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Cold Weather Tips for Reptile, Amphibian & Invertebrate Owners

[…]A simple terrarium re-location may save time, effort and money.   Terrarium ambient and basking temperatures should be carefully monitored, day and night; a huge array of herp-specific thermometers greatly simplifies this task.  Zoo Med’s Hygrotherm Humidity and Temperature Controller and other light and heater timers can help create healthful […]
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Captive Care of the Ball or Royal Python, Python regius – Part 2

Click: Captive Care of the Ball or Royal Python, Python regius – Part 1, to read the first part of this article. Or, click:  The Natural History of the Ball Python, Python regius: Ball Pythons in the Wild to read about the natural history of Ball Pythons. Feeding Most ball pythons […]
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Feeding Captive Savannah Monitors (Varanus exanthematicus) and Black and White Tegus (Tupinambis merianae): Zoo Med’s Canned Tegu and Monitor Diet

  Browsing the pages of Herpetologica and other journals over the years, I several times came across field studies indicating that certain populations of savannah monitors consumed diets composed entirely of invertebrates.  In certain seasons, the lizards gorged on either locusts or land snails exclusively for months on end.  When […]
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Wild Caught Invertebrates as Reptile and Amphibian Food: Pesticide Concerns – Part 1

  I frequently recommend wild-caught invertebrates as food for captive herps, birds, invertebrates and fishes. Today I’d like to address the thoughtful comments posted by some of our blog readers regarding potential pesticide contamination. Secondary Poisoning Secondary poisoning, the killing of animals other than the species that is the target […]
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The Monitor Lizards (Family Varanidae) – Family Overview and Species Accounts; – Some Interesting Monitors and Their Care – Part I

[…]30 – 55 gallons (“long models are best”).  They require a source of UVB light  and a basking site that reaches 90 F or so. Diet Although they are often fed pink mice and small rodents in captivity, the natural diet of this species consists largely of insects.  The bulk […]
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The Best Snake Pets – 5 Top Choices for Snake Keepers

[…]can be defensive, but most calm down quickly. They do well at 72-78 F, with a warmer basking site, readily accept mice and small rats, and provide a great introduction to the breeding of egg-laying snakes. Eastern Kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula Another snake enthusiast’s favorite, the 7 subspecies of the Eastern […]
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My Bearded Dragon is Not Eating: What to Do

[…]its feeding, and will impair digestion. An incandescent spotlight bulb should be used to create a basking site of 100-110 F. The rest of the terrarium should be kept at a temperature range of 72-85 F.   Like all desert-dwelling diurnal lizards, Bearded Dragons require high UVB levels. If a […]

African Bullfrog Care, Feeding and Terrarium Design

Hello, Frank Indiviglio here.  Although they are among the heaviest of the world’s frogs, African Bullfrogs, Pyxicephalus adspersus, do well in modestly-sized terrariums.  And by “doing well” I mean that they regularly live into their 20’s and 30’s…one even reached 51 years of age!  These amazing creatures stretch the limit […]
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The Best Infrared Temperature Gun for Reptile and Amphibian Terrariums

[…]habitats.  Interesting surprises awaited – for example, I found that Red-Eared Sliders basking on a cool March day in NYC were able to raise their temperatures by at least 20 F above that of the air.   Creating suitable basking areas for my pets and exhibit animals suddenly became much simpler.  […]
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Reptile Awareness Day – Lend Your Favorite Creatures a Helping Hand!

[…]but they need a hand on occasion. We also trimmed overgrown banks to let in sunlight and improve basking opportunities for resident Eastern painted turtles and added tree stumps to the shallows. On return visits to the river, the children were happy to see both turtles and water snakes utilizing […]
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