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No More Chameleon Eggs
The last chameleon egg went bad over the weekend. I’m kind of disappointed, and as horrible as it is, I’m a little relieved. Every since we found out the eggs were good, I’ve worried about having to find food small … Continue reading
My reptile is getting burned by it's heat bulb, what should I do?
Someone recently found the blog by searching for this question, and I thought that it was important enough to address here. Sometimes heat bulbs can get too hot and burn reptiles – chameleons are notorious for sitting near bulbs that … Continue reading
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Sully's gone
Jeff woke up last Sunday, and Sully was dead. He’d been acting normally and eating and drinking regularly until Saturday night, when, of course the vet’s office was closed. Sunday it was too late.
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How long have you been interested in reptiles and amphibians?
I think I’ve always been interested in reptiles and amphibians, although to tell you the truth if i was out walking and a snake I’d never seen before crossed my path I’d be a little nervous. I loved watching the … Continue reading
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Any new reptiles lately?
How are your reptiles doing? Is anything exciting going on? Ours are healthy, but they aren’t exciting. I guess that’s a good thing though – too much excitement would probably mean something bad was going on. Are you planning on … Continue reading
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Legless frog mystery solved
Legless Frog Mystery Solved It turns out that the deformed frogs and toads aren’t caused by chemical contaminants after all, or at least they aren’t all caused by them. Scientists have discovered that some species of dragonfly nymphs eat the … Continue reading
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Chameleon egg update
The chameleon eggs still haven’t hatched. Since they were laid on July 1, 2008, and they normally take 6-13 months to hatch we still have about another month and a half before things start to look abnormal. Unfortunately some of … Continue reading
Help! My crickets are eating my chameleon
David just left a comment with a very good question, which I edited a bit for clarity. “My chameleon is a youngster and eats medium crickets. Now I looked at him just a moment ago and the crickets have been … Continue reading
Are your lizards lazy?
Have you noticed your lizards are getting lazy? Tiger, the leopard gecko, is doing ok, but Sully is getting lazier in his old age. Since we started feeding him roaches, Jeff makes sure that the roaches don’t escape from Sully’s … Continue reading
They've got roaches, just like us!
Those are definitely not words that I want to hear in public, especially when they’re coming from my husband. My three year old niece loves looking at the roaches when she comes over. The last time she visited she even … Continue reading
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Northern Lights Reptiles 