Savannah monitors are one of the monitor lizards that tend to die early even in captivity. The highest mortality is for the first few months of their life, mostly due to poor husbandry, dehydration, and internal parasites. How will you know if your Savannah monitor is dying? What can you do to prevent it? The …
Shedding is a common phenomenon in most reptiles, including blue tongue skinks. These adorable skinks lose their old skin and develop a new one to accommodate their growing body and to get rid of any parasites. Moreover, the frequency of shedding depends on your blue tongue skink’s age. Juvenile blue tongue skinks shed once in …
Blue tongue skinks are unique reptiles that require physical and mental stimulation. Therefore, it is essential for them to be tamed in order to provide them with their needs. You would not want your blue tongue skink biting you when you are just trying to feed it, right? Blue tongue skinks need to be given …
Have you noticed that your blue tongue skink is repeatedly opening and closing its mouth? This is a relatively common occurrence, but many owners are unsure when they should seek medical attention for their reptile and when the behavior is nothing to worry about. Why do blue tongue skinks open their mouths? A blue tongue …
Many Blue Tongue Skinks owners are unaware of how good their pets are at escapes and hiding in unbelievably tight spots. One of the crucial things is to find reasons why your Blue Tongue Skink is trying to escape. You should also know how to find it once something like that happens. Blue Tongue Skinks …
The mourning gecko’s charm is so irresistible that you might take it out of its enclosure and keep handling it, day in and day out. But, should mourning geckos be handled? Is it even safe to handle mourning geckos? How can we handle mourning geckos properly? In general, mourning geckos should not be handled. As …
It may be alarming to see your blue tongue skink trying its hardest to push or slide against the glass of its enclosure. Is it sick? Is it injured? Why is your blue tongue skink glass surfing? Blue tongue skinks glass surf when the tank is either too small or too large. It may also …
Snakes are renowned for opening their mouths wide to eat – with some species able to open to a 140-degree angle! But have you noticed that your pet snake opens and closes its mouth or seems to be yawning even when not feeding? Are you worried about it? Your snake’s mouth could be open when …
Most domesticated snake species are beautiful, docile, and fun to hold, but owners often ask whether their pets feel anything. It is possible to see when these reptiles are unsatisfied with food and environmental conditions, but the question is can snakes feel negative emotions and get depressed? Reptiles, including snakes, do not have the intellectual …
Is it possible that our snakes are more scared of us than we are of them? As we care for snakes, we realize that all their responses are based on stressors or lack thereof in their environment. But there are just those instances where they seem too afraid of us. Why is your snake afraid …