Reptiles - November 2007

we have a golden greek tortoise egg thats hatching and im wondering if anyone has any tips?
oh and it has a lot of clear goo stuff coming out of it and im not really sure if thats normal
anything is appreciated

2007-11-25 13:05:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I bought my Corn Snake yesterday and he traveled in a car for 6 hours. The petstores are all out of pinkies for the snake and it was last fed on last Saturday. I will have the mice by tommarow hopefully. Shouldn't he be fine by tommarow night since he is on a schedule of one mouse a month?
HELP!!!!!!!!!!

2007-11-25 12:51:56 · 8 answers · asked by Tyler N 1

My bearded dragon that i've had for 6 years won't eat! I've tried feeding him crickets, meal worms, and lettuce. He hasn't eaten in about a week and a half! All he does is try to climb up with glass cage walls and scratch everywhere. He is shedding, but i don't think this has anything to do with it. Any ideas?

2007-11-25 12:48:13 · 1 answers · asked by Samuel Joseph Lawrence Jones 1

I just recently got a Brook's KingSnake.

What should i do if my snake gets bitten by its prey when he is trying to constrict it?

Will my snake die?

Will it heal?

2007-11-25 12:41:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I own 5 mississippi map turtles and one of my biggest just died. One of my turtles seem to have white spots on his shell, and I've tried to brush it off with my nails and a toothbrush but it won't come off, but he still seems healthy and still eating, and my biggest who has no signs of the infection just died. I found him at the bottom of the tank, not moving, his head tucked in his shell, Can he be hibernating? it is the cold season, but then none of the other turtles are like that... I can't seem to find any explanation for his death, would anyone out there know why?

2007-11-25 12:24:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

it is about 6-8 inches and 2 to 3 months old and it is a kenyan sand snake so if that helps.....

2007-11-25 12:11:37 · 5 answers · asked by arturo j 1

I bought two map turtles, and the guy gave me a container of food, telling me to feed them each a pellet a day. Do I put the food into the water, or in the basking area? I read somewhere they need a food bowl, but I just can't imagine them like... sitting by the bowl begging for treats... Is the bowl really necessary?

2007-11-25 11:46:25 · 3 answers · asked by MsDao 2

I have read up on Brumination and it seems like this is what is going on. I am worried about him though. Is it ok to wake him up and give him a warm bath? Also if i do wake him up should i feed him? Thanks.

2007-11-25 11:08:06 · 2 answers · asked by ? 6

I was giving my hermit crab a warm bath when suddenly he came all the way out of his shell. He won't go to another shell. He is still moving slightly, but one of his legs fell off! Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-11-25 10:54:00 · 8 answers · asked by Barbara C 1

Hello I was just wondering, when I sell my bearded dragons(not trying to be cruel, just need more little kid friendly non scratching animal) what reptile should I get? I have had much experience with reptiles, so don't say best beginner's pet or anything. Would anything else besides a leopard gecko due? I only want suggestions from experienced herpers, not the "I heard so and so makes good pets" people. If you have any suggetions, could you give me a full care guide? Thanks for all the help!

2007-11-25 10:34:50 · 6 answers · asked by Dr. Science Freak III 2

i brought it 2 days ago and i haven't seen it eating a thing since then...... i have its special food i put some in it's water every morning, but at the end of the day the food is still the same. i need help.

2007-11-25 10:00:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

hey, i'm getting a corn snake and i need some opinions on them. do u like yours if u have one? and do you have any info that might help me? like any heads ups?

2007-11-25 09:36:24 · 5 answers · asked by Luv_da_Cherries! 2

Any ideas? He spends Most of his day with me. He will eat, follow me around dance when i sing. But he still has a slight attitude that me and others notice. I Know this SOUNDS weird but when you spend every day with some one you get to know them. Any ideas for Fast Willy Parker The Turtle. I was thinking of making a recording of Voices for him. He hears Just Not well.

2007-11-25 09:31:55 · 2 answers · asked by Mrs. Turd Ferguson 2

Hi,

I am considering getting (purchasing) a rough green snake as a pet. I would appreciate any information, like, what and how often they eat, how big the tank/cage should be, and where I can get them. I would really appreciate information from snake owners, especially past and present owners of this breed of snake.

Thanks

2007-11-25 09:18:35 · 3 answers · asked by K5123MN 2

my male box turtle was in his water dish and his head was in his shell, and something was coming out of his butt. i have no idea what it was... HELP!

2007-11-25 08:39:46 · 1 answers · asked by millsiee 2

in the wild ponds the waters not going to stay warm unless
its in the tropics and alot of places there not in the tropics
and i dont heat my water and my turtles have been living
with me for about 5 yrs. and the water is always cold and they're used to it they eat plenty and swim plenty and sleep plenty they dont have any diseases. therefore im curious when they say turtles need warm water. they get along just fine in the wild and when petco or aquairum stores say the water needs heating they dont know. They just say that because so they could sell more products.

2007-11-25 08:23:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Yesterday his eyes were half-open, floating in the water, legs down in water. Today, his eyes are closed and sitting on floating sponge, legs drawn into shell. If I touch him, his skin is soft and retracts (not rigid.) I read somewhere that if the water is cool (not 80+ degrees) or they are about to reproduce/mate, the slider turtle may go into hibernation. Is this true? If so, how long do they hibernate? Can I bring him out of hibernation with a warming lamp? SHOULD I bring him out of hibernation or is this part of the 'cycle of life'?

2007-11-25 07:22:50 · 4 answers · asked by tchr4u 2

can you keep multiple emporer scorpians in the same cage? even if they arent exactly the same type of emporer scorpions?

2007-11-25 07:22:06 · 2 answers · asked by Mexfetus 2

I have a thirty year od box turtle who is extremely picky. He eats only Fancy Feast cat food, lettuce and water. I have tried Box Turtle food, assorted fruits and vegatables, worms and snails. He will not eat them. Every 2 years a trip to the vet is needed to trim his beak and a nail clipping as he willl only eat that soft food. He has a turtle pond that he can sit in. He has a large enclosure with a house, an underglass heater and a towel covering the bottom.The Vitamen D light and heat lamp I got for him, did not work as he hid in the house. His home is near a double pane window so he does get light . I put supplements in his water. He gets to walk around the house on occassion.Tubby is spoiled! Anyone have any ideas how to improve this diet? I did have a little planted area for him and he wasn't too impressed by that either.

2007-11-25 04:58:33 · 8 answers · asked by Laurie 7

i need to know how to divide the tank in 1/2 for my box turtle

2007-11-25 02:59:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-25 02:45:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My crested geckos seem to already know how to breed, and quite well. I have two breeding pairs that came to me from my husbands jobs, people just not able to keep them anymore. So now I am having two gravid females pretty much every one and a half to two months. I hate to see the eggs after they lay them dried up and dead. I know that they need a nesting bowl, but where do you go from there? I tried to use some damp substrate and they ended up molding which I took as unviable. So are there any suggestions where to get vermicullite. I have looked all over the place and the only place I can find it is in potting soil that has chemicals which I know is a no no. Any suggestions would help. Thanks alot everyone that answers.

2007-11-25 01:29:53 · 5 answers · asked by sxyrdkitn69 2

it gives her problems to digest, and makes her less active. i tried giving other kinds of food to her, like apples and carrot but she wont eat it. her shell is becoming a lot less flat, it is becoming a lot of a shape of a triangle, or sumthing. please help, p.s. she is young I got her on 20.10.2007.
it's a red eared slider

2007-11-25 00:11:00 · 9 answers · asked by Joka B 5

anyone know if there are any reptile shows in crystal lake illinois, or has there ever been one? any ones coming soon plz answer best anser gets 10 points

2007-11-24 13:42:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

PIC PLZ :)

2007-11-24 13:26:52 · 4 answers · asked by Emilio A 1

i decided to use it but i fed him and he ate two fuzzies going for his thrid :) but i dropped both of them with the tongs and they we're full of walnut shell bedding and he ate them will he be okay? he is a savannah monitor, should i feed him in a seperate container or can he eat in his enclosure?

2007-11-24 13:20:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My friend in Guatemala has tortoises and i was wondering what kind are they?

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2007-11-24 12:29:15 · 3 answers · asked by Erick 4

I just got it yesterday. Can i start feeding it or wait a bit for it to settle in its new house? He's a bit on the skinny side and he won't eat crickets but does sniff around to see whats there. He is active when i m not in the room but when i walk in he puts his head on the floor. I know he active because i put a cam in to see what he does. Can i feed him in his enclosure or do i take him out and put him in a feeding tank? I will feed him frozen/thawed mice he is a foot long how big of a mouse can he eat? They told me to feed him hoppers once a week but i know to feed them once everyother day. He is a bit tempermental but its because he stressed from moving at the petstore he was so friendly! I'm going to put some meat on that bone. I have him in a 45gallon tub for now but he'll be moved to a 75gallon tub as soon as the store i buy em from restock.

2007-11-24 11:52:28 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

The kids I babysit have a leopard gecko...he isn't taken care of very well.

He has the right size tank, and lighting, but he isn't fed right. He is usually fed 3 crickedt every other day. He is a full grown gecko...very tame. doesn't bite, but I don't think he is healthy

His toes are breaking off, he has no nails on his fingers, and his skin is really loose.

The crickets he eat don't have any vitamins or anything sprinkled on. They get the crickets from the bait and tackle store, so the crickets aren't healthy

I tell the kids this everytime I come over, and I sometimes drop hints to the mom...but they ren't taking care of him

Do you think this is a health gecko, or unhealthy

He doesn't usually have much water in his bowl, i usually give it to him when i babysit

2007-11-24 11:24:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a rather small russian tort. Approx. 4-5" long. He lives in a beautifully decorated 55 gal. tank. My daughter purchased some hermit crabs and wants to put them in the same tank as the tortoise. Is that safe for both of them? Will they be able to co-exsist? My Tortoise is such a sweet little guy and I don't want to do anything to upset or hurt him. Thanks for the help.

2007-11-24 10:31:11 · 3 answers · asked by meshellscrush 1