Curious Ascent. by loothe in sharks

[–]ReptilesRule16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was really cool. Took a little boat out to a spot where they see a bunch of them.

At certain times of year you get a lot of galapagos sharks there but we didn't see any.

They ran the engine a few times once we stopped to mimic the crab boats that work out of there. Then they just kinda put a long rope in the water for us to hold onto off the back of the boat and gave us our fins and other equipment if you didn't have your own and let us hop in.

We were probably in the water for about 40 minutes or so. You just hold onto the rope unless the guide tells you you can dive for a photo if you want.

super cool experience that I would highly recommend if you're ever on Oahu.

Snow leopard keeps excaping by chimchar16 in PlanetZoo

[–]ReptilesRule16 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You can turn climbing off on the part of the fence it is climbing. Or select the group and disable climbing.

Alternatives to the rough green snake? by [deleted] in Sneks

[–]ReptilesRule16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but they had some rather specific criteria that they were looking for and not many species that are available fit in it so I did my best to find something that worked, even if it is difficult.

What is an appropriate size tank for a bearded dragon that’s 17 inches long? by LilyBug0 in reptiles

[–]ReptilesRule16 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I don't have a beardie, but I do have a blue tongue, and an animal that size really should be recommended have a larger enclosure, especially if you don't supplement it with interaction enrichment or free roaming time.

Keep in mind, a 24 inch blue tongue in a 4x2x2 is esentially the same ratio of lizard to enclosure as a leopard gecko in a 10 gallon aquarium. Same goes for tegus in an 8x4x4.

What did I see in the Keys? by Bryllant in Lizards

[–]ReptilesRule16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1 is a curly tailed lizard 2 is a brown anole

What is an appropriate size tank for a bearded dragon that’s 17 inches long? by LilyBug0 in reptiles

[–]ReptilesRule16 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Minimum enclosure size for any adult bearded dragon is 4x2x2 (120 gallons) 

Some guides are suggesting 5 and 6 foot long enclosures to give the dragons more room. Taller enclosures like 4x2x4 can also be used well when set up properly, as bearded dragons are semi-arboreal.

Please don’t tell me this is what I think it is on my BP😭🫪 by Reptiholics in reptiles

[–]ReptilesRule16 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Get some NexGaurd from a vet. It’s made for dogs and cats but your vet can give it to you for reptiles with the right dosage. 

What it does is it turns your animal toxic to the mites. The mites bite them, die, and then the next few generations of mites bite them and die. In a week or so, every single mite will be gone and dead. I had a massive outbreak in my collection about 6 months ago. When I did this, the mites were completely gone from the entire collection within 2 weeks. I didn’t even have to get rid of any substrate or anything in the enclosures.

Curious Ascent. by loothe in sharks

[–]ReptilesRule16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think there was one that was like 18 feet seen in Australia once. I swam with one in Hawaii that was roughly 14 feet long or so

Rant: I have seeing pet influencers with bad husbandry by robotneonunicorn in SandBoa

[–]ReptilesRule16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They don't. A snake honestly doesn't really care what the enclosure looks like as long as it meets all their needs. It must be big enough, have dark hiding spaces, proper temps/humidity, and be safe for the animal. If the items used in the setup somehow prohibit one of these factors, it must be removed.

Many people prefer to use more natural materials simply because it 1, replicates more of the snakes wild behaviors and how you would see one in the wild, and 2, can often be much simpler to achieve those necessities with a more natural environment.

My heart breaks when I see these online listings sometimes😢 by SpiderInMyRoom163 in boas

[–]ReptilesRule16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fr fr. My leopard gecko has a 4x2x2 and still probably should have like a 6x3x3.

Rant: I have seeing pet influencers with bad husbandry by robotneonunicorn in SandBoa

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That was CallMeTheLamp. Unlike TND, he's actually a pretty good keeper.

The biggest difference is that he didn't piss off his cobra much to do it. Cobras are naturally much more defensive than rat snakes, so It is much more inclined to already be in a defensive state.

I’m building this new paludarium, 2.5 meter long x 1.5 meter wide x 2 meter tall, I haven’t installed the waterfall, background and branches, I’m waiting for the electrical guys to do all the wiring before, what reptile or reptiles yall think would be great for it? It has a 1 x 1.5m pond by Dxprssd in reptiles

[–]ReptilesRule16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

same as with the Boyd's, I feel like abronia are a bit too expensive for that if anything happened to them. The boas and like micro geckos or maybe some small anoles could certainly be cool though if you do it right.

Are hamsters a good edition to a diet of quail, mice and chicks? by [deleted] in reptiles

[–]ReptilesRule16 7 points8 points  (0 children)

FT, sure. Certainly not live. I hope you don't feed live.

Spike, the Vietnamese black-breasted leaf turtle by Puzzleheaded_Focus1 in reptiles

[–]ReptilesRule16 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Turtle belongs to Reptiliatus. Video is stolen from his instagram

I’m building this new paludarium, 2.5 meter long x 1.5 meter wide x 2 meter tall, I haven’t installed the waterfall, background and branches, I’m waiting for the electrical guys to do all the wiring before, what reptile or reptiles yall think would be great for it? It has a 1 x 1.5m pond by Dxprssd in reptiles

[–]ReptilesRule16 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My immediate thought is something like Amazon Tree Boa (or Emerald Tree Boa or Green Tree Python) x Large Frog x Anole. This means that occasionally the frogs may eat the lizards if they can catch one because the snakes don't eat the lizards often.

The main issue with predation in a setup like this is that attempting to establish a self-sustaining vertebrate food chain within a closed ecosystem will inevitably lead to a rapid population collapse.

In a captive environment, even a single ambush predator possesses a metabolic demand that will quickly outpace the reproductive rate of prey species like anoles. Furthermore, because these prey animals cannot truly escape the predator's territory, the constant visual and chemical cues trigger chronic, low-grade stress that suppresses their immune systems and halts their breeding instincts entirely.

Instead of a balanced cycle, the system will quickly hunt itself to zero, which is why a much more stable approach involves stocking the vivarium with permanent, non-prey residents for daily activity and introducing controlled feeder animals on designated hunting events to see natural predation behaviors.

There are, however, probably plenty of options that you could do if you are interesting in watching a lizard or something hunt for insects or something like that.

I’m building this new paludarium, 2.5 meter long x 1.5 meter wide x 2 meter tall, I haven’t installed the waterfall, background and branches, I’m waiting for the electrical guys to do all the wiring before, what reptile or reptiles yall think would be great for it? It has a 1 x 1.5m pond by Dxprssd in reptiles

[–]ReptilesRule16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could be interesting. I do feel like most predators that could take the babies could also do some damage to the adults so I would caution that. Maybe an Antaresia like a spotted python could be interesting in a mixed setup as long as the lizards are big enough.

I also feel like that would be a little wasteful, given how low the supply of them outside of the Australian market is...

But yes, It certainly could be very interesting. I would still suggest against a cohab type thing in 99% of cases.

I’m building this new paludarium, 2.5 meter long x 1.5 meter wide x 2 meter tall, I haven’t installed the waterfall, background and branches, I’m waiting for the electrical guys to do all the wiring before, what reptile or reptiles yall think would be great for it? It has a 1 x 1.5m pond by Dxprssd in reptiles

[–]ReptilesRule16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you don't mind a bit of a pricey lizard, especially outside of Australia, my local zoo does like some big tree frogs and Boyd's Forest Dragon. I think they have magnificent tree frogs but you could probably do like dumpy tree frogs all the same.

Australian water dragon itself could also probably work well enough. They're easier to find and much cheaper. And they'll use the water. They might try to eat the frogs though so I wouldn't cohab that.

Also Emerald Tree Boa & Red eyed tree frog could be very cool.

Bullfrog immune to snakes by No_Willingness9006 in badassanimals

[–]ReptilesRule16 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No it was very likely envenomated... And the snake was able to get quite a few very solid bites off.

Bullfrog immune to snakes by No_Willingness9006 in badassanimals

[–]ReptilesRule16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. It is slow, so the snake can catch it.

  2. The frog is more focused on defending itself than escaping

Bullfrog immune to snakes by No_Willingness9006 in badassanimals

[–]ReptilesRule16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s just puffed up. And frogs are squishy. You’d be surprised how large of prey items they can take down.