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When washed play sand is bought at a garden center where it was kept outdoors, it is OK! Why? Because the play sand absorbs the moisture from the air, it becomes clay-like. If you pat it down on the bottom of the tank, the sand sticks and dries rock like for a perfect, non-impacting substrate...

I am looking to get my sister a chameleon for her birthday, but I need it to be under $50. If someone knows a place, let me know! (P.S.- I am paying, so I need someone who can take cash not from PayPal or a card)

Hey everyone... I just bought a new plant a couple of days ago, and now I woke up to a tree frog croaking on my wall! I’m guessing he’s a hitchhiker from the Florida keys. But here’s my question- is it OK to let a Cuban tree frog roam free in your room and let it eat the native population of...

[Copied from Beardeddragonforum.org, starting below] _____ HI, everyone! I just rescued a beardie with MBD. I’m using aspen now, but I don’t like it. I don’t want to use tile or newspaper or paper towels. He can’t lift his cloaca off the ground, so NO SAND! Would alfalfa pellets, Sani-chips...

Hello! At one of my local pet stores, they do not use UVB for their reptiles, but use the zoomed calcium powder with D3. Is that ok? Because they get the calcium with the D3 that helps them absorb the calcium...I’m confused if this is ok, so please reply! Thanks!

Hello! I am considering getting an adult male Mali Uromastyx, who is about 15 inches long. Do you have any tips? I have or will have: 40x16 wooden enclosure Aspen shavings for substrate A 150 watt heat bulb A UVB bulb Food: Bird pellets Seeds Flowers Greens Any other tips? Thanks!

So today I went to New Yorks’ Museum of Natural History for a hands-on reptile encounter with some of the museums herpetologists. They had 2 female Greek tortoises that were originally WC. They had discovered many of the commonly kept now chameleon species. But I went a little off topic... So...

Hello everyone! I was thinking and I came up with this question... ...If a tortoise or turtle is soaked every day, would it dehydrate quicker if left without water and soaks, just because it was so used to not having to retain water? Just wondering...please reply!

For everyone who has or had anoles, you probably found care sheets that summarize the two into “one care sheet”. His is important- DO NOT GO BY THESE ARTICLES!!! I don’t care if it’s reptiles magazine, some breeder, or other, it is FALSE. When I was in Florida, I was measuring heat and...

Everone meet Valentino, the rescue baby northern diamondback terrapin! So when I got on my bus, I got an email from my local pet store owner. It read something like this: “So the police came in today, and they brought a 3/4 inch baby diamondback terrapin with them. They found it in bad...

1. Takes for ever to wash 2. No matter how much you brush it, it will always knot 3. Young boys with long hair are commonly mistaken for girls 4. When it’s -2 degrees outside and you have wet hair it feels terrible 5. It gets in your face when it’s windy. Please add to this list!!

Hello! I’ve seen a lot of stories about dead limbs having to be amputated. So I’ve decided to share Charlie’s story. Charlie is a leopard gecko that I have raised since I tiny hatchling a few years ago. Charlie beat the odds, because he lost his tail after only hours of hatching. Yet he is...

Hello everyone! I will be visiting Florida soon, and o want to take a little brown anole home with me. My friend at the reptile store says that I could put it in a sock with a hole in it, and then put it in my pocket. Will this work, or will I get caught? Any tips will be greatly appreciated...

How Long does it take before you can see if a sulcata egg is fertile or not? Thanks!

Could I take a 40 gallon breeder fish tank, 36x18x16(inches) and then it into a closed chamber? I would paint the sides so it wouldn’t get annoyed. Can I have some tips? Thanks!

I looked in my tortoise cage and I saw this urate that looked pink?! I want to make sure my tortoise isn’t sick. Thanks!

Get your hands on the last soloman island skinks, because 5 of the 6 islands are completely gone due to global warming!

Before we get into this, I want to say that this is based off of my experience and a mix of care sheets that seem to work for me. Please critique- I am always learning! Russian Tortoise- Testudo Horsfeldi- Care Sheet Availability: Russian tortoises are imported out of India and Pakistan...

Rockville Centre, NY. Male, juvenile common snapping turtle. Surrendered from previous owner as it was bullying other turtles. Illegal to sell in NY, free to a good home. It is not mine, I don’t have it. My local pet store- Parrots of the World, takes in turtles, they never buy.- -...

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