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5 grams is a drop in the bucket for a near 700g corn, and 3 months isn't that long to go without eating for a snake that size. If you are that concerned, take her to a vet.
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Those three species are not compatible when it comes to care requirements and shouldn't be in the same enclosure. Box turtles eat meat, it's not really shocking that he wants to eat the very small living things in his enclosure. As for the anole it looks dehydrated and might have MBD. I'm sure they probably don't want to take it to the vet but holy poo poo that cannot feel good.
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Mar 5, 2015 02:46
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Hazo posted:What do you guys recommend? It's a public exhibit and I'd hate for some kindergartener to come by and see a footless anole getting chomped on by a turtle. Clearly the three species don't belong together, and I can try to convince them to split them up even though it's probably too late for the anole (calcium powder seems like too little too late at this point), but what's a better community for the turtle to share? Can they salvage anything at this point? The turtle needs to be alone, it will probably be aggressive towards anything else you put in there. Reptiles don't need friends. Have them either take the anole to a vet or euthanize it, those legs look necrotic and probably hurt. Rehome/remove the frog.
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Mar 5, 2015 04:01
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Are canister filters an option with smaller tanks like that, in terms of waste removal?
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Mar 5, 2015 19:15
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So, so many animals have died so lovely-pants kids can harass the gently caress out of them for the sake of ~learning~
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Mar 6, 2015 18:52
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He's periscoping. Totally normal.
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Mar 28, 2015 17:08
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Do you have pictures of the 'white spots'? http://www.turtlepuddle.org/health/shellrot.html
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Apr 6, 2015 22:14
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Hazo posted:They are insects. They are tiny and lice-sized and they move. I'm not familiar with any reptile mites that are white - maybe they are springtails/snow fleas? Those are harmless.
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Apr 7, 2015 00:28
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What the hell is a RUB. Leave the poor thing alone - wait until Wednesday to attempt feeding. She needs time to acclimate and may not be active.
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Apr 17, 2015 23:54
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B33rChiller posted:I've got a little story and a question for anyone who knows Bombinas. Somewhere around 2006 or 07, my wife came back from college with 4 fire bellied toads, given to her by a classmate with way too many on her hands. We've since set up a nice vivarium for them with some dry land and shallow water areas. We did what research we could on setting up a good habitat and feeding. They have done quite well since then, judging by the fact that they have bred a few times. The population in the vivarium has cycled between 4 and 40 individuals at various times. If they are still breeding and producing healthy babies, you don't have to worry about it. You could just destroy the eggs if it's a concern. Edit: A lot of captive reptiles are severely inbred, that's how you end up with morphs.
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Apr 25, 2015 17:01
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ZarathustraFollower posted:I think you might be misreading what Hood Ornament was saying. To put it another way, to get true breeding morphs, you generally have to cross siblings with sibling or siblings to parents so you have a lot of inbreeding in captive reptiles. Also, most captive populations don't have a large founder population to begin with, but that's a different issue. This, yes. When morphs are being discovered/developed, a lot of inbreeding and linebreeding is done in order to determine the inheritability of the trait and to maximize the number of animals that show or carry the trait so they can be marketed and sold. The original point being that inbreeding is very common in the herp trade and isn't really seen as a problem. The biggest issue you have is when you start accidentally breeding in a negative trait (stargazing, for example).
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Apr 28, 2015 15:57
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Mimetastic posted:
These are great! Mex King?
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May 1, 2015 20:22
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Agreeing with Big Centipede. I've kept WC poo poo before, though nothing illegal. The problem is that most people who go outside and catch a thing have no idea how to take care of it, and it ends up slowly dying in their care when it would have been better left alone.
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May 6, 2015 16:30
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Good photos on this page. Mhmm.
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May 18, 2015 19:49
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OneTwentySix posted:Anyone keep worm snakes in captivity, or something like that? I work at a place that does outreach programs with animals and we definitely need a snake, but I want something that will never bite the kids and would need mice (just due to freezer issues and so on, though I might pitch a hognose if need be.) Any recommendations or anything to add that we might try? My first snake was a San Luis Potosi king and he never, ever bit me. I've also had a Rosy Boa that was really docile. Most of my adult corns that were handled often didn't bite as long as you didn't smell like food. Ball pythons are also a good choice because they aren't really fast and are easy for small kids to hold or touch.
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May 27, 2015 19:57
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republicant posted:I'm a newbie to keeping reptiles and I wanted to see if you guys could tell me if my baby red eared slider's shell is looking healthy. I'm not sure how old he is, just that he's about 2 inches long. He gets fed a varied diet that is not excessive in protein, has a UVA/UVB reptile light, and a dedicated basking spot where he can get fully out of the water and with a heat lamp gets up to about 94-95 degrees in the hottest spot. I'm just very paranoid about metabolic bone disease from seeing a lot of sad pictures of horribly deformed turtles. Looks okay to me but I'm not a turt person really. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUrG8TrAOBo
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May 28, 2015 14:57
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A very apt name for a carpet.
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Jun 1, 2015 17:16
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Anole. Carolina/American probably.
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Jun 19, 2015 17:23
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Poachers have stolen an entire species of turtle. Every single loving Phillipine Forest Turtle. Now they need donations to try to save them all/ http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/?u=e6a7f8599e08681aa0cbfc9ce&id=e1b0beed7e
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Jun 20, 2015 16:28
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B33rChiller posted:Bombinas are at it again! The new house we just moved in to has a really nice warm living room (thermostat has been reading 26-28 C in the late afternoon / early eavening), and the toads have bred again. Just yesterday, my wife was moving the tank to a new spot, and once it was set up, it was a full blown orgy up in there. Like a bunch of bloody animals I tell yah. Since she's down to 3 adults now, I figured I would do my best to keep a few of the new hatchlings alive. The last time any really survived to the point of losing their tails, it was a very laborious process of basically nursing the little retards to the point of not dieing if left alone for a few hours. I couldn't find any local feed small enough for them once they lost their tails, but we had a big compost bin out back, and it was hot outside. So I would go out with a small rubbermaid container, open the compost bin lid, and take a scoop of what came out with the rubbermaid. I'd usually get a fair shwack of fruit flies with that. But, I knew I needed to take away their flight abilities. So I'd throw the container in the freezer for just a quick stint, enough to knock the flies out, then poor them into the little tank we had the toadlets in. As the flies started to warm up, there was a brief period where they would drunkenly stagger around before taking flight. Hopefully they would be doing that right in front of the toadlet, and hopefully it would be able to scoop them up in its mouth, and not just a big mouthfull of substrate. Forget that nonsense. I'm not going to gently caress around this time, and I think I'll order something like this They can breed in the container. Also I prefer Ed's, personally, they're cheaper. http://www.flymeat.com/store/categorylist.aspx
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ZarathustraFollower posted:So apparently this image has been going around the internet. POISONOUS
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Jul 20, 2015 17:06
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SuperTwo posted:Uh, isn't that "non-poisonous" snake a king cobra? I mean technically it's true.
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Jul 20, 2015 17:49
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Silver Nitrate posted:Hey now, it's only bad on Wednesdays, everyone poops on Wednesday I definitely do not miss Snake Poo Mondays or Regurge Tuesdays.
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Aug 12, 2015 06:36
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He just hates you, it's ok.
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Aug 20, 2015 07:42
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PezMaster posted:Nacho Cheese says Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! I can't hate this, no matter how I try.
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Guava posted:By the way, can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong with heat pads? Technically undertank heaters, although I mount mine on the side of the tank because that's supposedly safer. I have NEVER been able to get the warm sides of my tanks to a proper temperature using just a UTH, yet everyone says they're better to use than lamps, so I assume it works for some people. I'd much rather just use the pads because lamps are easier to knock over and dry everything out. Any thoughts would be appreciated. I've never used a UTH on the side of the tank, since you're relying on the heat rising upward that's probably why it doesn't work properly.
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Guava posted:Yeah, stuff like that is why people have always told me to put it on the side, but if that doesn't work I guess i'll just try it with a thermostat... But I'm really nervous tbh I'll say that in 10 years of keeping wayyy too many reptiles, I've never had a UTH failure. But make sure you buy a nice thermo.
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