Did you know that red-eared sliders sold in pet stores usually don’t survive the first year of their lives? Sadly, the number one cause of death for these unfortunate turtles is cold water in their tanks. Generally, red-eared sliders cannot survive swimming for long in cold water with temperatures below 50 °F. They do best…
You may have seen somewhere or watched someone blowing smoke in the face of their snake or even snakes smoking cigarettes. Do you know that it is dangerous for snakes to get exposed from smoke? Smoking cigarettes, vaping around reptiles, and exposure to secondhand smoke may result in chronic respiratory problems that can lead to…
It is alarming and stressful if your ball python goes missing and later finds out that your snake is stuck or hiding in the wrong place. What do you do in such a case? Ball pythons can get stuck in their hide, enclosure’s sliding doors, adhesive inside the enclosure, wire or vines, enclosure’s lid, holes,…
Honestly, I don’t find it surprising that gecko owners regularly give their scaly babies a good back rub or head pat. For me, it’s totally normal to want to give our lovely animal companions a good petting. So is it okay for reptile owners to continue petting their geckos? In general, many herpetologists and gecko…
A ball python might stay on the cool side of the enclosure because of 1) overheated enclosure, 2) low humidity level, 3) shedding, and 4) insufficient hides. In such cases, the keeper must: always check the humidity level, air temperature, and hot spot temperature; use thermostats; replace the light bulbs with a ceramic heat emitter…