Reptiles - December 2007

My Beardie is a little over 3 months old, and is very active and healthy, but he doesn't like his veggys! If I just leave them in the cage, he wont eat them, so I have to take him out, and gently stroke the side of his mouth untill he opens it, then I shove some carrots, peppers, or carrot tops into his mouth. Once their in his mouth, he will normaly eat them, but its really a hassel to do that 3 times a week! Any suggestions?
Thanks

2007-12-20 08:42:43 · 6 answers · asked by Caitlyn R 2

what live pray should i feed a baby bearded dragon
what greens shouldi feed my baby bearded dragon
what other food should i feed my baby bearded dragon

2007-12-20 07:14:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a painted turtle, she is about the size of a baseball. We have tried to find someone to come to the house and take care of her and my lizards, but it's hard to find a reliable person that we trust to come over and who is not going away for Christmas, so now we have to take her and my lizards with us to Tennessee which is an 8 hour drive for us. How do I travel with my turtle, we have never taken her anywhere.

2007-12-20 05:57:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

should i put some meal worms in a meal worm dish for a baby bearded dragon and how many and do i leve them in there all day
and do i keep it toped up

2007-12-20 05:12:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-20 04:39:16 · 10 answers · asked by The Sidewalkinator 6

2007-12-20 02:36:59 · 11 answers · asked by The Sidewalkinator 6

2007-12-19 23:55:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My brother left for the military and guess who got stuck baby-sitting his rather snooty lizard? ME, that's who! >:( So I was wondering...when the heck do these suckers stop growing? Jinx is like a foot or 14inches long now! He's in a breeder tank, so he has plenty of room, but will he stunt if he's in a smaller cage. I don't want him to, I'm just wondering.

And how do you tell if a bearded drangon is a 'Jinx' or a 'Jinxina'? Male or female, I mean. Thanks!

2007-12-19 16:13:59 · 2 answers · asked by goldfisheatingdandelions 2

the larger one was following the smaller one around the tank. The smaller one shakes its hands at the large one. What are they doing? Should I seperate them?

2007-12-19 15:22:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

ts just a baby. Its black and has a yellow/orange ring around its head and the bottom of it starts yellow and ends orange... here are two pics...

http://img179.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img2172pz1.jpg

http://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img2173hq5.jpg

thanks.

2007-12-19 14:55:13 · 22 answers · asked by ♥ 3

I chnged my turtles bedding and she ate it... not her but lookes swolen...

this is the bedding i originaly bought
http://www.petco.com/product/6347/Zoo-Med-Forest-Floor-Bedding.aspx

Once I noticed she was eating it I took it out and went to the store the next day and bought this compressed coconut stuff....

here are some picture of her but... i think she is constipated but I want to make sure nothing seriose is happening...

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa109/jessie_craven123/co120JPG.jpg

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa109/jessie_craven123/co119JPG.jpg

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa109/jessie_craven123/co118JPG.jpg

what is wrong with her?

2007-12-19 14:17:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

we were doing a prject in school on deep see creatures and someone asked this question and the teacher went on and on and on on metobolic rate, amont of stress an organism has, what they eat and whats their preditors.............45 minutes wasted we knew all this and she never answered the question. Why can't humans stay alive as ling as turtles

2007-12-19 13:43:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

when i first got my coastal carpet python i would just open the tank door and place the mouse onto a rock and he wouldn't try to bite he would just wait and now he is as wide as a 50c coin (aus) and about i think over 60 inches long (yes inches) because i measure his sheddings and when he sees the rat through the glass he goes to bit me (not the rat) and he just ends up hittings the glass so now i just dangle the rat and hold it by its tail through a gap at the top of the tank and i get really scared, but he always ends up eating it. My question is should i be feeding him through the gap? help!

2007-12-19 13:29:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

his eyes are open . head inside its shell . but not moving even when i tucked him .
so plzz help me .

2007-12-19 13:13:44 · 7 answers · asked by Puneet 1

im really wanting to get a snake and i talked to her she doesnt seem to mind getting a snake but she thinks my sister will scream when she sees it like she did to my iguana.i dont have the iguana anymore because when we moved i had to find him anohter home. my sister is afraid of everything. she only likes our 12 lbs shih poo dog. what can i say to help convince my mom that i wont try to scare my sister with a snake?

2007-12-19 13:11:35 · 13 answers · asked by i love chihuahuas & chinchillas 2

I have 2 aquatic turtles, one of them is doing fine. The other is having shell problems. The lower half of his shell seems a little warped, and there are two spots that rotting away. I have a UV light and I feed him a good diet. One thing i've noticed is that he never basks. The other turtle will all the time, but i have never seen the one with the rott get out of the water. I even put an extra rock which really makes it easy but he still wont bask. Yesterday I dropped the water level in the tank down to next to nothing so that he would be forced to bask under the light, and let his shell dry out the spots seem a little better. Is there anything else I can do.

2007-12-19 13:01:00 · 6 answers · asked by Knat 2

I have a male + a female mud turtle. they keep tryin to breed. I have them in a 10 gl aquarium. Should i clear some space in there for them too lay eggs? or what do I do/ how long do i wait?

2007-12-19 11:51:52 · 5 answers · asked by Raven C. 1

I have 2 RES one male and one female. The male is larger than the female and has been agressivly biting at her quite reguarly. Usaully she just turns her shell to him and scoots over to the basking rock. Last night I saw him get her on the neck just behind the head and today there is a sore on her neck. Their shell size is similar she is about 5.5" and he is about 6.5" but he is much deeper, about twice as deep as she is. I have also noticed that he is a much better swimmer and spends a good deal of time hovering mid level in the water where as she either sits on the bottom or climbs up on the rock.
Any thoughts? I don't want to have to seperate them but it is looking like I may have to.

2007-12-19 10:43:56 · 8 answers · asked by bliston99 1

male or female ??

http://s217.photobucket.com/albums/cc283/raymond48162/?action=view¤t=Dec19_0001.jpg

2007-12-19 05:08:06 · 10 answers · asked by ldypmp48162 1

2007-12-19 02:48:16 · 28 answers · asked by katie w 1

Hi all, I am thinking of getting a children's python and I wanted to know some of the costs - python's cost, food, encloser, ect - and some of the basic knoledge.

2007-12-18 18:22:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone have good advice on baby turtles? I'm getting one for Christmas but I don't know how to take care of it properly. How big of a tank do I need to get for two 1-inch turtles?

2007-12-18 14:30:30 · 8 answers · asked by Lissa 2

im really wanting a corn snake i allready have the tank all i need it about $100 dollars of things and the snake and shes refuzing i really want one she said not until you move out but thats way to long can you help me

2007-12-18 13:13:19 · 7 answers · asked by rob s 1

I have been keeping my 9-month albino corn snake in a twenty-gallon long aquarium with a black-light (night-time heat bulb) perched above the tank. First of all, is a black light the same as a UV bulb? Second of all, is it harmful or helpful to keep the light on most of the time? I've searched through some webpages with mixed results: some say NOT to use UV bulbs because of potential problems and some say to use it twice a day for the snake's health benifit. I know there's bound to be someone on here with real experience with breeding and caring for this specific species of snake....?

2007-12-18 12:44:22 · 0 answers · asked by Cat's Cradle 2

My Beardie is a little over 3 months old, but is only 6 1/2 inches long! He is an enthuastic eater, and very lively. I feed him mostly dusted pinhead crickets, but ocassionaly he gets a wax worm or two. Am I doing something wrong? Or is he just small??

2007-12-18 12:06:13 · 5 answers · asked by Caitlyn R 2

not sure if its like 10?

2007-12-18 11:44:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have yet to get a real answer

2007-12-18 11:09:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

There is a problem with my bearded dragon that I need help with. I know what is wrong, I just need to talk or email someone who can help me out, like a veternarian, but I dont want it to cost...yet! First, I need emails on veternarians that can help me out! (or phone numbers)

thanks!!

2007-12-18 07:16:09 · 3 answers · asked by Matt T 2

wen a house mice gives birth, how much mice does it give birth to? because i havent had mice in my house for a long time and my brother barely caught two baby ones running around.
i want to know if there is still more in my house or if he got all of them. i havent heard any so far....

2007-12-18 06:34:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-18 05:16:18 · 10 answers · asked by ioxkrisxoi 1