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Jenny - 2012-05-31
Hey so I held this spider in the petstore. I loved it he is way cool and not to jumpy but my friends are scared. We had an issue moving him into the cage so he is all hyper still I thought I should just give him little bit to calm down but I'm kinda scared to hold him now any advise?

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Charlie Roche - 2012-05-31
Let the little fella settle in for a couple of days and then just hold your hand in the cage for a few minutes a few times a day so he gets used to your hand going in and out. Move slowly. Also give yourself time to watch your spider and start to understand his movements. When you believe the spider is relaxed around you and you are now relaxed around him just lay your hand palm up in front of him about 2 inches or so. Do that and just keep your hand still and then just move your hand palm up closer to him. Eventually (few days to a week) you should be able to just slide your hand under his belly and pick him up. You get him off the same way - just lay your hand palm down in the cage and sorta pull your hand out gently from underneath him. It tickles. You can even just let him touch your inger until you get used to him OK? Just go slow and give both of you some time.

Lisa Woodward - 2012-09-09
I just bought a 90 lb Sulcata Tortoise. I have had her for 4 days and we are getting to know each other. She has an injury to the left side of her shell due to a heat lamp melting plastic on her. Apparently this happened many years ago. Is there anything I can use to treat this area to keep it healthy? I am noticing that red ants are attracted to it and I am concerned. Other than that, she seems happy and good appetite. Concerned Lisa

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Jeremy Roche - 2012-09-10
Is the shell actually cracked? I have seen sealants for shells if it is. Give your local vet a call.

Christian Herrera - 2012-09-07
Can I add a stingray to my tank to live with my turtle 150+ gallons

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Clarice Brough - 2012-09-17
Your tank is definitely big enough, and red-earred sliders aren't really bottom dwellers. So there shouldn't be any competition for location, but a freshwater ray will definitely want a sandy substrate.

Mary - 2012-09-06
A long time fish enthusiast my boys begged for something more interesting so we just got our first turtle, an African Snake-neck. It is awesome! He's so curious and really watches what we do! We researched and spoke at length with a local reptile dealer about the right turtle for us, how to set up his habitat and what his needs would be. After a bit of trial and error on my part I believe we have a nice situation for him. However, the turtle guy said only three or four inches of water were needed. Online articles I've read said 8 to 10 inches. I added more water and he used more of his habitat but when he retreated to his favorite end, which was then deeper, he acted panicky and distressed so I took most of the additional water back out. Any comments or suggestions?

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Jeremy Roche - 2012-09-06
These turtles normally need deeper areas of water. It will get use to the extra water and actually enjoy the ability to go into deep water.

jessica - 2012-09-06
Do you know what it means when the scales and skin on a royal python come off? A royal python where I work started looking ill, not eating and its skin started to look too big for its body. It has not grown since we have had it. The other day we noticed that when you lifted it from the top of its body some kind of liquid which looked like blood but more paler was filling the base of its tail. We left it a couple of days to see if it would go down but it then started leaking out and today another member of staff was trying to get the discharge off its body and the scales at the bottom of its tail slid off. Now the bottom of the body is white and the rest has its scales. What should we do and what could this be?

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Charlie Roche - 2012-09-06
It is molting the outer layer so it can get bigger.

Mell - 2012-09-03
I have a bearded dragon and his left eye is open slightly and it looks to have something brown and sort of hard up under his eye. Is there anything I can do to help him.

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Charlie Roche - 2012-09-04
Let's try and find out what it is. You can take a cotton ball and just soak in warm water and hold against his eye. Won't hurt him but they brown whatever might just come off. maybe a scab. Maybe a little cyst and then a scab over it. You can use a dipeed in the warm water to try and loosen the brown whatever also. First find out what it is. Maybe it you just clean it off - it will go away (I hope) if not then vet.
Jeremy Roche - 2012-09-04
Did it maybe just shed?

Ren - 2012-09-02
I have a baby Eastern Spiny Soft shell Turtle. I have not set my tank up yet. I want it to be perfect so he's in a small plastic tub. I change the water everyday since its not a lot of water. I put some calcium sand in there and now there is a film on top of the water - is calcium sand ok. I have also notice a light white fuzz on his neck can't tell if it is shedding of a fungus. any thoughts? thank you

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Clarice Brough - 2012-09-17
I'm guessing its a fungus. Be sure to have a filter on his tank as that will help with the film, and can help prevent infections. You may want to treat the water with a fungal medication (like for fish). Once he's in a larger body of water, that should help. They are a more difficult water turtle to care for, but once you get him established and his final home on a maintenance schedule, you should do fine.

Jeffery moorman - 2012-09-01
My tarantula has been very busy closing off half of his cradle with webbing as well as rolling dead carcasses up in webbing, my question is why roll up the dead carcasses?

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Clarice Brough - 2012-09-17
Hmm... don't know:) Maybe it's just handy, and he wants his food source close.

Bryson - 2012-09-01
Where can u get a spiny soft-shelled turtle near Norman, OK or Van Buren, AR?

Latina - 2012-09-01
My 2 year old Tarantula has been for a week spinning his web and has made a tunnel where he cant even reach his water and barely can see him. He looks likes he's going to molt, but dont know. He made a web ball under him, is this normal?

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Charlie Roche - 2012-09-01
Yep - is normal.

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