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![]() Don't buy from chain pet stores... generally lesser quality than breeders. I would suggest buying/adopting from a shelter such as here (doesn't look like they have any leopard geckos though)...
http://www.reptilerescuerichmond.org/special.htm ...or buy from a breeder. check out this local reptile forum (quite a few breeders and reputable sponsor vendors here)... http://dasnakes.com/bcrc/ Leopard geckos are great first choices if you're okay with keeping live crickets all the time. I'm lizard sitting for my brother and personally, i find the crickets to be the most annoying bit. I know they're not for everyone, but have you considered a snake? A cornsnake eats thawed frozen mice (a lot easier to keep than live food obviously) and is very undemanding yet very beautiful and rewarding as a pet. I got a hatchling cornsnake from a breeder on the above forum... http://www.rrrcorns.com/index.htm |
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![]() Thank Justin,
Great info, just the type of thing I was looking for. Joe.
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210 Gallon slowly gaining population. Foxface, Naso, Coral Beauty, 2 Clowns, 2 Chromis, Orange Anthias, and Striped Goby. |
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![]() Aquatic Addictions also has a large selection of reptiles i saw last time i was in there
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![]() I know there are a lot of people feeding canned crickets now, not sure how they compare to live though.
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I think corns are excellent beginner snakes as well, the site justin mentioned also has corn breeders, and corns come in some WICKED colours these days. (You will have to join that forum to view the classifieds, but, it's free and full of helpful people!) Quote:
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![]() Check out Rogers Aquatic in Surrey. He has all kinds of reptiles and supplies. Anoles are a great beginner lizard. He has an excellent staff that can make a recommendation to you.
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![]() aquatic addictions has a wicked selection. i'm starting to lean toward the reptile side. uh oh
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Get yourself a good book, the Leopard Gecko Manual from Advanced Vivarium Systems and Ron Tremper is by far the best one. http://www.amazon.ca/Leopard-Gecko-M...8307194&sr=8-1 Outside of breeding season they don't really make much noise at night. |
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I don't know when Cricket breeding season would be, since they breed all the time. |
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![]() There is no way that a meal worm can supply everything the gecko needs nutritionally unless you are gut loading it with a broad spectrum of foods, = PIA. It would be better off feeding a variety of insect prey to the animal.
Beardies are not on the new BC banned exotics list, see link. http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife...s/species.html |