Can someone throw me some suggestions?

I had numerous large species of reptiles for quite a few years, everything from Anacondas to Monitors to Retics, i have a passion for the larger reptiles, however my husband is afraid of large reptiles and we have a 9 month old + one on the way so unfortunately i am not "allowed" to work with the reptiles that hold a special place in my heart.
I'm looking for an interesting species to work with and turn into a breeding project later down the line, does anyone have any suggestions? Neat morphs of that species?
I was looking at Cresties, i think they are the cutest little guys but more suggestions would be awesome!

Why not boas? They are relatively slow growing. By the time they reach adult size your kids would be much older and able to safely be around them. I love the dispositions that my red tail boas have. Most of mine are literally puppy dog tame.

If red tails are still too big, Brazilian Rainbow Boas are a great option. Their care is not much harder than red tails, just need a jump up in humidity. Maybe bull snakes? Easy to care for and relatively cheap. Some can even get to six foot.

Cresties are cool but kinda boring in my opinon.

It's more so my husbands issue than it is with our children, he does not want any "big" reptiles in the house, he saw pictures of the Boa's i had in the past and that is still too big (some being only 5ft while others were almost 8ft). lol.
He nearly had a panic attack when i put a 400g Ball Python in his hand when we first met but i am slowly but surely easing him into the industry.

He is much more content with lizards at this point, but he would be alright with smaller snakes such as Sand Boa's.

Any of the Anteresia stay small, Savu Pythons, Rosy Boas, hognoses

for lizards, Blue Tongues are fun, if that is still too big, maybe look into different geckos, crock skinks, fire skinks...

This is so hard because my husband and i are on polar opposite sides of the spectrum when it comes to size.
I am looking for a decent future breeding project and also something that is striking looking but i can't seem to find anything small that truly catches my eye, the closest i've cpmw to is Cresties, Leachies and Hognose.

I'll just drop a picture of my crestie here. They are great fun to have. Especially when you get to feed them crickets. They don't get big at all and you can have a few in quiet a small area http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05...cb1418ad70.jpg

This is so hard because my husband and i are on polar opposite sides of the spectrum when it comes to size.
I am looking for a decent future breeding project and also something that is striking looking but i can't seem to find anything small that truly catches my eye, the closest i've cpmw to is Cresties, Leachies and Hognose.

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I'll just drop a picture of my crestie here. They are great fun to have. Especially when you get to feed them crickets. They don't get big at all and you can have a few in quiet a small area http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05...cb1418ad70.jpg

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He is so adorable! I love Cresties because they look like pint sized dinosaurs. I think i am going to purchase a couple and possibly a Hognose at the expo next month!

For reasonable sized lizards I certainly like the leachianus. I don't think they have very many morphs, though. Gargoyle geckos caught my attention, as they're around crest size and have some variety to them. Other than that I can't say, I didn't look too far into them since I'm not interested in anything with an adult size smaller than my hand.

Rainbow boas and most corns/kings/milks grow to a pretty manageable adult size? They can get some length on them, but they aren't as thick bodied and bulky as most larger constrictors so they still look smallish. Lots of fun looking corns if you're into those?

Savus are tiny but can be very nippy as babies. I have 1.2 youngsters, fortunately they're rather "clutzy" and don't have much to speak of in the way of teeth, so on the very rare occasions they do connect it doesn't hurt.

My BRB's are the same way, except they usually hit what they're aiming at. At least they mellow out quickly.

If you want to give boas a go try some of the smaller localities, Tarahumara and Sonoran females top out around five feet, the males are shorter. Generally it's frowned on to make morphs with them, people like to know they're getting pure locality lines.

Dumeril's boas get bigger than the smaller BCI's but are more likely to be couch potatoes/lap snakes, they're not at all hard to handle. There's also a line of dwarf dums available that stay even smaller.

Maybe spotted / children's pythons? I've heard good things about them and they stay small. Sand boas stay small, but you won't see much of them.. They are fine to handle, but stay buried a lot, so not good "watching" snakes. There are some awesome KSB morphs though.

For a breeding project, cresties could work, but there are so many people breeding them now. Unless you just want to produce and keep the offspring, I wouldn't breed them intending to move the offspring. There are also some very flighty cresties out there. I have a nut myself that flings himself into the air, solid objects, anything when I try to handle him.

Have you considered chahouas / "chewies"? They have great patternings and stay a little smaller than leachies. They supposedly have more personality than cresties and they hold good market value.

Personally, I agree with the smaller boa idea... Would he be OK with something that stays BP sided or smaller?

Most people aren't that fond of them, but some of the most beautiful display snakes out there are garters. The variety of morphs is pretty good and very vibrant, they're easy to breed, and unlike most snakes, they spend the majority of their time out moving around so you actually see your pet. I want to get into the bigger reptiles (and have gradually been working my way toward hot inverts) but I don't ever see myself not keeping garters.

If you want something big but nonthreatening you could always see how your husband feels about a large tortoise. Leopards can look pretty flashy. Might take forever if you want to breed them though. lol

Blood and Short Tailed Pythons may not be too large for your husbands liking and are certainly eye catching to those who have interest in the larger python look. Not sure if you're looking for something specifically that your kids will be able to handle, in which case they may not be the best choice, but they will certainly not be in any danger being in the same house.

Then again there isn't much danger having children in the same house as larger constrictors if they're housed properly and secure.

Thank you for all of your suggestions, i genuinely appreciate it. I am going to do some research on your suggestions and speak with my husband.
Does anyone know what the market is like for Giant Leaf Tailed Gecko's? They are beautiful creatures.


Btw, i absolutely loved my Blood Pythons, attitude and all. I think they may be a bit too large for my husbands liking due to their heftiness though.

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Thank you for all of your suggestions, i genuinely appreciate it. I am going to do some research on your suggestions and speak with my husband.
Does anyone know what the market is like for Giant Leaf Tailed Gecko's? They are beautiful creatures.


Btw, i absolutely loved my Blood Pythons, attitude and all. I think they may be a bit too large for my husbands liking due to their heftiness though.

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If you are so inclined , you can contact Garrick Demeyer of the Crestedgecko.com He will either have something for you or direct you in the proper direction. Good luck. :gj:

If my hubby was against the larger snakes I would go with cresties, they are super cute and seem like fun.
I also have considered those madagascar giant day geckos, gorgeous.

I haven't seen it mentioned in here but the Hog Island Boa is much smaller Boa. Mine is quite the pig and pretty mellow around my kids (8 and 2 1/2)

I have been researching blue tongue skinks, and found they come in all sizes and morphs, not as many as snakes but they do vary. Their pluses are they are pretty friendly and easy to handle, are not picky eaters and have live births. I am considering a pair myself. If you watch some of the u-tube videos there is one that will give you the name of skinks that actually need more then one in a tank, cause they prefur a social group. Some skinks stay only 10 inches while the great northern gets 18-22 inches. Hope this helped, Good luck.

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I have been researching blue tongue skinks, and found they come in all sizes and morphs, not as many as snakes but they do vary. Their pluses are they are pretty friendly and easy to handle, are not picky eaters and have live births. I am considering a pair myself. If you watch some of the u-tube videos there is one that will give you the name of skinks that actually need more then one in a tank, cause they prefur a social group. Some skinks stay only 10 inches while the great northern gets 18-22 inches. Hope this helped, Good luck.

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Blue tongues should not cohabitate. They can definitely do damage to each other, especially if you get 2 males together.

Thanks guys! I will let you know what we decide, i want all of them so this is going to be hard. lol. Feel free to give more suggestions!

Blue roses, i definitely would not suggest cohabitation with Blue Tongue Skinks, they xan be very territorial. Unless it is for breeding purposes they are solitary animals.