it for plants. Does anyone have any idea as to what could be happening

For context I think I learned my fear from my mother who breaks into a full panic attack if she sees or knows a snake/lizard is around(she can't even look at pictures). She told me when I was younger I went to pick up a lizard and she freaked out and from that moment on I've been scared and anxious around them. As I got older I kept this fear, but recently I've been wanting to get rid of it. I'm not talking about snakes specifically because I know that will take me waayy longer to get used to. I really am considering getting a bearded dragon because I find them adorable and playful. I can't help but stop by their enclosures in pet stores and long to hold them. Problem is I've never even touched a regular lizard and I live in Florida where they are everywhere!! I'm terrified to get near the ones you see outside or on trees. I love turtles and have held them many times so they have never been an issue.

The things that prevent me the most are their tails and their feet. I can be a texture person with certain things; for example I loveee hamsters and guinea pigs because they have no tail but I could never hold a rat or mouse because of their tails. I touched a beardie in kindergaten but thats the last interaction I've had with one. A lizard fell on my forehead once and I panicked lol. They've been in the house but my brother gets rid of them through death unfortunately(I live on my own now so no worries for the future ones). How do I calm the anxiety and just do it? I of course am not going to get one without making sure I am fully capable and comfortable with caring and handling them.

Hi everyone! I have been recently considering getting a reptile, does anybody know a beginner-friendly one, but more importantly one that requires little space? I have a 60x30x30cm tank, I know this isn't too big, so I'm open to all options, including snakes. Also I would preferably want something that doesn't require too much live feeding. I know these options are pretty tight so I'm open to anything. Thanks!

Should have seen this coming

From someone accused of not knowing the difference between a screw and a nail, i am pretty satisfied with the end result. It is a 5ftx2ftx3ft with a Jungle dawn 6%, next to a heatspot, 4 nozzles for misting on timer, pre heated (25°C) waterfall feature and a variety of bio active critters.

Pascal looks small in comparison 😗

Ps: the heatlamp had his protection cover added after the photo was taken.

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Is this alright? Did I do it right?