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The USA’s Only Native Rear-Fanged Vine Snake: Care and Natural History

[…]would be most valuable to this snake and its relatives. Field observations indicate that 4-8 eggs are typically produced. Temperament Mexican Vine Snakes are notoriously high-strung, and should be viewed as creatures to observe rather than handle. When approached, they open the mouth to expose its black interior and strike […]
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Frog Diets: Supplement Raises Poison Frog Egg Output & Tadpole Survival

[…]Frogs were included in the study. The increased tadpole survival was attributed to higher quality eggs being produced by female frogs. Infertile eggs, which are deposited by females as food for their tadpoles, were also believed to be of higher nutritional value following carotenoid supplementation.   A number of the […]
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Asian Leaf Turtle Care and Conservation: A Zookeeper’s Thoughts

[…]season, the plastron becomes somewhat flexible to allow for the passage of the 2-4 unusually-large eggs. Females sometimes have difficulty passing their eggs, especially if the diet lacks sufficient calcium.   Gravid females usually become restless and may refuse food. They should be removed to a large container (i.e. 5x […]
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How Reptiles, Amphibians and Spiders “Celebrate” Valentine’s Day

[…]in tiny, nutrient-poor pools within bromeliads, and would not survive without the unfertilized eggs provided by their mothers as food. Many other Poison Frogs do the same, but Mimic males stay near tadpole pools and call to their mates when the tadpoles need to be fed (how they know when […]
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Crested Gecko Care: Breeding Crested Geckos

[…]to store sperm. Those purchased as adults, or separated from a male, may still produce fertile eggs. As mentioned above, females that have not mated may also develop eggs, which must be deposited.   Stay alert for signs that a female may be egg-bound – lethargy, swollen abdomen, straining – […]

Eastern Painted Turtle Care: Keeping the USA’s Most Beautiful Turtle

[…]at age 3-5. Courting and breeding occurs in May and June, and females deposit 1-4 clutches of eggs (1-15 eggs in total) between May and July. Late-hatching young may overwinter in the nest and emerge the following spring.   Captive conditions may alter all of the above, so please write […]
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Monitor Lizards as Pets: Dumeril Monitor Care and Natural History

[…]crabs, crayfish and squid. Pinkies or small mice may be provided once weekly, and hard-boiled eggs can be used on occasion. All meals (other than fishes, crabs and rodents) offered to growing monitors should be powdered with calcium, and a high-quality reptile vitamin/mineral supplement should be used 3x weekly. I […]
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Rat Snake Care: the Russian Ratsnake – Large, Bold and Beautiful

[…]As an adaptation to the short summers in their native range, female Russian Ratsnakes retain their eggs for a time, and deposit them in a well-advanced state. At an incubation temperature of 82 F, they typically hatch within 40 days.   The hatchlings measure 11-15 inches in length and differ […]
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Frog Facts: New Species Has Fangs and Gives Birth to Live Tadpoles!

[…]that eat bark, their mother’s eggs and even their father’s skin, along with parents that carry eggs or young in skin pouches, vocal sacs and even stomachs. None, however, were known to give birth to live tadpoles. As you’ll see below, a herpetologist’s extremely lucky catch, at just the right […]
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New Species of 2014: Fantastic Reptiles, Amphibians and Pterosaurs

[…]Thorny Tree Frog was found in a dense cloud forest in central Vietnam. Females deposit their eggs in water-filled tree cavities, but much remains unknown about other aspects of their life history. You can read the article describing this new species in the article linked below.   Brazilian Pterosaur, Caiujara […]
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