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Breaking Research – Newly Discovered Thread Snake (or Slender Blind Snake), Leptotyphops carlae, is the World’s Smallest Snake

[…]a strand of spaghetti, and can coil comfortably atop a quarter.  It subsists largely upon ant and termite larvae, and may be threatened by habitat loss.  A relatively large hatchling – ½ of the adult size – emerges from the single egg laid by the female (perhaps there is no […]
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Poison Frogs – Sap Beetles as an Alternative Food for Small Frogs

[…]field guides for hints, as those I trap are minute! Collecting Sap Beetles Sap Beetles are easy to trap in jars baited with over-ripe fruit.  Banana and mango skins, strawberries and cherries all seem equally attractive.  In my yard, Sap Beetles invariably arrive earlier than fruit flies, and in greater […]
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Africa’s Deadliest Snake? Black Mamba Habits, Venom and Behavior

[…]terrestrial, it climbs well and often shelters in tree hollows, thatched roofs and arboreal termite mounds. There is some evidence that specific home ranges are maintained, and that the same shelter may be utilized for quite long periods of time. Diet Birds, mammals (shrews, hyrax, rodents, bats), snakes, and lizards […]
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Feeding Fishes to Amphibians and Reptiles: the Goldfish /Vitamin E Question – Part 2

[…]you can add vital nutrients to your pets’ diets by collecting freshwater fishes via seine net, trap or pole. I always remove the dorsal and pectoral spines of catfishes, sunfishes and other well-armed species, just to be on the safe side. Fish and Vitamin E The Vitamin E question has […]
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Feeding Leopard Geckos – Beyond the Cricket and Mealworm Diet – Part 2

[…]areas, should be offered whenever possible.  Zoo Med’s Bug Napper is an excellent insect trap.  Sweeping a net through tall grass and searching around outdoor lights will also yield a wide variety of tasty treats.  Avoid using spiders, fireflies and stinging/brightly-colored insects, and do not collect during times when your […]
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Tarantulas and Other Spiders – Dangerous vs. Beneficial Species – Part 2

[…]luring fishes while floating (fishing spiders) or rushing from burrows fitted with hinged doors (trap door spider). However, all spiders consume insects, including agricultural pests and disease-bearing species, to some degree.  Field research has shown that harmful flies comprising over 60% of the diet of certain web-building species.  It is […]
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Reptile Gardens: Attracting Terrestrial and Aquatic Invertebrates – Part 3

[…]interesting to observe and many can be collected to feed to your collection (a Bug Napper Insect Trap situated near a garden will provide a great nightly haul). Flowering gardens are also important as feeding sites for pollinating insects, many of which are in serious decline.  Over 80% of the […]
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The Green Treefrog, Hyla cinerea: Notes on my Collection

[…]to crickets and waxworms. Small wild-caught insects (Zoo Med’s Bug Napper is an excellent trap) should be given regularly. Most green treefrogs feed readily from plastic tongs….canned silkworms are an excellent addition to the diet. These frogs are persistently arboreal, so burrowing insects such as small butterworms and waxworms should […]
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The Conservation and Captive Care of the Diamondback Terrapin

[…]reputation as a gourmet’s delight, as well as to habitat loss, pollution, road and crab trap mortality and nest predation, Diamondback numbers have plummeted in recent years. Fortunately, a number of highly effective rescue efforts have been mounted. In cooperation with the New York Turtle and Tortoise Society, the Wetlands […]
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Leaf Litter Invertebrates as Food for Small Insectivorous Amphibians and Reptiles – Part 2

[…]positive that the technique is now a regular part of the husbandry regime in several collections! Trapping Tiny, Flying Insects The Zoo Med Bug Napper, a very effective insect trap that I rely upon throughout the warmer months, will attract tiny gnats, moths, beetles and flies along with larger insects. […]
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