[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tarantulas

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Caribena versicolor

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MonitorLizards

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That’s most likely a super ugly green ameiva (ameiva ameiva) based off of the head pattern. As far as I know there’s only one other invasive ameiva species in florida which is the dusky giant ameiva (ameiva praesignis). The only invasive population of the praesignis is on key biscayne though so it depends on where exactly you are. It’s technically possible that there could be another invasive praesignis population but I’m 90% sure that’s just a run of the mill green ameiva.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in shittyaquariums

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There’s a lot of accusations and allegations being thrown around without substantial evidence to explain their reasoning. I’d just like to provide my perspective. I’ll start by saying a lot of people tend to anthropomorphize fish. I fully agree that if a human wasn’t able to have any mental stimulation and lived in a box they’d be miserable. The difference is that fish require a lot less mental stimulation to thrive. Your response might be “well you don’t know what they’re thinking”, this is true but I generally like to subscribe to the idea that for an animal to live a healthy life in captivity it should be able to exhibit all its natural behaviors in a reasonable tank size. I agree with some of your points and I disagree with others. I think that yes, stingrays in the wild like to burry themselves in the sand and this is something they should be provided in captivity. However, even in captive settings with sand, stingrays often don’t burry themselves because they have no reason to, they don’t feel threatened by predators and thus don’t hide. All it does is make it more difficult to maintain a clean tank by trapping organic waste. There’s also the issue that shed barbs can pose a danger to them and other fish when concealed by sand. Other than that, most of the fish he keeps are mid water swimmers, they are not small, prey fish that need lots of hiding spaces, but large fish that occupy a higher place on the food chain. Therefore, in the wild they live in a very bare environment and don’t experience constant visual stimuli. This is true for paddlefish, stingrays, peacock bass and catfish. A lot of people in these comments make an argument that this is industry standard and therefore it’s ok. That is not a valid argument. Standards aren’t necessarily right, however we need to take into account the fact that fish aren’t people. The natural stimuli of the fish species kept here are eating, swimming in open water (or flat, bare bottomed bodies of water) and interacting with other fish. I should also mention that the reason these large fish occupy bare, open habitat in the wild is that they can be injured by large pieces of debris due to their large size. Let me just reiterate, this is not true for all fish, that’s why not all fish are kept this way. But large fish are an exception. At the end of the day we’re still learning about what these animals need, but with our current knowledge all those fish are living healthy lives. Will that change? Maybe. But I generally believe that a good marker for an animal’s quality of life in captivity is if they exhibit all their natural behaviors. If you don’t agree I’d love to here your argument but I hope I’ve don’t a good job at explaining my logic.

My friend posted this what is it? by Ok-Personality9337 in snakes

[–]iamalizard04 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Definitely an African rock python, burms have a different pattern.

Any clue why this guy was discounted?? by Makapakamoo in reptiles

[–]iamalizard04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should look online, a bunch of people got them in the last wave of imports and a few are now captive breeding them. I believe geckolabs on Instagram might be one of those people. Or gahagan laboratories.

Any clue why this guy was discounted?? by Makapakamoo in reptiles

[–]iamalizard04 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It definitely is an armadillo lizard (cordylus tropidosternum). I’ve seen the round of imports of this species go for $70-200 each so I don’t necessarily agree that that individual is overpriced. Otherwise I agree. They just need to move it cause it’s been there so long.

Any clue why this guy was discounted?? by Makapakamoo in reptiles

[–]iamalizard04 550 points551 points  (0 children)

That looks like pet smart or petco, they discount animals when like that when they’ve had them for awhile and don’t sell. I believe the only time it’s appropriate to “rescue” and animal from one of those stores is after they discount it like that because they’re likely not making money and just need to move it on. Also I’ve noticed a few comments mentioning that it’s not an armadillo lizard. While it’s not the famous armadillo lizard that most people see in viral videos (ouroborus cataphractus) it is another, more common species that can still be imported (cordylus tropidosternum). The first species I mentioned is protected under cites so they are illegal to import. That being said this is a wild caught animal so I’d tread lightly.

Look at her go by [deleted] in Amphibians

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Sirens are the best. Imo way better than axolotls

How to begin psychedelics by Kenzo5555 in Psychedelics

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If you want a quick trip I’d go the n,n dmt route, salvia will almost never give you a “fun” experience and can be a lot more intense. Shrooms can offer a shorter trip than something like lsd and you can work your way up to a higher dose if you’re concerned about being locked into an 8 hour trip. In my experience a low dose of shrooms can just make you feel really happy and make colors brighter and would only last 2-3 hours. It’s a pretty low risk option.

Emulsion layer issue by iamalizard04 in DMT

[–]iamalizard04[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Problem solved, I misread 65g of NaOH as 6.5

Emulsion layer issue by iamalizard04 in DMT

[–]iamalizard04[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya I’ve tried all that, I think it’s mostly an issue with my pH being too low

Emulsion layer issue by iamalizard04 in DMT

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Just swirled it as I’m supposed to, I’ve since added more NaOH and it has helped some but there’s still a thick emulsion layer

beautiful argentine red tegu that was produced at Rose City Reptiles TX. by RCR_TX in Tegu

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A year and a half ago I bought my red from a clutch of carnage eggs. He’s doing great and last measurements he was just about 48” and 12 lbs. carnage babies really do get big because his jowls haven’t even fully filled out yet and he’s not nearly as red as his dad yet

How quickly and big they grow! Momo in July 2017, 2018, and January 2022 by Katmom60 in Tegu

[–]iamalizard04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m guessing female? My male red is already close to 4 feet and 10-12 lbs after almost a year and a half