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		<title>Zoo Med Reptisun 10.0 High Output UVB Lamp and 5.0 UVB Lamp Product Review - Part II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi, Frank Indiviglio here.Last time I reported on the Staten Islands Zoo&#8217;s use of the Zoo Med 10.0 High Output UVB Lamp (Please see Part I of this article). Today I&#8217;d like to provide some specifics concerning tests carried out there.
Test Results
The UVB output readings recorded at the Staten Island Zoo are as follows (note: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2008/11/19/zoo-med-reptisun-100-high-output-uvb-lamp-and-50-uvb-lamp-product-review-part-ii/</link>
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		<title>My Animal Collection: How a Herpetologist Keeps American Toads, Bufo (Anaxyrus) americanus and Related Species, Part II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Click: My Animal Collection: How a Herpetologist Keeps American Toads, Bufo (Anaxyrus) americanus and Related Species, Part I, to read the first part of this article.
Temperature
American toads are, in contrast to many amphibians, quite resilient in terms of temperature tolerance.   However, they do best at moderate temperatures, and in the heat of summer will attempt [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2008/11/17/my-animal-collection-how-a-herpetologist-keeps-american-toads-bufo-anaxyrus-americanus-and-related-species-part-ii/</link>
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		<title>My Animal Collection: How a Herpetologist Keeps American Toads, Bufo (Anaxyrus) americanus and Related Species, Part I</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. 
Today&#8217;s article is the second in a series concerning animals in my own collection.  For additional information concerning this line of articles, please see My Animal Collection: How a Herpetologist Keeps Barking Treefrogs (Hyla gratiosa) and Gray Treefrogs (Hyla versicolor).
Note: the following information is also largely applicable to other toads that commonly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2008/11/14/my-animal-collection-how-a-herpetologist-keeps-american-toads-bufo-anaxyrus-americanus-and-related-species-part-i/</link>
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		<title>Ant Mimicry in the Giant Spiny Stick Insect (Macleay’s Spectre), Extatosoma tiaratum: An Unbelievable Survival Strategy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello, Frank Indiviglio here.
Today I&#8217;ll introduce a member of a group of insects that have long fascinated me - the stick insects, or walking sticks.  Several of the over 2,700 described species are well established in captivity, especially among European hobbyists.  They are growing in popularity here in the USA also, most commonly, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2008/11/12/ant-mimicry-in-the-giant-spiny-stick-insect-macleay%e2%80%99s-spectre-extatosoma-tiaratum-an-unbelievable-survival-strategy/</link>
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		<title>Keeping Snakes in Naturalistic Terrariums</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello, Frank Indiviglio here.
In 1969, Carl Kauffeld introduced a generation of budding herpetologists to snake-keeping with his wonderful classic Snakes: The Keeper and the Kept. In it he laid out the basic principals that had yielded him decades of success while curator of the well-known reptile collection at New York City&#8217;s Staten Island Zoo - [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2008/11/10/keeping-snakes-in-naturalistic-terrariums/</link>
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		<title>Breeding a Skin-Brooding Amphibian: the Surinam Toad (Pipa pipa)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello, Frank Indiviglio here.The bizarre Surinam toad needs little introduction to amphibian enthusiasts&#8230;their unique strategy of brooding the eggs below the skin of the female&#8217;s back has rendered the species quite well-known. Yet, when I received a group of adults in 1986, I found that little had been published on their husbandry, and the last [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2008/11/07/breeding-a-skin-brooding-amphibian-the-surinam-toad-pipa-pipa/</link>
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		<title>The African Bullfrog (South African Burrowing Frog, Giant Bullfrog), Pyxicephalus adspersus: The World’s Heaviest Frog is also a Devoted Parent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi, Frank Indiviglio here.The African bullfrog is notorious for its immense appetite and willingness to take on quite formidable prey, including venomous snakes, scorpions and centipedes (please see my article &#8220;An Appetite for Cobras&#8221; for further details). At breeding time, however, males display a quite unexpected side - that of devoted, even &#8220;tender&#8221; parents.
Taking on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2008/11/05/the-african-bullfrog-south-african-burrowing-frog-giant-bullfrog-pyxicephalus-adspersus-the-world%e2%80%99s-heaviest-frog-is-also-a-devoted-parent/</link>
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		<title>The Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis carolinensis) in the Wild and Captivity - Care in Captivity Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Click: The Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis carolinensis) in the Wild and Captivity - Care in Captivity Part I, to read the first part of this article.
Light, Heat and Humidity
Green anoles rarely live for long if maintained without full spectrum lighting. If a florescent bulb is used, be sure that all animals can bask within 12 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2008/11/03/the-green-anole-anolis-carolinensis-carolinensis-in-the-wild-and-captivity-care-in-captivity-part-2/</link>
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		<title>The Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis carolinensis) in the Wild and Captivity – Care in Captivity Part I</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. Please see Green Anole Natural History for information concerning the natural history of the green anole and its relatives.
General
Green anoles became a US pet trade staple in the 1960&#8217;s and early 70&#8217;s. Labeled &#8220;chameleons&#8221; due to their color-changing abilities, millions were collected in Florida and Louisiana and sold at circuses, fairs, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2008/10/31/the-green-anole-anolis-carolinensis-carolinensis-in-the-wild-and-captivity-part-ii-a-%e2%80%93-care-in-captivity/</link>
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		<title>Product Review: The Zoo Med Reptisun 10.0 High Output UVB Lamp and 5.0 UVB Lamp - Part I</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello, Frank Indiviglio here.We have learned a great deal about the Ultraviolet B (UVB) light requirements of reptiles in recent years. However, the actual process of providing our pets with UVB of the correct wavelength (290-315 nanometers) remains fraught with confusion.
While helping to set up the new reptile house at New York City&#8217;s Staten Island [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2008/10/29/product-review-the-zoo-med-reptisun-100-high-output-uvb-lamp-and-50-uvb-lamp/</link>
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