Looking for a pet lizzard.

[Obrien]

If i was to look at a small bearded dragon roughly how big do the small ones grow and do u have to have heater lights running all the time? i will be going to a reptile store sometime next week to see what they have around. i also just found these crested geckos they apparently dont need any specal stuff are they in australia or not?

 

[MoreliaMatt]

im in SA if that helps all i really want is a resonable cheap good looking gecko and i think ring tails look cool.

ringtails are about $360 each..... and require a specialist permit in SA!

where abouts in SA are you located?

 

[Saz]

If i was to look at a small bearded dragon roughly how big do the small ones grow and do u have to have heater lights running all the time? i will be going to a reptile store sometime next week to see what they have around. i also just found these crested geckos they apparently dont need any specal stuff are they in australia or not?

Don't know how big they grow as I only keep centrals. They will need a hot basking light for the day (40 degree hot spot) and a high output UVB fluro.

Crested geckos cannot be kept in Australia.

 

[Obrien]

it really sucks that in other countries they can have our animals but we cant get theres. I did some reaserch on the smaller bearded dragons and the smallest one is not avaliable as a pet lol that sucks awell but i will go to the retile store next week and have a look around but any more information will be great.

 

[Obrien]

I think i may have got my mum to give in on letting me have a lizard finnaly. but she said i have to know lots about them and have everything ready for it so it doesnt get sick or die which i dont want to happen aswell. Anyway just wondering i found these bearded dragons called rankins dragons and they are apparently the smaller type does anyone know roughly how much one of these would be i will try add a picture aswell if it helps.

 

[MoreliaMatt]

I think you are talking about "Heath Dragons" of the genus Rankinia......

the pic you posted looks like baby bearded dragons, of the genus Pogona.....

 

[wood_nymph]

i went though the are leopard geckos over here thing a while ago, they are definately not. i'm sure there are keepers over here that have them, but they are illgeal. the pics you posted are gecko species also, but from what i read quite different in care needs to the leopards which are tereatrial and unable to climb at all.

 

[CodeRed]

rankins dragon is another name for the Black Soil Bearded Dragon (pogona henrylawsoni). They are a great little lizard, very active and easy to keep. As mentioned before a 3ft tank is big enough for an adult pair. Hatchlings sell for around $75 during the breeding season.

 

[Rocket]

Obrien- you will not be keeping Ringtail or Goldentail Geckos anytime soon as they are a Class 3 Permit animal. Do you even have a class 1 permit?

If you do not have a Permit, you can still own a few Gecko species. U.milii- Barking/ Thicktailed Gecko, H.binoei- Bynoe's (Prickly) Gecko, C.marmoratus- Marbled Southern Gecko and the G.variegata- Variegated Dtella/ Gecko.

 

[Miss B]

I don't know much about geckos, but I did see some Thick Tailed Geckos in my local pet store the other day. They were very small (they grow to around 9cm I think?) and apparently do not need heat or UV light as they are nocturnal. I imagine those would be very easy to keep. They were pretty cute too, I wanted to bring some home with me

 

[Obrien]

Thanks for some more info guys u r really help full i really badly wanna get a lizard but i dont wanna be underprepaired either so when is breading season for the rankins dragon and also roughly how big do they get?

 

[Obrien]

Also i forgot to put in the last one do i need any for of permit in australia to buy a rankins dragon or whatever u want to call them?

 

[MoreliaMatt]

for 1 no.... for any more yes

 

[Obrien]

is it best to buy 2 BD or will one be fine on his own?

 

[MoreliaMatt]

one will be fine on its own......

 

[Obrien]

As u live in adelaide do u know anyone or anywhere that sells the black soil dragons or pygmy dragons or whatever u wanna call them. I am going to a reptile store on beach road hopefully tmmorow do u know if they are any good?

 

[Rocket]

Reptile City is one of the best Reptile Dealers in SA. He will refuse to sell to you though due to you not having a Permit.

Do you have any idea how to set up a Bearded Dragons enclosure, Do you know its needed Ambient, Max, Min, Night Time, Day Time Temps, Day lengths, Diet, How to supplement its feed??

 

[Obrien]

well thats what i have been searchin for the last 6 weeks so i know a fair bit and when i finnaly decide to buy one i will print off information and i will have the place set up for a few days before i buy one dont worry i will look after them very well. and aslo about the lisence MoreliaMatt said i dont need one unless i have more than one reptile so i dont know who to belive and also so info on how to get one would be nice aswell.

 

[Rocket]

You can purchase 1 animal without a permit but you mentioned that you wanted 2.

The SA Fauna Permit Unit can be contacted on 8124 4972.

 

[Obrien]

no i dont want 2 i was asking beacuse i htoug hit might be btter to get 2 because then whey can live together sort of thing but seing as i need a permit i will only get one.