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Reptile Questions
Q:
I think owning a frog would be fun. Is there a starter frog you can recommend?
By the way, I prefer a frog that doesn't eat crickets because I can't
stand the thought of keeping those things in our house. -- A.F., Chicago,
Ill. Answer
Q:
Dogs wag their tails, cats contentedly meow, but how can I tell if my
King snake is really happy? -- T.B., Orlando, Fla. Answer
Q:
Harvey is my pet boa constrictor. I think it would be really cool to feed
him live food but the pet store and other friends say that isn't a good
idea. Why not? -- C.C., Kissimmee, Fla. Answer
Q:
Why don't they sell frozen crickets (to feed) lizards? I believe it would
be a lot easier that dealing with live ones. -- K.O., Chicago, Ill. Answer
Q:
Since the end of October, my ornate box turtle hasn't eaten. She'll sleep
for a day or two -- starting hibernation, I suppose -- but then she wakes
up. She'll take a bath, then begin to act lethargic again. Should I put
her under the house in a box during hibernation? -- D.W., Las Vegas, NV
Answer
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My yellow-bellied slider is three years old. He hasn't eaten much since
October and appears to be losing weight. By day, I keep him in a tank
under a heat lamp, and at night he runs free around the house. He eats
feeder fish, romaine lettuce and turtle food. Some say the turtle goes
into hibernation and that's why he doesn't eat. Others say he's sick.
Which is it? -- K.B., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Answer
Q:
I purchased an anole lizard for a science project. I wanted know what
anole lizards eat, how large they get and if they make good pets.-- R.B.,
Cyberspace Answer
Q:
How long does the average box turtle live? -- H.H., Phoenix, AR Answer
Q:
What do I feed Sam, our baby iguana? -- C.V., Phoenix, Ariz. Answer
Q:
We wanted to get a tree frog, and my teacher suggested I do some reading
first. Can you recommend a book? -- T.D., Cyberspace Answer
Q:
How can I determine what sex my tegu lizard is? The vet wants $30 for
the job. Can do it myself? -- S.S., Sanford, Fla. Answer
Q:
What are vittikins? -- T.S., Chicago, Ill. Answer
Q:
My 13-year-old son wants an iguana. However, before I agree, I’d rather
pay for a book so he can read more about them. Any recommendations? --
C.T., Lombard, Ill. Answer
Q:
How important is calcium to an anole lizard’s diet? -- M.T., San Francisco,
Calif. Answer
Q:
We have a 4-month-old green iguana named Barry Bonds and we think he could
use a companion. There’s plenty of room in his habitat. Is it OK to have
two iguanas together? If not an iguana, how about a another kind of lizard?
-- B.C., San Francisco, Calif. Answer
Q:
How often should I feed crickets to my 6- to 8-month-old Mali uromastyx
lizard? -- J.T., Tucson, Ariz. Answer
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