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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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Reptiles and Amphibians in Outdoor Pens or Ponds: Preparing for Winter

[…]variety of behaviors and have better breeding results, and the access to natural sunlight and wild insects is very beneficial for the animals. The arrival of winter, however, ends the fun and brings special challenges. Today I’ll cover indoor and outdoor hibernation of terrestrial and aquatic turtles and frogs, and […]
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My Experiences with Snake Necked Turtles in Zoos and at Home

[…]efficiently.   Fish are favored by most, but tadpoles, crayfish, snails, carrion, worms, and insects are also taken; larger species occasionally add small lizards, frogs, snakes, and mammals to the diet.   Pet Snake Necks fare best on a diet comprised largely of whole organisms such as earthworms, occasional pre-killed […]
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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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Why Do We Need Insects? – Some Amazing Facts and Figures

[…]it is true – despite our technological advances, life would grind to a halt were insects to disappear. The reasons for this are staggering in both their simplicity and complexity. Today I’d like to highlight few fun facts that have surprised me – for example, can you believe that the […]
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American Museum of Natural History: A Visit to the Live Spider Exhibit

[…]that they prey upon small rodents, snakes, frogs, lizards and other vertebrates in addition to insects. Certainly, those under my care startled me with their voracious appetites.   Ornamental Tarantulas: Beautifully-colored but rather aggressive – and very fast moving, I can assure you! – these SE Asian spiders are highly […]
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Spotted Turtle Care: Is This Beauty the Perfect Small Turtle Pet?

[…]of 88-90 F, is ideal.   Diet Wild Spotted Turtles feed upon fish, tadpoles, snails, carrion, insects, crayfish, shrimp, salamanders, frogs and aquatic plants. Pets should be offered a diet comprised largely of whole animals such as minnows, shiners, earthworms, snails, crayfish, and prawn. Some adults will also accept dandelion, […]
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Bearded Dragon or Leopard Gecko? Comparing the Ownership Costs

[…]Dragon (adult): 36-48 insects per week Leopard Gecko (adult):  15-25 insects per week and 3 bowls salad per week   Please note that these figures are meant to provide a general idea of expected food intake.  The actual amount of food your lizard will consume is influenced by temperature, the […]
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Butterworms as Reptile-Amphibian Food: Nutritional Content and Care

[…]wild-caught, Butterworms likely provide nutrients absent from commercially-reared insects. They also exceed all other typical feeder insects in calcium content (please see Introduction, above), with only silkworms and phoenix worms approaching them in this regard (some find silkworms to be delicate, and phoenix worms are quite small, but both are […]
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