Practical, no-nonsense care for the species keepers ask about most, ideal ranges, terrarium setup, what to feed and avoid, plants and gear. Free to read; free to track.
From beginner leopard and crested geckos to jewel-like day geckos.
Eublepharis macularius
Warm spot 30–32°C · 86–90°F · Cool side 22–25°C · 72–77°F · Humidity 30–40%
Read the guide Tropical reptile · Arboreal geckoCorrelophus ciliatus
Room temperature 22–26°C · 72–79°F · Humidity 60–80% with drying cycles · Heat lamp No basking bulb needed
Read the guide Arboreal reptile · New Caledonian geckoRhacodactylus auriculatus
Temperature 22–26°C · 72–79°F · No basking lamp Room temp, overheating is the risk · Humidity 50–70%
Read the guide Dwarf day gecko · Madagascar bamboo forestsPhelsuma klemmeri
Warm zone 28–31°C · 82–88°F · Ambient 22–27°C · 72–80°F · Humidity 60–75%
Read the guide Nocturnal arboreal gecko · VietnamGekko ulikovskii
Warm spot 28–31°C · 82–88°F · Ambient 24–29°C · 75–85°F · Humidity 60–80%
Read the guide Large arboreal gecko · Southeast AsiaGekko gecko
Warm zone 28–30°C · 82–86°F · Ambient 24–27°C · 75–81°F · Humidity 60–80%
Read the guide Large day gecko · Northern MadagascarPhelsuma grandis
Warm zone 28–30°C · 82–86°F · Ambient 24–27°C · 75–81°F · Humidity 60–80%
Read the guide Ground-dwelling gecko · West AfricaHemitheconyx caudicinctus
Warm floor 30–32°C · 86–90°F · Cool side 24–26°C · 75–79°F · Humidity 50–70% (humid hide)
Read the guide Small day gecko · Northern MadagascarPhelsuma laticauda
Warm zone 28–30°C · 82–86°F · Ambient 24–27°C · 75–81°F · Humidity 60–80%
Read the guideBearded dragons, skinks, monitors, tegus and iguanas.
Pogona vitticeps
Basking spot 38–42°C · 100–108°F · Cool side 26–29°C · 79–84°F · Humidity 30–40%
Read the guide Terrestrial reptile · Omnivorous skinkTiliqua scincoides
Basking spot 35–38°C · 95–100°F · Cool side 24–26°C · 75–79°F · Humidity 40–60%
Read the guide Desert reptile · Spiny-tailed agamidUromastyx spp.
Basking spot 49–54°C · 120–130°F · Cool side 26–29°C · 79–84°F · Humidity 20–30% (very dry)
Read the guide Small arboreal lizard · Southeastern USAAnolis carolinensis
Basking spot 30–32°C · 86–90°F · Ambient 24–28°C · 75–82°F · Humidity 60–70%
Read the guide Dwarf monitor · Arid northern AustraliaVaranus acanthurus
Basking surface 50–65°C · 122–150°F · Ambient 26–30°C · 79–86°F · Humidity 40–60% (humid burrow)
Read the guide Giant arboreal lizard · Central & South AmericaIguana iguana
Basking spot 35–40°C · 95–104°F · Humidity 70%+ · Adult size 1.5–2 m · 5–6 ft
Read the guide Large omnivore lizard · Central South AmericaSalvator merianae
Basking surface 52–57°C · 125–135°F · Humidity 75–90% · Adult size 1.1–1.4 m · 3.5–4.5 ft
Read the guide Arid monitor · Sub-Saharan AfricaVaranus exanthematicus
Basking surface 50–55°C · 122–130°F · Cool end 24–26°C · 75–79°F · Humidity ~50% (humid burrow)
Read the guide Arboreal lizard · Southeast AsiaPhysignathus cocincinus
Basking spot 32–35°C · 90–95°F · Humidity 60–80% · Adult size ~0.9 m (mostly tail)
Read the guideVeiled, panther, and the cool-running Jackson's.
Chamaeleo calyptratus
Basking spot 29–32°C · 85–90°F · Ambient 24–27°C · 75–80°F · Humidity 50% (higher at night)
Read the guide Arboreal chameleon · MadagascarFurcifer pardalis
Basking spot 29–32°C · 85–90°F · Ambient 24–27°C · 75–81°F · Humidity 50–60% day / 75%+ night
Read the guide Montane chameleon · East African highlandsTrioceros jacksonii
Basking spot 27–29°C · 81–85°F (no hotter) · Ambient 21–24°C · 70–75°F · Night drop 13–18°C · 55–64°F
Read the guideBall pythons, corn snakes, hognose and sand boas.
Python regius
Warm spot 28–31°C · 82–88°F · Cool side 24–26°C · 75–79°F · Humidity 55–65%
Read the guide Temperate reptile · Colubrid snakePantherophis guttatus
Warm spot 28–30°C · 82–86°F · Cool side 22–24°C · 72–75°F · Humidity 40–50%
Read the guide Arid reptile · Colubrid snakeHeterodon nasicus
Warm end 30–32°C · 86–90°F · Cool side 23–24°C · 73–75°F · Humidity 30–50%
Read the guide Arid reptile · Fossorial boaGongylophis colubrinus
Warm spot 32–35°C · 90–95°F · Cool side 24–26°C · 75–79°F · Humidity 30–40%
Read the guideMediterranean, grassland, forest and tropical tortoises.
Testudo hermanni
Basking spot 32–35°C · 90–95°F · Cool side 20–24°C · 68–75°F · Humidity 40–60%
Read the guide Central Asian tortoise · HerbivoreTestudo horsfieldii
Basking spot 32–35°C · 90–95°F · Cool side 21–24°C · 70–75°F · Humidity 40–50%
Read the guide Grassland tortoise · Sahel, AfricaCentrochelys sulcata
Basking spot 35–40°C · 95–104°F · Cool side 24–28°C · 75–82°F · Humidity 40–55%
Read the guide Savanna tortoise · Eastern & southern AfricaStigmochelys pardalis
Basking spot 35–40°C · 95–104°F · Cool side 22–25°C · 72–77°F · Humidity 40–60%
Read the guide Forest tortoise · Central & South AmericaChelonoidis carbonarius
Basking spot 30–32°C · 86–90°F · Ambient 26–29°C · 79–84°F · Humidity 60–80%
Read the guide Mediterranean tortoise · North Africa, S Europe & Middle EastTestudo graeca
Basking spot 32–35°C · 90–95°F · Cool side 20–25°C · 68–77°F · Humidity 40–60%
Read the guide Mediterranean tortoise · Greece & the southern BalkansTestudo marginata
Basking spot 32–35°C · 90–95°F · Cool side 20–25°C · 68–77°F · Humidity 40–60%
Read the guide Tropical tortoise · India & Sri LankaGeochelone elegans
Basking spot 32–35°C · 90–95°F · Cool end 22–26°C · 72–79°F · Humidity 40–60% (seasonal)
Read the guideBox turtles, sliders and semi-terrestrial turtles.
Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima
Basking spot 30–32°C · 86–90°F · Humidity 70–80% · Water & ambient 24–28°C · 75–82°F
Read the guide Semi-terrestrial turtle · Eastern USA woodlandsTerrapene carolina
Basking spot 29–31°C · 84–88°F · Ambient 21–27°C · 70–81°F · Humidity 60–80%
Read the guide Aquatic turtle · Southern USATrachemys scripta elegans
Water temp 24–26°C · 75–79°F · Basking dock 32–35°C · 90–95°F · UVB High (10% T5 HO)
Read the guideCool, humid, no-basking-lamp salamanders.
Ambystoma tigrinum
Temperature 16–21°C · 60–70°F · Never above ~24°C · 75°F · Humidity 60–80%
Read the guide Terrestrial salamander · European woodlandsSalamandra salamandra
Temperature 15–20°C · 60–68°F · Never above ~22°C · 72°F · Humidity 70–80%
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