previous thread >>2096247
>Abronia graminea is an endangered arboreal alligator lizard described in 1864 by Cope.This species is endemic to the highlands of the states of Veracruz and adjacent Puebla, Mexico. It is considered to be moderately common and is regularly recorded, but its abundance is decreasing. Animals inhabit bromeliads in the canopy of montane pine-oak and cloud forest. It seems unlikely that this species can be found in degraded habitat. This is a viviparous species. The species is threatened by deforestation and degradation of habitat, largely through the conversion of land to agricultural use. The pet trade is a potential aid to the preservation of this species through captive breeding programs.
/herp/ officially official all-purpose care sheet of wonder and magic
>sand a shit
>use a thermostat
>read all the caresheets
>set up your tank before you get your herp
>do not fuck with your new herp for at least one week after bringing it home
>PVC tanks are way better for most applications and worth the extra money
>skink is digging little tunnels in the cypress mulch
>tfw this lizard I've had for 48 hours is more interesting than my ball python
I mean I knew it would happen but still
this thread is brought to you by the colors blue and green.
okay i'm done with the picture spam. carry on with routine /herp/ breading
>>2104842
i love all manner of skink
pardon the sand, i just like this picture
>>2104858
>don't talk to me or my son ever again
>>2104858
>pardon the sand
Actually I'm pretty sure that's a natural photo
Their habitat seems to include sandy plains
>>2104869
i see.
>>2104863
>Don't talk to me or my wifes son ever again
Fixed that for you.
>>2104858
>I love a thing
>I don't have any knowledge about the pictures I post let alone the thing itself.
you're garbage and I hate you
>>2104934
>>2104935
hell yeah I'm mad
i'm mad and nude, online
>>2104938
oh my god the tiny vesitigial legs.
Warm day today. I was able to open all the windows to get some fresh air flow. The geckos were thrilled. Very active tonight with extra smelling things and tongue flicking action.
any tips on how to clean driftwood. i'm cleaning my tank out tomorrow for my beardie. i read somewhere you can boil the drift wood. does that sound right?
>>2105019
Boil, bleach, bake.
Thats some quick answers. Wait for more knowledgeable people.
>>2105023
thanks anon. i just want to make sure i do it right and not poison my little guy or set my apartment on fire lol
>>2105031
For baking, you do 200 degrees for about one hour. That's well below the ignition temp of wood but you have watch it the whole time. This is why boiling is first choice if possible.
>>2105035
Just plain water for boiling.
Post pics of your herps, bitches! :)
>this is Aurora the Ultramel corn snake, posted her in other thread
skinks you say?
>>2104804
Thanks bud I'll keep that in mind.
>>2104827
That little guy looks absolutely adorable, but that's great to hear. Though I'll have to consider the finance and make sure I can give it a good home before I get one for sure.
But thanks bud, that gives me some hope.
Googling is failing me, are ackie monitors legal in CA?
>>2105087
local reptile shop has three, so I hope so for their sake
>>2105087
>http://www.bornfreeusa.org/b4a2_exotic_animals_state.php?s=ca
(7) Class Reptilia - Reptiles
(A) Order Crocodilia - Crocodiles, Caimans, Alligators and Gavials All species (D).
(B) Family Chelyridae - Snapping Turtles All species (D).
(C) Family Elapidae - Cobras, Coral Snakes, Mambas, Kraits, etc. All species (D).
(D) Family Viperidae - Adders and Vipers All species (D).
(E) Family Crotalidae - Pit Vipers All species (D), except Crotalus viridis (Western rattlesnake), Crotalus atrox (Western diamondback rattlesnake), Crotalus ruber (red diamondback rattlesnake), Crotalus scutulatus (Mojave rattlesnake), Crotalus mitchelli (speckled rattlesnake) and Crotalus cerastes (Sidewinder) not restricted.
(F) Family Colubridae - Colubrids
Dispholidus typus (Boomslang) (D).
Theoltornis kitlandii (Bird or vine snake) (D).
(G) Family Helodermatidae
Heloderma suspectum suspectum (reticulate Gila monster) (D).
I only see gila monsters listed as illegal lizards here
Hey guys, is it a good idea for me to purchase some lizard for it to eat the insects and flies in my house? Is there any animal good for this job?
>>2105152
No. Get carnivorous plants or random spiderbros
>>2104858
>skink
It's like a snake with legs wtf
Anybody else have African Clawed Frogs? I have one girl, her name's Bean and she's awesome. Pic related
They're super easy to care for, easy pets, and fun to watch swim around. They also look funny when they eat. I'm surprised I've never heard of anybody else here owning one. Almost like a poor man's Budgett's frog
I would love to see pictures of other people's ACFs, or just any type of frog/toad in general, if you have them
>>2104858
I'm thinking about getting a Red Eyed Crocodile Skink. Convince me one way or the other.
>>2105200
They are really shy and nothing you can handle for fun. The tropical climate also requires more effort to maintain than easy shit like blue tongues.
>>2104833
New to an, was gifted a 5 gal tank. Is it too small for any reptiles or amphibians?
>>2105194
Looks like a cute little fucker, I bet she eats insects and shit real good.
>>2105302
Yes.
But it would be great for planted shrimp tank
>>2105302
Probably your best bet compadre
>>2105318
live plants in the tank with some shrimp
>tfw op left out /herp/ and you keep forgetting when trying to ctrl+f on the catalog
When my turtle passes, I might get a blue-tongue skink. Anyone here owned one?
>>2105360
oh hey you're right. i didn't notice until you menationed it. will correct that in the next thread.
here is consolation tiny snek
>>2105365
>When my turtle passes
that's quite the long con there, pal
>>2105396
I know, but I'm still curious.
>>2105302
African dwarf frogs
>>2105304
Dude she's awesome, big and fat, cute, kinda weird-looking, and strangely friendly.
It's ridiculous how much they tame once they relate you to food. Every once in a while (I was actually just doing this a few minutes ago) I'll get some freeze-dried shrimp or mealworms and stick my arm in her aquarium. She'll come right up to my hand and eat right out of it, and then swim around and kind of sit in the cup of my palm while looking to see if I have more food. She's very comfortable around me so long as I don't make any crazy sudden movements.
And they eat anything made of protein, too. I feed Bean shrimp pellets, mealworms, small crickets, cut-up pieces of superworm, nightcrawler chunks, freeze-dried shrimp and krill, and occasionally baby reptomins. And while I wouldn't recommend doing it all the time due to potential toxins on your hands, you can feed them by hand. There's literally no potential harm because they don't have teeth or even tongues. Bean nibbles my finger tips expecting food and it feels really funny and soft
Like sorry for the long post about trying to shill ACFs onto you guys, but they're seriously awesome pets, super sturdy and really cheap. Again, highly recommended
>>2105572
Neat. I've never much considered an aquatic herp but I think African clawed frog would be the kind of thing I might try some day.
>>2105586
I say go for it. They can and will take pretty much any water parameters you put them in, and I got Bean for like $10 at a local pet store. Just make sure that the water you keep them in hasn't contacted metal, for whatever reason, metal ions in the water really fucks them up. 10 gallons per adult, the only downside is that you can't keep anything in there that's smaller than they are or else they'll try and eat it.
Also (and this is a mixed bag of good/bad) they're one of the only frogs immune to chytrid. It's good because it won't kill them, but it's bad because they can carry it unbeknownst to you and spread it to other herps. Just isolate it for a few weeks when/if you get one and put some anti-fungal treatment in the water.
All in all, though, I'm a huge fan. I'd say ACFs are a pretty well-kept secret in the herp community, I'm amazed that not a lot of people keep them, on here, at least
I have two Kassina maculata in a big terrarium, I know they are poisonous but I would like to know if still there's some other frogs (or not) I can pair them with
Snake thread never responded
rip
Rate my new central american boa constrictor.
>>2106171
take a picture with something that's not a potato
>>2106172
Are you calling my snake a potato?
>>2106173
no...
>>2106174
I think you are
Apologize
>>2106176
I'm sorry you're a tripfag.
>>2106176
learn hot to goddamn read
>>2106178
Apologize to him.
your snake is pleb garbage that went out of fashion in the 80s and you don't care enough to learn basic shit about it. your picture is out of focus and rudely large.
>>2106186
>and you don't care enough to learn basic shit about it.
What
>>2106188
>I don't know it's morph or locality or anything but the guy told me it'd stay this color
>>2106198
The morph name was long as shit and a bit of research verified what he said. I dont plan on ever breeding him, so I didnt bother to note it.
Anyone know a good substrate for a Western Hognose snake? I'm not familiar with stuff that will let them burrow and tunnel.
>>2104833
>>2106218
shredded aspen. it holds tunnels well.
What's a good beginner reptile that doesn't mind chilling on my arm or something?
>>2106243
Bearded dragons and blue tongue skinks will sit on your lap or shoulder for brief periods. Ball pythons also.
Reptiles just in general tend to be quite active when outside their tanks though. They aren't in to snuggles.
Any reputable gecko breeders that ship in the US?
>>2106325
yes
Hopefully going to be getting a baby b&w tegu lizard this weekend if everything pans out right. Not put down a deposit yet so hopefully it's not sold by the weekend. But one being available spurred me to finish up the big adult enclosure I've had built for months now, just needed to get a big bag of topsoil and stuff like that.
So excited.
>>2106155
self-bump
>>2106465
Crested.
>>2106486
Okay, there is,
>Anthony Caponetto at acreptiles (com)
>JB of jbscresties (com). JB is a small home based breeder and will only have a handful of geckos for sale at any given time. She's awesome though.
>>2106465
nope, not much info on these frog breed, thanks for the suggestion though
>>2104991
I've got the same thing going on, funny how active they get from a room of unfamiliar smells
>>2106579
Went and setup some towels on my desk as some obstacles and let Charlie roam around. Got some decent photos.
>>2106598
>>2106601
>>2106605
Everything must be climbed on, even amplifiers.
>>2106606
>>2106607
>>2106608
One more after this
>>2106621
Really nice close up.
what do you guys use for mealworm dishes, mine keep getting out
I dont want it to be too deep, but i guess i dont have a choice
>>2106648
Just drop them in with tweezers. They like to hunt so eating out of a bowl isn't very fun. You also get the benefit of making sure your herp is eating.
>>2106648
i got a mealworm feeder. it sticks to the glass and looks fucking badass
>>2106648
glass bowl with vertical sides about 1 inch high is sufficient to hold mealworms. you can also use the disposable plastic dishes that have a lip that overhangs so mealworms can't climb out.
letting mealworms loose in a tank is not a good idea. they will bite your reptile. they will burrow in the substrate and pupate.
>>2105152
Some people use house geckos
>>2106624
ha! you almost got the through the ear to the other side shot there. with leopard geckos, as well as some other species, it is sometimes possible to see in one ear and out through the other side if the anatomy right for it (sometimes there is too much of a curve so you can't quite).
>>2106695
>cypress mulch
Well theres your problem.
>>2106749
well yeah obviously, but any substrate that allows my skink to burrow, will also allow them to burrow.
So I have to keep them contained
>>2104833
Here is my curious monitor Fiona
>>2106648
I use a 3" glazed planter bottom. I bought it at Home Depot in the gardening section for like .90 and it works really well at keeping them from climbing out because it's too slippery.
I also got a huge bag of plain sphagnum moss there for a steal
>>2106812
my current makeshift solution was to cut the bottom off a water bottle i had lying around
seems to work pretty good, but its clear so he's having a hard time understanding he needs to go over it
So any consensus on Blue-Tongued Skinks vs Beardies for a first time /herp/ owner? Actually went to a reptile shop today and handled both of them. Both were cool animals and fun to handle.
Kind partial to the skinks aesthetically but I just want the best first time herp.
>>2106855
An Ackie monitor lizard, smart, small (2') and can be kept in groups.
>>2106855
either or honestly
if you're partial to the BTS, go for it
they're pretty similar in care and temperament
the skink is a little more work though, because you have to vary their diet quite a bit
he REALLY likes to dig, I'm gonna have to add another inch to this tomorrow so he can get some real tunnels going
eh ib ganadian :DDDDDD
>>2105194
You should get African dwarf frogs
Smaller and similar in care
Grow to less than 3 inches and you could have multiple and water stays cleaner
I have 3 in a 5.5 gallon
>>2106872
ackies aren't a good choice for first herp unless you live in a really humid climate. people seem to have a hard enough time with the ball python humidity requirement, nevermind the high heat/high humidity combination ackies need.
>>2106804
hullo there
>>2106916
What is he?
>>2106855
i mean i dont know how skinks are but beardies stay out all day. they only hide when theyre going to sleep. i couldnt get a leopard gecko cause theyre nocturnal, and that's fucking gay
>>2106964
one of the Plestiodon gilberti (hence, Gilbert. super creative I know) subspecies, but I'm not entirely sure which
I live in kind of the mixing area of all the subspecies in the state
>>2106964
>>2106980
Whoops I forgot to mention, that makes him a gilbert's skink
and he's a pretty active little guy, if his basking light is on, he sit on his log and bask. As soon as he gets a taste of something new he like leaps off the end of it and runs around the tank for a bit.
then he'll decide he's got to redig all his tunnels
>>2106598
What kind of gecko is that?
>>2107199
Leopard gecko.
Quick question, for varanus albigularis ionidesi, can you use all spectrum lighting?
>>2107207
I don't see why not. They need the UV anyway.
How do you deal with your pets not getting on. I got a new lizard today and kept it in the new enclosure while it settles in. But I then went to get out my beardie to hold while at the PC (new enclosure behind), my beardie who never, ever gets stressed/black beards, is the most chilled out little thing caught the new lizard though the corner of her eye while on my lap and just went the darkest shade I've ever seen as became really afraid.
I knew they wouldn't be best of friends and had no intention of them physically interacting but it just made me really upset to see my beardie get so stressed as I'd still like to have be able to have them in the same room occasionally (but not able to get to each other, like how it was with the new lizard in enclosure and beardie on my lap).
>>2104901
I have one of those
>>2107284
cover the other tank when you want to take one of them out
>>2104928
>>2104863
>>2104858
So I have a leopard gecko that eats superworms/mealworms but I wanted to try something healthier. I bought some dubia but he didn't much care for them, and more importantly my roommate FLIPPED out about them like a retard so I had to give them away.
I'm thinking about Phoenix worms. How healthy are they as a staple diet?
>>2107527
*sorry meant to say phoenix worms are very high in calcium
butterworms are a good overall balanced food item
>>2107527
>despite their name, they are not high in fat. butterworms are very high in calcium
Literally the feeder with the highest amount of fat and lowest amount of calcium on your chart.
Do you even read the charts before you post them?
>>2107529
i see that. i downloaded that chart without looking. now doing some more research, it seems the numbers are all over the place on butterworms. i don't understand this discrepency.
>>2107533
You also failed to mention that Leopard Geckos become very addicted to them and will refuse to eat anything but them if they become hooked.
>>2107534
What? I've never heard that.
I'm deleting that first chart. I can't find any other sources that agree with that one, so I assume it to be in error. Several sources confirm the information in chart #2.
>>2107533
>Phoenixworms
>No ash
sm.h
>>2107533
>>2107534
Person with the Leo again.
I have heard that waxworms are fatty and addictive and only to be used for sick or underweight geckos. I've never heard of butterworms before so I am not sure about them. That chart doesn't make Phoenixworms look too bad (at least better than mealworms) but what's with the missing data?
>>2107544
I don't know. I've been looking in to this the past half hour and am increasingly confused about the origin of these numbers. Good peer reviewed data just isn't there.
In any event, the numbers on phoenix worms seem to be solid and you can confidently feed them to your gecko in addition to your other regular feeders. The only argument around phoenix worms is whether they are pretty good or very good.
I do feed butterworms to my geckos as one of several insects in the rotation without any trouble. They have done no harm. That's just personal experience and of course has no scientific value. Grain o' salt. More variety the better though.
>>2107544
small hornworms and small silkworms are also a good dietary supplement. kinda spendy though.
I snagged this turtle with my fly rod today I think it's a western painted turtle. Wondering if anyone can confirm
>>2107561
looks pretty painted to me
>>2107504
Why does your roommate have authority in the situation?
>>2107561
You caught a friend, anon.
Fucking imports. Always look like shit
Is it normal for a new tegu to be so calm. I got a 4 month old one yesterday, and while she was a bit skittish and flaily getting her out to feed her she calmed down near instantly, ate (which I didn't expect since new reptiles usually go on hunger strike for awhile) and is now on my lap with no problem.
>>2107685
Tegus can be pretty comfy around people just in general, especially if they have had people around them right from the start. Not unusual at all.
My female southern pine great species likes to put on a show and hiss like hell and rattle the tail . once you get her out she's a total softie not even head shy . prob the same for the other pithouphis snakes ! All are awesome
>>2107550
Well thanks for looking into it! I'll almost definitely rotate mealworms, Phoenixworms, and silkworms (if he likes them) as his staple diet.
>>2107572
Roommates are just shitty. I don't want any more conflict with somebody who is very capable of making my life a passive aggressive hell. I didn't think he'd mind them, but he's apparently terrified of them breeding and saying our landlord would kick us out if he knew. We live in a cold/dry climate. But there is no reasoning with stupid.
>>2107727
>edgy poster
>bland tank
15 year old edgelord detected
>>2107760
Haha what how am I edgy informing you about my species? You are the cancer of this board calling people out and not posting your pets. I'm a college student hence the simple setup. Get a life fag
>>2107760
Plus fuck you its a poster I got for Free so I put it on my wall come fight me bitch.
So I recently (last month i think) bought my dragon a Exo-terra Solar Glo MVP bulb.
Is this good or should I buy Megaray's MVP bulb?
Did my first terrarium this weekend, miss some plant that will come this week ( pilea glauca, neoregelia, tillandsia usneoide and moss/sphagnum).
I will buy the crested gecko when the terrarium is complete .
Any idea/advice/r8 ?
>>2108487
Looks cool get a big crestie so u can see it.
>>2108487
Neato. Watch and be amazed at the unexpected ways your future gecko puts it to use. When i first started keeping geckos i would arrange tanks thinking, okay gecko will climb here and here and sleep over here and hide over here... Put gecko in and they use the spots i put zero thought in to the most and spots I thought they would use, they use the least.
Just found a garter snake with snake fungal disease in my area . anyone have any ideas on how to rehabilitate or treat this I can't find any information online . also I prob shouldn't let the guy back into the wild ? Or report to the state ? Any advice can post pics later if needed .
Here is an example of what the scales look like
H-hello, anons!
Would a 30 gallon terrarium be alright for a California Kingsnake? At first I was gonna go for a 105 gallon one but my buddy told me that's pretty overkill. Haven't really had snakes, or reptiles for that matter, as pets before so I really want to make sure it has a good place to be.
>>2108806
yes 30g should be fine. make sure the terrarium has a locking door/screen top. kings are adept escapists and will find weakness in the tank security if it exists.
>>2108806
a 30 should be ok, unless you end up with a huge one thats like 6 feet long
>>2108457
mercury vapor bulbs? I assume they're all pretty much the same. i'm sure the exo terra is fine.
>>2108813
And i'm supposed to replace that every 5 months ?
>>2108845
mercury vapor bulbs last a bit longer than fluorescent uv tubes. general rule is to replace them after a maximum of 12 months use.
say hello to the crested geckos before heading to bed this evening. male is in frisky mood, right up against the front door, pawing at it because wants to be a spaz outside his tank for a bit. open door, let him climb on my arms for a couple minutes. play defense because he has a habit of jumping down to my leg then down to the floor then up the wall and on up to the ceiling. makes this barely audible little squeak he does when he climbs on me. cute. pees on me. not as cute. wanders back in to tank.
he does this because he can smell the female geckos on the other side of the room. ...at least he didn't ejaculate on me this time.
anyone know if this book is any good?
>>2109130
shit fuck wrong thread lmao.
I have a gargoyle gecko and hes 6 months old. Ive been using paper towels but I was wondering if I could use eco earth without havin any problems.
>>2106953
It's hard top get them because pet stores sell them both as 'african dwarf frogs"
>>2109241
>ADFs
>hard to get
no? They are sold everywhere and it's easy to distinguish between them and young clawed frogs
>>2109232
Theres always risks with loose substrate. Get yourself some tile. It looks great and its easy to clean.
>>2109232
Yes eco earth works well for gargs. I use a combination of eco earth and sphagnum moss in my tanks. If you're concered about your gecko accidentally eating substrate while hunting crickets, you can put a layer of leaf litter over top. Only one of my geckos actually likes bugs and for him i just feed phoenix worms from a bowl 2-3 times a month.
>>2109361
No tile for tropical arboreal geckos. They need something that holds moisture to keep humidity high.
Does anyone have any experience with reptiles and cancer?
My leo was diagnosed with sarcoma today.
>>2106525
Can testify for JB, I've met her many times, great person.
>>2106804
>wuts goin on in this thread?
Does anyone know the name of this lizard?
It's around 15-20cm (including the tail)
I wouldn't say it's small but it's long and bigger than normal, and I'm not sure whether it's a lizard or gecko. It was also yellow colour and likes to be in the grass.
>>2109672
They're going to need more info than that Anon.
For starters, where are you?
>>2109426
Sorry to hear that, anon. No experience.
>>2109672
without a location and/or a picture we can't really help you
My leo just passed away this afternoon and I'm still upset, guys. He was sweet, friendly, and always wandered to the front of his tank to say hello when I got home from work at night. What makes it worse is that none of the family gets it because to them he was 'just a lizard', but he was kind of my old friend. Anyone have any coping tips?
>>2109897
fill the void with another one
works for dogs
>>2109903
Sort of agree with this anon, just don't get the same morph. Hell, I'd go with something else like a skink or other small lizard. Armadillo Girdled?
So, any thoughts on engaging your herp-friends mentally? I've always been worried my snakes were sort of just wasting away, living a cycle of being handled, laying in their tanks, eating, and shedding. You can't play with them like dogs or cats to sort of stimulate them, but I put my bigger king snake down in my hamper that has dozens of diamond shaped holes on the sides just big enough for his face to fit through and watched him try each hole to try and find a way out before he figured out to just climb out the top. Is there anything else in this vein that would challenge my snakes? Do you guys have any ways of engaging your herp-pals?
My baby bearded dragon is starting to shed
hes also moving a lot more in his tank
hes like spazzing out n shit
gave him a bath few hours ago
>>2110082
reptiles don't need much in the way of enrichment. a new hide once in a while, paper towel rolls, small box with herp sized holes cut in it, pvc pipes, different piece of wood for climbing. it's important not to introduce too much change all at once though. meaning keep the wholesale tank redecoratings to a minimum. best to introduce one new thing every once in a while. once every other month is more than enough.
How often do "virgin" female beardies become gravid?
Mine had been running around and refusing food recently, pooped everyday, and dropped a little weight for the past two weeks. Then she popped out 18 unfertilized eggs while I was away for work. She had laid a clutch just over a month ago and another one three weeks before that (three clutches thus far). When will it end?
Does my gecko look healthy? I have a female with a much fatter tail so I just want to see what you guys think. He recently finished shedding btw
>>2110368
Side view which in hindsight would've been a better idea. But I didn't feel like moving him
>>2110372
yeah looking pretty skinny there. supplement diet with dubia roaches, superworms, mealworms, butterworms (go easy on these). boost vitamin intake with Repashy Calcium Plus. add more variety to your gutload for the feeder insects; leafy greens, dandelion greens and flower, carrot, celery etc.
Hello just wanted to say me and other anons decided to make a facebook group for /an/ users, its closed so personal info wont be shared if you feel like taking this board eith you and are not afrid of sharing your love for nature in a more public enviroment it might be for you
/groups/1757351397884821/
Anyone knows what kind of reptile this is?
Found it in Antofagasta, Chile, but I don't think it's local.
>>2110432
well its a gecko for sure
but I'm not sure about what species specifically
especially since like you said there's a pretty good chance its not local
Hey guys.
A colleague of mine from work wants to give me a pair of Leopard geckos, as she can no longer care for them due to family matters. Is there anything special I should know before taking her up on her offer? Widespread misconceptions, helpful tips, basically the stuff that doesn't get posted in care sheets.
>>2107685
Tegus are some of the smartest reptiles, from what I remember. She may have quickly figured out that if you hadn't eaten her yet you weren't going to.
>>2110617
>use tile or those rough desert mat things that exo terra sells for substrate. reptile carpet also okay. paper towel also okay.
>best feeder insects for leos are dubia roaches and superworms. if you feed crickets, remove uneaten ones ASAP as they will harrass your geckos
>use a thermostat
>put a moist hide in the tank
>leos love paper towel rolls (the cardboard inner part)
>they will also use reptile hammocks (mount fairly low to ground)
>if you have a table or a shelf or bookcase or something to put their tank a few feet above ground the geckos will appreciate it. they like being able to see the goings on in the room.
Leos like to climb, and while they are not experts at it like arboreals, you give them stuff to climb it will be thoroughly climbed.
Anyone here have any experience keeping Asian vine snakes? How are they?
>>2110393
I'll get some roaches soon since he doesn't seem too keen on crickets recently. Do you think he might possibly have stick tail though? He doesn't seem too skinny too me but im no expert.
>tfw switching from crickets to phoenix worms and super worms
>Tfw no smell and I can keep hundreds of them at a time
>>2111111
Based on my repeating digits I can see I truly have made the best choice.
>>2111116
well, in some species you're running an impaction risk with an all mealworm diet
>>2111111
Absolutely wasted
>>2111117
>all mealworm
Using phoenix worms too, and it's a bearded dragon that's about 5 months old so shes only got a little while longer until switching to a mostly green diet anyway, so I doubt impaction's going to happen.
>>2111121
Sorry, I should have made le epik GET post so you could add it to r/4chan for upboats.
>>2111125
>taking things out of context that quick
Top fucking kek
>>2111122
oh, I didn't know them as anything but maggots. superworms are still bullshit
>>2111105
stick tail as in crypto? doesn't look like it. you can weigh your gecko twice a month with a digital gram scale to keep tabs. if weight continues to go down you should see a vet and have a fecal exam done to see what's going on.
It's been 2 weeks since BHB sent me this snake and they havent replied the email I sent the day I got it. Luckily I have tomorrow off and nothing to do so I'm going to call them. Their return pollicy is pretty much "haha youre fucked" but since they sold me a snake that isnt what they said it is I'm hoping they will work with me.
>>2111206
what'd you order?
>>2111207
A jungle carpet python.
What they sent me is a (relatively) ugly darwins python with a huge temper that is 2feet longer than they said it was. Thing bites its damn self more than me.
>>2111215
>darwins
are you blind? look at that head.
>>2111220
Yea I've noticed that so I'm not sure if it has some IJ in it or what since most if not all of morelia in the states are effectively mutts but even the description on the sales reciept has it listed as a variegata instead of a cheynei.
>>2111233
If they take the snake back, I wouldn't get anything else from BHB. They're known for shady business practices and have questionable husbandry.
I hear Inland Reptile is a good place to go to for carpets.
>>2111233
Ah, that sucks anon. Hopefully they at least are responsible enough to take snake back and issue you a refund. Please update the thread if you have new info in future. I am interested to see how BHB handles this.
>>2111250
Yea I've been weighing the options between inland reptiles and underground reptiles.
Probably gonna go with inland since they seem to pay more attention to each individual as compared to underground which would be cheaper but has an array of all sorts of animals.
Only a $100 difference which isnt huge anyway.
>>2111277
Strongly recommend you do NOT deal with Underground Reptiles. They are maximum shitty. Awful business.
Ahh, tegus are so adorable. I've only had mine for like a few days now and she's already picked her favourite spot in the house (behind my computer). She was just scratching at the enclosure, seemingly to come out. So I opened it, put out my arms and she climbed onto me, down to the floor and to the computer.
>gargoyle gecko likes to sleep right at the front of tank hanging on to the front air vents (exo tank)
>okay she likes sleeping there i will put in a platform right on that spot so she doesn't have to sleep sideways
>put in platform
>next morning gecko is sleeping in her usual sideways position beside the platform
>she WANTS to sleep in the most uncomfortable position possible
>today she is hanging sideways from her vine sound asleep
>holding on with only two feet
gargs are weird. i thought cresteds had odd sleep position preferences but this girl continues to surprise me with her complicated positions even after two years having her.
>>2111257
Called them this morning and got met with a recording about how they don't operate on "the weekends" even though its friday.
Recording said they would call me back on first business day, I probably sounded retarded on the recording because I had just woken up and had stopped talking for a full 15~ seconds twice trying to remember what to say.
>Bearded dragon and leopard gecko housed in the same tank
>Sand
>"Geico"
I'm so mad.
Today when changing my lizards water I didn't notice they pooped down the side of the water bowl and put in hand in it. Now I've washed my hands like a gorillion times the smell of lizard poop still lingers on my fingers.
How do I make this go? I need to eat but I don't want to prepare food with lizard poop hands.
>>2111916
>Geico
Fucking lmao, are you gonna buy it?
>>2112067
rip anon
he had lizard poop hands
Anyone here have timon lepidus? They seem pretty interesting.
>>2112067
Vinegar does the trick usually.
Also, it's not a bad idea to get a box of disposable latex or vinyl gloves from pharmacy when keeping herps, just in case you need to clean something particularly nasty. I initially started using them when I had new geckos in quarantine but have found them useful just in general so I don't need to be washing hands over and over between tanks/species.
>>2112068
I wish I could so the poor things have a chance at a better life. Unfortunately, I don't have the extra money for 2 more potential health issue animals right now.
Does anyone know what this is?
Found in Northern Ohio
>>2112418
a young bullfrog maybe?
>>2112420
Oh, that looks close. I was told it was a Leopard frog, but it didn't look quite right...
Oh man. My favorite reptile shop has Macklot's pythons in right now. They aren't the most beautiful snakes in the world, sort of a ruddy brown/black/beige mixture, but i think they're really cool. I was tempted but at 6-8 feet and 12-17ish pounds that's a little too much snek for me.
>>2112446
this is what macklot's pythons look like. they do have a faint rainbow iridescense to them under bright light.
>>2111277
Yeah, definitely do NOT buy from Underground Reptiles. They deal heavily in wild caught imported animals, meaning many are unhealthy, riddled with parasites, and unestablished in captivity.
>>2112420
I doubt it's a bullfrog, juveniles look pretty much exactly like that.
Honestly, I would say leopard frog is the correct ID, or a northern green frog.
How often should I replace a Heatmat? I'm getting a backup just in case this one ever fails, but it's already 3 years old and was wondering if I should put the new one on.
>>2112654
around 5 years. if your temps fluctuate more than usual then it is time to replace.
Anyone know the proper breeding weight of Corallus Hortulanus (Amazon Tree Boa)? My female was WC and I've had her for a little over a year. She's getting to about 800gm though most things I've read say start breeding at 3 years but I have no idea how old she is. Halp?
so my beardie's been getting more and more of an appetite. got her around st. patricks day as i think a juvenile. today i grabbed 15 crickets to see how she'd do. i had to run to a family party after. i come back and theres 2 crickets alive. so my question is should i feed her around 12 crickets? or chalk it up as those extra 2 got lucky
>>2107652
what is he thinking about
>>2112868
he has that face of realizing he left the stove on.
>>2112906
>tfw you're in the fast food drive through and you realize you forgot to bring your wallet
>>2104934
/an/ in a nutshell.
>>2107561
>western painted turtle
yes it is
>>2104833
If anyone has a monitor lizard don't go to varanus.net, Frank retes is an asshole cockmongler and if I knew how to hack the site would be dead!
>>2113116
Holy moly! I took that picture. Those are juvenile Komodo dragons at the Calgary zoo. Never seen one of my animal pics posted on 4chan before. This is a happy feel.
The junior dragons are doing well. They are now maybe 50% larger than when that pic was taken last year.
>>2113192
They're both very simple to care for. Crested geckos need to be misted once a day, so just slightly more work there. Also need to set up your tank so it maintains the required 50%-80% humidity range (easy). On the plus side they don't really need to eat live bugs anymore thanks to protein rich diet mixes like Repashy Grubs and Fruit, and Pangea Fruit Mix with Insects. The only reason to put bugs in if using either of those two mixes now is just to amuse your gecko. Feed one of the aforementioned one feeding a week, and ordinary cgd the other two feedings. Also on plus side, if your home maintains a temperature somewhere in the low to mid 70's, they do not require heat source or lighting.
Kingsnakes and colubrids in general very easy maintenance. Change water bowl every 3-4 days, clean soiled substrate, frozen rodent once a week or so. They require some supplementary heat in the form of an under tank heater.
Better pet? I guess it depends on your preference for reptiles, but for your first herp I would go king snake. The reason i say that is that you will find king snakes to be more active during twilight hours and more willing to hang out in the open. They're also easier to hold than cresties. Cresties sleep all day and wake up around 7-8pm. Depending on the individual there can be a couple days a week that you will not see them at all. They can be shy. And they are very froggy when held. If you have no previous experience holding reptiles, cresties can be a bit of a uh... handful, to control without stressing them out and without having them hop away and climb up the wall and on to the ceiling. So i say king snek. Or any colubrid. Or ball python (fussy but easy). Or children's python or rosy boa. There are a lot of easy snakes.
>>2113244
Gecko sounded easier but I guess I will go with king snek, thanks anon.
One thing I find confusing though, what the heck kind of enclosure do I get? I am a aquarium hobbyist primarily and moving over to herps is so confusing, no one really seems to specify a one size for an enclosure, this is confusing me since I'm used to aquariums and fish having set sizes for habitats.
>>2113254
for an adult king you want something along the lines of a 30g breeder size. 36" x 18" H12"
If you get a baby, keep it in a smaller clear plastic bin around say 20" x 12" x whatever height. Large enclosures stress them as babies. It can be done by putting a ton of decor in to fill the space but eh, plastic bins are cheap anyway.
>Tfw faded and need that drank
you guys got some wierd lookin dogs
