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john - 2012-03-30
Hey, cought another garter snake and I believe it is male. He is about 2 feet long and laughs at me so I will name him giggles. I saved him from a HUGE 7 FOOT LONG WATER MOCASIN (which attempted to kill me). I was wondering what should I do to keep him alive as he is much smaller (in being wide) and has a small head. Also I would like to breed them and was thinking that I could attempt to mimic their habitat by using different soils and maybe some plants along with a filtered pool(about 5 gallons or less) with live fish and plants and frogs. My mom asked me if it was a boy or a girl and I had to say it was a girl or she would get mad about baby snakes living in the house. All I want to do is replenish the wild numbers. I also need name suggestions for the one that really is a girl.

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Jeremy Roche - 2012-03-30
To start, becareful around water mocasins. Dangerous snake to tangle with. your snake should be fine as long as the large one is well fed. Take caution feeding them together, that is when on occasion accidents happen.
Shawn Handley Jr. - 2012-04-05
Water Moccasins don't eat other snakes they eat fish, small game, and things like that but never a snake from what I know. Are you sure the snake you saw trying to eat it wasn't a king snake which regulary prey upon other snakes?
john - 2012-04-08
It was a moccasin cause I saw the inside of its mouth.

donna - 2008-07-13
I have one that came into the pet store I work at. No one would handle him except me and it even bit a co-worker but once it settled down to the new place, it got very easy to handle although it had everyone leery of it. I finally brought it home and it's the sweetest snake I have ever had. My only problem is getting it to eat mice. It would rather have a bird but I'm finding it's very hard to find feeder birds for a snake. Any suggestions, I love this snake. Now if I could find out what sex it is and find birds for feeding...

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camille - 2010-06-12
This is an old comment, but you could always buy a few feeder chicks to 'scent' your feeder mice with. The mouse will have the smell of bird on it, which may make it more appealing to the snake. People do this with Hognose snakes all the time, which eat toads and lizards as opposed to mice.
SSSimon - 2010-07-09
Heat-up some raw chicken breast in warm water. Place it near the snake. If that doesn't work then dangle the chicken from a fishing rod and line (minus the hook of course) in front of it's face. Jiggle it if it won't bite. Just make sure the chicken breast is loosely fastened or thread through for easy line removal. This may take some practice. Good luck.
kosal - 2010-11-13
First I would try uncle henrys a lot of free-er cheap unwanted animals to birds. I have 2 8-10 ft red tail boas and 2 ball pythons. They get really expensive to feed. So I had to find other ways. So I hope that can help a little bit.

Candice - 2010-11-06
My baby Leopard gecko name is Breannan he let's me handle him and he's very sweet but recently I've notice he's stopped eating I've tried feeding him baby fruit food but now he won't eat it any more. Also I've notice he's developed these indentions on the sides of his head between the top of his head and his ear, I don't know what they are or if he's sick and that's a sign. Help?

Kinsey - 2010-09-16
Hi. I have three leopard geckos. They are so much fun and my family and I love them soooo much!!! We have a blizzard leopard gecko, and a tangerine leopard gecko, and one regular leopard gecko... I have a 6 year old and a 4 year old and they do great with the leopard geckos. They are a wonderful pet for kids.... They are not skittish at all, and they are not a pet you have to play with every day.. They do just fine if they do not get held every day. They are very easy to take care of as well. Very cool pets!!! :)

soccer champ - 2012-01-12
I want a leapard gecko but my mom said no. :(

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Alex Burleson - 2012-01-12
That's quite unfortunate. What was her reasoning?
Charlie Roche - 2012-01-13
Just maybe the gecko plus all the other things like a tank, food, decorations can cost quite a bit. Is it possible for you to save up enough money that you could purchase the gecko plus tank etc. That would show your mom how responsible you can be and would be with a gecko and she just might have a change of mind. It is worth asking.
Anonymous - 2012-02-11
i am so sorry
Anonymous - 2012-03-12
What charlie said.

haylee - 2011-07-01
Oh and I live in AZ mesa.

Tubbs - 2007-03-06
i have 2 leopard geckos both of which are male. there names are Quop and Scooter. they are really cool. one pooped on me and it was cool. my friend put one on his nose and he just chilled there for like five minutes until we put him back. so all of you people interest in getting leopard geckos i would definitely recommend it and come to this site because it is the best...

jen - 2008-02-14
I bought a baby tailless whip yesterday but am not sure on it's sex. Does anyone know how i can find out how to sex him/her, any information on their breeding, as well as any other useful info.

Tracy - 2012-09-08
I just got a juvinile bearded dragon about days ago.Its probably about 5-6 months old. He was light in color compaired to the others in its tank, but seemed healthy. Got him home and he was very social. Now it's shedding, and EXTREEMLY lethargic.Tonight while holding him he barely moved. He didn't eat his crickets today. I don't think he touched his salad. Tomorrow I'm going to bathe him and see if it helps. Would the shedding process and stress of a new home cause this reaction? I don't think there is impaction because he has been having bowel movements. He seemed fine until yesterday, and this morning I at first thought he was dead, I couldn't tell if he was breathing. After I checked on him he ran around for a little bit,but seemed sleepy after that.

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Charlie Roche - 2012-09-09
Bearded Dragons become very lethargic during a molt. They will also molt less frequently as they mature. Do not under any circumstances try and hlep your bearded dragon molt fast by pulling or attempting top ull of the skin. You could kill him. He needs to do it at his own rate and timetable. You can spritz him very gently with a little warm water or possibly just let him walk around in a very shallow dish with warm water but do not BATHE him. If you pulled essentailly dry skin off sunbrun - it would hurt. If you tried to rub it off, it would hurt. So let him go at his own speed, he will be fine just makes him tired. Lot of work.

clay - 2011-02-14
I want to buy a 12''centipede or bigger in a glass case for my trophy room. If anyone knows where I can get one please let me know!

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juan - 2012-05-26
i dont know where you are from or where you are at but i just purchased a
vietnamese centipede about 12 inches long you can contact me at juanignacio1505@yahoo.com they can even special order them for you i have all details and phone numbers for you !
luke - 2012-06-01
Go to floridaherps.com they have Giant Orange Legged Centipedes for sale - not sure how big they are but hope this helps

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