Pick a Pet.
So! I have a 4x45x60cm (18x18x24″) bioactive terrarium awaiting a resident.
I was initially going to get dart frogs, but I just can’t stand handling the fruit flies anymore. I can’t do it. I CAN’T!
So now I’m turning to other options.
I already have a peacock day gecko, pacman frog, three stenodactylus sthenodactylus, and a number of tarantulas. I’ll be getting some mourning geckos as well once the small terrarium is finished.
I’m planning on getting a cuban false chameleon for a second terrarium I have; this is a guy I’ll be able to handle, if I want, so the other resident doesn’t need to be handleable.
Handling isn’t that important to me, I know a lot of reptiles don’t like it.
Likewise, I’m not interested in breeding. If it happens, it happens, otherwise I’m not bothered.
Diet wise, I already feed dubia roaches and crickets to my current animals, and I’ll be getting snails for my false chameleon, so I’m not too leery about feeder insects, except for fruit flies, who are the bane of my life. NO FRUIT FLIES.
Maintenance-wise, I’ll be setting up an automatic misting system, and the terrariums will be bioactive so they’ll have clean up crews for the majority of the mess.
Nominees are:
TOKAY GECKO
Pros: top of my list, unique looking, personality, feisty, easy to feed, not too expensive
Cons: defensive/aggressive, might be hard to wrangle, nocturnal ?
I’m probably going to go with this option. Tokay’s are notorious for being unhandleable, but handleability isn’t on my list of requirements, so I don’t care. A nice contrast to the false chameleon?
MADAGASCAN DAY GECKO
Pros: cute as hell, large and attractive, pretty, personable, curious, diurnal, very easy to feed (powder foods), can be trained to climb onto your hand
Cons: already have a day gecko, a little more costly, not handleable because they can drop their tails but also SLOUGH OFF THEIR SKIN NO NO
If I had an extra terrarium I’d get one, but dudes, the skin. THE SKIN. I can’t take it, I’d never want to hurt an animal and I can’t stand the idea of accidentally causing this. Also very similar to my existing peacock gecko
CHAHOUA GECKO
Pros: easy care, basically a big version of a crested gecko, handleable, unusual and I think they’re pretty
Cons: SO expensive, on this list by a tenuous grasp because of that, not as drawn to them as the above two, EXPENSIVE, costs money, I’m poor and this gecko is expensive, did I mention expensive?
We’re talking £300 to £500 for a pair; they’re also hard to find NOT in a pair, for some reason.
RED-EYED TREE FROG
Pros: frog!, very pretty, unique, fun to have, doesn’t eat fruit flies, sweet, appeal of another frog
Cons: small in an enclosure (I can’t remember if you can keep a pair or trio together), hides, mid-pricey, I’m not as drawn to them as the top two geckos
Close to my original dart frog idea, but they don’t need to eat fruit flies. A classic amphibian, but I’m not sure I want another one. Would it be better to keep to geckos?
Looking forward to seeing your opinions!
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I was talking with my best friend about pet headcanons, specifically what sorts of pets the Stardust Crusaders would've had and I feel like I have to share this one scenario I thought of, that because Kakyoin never reached out to people and was lonely his parents decides to let him have a pet as a kid in hopes to make him happier.
So they're standing there holding his hand checking out the hamsters and fish trying to encourage him, ''Look at this! this one seems friendly!'' and Kakyoin looks disinterested.
They even go to look at the rabbits and Kakyoin's still not interested going ''No, I want that one.'' and he points at the reptilian section, or more accurately, the biggest Iguana they've ever seen.
And his parents are like haha! . . . that looks terrifying! But Kakyoin thinks it's the coolest creature he's ever laid eyes on.
But seeing how much Kakyoin seems to want a lizard they come to the mutual agreement they could let him have a leopard gecko, a much smaller pet but more managable for the parents to handle. That, and it's just as silly and perfect for Kakyoin.
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