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    Bearded Dragon or Leopard Gecko? Choosing the Best Lizard Pet

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. Leopard Geckos and Bearded Dragons have stellar reputations among lizard enthusiasts. In fact...
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    Helping Spring Birds: Houses, Foods and Baths for Small, Shy Species

    Hi All, Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a zoologist and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. With winter finally vanquished here in the USA (or, most of the USA, anyway!), our long-awaited migratory...
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    World's Most Colorful Snake? - The 100 Flower Snake (Moellendorff's Ratsnake)

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. Although various American ratsnakes have long been pet trade staples, Asian species have received...
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    The World's Most Dangerous Snakes: Working with Mambas & King Cobras

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. The dangers posed by a specific snake species depends upon a great many factors (please see...
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    Toad Care: Common and Unusual Species

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. Children the world over are often introduced to amphibians when they come across their first...
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    Automatic Feeders Tongs & Other Feeding Tools

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. Today I’d like to highlight some interesting feeding tools, automatic feeders, live food...
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    Giant Day Gecko Care & Natural History

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. Among the world’s 52 species of neon-hued day geckos we find some of the most desirable of all...
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    Madagascar Hissing Cockroach Allergy: Popular Insect Hosts a Troublesome Mold

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches (Grompadorhina portentosa) are extremely popular as pets...
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    Tortoise & Turtle Rescues: Finding Homes for These & Other Herps

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. Turtles and Tortoises are the most popular of all reptilian pets, but first-time owners are often...
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    The Best Filters for Goldfish

    Hi All, Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 Although goldfish made their debut as pets over 2,000 years ago, their needs are not always understood by those...
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    Anole Facts & Care: an Overview of the Family

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. In terms of the sheer number of species and of individual animals, Anoles may be the most...
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    My Parrot is Sneezing - What's Wrong?!

    Hi All, Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a zoologist and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. All parrots occasionally sneeze to clear their nares (nostrils). However, frequent sneezing and the...
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    New Species of Sailfin Dragon Discovered During Pet Market Survey

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. The three species in the genus Hydrosaurus, commonly referred to as Sailfin Dragons, are among...
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    Guam Brown Tree Snake Eradication: Bad News for People & Wildlife

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. As a Bronx Zoo animal-keeper in the early 1980’s, I became involved in a breeding program for...
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    Frog leg trade, salamanders used as fishing bait

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    Cold Weather Tips for Reptile, Amphibian & Invertebrate Owners

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. Whether you keep a single, cold-hearty Common Snapping Turtle or a large collection of tropical...
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    Python Eats Crocodile: Impressive, but I've Seen Larger Meals!

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. Recently, dramatic photos of an Olive Python, Liasis olivaceus, swallowing an Australian...
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    The Most Dangerous Snake in the USA? Rattlesnake Study Provides Clue

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. I’ve spent decades working with venomous snakes, setting-up snakebite protocols in zoos, and...
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    Ideal Leopard Gecko Diets, Based on Zoo & Field Research

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. What DO Leopard Geckos Eat?! The Leopard Gecko, Eublepharis macularius, makes a wonderful pet for...
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    2014 Named the "Year of the Salamander" by Conservation Groups

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo. Salamanders and newts, often overlooked by pet keepers, zoos and environmentalists alike, are...
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