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The Natural History and Care of Newts – Japanese and Chinese Fire-bellied Newts

[…]similar dried foods. Other favorites include live earthworms, blackworms, snails, tiny fishes, and insects. Like most newts, they become rather tame in captivity, readily accepting food from one’s fingers. Breeding Japanese Fire-Bellied Newts should be overwintered on wet moss at 40 to 50°F if breeding is to be successful. Courtship […]
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Crickets and Carotenoids – Study Examines Cricket Nutrient Levels

[…]Orthopterans, such as the various wetas (please see photo), are among the world’s heaviest insects, and seem capable of being more herp predator than herp food! In response to a virus that threatened House Cricket supplies, commercial breeders have begun working with the Jamaican House Cricket, Gryllus assimilis.  Adults are […]
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The Yellow-Spotted Sideneck Turtle , Podocnemis unifilis, in the Wild and Captivity: Natural History – Part 2

[…]herbivorous and subsist largely upon aquatic vegetation and fallen fruits, but will also consume insects, fish, carrion, snails and crayfish (the preferred diet of juveniles). The yellow-spotted sideneck sometimes utilizes a feeding method known as neustophagia to filter particulate food matter from the water’s surface.  The turtle opens its jaws […]
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New Species Found in 2014: Gymnastic Spiders and Other Invertebrates

[…]have contributed to the evolution of its unique escape style – other desert-adapted spiders and insects are able to roll away from danger.   Skeletons and Ghosts Southern California’s Santa Catalina Island is best known for sunny weather and beautiful ocean views. But a cave within one of its offshore […]
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Inexpensive Homes for American Toads and Their Relatives

[…]toad or a 20 gallon long style tank for a pair. Be sure to use a fitted screen cover, as feeder insects are escape artists. Plastic Terrariums work well for young toads. Low Cost Alternative Plastic storage boxes can be transformed into “luxury toad suites”.  Simply cut out a section […]
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Lizard Conservation in the USA – 2012 Declared “Year of the Lizard”

[…]in SW New Mexico and West Texas. Surveys of the habitat are not complete, but already 14 endemic insects have been discovered. Bringing Lizards into the Spotlight In light of the above, I applaud PARC’s decision to focus this year’s work on lizards. Coordinated research, conservation, and educational efforts will be utilized […]
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The Monitor Lizards (Family Varanidae) – Family Overview and Species Accounts, Part I

[…]predators, with the various species taking an incredibly huge array of prey – termites and other insects, snails, spiders, crayfish and other invertebrates, birds and their eggs, frogs, turtles, snakes, hatchling crocodiles and other reptiles and amphibians, and rodents, weasels, tree kangaroos and other mammals to the size of adult […]
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The Natural History and Captive Care of the Pickerel Frog

[…]toxins, and are preyed upon a wide range of animals, including fishes, newts, turtles and aquatic insects. The Leopard Frog, Lithobates pipiens, resembles the Pickerel Frog and shares much of its range (please see photo).  The Leopard Frog lacks powerful skin toxins but may be avoided by predators due to […]
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Pet Toads: Best Choices for Kids or First Time Pet Owners

[…]the tiny Oak Toad (A. quercicus) may present some feeding difficulties due to the size of the insects required. Other good choices for the terrarium include Houston, Southern, Fowler’s and Great Plains Toads. Owners invariably describe each using words such as “charming”, “droll”, “friendly” and “engaging”. All are sometimes active […]
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