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Can an Electronic Mouse Repeller Harm my Frog?
The electronic mice repellers on the market are designed to specifically target rodents - this includes all members of the rodent family, such as...
Can Bearded Dragons Eat Beetroot?
Bearded dragons are omnivores which means that their natural diet includes both “meat” (in their case, mostly insects) and plant material. Therefore, at least half the...
Correct Temperature for Keeping a Snake?
King snakes are happiest at temperatures between 24°C and 29°C. The smaller your snake is, the faster it will lose heat, so it's best to keep young...
Do Tortoises Excrete a Substance that Causes Illness?
While healthy tortoises do not excrete a specific disease-causing substance, as such - like all reptiles, they do often carry the Salmonella...
How Can We Help Our Timid Corn Snake?
An interesting question and one which opens up some important areas for snake-keeping in general – handling and housing. I’m assuming that...
Iguana Has Lost Appetite: What Can We Feed Him?
The first thing I’m absolutely bound to say is that you really do need to find a vet. Even if the one who looks after the stock animals on the...
Is it Normal for a King Snake to Stop Eating?
King snakes in the wild eat a variety of prey, from rodents to birds, amphibians to lizards and even, frequently, other snakes! In fact, they...
Monitor Lizard: Should Heat Lamp Be Off at Night?
The answer to your question really depends on the type of set up you’re using. If the heat lamp is the sole source of warmth, it wouldn’t be...
Should I Leave the Heat Bulb on Overnight?
It really depends on the overall heating arrangement in your bearded dragon tank.
If your heat bulb is only providing a hot spot for...
What Documentation do I Need for my Tortoises to Travel?
France allows private individuals to import a maximum of 5 pet reptiles, per family – provided that they are not put up for sale or sold, under any...
Why Has Our Tortoise Turned Aggressive?
Well, that rather depends on your point of view! Although it’s impossible to be 100 per cent sure from a distance, it sounds like perfectly...





