Reptiles - June 2007

I have two box turtles, I am noticing an almost clear bug crawling in and around their shell along with inside their bedding. I know its not a mite. Any idea what it could be?

2007-06-18 12:47:42 · 4 answers · asked by Michelle D 1

just found a poo with white bits i'm sure its worms what do i do?

2007-06-18 11:27:26 · 3 answers · asked by sara f 1

One has lived in our backyard for 12 years. The backyard is a virtual paradise of shrubs, flowers in full bloom, shade all along the wooden fence line. The turtle is solid brown, not spotted brown. It has a few yellow spots around the mouth, but none on its front legs. It is larger than a man's fist by about 1/2 again. In 2005 a super heat wave hit and the turtle disappeared. This year in the spring it appeared again, apparently none the worse for having hid out through two summers and winters. It eats snails, bugs, earthworms. We offer eggs, apples, plumbs, wet dog food. Every morning it walks up to our back door and stares at us on the inside. That's when we freshen the bath water and take out some food. It quickly takes its bath, sometimes eats a tiny amount of the food, sometimes ignores it. It is friendly, listens to us talk, and allows us to stroke its chin.

Yesterday my daughter nearly ran over a box turtle in our front driveway. It wasn't ours. It is smaller, with lots of yellow spots around the mouth and all over the front legs. It looks like photos I've seen on the net.

What's the risk of this new turtle in the backyard, and why is our turtle brown-shelled all over, with no yellow dots like this new one?

:-)
Don Watson
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2007-06-18 11:15:25 · 2 answers · asked by dt2006don 1

2007-06-18 10:09:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I noticed that it was gone a while back. But then I just noticed that the whole side is gone will it hurt him at all? Could it mess up his tasting senses?

2007-06-18 08:36:54 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

She was captured in late April and ate two mice, but she refuses to eat the mouse currently in her cage. In fact, the snake and the mouse cuddle at night. Could the snake be pregnant? Upset? Too hot or cold?

2007-06-18 06:25:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

hi, i am a little worried about my beardie not being warm enough, i have a 4f x2ftx2ft vivarium. i have a uvb bulb thats reaches from end to end and a normal 60watt household bulb on one side. the trouble is im not sure it is warm enough, my thermometer has broken and ive just ordered two new ones ( one at each end) ive heard you can get 100watt bulbs, do you reckon that is better? its just i dont see her basking alot,

2007-06-18 02:24:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-18 02:18:28 · 22 answers · asked by phil d 1

i have been told that all the crickets i giver her should be dusted. shall i dust them all together once? or as and when i feed her them? at the moment im dusting the crickets when i feed her them, is this right?

2007-06-17 22:58:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have read somewhere that they eat loads, between 70-100 crickets a day, mine doenst eat nowhere near that amount. she does prefer her live food to her salad but im worried shes not eating enough?

2007-06-17 21:41:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-17 15:38:36 · 2 answers · asked by MRA 1

I've tried mealworms, bloodworms, cat food, lettuce, strawberries, etc...but he won't eat.

2007-06-17 15:34:06 · 11 answers · asked by Loc 1

my uncle then cut off the rattle part and gave it to me

i was wondering if there is any way i can make a necklace or a bracelete or and anklete out of the rattle and how

its 10 rattles long ...
it still has a bit of the snake on it
yuck
haha


any help is appreciated

2007-06-17 14:46:39 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

to feed to a gecko so it doesnt eat the geckos insides....
does the mealworm still move/is it still alive if you cut off his head (do you use a knife or what) (it has to stay alive/wiggle in order for a gecko to like to eat it). I have a baby leopard gecko

2007-06-17 14:24:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

he is one of those small 1 1/2 turtle (RES) i have him in a little captivity (plastic carrying cage) inside there are little rocks that form a land on on side, there is water less than 1 inch high so on the other side is a little pond which he likes to be in. on the 2nd day the water is a bit foggy i think because of its poop and whatnot. how long should i clean it? and how much should i feed it?

the food i feed it is little dried shrimp (bought with the turtle) it says feed it 2-3 times a week as much as he can eat in only 1 min. but i didnt get that so i feed him a little now and then.

2007-06-17 11:22:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi. I have wanted a Chinese Water Dragon for the longest time now, and i have even gone to petco and investigated the prices for everything it needs.....including the price of the lizard. It comes to about $300....so i am frantically trying to save up my money and i am trying to get a job this summer. my mom is somewhat reasonable when it comes to what i save up my money for, but my dad won't let me get a chinese water dragon (with my own money!) because my mom is afraid of reptiles. i cant convince them otherwise! what should i do? i want this thing really bad! =/

2007-06-17 10:09:02 · 6 answers · asked by Lizard_Luver 5

I have 2 baby red eared sliders. I bought one of those lamps that clamp right on to the side of the tank with a 60watt light buld--the ones that they sell in the pet shops that are especially for reptiles--is that light sufficient enough for them?

2007-06-17 09:45:17 · 7 answers · asked by monkey 2

It's been a week now. They are still getting used to things and are terrified of me. (They were rescued from a nasty pet store.) I have them in a natural habitat, so it's possible they're eating some buggies that I haven't seen. They won't eat anything I offer them though: meal worms, earth worms, chopped veggies, strawberries, or canned cat food. Any suggestions? Should I be concerned or give it more time?

2007-06-17 09:39:20 · 3 answers · asked by Kimber 3

how long does he sleep and how long is he awake. hes one of those what you call "illegal, may have salmonella" turtles

2007-06-17 07:25:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

How can I tell if the turtle\tortoise I just found is a boy or a girl? Also how can I tell if it is a turtle\tortoise?
Thanks!

2007-06-17 05:58:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-17 05:49:45 · 4 answers · asked by Elizabeth G 2

Does anyone kno why our box turtle barries himself underneath things!!! also we have a very shallow pool and he always dumps the water out and hides underneath it? Does anyone have a good answer for why our turtle is doing this

2007-06-17 04:37:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-17 02:33:22 · 6 answers · asked by datez f 1

do they put them in the freezer alive?

2007-06-17 02:04:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-17 00:13:46 · 8 answers · asked by Jesus P 1

i've killed three baby spiders in my room in the past two weeks. how can i get rid of them....for good!?

2007-06-16 17:20:58 · 12 answers · asked by Nannah 1

like what kind of good desert plants for a beareded dragon , for like in a cage and in sand

2007-06-16 15:34:59 · 5 answers · asked by Spyro 1

Hey, I've had my leopard gecko for a couple weeks now, and I've been feeding him mostly mealworms. I read that it's best to gutload the mealworms, and one of the suggested ways to do this is to grade carrots in the container in which they're kept. The site I read this from didn't mention whether or not to refrigerate them while gutloading, but I read in Leopard Geckos For Dummies, that they won't eat while refrigerated. So, I put the mealworms I bought in a tuperwear container with some graded carrots, then the next night I went to feed the gecko, I opened the container to find tons of mold growing in it. So I was wondering if it was still safe to feed the mealworms to the gecko. The mold doesn't seem to have affected the worms, but I figured I'd ask just to be sure it was still safe. Anyone know?

2007-06-16 14:21:04 · 5 answers · asked by Dan L 3

i've recently purchased to baby red ear sliders and one seems to enjoy the new home but the other just sort of mopes around, should i be worried? i have a basking area for them a water heater and filter.

2007-06-16 07:12:18 · 5 answers · asked by fuzzie_banana 2

what can i buy inro der to keep the water inside the tank in a certain tempature? (70-80 degrees)

2007-06-16 06:41:55 · 7 answers · asked by g_ramirezjr 1