Reptiles - August 2007

What temp should the water be?

2007-08-10 05:40:40 · 14 answers · asked by Pink Laydee 3

My son bought one the other day, and we have checked out a few sights, but my question is this.
We have been putting the dead bugs in the tank and he wont eat them, so we tried banana baby food, and he is eating off a spoon.
How do I know if he is full, as I dont want to overfeed him.
How hearty of a lizard is an anole, ( life span, etc. ) for a novice?
We put him in a larger tank, put in some sticks, a bridge, and put gravel in ( darker on one end). My son has handled him daily per the advice of the person who sold him to us.
Any other advice or suggestions would be really appreciated.
Also, this may sound weird, but I dont think the Anole likes me. He puffs out his throat, gets excitable, and has litterally lunged at me from his tank. Is that normal?

2007-08-10 04:26:37 · 5 answers · asked by charlie B 4

I was told between 7-8 with meal worms every other day. But if I put eight crickets in her tank, even if she is not hungry will she eat all of them? Because I don't want her getting sick. Or in other words does she know when she's full or will she keep eating because they are all there?

2007-08-10 03:09:40 · 6 answers · asked by C M 1

They say a full grown female chameleon gets up to 14 in. and males up to 24 in. Do they mean the measurement from the tip of the tail all the way to the nose? Or, just the length of it's body? And how old is a Chameleon when it is considered full grown?

2007-08-10 02:37:52 · 3 answers · asked by C M 1

i wanna get one at this duck pond i used to catch them at wen i was little but i went there today and i couldnt catch any, i cant remember the stuff i used to do to get them, any tips?

2007-08-09 23:51:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

the guy at the pet store told me that it should feed like two days ago and he feeds them every 10 days

2007-08-09 14:36:14 · 11 answers · asked by Vince 2

When sushi is served, they usually give you little slices of raw/wet pink ginger, to use as a palate cleanser. I was wondering if anyone new if it was safe let my adult Bearded Dragon try it?? Thanks!

2007-08-09 14:35:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i feed my turtle carrots chopped up same with some diced apples ? she ate them up, do i suppose to feed my turtle that type of stuff?

2007-08-09 14:14:18 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-09 13:07:12 · 6 answers · asked by magicrob75 1

I went to an exhibit at a museum when I was really little and they were showing a skink. I remember it being really cute with a very un-lizardlike fat pink tongue and it ate fruit. I've tried Google Images, trying to find a name to go along with it, but no such luck. The only thing I find are the 5 Stripe kind, and I can catch of those in my back yard!

2007-08-09 13:01:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I recently bought a baby bearded dragon and I have it in a standard 10 gallon tank with a screen hood. I bought a 5.5 in. Fluker's brand heat lamp. the softest wattage my pet store keeps is 50 watt. A friend of mine said a 25 watt would be the max for a 10 gallon tank. Will the 50 watt be sufficient? Or do I need to order a 25 watt or lower?

2007-08-09 12:53:53 · 3 answers · asked by Jonathan B 2

Why?? one goes crazy over them and the other just likes shrimp and pellets

they are both 1 and a half years old

2007-08-09 12:45:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

what are the russian (horsefield) tortoise age groups and how old are they in those age groups age groups EX: (not true) juvinile 3-4 years old.

2007-08-09 12:36:37 · 2 answers · asked by Danny L 1

I just got a red eared slider turtle baby at my aquarium. I think it was illegal but still. What should i do to get it eating? I set up the tank fine. I have a uvb light, a basking spot, and a filter. Should i start feeding it food now? or later??? I also have another its doing fine. I had it for A little shy of a year.

2007-08-09 12:29:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been feeding my leo "can o' crickets" brand dead crickets. she usually eats 4 or 5 on 2 or 3 times a week, and all in less than 24 hours. I tried to feed her on friday and she ate half of them. I suspected it was because she didn't like the calcium liquid I've been spraying on them before I give them to her. I fed her monday and sprayed them, too, but she didnt eat any of those. I've switched them out for ones that were not sprayed and she still wouldn't eat.
I'm really worried and really want to know if I should bring her to a vet or something.....

2007-08-09 12:00:56 · 4 answers · asked by hannah l 2

im not talking about exotics, just regular chameleons you can find a petsmart or anyother petstore

the only species that i know they sell are veiled and jackson's, and ive always wanted a chameleon but i would need to know more about them before then, so im trying to educate myself now

2007-08-09 11:26:49 · 4 answers · asked by Cthulhu The Dreamer 2

i have one res, and his name is rover he is 3.5 in long, i have him in a 20 gal tank and he is doin great and has been for a while, but i have been thinking about getting another res i have heard i will need an 80+ tank but i am supposed to have a 40 for one but i have 20 and he is fine do will a 40 be ok with 2 res?

2007-08-09 10:46:45 · 3 answers · asked by Brittany L 2

Okay so i'm thinking of buying an Iguana.
I have a wardrobe which am in the process of turning into a home for him/her. Obviously fitted with the correct equiptment. UVB Strip light. Basking Bulb. Tree's, Branches, Etc.
Thing is so many people have negative things to say about these animals.

; 'Oh they are so aggressive & strong'
; 'They require SO much'
; 'They grow so massive'
; 'They have teeth & they whip you'

Okay they grow big, i've seen a fully grown adult face on. But obviously in the pet shop behind glass. So i've seen the size they are capable of growing & i feel i could accomodate that.
They can be aggressive? Well i would get mine from a baby, prefable female as i have been informed males can be more aggressive exspecially with a female owner. Is this true?
& to beat the aggressive factor i would reguraly hold & pet him/her so that she will become used to me, & therfore become 'Tame'.

Can anyone who has experiance with Iguana's give me some advice please

2007-08-09 10:33:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

can you use chlorine conditioner for a turtle like you can for a fish? Cause if i use bottled water every time i clean the tank it will start to cost alot of money.

2007-08-09 05:07:55 · 6 answers · asked by Amber K 1

He doesn't like to be picked up, but is cool once he is in my hands.

2007-08-09 04:15:44 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-09 03:58:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am getting some real turtle food this weekend, but it really seems to like the fish food. should I not let it have any?

2007-08-09 03:38:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

whats the smallest size tank (gallons) i should have for just one.

2007-08-09 03:38:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I got 2 red eared slider turtles and the female one has a big white spot on the back but, it's not fuzzy it's just a spot. Plus the green dots on the bottum are all srambed up and some of them are white, but she's not trowing up, she eats just fine, she seams just fine, but i don't know.

2007-08-08 21:22:17 · 4 answers · asked by Sean M 2

2007-08-08 20:10:37 · 1 answers · asked by runners_world9 1

OK i am wondering if it sounds like a good idea to breed two mice so i don't have to buy them all the time and i also have chameleon that i occasionally feed it mice as a treat so i think it would save me a couple bucks

2007-08-08 19:42:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

well ive got a 6 month old iguana i adopted him n ive had him for like 4 months,my thing is i wann abuilsd him a bigger cage so he can be happier n everyweb site ive been on doesnt give good advice or u have 2 buy it,what type of things should i bee buyimng..i want my cage 2 be 6 ft tall,4 ft long ,n 30 in sid 3 side.i just wanna set my ig up n i dotn know wher 2 start ..ne advice?

2007-08-08 19:19:16 · 3 answers · asked by 2amanda 1

I have a corn snake, I've had him for about a year. I have experience with snakes but I don't know whats going on right now. The snake is about a year old (he was a couple months old when I got him). He is about 2.5 ft.
Yesterday I changed his cage because the one he was in was starting to get to small so I bought him a bigger one. All of yesterday he was normal and he was enjoying the new cage. A couple of hours ago I went to check up on him and when I walked into the room he sprung up and tightened when I walked closer he tried to attack me! I didnt know what he was doing... I put my hand on the glass of the cage and he attacked me again!!! He kept doing that all the time. Then later I checked on him again but then he was really calm, kind of. If I looked close at him he just moved his head up and down really quick a couple of times, then he went back to what looked like sleeping.

2007-08-08 16:22:51 · 6 answers · asked by . 2

can you tell the sex of an iguana when they are juveniles because i seen juveniles with really broad square faces and others with more stream line faces are the broader ones males and the other females

2007-08-08 14:38:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I went a couple of days without feeding him, then put in some commercial turtle food. Nothing. He ignores it. I'd even soaked it in tuna fish juice. I tried the frozen turtle food, nothing. He was doing nothing but searching on the aquarium floor for something else...so I gave him 3 worms which he ate instantly. He needs nutrients I know. But I feel like he would rather starve than eat food he would rather not. Should I try guppies next? HELP!
(African Sideneck by the way...)

2007-08-08 14:26:19 · 5 answers · asked by Nick 1