I have 4 and there super cute but need to know more foods
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I have hermit crabs and they can pretty much and WILL eat anything! Mine like peanut butter, popcorn, peeled grapes, fish flakes, coconut, carrots, cooked eggs, cheerios..you name it, if you eat it.. they will too. They are so cute when you put something new and exciting in there, their little antennae will start going nuts. Check out the below site for everything you need to care for your new pets. Have fun with them!
http://www.hermit-crabs.com/
hermit crabs love to eat rabbits
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/hermit_crab.
http://exoticpets.about.com/od/hermitcra.
http://www.thefunplace.com/house/pets/he.
http://www.hermit-crabs.com/care.html.
http://www.petco.com/content/article.asp.
I know you didn't ask for pictures, but they're so cute! (Can you tell I like hermit crabs?):
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/im.
hahahahaha
you have crabs
you should go to the website about hermit crabs. we had some and something wasn't right and they all died.. So you need to get some info so you do the right thing. google it and it should give you info.
You mean you got animals without even knowing what they EAT?
Saturday, May 22, 2010
I Have Geckos and i have found tiny white bugs crawling in the sand are they harmful?
These tiny white bugs look a little like minature caterpillars.There are hundreds of them.They look like they may also be breeding cause some are extremely minute.
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it may be baby millworms if you are feeding those. but id change out the sand and clean the cage and thier bowls eic really good just to be on the safe side.. i wouldnt take any chances
Clean his cage. Kill those suckers!
i don't know about bigger ones but I have seen bugs like little moving white specks in my lizards cages. That's mites. You need to pitch out the sand, get a better substrate, sanitize the tank, and if you have wood items in the tank for the lizards to lounge on, you need to put them in a 200 degree oven for about an hour to kill the bugs.
If you arent putting them in there ( mealworms) Than that is NOT normal. Thoroughly clean the cage NOW!!
Probably. Get clean sand. Check to see if these bugs are starting in their "poop". They might need wormed.
Get the sand out. Take every thing out. Disinfect the cage with the 1:10 bleach solution. If I were you, I wouldn't use sand again. As you can already see, it causes a lot of little insect problems, impaction, and sanitary issues. The sand may look nice, but it's not worth all the trouble.especially your gecko's life. Check out Lowes or Home Depot's ceramic tiles. Some of them have gorgeous designs. Just pick up a few and they'll usually cut it the right size you need to fit inside the cage. Reptile carpet is also good, yesterdays newspaper, non-adhesive shelf liner, and I just use paper towels. Good luck.
they could be mites. what you should do is take you animal out and use a wet paper towl. wipe him and see if they are on him. then you needs to go to a pet store and get a product that removes mites.
yes they are probly harmful.
clean cage thoroughly, disinfect with 1 part bleach to 10 parts water and dry thoughly. New bedding, and please take better care of her. even if mealworms are breeding means its been a few weeks since you last cleaned it's cage.
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it may be baby millworms if you are feeding those. but id change out the sand and clean the cage and thier bowls eic really good just to be on the safe side.. i wouldnt take any chances
Clean his cage. Kill those suckers!
i don't know about bigger ones but I have seen bugs like little moving white specks in my lizards cages. That's mites. You need to pitch out the sand, get a better substrate, sanitize the tank, and if you have wood items in the tank for the lizards to lounge on, you need to put them in a 200 degree oven for about an hour to kill the bugs.
If you arent putting them in there ( mealworms) Than that is NOT normal. Thoroughly clean the cage NOW!!
Probably. Get clean sand. Check to see if these bugs are starting in their "poop". They might need wormed.
Get the sand out. Take every thing out. Disinfect the cage with the 1:10 bleach solution. If I were you, I wouldn't use sand again. As you can already see, it causes a lot of little insect problems, impaction, and sanitary issues. The sand may look nice, but it's not worth all the trouble.especially your gecko's life. Check out Lowes or Home Depot's ceramic tiles. Some of them have gorgeous designs. Just pick up a few and they'll usually cut it the right size you need to fit inside the cage. Reptile carpet is also good, yesterdays newspaper, non-adhesive shelf liner, and I just use paper towels. Good luck.
they could be mites. what you should do is take you animal out and use a wet paper towl. wipe him and see if they are on him. then you needs to go to a pet store and get a product that removes mites.
yes they are probly harmful.
clean cage thoroughly, disinfect with 1 part bleach to 10 parts water and dry thoughly. New bedding, and please take better care of her. even if mealworms are breeding means its been a few weeks since you last cleaned it's cage.
I have found what i think might be a water dragon or even a lizard how do i find out what i have?
Its about 20 cm long head to tail its also has light grey triangles running down either side of its spine but the over all colour of it is like a greyish green and ir does have rough skin
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contact you local pet store or wildlife agency and they should be able to help you could also look online im sure you will find some information on here
Sounds like some kind of lizard to me. Take it or photos of it to your local pet store to see if they can help you identify it.
you should be able to check it out on the net
I live in Brisbane %26 we now have water dragons running around here now
one even goes under my house on hot days to get cool
they are longer than my key board but 1/3 the width
yours may be a pet that got away because the dragons here are a creamy colour with red under its neck %26 that red may change
at times
put a pic on here.i used to have a water dragon
well if your from the west nebraska,new mexico,colorado, the dakotas or any near by states it is probably a sage brush lizard. water dragons are a little bigger then that and are (usually) bright green with blue or orange markings down there side. does the lizard have a blue belly? if so its a sage brush lizard look it up on an image search
get a book about reptiles and lizerds
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contact you local pet store or wildlife agency and they should be able to help you could also look online im sure you will find some information on here
Sounds like some kind of lizard to me. Take it or photos of it to your local pet store to see if they can help you identify it.
you should be able to check it out on the net
I live in Brisbane %26 we now have water dragons running around here now
one even goes under my house on hot days to get cool
they are longer than my key board but 1/3 the width
yours may be a pet that got away because the dragons here are a creamy colour with red under its neck %26 that red may change
at times
put a pic on here.i used to have a water dragon
well if your from the west nebraska,new mexico,colorado, the dakotas or any near by states it is probably a sage brush lizard. water dragons are a little bigger then that and are (usually) bright green with blue or orange markings down there side. does the lizard have a blue belly? if so its a sage brush lizard look it up on an image search
get a book about reptiles and lizerds
I have baby snappers?
A mother snaping turtle layed eggs on my neihboors lawn a couple of months ago and he called me up b/c I am the teenager in the neihboor hood that catches and keeps all the wild animals I can find around my house. So we took them home and ended up with 9 baby snaping turtles. What do I feed them?
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They will not eat grass or lettuce. The best thing you can do for them is to let them go. They will grow fast %26 huge in no time. Also, they do need the right UVB lighting so they can develop normally %26 healthy.
If you wanted to keep them for just a day or two, then head to your nearest pet store %26 get some feeder goldfish. They will eat those like there is no tomorrow.
cool baby snappers
I think you should let them loose and they will take care of themselves. I don't think that I am mistaken that the mother abandons the eggs, so they are capable of living on their own if you let them loose. They will probably travel to the nearest pond.
congratulations - happy dance for you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuljud3xr.
they need to be turned back out in the wild.
I say turn em loose in their natural habitat, they'll outgrow you and you might spoil their ability to live in the wild ;)
10 gallons PER inch of turtle, they need a basking light over a land area and a flourescent uvb light that emits 5 percent or higher uvb rays and they need good filtration and clean water. They will not eat until their yolk is absorbed wich takes like a week or 2, then you offer small insects like crickets, and turtle pellets for baby turtles and small worms and small feeder guppies. They are high maitenance and it would be better for the turtles if you let them go and it will be better for you because turtles are expensive to keep and a snapper will need no less then a huge pond for when its an adult wich comes fast. In 7 months my baby snapper grew to 8 inches. Let the turtles go.
feed them grass and lettuce but u should put them in a creek, they can fend for themselves
The best thing to do is release them into the wild. They are perfectly able to fend for themselves. It is wrong to keep them as pets. They are wild creatures and already instinctively know what to do. In some states it is also illegal to possess them.
If you do relese them since they are babys u should relese them to the nearest pond or lake
earthworms, crickets and minnows
you can also slice up raw chicken in slivers
http://www.chelydra.org for lots of info!
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They will not eat grass or lettuce. The best thing you can do for them is to let them go. They will grow fast %26 huge in no time. Also, they do need the right UVB lighting so they can develop normally %26 healthy.
If you wanted to keep them for just a day or two, then head to your nearest pet store %26 get some feeder goldfish. They will eat those like there is no tomorrow.
cool baby snappers
I think you should let them loose and they will take care of themselves. I don't think that I am mistaken that the mother abandons the eggs, so they are capable of living on their own if you let them loose. They will probably travel to the nearest pond.
congratulations - happy dance for you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuljud3xr.
they need to be turned back out in the wild.
I say turn em loose in their natural habitat, they'll outgrow you and you might spoil their ability to live in the wild ;)
10 gallons PER inch of turtle, they need a basking light over a land area and a flourescent uvb light that emits 5 percent or higher uvb rays and they need good filtration and clean water. They will not eat until their yolk is absorbed wich takes like a week or 2, then you offer small insects like crickets, and turtle pellets for baby turtles and small worms and small feeder guppies. They are high maitenance and it would be better for the turtles if you let them go and it will be better for you because turtles are expensive to keep and a snapper will need no less then a huge pond for when its an adult wich comes fast. In 7 months my baby snapper grew to 8 inches. Let the turtles go.
feed them grass and lettuce but u should put them in a creek, they can fend for themselves
The best thing to do is release them into the wild. They are perfectly able to fend for themselves. It is wrong to keep them as pets. They are wild creatures and already instinctively know what to do. In some states it is also illegal to possess them.
If you do relese them since they are babys u should relese them to the nearest pond or lake
earthworms, crickets and minnows
you can also slice up raw chicken in slivers
http://www.chelydra.org for lots of info!
I have an iguana named leo and well i was just wondering if it's a good habit to let him sit on my shoulder?
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As long as you won't mind Leo doing this when he is full grown it is not a problem. Animals don't understand why doing something when they were little is not ok when they grow up,
Not if he's named Leo. Glad you posted his name or else I might have never solved this one!
Yea its fine. Animals always like sitting on their owner shoulders. Birds do it. And reptiles do it all the time. Especially when I went to a pet shop
i don't see why not. the more you handle him, the more he will get used to your smell and the less aggressive he will be.
I suppose it is okay. I think you should get a parrot instead. It is suppose to be "Polly want a cracker", not "Leo want a.. a.. a.. BUG!"
Hey ~ Its ok to let your iguana hang out on your shoulder ~ just be in a safe place in case it gets spooked and tries to jet! Also, make sure his nails are trimmed (again if he gets spooked, you don't want to get scratched!) Also, adult male Iguanas are in tune to a females (human) menstral cycle and there have been some horror stories of aggression (just a word to the wise!) Anyways, nice name (my name too lol) Thanks, Leo
ya its fine
him sitting on your shoulder allows him to see you mean him no harm. this will make it easier to handle him out of the cage. i had an iguana once that you couldn't even handle, it was so wild, so i would say your doing great with yours.
I hear of people having larger iguanas that lay around the house. So, it being on your shoulder shouldn't cause no problems, unless you just get tired of it being there.
Most iguana perfer to sit on somewhere high up,so they can keep a look out,for anyone who shouldn't be there.
I used to do that with my iguana (her name was Dragon but she died two years ago). Just be sure that Leo really trusts you. The first time I tried it with Dragon she bit me. It hurt. After awhile she got used to it though.
Yes its ok for leo to sit there,Its a good idea for him to get use to you playin with him.
I had an iguana and he loved to sit on my shoulder, lap, climb up my leg, etc.
Just be careful if you walk around with him on your shoulder. My iguana would tend to get spooked when I walked around with him on my shoulder, and I was scratched more than one time.
That's the best habit you can get him into. The best way to give him a walk also. Stay away from iguana leashes, they are no good and are meant more for ferrets or something of that nature. They can break the spikes on your iguana's back and cause serious injury. You are in the best position right now for letting him hang out on your shoulder.
Owner of a 4 year old, 6 foot long, male green iguana.
i have an adult ball python and i want to know if its ok to let him go out side to run around in the grass?
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It is fine to let him roam around the yard. Just make sure he is far enough in the yard to avoid him getting under anything that you can't get him back out from under. Make sure it is warm outside and check for ticks when you bring him back in.
Your snake is large enough that is won't get away from you as quickly as a baby ball.
As far as the neighbors, who cares? It is your animal and your property.
And to the person above.. NO ball python comes even remotely close to being large enough to eat a baby or even a neighbors pet.
We take our 15 foot long snakes outside all the time without any problems.
I'd think your neighbors might mind.
As long as you can catch him.or have leash for him:) AND you don't live next to me ;0)
i dont think it would like the grass
NO! Snakes don't run, but I run from them!! Check your town ordinance as well.
It may be difficult if he is the least bit fast. Our friend has one and that snake can book it when he wants to. I would get a cage with no bottm so he can be in the grass yet not get away. Like a large dog kennel with small enough spaces he can not squeeze through with no bottom on it.
But it all depends on how big it is.
I don't want to seem snobbish or stupid but isn't a python a snake? They can't run since snakes have no legs, unless of course a ball python is the name of some type of lizard that I don't know about. Secondly if it is a snake how big is it? You bring it outside and it gets away, you have got a liability on your hands since the bigger they are the bigger the appetite and the bite. In other words its apetite has gotten bigger than eating a rat, they can swollow an entire baby or a neighbors pet with one swollow so you might want to think twice, and twice as hard, before you even consider that. The law does not take kindly to people keeping an exotic pet and taking a risk of it getting away.
I would not advise it. Reptiles can pick up mites from being on the ground or from trees. Its not safe for him to just slither around in the grass. If you take him outdoors I would just hold him.
I have a 7 feet Red Tail who slithers around in our front yard all the time. He is very happy to be out and about in the yard and sometimes climbs the tree in the back yard. Just stay close and if your worried about him getting away keep a net handy. Also, it is a very bad idea to let your snake slither around in the yard if you have your yard sprayed.
as long as you keep a close eye on him/her she will be alright. I have 2 full grown ball pythons and they love the grass.
yes its perfectly fine to let your ball out on the grass for a while just a few things to remember
always check for mites they can pick them up from your yard
stay close and watch so other animals dont atack
make shure its kinda warm not cold outside
i dont know about the neighbors interest in this but as long as you keep an eye on him he shouldnt go too far.just dont expect him to just stay in the yard on his own
Sunday, August 2, 2009
i have all kinds of little geckos around my front door and plants there is one at least 3 inches how to help?
one of them apears to be white,3 inches long how to care for them
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You don't have to care for them. They live outside, in the plants, in the walls, everywhere. For every gecko you see, there are hundreds you don't see. They come out at night, and eat moths, beetles, spiders, and other insects that also come out at night. I think they'll be just fine, that's their habitat.
I would leave them there they seem to be living fineif you move them they might die
Do NOTHING. They are fully capable of caring for themselves.
leave them alone! Let them be the creatures they are, they survive just fine without anyone trying to turn them into domestic pets. Just because they are around your front door doesn't mean they want to move in. Leave them alone.
Enjoy them where they are. They are wonderful creatures and you are blessed to have them around your home. One of Natures defenses for too many insects. They will eat as they please and you just need not to step on them. And you will have less inscet intrusions than your neighbor!
White one may be an albino. Also, I don't know if they change colors or not, but I'd see some white ones where I worked, on the white walls, so not sure if they were adapting to that color(?).
I agree, just leave them, they eat the bugs.
Lucky you! Traditionally it is said to be good luck to have geckos handing around your house. Maybe because they eat lots of bugs. I agree with what everyone else has said about leaving them alone. If you have so many then there must be enough food to keep them hanging around. Just don't use bug spray! It will kill more than just the bugs. Happy gecko watching!
Where do you live, they are most likely Anoles or House Geckos. Are you planning on bringing them in and housing them as pets? If so they are very easy to care for and a lot of fun to watch too. If you do want to house them let me know and I can let you know what you will need to house and feed them.
leave them they will look after themselves they eat flies
leave it alone and they will grow even bigger and maybe chill there longer instead of u scaring them off
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You don't have to care for them. They live outside, in the plants, in the walls, everywhere. For every gecko you see, there are hundreds you don't see. They come out at night, and eat moths, beetles, spiders, and other insects that also come out at night. I think they'll be just fine, that's their habitat.
I would leave them there they seem to be living fineif you move them they might die
Do NOTHING. They are fully capable of caring for themselves.
leave them alone! Let them be the creatures they are, they survive just fine without anyone trying to turn them into domestic pets. Just because they are around your front door doesn't mean they want to move in. Leave them alone.
Enjoy them where they are. They are wonderful creatures and you are blessed to have them around your home. One of Natures defenses for too many insects. They will eat as they please and you just need not to step on them. And you will have less inscet intrusions than your neighbor!
White one may be an albino. Also, I don't know if they change colors or not, but I'd see some white ones where I worked, on the white walls, so not sure if they were adapting to that color(?).
I agree, just leave them, they eat the bugs.
Lucky you! Traditionally it is said to be good luck to have geckos handing around your house. Maybe because they eat lots of bugs. I agree with what everyone else has said about leaving them alone. If you have so many then there must be enough food to keep them hanging around. Just don't use bug spray! It will kill more than just the bugs. Happy gecko watching!
Where do you live, they are most likely Anoles or House Geckos. Are you planning on bringing them in and housing them as pets? If so they are very easy to care for and a lot of fun to watch too. If you do want to house them let me know and I can let you know what you will need to house and feed them.
leave them they will look after themselves they eat flies
leave it alone and they will grow even bigger and maybe chill there longer instead of u scaring them off
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