Reptiles - August 2007

I recently went to a local lake and caught a few little tadpoles. I live in washington state and I have no idea what kind of frogs they are. I was feeding the tadpoles goldfish food and also algae flake like the pet store people told me to. now they are frogs and I'm not sure what to feed them. I bought crickets but they will not get here for another couple days and I don't know what to feed them in the mean time. Also I heard that the frogs can drown since their gills stop working. should the water be super shallow so they can easily stick their heads out of water? I do have basking area where they can completely out of the water but I'm not sure where the water level should be.... PLEASE HELP!!!!! The more info the better

2007-08-16 19:16:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would like to use a 400w with my tortoise so i could grow some dwarf banana trees too
just wondering how much uvb light it gives off\
can anyone provide me with some helpful links

2007-08-16 16:48:37 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's been about four days since the last time my leopard gecko has eaten.

How can I tell if gut impaction has occurred and how do I fix it? I'm really worried.

2007-08-16 15:35:11 · 1 answers · asked by Jackie 2

2007-08-16 15:09:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-16 14:23:10 · 7 answers · asked by kelleygaither2000 1

for iguanas

2007-08-16 13:01:18 · 6 answers · asked by gorgea 1

thinking about putting one in a spare bedroom with 2 tortoises, 2 bearded dragons, a shallow pond and a bunch of dwarf banana trees. do hps lights give off sufficient uvb light?
maybe 400 watts?

2007-08-16 12:53:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

hes a young iguana broke of his tail what should i do how long will it take for it to grow back

2007-08-16 12:41:58 · 9 answers · asked by gorgea 1

2007-08-16 11:59:44 · 6 answers · asked by locostan2000 1

2007-08-16 11:21:28 · 11 answers · asked by Heather K 1

one of my bearded dragons eats its own "after product" is something wrong with him

2007-08-16 09:12:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am going into a snake pit do i need to wach my feet???

2007-08-16 08:14:28 · 4 answers · asked by violet_writing 1

i want to buy a snake for the first time has any one got any suggestions. i was thinking about a ball python, corn snake, normal boa constrictor or a rough green snake.

2007-08-16 06:28:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-16 05:03:27 · 2 answers · asked by dana_mojo_jarboe 1

i've got an UV lamp for my beardy and heard that if you have one you don't need to give D3 supplements? is that true? or maybe just in smaller doses?

2007-08-16 04:17:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

it has a spines on his upper neck and he has a dewlap, they say it is iguana, and green iguana, but to my research it doesn't look like green iguana, still a baby. the color is green but sometimes it turns into brown, it also nod his head while the dewlap is expanded. i gave him vegestables for believing that he is a iguana, but i never saw him ate. if you want to help pls give me your email add so that i can forward to you his picture. thanks in advance, goodluck

2007-08-15 22:59:34 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have to know the...Scientific Name, Taxonomy, Description of Natural habitat, Natural History(animal's place in nature/ what niche it fills)...guidlines for keeping in captivity: How are they aquired(are they caught in the wild or captive bred?), Best Container, Best substrate(stuff on the floor of the container), Space needed fo size of animal, food require ments, temperature and light requirements, how to handle,life expectancy, and thats it.

2007-08-15 16:36:05 · 5 answers · asked by twink82294 1

I have two small slider turtles (a 3-inch yellow-belly and a 2-inch red-ear) in a 46-gallon tank with mixed cichlid fish. The yellow-belly has some white fungus on his head, which I just noticed a few hours ago. I read that this may be because I haven't been giving them enough sunlight, and I really don't. But here's my question: Would it be a good idea to leave them in the sun for a few hours a day? I live in Florida and it's over 90 degrees outside. The water temp in their tank is around 82 degrees. I also gave them some new food for the first time today, I don't know if that would cause the fungus. Any help would be appreciated.

2007-08-15 16:09:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

he is about 1 year old he is geting skiny from not eating as much as he used to.what should i do?

2007-08-15 16:05:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i tried feeding her romaine lettuce shreds 3 times, pieces of a banana once, carrot shreds once, and she doesnt even seem to inspect them but she gobbles up bloodworms. I havent had her more than a month but her shell looks like its pyramiding. i know young turtles are highly carniverous but she needs some plant matter. any ideas?

2007-08-15 16:04:43 · 4 answers · asked by Iceman 2

Are there any special breeding patterns for leos and i.e: regular leos and regular leos will give regular leo offspring. If you know please tell me (and when are the usual breeding season for leopard geckos?)

2007-08-15 15:59:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have recently bought a new albino leopard gecko and it is clearly a female but it keeps biting my other leopard gecko who is almost double her size. Is there a way to make her stop biting him??

2007-08-15 15:45:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-15 15:38:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-15 15:14:23 · 9 answers · asked by lilspeedy626 2

2007-08-15 15:13:17 · 8 answers · asked by Gabriella M 2

it looks kinda dirty

2007-08-15 14:48:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i just got my fire bellied toad about 3ish hours ago and got a "larger" liazar bowl for him to bath/swim in. And have pebbles i got from the store where i got him. I put them into my tank covering the floor about 2cms deep maybe more i have some fake plants quite a few theres lots of foiliage what else should i get or remove im looking for simple feedback its summer i live on vancouver island BC so theres not such hot weather its a rain forest here but the tank where they were in the store never had a heat bulb or a heat source in there with them should i get one or wait until winter time?

2007-08-15 14:46:22 · 1 answers · asked by geckosarekewl 1

Since she came out of brumation in Spring, she's been rubbing her nose on the metal screen of her tank lid. which is bad. I thought maybe she just wanted to go breed, but isn't breeding season over by now? Why hasn't she settled down?

She does it around nightfall. If I open her tank, she instantly shoots out and tries to go somewhere, which is unlike her.

I got another snake just before she went into brumation -- do you think she smells the other snake and wants to eat him? The new snake is in a separate enclosure (of course) and is about 3 feet away from her. Am I gonna have to move the new guy? I moved him once but she kept acting in this strange way.

2007-08-15 14:25:27 · 6 answers · asked by toph 2

I recently gave my sister my leopard geckos, and she said my oldest one, shes about 5 yrs old eye is swelling a little bit and her tail is getting a little skinnier. She's not moving around a lot and she keeps licking her eye. Is this something to worry about, or will it go down???

2007-08-15 14:21:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

So I'm planning to get an iguana very soon.
I want my iguana to like me, and I really don't want it to be scared of me. I'm sure some of you people on here have one, and have expierience with them..

so I am here asking, once I get my iguana.. what should I do with him? Leave him alone for awhile? hm?

2007-08-15 13:56:28 · 5 answers · asked by oh my.... 2