Mine go in their hides all the time but my hides are up higher. They very rarely go down to the ground. Mine have cork bark tubes that come out from the wall of their tanks. One is 1/2 up and the other is almost at the top. They both use them, but not all the time. They often prefer to just...
I don't own any but I have met some that other people have. It seems to me that they are more aggressive in that they will attack rather than just run, but overall if they are handled regularly they should calm down. My dragon was very aggressive when I first got her but after a few months she...
Actually, UVA and UVB are light not heat. They are just different parts of the spectrum. You don't need to worry about UVA, all bulbs put off UVA. UVB on the otherhand is important for duirnal reptiles, and other animals including humans, because it is involved in Vitamin D3 production which...
Previously I blamed an infection to a wound on her tail. She was a rescue. When I brought her home she was impacted and had a section of her tail bitten off by a cage mate. Starting from that point I would suppose 4 1/2 years isn't a terrible lifespan but certainly seems to short.
Remove the plant unless its something safe/edible like dandelion greens, it could potentially be something toxic to them and I would put a screen cover over the top to prevent other animals from getting in. I have heard of hawks taking peoples reptiles, cats, dogs, racoons etc. could be a...
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While I am a firm supporter of getting rid of...
I uploading some pictures off my microdrive the other day and stumbled across some photos of Obie a few months before she passed. That's when I realized that we had a Christmas tree setup right near her tank. Could the pine have killed her? I know strong smelling wood like pine and cedar is...
I just finished putting together our gecko setups. They were in these enclosures the whole time Ive had them, but I just finished setting up the backgrounds. I took some cork bark and cut it to make a shelf in each tank and then took a cork bark tube and cut it in half so they would each have...
When holding crested geckos that aren't really comfortable being held. Your best idea is to let them run to your other hand and then put that hand infront and let them run or jump to that hand. Creates a gecko treadmill of sorts. After a little bit they should calm down. Unlike a beardie, you...
Rhacs are definitely fascinating reptiles and like bearded dragons, are very handleable. So in that regards they are great. They are also much easier/cheaper to care for than a beardie in that they eat a powdered based diet that is actually better for them than a natural fruit/insect diet and...