Exotic Pets / Pets out of the "Norm"

Birds are cool but way to loud for me. If anyone is in pa there is a reptile show on Sunday near Pittsburgh

 

i had a mali uromastyx, but had to leave him with my parents when i joined the military back in 2009

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My cricket-slaying frog

 

What the heck is that thing? I've never seen anything like it. What do they eat?

 

Lol it's a uromastyx. There are 2 basic species: European uromastyx (much larger) and Mali uromastyx (from Mali, Africa and they are smaller)

They eat any type of green leaves like kale, mustard leaves, spinach leaves etc. as long as there is nutrients in it. They LOVE yellow squash, hibiscus flowers, and crickets/small bugs. They are pretty tame lizards and don't sprint off like some other reptiles do. He used to sit on my shoulder for hours while I watched tv or played gran turismo. Just don't let a cat or dog near them, because they will smack the shit out of any other animal with their tail because they feel threatened lol. My moms cat tried to get ahold of him one day, and let's just say the cat never bothered him again.

 

uromastyx can be almost any color also.(mine was shedding, he went from a light brown, to brown with green, and even a yellow). they are actually really beautiful animals:






and they can get pretty damn big also

 

Nice looking uromastyx. Thatguy18 snakes and lizards aren't bad. You can be killed just as easy by a large dog or horse. Any Pittsburgh people here keep any reptiles?

 

We had a Leopard Gecko for a couple of years and she was a great family pet for our house full of people allergic to fur. I've had a soft spot in my heard for reptiles ever since.

 

A bump for this thread haha.. fed him today and snapped this pic. He's getting bigger and bigger!!

 

Nice pictures guys. Anyone go to any reptile shows. I'm in pa

 

just built this for our tegu, i also built most of the enclosures.



we have all kinds of reptiles

 

Ive never been to one but really would like to go someday

 

That outdoor enclosure is cool as hell haha

 

Thanks off to have nightmares and watching where I step for days now......

 

No problem man make sure you check the bed sheets

 

I had an extreme giant b&w a red and a b&w tegu for a couple years. There the best reptiles you can own. I can't wait to get another

 

Ppansini there is a show in Hamburg pa that should be pretty close to you. The out door cage is badass . Wish I could do that for my Asian water monitor

 

Bump for this thread, and also a question.. My ball python has been super picking for the last few months with the food he eats. He'll eat rats sometimes, won't look at mice, and sometimes won't eat either. I know they can fast for a while and it's normal for them to stop eating sometimes but i just wanna know if anyone has any tricks or anything to get him to eat more consistently. Thanks