Reptiles - September 2007

Okay so occasionally, I come across a gecko/lizard thingy in my garage.

It looks completely black, maybe with stripes (no orange spots) and it doesn't look dry and scaley. It looks more like it would be maybe slimy/smooth if I had dared to touch it.

I live in North Carolina, and I'm wondering:
What the hell is it?
How do I get it out?
Is it poisonous (I think it nips, but I'm not sure, I've only seen it run around)?

2007-09-16 08:21:09 · 6 answers · asked by Sun Young 1

I have two leopard tortoises, one male, one female. They have just come out of hibernation and have started to nibble.

The female is a machine but the male who only comes to life when he wants to mate doesnt want to eat. I feed them lettuce, tamatoes, cucumber, bread and water melon.

What must I do and what foods can I give them to improve their nutrition?

2007-09-16 08:02:29 · 6 answers · asked by richardtruff 1

2007-09-16 07:57:10 · 2 answers · asked by Dazy 3

he opens both eyes and then he closes the left eye and arfter a while he opens the right eye and arfter about 30 secs he closes his right again and then arfter 10 mins he will open and close the right eye again.

plz help and give me advice really worried about him.

2007-09-16 07:15:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just got a ball python and i am curious what all i will need. I have a 20 gallon aquarium which is fine for now, right?? What all gadgets and gizmos do i need? what should i feed? I will switch to a new 30 gallon aquarium later on..... What lamps and bulbs do i need? How many? How long and often should they be on? What should hte humidity be?

**Any other tips is greatly appreciated....

BK92

2007-09-16 07:06:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need some names for a male lepard gecko. His name is Streaky but we are re-nameing him. I don't want names like spot ... Name we choose gets best answer..

2007-09-16 06:58:29 · 4 answers · asked by Yorkie; Dogue de Bordeaux 3

For those of you who don't know bearded dragons need a basking(heated)side and a cooling side. My boyfriend wants to move their tank around(like move their log, their hammock, their rock etc.) around just for a change and he also wants to move their heat lamp from one side to the other because he plans on putting their basking branch on the other side. I just want to know if this is ok and what precautions we should take in doing this. I don't want to stress my babies out at all if possible. Also, my boyfriend is big on change so he might want to change their tank around every so often, how often is too often? Thanks in advance!

2007-09-16 06:53:27 · 3 answers · asked by Isabella's Mommy Expecting #2 6

2007-09-16 06:52:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need help identifying my snake. It was sold to me as a Burmese Python but I believe it to be a Ball Python. Any help? Link to the pic is here: http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=229979018&albumID=0&imageID=5086823

2007-09-16 06:38:38 · 7 answers · asked by Felix Arcanus 5

i have a female russian tortoise and she is not really eating lately and i dont know why and when i put the food in she ussauly runs to the plate and eats alot but now she doesnt eat please help me im woried and 1 more thing how long should i fee her daily

2007-09-16 06:16:43 · 5 answers · asked by rory 2

Do pythons eat anything else besides mice ? My son has a baby one, but when it gets bigger, will it try to eat the cat ?

2007-09-16 06:08:34 · 14 answers · asked by Victor 7

I got a leopard gecko a few weeks ago and it ate a little to start with, but then it started eating less and less and now it hasn't eaten in a few days. It's young so it should eat every day. I think it might be hibernating because it gets a little cold in my house but I'm not sure. I could really use some help.

2007-09-16 05:34:28 · 4 answers · asked by Sean 1

please give as much info as possible

2007-09-16 05:24:57 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

A friend of mine sold me a "Burmese" Python and I've had it for a couple of years now. I'm beginning to think it's a "Ball" Python though because it's only about 5 or 6 feet in length now (it was 3.5 or 4 feet in length when I got it). I was under the impression that a Burmese Python would be much larger than this after a span of 2-3 years. I also know that Ball Pythons only grow to about 6 feet. Is there a definitive way to tell the difference between the two? From what I've read, you can't tell them apart from their markings. Also, I've had the Burmese Python for about 1.5 years now (it was about a year old when I got it) and I've fed it 1 large mouse per week for the first year and 2 large mice per week since then. I would have thought it would be larger than this by now. Any thoughts on this? I really need to be sure because if it's not a Burmese, I plan to sell it and buy an albino Burmese with the money. Thanks in advance!

2007-09-16 04:58:27 · 5 answers · asked by Felix Arcanus 5

I was just doing some research on this one site and it said that those dots(forget the name of them) help tell the deffrence between male and female but didn't say how. Does anyone know? I already know how to tell by the anal area itself,but I thought I had a pair( was bought as pair, looks like pair when looking at vents). But the female has yet to lay eggs. I've had them for 9 months. They are both about 2ft long. I belive the male is a central beardie, the female a german gaint(due to coloring and that she is heavier than him and somewhat bigger) I also think he is somewhat older because he eats more veggies and she eats more feeder food. I know they don't lay eggs till 2 years old, but shouldn't they be at least that old? Any help apprieciated. Email me if more info is needed. katin_around@yahoo.com ,Oh yea, I forgot to tell you I bought them as a pair at an exotic animal auction aprox. 9 months ago, no idea of age when bought. Was told that she was already carrying eggs inside he

2007-09-16 04:13:22 · 5 answers · asked by Kat 3

2007-09-16 02:54:07 · 19 answers · asked by charlie13012002 1

2007-09-15 19:41:07 · 5 answers · asked by Sean M 2

I found this turtle several years ago in the woods in back of my house in GA and have always just let her go back into the woods to hibernate for the winter. She has been injured some time in the past and has lost her right eye.She came again this summer and I have been keeping her in a 10'x12' enclosure in my back yard.I dig earthworms, grubs, crickets and slugs (along with a commercial turtle food) that I feed her every day which she eats with gusto. I would like to keep her in this area for the winter instead of letting her go back into the woods where she might not come out again. What do I need to provide for her to safely hibernate in the enclosed space or would it be better to let her go as I have been doing since 1999?

2007-09-15 18:57:31 · 5 answers · asked by Joyce A 1

my baby tortoises nose is running a little and it seems that he is breathing a little heavy sometimes. Is there anything else to do other than up the Heat?

2007-09-15 18:40:42 · 5 answers · asked by holden c 1

We know we musn't hold it for at least a week after getting it but when we CAN hold it, is there any particular method you would use? I don't want to annoy or scare the poor thing when it's small so that it will hate me for life. It will probably get used to me and I'm just being a rather caucious parent. Sorry snake!

2007-09-15 18:11:15 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i really want one but am having off thoughts HELP

2007-09-15 17:52:48 · 7 answers · asked by BEAS TA 1

they say there ain't a one in ireland. st. patrick got rid of them now, did you do that in england, too?

2007-09-15 17:35:29 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

i wanna get a small milk snake like the one from series of unfortunate events. Mum and dad wont let me get 1 tho i have enough money it wont hrt anyone and i can pay to look after it and everything. ive tried everything but nothing has seemed to work can someone help me to gt a snake

2007-09-15 15:23:15 · 6 answers · asked by wiseguy 1

2007-09-15 15:20:37 · 6 answers · asked by thunderaus123 1

I found a baby garter snake and i am keeping it in an aqurium....i dont know how old he is but he is about 30 cm's long and i cannot get him to eat....or what to feed him.. i have been giving him worms/slugs/grasshopers and now i need to know what to do. If you can give me any other care info, it would be ,uch apreciated...... Thanks!! :)

2007-09-15 14:32:14 · 10 answers · asked by Claudia 1

I got my corn snake about a week ago. I was told to feed her in four days. On the fourth day, I put a frozen mouse in her cage, but she didnt eat it. The next day I tried again, The next day (today) I put a LIVE baby mouse in there, but she seemed kinda frightened of it, and moved away. Help???

2007-09-15 14:01:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Trying to be cost sufficient.

2007-09-15 14:00:50 · 5 answers · asked by Pip 2

Can it bask in that light?
I really dont want to waste money on some special one if i dont have too!

2007-09-15 13:35:38 · 2 answers · asked by Pip 2

do any turtles have disease's? if they do which ones do they all have them?

2007-09-15 13:09:29 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

At what age do RES's start eating fish? Can anyone give me a lifeline on at what age, what they like to eat, and when they start eating it? Thanx.

PS. Can anyone tell me what age is my Red-Eared Slider? He's about 2-3 inches long. Thanks Again!!!

2007-09-15 13:03:40 · 11 answers · asked by Hollyberry♥ 4