Your first reptile?

[beardie_love]

I'm curious to know what everyone had for their first reptile. I'll start, of course.

My first reptile was Bibron Geckos. I got them a year ago, but then re-homed them around Christmas. And, after taking care of beardies, I realized that the care I gave my Bibron's was sooooo wrong. I knew absolutely nothing about taking care of reptiles.

What was your first reptile?

 

[crystal9534]

my first reptile was my leopard gecko, lily. my little fatty pants! oh, i do still have her. she's laying in her dish right now taking a nap. see the little smiley face her ear and the two dots above it make?

 

[crypticdragons]

my first reptile ever was a huge snapping turtle I adopted when i was 5 years old. Built a little pin for it and all. Usedto ride it in my backyard. Also caught wild kingsnakes, anoles, and had a baby water moccasin (till my mom found out haha). What can I say lol growing up in south georgia sparked my reptile flame haha

 

[beardie_love]

Oh Crystal, that smiley face on Lily's is so neat!

Usedto ride it in my backyard.

Must've been HUUUUGE!
Wish I lived somewhere where I can catch reptiles in my backyard or nearby.

 

[Red Ink AUS]

I got two diffrent species at the same time so both are first.

Male Central netted dragon (Ctenophorus nuchalis)
Pair of Gidgee skinks (Egernia stokesii)

 

[zebraflavencs]

Dora and Petey (leo gecks) were my first reptiles... Since then (only 2 years ago) we've had 7 other gecks joins us, as well as the 4 dragons..
I'm thinkin' that maybe a slither might join sometime in the future.. we'll see.

 

[Red Ink AUS]

I'm thinkin' that maybe a slither might join sometime in the future.. we'll see.

Go for it mate ;D

 

[corrine]

My first reptile was a green iguana that I bought when I was 16. Only had him a shprt time then I rehomed him. Now that I'm older and have other reptiles, i realized I didn't provide proper care for him. I took pet store advice.

 

[Fliehigh]

My first Reptile is my Beardy, Spyke, that I have now (other than a wild wood Turtle I had for a summer when I was 5 or 6).

 

[beardielover17]

My 1st reptiles were 5 red ear slider turtles and a green iguana (George). I rehomed the iggy once he hit 5 ft

 

[staylor]

My first one was a turtle I found but only got to keep him a day or so and mom made me put him back at the creek where I found him. My first real pet reptile was Miss Piggy then Oscar came quickly after her. Now hubby says no more for a while, but next on the list is and iguana. We both agree we want one but first we need to buy a house so we know we always have the space for it and will not have to rehome it because we are have to move and have no room for it.

 

[Pogie]

Well unofficially I had a frog when I was little, till he escaped....

But officially my beardie Pogie is my first. Never ever thought I could be a reptile person

 

[ladyknite]

my first was a boa constrictor.

 

[Craiger]

My first "official" reptile as a pet was a couple red-eared sliders. A male and a female. Both housed separately once the female became aggressive toward the male. He ended up around 5 or 6 inches in diameter while she was around 11 and still growing. Ended up rehoming them as I hated how messy they were. I mean, they even ate their own poop. That totally disgusted me! They were 8 or 9 when we rehomed them.

 

[beardielover17]

My first "official" reptile as a pet was a couple red-eared sliders. A male and a female. Both housed separately once the female became aggressive toward the male. He ended up around 5 or 6 inches in diameter while she was around 11 and still growing. Ended up rehoming them as I hated how messy they were. I mean, they even ate their own poop. That totally disgusted me! They were 8 or 9 when we rehomed them.

I was about the same age when I got my RES and my Green Iguana lol

 

[Harley D]

Wow...you all started out way earlier than I did...mine was Harley it will be 2 years in January !!

 

[Craiger]

[red]They[/red] were 8 or 9 when we rehomed them.

I was about the same age when I got my RES and my Green Iguana lol

I was "married with children" when I had them. The turtles were 8 or 9 when we rehomed them.

 

[I_Love_George]

My first reptile was a green grass snake my uncle got 4 me. We ended up releasing him as he got like 2 or 3 feet long and my mother couldn't stand it no more :-\...His name was Slinky I think lol...

 

[beardielover17]

I was "married with children" when I had them. The turtles were 8 or 9 when we rehomed them.

haha oops! When will I learn that I shouldn't read and multitask

 

[Craiger]

I was "married with children" when I had them. The turtles were 8 or 9 when we rehomed them.

haha oops! When will I learn that I shouldn't read and multitask

;D I have to show this to Bev some time. She's always telling me that's the difference between men and women....the fact that women can multitask. I guess this is proof that, while multitasking might be something women can "do", not always are they successful at it! LOL!