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The USA’s Only Native Rear-Fanged Vine Snake: Care and Natural History

[…]be located in a quiet area of the home. An ambient temperature range of 75- 80 F is ideal, with a basking site set at 88 F. Some keepers believe that low levels of UVB light and UVA exposure are beneficial to this and related species. Diet The natural diet […]
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Asian or Chinese Water Dragon – Captive Care and Common Health Concerns

[…]provide UVA radiation as well. Heat The ambient air temperature should range from 82-88 F, with a basking spot of 95-100 F.  Incandescent bulbs should be used to maintain these temperatures.  At night, temperatures can dip to 75 F.  A ceramic heater or red/black reptile night bulb can be used […]
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Boa Care – Emerald Tree Boa Terrariums, Husbandry and Diet

[…]one might imagine. Incandescent bulbs should be used to maintain a temperature of 75-77 F, and a basking spot of 85 F.  At night, a dip to 72 F is beneficial  A ceramic heater or red/black reptile “night bulb” can be used to provide heat after dark. Large enclosures are […]
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Newts as Pets – an Introduction to their Care and Feeding

[…]and rest.  The water in their aquarium can be deep, provided that egress is simple…cork bark, turtle platforms, and floating live or plastic plants all serve well as resting spots. Newts are perfectly suited to aquariums stocked with live plants, and spectacular displays can be easily arranged (please see video […]
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Green Iguana Care – Housing, Diet and Handling

[…]also provide beneficial UVA. Heat The ambient air temperature should range from 82-95 F, with a basking spot of 95-100 F.  Incandescent bulbs should be used to maintain these temperatures.  A ceramic heater or red/black night bulb can be used after dark. Humidity Green Iguanas favor humidity levels of 65-75%, […]
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The Indigo Snake’s Less Expensive-Relative: Blacktail Cribo Care and Natural History

[…]array of creatures. Rodents, rabbits, snakes, birds and their eggs, lizards, frogs, fish, small turtles are large insects have been reported as being taken. I have first-hand experience with impressive biting power packed by most rodents, and find it amazing that Cribos do not utilize constriction, but merely grab and […]
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Pet Newts: Spanish Ribbed Newt Care and Breeding

[…]out and rest. The water in their aquarium can be deep, provided that egress is simple…cork bark, turtle platforms, and floating live or plastic plants all serve well as resting spots.   Newts are perfectly suited to aquariums stocked with live plants, and spectacular displays can be easily arranged. Plants […]
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Tokay Gecko Care, Feeding and Terrarium Design

[…]you to observe them after dark. Heat Ambient air temperatures should range from 75-82 F, with a basking spot of 86 F.  Large enclosures will allow for the establishment of a thermal gradient (areas of different temperatures).  Thermal gradients, critical to good health, enable lizards to regulate their body temperature […]
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How to become a Zoologist

[…]amazing opportunities to meet people and become involved in interesting projects; the New York Turtle and Tortoise Society, my favorite, is a perfect example.  Zoos and museums nearly always utilize volunteer interns (I started out at the Bronx Zoo in this way), so be sure to look into these possibilities. […]

My Animal Collection: How a Herpetologist Keeps Barking Treefrogs (Hyla gratiosa) and Gray Treefrogs (Hyla versicolor)

[…]a gray treefrog that I have now approaches the glass when I enter the room, in a much more “turtle” than “frog-like fashion”. At nearly 3 inches in length (and appearing larger due to its stocky frame), the barker is the USA’s largest native treefrog, exceeded only slightly in size […]
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