Reptiles - June 2007

Hello, I was wondering what are some good beginer reptiles I can get (I dont want a turtle) since my mom wont let me get a snake >.<. I want to be able to interact with my pet (as in hold it and stuff) What are some good reptiles I can take out of the cage and hold and stuff? I have a 10gal Aquarium tank. (I rather not buy another tank because I just bought this one but all my fish died from the water temp getting to high :( I tryed to get the tank cooled but it hit too high by the time I got home from school and such and couldnt save them.) But yeah, tell me what you think about some good playfull reptiles besides snakes. Thanks.

2007-06-08 09:42:49 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just received a 6 year old box turtle about 7 months ago, (my cousin raised him from a baby), and I found that he only wants to eat vegetables. I offer him meals like fresh corn on the cob, boiled, and bananas and earthworms. He only eats the vegetables and fruits though. Can he be vegetarian?

2007-06-08 09:10:27 · 4 answers · asked by B RizZzZzLe 1

2007-06-08 08:59:19 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

the lamp i have gets very warm so i think it would work but i want to ask people that know more about the other lamps and turtles.

2007-06-08 07:41:25 · 6 answers · asked by sabercat700 2

I have had this beardie for about a year and a half.....used to be very friendly and non aggresive
i walked in the room to feed and the beard was blackend and when i tried to pick the beardie up it showed its beard and tried to get as big as possible
my bearded dragon never did this befor
can anyone tell me why this may be happening ......and how i can possibly change it????

2007-06-08 04:40:25 · 15 answers · asked by Lisa K 2

2007-06-08 03:52:27 · 5 answers · asked by Kourtney S 1

i have a very large strawberry hermit crab, does anyone know where i can find some shells big enough for him, cuz even the one he came in from the pet store was too small

2007-06-07 18:08:24 · 4 answers · asked by ilovewigglesandgiggles 3

I have a leopard gecko, a big fat one, and the first day i got him, i notice that he shaked his tail. I laugh it looked funny. Anyway, i have always wondered why they do it.

2007-06-07 17:43:38 · 7 answers · asked by XxMADxX 1

can it eat meat or vegetables? please help it hasn't eaten for a while.

2007-06-07 15:18:02 · 10 answers · asked by Christiana 3

A cat got it out or something but it escaped. I hadn't notice until my dad told me when I got home from school. We found out that both of my turtles were not in the tank outside. We ran all over the backyard to find them. We found one. We searched for the second one but gave up after 20 mins of searching. We put the one that we found on the grass hoping that it diddn't die. We were about to throw it away since it diddnt move and there were lots of ants on it. I started to squirt water in it's shell. It's head popped out! I was wondering why its feat and arms diddn't come out. My dad and I thought it was just because the turtle was just looking around. When we put it back in the tank, it started floating and its legs and arms diddn't come out. I started to look inside it's shell to see where did the arms and legs go but they were probably bitten by something! I told my dad and he said it would heal. I don't think so though.
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2007-06-07 15:00:59 · 10 answers · asked by ♥cняísтíиα 4

Hes very picky and only likes frozen green beans, carrots and turnip greens!!! Is there anything else picky iquanas would eat?

2007-06-07 14:57:38 · 13 answers · asked by Gyna 1

is that a or a sign of mating or are they greeting each other?

2007-06-07 11:17:02 · 5 answers · asked by ~~~~ 4

I've had my turtle since I was nine and it's been eight years. a couple of months ago he stopped eating and would just lay around in his bowl of water, sleep all the time. and for the past two weeks i had been asking my mom if we could take him to the vet. we finally did yesterday and the veterenarian was talking about how he had shell-rot and something else. but he said that anything else could be wrong with my turtle but you cant tell because of the shell and turtles dont show many signs. we ended up leaving him at the vet so they could put him to sleep because even if we paid a ton of mony for antibiotics there's no guarntee he would make it. so my mom had been feeling bad and saying that it's her fault even when I told her it wasnt. what else could I say to her to make her feel better?

2007-06-07 08:39:51 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm not scared of holding her, but really do not want to be bitten in the face, or this to continue, especially since the average adult is from 8-12 ft. I've had her for 1 year. My other snakes, ball's haven't ever bitten me. I've increased her feeding to a jumbo dead rat every 10-14 days, do you think this is too long of a waiting time? How often should I be holding her to reduce this behavior. She's a keeper, like I said I just don't want a face bite, and I want my 4 year old to continue to be able to hold her with some pre-cautions of course.

2007-06-07 08:23:07 · 6 answers · asked by SnakeLady 2

I got a Savannah Monitor last saturday. I have two general information questions to better help me in caring for it.

1) How do I tell what sex my Sav is?

Kinda important when finding a name.

2) Signs that my Sav is stressed or uncomfortable?

It seems very alert and curious of it's surroundsings. Wanders around it's enclosure several minutes before finding a nice spot to sit and bask. When I reach inside the enclosure it watches my hand, does a little hissing and has darted at my hand. BUT no biting all bluffs and trying to scare me. However once I pet it a few times, and give it a chance to smell me then it will allow me to pick it up without a problem. Once in my hand it'll squirm a bit, then will rest in my hand for over an hour. While there it is very alert to its surroundings always looking around and seeing what moves, whos talking and who is closest to it, and only tenses up and squirms a tiny bit when it catches a glimpse of my dog. It seems comfortable and happy.

2007-06-07 08:01:18 · 2 answers · asked by bobbydelaneyiii 2

2007-06-07 02:38:18 · 6 answers · asked by Gypsy Gal 6

My boyfriends mum & dad have a tortoise called Toby, and have had him for about 15 years and he lives in the garden quite happily but the other day, Toby laid an egg!
We don't know too much about this and just wondered if anyone had any info?? Unfortunately, after 'he' had laid the egg in a hole 'he' had dug, Toby squashed the egg.
Not sure what breed Toby is but 'he's' definately not a Herman Tortoise, 'his' shell is quite flat and 'he's' about 30cm long.
Any idea why 'he' had laid an egg and why now after 15 years of not doing it??
Any help is appreciated.......

2007-06-06 22:23:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

my tarantula got out of his tank. does nyone know wher a good placee to look for him would be. this is urgent

2007-06-06 21:16:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi.

My sulcata just lay 20 eggs. I have a chick incubator that was given to me. What are the procedure that is needed to incubate my sulcata eggs? I'm been doing some research online some say to incubate them in a closed container, and some say to incubate them in an open container? Can Yahoo Answer provide me with a definite answer as to how to incubate the eggs? Also a exact detail as to what are the procedure and what stuff to look for doing incubation. Do I need to spray mist water on the eggs? Thanks.

2007-06-06 20:24:25 · 4 answers · asked by alexml500 1

2007-06-06 19:28:02 · 3 answers · asked by bunniie 1

i think that my jackson's has mouth rot. first of all, what could it be caused by, and second, what do i do to treat it. his left side of his mouth looks a little inflamed, and he has it slightly open all the time. if that sounds like mouth rot, otherwise, i dont know.

2007-06-06 19:10:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-06 17:53:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-06 16:42:17 · 9 answers · asked by <3 Turtle Owner<3 3

2007-06-06 16:39:00 · 6 answers · asked by lllllhhhh 2

shes really sick, she keeps sneezing out lightening and burning my beds down, any ideas? it wont go away! thank youi

2007-06-06 16:34:33 · 8 answers · asked by me like it hard up the anal 1

I just found my turtle dead, and he was immobile, nor did he look in my general direction for two weeks before he died. Do you think he was depressed?

2007-06-06 15:40:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok to feed puppies to snakes. The only reason i'm asking this question is because here in Arizona there is a case where a man fed a puppy to a snake (in front of 2 teenagers) and was arrested for it. People buy mice, rats, and rabbits and sometimes even have them "pre-killed" at the petstore for the purpose of food for their snake. They are all Mammals...

2007-06-06 15:37:47 · 13 answers · asked by lllllhhhh 2

Well yes I actually killed the thang and got a lot of flack about. But all you gals were right .I am very brave. And it didnt take a man to figure that out.Thank you all for being supportive.The snake is my avatar now.

2007-06-06 15:29:24 · 6 answers · asked by ღOMGღ 7

I have 2 , they are young...will fit in the palm of your hand. As far as I know, one is male...not sure about the other. They seem to get along fine together. They used to be out in the open quite a bit. But now, they seem to stay in their hiding places most of the time. One is fairly calm, but the other still runs away if you walk into the room. I've tried feeding them some live food...meal worms, and they have also eaten moths before. Any suggestions about them...how to get them to calm down. I try to let them see me feed them, but they always seem to run and hide. Tell me about any experience/suggestions anyone has with these.

2007-06-06 14:44:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-06 14:42:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous