Reptiles - June 2007

2007-06-03 08:08:33 · 5 answers · asked by logan n. 1

I am pet sitting my mother's russian tortoise. I've had it for just over a week and I haven't noticed it eat anything since I got it. I know it doesn't touch the fresh veggies. It will drink if I take it out of it's house and plop it in the water, which I do once a day. I have now noticed that it is covered with tiny tiny white bugs. They seem to be mainly in the folds of skin and the cracks on the underside of the shell. What can I do about this and how much of an emergency is this?

2007-06-03 07:44:38 · 6 answers · asked by fido 2

2007-06-03 07:10:04 · 6 answers · asked by darkkangell 1

I have a yellow-eared slider, and lately he's been acting strange. He lays out and refuses to eat, swim, or do really anything. When I hold him, his head lolls wheerever I turn him, as if he has no control over it. He sticks his head out and takes deep rasping breaths, and doesn't open his eyes a lot. He's shedding, it seems, as his skin is peeling. I tried to feed him some raw hamburger, and he tries to eat it, but can't manage with his rasping. What is there I can do? Is he dying, and if so, how can I ease his pain?

2007-06-03 06:11:33 · 6 answers · asked by Cherrykins 2

I just feed my ball python 1 mouse, i have another one, but its not defrosted good. i defrosted the other one with warm water, but he did not eat the other one. hes ate 2 of them before, is there another way to defrost a mouse?

2007-06-02 19:54:35 · 13 answers · asked by XxMADxX 1

She fed regularly on a FT rat every week. Does it have something to do with the change in season? It has begun to be quite warm here. It's been approximately 3 weeks.

2007-06-02 19:30:25 · 10 answers · asked by commdeus 1

2007-06-02 15:53:03 · 7 answers · asked by logan n. 1

So I was wondering, I have chlor-out conditioner I can put in the water, or I bought repti-safe conditioner to put in the water, but I was wondering if once the repti-safe ran out if I could use to chlor-out instead. Would that work just as well?

The bottle of food is for baby turtles and is pellets, the directions say a whole teaspoon per turtle every day, but I can't imagine feeding them so much! Will that be too much food or am I starving them if I don't give them this much?

Lastly, living in Arizona, I can sunbathe my turtles outside in the natural sunlight to get all of their uva and uvb rays, right? I read natural light was the best way for them to bask, but then in other questions I have read that being out in the heat is not good for them...

Help?

~Lava

2007-06-02 15:08:37 · 3 answers · asked by lavalampgirl 2

If you get bit by a Copperhead snake Will it kill you? If you dont get treated.

2007-06-02 13:45:30 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want a lizard but I need an easy one to take care of.

2007-06-02 13:08:05 · 20 answers · asked by Maya 2

2007-06-02 13:06:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

i can't get to the store, and my son's lizard is out of crickets. (he's a western whiptail)

2007-06-02 12:50:49 · 6 answers · asked by heezabeecha 1

What do you feed it? what does it live in? how to keep them alive? is it a male or a female? anyone know alot aobut them?

2007-06-02 12:26:12 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

It is green with black stripes down both sides...Is it a lizard or salamander? And what do I feed it and how often do I feed it?

2007-06-02 12:20:52 · 9 answers · asked by jamie 2

i'm so scared of snakes i can't even play a game of snakes and ladders!!! (i know they are a cartoon!)
it's as often as every other day you see a snake in a newspaper/magazine. they are disgusting!
i want to know if i'm the only one who has this fear!!!!!!!

2007-06-02 11:37:54 · 16 answers · asked by Sugar_Flip 1

the other night i took my leopard gecko out and let her roam around the living room and she seemed calm but all of a sudden she stopped and put her head down and tail up and slowly started waging it while creeping up to my computer table does anyone know why they do it

2007-06-02 11:21:50 · 5 answers · asked by MattTheWiseAssGecko 4

I wont to know were to buy one.

2007-06-02 11:11:05 · 3 answers · asked by jongordon84 1

I have a water turtle that was taken care of by elementary school students.I don`t know what kind it is.It has a yellow stripe on both sides of it`s head and on it`s feet,and it has big webbed back feet.

2007-06-02 10:37:10 · 4 answers · asked by bandaid1961 1

Raptors are cool.

2007-06-02 09:44:12 · 6 answers · asked by I'm hungry 5

2007-06-02 08:07:39 · 6 answers · asked by STORMY K 3

This summer I am going to Shenyang, China and am planning to get a tortoise. I had turtles before, but never tortoises so I am asking if someone could give me the name of a breed of tortoise that is good for begginers, not huge, and does not hibernate. I was thinking about a Herman's tortoise.

2007-06-02 06:48:00 · 7 answers · asked by Arthur J 2

i im thinking about getting one and i was wondering how long they live? i googled it a million times and i cant find much.

2007-06-02 06:26:43 · 6 answers · asked by Marie 2

my snake got out of his tank a couple of days ago and i found him outside today but he has a really huge cut across his belly. What can i do??? he's a california kingsnake

2007-06-02 05:24:51 · 6 answers · asked by tigerfire2002 3

2007-06-02 04:30:11 · 11 answers · asked by Jennifer C 1

2007-06-02 03:54:43 · 6 answers · asked by golfergal 1

What this may be. Is it a normal phenomenon or any problematic factor.
The structure is like a very small onion on the bottom part but it is soft.
How & what should we feed to a newly hatched tortoise.

2007-06-02 03:11:47 · 2 answers · asked by Bhavitavya P 1

2007-06-02 01:45:13 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i live in western australia and i found something that is the shape of a worm, a very long worm. its black on top, creamy on the bottom, and moves like a snake. but i've never seen a snake that small or can find any info on what this may be. Any help is appreciated. its kinda creepy not knowing what it is!

2007-06-02 00:52:17 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

The BD has never been with another BD, so if they are eggs they were unfertilized. How often does this happen?

2007-06-01 14:43:01 · 8 answers · asked by johnL 1

I have read a million different things on red eared slider life expectancies, from "up to 25 years" all the way to "50-70 years". Does anyone have any experience on how long they live? Please don't just pick a website that says something because I've seen them all. I want to know how long your red eared slider lived (considering you cared for it properly) OR an educated reference with citations. Thanks!

2007-06-01 14:02:27 · 4 answers · asked by Amanda 6