Top 5 Micro Reptiles | The Smallest Reptiles You Can Keep! 

what micro reptile would you keep?

Hey bud I'm the gentlemen your talking about, We meet at the Kissimmee reptile show I had the Sphaerodactylus elegans aka ashy gecko's I'm glad they made this list.. Again it was great to meet you bud! Next time you're in Fla lmk.. Keep up the great work take care and God bless my friend!

I swear all chameleons look like they're having a bad day, all the time.

YES PART 2! And 3.... and 4.... 😅 So many adorable micros that I'm now going to obsessively researching because I've never heard of a few of them 👀

Dekay’s Brown Snake, would be a cool small snake. Watching them eat is so cute.

I want to learn more about that tiny chameleon 😮 Thank you for always giving me an animal to obsess over 😂 I love researching a lot of these animals you bring up in your top lists

I set up a terrarium for a micro lizard or frog...and then fell in love with the isopods' antics. I'm saving this for the future if I change my mind about adding Godzilla to the isopod safe haven. Thanks!!

For micro snakes if recommend either a rubber boa (not quite micro, but very small, especially for a boa) Or Dekay's brown snakes.

Cool fact, the only snake in Hawaii is the brahminy blind snake. I just got back from Maui and saw wild Hawaiian morning geckos and a day gecko. That's about the extent of their reptiles lol. There's a few more but sadly they are light on reptiles there. I'd move there if my reptiles weren't illegal to have there. I told someone this today and she was suprised I'd pick my reptiles over paradise. Any day 😊

I love how unamused that miniature chameleon looks in the picture lol

I would actually go for Neon day geckos (Phelsuma Klemmeri) over the Electric blue day geckos because both the males and females are stunning with their colours. Most keepers don't have any problems with them eating their own offspring (which can be a problem with day geckos) and they are super curious and not really shy by nature.

I started keeping Neon Day Geckos last year. For anyone thinking about keeping them or any other micro gecko I have two main pieces of advice: 1) really research your enclosures. My male's name is Houdini because when I first got him as a juvenile he found five or 6 different gaps in the enclosure I had for him and escaped multiple times. They'll fit through really small gaps. 2) Make sure you have at least one pet shop nearby that carries fruit flies and other micro feeders. I've been having a ton of problems finding them in my area and ordering them only gets expensive with shipping.

I stood up right when you asked "where are you going" and I said "nowhere?"... 😅

Would love to see a part two!

Love the Fahlo shirt!!! I just got one of the sweatshirts, and it's incredible ❤

Your videos are amazing. Watched you yesterday on an episode from the animals at home podcast Really amazing how your channel has grown Also, commenting for the algorithm

I would also like to add to the list the genus Eurydactylodes! I have a male E. Vieillardi that I got at this year's Tinley and he's like a baby chameleon crossed with a mourning gecko. Imagine you had a mourning gecko that ate Fluker's and may jump but moves with the gait of a leopard gecko and the speed of a chameleon. Great little guy and I can't wait to find a female to live with him in a big bioactive I'm working on.

I love that you could do an 18 X 18 for most of these guys and it's like a spacious palace. However, I cannot imagine the nightmare of an ashy gecko who's decided to make a run for it in a large room. How do you catch it without squishing it?

About mourning geckos, they can be pretty loud when cohabited. They are feisty little creatures.

Yes, do a part two! We always end up wintering over one or three morning gecko hatchlings. ALWAYS find a couple of them dashing about the house well after the time we could put them out. So dang cute. And they bark!

I'd like to see a part two mate, also let's see reptiles bigger than micro but still small keep up the great work adam

The smallest gecko I personally have kept is the Yellow-headed gecko, and they're very straight forward if you like small feeders. The reptile I have the most of is mourning geckos (currently five adults plus eggs) and honestly they are my favorite to keep besides leopard geckos. Broadly speaking, small geckos are my favorite reptiles to keep.

Awesome channel. I have been watching your channel for a while now. Because of you a d Dave I have over 20 reptiles now lol...

2:51 i loved that joke! 😂

Hey Adam, big fan. I bet these micro reps are going to skyrocket in popularity. Thanks to you though, I got myself an Amazon Tree Boa. I know their not your jam, but hearing you speak of them with reverence yet respect drew me their way. I now have a wonderful baby that just ate its first meal 😊

I recently was able to get a pair of Brookesia (thieli) and they are by far two of the cutest reptiles in my collection. Not going to lie like most chameleons they are difficult to care for but imo its very rewarding for such a cute and interesting pet that not many have. Saw this video 5 months ago Adam and instantly wanted one and I wanted to thank you for showing me them. keep up the amazing videos ❤

Im so glad you made this video. With being on the topic of micro reptiles, i am hoping there will be someone here that may be able to help me with identifying a absolutely tiny lizard that i have been going crazy trying to figure out. So, many MANY years ago, while living in idaho, my grandmother found and brought me a tiny lizard she found while hiking up in the mountains. Kellogg idaho would have been the nearest town. Anyway, this lizard was maybe a inch and a half long. It was a deep purple in color all the way down until it hit the tail, which was a beautiful deep blue in color and the colors almost looked iridescent in the sunlight. It had a rounded head, and the tail was somewhat short. It looked more like a salamander/newt, but it definitely was not one. It had scales and was found on the rocky part of the mountainside. Ive never seen lizard like this before or ever again, and at the time assumed it could have been a skink hatchling. But other than the coloring being somewhat similar, it looked nothing like a skink. And it stayed absolutely tiny for over a year until i had to leave it with my grandmother when moving back home. She ended up releasing it back to its normal habitat not having the time to care for it. Anyway, throughout the years of trying to find out the species, no google searches, or anything has produced any sort of help with identification. Its driving me insane, and hope maybe someone more knowledgeable might be able to help. If i even provided enough info to even help get the help.lol Perhaps it was some sort of mutation/morph of a lizard commonly found in the area? But again, the types of lizards normally found there dont really look the same, even if you dont take the coloring into account. It looks like a gecko, somewhat i supposed, with the rounded head shape and snout. The body was somewhat thick, not so streamline like many orher lizards. The toes were rounded, or blunt and no claws. The tail was short, about the same length as the body, and the colors of blue and purple were a deep gorgeous color that shimmered in sunlight. Purple from head to the start of the tail, with the tail being blue. Found up in the mountains maybe 30-45 mins away from Kellogg idaho, where it was somewhat dry for a forested area, right at the edge, on the rocky side of the mountain where the sun was pretty harsh. The lizard was maybe a inch and a half, if that. It fit on my 8 year old thumb and was nerve-wracking trying to pick it up. It fed on ants, fruit flies, and the tiniest crickets i could find, though had a hard time with those still. Anyway, if anyone has any idea of what it could be, or where i could go to have a chance identifying it, i would greatly appreciate it so much. Though, there really isnt much to work with, and i doubt there is enough to help identify without a picture at least.

"am i losing myself?" 😂 this took a slight dark turn

Great list as always. I want morning geckos but don't have the room right now.

You are the best RU-vidr wicked wickens reptile have a awesome day have a cool day have a absolutely wonderful day nice work wicked wickens reptile

Viper geckos are another AMAZING option. Fairly easy just need heat and for feeders you can feed them dwarf white isopods if you have enough or simply mealworms should work.I plan on feeding them Compsodes and little Kenyans personally but other options are available.

Bro u came in so clutch with this vid I have a gonatodes species that sent me into a micro reptile kick lately 🤣🤣🤣

Are you going to be at the Toronto reptile and plant expo on the 7th? My 4 sons and I met you and Mr. Reptiliatus in December. It was nice seeing you there. We tried to say hello at the last one but you were busy and we didn't want to interrupt while you were filming. Anyway Thanks for the upload. Thumbs up as usual. Brian.

Having a well planted enclosure is the center piece to getting micro reptiles and also be able to Cohab potentially and create something interactive to watch amongst it all.

I can't think of anything else you could put in this video. Maybe do a dwarf monitors video?

Good video. Yes do a part 2. Is it wrong I found it more entertaining to watch Diamond try to crawl up the back of your head? All I could think about was the short you did on him and laugh and laugh.

So disappointed you didn't "ruin" the list with frogs.

The American Brown Snake makes an excellent micro snake if you can find them (and dont live where its illegal to keep them) They eat worms and rarely get past a foot in length

I love your videos

Great video! Also very small are the Viper Geckos :) I have 3 and 14 eggs incubating! They are great little hunters.

The sephaerodactylus genus has my favorite geckos! Absolutely amazing to watch

yes part 2 and do you happen to have more informaion on morning geckos

Howdy, I'm always trying to learn more about reptiles. And I've recently stumbled across your channel and between the presentation and execution I've been having fun learning more. Call me crazy but I have so many questions id love to ask. I've been itching to talk to someone who knows so much more than myself. I've been wanting to work on breeding Ball pythons but I've seen so many breeders do the plainest rack. And've watched your video on tubs so I agree with it more than anything. So thank you for the ideas and understanding of reptiles.

Brown anoles are fun to watch! They're really tiny, but very active so they need a bigger terrarium, but in a bioactive, they're very fun to watch! If you have a male, there's even the display and head bobbing

Loving this! Not loving the fact that despite the notification bell, I dont get notified of a new vid😢

Thought Adam was going to say of the mourning geckos that they can put them in the microwave! 😱 That would make them a micro reptile in more ways than one!

I was so hoping you'd cover Tropiocolotes...I've been DREAMING about that day 😭

Adam, I really like your videos. I was hoping that you could recommend a place to get Namib sand geckos. I can't seem to find any! Thanks 🦎

yes we need a part 2

I recently acquired on accident a house gecko. They are also really great! Not a lot of good concise info on care even though they’re Said to be kept as pets often . But mines doing great with what I’ve got set up. (And they’re not very picky, they live On your house. Just make it like the outside of your house lmao, he’s very in love with brick hides and climbs and doesn’t touch anything else)

A micro snake native to California is the sharp-tailed snake. I don't know much about keeping them, but I know they prefer slugs as a diet. Thry have a mild musk, and are very very docile and sweet. Wild ones calm down and get curious quickly. Pretty rosy brown backs, and grey and white striped bellies. They probably couldn't bite even if they tried, they're so tiny.

Adam, the "kilometer" part was personal. I will not forget that.

This was a great video! So much information about reptiles I rarely hear about. Would Blind Snakes be a good addition to a BioActive enclosure? Sometimes Isopods can get out of control population-wise, so if these guys eat them (or their young), maybe they would be another layer in a BA setup? Where would you even get a Blind Snake though?

Oh my goodness! I have never heard of Ashy (sp?) geckos. They are soooo tiny. Thanks for the knowledge. This was awesome.

Interesting list. I'd actually love a part 2 of this, preferably for handleable micro/mini reptiles, and also possibly a bit more species variety, if possible. Like some of the monitor species that are smaller than ackies, for example (.......and I realize that I probably sound annoying bringing them up all the time 😅, just really love monitors, but even an ackie would take up too much room for me at where I currently live).

I know this off topic Adam but I really want you to do a pink tongue care guide, but this video is also very awesome. Yeah, appreciate you Adam.

I'd LOVE to have a tank with neon day geckos. They're similarly small, gorgeous, and really cute too.

I would love to see a part 2. Also would you please talk about rough\smooth green snake. I think they're beautiful and interesting but sadly don't get any recognition.

I know it's not micro per se (a lot of the commentors are saying this! 😄), but Keel Bellied Lizards are quite small (considering snout to vent). Like max 4" as an adult. Now, granted, that 4" lizard has a 9-10" tail, but to be able to make my point, I'm conveniently ignoring the tail.

i would like to see an update on the spotted pythons :)

One of my favorites is Chinese water skinks

I love big reptiles, but some smaller ones can be really cute too! ❤

part two please!!! 🦎

This is the cutest 😍 video ever 🤗

Im a big snake lover, so this is a change of pace! Gotta love reptiles so small they can simply walk up your nose... never to be seen again...like a person walking into the paris catacombs, unaware he shall soon be swollowed by darkness and insanity... lol!

Micro lizards i absolutely looove

Can you do an in-depth video on your fitji iguanas please they are so cool

My henrylawsoni bearded dragon is not micro but he's tiny and you never talk about them so I'd love a part 2. Team Henrylawsoni! 😂 Kisses from France!

how exactly did you find the white-lipped viper and what happened to it?

Hey bud was wondering if u got any info on butterfly agamas? If you do that can be a great coming up video idea … and hope you can help out your viewers on the matter of these beautiful reptile species 😊

Can you go over care for the blind snake? I've been looking EVERWHERE and I can barely find anything. I actually just bought one and would like to do more proper care then just bits and pieces.

If morning geckos arnt on this list I'm going to cry

Hey Wickens Wicked reptiles, Can you make a vid about morning gecko's and dart frogs? And just tell every thing about them because I want to build a Paludarium with those two animals and I'm a beginner.

I think Micro reptiles should be paired with small enclosure animals and then you can include isopods, jumping spiders, and other things I cannot think of. The problem I am now considering is that even with Micro animals you might still need a big enclosure when the colony or group gets bigger. Oh well, I'm just here to comment and give ideas your job is to cram it into a video or seven.

This is an amazing video! So i just got a baby crestie a few days ago and was sold an 8"x8"x12" enclosure for it. I realize now that's kinda small for it but he's gonna stay in there until he grows a bit and then I'll upgrade him. Any ideas what i could put in that small of an enclosure after he upgrades? Maybe a little frog or insect/ arachnid of some sort?

Partn2 please 🎉

T. schmidti would be a good candidate for part 2

Would a blind snake be a good option for soil aeration and pest control for house plants? Could they eat aphids found on plants outside (not suggesting keeping them outside; find aphids on your plant and remove them to feed to the snake with tweezers)?

Hello i was thinking about getting some sort of lizard or gecko but the room I would keep it in stays around 60to65 degrees F is there anyway to keep the tank heated enough for it and if so how? Thanks.

Hi i was wandering if can help me and husband we hand to baby snakes except is there a way of drawing them out from hiding plz 🙏 rely mean alot of any idears we love them sooooo much thank you 4 ur time

I didn’t realize those electric blue day geckos even existed. I think I need one lol.

I LOVE THOSE TINY GECKOS 😭

Thinking of getting a display reptile/amphibian to replace the small fish tank I’m dismantling soon. What do you think my family of non exotic animal people would appreciate more, a day gecko or dart frogs? What would be more active?

Long tailed grass lizards are amazing tiny lizards, I haveca breeding pair snd I love them so much, their tails are 3 times longer their bodies, they are incredible Lil creatures

I keep african dwarf frogs they are small as well, cool animals they could be in part 2 if you are going to make it🐸

Hey I hav been trying to find out info on ashy geckos forever know. I was wondering if you could make a video on how to make vivariums for different micro gecko species. Also could you please please make a ashy gecko care video, I am having a really hard time figuring out the type of plants they would have in the wild an want to make it as natural as possible.

Joke's on you, I've wanted a blind snake for YEARS. I just think they are adorable and neato! XD For all they seem to be lousy in flowerpots I can't find one available to save my freaking life though.

I keep Stenodactylus stenodactylus. So that species for sure need to get in the next list :)

DeKays snake is a great micro option!

The electronic blue are very bright blue wow

You should do a taming guide for a ball pythons or any other snake. I just got my hall python and she freezes when she sees me how do I get her used to me?

Who wants a small one? Jk sry I had to. Awesome video, its great to see a video on smaller species. Have a great day

I've been keeping mourning geckos and Santa Isabels (separately) for a while now. I keep thinking about cohabing them. Any tips?

i just got a pair of juvenile leopard gecko which i don't know the sex sadly, i also got a small bearded dragon in a separate 20 gal tank. i really want to know when i can switch to a loose substrate for each. i have coconut coir and play sand ready but im afraid of switching from there paper towel to loose substrate. if anyone have a suggestion.

Wow those babies are very bright bright colored

You could add Mediterranean geckos. I had the living around outside on my garage in San Antonio TX. So cute and I don't think they get that big.

Honestly, I’d love to see a video on ring neck snakes as pets….. at this time, I only have room for the medium low exo terra enclosure… but I want a snake!

Where do you buy your dart frogs

Cameroon Dwarf Geckos(Lygodactylus conraui) are another great micro species

Part 2 please