i would like to know what you have and had, im getting back into them. i have had red eared sliders, green tree frogs, leopard frogs, firebelly toads, green frogs, a bullfrog, firebellied newts, african clawed frogs, african dwarf rog, leopard geckos, whites tree frogs, a garden snake, and anoles. there may be more, not sure.

leopard gecko (bred them), african clawed frog, budgetts frog, pyxie frog, african fattail geckos, tokay geckos, gibrons geckos, savanna monitor, water monitor, nile monitor, green treefrogs, firebelly toads, firebelly newts, anoles, paddletail newts, fire salamander, spotted salamander, albino asian bullfrog, pipa pipa, tons of pacmans, black and white tegus, a couple cali kingsnakes, a couple milksnakes, columbian boa, RES, red belly slider, yellow belly slider, florida softshell, penninsula cooter, westen painted, southern painted, eastern painted, common snapper, alligator snapper, there ar eprobably others but i cant think of them right now.

thanks, what do you think the next step up is from what ive got? im not looking for anything that will eat mice or need over a 30 gallon.

albino bullfrog if you liked the regular one you had. crested geckos are supposed to be cool, but i havent had one yet. they should be easy to care for and handlable. you could even breed them in a 30.

dont bullfrogs need big tanks? i caught one and then wanted to keep it but i was told they need big tanks. what about chameleons? my father likes them and i think they are cool too. i heard they can be kinda hard, why is that?

they eat A LOT, they need tanks much bigger than a 30. chameleons also need high humidity, good lighting, even then they can be pretty sensitive, some of them anyways. i guess a bullfrog might need a bigger tank, but im not sure on the max size of the albino asian tiger bullfrog. what about crested geckos?

I have had.....iguagnas, firebelly newts, fire belly toads, american toads, greek tortoise, yellow foot tortoise, sulcatta, redfoot tortoise, leopard tortoise, bred leopard geckos, whites tree forgs, red eye tree frogs, cuban tree frogs, pac man frogs, pixie frog, pipa pipas, albino bull frog, bearded dragon, red ear slider, yellow belly slider, milk snake, i think that is it but there are probably others. Reptileguy forgot to put he had axelotls.

oh yeah, those were awesome. those would be a good one for you if you can find them. a guy sells them at a reptile expo in PA if that isnt too far, im not sure where in PA. i can probably find out mor einfo on him and the show if you want, and its axolotl.

isnt a pixie frog the african bullfrog? those are pretty cool. what about russian tortises? they are pretty cool. how big do they get?

russians get 4-8", so if it is on the bigger end at all that tank wouldnt be big enough (tortoises crossed my mind, but since you want them to fit in a 30 they arent acceptable). yes, african bullfrogs and pyxie frogs are the same thing. although they are very similar to pacmans and may not need that big of a tank, although it would be even better for the frog. do you know what an axolotl is?

an axolot is a salamander right? i think i know what they look like. il check my books. how big do they get?

supposedly up to a foot, but i think its actually more like 6-8". a pair would be good in a 30 if you have enough filtration and hiding spots. they are really cool and easy to care for. they come in a number of different morphs like normal, albino, leucustic, gold albino, probably more.

i was thinking of doing a community or something. also i would prefer something that wont need to swim and stuff, land animals. i have done anoles with green tree frogs but it got kinda boring.

what did you want to try this time? most interesting herps are either too big, cant cohabitate, or are aquatic. the safest community is what you had, or a slight variation. you may need to cut it down to one type of animal.

can i add any thing to what i used to have? like a gecko or something?

maybe a smaller type of day gecko. there is a decent list of possibilities, but some require you to not have one of the others or to be the only thing in that area of the tank, like in the water or in the top with the vines.

hmm, so a small day gecko? il do some more reaserch, thanks!

Bearded dragon from austraila :D

I have anoles, green iguana, rhino iguana, alpine newt, african bullfrog, african claw frog, african dwarf frog, reticulated python, common frog, palmate newt, smooth newt, great crested newt and gold mantella.