Feeding Rats Vs. Mice
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9/2/06
Who's Who
and the History of Ball Python Morphs
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7/2/06
What is a Prolapse?
And What
can you do?
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8/5/06
"How
do I know if I have Salmonella?"
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8/8/06
"My Corn Snake Regurgitated! What should I do?"
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8/8/06]
How to rid of
Mites
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9/7/06
"A Rat Attacked
My Snake!" -
aid it without paying big bills
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10/7/06
Vocabulary/Definitions:
Arboreal -
Living/thriving in the tops of trees and
require a much taller terrarium
Carapace
The top part of the shell of a chelonian
(turtle)
Chelonian
A turtle or tortoise
Cloaca
Opening under the tail through which
many reptiles perform fecal, urinary, and reproductive functions. Also see
Vent
Clutch
A complete group of eggs laid at one time,
and some reptiles lay multiple clutches per season
Crepuscular
Pertaining to twilight; describing an
animal active at dusk or dawn
Diurnal
Active during the day; opposite of
nocturnal
Dusting
- To dust is to
put a feeder (ex. cricket) in a specially formulated high-calcium
supplement that can be bought at most pet stores
Gut-Loading
- This is when
you feed insects VERY healthy food at least 24 hours prior to feeding
them to your reptile
Herpetoculture
The
breeding of reptiles and amphibians
Het -
Short for heterozygous, or containing two different alleles. Ex: Aa
would be Het for Albino, having one Albino (a) gene and one Normal (A)
gene.
Hybrid
-
The offspring of genetically different
parents. In example, a ball python to a blood python
Nocturnal
Active during the night. Opposite of
diurnal.
Ophidiophobia
-
The
(irrational) fear of snakes...
Plastron
The bottom part of the shell of a chelonian
Prolapse
The expelling of either the penis or the
intestines and the inability to withdraw them back into the body.
Scute
Each bony plate that makes up a turtles
shell (as opposed to a scale)
Semi-aquatic
A species that can be found both on
land and in water
Terrarium
A mainly terrestrial
enclosure
Terrestrial -
Living/ Thriving
on the ground, in holes, etc, and do not require climbing objects.
UVA
Ultra-Violet A. This is the visible wavelength. It
is responsible for inducing normal behavior in reptiles such as feeding,
climbing, mating etc
UVB
Ultra-Violet B. One of the two non-visible
wavelengths of light. This is what gives humans suntans. In reptiles, UVB allows for the synthesis of vitamin D3 which allows reptiles to
process calcium in their system, thus preventing or reversing metabolic
bone disease
Vent
Opening under the tail through which the turtle
performs fecal, urinary and reproductive functions. Also see Cloaca.
