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Rack is temp, enclosures cost money. Leave the torch and pitchforks at the door.
Mother and baby
Live in Southeast Georgia, USA and found in backyard. Yard backs into marshland if that helps. I have 4 dogs and a baby so just want to know what we might have out here…
(Edit- forgot pic in original post)
The day before yesterday we also had a snake on the veranda at night (same species, different snake). Is it a coincidence or could there have been a nest nearby? This guy will be spending the night in a pillowcase inside a box and be relocated in the morning. Located Queensland Australia.
Hi, I have a male ball python in a 5x2x2 setup. Whilst I love my little idiot, he manages to flatten all the fake plants that act as cover in his enclosure, so I end up having to re-arrange every morning. Overall, the enclosure is pretty bland looking, all be it functional, and I've wanted to give it a makeover for quite a while.
Hank has this one rock he loves to sit and bask on, and I was wondering about going for a more rocky terrain enclosure, sort of like the rocky pebble surface you'd find on a beach. The main problem I could see with this is risk of cuts/bruises and humidity from the watered substrate not being able to evaporate under all the rocks. As such, I was wondering if anyone has attempted something like this before. Many thanks.
Why does my corn snake strike at me when I go to get her dish to put water in it? I never touch any of the mice she eats.
Help please!! I've been trying to get rid of this ant problem for over a month now and they just keep coming back to this substrate its in my milk snake and my African fat tailed geckos tank I use coconut fiber and they still seem to find they're way to nesting in my snakes burrow holes. She stays in the blue hide usually but I need solutions I've tried vinegar water and ant traps around my room its not working. I've also redone her tank fully cleaned it etc and used the vinegar solution as a preventative and they came back regardless.
I recently got an emerald tree boa ( 7 months ago) she’s had mites on her for quite sometime. Can someone please tell me if I am doing the treatment right. I have her quarantined in this big bug net thing, every other day I have been trying to soak her in warm water, and then waiting to add a little bit of dawn dish soap to drown out the mites. I’ve heard oils work good as well but I’ve been all over stores looking for things that could help but no avail. Should I just continue soaking her until I see no more mites? Also the mites have been decreasing the more I do this but I want to eradicate them completely.
I’ve been considering getting a snake for a while. I work from home a lot and would like a pet to keep me company, devote some time to. i would need a pet that doesn’t require a massive amount of space and that wouldn’t bother my flatmate, and I’ve always liked snakes… I’ve found a corn snake with all the equipment etc on gumtree in my area and I’m quite tempted to go for it. I’m passionate about animals and would definitely take care of it best I can. Are there any things I should know before I embark on this?
Can someone identify this type of snake for me and is it dangerous? I live in Sa Kaeo province in Thailand. I have google imaged it and it's saying that it's a Chrysopelea paradisi, would this be correct?
Also he’s bitty, but cute😂😂
Scared of snakes here. I LOVE THIS GROUP! I no longer jump when a photo of a snake is in front of me. I’ve actually held a few as a child! I had Monty’s boa around my brother and I. And I held a baby corn at the zoo, which was fine for about 60 seconds until the heebeejeebees kicked in from the movement.Because of you guys I’ve learned so much from you wonderful people! My aunt is terrified of pictures of snakes, so let’s show her that they can be adorable!
Hot Pot here is a wanted criminal. He has stolen my backpack and refuses to give it back.
Looking into inverters to keep the cage powered on for as long as possible.
How long would this last me? Doing my research on UPS
Hi. Winter is coming and I want to prepare of an emergency situation of when I'm not there for my snake. I live In a college basement so it gets cold easily. Good news is that the room is incredibly small and I can use this to my advantage. Power has gone out before when I was on a trip and it was a freak accident. How would I prepare? Would I get a UPS or would I get a really expensive generator to power the cage up for a few days? When power does go out I do have reptile safe heating packets and I have an emergency kit ready to go, but how would I prepare if I wasn't there, like on a vacation? Would I hire a sitter? I could ask one of my roommates. Would I need a UPS?
found by the lake by my house, i live in the suburbs outside houston
So I inherited a brand new Vision Cage model 332, it's 75 gallons. My friend unfortunately passed away and wasn't able to make use if it before he passed away, so he left it to me in his will.
I'm wanting to honour his memory by getting a pet snake, and I'm wondering what species would thrive in a 75 gallon.
Any help is appreciated.
A couple friends were wondering if its even possible to cross breed a reticulated or an anaconda with a viper species? I did read that ai with successful fertilization and production of offspring has only been reported in 3 snake species. 🤔
I'm getting a new snake + upgrading my corn both to 4x2x2s so I went to the dollar store to get more fake plants. I was able to get a TON and will be washing them all but the curse of christmas decorations has gotten loose glitter over a lot of the fake plants. If I'm not able to wash off 100% of the glitter is thay okay? Or should I be endeavouring to scrub every leaf bare?
To confirm no I didn't get glittery plants, the glittery plants just shit all over the non glittery plants.
I was in a park in Winter Haven Fl and came across this tiny snake which I thought was a worm. It froze when I approached it. Any idea what it is and if it's poisonous (I doubt it)?