What Now?

Hello everyone, I'm a bit new here, and have owned 2 leopard geckos for 4 years. I was fortunate enough to come into a large 50+ gallon tank, which, to my surprise, came free with several props and decorative items. I wanted to know what some reptile keepers (Novice to Advanced) think would be a great pet to be kept in a big tank like that. My first thoughts were: A. Ball Python B. Corn Snake C. Crested Gecko. I can already cross off a crested gecko, as that tank is nowhere near as tall as it should be for a tropical reptile. The tank is 4 ft long, so that led me to lean with getting a snake, I want to know what type of snake is best for a beginner snake keeper, in YOUR opinion. Please note, I in no way consider myself near "advanced" or anything above beginner, please have your suggestions appropriate with my skill level. I am looking for a pet that doesn't need to be constantly fed, and only needs to be checked on a maximum of six times a day. My apologies if this is in the wrong section, I'm new here, so it's all a bit confusing. :main_laugh:

You could definitely do a snake. Ball pythons are a good beginner, as are rosy boas. Corn snakes and other colubrids are okay. I'm just not their biggest fan. Too squirmy and bite quickly as babies.


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Look into Blue tongue skinks, or a bearded dragon. Those are both very good lizards to keep and have wonderful personality. You can kiss and cuddle them all you want and they enjoy the attention. I like to bring my Blue tongue skink to shows and reptile events just to educate people on just how awesome these little creatures can be.

Forgive me, I also should have noted that my terrarium has a screen roof top! Evidently I'm not supposed to keep rosy boas in there, but I am scrimping money to afford a higher quality new one. (I don't know how the collectors do it, lol)

Yeah I would get a blue tongue skink then or a beardie. They would be best for that type of setup/ The less costly lizard would be the Blue tongue skinks seeing as I feed mine Bearded dragon pellets and wet dog food. You can feed them a lot of other stuff and they reaaaally like bananas. XD

Hi all! A lot has happened between the time I first posted and now. Due to luck, per se, I now am the proud owner of two young sulcata tortoises who, both are very adventurous and sweet and were received from a friend who could not care for them, as they are, of course, going to grow. I am now preparing to house a baby corn snake, and am looking forward to the experience. I'm sorry for not taking most of your suggestions, but, believe it or not, Repticon Phoenix has absolutely 0 BTSs, and I don't want a beardie simply because I know significantly less about their care than a corn snake, and I would rather keep an adult than a baby. As you may know, adults cost a lot more than the babies. I'm sure that someday in the future the possibility of me owning a beardie will grow, but first, I want to learn about the other reptile and herp species. Again, thank you all for your suggestions, but ball pythons, boas, skinks, and some healthy beardies cost more than a baby corn, added to my constant studies of corn snakes, I just found them to be the superior option for me.