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Emperor Scorpion, Pandinus imperator, Care – Part 2

[…]katydids, crickets and soft-bodied beetles (Zoo Med’s Bug Napper is an excellent insect trap). Emperor scorpions take readily to tong feeding , and should be provided with canned grasshoppers and silkworms as a means of increasing dietary variety.  We know nothing of their vitamin/mineral needs…I powder my scorpions’ food once […]
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Feeding Pet African Bullfrogs Pyxicephalus adspersus – Part 2

[…]approaches the beneficial effects of a varied diet. Zoo Med’s Bug Napper is an excellent insect trap. Sweeping a net through tall grass and searching around outdoor lights will also yield a number of useful species. Avoid using spiders, stinging and brightly-colored insects and fireflies, and do not collect during times […]
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The Natural History of the Ball Python, Python regius: Ball Pythons in the Wild

[…]fields and the borders of agricultural areas.  They typically shelter in mammal burrows, termite mounds or hollow logs.  Although largely terrestrial in some habitats, ball pythons will climb, and often occupy tree hollows where such are available. Where undisturbed, they frequent barns, tilled fields and village outskirts, drawn by large […]
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The Green Treefrog, Hyla cinerea: Notes on my Collection

[…]to crickets and waxworms. Small wild-caught insects (Zoo Med’s Bug Napper is an excellent trap) should be given regularly. Most green treefrogs feed readily from plastic tongs….canned silkworms are an excellent addition to the diet. These frogs are persistently arboreal, so burrowing insects such as small butterworms and waxworms should […]
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My Animal Collection: How a Herpetologist Keeps Barking Treefrogs (Hyla gratiosa) and Gray Treefrogs (Hyla versicolor)

[…]and grasshoppers. From spring through fall, I feed the frogs exclusively upon insects that I trap with a Zoo Med Bug Napper or collect around my outdoor yard light. An insect or 2 each day or so suffices, and the dietary variety is key to good health (Check Out: Providing […]
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The Marine or Cane Toad, Bufo marinus (Rhinella marina) in Nature and Captivity – Marine Toads as Pets – Part 2

[…]areas, should be offered whenever possible. Zoo Med’s Bug Napper is an excellent insect trap. Sweeping a net through tall grass and searching around outdoor lights will also yield a wide variety of tasty treats. Avoid using spiders, stinging and brightly -colored insects and fireflies, and do not collect during […]
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Breaking Research – Newly Discovered Thread Snake (or Slender Blind Snake), Leptotyphops carlae, is the World’s Smallest Snake

[…]a strand of spaghetti, and can coil comfortably atop a quarter.  It subsists largely upon ant and termite larvae, and may be threatened by habitat loss.  A relatively large hatchling – ½ of the adult size – emerges from the single egg laid by the female (perhaps there is no […]
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The Natural History and Captive Care of the Frilled Dragon or Frillneck Lizard, Chlamydosaurus kingii – Part II, Frilled Dragons as Pets

[…]to possible toxicity) and bees, wasps and spiders.  Zoo-Med’s Bug Napper is an excellent insect trap, and should be utilized by all serious lizard-keepers. Some frilled dragons take plant foods, although in my experience they have been few and far between.  I suggest trying dandelion flowers, collard, mustard and turnip […]
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The Natural History and Captive Care of the Frilled Dragon or Frillneck Lizard, Chlamydosaurus kingii – Part I, Frilled Dragons in the Wild

[…]it was also found that a number of individuals descend to the ground and shelter in abandoned termite nests during fires – a most unusual (and, it would seem, learned) behavior for an arboreal lizard. Status in the Wild Populations appear stable; protected by the Australian government. Diet Caterpillars, scorpions, […]
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Building a Termite Trap – gathering termites as food for poison frogs and other small amphibians and reptiles

[…]breeding efforts – I urge you to experiment with termites and other insects.   To make a termite trap, simply take a plastic storage box – the shoebox size works well – and cut several holes of 2-3 inches in diameter into the 4 sides.  Stuff the box with damp […]
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