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Boas, Anacondas & Pythons in the Wild & Captivity: An Overview

[…]as the Common Boa (Boa constrictor), are habitat generalists.   Reproduction All pythons produce eggs which in most if not all species are incubated by the female. By contracting their muscles, or “shivering”, females can raise the temperature of their clutch by as much as 40 F.   With a […]
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Barbour’s Map Turtle Care and Natural History

[…]to a fatal infection known as egg peritonitis. It is important to note that females may develop eggs even if unmated, and that captives may produce several clutches each year.   The eggs may be incubated in moist vermiculite at 82-86 F for 60-85 days. Please post below for further […]
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Spring Field Trips: Amphibians, Reptiles, Invertebrates, Birds

[…]find any water scorpions, diving beetles or other common aquatic insects, but many over-winter as eggs, and so are difficult to locate prior to maturity.   Happily, the red-winged blackbirds were out in force, and calling all day. I’ve observed these early harbingers of spring to return to NY as […]
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Tarantulas: Are They The Right Pet for You?

[…]You with an Egg Sac As a single mating can result in multiple egg cases, females sometimes produce eggs long after having been fertilized by a male. If you are not aware of a female’s history, you may find yourself with more tarantula-related responsibilities than you bargained for! While a […]

The Indigo Snake’s Less Expensive-Relative: Blacktail Cribo Care and Natural History

[…]which includes a surprisingly-wide 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, […]
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Care of the World’s Most Colorful Mantella: A Zookeeper’s Thoughts

[…]call from concealed positions by day. Unlike most frogs, amplexus is dispensed with. The eggs, which may number over 100, are deposited on land, with the tadpoles being washed into nearby waterways by rains. Captive breeding needs more attention from private keepers and zoos – please write in for further […]
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Turtles and Tortoises: 5 You Should Never Keep as Pets

[…]were a daily occurrence – how they managed to breed I’ll never know (literally, since the eggs incubated unseen within the exhibit!). A susceptibility to fungal and bacterial infections, often centered on the carapace, adds to the difficulties involved in keeping these unusual turtles.   Nile Softshell Turtle (Trionx triunguis) […]
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Vampire Crab Care: 2 New Land Crab Species Found Among Pet Trade Animals

[…]and as a breeding site, Vampire Crabs have cut all ties with the ocean. Females carry their 20-50+ eggs about until they hatch or are ready to hatch, whereupon they are deposited in shallow pools of fresh water.   Crab enthusiasts will be especially happy to learn that Vampires have […]
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The Two Toed Amphiuma: a Giant Salamander that Bites Like a Watersnake!

[…]protecting them from predators and desiccation. It is not known if incubating females leave the eggs to feed.   The 30-200 eggs, which are attached to each other in string-like fashion, are deposited in June/July in the northern part of the range and in Jan. /Feb. in the south. Inundation […]
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Western Hognose Snake: Care, Color Morphs and Natural History

[…]as its east coast cousin, the Western Hognose takes toads, lizards, other snakes, rodents and the eggs of turtles, lizards, and birds with equal gusto.; locusts and other large invertebrates have also been reported as food items.  I recall one study in which this species was identified as the major […]
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