My story with reptiles started in 2016
I got my first bearded dragon in Beijing
September 11, 2016
This is a young male Bearded Dragon. When I first saw this species I was fascinated by how diverse life is! He was still shedding his skin when this picture was taken.
The first giant lizard
After I gained experience, my father bought me a male Green Iguana named Pretty, which is now 1.7 meters long. This was my first giant lizard and I improved my breeding skills.
March 1, 2019
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The first giant snake
I like to experiment with unchallenged species and this time I turned to snakes. This is a 1.5-meter-long male Boa Constrictor with a relatively mild temperament. Only Dutch rats could keep him full. It was a challenge to feed him every time.
June 10, 2022
Killing Dutch rat
First "herping" in the Kubuqi Desert, Ordos
Finally finished the college entrance examination, I can also go to the field to realize the dream of herping. This time I came to the Kubuqi Desert, located in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. I found three kinds of lizards in the desert, respectively: Red Ear Sand Lizard, Erma Lizard, and Shark Lizard. I recorded this moment for my brother.
July 21, 2022
In Macau, my first reptile was a Herman Tortoise
I was very happy to meet many new animals in the reptile shop in Macau, and I chose to raise a male Herman Tortoise as a new start. I named him Cai Xukun, a little laughing... fed him fresh green vegetables and D3 calcium powder every day, and took him to the balcony of the dormitory to bask in the sun if possible.
September 1, 2022
Cai Xukun eating vegetables
The snake mania, I had four snakes
After watching YouTube videos, I was deeply attracted to pythons and boas during this period. I bought four snakes, the Brazilian Rainbow Boa, the VPI Boa, the Banana Ball Python, and the BCC Boa. They all greatly satisfied my ideas.
October 2, 2022 to February 9, 2023
The first monitor Lizard
During the Chinese New Year, I contacted a seller in Hong Kong on Facebook and went to Hong Kong to buy this male Black-throated Monitor Lizard on February 19, 2023. I named him Bobo. This little guy was very cute, and liked to eat seafood. Just five months from 30 cm to 90 cm, how excited!
February 19, 2023 to July 25, 2023
Bobo eating snail meat
We are both alumni and reptile friends
Well, this man is my best friend at school. His name is Darth Li, now studying for a Master's degree at the University of New South Wales. I used to marvel at his method of breeding, keeping a Water Monitor Lizard with Tegu together, but it turned out to be acceptable. But I think he's better at keeping parrots.
April 29, 2023
May 1, 2023
This was the first time I've tried to do this. Because I was not completely sure, I was worried that the monitor lizard would attack the tortoises, so I had to replace a 2.4m*0.6m*0.6m large enclosure. Fortunately, the monitor was not interested in them, maybe because of the diet, but I believed it was due to the size difference.
Polyculture: A monitor with four tortoises
July 29, 2023
Crawling Pet Exhibition in Shanghai with friends
During the summer vacation, I participated in the exhibition in Shanghai with three other reptile friends from Beijing, Shaoguan, Guangdong, and Shanghai. So glad to have this opportunity to get together and enjoy different animals with people from all over the country. At this show, I learned that the market seemed to be really saturated, and there was not much to attract me.
