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2014 is Named “The Year of the Salamander”

[…]by Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC), and was preceded the Year of the Turtle, Snake and Lizard. This year, PARC will be joined by the Center for Conservation Biology, the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians, Amphibian Ark, and other notables.  In addition to field research and captive […]
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The Best Humidity Gauges for Reptile, Amphibian and Invert Habitats

[…]glass via suction cups, allowing for easy movement so that various areas of the terrarium (cave, basking site, etc.) can be monitored.  I find the thin, 59 inch-long wires connected to the probes to be especially valuable.  In smaller enclosures, the wires can be rolled up and secured with a […]
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Rat Snake Care: the Russian Ratsnake – Large, Bold and Beautiful

[…]be provided.   Ambient temperatures should be maintained in the range of 70-76 F, with a basking site of 82 F.   Breeding Captive breeding, although far from regular in the past, is becoming more common. A 3-4 month cooling off period at 50-52 F will stimulate reproduction.   Clutches […]
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Frog Leg Trade Kills Billions of Frogs Annually and Threatens Species’ Survival

[…]plight of the world’s amphibians.  NYC’s participation, sponsored by such groups as the NY Turtle and Tortoise Society and Save the Frogs, highlighted local issues, including the fact that an ever-popular eatery, Nathan’s Famous onConey Island, continues to serve frog legs. The Current Situation in the USA I’m sorry to say that […]
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Rainbow Snake Care: Keeping a Colorful but Difficult Aquatic Snake

[…]be placed in the water so that it can shelter below. An ambient temperature of 75-80 F and a basking temperature of 85-88 F should be established.   Diet Wild Rainbow Snakes seem to feed almost exclusively upon American Eels.   Other fishes, and aquatic salamanders such as amphiumas and sirens, […]
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St. Lucia Racer, World’s Rarest Snake (Population 11) is Rediscovered

[…]and endeavored to become familiar with as many as possible.  In time, I tagged Leatherback Sea Turtles on St. Croix, collected Bahaman Brown Racers, Alsophis vudii, on several islands, and vowed to find again a large, flying Mole Cricket that once stopped me in my tracks on St. Lucia.  Unfortunately, […]
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Your First Pet Lizard: a Checklist of Things to Consider

[…]you can easily limit costs. A Flying 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 […]
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Snake Lizards – Legless Lizard-eaters in the Wild and Captivity

[…]The New Guinea Snake Lizards under my care thrived at an ambient temperature of 82-85 F, with a basking site of 96 F and exposure to UVB. The diet was comprised of Brown Anoles (Anolis sagrei) and House Geckos (Hemidactylus spp.) that had been collected inFlorida (where both are introduced).  […]
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Your First Pet Snake: A Checklist of Things to Consider

[…]easily limit costs. A Garter Snake needs only a 20 gallon aquarium with (in winter) a low-wattage basking bulb, and a diet of minnows and earthworms…much less expensive than a 6 foot-long Boa Constrictor kept in a custom-made cage heated year-round with powerful bulbs and feeding upon pre-killed rats.   […]
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World’s Largest Snake – Finding and Keeping a Giant Reticulated Python

[…]being well-seasoned, I automatically deducted 25-50% from the size of any “biggest snake-turtle-croc” stories that came my way.  But then grainy photos arrived by mail, and the snake depicted was, if not the largest I’d seen, impressive.  Whether by design or bad luck, the photos did not allow us to accurately […]
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