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Care of Reptiles

No longer just the snake or lizard captured from your back yard, pet reptiles have become a major industry with exotics imported from all over the world. Reptiles are ectotherms and must back in the sun or find a warm spot to get warm and become active. Keeping reptiles as pets requires equipment, knowledge, and special care. To learn more about how to properly provide the needs of pet reptiles, come into our Pet Reptile category.

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What animals are diurnal?

There are many mammals which are diurnal, meaning they are active during the day. They include:

  • Numbats (the only truly diurnal marsupial)
  • Horses, cattle, sheep and other stock animals
  • some domesticated pets such as dogs
  • almost all primates, such as chimpanzees, gorilla and monkeys
  • some marine mammals such as dolphins

What do brown frogs eat?

Brown tree frogs, mainly like to eat flys. Sometimes grasshoppers and sometimes mealworms (witch both can be found in a pet shop). All food that you chose to give to the frog has to be coated in calsium powder before frog consumes. if not the frog may suffer calsuim defisanitsy, or over protein. witch can lead to kidney fayilor witch can cause the frog to die. The calsium powder can be found in pet stores

How do you tell if snails are girls or boys?

Well I have heard two answers,

  1. If it has hairs
  2. If it has more legs on its last segment, then it's a girl (you have to get it out of the shell pretty far)

Actually that is wrong. Girl hermit crabs have gonopores. If you turn the hermit crab upside down (PLEASE BE CAREFUL) and it goes out kind of far (DON"T PULL IT) and if it has to little dots on each side, it is a girl.

Do snails sleep?

Yes, snails do sleep. They may take several short naps throughout the day and night, but they do not have a set sleeping schedule. Snails are more active at night and may be found resting during the day.

Where can you find information about a moon crab?

Please go on: www.google.com ASK: The history of Moon crabs You get more than enough info and you may even find some boards that talk about nothing but Moon crabs. Good luck Marcy Moon crab Matuta lunaris Family Callapidae The moon crab has all its walking legs modified into paddles. These are used for swimming, and as

What is the scientific name for star tortoise?

Gopherus polyphemus is the binomial, Latin or scientific name for the gopher tortoise.

Specifically, the first part of the name is the genus. This particular genus is the only one that is native to North America. The gopher tortoise is found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina.

How many cold-blooded animals are there?

Millions. There isn't a specific answer to this question. Scientists can't answer that question because there are so many animals in the world that people lost count. Reptiles, Amphibians, and MANY underwater animals ARE COLD BLOODED

What are all the dragon names?

Some popular dragon names include Draco, Saphira, Drogon, and Toothless. However, there are countless other unique names that can be found in literature, folklore, and fantasy stories. If you have a specific type of dragon in mind, I can provide more tailored suggestions.

What are the dragon names for an earth dragon?

Comedian-songster Jimmy Durante once quipped, during his 1930s radio show 'The Petrol Carbide Co. Tinned Olive Radio and Variety Hour', that he would easily mistake his wife, Mildred, for a dragon, but for the fact that 'when that lousy dame shouts at me, at least flames aren't coming out of her mouth'. This pleasant anecdote illustrates a rather important point: dragons do not, in fact, call one another by name, as they breath fire, not air. The sounds forming human names are produced in the human larynx by the passage of compressed air along the vocal chords. Dragons, in contrast, breath fire, super-heating any air that would happen to be in their gullet. This super-heating diminishes the density of air to the point where even the relatively sensitive dragon larynx cannot be compelled to vibrate, meaning that no audible sound can be produced. Note than when surveyed (in writing, of course), most dragons indicate that earth dragons would likely be named 'Janet' or 'Lydia'.

Are tortoises warm blooded?

No, tortoises are cold blooded, as their body temperature fluctuates with their environment.

Do centipedes travel in pairs?

I just killed one in my room & I'm wondering if I should be on the look out for a second one.

Can a turtle run?

yes. they can run, its more of a scurry though, tortises are the real runners they are quite fast runners surprisingly.

a turtle is the one with just fin type legs no claws, tortoises have webbed feet nd little claws..

Does a turtle hibernate in captivity?

Actually, if the conditions are right, it will. The problem is, what if you lose power and the fridge goes off? What if there is a problem with the fridge and it seems to be working on the outside, but is actually not cold enough on the inside, or becomes dangerously cold? Your turtle could either awaken from its hibernation locked in a fridge with no food or escape, or would die from freezing.

All and all, do not put your turtle in a fridge. The turtle gets no physical benefits from hibernation, and it is far too risky.

What do mud turtle eggs look like?

They look the same as any turtle egg which looks like an elongated white to cream colored ball that can have brown spots on it from mold or dirt.

Why are frogs good for the environment?

Frogs are good for the environment because they warn us when somthing is wrong with their environment...=)

What would happen to the food chain if the loggerhead sea turtle was not in it anymore?

Loggerhead Turtles are considered endangered. They eat Horseshoe Crabs and eggs, and without Loggerheads the Horseshoe Crab population would grow. Since they eat Razor Clams that population would drop, causing the Horseshoes population to drop as well. But diamond Back Terrapin also eat Razor Clams so their pop. is going to drop as well. Striped Bass, Sanderling, and Grackle all eat Horseshoe Crabs and their eggs. All of those populations would increase and the Horseshoes would decrease. Just a really long, never ending chain reaction.

Should you turn off a corn snakes heating in summer?

It depends on where it is. If you keep them indoors then you shouldn't because summer brings heat but when summer comes so does air conditioning.Outdoors it wouldn't be necessary to keep it on, but it should be in your best interest and best judgment to keep it on.

How long do yellow footed tortoise's live?

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From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008 | The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

tortoise , common name for a terrestrial turtle , especially one of the family Testudinidae. Tortoises inhabit warm regions of all continents except Australia. They have club-shaped feet with reduced toes adapted for walking on land, and nearly all have high-domed shells. The limbs are covered with hard scales and when the limbs and head are withdrawn into the shell, the animal is completely closed off.

Most tortoises belong to the genus Testudo. Most famous are the giant tortoises of islands in the Indian Ocean ( Testudo gigantea ) and of the Galapagos islands ( T. elephantopus ). Galapagos tortoises may reach a length of over 4 ft (120 cm) and weigh over 500 lb (225 kg). There are about a dozen races of the Galapagos tortoise, most of them isolated on separate islands. These tortoises were a major source of meat...