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What would be your dream pet to own?

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 3:56 pm
by Angel_BTS
Hi :) I have always wanted to own a Green Tree Python, because I love their colouring and their fairly docile personality. It got me thinking, what is your dream pet to own?

Re: What would be your dream pet to own?

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 7:36 pm
by Y33T
GTPs are my dream pet too.

Re: What would be your dream pet to own?

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 9:45 pm
by Angel_BTS
Y33T wrote:GTPs are my dream pet too.


Cool! I’d love to own one, one day.

Re: What would be your dream pet to own?

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2018 1:29 pm
by Taliats
A Komodo Dragon, but that's illegal so it is never gonna happen.

Re: What would be your dream pet to own?

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2018 2:36 pm
by Angel_BTS
Taliats wrote:A Komodo Dragon, but that's illegal so it is never gonna happen.


Haha true.... but they’re an awesome lizard!

Re: What would be your dream pet to own?

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2018 8:18 pm
by Lee :)
A BTS lol. Currently in the process of convincing my parents to let me own one, they said it's too late rn to talk about this but they said they may consider it if I can save up the money. They won't even let me vent about how great they are tonight haha. Wish me luck :)

Re: What would be your dream pet to own?

Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 1:19 pm
by Angel_BTS
Lee :) wrote:A BTS lol. Currently in the process of convincing my parents to let me own one, they said it's too late rn to talk about this but they said they may consider it if I can save up the money. They won't even let me vent about how great they are tonight haha. Wish me luck :)


Ooh I really do hope that your parents let you have a BTS! I just recently got mine after quite a bit of convincing haha :) Good luck!!

Re: What would be your dream pet to own?

Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 4:39 am
by kingofnobbys
A breeding pair of shinglebacks.

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a mate for Fluffy the female Water Skink.

Re: What would be your dream pet to own?

Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 4:51 am
by Angel_BTS
kingofnobbys wrote:A breeding pair of shinglebacks.

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a mate for Fluffy the female Water Skink.


I love shingleback lizards! I didn’t previously know what a water skink looked like, but I had a look on google and they are so pretty!

Re: What would be your dream pet to own?

Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 6:34 am
by kingofnobbys
Angel_BTS wrote:
kingofnobbys wrote:A breeding pair of shinglebacks.

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a mate for Fluffy the female Water Skink.


I love shingleback lizards! I didn’t previously know what a water skink looked like, but I had a look on google and they are so pretty!


I've seen a few shinglebacks in the wild when we were living in the far north west of WA (Pilbara Region , I was working at the DRI plant at Hedland and we made several trips to the local NPs and to visit places like Newman , Karratha , Broome in the Pajero , lots of reptiles of all sorts seen and encountered , it's a herper's paradise there). People I know who have shinglebacks love them and say they great as pets.

Check out my thread about Fluffy : she's a real little sweety and a great little pet.... my experience with them is they tame up nicely and become extremely affectionate , definitely not just a look at only pet. https://www.beardeddragon.org/forums/vi ... 6&t=238063

Re: What would be your dream pet to own?

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 2:40 am
by Angel_BTS
kingofnobbys wrote:
Angel_BTS wrote:
kingofnobbys wrote:A breeding pair of shinglebacks.

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a mate for Fluffy the female Water Skink.


I love shingleback lizards! I didn’t previously know what a water skink looked like, but I had a look on google and they are so pretty!


I've seen a few shinglebacks in the wild when we were living in the far north west of WA (Pilbara Region , I was working at the DRI plant at Hedland and we made several trips to the local NPs and to visit places like Newman , Karratha , Broome in the Pajero , lots of reptiles of all sorts seen and encountered , it's a herper's paradise there). People I know who have shinglebacks love them and say they great as pets.

Check out my thread about Fluffy : she's a real little sweety and a great little pet.... my experience with them is they tame up nicely and become extremely affectionate , definitely not just a look at only pet. https://www.beardeddragon.org/forums/vi ... 6&t=238063


Aww she’s so tiny in the pictures! She’s really lucky to have been found by you, because now she’s receiving the best care :) I’m glad that she made a full recovery, Fluffy looks like such a sweet skink! I also love her name :)

Re: What would be your dream pet to own?

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 5:33 am
by splashy07
A 1.2 trio of Goldfield Rugosas. And a Cyclura Ricordi. And a colony of Cordylus Giganteus. That's about it, OH...a pair of melanistic Easterns. If I keep thinking I'll keep writing...

Re: What would be your dream pet to own?

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 3:52 am
by Angel_BTS
splashy07 wrote:A 1.2 trio of Goldfield Rugosas. And a Cyclura Ricordi. And a colony of Cordylus Giganteus. That's about it, OH...a pair of melanistic Easterns. If I keep thinking I'll keep writing...


Wow, so many cool animals! The reptile store that I purchased Bindi from sells melanistic Easterns, and they are such a pretty jet black colour! I think owning a melanistic Eastern would defiantly have to go onto my dream pet list :)

Re: What would be your dream pet to own?

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 5:02 am
by splashy07
Yes, and just about impossible to get on this side of the pond.

Re: What would be your dream pet to own?

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 5:42 am
by kingofnobbys
Angel_BTS wrote:
splashy07 wrote:A 1.2 trio of Goldfield Rugosas. And a Cyclura Ricordi. And a colony of Cordylus Giganteus. That's about it, OH...a pair of melanistic Easterns. If I keep thinking I'll keep writing...


Wow, so many cool animals! The reptile store that I purchased Bindi from sells melanistic Easterns, and they are such a pretty jet black colour! I think owning a melanistic Eastern would defiantly have to go onto my dream pet list :)



you will have to have very deep pockets to buy a truly melanistic eastern, out of curiousity I once looked "Snake Ranch" in Gosford's website (before they changed hands and a crook took/ animal trafficker took over , so this is several years ago) and they have albino and melanistic easterns shown and listed (and a very long waiting list despite the extortionate prices they were demanding .... I am very happy with my two standard easterns who appear to have great genes and are still frisky at near 10 yr old.

Re: What would be your dream pet to own?

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 1:16 pm
by Angel_BTS
kingofnobbys wrote:
Angel_BTS wrote:
splashy07 wrote:A 1.2 trio of Goldfield Rugosas. And a Cyclura Ricordi. And a colony of Cordylus Giganteus. That's about it, OH...a pair of melanistic Easterns. If I keep thinking I'll keep writing...


Wow, so many cool animals! The reptile store that I purchased Bindi from sells melanistic Easterns, and they are such a pretty jet black colour! I think owning a melanistic Eastern would defiantly have to go onto my dream pet list :)



you will have to have very deep pockets to buy a truly melanistic eastern, out of curiousity I once looked "Snake Ranch" in Gosford's website (before they changed hands and a crook took/ animal trafficker took over , so this is several years ago) and they have albino and melanistic easterns shown and listed (and a very long waiting list despite the extortionate prices they were demanding .... I am very happy with my two standard easterns who appear to have great genes and are still frisky at near 10 yr old.


I agree with you, the price of 1 melanistic Eastern at my local reptile shop is $550 - I would need to save up before I even considered getting one! I am also very happy with my standard eastern, she’s an amazing lizard and I couldn’t ask for anything more :)

Re: What would be your dream pet to own?

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 8:17 am
by splashy07
We have breeders over here that have them.. They just hoard them and don't sell any. Same with Westerns and Shinglebacks. Some of us would rather have the animal than the money. Someone could offer me the moon and the stars for my collection and I'd tell them to go swing. Same goes for my classic car.

Re: What would be your dream pet to own?

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 10:35 am
by Indigia
I think African Bush Vipers are super cool! I would have to get him defanged, though. I would also need a venom permit. I’m currently working on getting a Northern Bluey too. 8)

Re: What would be your dream pet to own?

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 6:02 am
by lifesagame
There are a few, but GTPs are up there for me too, also Tokay geckos and and an Australian Water Dragon. When I first got into reptiles with my old beardie I really wanted a Chinese Water Dragon but then I found the Australian ones and fell in love. Something about them reminds me of the velociraptors in Jurassic park :lol:

There are a few small fluffy animals I want to get but I’ll stop typing, I keep thinking of more to get! :lol: