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Crested gecko eating dirt?

Donald Pierce — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:20:50 +0000

I keep seeing him with mouthfulls of dirt. He might be swallowing it but I'm not sure. Will he be ok? Why is he doing this?

RE: Can snakes see any colors?

Todd Hernandez — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:16:53 +0000

snakes like ALL predatory animals have excellent eye site they can even see things you cant ,like into the inferred spectrum like a python, or into the uv spectrum like a rattler or most colubrid snakes . all snakes have cones and rods in their eyes which means they DO see color. how much color they see is a good question but hey id trade in a little color vision for inferred vision any day.

Can snakes see any colors?

Salvador Wagner — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:14:51 +0000

i've noticed when I hold my ball pythons that all 3 of them seem attracted to the color red whether its the pillow case, a t-shirt, or a pair of pants. They all gravitate towards the red color. Can they see the darkness of red or can they actually see color?

I had a chameleon and let it go into the wilderness for a better life but sometimes I still picture him crawling around?

Franklin Watts — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:13:20 +0000

what could this mental connection mean?

Bearded dragon overexposed to the sun! HELP!?

Irma Rogers — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:11:54 +0000

My bf's baby bearded dragons (1 mo and 4mos) were left exposed to sunlight for about 20 minutes.. after that when he came back, one of them died and the other is still breathing but it seemed that he had a really really bad sunburn! He barely moves and his skin is a stiff! We immersed his half body in a shallow basin of water..

Help! Can he still make it?? What can we do??

RE: Can a bearded dragon pur?

Irma Rogers — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 14:24:00 +0000

They do utter noises sometimes, but nothing like a pur. The only times mine have "squeaked" is when they were distressed (like when mean mommy was making them take a bath when they didn't want to).

But, sounds like you had a nice moment with your dragon, so if you think she purred, don't let anyone take that away from you! ;)

RE: Bearded dragon Pine wood enclosure?

Cathy Burke — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 14:22:26 +0000

hi there

ok ur best bet ... is to move ur beardie to a tank when u do this ... and instead of water base poly ... use oil base let it air out till there is no smell and wash any residue out air dryed ... use approx 3-4 coats the problem with water base the toxicans still come threw...we make huge lg wooden enclosure and have test them for yrs b4 selling them we use 4 coats of polyurethane on the inside 3 on the out side but we don't use ceder or pine we use spruce...

hope this helps

can i use a human heating pad for a ball python?

Cathy Burke — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 13:54:36 +0000

okay so i have a 100 qt. sterilite tub and reptile heating pads get way too hot. so can i use a good human heating pad from WALMART or something.

PS: i am not asking this because i want to go the cheap way. zoo med heating pads get way to hot. and i don't want to burn the snake or melt the plastic.

Ball Python Growling Like A Dog?

Salvador Wagner — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 13:52:18 +0000

So, Ralph was perfectly fine and I had handled him earlier this evening. All of a sudden I heard a strange growling noise (Like an angry dog). I checked in his vivarium and Ralph was striking at the thermometer, which is kept in the vivarium, and looked very angry. He made a lot of loud growling sounds. I was wondering what could have caused him to be so angry and make such strange noises. He has done a poop but I wouldnt have thought that would have made him so vicious. Thanks in Advance

Can a bearded dragon pur?

Franklin Watts — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 13:49:49 +0000

The other night I have cuddling my beardie and she was getting very relaxed and enjoying herself a lot. I had my palm across her back with my thumb and fingers on either side of her stomach underneath her armpits. I was using the thumb and forefinger of my other hand to stroke the top of her head and underside of her chin simultaneously. After a few seconds of this she, without opening her mouth uttered a type of cooing noise that I had never heard from her before. Has this ever happened before? Or am I going insane :P