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Dubias breed far too slowly, are not climbers, and are predictable as to where they will go. Even if your entire roach bin was tipped over and they scattered you could have them all gone in a month. If you were keeping Turkish, or German roaches you would be tenting your house in a month. I...

I'm glad the damage wasn't worse, luckily the rats were just tasting and not outright attacking. It is a good thing she found someone with experience and time to care for her! Good job. Rats are horrid little beasts and nearly impossible to really keep out. They can gnaw through wood, burrow...

It looks like you can even keep 2 of them! http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/freshwater-turtles/ It doesn't specify the type of box turtle but if its anything like the other laws they don't seem to quibble about exact species if it looks similar. If it was me I would contact...

In general this is commonly accepted as true, however, with the limited success people have with Senegals in general this may or may not be a good source of water for an animal notoriously prone to dehydration. It is obviously recognizing standing water as a source of water. The whole...

Well now I know who is in charge of security when we finally get a chameleon group going in town. Awesome fight. I remember when ufc first started thinking it would be great fun. I don't have testicular fortitude to participate but it sure looks like great fun. This also explains why...

Coalition for community cats is local. They used to loan out traps. Honestly, nobody wants a cat and they are best off using the tnr method. Most strays and all ferals wind up euthanized unless they are lucky enough to get into the happy tails system. Check out alley cat allies. They have...

I do think the idea is good. It would have to be entirely based on accomplishments and key indicators for being able to successfully care for chameleons. It could be a great self assessment tool if done properly. Done incorrectly it would just be a waste of time furthering standard keeper...

Good sir, integrity is not for sale! (not for less than 500 bucks anyway...)

Ha ha, I wish I had time for this kind of project. I suspect most wouldn't even use it if it did exist.

Laurie, you rate as awesome. I would think one would have to spend a lot of time determining a list of accomplishments and the relative difficulty. For example successfully raising and breeding a wild caught quad would be far more of an accomplishment than breeding a captive veiled. Some...

Jeremy, you're not a very good nerd. The idea itself sounds like great fun but the implementation is lacking. As one who is a genuine nerd I would base it off of Dungeons and Dragons principals. Certain actions / accomplishments could be worth a specific number of experience points. Experience...

I'm not disagreeing with you, Kent, or Kara at all. What I am saying is that this might not be the best endeavor for a new keeper. If someone really wants a muscle car but has never driven a car before I would recommend they learn on car with less power to get the basics of driving down first...

The best reason in my opinion beginning chameleon keepers should stick with captive bred chameleons is that it is very difficult for a person not familiar with keeping chameleons to determine health status and provide proper acclimation. Until one is competent at providing the correct...

That guy looks awesome (looks like a boy at least from that angle). They are probably the "cutest" cham species like little unadorned dancers. I had a full grown male (12 inches if you count the tail) who would hang out perching on nothing but the schfleurra leaves. It always amazed me how...

Because people don't care. To the average person an animal is a dumb worthless creature whose main value is food, wool, or novelty incapable of pain or suffering. If you care you must be one of those peta wack jobs. That may be a bit of an exaggeration, and there are plenty of good people...

You guys are crackin me up. But really, who doesn't want to be the first to enjoy a nice clean bathroom? Even my bugs do it! It is a mystery of biology that someday will be solved by a group of academic types.

The issue isn't Facebook it is the people in the groups. You will find the same thing on other reptile forums, yahoo groups, or any place where uneducated pet owners congregate. It just so happens Facebook is the place most people use now. The issue is point of sale education and support is...

I tend to look at it as the movies are different than the books. A movie is like candy whereas a book is a full meal. Some movies are fine chocolates while others are sweet tarts, books the same, there are tv pulp dinners and masterful 5 course gourmet meals. There is enough variety in both to...

Couple of things I would do. First, instead of using one high wattage bulb that gets super hot I've had really good results with 2 lower wattage bulbs. Like a 75 watt and a 40 watt. The 40 watt warms up the ambient a bit and allows the 75 to get the basking spot warmer. Also if you don't...

I read the books in high school. I recall my Jr. Year English teacher allowed me to write a report on it when the assignment was to read and report on a classic. I told her it was better written than most of the real classics and she agreed it would undoubtedly prove itself over time and...