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Alternative Substrates: Rabbit and Alfalfa Pellets for Lizards and Tortoises – Part 2

[…]as Food Additionally, rabbit pellets are useful as a substrate for older tortoises, green iguanas (Iguana iguana) and other herbivorous lizards. Comprised largely of alfalfa, they are a fine food item for these creatures, and so can be swallowed with impunity by animals that drag damp salad out of their […]
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Bird Aviaries as Outdoor Homes for Reptiles and Amphibians

[…]with bars spaced ½ inch and 1 inch apart. Certain reptiles, such as adult green and rhinoceros iguanas, spur-thighed (“Sulcata”) and other large tortoises, tegus, and larger monitors are almost impossible to keep properly indoors. Others fare far better when given outdoor access for at least part of the year…success […]
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Anaconda Attacks – Notes from a Study of Wild Snakes in Venezuela

[…]Zoo, I had the good fortune of participating in a long-term field study of Green Anacondas in Venezuela – the first and only one of its kind.  Over 900 specimens were captured, and a treasure-trove of new facts was documented. Attempted Human Predation? Two incidents that occurred during the study […]
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The Green Anaconda – Natural History of the World’s Largest Snake – Part 1

[…]can read more about the research mentioned above in these articles: Hunting Anacondas in the Venezuelan Llanos Anaconda Expert Wades Barefoot in Venezuela’s Swamps National Geographic Video of an Anaconda capturing a […]
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Learning in Rhinoceros Iguanas, Monitors and Other Lizards – observations on zoo animals

[…]but I was none-the-less always impressed by the rapidity at which most learned. Rhinoceros iguanas, Cyclura cornuta, and water monitors, Varanus salvator, were particularly striking in this regard. Animals in the collection for over 15 years, long in the habit of approaching or ignoring a single keeper in their exhibit […]
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Reptile Gardens – Growing Food Plants and Attracting Insects for Your Pets

[…]of the year, the balance of the diet can be comprised of a high quality commercial tortoise or iguana chow. Herbivorous Lizards Green, rhinoceros and desert iguanas, Uromastyx spp., chuckwallas and other herbivorous lizards become very excited as soon as novel fresh foods are offered.  It is difficult to get across […]
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Nile Crocodile Found in Florida: Is World’s Largest Crocodile a Resident?

[…]of any other lizard, anywhere on earth (please see article below for an interesting study on iguana-raccoon interactions)!  Brown Anoles seem to have replaced the native Green Anole in many areas, and 6-8 other anole species are established as well.  And, of course, one cannot escape news of introduced Burmese […]
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The Yellow-Spotted Sideneck Turtle , Podocnemis unifilis, in the Wild and Captivity: Natural History – Part 1

[…]northern and central South America, including the Caribbean drainages of Guyana, French Guiana, Venezuela and Columbia.  It also occurs in the upper tributaries of the Amazon River in Columbia, southern Venezuela, eastern Ecuador, northeastern Peru, northern Bolivia and Brazil.  There are unconfirmed reports of small populations in Trinidad and Tobago. […]
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Rock Python Kills Full-Grown Husky in Florida

[…]and frog eggs, snakes have been observed feeding on many “unexpected” food items.  In Venezuela, a Green Anaconda grabbed my co-worker, in what appeared to be a feeding attempt, while a recent study documented 150 Reticulated Python attacks (6 of which were fatal) in the Philippines.  Please see the articles […]
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The Green Anaconda – Natural History of the World’s Largest Snake

[…]can read more about the research mentioned above in these articles: Hunting Anacondas in the Venezuelan Llanos. Big Snake Meals – records of large and unusual meals. Field research reports and summaries. Anaconda Expert Wades Barefoot in Venezuela’s Swamps National Geographic Video of an Anaconda capturing a Capybara. Please write […]
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