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- March 28th, 2014, 3:44 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: snake regurge question- what would you do?-another update
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12476
Re: snake regurge question- update, what would you do?
Yeah I have definitely learned the hard way that I kept them too cold. There is not much info out there about them so I was going by their behavior. They were eating and defecating normally at pretty low temps. But I guess I pushed the limit just a little too far. The one snake was not purposeful as...
- March 28th, 2014, 8:30 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: snake regurge question- what would you do?-another update
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12476
Re: snake regurge question- update, what would you do?
Kfen I hope all of our discussion does not cause you to discount recommendation that some interior whole body imaging was suggested as next step. With a small snake that was out that long, whether he refused food after, or in your case regurged (especially so shortly after eating) it was not an arb...
- March 27th, 2014, 5:38 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: snake regurge question- what would you do?-another update
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12476
Re: snake regurge question- update, what would you do?
Bill, no offense taken whatsoever. You can ask all the questions you like. He traveled over an hour to this particular vet because he was a past president of the ARAV, so he should know what he is doing, but I have not had any experience with him prior. I keep Geoemyda spengleri and one Mississippi ...
- March 25th, 2014, 5:50 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: snake regurge question- what would you do?-another update
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12476
Re: snake regurge question- update, what would you do?
I dont think the mouse source is the problem (as far as trying different mice) There is a source I would never use but that would be an imo/pm. I also wouldnt risk more regurgs. . I don't either, but I thought I might try it in the very slim chance it was. Just like I don't really think its a paras...
- March 25th, 2014, 4:29 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: snake regurge question- what would you do?-another update
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12476
Re: snake regurge question
So the snake that was regurging did it again so I brought it to the vet. While we were examining the snake there, we noticed what I am going to call a slight anomaly on the side of that snake about 5 inches down. We thought it could be an injury from when the snake got out (I have a cat that was sta...
- March 7th, 2014, 10:16 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Having a little snack
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5168
Re: Having a little snack
What about night time temps? Do you shut off all heat? I heard they can handle (maybe need) big nighttime drops, like in the 50's.gila-91 wrote:Thanks everyone.
They should be kept cooler than typical pythons (colubrid temps), but they still need a hot spot (mid 80's F).
- March 3rd, 2014, 4:47 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Having a little snack
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5168
Re: Having a little snack
Wow. Feel free to post more pics of her! Certainly not something you see every day. I too am curious about your husbandry.
- March 2nd, 2014, 11:28 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Getting rid of pesky drain flies from your herp facility
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4695
Re: Getting rid of pesky drain flies from your herp facility
We could be lumping more than just species, but families together. I have heard of people referring to "their" flies as scuttle flies, or fungus gnats, both of which are separate families from the ones listed above. Where do they breed in herp rooms? I only have seen drain flies occasionally as pest...
- March 1st, 2014, 9:30 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Getting rid of pesky drain flies from your herp facility
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4695
Re: Getting rid of pesky drain flies from your herp facility
Thanks for the idea! I don't have too many now as its colder and drier, but had quite a few last summer. I will try this method for sure. Even if the flies cant be vectors for anything, it will make my wife much happier!
- March 1st, 2014, 9:28 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: First 2 days in Eastern Costa Rica last month (video)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5385
Re: First 2 days in Eastern Costa Rica last month (video)
I, too, am very much looking forward to the rest of the video(s). I have a couple questions about Brian Kubicki's place. If I ever make it back to CR, I'm considering trying to stay there. Is it true that you cant walk around by yourself, that you need him to be with you? If so, what do you do the r...
- February 28th, 2014, 5:34 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Justification.............
- Replies: 95
- Views: 30865
Re: Justification.............
Keeping with the going off topic theme ;) ... To add to Bill's post above- a friend in college had a carpet python that was fed live mice all the time. The snake would just go right over, bite the mouse and wrap without hesitation. My friend's roommate decided to splurge and buy a parakeet (or finch...
- February 27th, 2014, 6:07 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: snake regurge question- what would you do?-another update
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12476
Re: snake regurge question
Putrefication of a food bolus would mean a massive bloom of bacteria. Sometimes the abdomen will feel bloated,or flaccid, and you may feel pockets of methane gurgling with your fingertips. If that is the case, could it resolve on its own, or would it need anitbiotics to fight off the excess bacteri...
- February 26th, 2014, 6:15 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: snake regurge question- what would you do?-another update
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12476
Re: snake regurge question
Thanks for the ideas. It did drink immediately upon being put back in its cage, but I didn't use pedialyte-will keep on hand from now on. It has always had a small basking area that it, as well as the other one that is set up identically, use. I am leery about vets having had a couple negative exper...
- February 25th, 2014, 4:49 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: snake regurge question- what would you do?-another update
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12476
snake regurge question- what would you do?-another update
I have a 30 inch rein rat snake ( Rhadinophis frenata ) that has regurged its last 2 meals. I am hoping someone can help me out. Here is the whole story: It was doing fine for the previous 10 or so months that I have had it. It is currently being kept in the mid 60's at night and mid 70's during the...
- February 24th, 2014, 4:56 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Justification.............
- Replies: 95
- Views: 30865
Re: Justification.............
The thing about rodents though is that they can be propagated in captivity which is something that can't be said for feeder herps. That isn't entirely true. Feeder herps aren't propagated because it is not profitable. If you could breed anoles, treefrogs, etc .and sell them for the same price as wi...
- February 15th, 2014, 9:30 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Peru Park Boasts Highest Herp Diversity
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1504
Re: Peru Park Boasts Highest Herp Diversity
I would bet the highest herp biomass-land area ratios are found at those huge Red-sided Garter dens in Canada. I guess we haven't set the land area size or time frame. If you are looking at very small area and for short time frames, then the above makes sense. Also with those parameters could be th...
- February 14th, 2014, 11:50 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Peru Park Boasts Highest Herp Diversity
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1504
Re: Peru Park Boasts Highest Herp Diversity
I have heard a few times that salamanders make up the largest vertebrate biomass in the northeastern US, specifically red backs. That might be a contender for largest herp biomass worldwide.
- February 14th, 2014, 9:39 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Spilotes and Pseustes
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10690
Re: Spilotes and Pseustes
Yeah, it just looked like her eye was bulged out, glad to hear she is ok. She is a beautiful snake.
- February 11th, 2014, 10:43 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Spilotes and Pseustes
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10690
Re: Spilotes and Pseustes
Congrats on the success with such awesome snakes! I have always wanted spilotes, but just don't have the room to set them up right. Is there something wrong with the female's eye? Im referring to the second pic of the original post.
- January 28th, 2014, 9:41 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Young Wallace's Flying Frogs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1282
Re: Young Wallace's Flying Frogs
That was awesome! Neat transformation. I would love to see a nigropalmatus in the wild some day.
- January 28th, 2014, 9:36 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: breeding feeder fish
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5944
Re: breeding feeder fish
I concur with everyone else that rosies and goldfish are a poor choice for a staple food. Livebearers are a good choice, as are convicts if you want something larger. I raised lots of danios in a 60 gallon prefab pond with lots of water hyacinth in the summer in NJ. I didn't feed them specifically b...
- January 28th, 2014, 9:29 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Anole/Polymer Crystal Post Mortem
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6820
Re: Anole/Polymer Crystal Post Mortem
I have never used those water crystals, but aren't you supposed to rehydrate them before you give them to your feeders? Wouldn't it have already been in gel form in the tank?
- January 20th, 2014, 9:35 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Using peat moss as a substrate
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9018
Re: Using peat moss as a substrate
Thanks again for such a detailed response. I had asked about other hatches in your enclosures trying to understand all the variables in your experience. I had no intention of trying to incubate anything in peat purposefully, as I have had nothing but success with vermiculate.
- January 17th, 2014, 4:11 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Using peat moss as a substrate
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9018
Re: Using peat moss as a substrate
Thanks again for the replies. Umop apisdn- have you had any eggs hatch in other substrates in your enclosures?
- January 17th, 2014, 4:09 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Lets see your homemade cages!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7415
Re: Lets see your homemade cages!
I don't have any pics, but I have made some big enclosures for tortoises- both fully enclosed and open top. I've only used wood for the builds. If you keep the overall humidity low, you don't have to seal the sides or top and it will last years. You do still however have to do something to the botto...
- January 13th, 2014, 9:06 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Using peat moss as a substrate
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9018
Re: Using peat moss as a substrate
Thanks for the replies! I feel confident using it now.
Kelly- yeah it is such a pain to rehydrate. I use it for my worm bins.
Kelly- yeah it is such a pain to rehydrate. I use it for my worm bins.
- January 12th, 2014, 5:25 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Using peat moss as a substrate
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9018
Re: Using peat moss as a substrate
I would/could potentially use it for a variety of herps, Geoemyda spengleri and some humidity loving Asian ratsnakes are the ones I am currently thinking about.
- January 12th, 2014, 4:22 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: turtle shell help
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2469
Re: turtle shell help
Here you go. These are all juvenile individual blanding's turtles, except the plastron shots belong to the turtles above them. I used all in hand pics so there is some size reference. I have also spent a few seasons working with wood turtles, but wasn't taking many pics then. http://i250.photobucket...
- January 12th, 2014, 8:59 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Using peat moss as a substrate
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9018
Using peat moss as a substrate
Anyone ever use straight peat moss as a substrate? I'm not talking about sphagnum, I'm talking about the stuff that looks and acts very much like the coconut bedding sold in bricks (eco-peat, bed-a-beast etc.) It is a lot cheaper than the coconut stuff marketed for reptiles and can be bought in bulk...
- January 12th, 2014, 8:50 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: turtle shell help
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2469
Re: turtle shell help
That is 100 percent a blandings turtle. It is not a wood turtle. I radio-tracked/surveyed a population of blandings everyday for an entire season. I will try to post up a couple pictures later, I just don't have the time at the moment to find them on my computer, upload to photobucket etc.
- January 3rd, 2014, 9:10 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Peruvian Amazon = amazing
- Replies: 33
- Views: 27658
Re: Peruvian Amazon = amazing
We saw a few of them: one road cruised, one in a man made pond, one in a shallow backwater area of a stream, and one in floating vegetation on the edge of a river. It seemed they could be found in/near all types of wetlands.
- November 4th, 2013, 9:07 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: O p laticinctus hatching
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5826
Re: O p laticinctus hatching
Thanks for the temp info. Hopefully I can get this female of mine stabilized.
- October 28th, 2013, 3:12 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: O p laticinctus hatching
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5826
Re: O p laticinctus hatching
Beautiful babies! When you say no additional heating, can you tell me what the actual temps your snakes experience are- daytime and nighttime. I bought a pair this year and have been having trouble with the female sometimes regurging, sometimes refusing food, and sometimes with not normal stool. Tha...
- September 29th, 2013, 7:55 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: does freezing food items kill parasites?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5199
Re: does freezing food items kill parasites?
I too don't worry myself too much with parasites, especially with rodents, but the question came up in a conversation I was having. I would have some concern when using other wild caught herps (i.e lizards and frogs) as feeders.
- September 17th, 2013, 8:49 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: does freezing food items kill parasites?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5199
does freezing food items kill parasites?
I always hear that freezing will kill parasites, but no one ever has definitive proof, or exact guidelines i.e temps and duration. So does anyone out there know for sure how to kill all parasites by freezing?
- September 17th, 2013, 8:44 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: South Africa question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1717
Re: South Africa question
I can't tell you about places outside of Kruger, but in 4 days inside of Kruger starting on the last day in Oct 2010 my species list was as follows(off the top of my head): nile monitor rock (savannah) monitor flat rock lizard 3 species of plated lizards rainbow skink Wahlberg's velvet gecko flapnec...
- May 23rd, 2013, 12:38 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Spinal kinking
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6582
Re: Spinal kinking
I too would not count out incubation temperatures. I have no references, but high incubation temps for turtles can cause shell abnormalities, i.e extra or fused scutes.
- May 19th, 2013, 4:19 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Coastal Ecuador 2013: Part 1
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3488
Re: Coastal Ecuador 2013: Part 1
What a great trip report, I was actually considering going on a trip with them so I cant wait to see the upcoming posts!!!
- May 19th, 2013, 3:07 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Ethics question about copperheads.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5481
Re: Ethics question about copperheads.
I hope people can take the advice of the papers listed above and use it not only for not relocating "nuisance wildlife", but also not relocate animals for the sake of taking pictures. I have seen and heard of way too many people taking animals for pics, and then releasing them in any old "suitable h...
- May 13th, 2013, 6:08 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Ethics question about copperheads.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5481
Re: Ethics question about copperheads.
Umop apisdn- can you provide any more details like what species you tracked, or what state it was in, or even region i.e northeast, southeast etc?
- May 12th, 2013, 9:41 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: can anybody ID this egg mass?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 819
Re: can anybody ID this egg mass?
Spotted salamander.
- May 6th, 2013, 6:25 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Burms starting to hatch
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1228
Re: Burms starting to hatch
That's interesting, here in the Northeast, the interstate ban made the prices INCREASE. At least thats what I heard from someone more involved in herpetoculture than myself.beanie wrote:Prices have dropped drastically but there is still quite the market.
- May 5th, 2013, 5:23 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Borneo and West Malaysia - The Snakes! (Now Frogs!)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 13354
Re: Borneo and West Malaysia - The Snakes!
What a great post! So many awesome species and photos. I really liked seeing the impressed tortoise as SE asian chelonians are rare on this forum. I don't mean to sound greedy, but: There had been enough rain to bring the rare Rhacorphorus tree frogs down to the ground to breed and we saw two stunne...
- April 9th, 2013, 5:43 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Borneo Dispatches #67: Shuriken Turtle
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2787
Re: Borneo Dispatches #67: Shuriken Turtle
Awesome find! This forum needs more turtle posts and I have been hoping you would come across some se asian species to post. I have considered keeping this species for many years but have yet to take the plunge, can you tell me what kind of temperatures the area you found him in experiences? Thanks
- April 6th, 2013, 8:49 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Easter eggs!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1766
Re: Easter eggs!
I have actually just been looking into getting these, or coxi. I have a couple more questions on your husbandry. Do you keep them dry with a moist hide, or humid throughout the enclosure? I was also wondering how you dealt with humidity during your cooling period.
Thanks
Thanks
- March 20th, 2013, 5:17 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: so, I started a mouse colony...
- Replies: 37
- Views: 10260
Re: so, I started a mouse colony...
An update about the critterzone. Victort had me interested, so I called the company. They told me that the government allows .05 ppm ozone in an enclosed space, and the critterzone puts off .001. (Not sure how they can know that having people using different sized enclosed spaces.) The ozone is a ve...
- March 19th, 2013, 4:56 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: so, I started a mouse colony...
- Replies: 37
- Views: 10260
Re: so, I started a mouse colony...
Victort- I did not know that about ozonizers. I am glad I dont like the smell and therefore do not use one myself. Just for the record, the purifier I linked to, I am not sure if it gives off ozone or not, it has a smell that I equate to ozone, although it could be something different.
- March 19th, 2013, 4:46 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Adder shots from today (2013-03-17)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2955
Re: Adder shots from today (2013-03-17)
Great shots, what were the temps like?
- March 18th, 2013, 5:09 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Peruvian Amazon part 2 Lizards, Turtles, and Crocodilians
- Replies: 15
- Views: 24547
Re: Peruvian Amazon part 2 Lizards, Turtles, and Crocodilian
Great stuff Matt! I cant wait for the last installment. I wish I could have made it down again and am jealous of the Polychrus and Crocodilurus. But I am extremely jealous of the Podocs. Where were those found?
Kevin
Kevin
- March 15th, 2013, 5:49 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: so, I started a mouse colony...
- Replies: 37
- Views: 10260
Re: so, I started a mouse colony...
Mice smell awful. I raised them and they stunk up the whole upstairs of my house, so I moved them outside. Then I smelled them all over the yard too. Frozen is way better. But if you really want to raise your own, here is an air purifier suggestion: http://www.critterzoneusa.com I work at a pet stor...