Animals
Reptiles in Small Homes
Real stories and questions from people living with reptiles in studios, apartments, shared homes and other small spaces. Includes Turtles & Tortoises, Snakes.
Community stories
Browse all stories →Small lizard — Our unexpected summer visitor
A little brown lizard appeared on our terrace in Valencia one summer. My daughter named her Lola, although we had no idea whether she was female. She often appeared near the same flowerpot w…
The afternoon we lost Teresa
To the most wonderful Tortoise. Our Hermann’s tortoise, Teresa, is twelve years old, with a yellow-and-black shell and dark grey legs. One afternoon, she vanished from her garden enclosure.…
We Moved the Bookcase Before Bringing Home the Snake
One Children’s python · Small apartment When we started planning for a Children’s python, we thought the hardest conversation would be convincing my partner to share our apartment with a sna…
Community questions
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