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Pet Frogs – the Best Species for Children and First Time Keepers

[…]It is always ready to clamber up on one’s arm for a snack, and can easily be trained to accept canned insects.  Although a stout build and 4-5 inch length renders it among the largest of all treefrogs, this Australian native does well in relatively small quarters. Pet White’s Treefrogs […]
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The Best Diet for Uromastyx Lizards – a Herpetologist’s Thoughts

[…]dietary variety; please post below for information on suitable wild plants and toxic species. Insects Insects should be used only as a rare treat, or perhaps to induce a reluctant feeder or habituate a shy individual to your presence. Any insects that are offered should be small in size, as […]
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The Best Foods for Poison Frogs, Mantellas and Other Tiny Amphibians

[…]Please see this article for information on their husbandry and use. Supplements All commercial insects (crickets, fruit flies) should be powdered with Tetra ReptoCal  or Zoo Med ReptiCalcium.  A vitamin/mineral supplement such as ReptiVite with D3  should be used 2-3 times weekly.  I do not supplement wild-caught insects. Colleagues in […]
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Important Supplies for Pet Tarantulas – a Zoo Keeper’s Notes

[…]on a diet comprised of crickets, mealworms and earthworms. I’ve always offered wild-caught insects, roaches, waxworms, and other invertebrates as well, and believe this is key to the long term health and breeding success of some if not all species.  Canned grasshoppers and other invertebrates moved about with a long-handled […]
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How to Care for American Wood Turtles (with Notes on Natural History)

[…]pink mice, super mealworms, roaches, sow bugs, waxworms, grasshoppers, grubs, crickets and canned invertebrates. Canned or pelleted box turtle diets and/or moistened Reptomin Food Sticks should be mixed into most meals. Approximately 50% of the diet for adult Wood Turtles should be as described above.  The balance should be comprised […]
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Supplies for Red Eared Sliders and Similar Turtles

[…]article). Other important food items that should be a regular part of the diet include earthworms, canned snails and fresh or freeze-dried shrimp and krill.  Crickets, mealworms, waxworms and other insects may be offered on occasion. Although best known to most folks as pets, Sliders also have a fascinating natural […]
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How to Care for African Giant Millipedes and Their Relatives

[…]monkeys rub their bodies with millipedes, apparently using these secretions to deter biting insects and parasites (please see below). Despite common names suggesting the presence of thousands of legs, most species have less than 150 pairs.  The “leggiest”, a rare millipede from the American Southwest, sports 750 legs (please see […]
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Best Tadpole Foods (Based on my Experiences) – Seeking Additional Suggestions

[…]the larvae of midges (or “gnats”, Family Chironomidae), are one of the few small insects available to tadpole keepers. TetraFauna’s Repto Treat supplies bloodworms encased within a vitamin-enriched gel. Bloodworms and other aquatic insects form the basis of the food chain in many tadpole habitats, and are almost certainly an […]
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Collared Lizard Captive Care and Natural History

[…]days before being offered to your pets. In order to increase dietary variety, offer your lizards canned grasshoppers, snails and silkworms via tongs.  Wild-caught insects, as long as you can recognize dangerous species and avoid pesticide-contaminated areas, should also be offered; moths, beetles, grasshoppers and many others will be readily […]
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Monitor Lizard Care, Natural History and Behavior – An Overview

[…]diet comprised of roaches, crickets, butterworms, hornworms, super mealworms, wild-caught insects and other invertebrates; pink mice can be offered 1-2 times weekly. Canned snails and grasshoppers, and hard-boiled eggs, can be used to provide variety. Nile Monitors and similar species fare well on mice and rats alone; whole freshwater fishes […]
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