View Full Version : a few reptile Q's
nativelover
07-18-2005, 9:42 PM
can a fire skink live with an alligator lizrd? or a few fire skinks.
can u feed anols to your snake?
and
can a matamata turtle be kept with a redear slider?
cenecker
07-19-2005, 1:31 AM
can a fire skink live with an alligator lizrd? or a few fire skinks.
probably - but mixing species is a bad idea in general
can u feed anols to your snake?
yes - if your snake will eat them
can a matamata turtle be kept with a redear slider?
Sorry - I don't honestly know much about turtles - but if pressed I'd half to reinterate my early suggestion - just don't mix species
best solution -
just get a tegu...duh :y220d:
nativelover
07-19-2005, 2:00 AM
best solution -
just get a tegu...duh :y220d:[/QUOTE]
lol. i wish, i dont have the room.or the time to tame it. i kinda like the small lizards 'cause instaed of playin with them on the floor or outside on the grass, you can do it on the computer desk :hitting:
can a fire skink live with an alligator lizrd? or a few fire skinks.
can u feed anols to your snake?
and
can a matamata turtle be kept with a redear slider?
Red ears will do okay with the matamata but need a sturdy sunning spot and should start smaller. Many snakes and lizards will eat green anoles, I feed them to my tokays, Cuban anoles get pretty big and will eat small snakes. Alligator lizards are notorious for eating other lizards and have jaws strong enough to do damage to lizards their own size.
DanDanUK
07-19-2005, 3:08 PM
probably - but mixing species is a bad idea in general
yes - if your snake will eat them
Sorry - I don't honestly know much about turtles - but if pressed I'd half to reinterate my early suggestion - just don't mix species
best solution -
just get a tegu...duh :y220d:
If you wanna know anything about turtles i reckon your best man in here would be RAYMAN45 ask him he seem's to know what he's on about.
nativelover
07-19-2005, 11:35 PM
If you wanna know anything about turtles i reckon your best man in here would be RAYMAN45 ask him he seem's to know what he's on about.
okay. ill wait for him to browse through. lol.
hurry RAY!
DanDanUK
07-20-2005, 6:21 AM
okay. ill wait for him to browse through. lol.
hurry RAY!
180 G Plexi tank w/stand and sump. Pickup in Oakland, CA.
If you visit this post in the buy and sell forum rayman is in there he would like you to PM him ok mate :)
softturtle
07-20-2005, 9:13 PM
I don't know about the skinks but I do know a little about feeding snakes. Most snakes will readily eat anoles (snakes small enough that is). They have a habit of being picky eaters once introduced to a natural food source (chikens, anoles, frogs, ext.) though. Sometimes they will refuse the regular food items. It would not be as cheap or as easy to obtain anoles as it is to get rodents. So unless you have a steady supply of anoles (breeding them?) I would not suggest anoles. They can be helpful in getting wild caught or baby tropical snakes to start eating, but would try to switch to rodents as soon as possible.
Wild caught anoles and fence swifts are bad news as feeders because they almost always carry ticks or mites that can overrun a herp tank. If you have problems with rodent and your snake or predator lizard is big enough try fresh hatched chickens, a lot of granges, feed stores, or hatcheries sell them cheaper than pet store weaner rats.
nativelover
07-21-2005, 12:23 AM
oh, i wasnt catching them, a petstor down the street gets them ineveryonce in awhile and he sells them for like $4 a piece, and their like 6 inches long. and their green, idk if there differ types but these ones are green and i think have a brownish bottom. i think.
oh, i wasnt catching them, a petstor down the street gets them ineveryonce in awhile and he sells them for like $4 a piece, and their like 6 inches long. and their green, idk if there differ types but these ones are green and i think have a brownish bottom. i think.
Knight anoles get bigger and run $20-30 ea., Cubans get 20" long and cost $40-60. Greens are the common ones and run wild from Fla. to La. What kindof snake you got?
nativelover
07-22-2005, 12:02 AM
i think western, but its a hognose. only about 10" . i found him at my pond...btw , whats the max size on thses? like 30", isnt it? but i gave it a baby fence lizerd i found half drown in my pool, and he ate it. but it was only like 3" w/ tail.
cenecker
07-22-2005, 9:23 AM
Oh you bastard -
Hognoses are the coolest snakes. I used to have two. I sold 'em. If I ever get back into snakes I'll probably be getting some more. Must be nice to just find 'em outside.
30" max is probably about right. I'd try to get it to eat rodents as it would be a DAMN lot more cost effective in the long run, but I've heard wild ones can be hard to convert.
In wilr hognose will eat large insacts, frogs lizards, smaller snakes, birds, eggs, salamanders, rodents, and even fish. They get 30-36" long and very heavy bodied. In Va. I had one about 24" and it was very fond of frogs and bullfrog tadpoles, I released it when we moved.
rayman45
07-27-2005, 8:35 PM
ok
what needs to be answered ?
lol
sorry
iheartfishies
07-28-2005, 7:41 PM
In wilr hognose will eat large insacts, frogs lizards, smaller snakes, birds, eggs, salamanders, rodents, and even fish. They get 30-36" long and very heavy bodied. In Va. I had one about 24" and it was very fond of frogs and bullfrog tadpoles, I released it when we moved.
You lived in VA?...
sorry to detrail.:)
Tucc185
07-28-2005, 10:25 PM
Okay, as to the last question about redear & matamata, I would say an unequivocal no. Mata's really need shallow, calm water, with nothing else to frighten them. also, little redears would like nothing better than to bite off every delicate tassel and sensory appendage on the face and neck of the mata. They are definitely best kept alone.
pete620
08-03-2005, 6:11 PM
i think western, but its a hognose. only about 10" . i found him at my pond...btw , whats the max size on thses? like 30", isnt it? but i gave it a baby fence lizerd i found half drown in my pool, and he ate it. but it was only like 3" w/ tail.
Almost all anole, especially those sold in pet shops, are wild caught. You not only have to be cautious of external parisites, but also internal ones. If you do live in VA then you hognose is probably an eastern, which have a very specialized diet not normaly including lizards. Finally, since you FOUND this WILD snake you should PUT IT BACK! It is partly because of people capturing wild reptiles that that are declining so quickly in their natural habitats. The hognose is part of a natural balance that you are so carelesly disrupting by making it your captive. Captive bred western hognose snakes are available at most reptile shows and online for $40.00 or less. Weasterns readily feed on pinky mice, and most importatnly they are captive bred!
You lived in VA?...
sorry to detrail.:)
Ft. Eustice, Va.