Friday, August 8, 2014
Monday, March 4, 2013
Tiger salamander care
Tiger salamanders need a humid environment and they like it a little cooler and as long as they are the same size or close to the same size as eachother.
Tiger salamanders have soft skin that can absorb oils and things from our hands so handling should be minimum. And if you must handle them wash your hands and rinse well, then slowly pick them up. They are insectivores meaning, they eat mostly insects.
Insects should be dusted in calcium twice a week. Juveniles can be fed every day adults can be fed every other day.
You can setup the aquarium semi aquatic with half land and half water. A small underwater filter is a good idea for the aquarium to keep the water clean.
You can also provide a large water dish that the salamander can fit into. The water bowl should be emptied and refilled daily.
Add a hide on the warm side and one on the cool side.
Use a minimum aquarium size of 15 gallons for 1 or 2 salamanders.
Live plants can be used to help with the humidity. Good plants are pothos,philodendron,and some ficus.
Mist the terrarium two to four times a day the humidity should be from 70 to 80 percent.
Use two thermometers one on the warm side one on the cool side. But the temperature should be around 68 on the cool side and 75 on the warm side during the day at night this can drop to 65 to 70 degrees.
Use a 2 to 3 inch layer of coconut fiber bedding or aquarium gravel.
Clean out waste weekly and clean the whole aquarium once a month.
Insects crickets,occasional waxworms,bloodworms,silkworms. Are all good choices.
Size 11 to 13 inches
Life span 10 to 20 years or more. With proper care.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
White's tree frog care
Whites tree frogs come from a warm humid environment and can be housed together if they are the same size.
A 10 gallon aquarium is the minimum is the minimum cage size for 1 or 2 frogs. Be sure to use screen lid with the habitat.
Use two thermometers and a hydrometer to monitor humidity levels.
If your house is a little cold you can use a low wattage bulb to provide some heat for the frog. These bulbs should be turned off at night for cooler temperature.
Humidity levels 50 to 80%
Day temperatures 75 to 85 degrees.
Night temperatures 65 to 75 degrees.
Tree frogs are nocturnal so they don't need uvb light as long as their food is dusted with calcium powder bought at petstores. They just need low heat bulbs in cooler areas of a home.
These frogs bulbs should be turned off after 10 hours a day.
I recommend to use atleast 1 inch of eco earth bedding.
Also provide branches for the frog to climb and hide. These frogs like lots of branches. Tree frogs are insectivores, meaning their diet consist of mainly insects.
Their insects should be dusted in calcium.
It is good to feed these frogs at night.
Insects crickets,mealworms,and occasional waxworms. Since this species of frog gets so big they can also eat on occasion baby pinky mice.
Insects should be dusted in calcium twice a week.
These frogs also absorb water through their skin and should be provided with drinking or purified water every day. In a water dish.
You should mist the aquarium 3 times a day Or so.
Water bowls should be emptied and refilled every day.
Clean the bedding once a week and the whole cage once a month.
Size 4 to 5 inches
Life span 8 to 10 years with proper care.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Great basin whiptail care
Great basin whiptails come from a warm and dry environment. And they are often found in states like nevada,arizona,california,and some parts of utah and mexico.
A 15 gallon is the minimum sized terrarium for 1 whiptail but, since they are so active bigger is better.
Whiptail males should not be housed together because they will fight eachother. These lizards are terrestrial meaning they are on the ground more than climbing although they will climb low branches rarely to search for food.
Whiptails need a temperature gradient from inside the terrarium. Be sure to use a screen top with the terrarium.
Temperatures within the terrarium should vary from daytime to nighttime hours.
Use two thermometers inside the terrarium one on the warm side and one on the cool side. Also use a hydrometer to monitor humidity levels.
The basking spot should be the warmest spot in the terrarium during the day. Heat should be provided by a high wattage bulb placed directly above the basking point. Bulbs should be turned off at night.
Humidity in the terrarium should be about 20 to 35 percent or you can just spray the habitat 2 times a week.
Basking spot temperature 102 to 115 degrees. Day cool area temperature 85 to 90 degrees. Night temperature can drop to 75 to 80 degrees.
Great basin whiptails are diurnal, meaning they are most active during the day. Also use a uvb bulb 10.0 bought at local petstores. These bulbs and the heat bulbs should be on for 10 to 12 hours a day.
You should use a minimum 2 to 3 inch layer of vermiculite or cypress mulch bedding because these lizards like to dig into the substrate.
Clean out waste weekly and change the whole cage every month or so.
Include decor to elevate the lizard closer to the basking spot. Things like cork bark and drift wood are good. Be sure if you bring anything from outside to bake it in the oven at 450 degrees for 10 minutes.
Great basin whiptails are mainly insectivores but, will eat some plant matter sometimes but insects are primary.
Use calcium supplementation bought at local petstores. I recommend feeding food from a bowl to avoid ingestion of the bedding. Food and water bowls should be emptied and refilled daily.
Insects crickets,mealworms,and occasional waxworms. Dubia roaches are good too.
Vegetables kale, creosote flowers,dandelions,shredded carrots are all good options.
Fruit berries,banana,melon fruit should only be fed once a week.
Food should be dusted in calcium twice a week.
Great basin whiptails might drink from a water bowl. If not it is to have one anyway.
Life span 7 to 10 years with good care.
Size 12 to 13 inches long. With some getting bigger.
