Do reptiles make good pets?

In the USA it’s estimated around six million households have reptile pets, while in the UK there are around 8.8 million reptiles being kept.

So what is it about reptiles that makes them so popular? And do they enjoy being kept as pets?

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Citations:

Federation of British Herpetologists – 2022 survey:
https://www.thefbh.org/_files/ugd/4ca8cc_6bfcf18fdc4542b1aecc8378fa1cd1e4.pdf

American Pet Products Association (APPA) – Pet Ownership Statistics from the 2023–2024 APPA National Pet Owners Survey:
https://www.americanpetproducts.org/press_industrytrends.asp