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[…]gravid). Housing the Female and Her Young Although wild Emperor Scorpions continue to live with colony members after giving birth, captive mothers often become aggressive towards tank-mates. Therefore, it is best to remove all other scorpions from the terrarium once the youngsters appear.This can be troublesome if you are keeping […]
[…](please see photo). Pets do fine on a diet of earthworms, waxworms, calci-worms and butterworms; mealworm pupae, housefly larvae, and canned silkworms are accepted by some individuals. I also collect and offer cutworms and other smooth caterpillars, beetle grubs and slugs (please see articles linked below). While vertebrate prey […]
From minute House Geckos to massive Water Monitors and endangered Rhinoceros Iguanas, an amazing array of fascinating lizards is now available in the pet trade. Fortunately, many are being bred in captivity, and new discoveries concerning their needs occur regularly. But the range of choices of pet lizards can be […]
[…]diet should be as varied as possible – crickets, roaches, waxworms, super mealworms, mealworm beetles and silk worms can form the basis. A pink mouse can be given once every 4-6 weeks, but such is not necessary. Frilled dragons will not thrive on a diet consisting of crickets and super […]
[…]salamander’s waste products. Another useful tip in maintaining cleanliness is to establish a colony of isopods (sow bugs or pill bugs) in the terrarium. These small crustaceans can easily be collected below rocks and leaf litter. They are excellent salamander food and avidly consume feces, dead insects and decaying […]
[…]I would, however, recommend that keepers test and medicate feeder lizards, and set up a breeding colony, just to be safe. There have been occasional reports from zookeepers that Snake Lizards will take invertebrates that have been “scented” (rubbed with) a gecko or skink. I had no success the few […]
[…]and their relatives in zoos and my own collection. From carnivorous Katydids to huge, colony-dwelling Cave Crickets, they have never failed to surprise me with interesting behaviors. Please write in if you’d like to more information on this fascinating hobby. Further Reading Video: Billions of Locusts swarming (Congo) […]
[…]grew within reach. Northern River Terrapin, Batagur baska baska The matriarch of my River Terrapin colony was a 70 pound female, estimated to be in her 60’s. Christened Miss Cunningham (long story!), she became one of the few of her kind to reproduce in captivity, and yearly rewarded us with fertile […]
Although many salamanders will eagerly gobble-up crickets and mealworms, a diet restricted to these food items usually leads to nutritional disorders and reduced life-spans. This holds true even if supplements are used. A varied diet is essential if you are to have success in keeping salamanders long-term (my 32 […]
[…]staple for most newts and salamanders; it would be wise to locate a source and perhaps set up a colony before purchasing your pet (please see the article linked below). I’ve done well by relying upon wild-caught invertebrates during the warmer months. Moths, beetles, tree crickets, harvestmen, “smooth” caterpillars and […]
[…]as anoles of all species are among the most interesting of all lizards. In fact, the antics of a colony of Green Anoles that I exhibited at the Bronx Zoo regularly stole attention from the more “dramatic” but sedentary Water Moccasins that shared their quarters. What’s more, we still have […]
[…]may become aggressive…please write in for further information. If given enough space, a scorpion colony will establish a complicated maze of burrows. Feeding Most scorpions will thrive on a diet comprised of crickets, mealworms and earthworms, but they should also be offered roaches, waxworms, and other invertebrates. Pink mice are […]
[…]years at the Bronx Zoo, nuptial flights of breeding males and females would erupt regularly from a colony beneath the Reptile House. I’d gather as many as possible, and delighted in seeing the enthusiastic responses of creatures ranging from Spring Peepers to Pangolins. “Meadow Plankton” This is a term used […]
[…]ducks and other birds, and mammals such as rice rats, muskrats and voles. I once housed a colony of Green Anoles with a pair of Cottonmouths at the Bronx Zoo. Whenever I tossed roaches or crickets in for the lizards, the Cottonmouths would move about in an apparent search […]
[…]Two have been extirpated by the snake, and the Marianas Fruit Bat is now limited to a single small colony. Birds The birds with which I worked years ago, the Micronesian Kingfisher and the Guam Rail, are now well-established in zoos. However, as Guam is their sole habitat, they […]
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