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    Bearded Dragon Diets: a Review of Zoo Med Bearded Dragon Food

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    Giant Centipede Care, Feeding, Supplies...and Warnings!

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    Mantella Care, Terrariums and Diet

    Hi All, Often compared to the Dart Poison Frogs in size, appearance and behavior, Mantellas are among the most highly desirable of all amphibian pets. Most are spectacularly colored – so much so that I’ve often had visitors to my exhibits at the Bronx Zoo ask if they are real! Indeed, many...
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    Understanding & Using Compact UVB Bulbs

    Hi All, The technology behind amphibian and reptile lighting has come a long way since I began working at the Bronx Zoo, when “black lights” and the sun were our only UVB (Ultra Violet B radiation) options. Today I’ll review an important herp husbandry innovation, the compact UVB fluorescent...
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    Senegal Chameleon Care: Common Health Problems

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    Panther Chameleon Care Tips from a Herpetologist

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    Mazuri High Calcium Cricket Diet: a Zookeeper's Thoughts

    Hi All, My professional experience with captive reptiles, amphibians and other creatures extends back over 4 decades, with much of that time being spent at the Bronx Zoo. For the past 24 years, I’ve relied heavily upon Mazuri animal diets, as have many of my zoologist colleagues worldwide. From...
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    Tarantula Care & Natural History: Useful Facts for Spider keepers

    Hi All, Over 900 of the world’s 40,000+ spider species are commonly known as tarantulas (family Theraphosidae). Among them we find a staggering diversity of sizes, colors, and lifestyles, and many species that make interesting, long-lived pets. In the early 1980’s, I had the chance to work...
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    Emerald Tree Boa Care: a Herpetologist's Notes

    Hi All, The breathtakingly-beautiful Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus caninus) has long topped snake enthusiasts’ wish lists. Demanding husbandry requirements and a somewhat surly disposition adds to its mystique. I’ve had some success in breeding this species in zoos, and private keepers have made...
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    Automatic Feeders: Turtle/Newt Pellet Dispenser & Foraging Toys

    Hi All, Vacation feeders and “toys” for turtles…reptile care supplies certainly have come a long way since I started on my pet care and zoo-keeping career! Today I’d like to highlight two new automatic feeders designed especially for turtles (I believe both will be useful for African Clawed...
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    Hi All, Vacation feeders and “toys” for turtles…reptile care supplies certainly have come a long way since I started on my pet care and zoo-keeping career! Today I’d like to highlight two new automatic feeders designed especially for turtles (I believe both will be useful for African Clawed...
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    Reeve's Turtle Care & Natural History

    Hi All, The Reeve’s Turtle, Mauremys reevesii, (a/k/a Chinese Three-Keeled Pond Turtle, Japanese Coin Turtle, Golden Turtle) was one of the first Asian species available to aspiring herpetologists of my generation. Early-on, I found it to be as hardy, even-tempered and willing to breed as the...
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    Sap Beetles as Food for Poison Frogs, Small Amphibians

    Hi All, Keepers of Poison Frogs, Mantellas, newly-transformed frogs, and other tiny amphibians face difficulties in providing their charges with a varied diet. Wild frogs consume dozens to hundreds of invertebrate species, but captives are usually limited to fruit flies, flour beetles, pinhead...
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    Geckos: Setting up the Terrarium, Important Supplies, Gecko Facts

    Hi All, Gecko fans are fortunate indeed (I included, as I’ve worked with a great many in zoos and the field)…over 150 species are available in the pet trade, many of which do quite well in modest enclosures. Among geckos we find lizards of every conceivable description – rainforest dwellers...
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    Amphibian Care: Native US Salamanders, Newts, Frogs, Toads

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