Five Fav Friday!!!

Today I thought I would do my 5 favorite reptiles!!  I love reptiles and when I worked at the Pet store I would take care of the animals and my most favorite ones to take care of were all the reptiles.  There are so many types and I just love them all!  So I will start =]

Bearded Dragon

We start off with a Bearded Dragon!  They are amazing and I just love them!  One of the most laid back lizards I have taken care of at the petstore.  They live mostly in desert climates.  They eat mostly bugs, veggies and some fruits. We fed ours crickets and some lettuce with Bearded Dragon food.  They are very small when they are babies but they can grow to the length of a normal size mans torso.  I know this because a gentlemen brought his in one day at work and he had it clinging to him under is jacket.  It sure was a beautiful Lizard.

Chameleon

Next is the Chameleon.  These little Lizards are a found in tropical areas of the world like Africa, Madagascar, Hawaii, and some have been introduced to California and Florida. 

They can also be found in some desert climates as well.  Chameleon species have in common their foot structure, eyes, tongues and a lack of ears.  Different chameleon species are able to change different colors which can include pink, blue, red, orange, green, black, brown, light blue, yellow, turquoise and purple.The primary purpose of color change has been found to be due to social signalling, as opposed to camouflage, although both social signalling color change, and color change for purposes of camouflage do occur in most chameleons, to some extent.

Chinese Water Dragon

Now is the Chinese Water Dragon.   They live in the lowland and highland forests of India, Northern and southern China, and eastern and southeastern Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Burma), Chinese water dragons are most commonly found along the banks of freshwater lakes and streams. They are active during the day (diurnal), and spend most of their time in the trees or plants (arboreal). If threatened, the dragon will drop from the trees into the water and either swim to safety or remain submerged for up to 25 minutes.  When we had these in the Store they are just so cute to watch and care for =]

Corn Snake

The Corn Snake.  Not a big fan of Snakes but these little guys are really cute and non poisonous.  They are also known as Red Rat Snakes.  The name "Corn Snake" is a holdover from the days when southern farmers stored harvested ears of corn in a wood frame or log building called a crib. Rats and mice came to the corn crib to feed on the corn, and Corn Snakes came to feed on the rodents.

Bull Frog

Last but not least is the Bull Frog!  I am in love with these guys.  Growing up I would go and catch these at the pond near our cottage in Northern IN.  They can get really big depending on how much they have to eat on.  They live in wet areas and at night you will see them crossing the road with other reptiles and amphibians.  At night at the cottage you can hear them singing their song. I loved just layin on the porch on a summer night listening to them and the Crickets.  One of my most fav reptiles.  =]

Well hope yall enjoyed this!  If you have any favorite animals lets hear about it =]