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Turtles as Pets: New Species to Try in 2014

[…]making a comeback. It sports a yellow-rimmed, olive-gray carapace, with large, bright yellow or orange-yellow spots decorating the head.   The Yellow Spotted Sideneck inhabits northern and central South America, from Guyana, French Guiana and Venezuela to Columbia, Ecuador, northeastern Peru, northern Bolivia and Brazil; it may also be present […]

The World’s Most Colorful Snake: 100 Flower Rat Snake Care

[…]variety of blotches, which vary in color from rust-red to black, mark the body.  Areas of red or orange usually adorn the head, and re-appear along the lower third of the body.  The jet black eye is encircled by brilliant orange.   Individual 100 Flower Snakes exhibit a mind-boggling array […]
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Amphibians as Pets: Care of Common and Unusual Types of Toads

[…]US natives that deserve more attention include the gorgeous desert-dwelling Sonoran Green and Red-Spotted Toads, the minute Narrow-Mouthed Toads and the subterranean, gnome-like Spadefoots.   The toad family contains the only live-bearing Anurans (Nectophrynoides and Nimdaphrynoides spp.)   One of these, the Kihansi Spray Toad, was declared extinct in the wild […]
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Giant Day Gecko Care and Natural History

[…]with large males reaching 12 inches.  Clad in brilliant green and bearing maroon to red head and orange dorsal markings, Giant Day Geckos must be seen to be truly appreciated.  Hobbyists have also developed an array of breath-taking color morphs.   Captive Gecko Behavior All day geckos are best considered […]

Madagascar Hissing Cockroach Allergy: Popular Pet Insect Hosts Troublesome Mold

[…]new discoveries is an African cockroach that resembles and behaves like a grasshopper.   The Orange-Spotted Guyana Roach (Blaptica dubia) has much to recommend it as both a food animal and terrarium subject.  Please see the article linked below to read more about its natural history and care.    Further […]
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Cold Weather Tips for Reptile, Amphibian & Invertebrate Owners

[…](or hot summers), you may wish to tailor your collection accordingly.  For example, axolotls, spotted and slimy salamanders, wood frogs and many other temperate zone amphibians are quite content at 55 F (fire salamanders that I attempted to chill down remained active at 40 F), but many do poorly when […]
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What Do Leopard Geckos Eat? – An Ideal Diet Based on Zoo Research

[…]of your pet’s diet, you should also include as many of the following as possible:   Orange-Spotted and other Roaches Sow or Potato Bugs (terrestrial crustaceans) Flightless Houseflies Butter Worms (moth caterpillars from Chile) Calci or Phoenix Worms (Black Soldier Fly larvae) Silkworms Tomato Hornworms Small Locusts (not sold in […]
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New Reptile and Amphibian Species in 2013

[…]of the male is marked with brilliant yellow or white blotches, and the throat is bright reddish-orange or golden in color. The tiny, aptly-named Thimble Frog, Allobates amissibilis, is found only on central Guyana’s Wokrama Mountains.  Planned tourist facilities may threaten its future survival. Urban Lizards California’s legless lizard diversity […]

Captive Care of Latin American Ratsnakes – The Tiger Ratsnake

[…]color and pattern, but whether lemon-yellow with indigo-blue blotches or solid black speckled with orange, they are always stunning. Natural History The Tiger Ratsnake may be found from southern Mexico through Central America and across much of South America to northern Argentina. It also occupies Trinidad and Tobago. Five subspecies […]
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The Best Live Foods for Pet Salamanders – Ensuring Dietary Variety

[…]wings and legs are indigestible; use the smallest acceptable size (please see article below). Orange-Spotted Roaches (Blaptica dubia) This insect’s soft exoskeleton suits it well as a salamander food.  By setting up a breeding colony, you can assure a steady supply of suitably-sized roaches for both small and large salamanders.  […]
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