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The Spotted Salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, – Care in Captivity – Part 1

[…]below rocks and leaf litter.  They are excellent salamander food and avidly consume feces, dead insects and decaying moss (a bit of fish flake food added occasionally will keep them in top shape and assure that they reproduce).    Land snails are also excellent scavengers, and both they and isopods […]
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Pet Snakes That Don’t Eat Rodents: Insect-Eating Snake Care

Snakes that feed solely upon insects, earthworms, spiders, snails and other invertebrates are a great choice for folks who would rather not handle rats and mice. They also have other attractive characteristics, including small size, inoffensive natures, and adaptability to naturalistic terrariums containing live plants. What’s more, most receive scant […]
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Rosy Boa or Colombian Red-Tailed Boa? Choosing the Best Snake Pet

[…]for the Rosy Boa, are seemingly endless. Several Rosy Boas that I encountered while studying insects in Baja California, which were blue-gray and marked with 3 pinkish-orange stripes, stand out as being among the most beautiful snakes I’ve seen.   The Colombian Boa’s great size makes it vastly-more expensive to […]
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Leopard Gecko or Bearded Dragon? Choosing the Best Pet Lizard

[…]of 95-110 F Lizard Diet Leopard Geckos are carnivorous. Young Bearded Dragons feed largely upon insects, adding plants to the diet as they mature. Both require highly varied diets comprised of vitamin/mineral supplemented roaches, silkworms, crickets and other invertebrates. Bearded Dragons also need various greens and, perhaps, a high quality […]
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Milksnake Care – Keeping the Sinaloan Milksnake and Related Species

[…]for a time.  In the wild, youngsters feed primarily upon frogs, small lizards and, perhaps, large insects.  Scenting a pinky with these foods will encourage reluctant feeders. Companions Many Milksnake subspecies favor other snakes as food, and are notorious cannibals.  Hatchlings are especially difficult to rear in groups, but adults […]
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Amphiuma Care: Keeping one of the World’s Largest Amphibians

[…]Small crayfishes are a great favorite (I remove the claws for safety’s sake). Crickets and other insects, shrimp, and frozen foods formulated for large aquarium fish are also readily accepted.   After a time in captivity, most individuals will accept turtle pellets and freeze-dried shrimp.     Related Articles Mudpuppy […]
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Your First Pet Lizard: a Checklist of Things to Consider

[…]Gecko needs only a 10 gallon aquarium with a low-wattage basking bulb, and a diet of small live insects…much less expensive than a 6 foot-long Water Monitor kept in a room-sized cage supplied year-round with powerful heat lamps and UVB bulbs and feeding upon rats and other rodents.   Veterinary […]
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Choosing the Best Turtle Filters: 10 Vital Points

[…]goldfish ponds and filters are wonderful options. Nothing tops natural sunlight and an influx of insects in maintaining turtle health, and egg-deposition sites, almost impossible to include in aquariums, are easily arranged.     Further Reading The Best Turtle Filters Turtle Water Quality Slider, Map and Painted Turtle […]
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The Best Snake Pets – 5 Top Choices for Snake Keepers

[…]prey they take –venomous snakes (please see video below), lizards, rodents, frogs, turtle eggs, insects and birds are all on the menu. Captives are rarely particular, however, and fare well on mice. Kingsnakes are quite hardy and breed readily, but cannot tolerate damp conditions. Cannibalism is a definite concern as […]
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Swollen Eyes in Red Eared Sliders and other Aquatic Turtles

[…]diet as they mature.  When purchased as hatchlings, many such turtles become accustomed to eating insects, fish, earthworms and high protein turtle chows, and steadfastly refuse to accept Vitamin A-rich greens as they reach adulthood.  Efforts must be made to introduce these healthy foods early, and reluctant adults must be […]
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