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Standard Gray Chinchilla
The Standard Gray Chinchilla — the original 'Totoro' — is a vegetarian rodent from the high Andes of South America. Gentle, clean, nearly odorless and long-lived (8–10 years), it needs a cage, dust baths, constant chewing material, and careful protection from heatstroke.
Phrynops williamsi
Phrynops williamsi, also called the Masked Toadhead Turtle, is a side-necked turtle from South America that loves basking and is semi-aquatic in the wild. Lively and relatively easy to keep, it remains uncommon in captivity and is found mainly as wild-caught individuals.
Geometric tortoise
The Geometric Tortoise (Psammobates geometricus) is a rare, strikingly patterned South African tortoise protected as endangered. Extremely sensitive to humidity and a challenge to keep alive in captivity, it is best appreciated in the wild or by experts.
Three-striped roofed turtle
The giant roofed turtles (including the Burmese, Red-crowned, and Three-striped roofed turtles) are large, rare Asian river turtles that need spacious outdoor ponds with basking sites. Timid yet personable, they require warm water and careful temperature gradients to stay healthy.
Takydromus formosanus
The Taiwan Grass Lizard (Takydromus formosanus) is an endemic, leaf-colored lizard found only on the island of Taiwan. An agile climber that requires strong UVB lighting and a tall, planted terrarium, it is a rewarding but temperature-sensitive pet.
Pink-ringed Tent Turtle
The Pink-ringed Tent Turtle (Pangshura tentoria) is a striking high-domed turtle with pink cheeks and a pink ring around its carapace, but it is delicate, with hatchling mortality often above 80%, mostly from skin rot. Best suited to experienced keepers who can provide stable temperatures and a basking area.
Emydura australis (Australian Big-headed Turtle)
The Australian big-headed side-necked turtle is carnivorous and lives in shallow water, aestivating in pond mud during the dry season. In the wild it consumes large numbers of mosquito larvae, making it beneficial to people, though it is rare and its trade is strictly controlled.
Green Trinket Snake
The Green Trinket Snake (Elaphe prasina) is, as its name suggests, green-bodied and strikingly beautiful when at rest, like a work of art. Distributed across India, Vietnam, and several provinces of southern China, it is an arboreal species and is listed as Vulnerable in China.
Western Hermann’s Tortoise
The Western Hermann's Tortoise (Testudo hermanni) is a common, beginner-friendly tortoise with undemanding environmental needs and good disease resistance, though it carries a relatively high price. Native to Spain and southern France, it is a Mediterranean-species herbivore that also occasionally takes animal prey.
Travancore Tortoise
The Travancore Tortoise (Indotestudo travancorica) closely resembles the Burmese Star Tortoise in appearance and shares its preference for a dry habitat. Though sometimes considered a subspecies of the Burmese tortoise, this has never been confirmed; it is a shy, inactive tortoise suited to simple husbandry.