Question and Answer/Advice JournalPlease be aware that not everybody who is part of this club is a professional herpetologist, so take any advice with a grain of salt!
* the small text means the questions have already been answered; however, feel free to make your own contribution if you think it's necessary!
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~babysnakes asks...
- I am having a massive invasion of small, black, flea sized insects in my garter snake tanks. they don't fly, hop, or climb on the snakes. they just crawl in the substrate, and in the plants, and multiply very fast.
I have used bark for substrate and had plants in there for years, without this happening, but this year, there was an invasion of these insects that I cannot get rid of. I have removed everything repeatedly and replaced the substrate, baking it each time, as well as scrubbing and baking all rocks and sticks, repotting the plants, and still the bugs come back.
I have never seen these bugs before and am thinking they came in with a plant, because it seems they congregate on the plants the most. I have just removed ALL my houseplants and am going to ask a plant store if they know what they are. in the meantime, Ive pretty much gotten rid of everything that used to be in or around my snake tanks, and am temporarily switching to sand and fake plants, hoping that wont support their growth.. i can't think of anything else to do.
has anyone seen anything like this before? :}} any ideas for better substrate? bark always worked before..
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~Tobarah44 asks...
- Should I get a leopard gecko or a african fat tailed gecko? Like which is easier to take care of. Personally I like african fat tails more but I heard leopard geckos are easier.
~ScaredyCat answers.... [link]
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*In-the-picture asks...
- I am now responsible for son's Californian King snake - hasn't been handled in about a year - are there any tips for not getting too bitten - it's about a metre (3 foot) long now; definitely has always had an attitude problem; even when little it didn't like son.
~babysnakes answers... [link]
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~FreezingMoon22 asks...
- I have two African dwarf frogs, and one recently died, sadly. I have no idea as to why. It may have been a pH imbalance, or something he ate. I did find small beetles in their water. My other frog is fine, so I would like to know if I had done anything so it won’t happen again. The one who passed was a little bloated, but he had eaten the day before. He stopped moving a day later and got bigger. He never floated to the top of the water, but he did get a little blown up. I want to know what could have happened and what I can do for my other frog. He lost his buddy and I don’t want him to be lonely.
~ScaredyCat answers... [link]
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=Beyond-The-Stars asks...
- My two bearded dragons have mites... I really don't know what to do to get rid of them... I have a dragon that's exactly 1 year old tomorrow and a baby one that's about 4 months old... any suggestions to get rid of the mites?
~Narrae answers... [link]
~Snakefox answers... [link]
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*DreadHead309 asks...
- My bearded dragon is kinda Jittery and whenever I want to go in and hold him he freaks out. It's not like I'm moving all fast and going to pick him up from overhead. ... He just kinda freaks out a bit. I held him the usual and normal ammount they shoul've when he was a baby, baby. now he's adolecent( still fairly small) and freaks out when I want to hold him. Any Suggestions?
=LadyBlacksword answers...
- Be patient, or get used to it. You may just have a jumpy one. You might also make sure your hands aren't cold.
~S-h-a-d-o-w-7 answers... [link]
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=meihua asks...
- How do I keep my turtle water from turning green so fast? We used to have massive algae growth on the walls but now the water itself just becomes less and less translucent and more and more green. I use a 50 gal filter for a 38 gal tank that is maybe 1/4th full of water, I feed the turtles outside of the tank, I use bacterial algae eater, and I switch the water about every two months.
~eiudragon answers... [link]
*Diablomako answers... [link]
~NovRoz answers... [link]
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~scarlet-rain asks...
- My children's python hasn't eaten in around 12 weeks. Other snake owners keep assuring me it's normal and the vet said he was fine about 4 weeks ago, so I'm trying not to worry. I'm hoping it's just the weather, because it has been a bit cold and low in humidity lately.
~silvershadowwolf24 answers... [link]
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Aren't we all non-native species? Especially politicians. They are not even human.
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So If you going to include anything about monitors, put down how sharp their teeth actually are, my guess is sharper than a razor blade as I only felt the crushing feeling of the bite and not the slicing. Lesson learned: Wear gloves.
Ok I'm done sorry for my wall of text.
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Aren't we all non-native species? Especially politicians. They are not even human.
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Aren't we all non-native species? Especially politicians. They are not even human.
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Aren't we all non-native species? Especially politicians. They are not even human.
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