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Amphibians as Pets – Common Frogs, Toads and Salamanders of the USA

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Post author: Frank Indiviglio
Published date: July 23, 2013
Terms: Amphibians, Frogs, Newts, Salamanders, Toads | amphibian care, caring for native amphibians as pets, frogs as pets, keeping native amphibians, native amphibians, newts as pets, salamanders as pets, toads as pets

[…]equipped with simple filters and half-filled with de-chlorinated, room temperature water. Turtle basking platforms and live or plastic plants serve well as resting places. ReptoMin Food Sticks can make up most of your newt’s diet. Freeze-dried shrimp, live blackworms, and various frozen tropical fish foods should also be provided. American […]

The Green Anole – Important Supplies for Anoles and other Lizard Pets

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Post author: Frank Indiviglio
Published date: July 19, 2013
Terms: habitats, Lizards, Product Reviews, Terrariums and Vivariums | anole care, captive anole care, caring for anoles, keeping anoles, Keeping Green Anoles

[…]Peace Lilies and other sturdy house plants will be well-used by these little gymnasts. Basking sites should be plentiful, as dominant individuals will exclude others from these important areas. Driftwood, Java Wood, vines and tree branches will all be used by anoles and other lizards. Substrate The substrate should be […]

Reptiles as Pets – Snakes and Turtles Commonly Encountered in the USA

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Post author: Frank Indiviglio
Published date: July 16, 2013
Terms: Non-venomous Snakes, Snakes, Turtles & Tortoises | keeping reptiles, native reptiles, reptile care, reptiles as pets, wild reptiles

[…]pears and other produce should be provided. Reptile calcium/vitamin supplements are essential. Box Turtle Care Wood Turtle Care Health Considerations Salmonella bacteria, commonly present in reptile digestive tracts, can cause severe illnesses in people. Handling an animal will not cause an infection, as the bacteria must be ingested. Salmonella infections […]

Horned Frogs as Pets – Designing an Ideal Terrarium for “Pac Man Frogs”

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Post author: Frank Indiviglio
Published date: July 12, 2013
Terms: Amphibians, Frogs, habitats, Product Reviews, Terrariums and Vivariums | horned frog habitat, horned frogs as pets, housing horned frogs, terrarium for horned frog

The beautifully-colored and charmingly-pugnacious Argentine Horned Frog, Ceratophrys ornata, may be the world’s most popular amphibian pet. No matter how many rare and wonderful frogs I encounter, I always save a place for Horned Frogs in the zoo exhibits I manage and in my personal collection. Despite their size (females […]

Reptile Lighting – Combo Units for UVB Lights, UVA, Heat and Night Bulbs

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Post author: Frank Indiviglio
Published date: July 8, 2013
Terms: habitats, Product Reviews, Terrariums and Vivariums | lighting for reptiles, lighting for terrariums, lighting for vivariums, Reptile Lighting, reptile lighting combinations

[…]most useful. This lets us easily pair UVB and heat bulbs, assuring greater UVB exposure for basking reptiles. The creation of thermal gradients is also simplified. Thermal gradients, which allow animals to move from warm to cooler areas, are critical to good health. The Zoo Med Mini Combo Deep Dome […]

Keeping Frogs and Toads as Pets – Creating a Terrarium and Best Amphibian Care Products

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Post author: Frank Indiviglio
Published date: July 2, 2013
Terms: Amphibians, Frogs, habitats, Product Reviews, Terrariums and Vivariums, Toads | amphibians as pets, frog and toad habitat, frog terrarium, frogs as pets, housing amphibians, housing frogs, housing toads, keeping frogs, keeping toads, toad terrarium, toads as pets

[…]by a lack of “decorations”. An aquarium half-filled with water and provisioned with a turtle basking platform and a submersible filter will suit Fire-Bellied Toads, American Green Frogs and other semi-aquatic species. African Clawed Frogs, Dwarf Clawed Frogs and Surinam Toads do not need a land area, but do best […]

Green Anole Intelligence – Researchers Shocked by Lizard Brainpower

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Post author: Frank Indiviglio
Published date: May 31, 2013
Terms: General Reptile & Amphibian Articles, Herpetology, Lizards, Recent Research, Reptiles and Amphibians in the News | anole adaptations, anole behavior, anole care, anole intelligence, anole research, keeping anoles, reptile research, smart reptiles

[…]Tortoises Learn by Imitation Learning Abilities of Monitors, Iguanas and other Lizards Wood Turtle […]

Giant Snapping Turtles – Size Records from a Survey of 84,000 Turtles

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Post author: Frank Indiviglio
Published date: May 24, 2013
Terms: Conservation, Field studies and notes, Turtles & Tortoises | giant snapping turtles, Snapping Turtles

[…]if you wish to help). Further Reading Keeping Snapping and Alligator Snapping Turtles Snapping Turtles in Brackish Water […]

UVB Light: Why Do Reptiles Need It, and Which UVB Bulbs are Best?

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Post author: Frank Indiviglio
Published date: May 10, 2013
Terms: General Reptile & Amphibian Articles, Product Reviews, Terrariums and Vivariums | benefits of UVB lighting, lighting for reptiles, Reptile Health, uvb light for reptiles, UVB Lighting

[…]but details are lacking and most do poorly if denied UVB exposure. Snakes, Common Snapping Turtles and other aquatic turtles, and nocturnal lizards (i.e. Leopard Geckos) are able to obtain D3 from their food. Captives generally do fine without UVB light, provided that sufficient D3 is present in the diet. […]

The Best Humidity Gauges for Reptile, Amphibian and Invert Habitats

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Post author: Frank Indiviglio
Published date: April 15, 2013
Terms: Amphibians, Arachnids, General Reptile & Amphibian Articles, habitats, Lizards, Product Reviews, Reptile and Amphibian Health, Terrariums and Vivariums | amphibian humidity, best humidity gauge, monitoring humidity, reptile humidity, terrarium humidity gauge, terrarium moisture, vivarium humidity gauge

[…]glass via suction cups, allowing for easy movement so that various areas of the terrarium (cave, basking site, etc.) can be monitored. I find the thin, 59 inch-long wires connected to the probes to be especially valuable. In smaller enclosures, the wires can be rolled up and secured with a […]

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Amphibians as Pets – Common Frogs, Toads and Salamanders of the USA

The Green Anole – Important Supplies for Anoles and other Lizard Pets

Reptiles as Pets – Snakes and Turtles Commonly Encountered in the USA

Horned Frogs as Pets – Designing an Ideal Terrarium for “Pac Man Frogs”

Reptile Lighting – Combo Units for UVB Lights, UVA, Heat and Night Bulbs

Keeping Frogs and Toads as Pets – Creating a Terrarium and Best Amphibian Care Products

Green Anole Intelligence – Researchers Shocked by Lizard Brainpower

Giant Snapping Turtles – Size Records from a Survey of 84,000 Turtles

UVB Light: Why Do Reptiles Need It, and Which UVB Bulbs are Best?

The Best Humidity Gauges for Reptile, Amphibian and Invert Habitats

Breeding the Malayan Leaf Frog (Long-Nosed or Bornean Horned Frog)

Giant Snapping Turtles – Size Records from a Survey of 84,000 Turtles

The Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis carolinensis) in the Wild and Captivity – Care in Captivity Part I

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