Reptiles - June 2007

2007-06-24 15:32:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anna K 2

Ok so i just found some small toads( i have 3 now) and i would like 2 keep them alive but i am having a tough time figuring out how 2 feed them. for some reason i cant get flies and yea so im wondering if i can feed them some fruits or something? can someone please give me some suggestions?

2007-06-24 14:51:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-24 14:51:22 · 2 answers · asked by smiley 3

2007-06-24 14:46:47 · 10 answers · asked by smiley 3

2007-06-24 14:25:14 · 6 answers · asked by shhhhhhhhhh 3

Yesterday my gecko had a pretty good shed except for the toes on her left foot. They looked swollen and red at the very tip and one was bleeding. When i picked her up to put her in a warm bath to soothe her toes, she seemed to make whistling sounds, supposedly from her nose. My mom said it sounded like a mouse. Her body language kind of said she was struggling or "huffing and puffing." Is this a gecko cry? Or does she have breathing problems?? Help would REALLY be appreciated!

2007-06-24 13:35:58 · 8 answers · asked by Jazzy 2

please tell me the following:

1. what do you feed your turtles??
2. how often you feed them??
3. how much you feed them??
4. the size of your turtles??

i feel like i am feeding my turtles too much or too little because alot of times they would swim crazily up against the glass looking at me, even after i just fed them alot of pellets.

i have 2 RESs at about 5' each and it gets very annoying because they always beg for food and i have to cover the tank up with cloth so they stop swimming crazily against the glass.
i dont want to feed them too much all the time, nor do i want to cover the tank with cloth 24/7......

thank you

2007-06-24 13:32:46 · 7 answers · asked by Moore55 4

My Mom has a pet turtle the keeps burying itself. She thinks it's hibernating, i am afraid something is wrong. What do y'all think?

2007-06-24 11:59:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

my baby gecko just shed for the first time about 10 min ago
but the petco guy gave us cherping crickets. will these give my gecko inpaction and kill it
or will it be ok
it has only made 1 attemp to get a crecket
and that was while shedding

plz help if this will hurt my gecko!!

2007-06-24 11:45:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Me and my cousin were driving down the road and almost hit this turtle my kids wanted us to go bk and get it so we did I have never had a turtle so I have no idea what to do how to take care of it what it eats etc. PLEASE HELP ME so it doesnt die on me?

2007-06-24 11:36:21 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

my one month old gecko eats about 10 crickets a day... he is starting to shed today (and eating his shed) should I feed him tonight or will the crickets stress him out?

2007-06-24 11:24:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just noticed he is starting to shed- he has some skin pulled off him head/face, how long does it take for him to shed- days or just 1 day?

2007-06-24 10:46:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a leopard gecko, she is about a month old and the pet store said your supposed to use paper towel not substrate for the first few months until they get older. I'm going to take her out in a tiny box and clean her cage. can I put towels (like kitchen towels on the floor of the cage) I don't want to use paper towel because she might get burnt because I have a bottom heater.

2007-06-24 10:06:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok so Im getting a turtle and I want him just to live in my room like literally in my room! lol I setup a little cage thing sort of like a kennel for a dog it has a heater blanket and a lamp above it. I also Have a little spot with pee pads and my vet said i can train them 2 go on the pad! craZ rite? I removed all wires from the floor and anything he can choke on I aldo made the place where his cage is his corner. with food/toys and other things at night i simply will put him back in his cage 2 sleep.here is the problem I have to go 2 skool in september [no duh rite?lol] im worried bout him being out alone! =[ should I just put him in a tank or buy a little play pen for him during the day? & if I do this all do I still need to buy a florecent lite? or is the natrual sunlite from my 2 windows and the lights in my room good enough? & do u have any opinions on how to house him [he is a box turtle bout 5 -6 inches]?

2007-06-24 09:02:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-24 02:48:36 · 3 answers · asked by beebeep 2

desert tortoises or any other speices that carry diseases?

2007-06-23 19:26:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I JUST BOUGHT A GIRL LIZARD AND I NEED A NAME FOR IT..PLEASE HELP

2007-06-23 17:38:10 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

im getting a rough green snake and i want to know how to keep real plants alive in a tank(i think its about 20 gallon)and what to put as a surface or whatever in the tank?do i use soil,grass, or what? can i just uproot a plant and plant it in the tank? please help

2007-06-23 15:37:58 · 1 answers · asked by kennyguthrie17 1

I have a question about my new ball that i havent seen asked or answered anywhere. I got my ball two days ago. i was lucky because he never stressed, in fact, he was hungry and took a mouse on day two. ironically, thats also the problem. the mouse was on the edge of the water bowl when Novakk!, my snake, struck it, and started to constrict it under water. i was worried theyed both drown. i moved them onto the bark again... and he finished and ate it... but seriously - wtf? should i worry about that happening again? is that a normal kill technique? is my snake just clumsy... or can they hold their breath? sorry if dumb. but i couldnt find anything on that anywhere... answers would be greatly appreciated.. thanks

2007-06-23 13:22:23 · 8 answers · asked by brandon c 1

ok so I need that Q and also are they nice? Can they be takin out of thier cage to b held? do they have webbed feet? and finally and most imporantly I want a turtle that can b out for a long time i really want a box turtle but I also like these =] and how much does a box turtle cost?

2007-06-23 11:25:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

besides a leophard gecko

2007-06-23 11:20:22 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-23 10:55:38 · 11 answers · asked by angie 1

it digs, gets agressive, trys to escape, and eats a lot. I heard that was stress related. What do i do?

2007-06-23 10:13:40 · 3 answers · asked by tables 2

I just think it's funny how us reptile enthusiasts have created the schism between those of us who prefer sand based substrates and those of us who prefer non-sand substrates. I mean, some people take it really seriously! I feel that both types of substrates have their pros and cons. Tile is nice because it's easy to clean and there is no risk of impaction, but without the ability to burrow some reptiles become stressed. Sand is nice because the reptile is free to burrow, but a little bit harder to clean, plus there is that risk of impaction (though it hasn't ever happened to any of my herps whom are all kept on sand). I dunno, I just though it was funny how we're so concerned for the well being of the animal that we debate each other on topics like this (still, it's good that we care). So, my question (yes, I have one!) is this: Which type of substrate do you use for your reptile, what type of reptile(s) do you have, and why do you use the substrate that you do?

2007-06-23 10:07:55 · 6 answers · asked by Zarango 3

I`m buying my daughter a Leopard Gecko. Do I need to fit a heat light in the vivarium if I`m using a heat mat. The viv is quite small and fitting a heat light would be very difficult. Would a simple strip light do?

2007-06-23 07:24:02 · 13 answers · asked by fourqueuetwo 2

I want a land turtle or land tortiose [if thats how u spell it] =P it should b lik medium size id say about....2-8 inches long no longer then that,its ok if its a lil longer tho please give me the name of the turle and if u hav personal xperiance info on da habbitat would b awsome its ok if u dont tho! thnx =]=p

2007-06-23 06:43:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

whenever im fishing for catfish at the lake i normanally go to there are like a million turtles in there. so when im fishing they always go for my bait or get snagged. and i've had some pretty close calls of getting my finger bite off by one of them trying to get the hook out of and once a guy fishing newt to me caught a turtle and when he was trying to get the hook out the turtle actually bit a hole in his pants...anyone else hate turtles

2007-06-23 06:42:00 · 14 answers · asked by im feelin this 3

I was watching the film Anacoda recently and was wondering if anyone could tell me what would happen to Owen Wilsons charchter after he was swallowed . We saw the out line of his body inside the snake as it swam off . What would happen to the clothes he was wearing . Top, Kaki shorts , and shoes /socks .


Manythanks Ewan .

2007-06-23 04:58:03 · 13 answers · asked by ewan_34 2

OKay my box turtle i just got it
it isn't eating very good i know what to feed it im feeding it the right thing i am but it doesn't seem to be eating alot and im worried that it might become malnourished
my turtle is a female if that helps.

2007-06-23 03:49:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My tortoise is quite old - I've had her for 16 years and my grandad had her for a very long time before that. At the moment she's digging a hole in the garden like she's about to lay eggs but she hasn't been in contact with a male tortoise for about 5 or 6 years and she's not laid eggs in the 16 years i've had her. Is it possible she'll lay fertile eggs?? (i live in the south of england and its been very warm recently - could this effect her?)

2007-06-23 01:42:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous