| Species | Recommended | Minimum | Notes | Area in Wild |
| Brazilian Rainbow Boa | 6' L x 3' W x 4' H | 5' L x 3' W x 3' H | Needs high humidity via fogger or mister. | |
| Ball python | 125 gallons | length of snake | 1+ acre | |
| CA king snake | 75 gallons | length of snake | 1+ acre | |
| Corn snake | 75 gallons | length of snake | 1+ acre | |
| Spotted python | 75 gallons | length of snake | 1+ acre | |
| Children's python | 75 gallons | length of snake | 1+ acre | |
| Soft-shelled turtle | 75 gallons | 55 gallons | rivers, ponds, etc. | |
| Box turtle | 10' x 10' and larger outdoors | 8' x 10' outdoors | several square kilometers | |
| Red eared slider | pond | 55 gal. for single male; 75 gal. for single female | native to US | pond |
| Mud/musk turtles | 100-150 gallons | 55 gallons | shallow river bed | |
| Russian or Golden Greek tortoise | 10' x 10' and larger | 8' x 10' outdoors 8' x 10' indoors if non-hibernating sp. | from Uzbekistan | several square kilometers |
| Sulcata tortoise | 1/4 acre or more outdoors | Summer: 900 square foot fenced yard. Winter: 8'x'10' room. | several square kilometers | |
| Red foot tortoise | 1/4 acre or more outdoors | Summer: 900 square foot fenced yard. Winter: 8'x'10' room. | from Venezuela | several square kilometers |
| Chameleon (Various ssp.) | larger than minimum | 2'x2'x4' Screened Enclosure | aboreal | 1 acre |
| Green Iguana | 10' x 12' bedroom | 8' h x 8' l x 3' d | aboreal | 1-2 acres |
| Bearded dragon | 75 gallons and larger | 40 gallons | ground/bush | 1-2 acres |
| Bearded Anole | larger than minimum | 2'x2'x4' Enclosure | ||
| Blue tongued skink | 75 gallons | 40-55 gallons | ||
| Green anole | 40 gallons tall | 20 gallons tall | needs dense cover | |
| Leopard gecko | 55 gallons | 20 gallons long | ||
| Arboreal geckos | 40 gallons tall | 20 gallons tall | ||
| Savannah monitor & Black/White Tegu | 10' x 12' bedroom | 3' h x 5' l x 3' d | Insectivore in the wild | |
| Schneider's skink | 75 gallons and larger | 40-55 gallons | Insectivore in the wild | |
| Mt. Horned Lizard/Water Dragon | 110 gallons and larger | 75 gallons | Insectivore in the wild | |
| Small Monitors | 4'X8'X4' or larger | 3'X6'X3' | 2+acres | |
| Crested Gecko | 30 gal. tall | 20 gal. tall | Omnivore in the wild | |
| Uromastyx | 60 gallons | 40 gallons | Herbivore (with seeds) in the wild |
