Are you concerned about shedding problems in your Savannah monitor? Understanding how and why they shed their skin can help you avoid common husbandry mistakes that result in problems with shedding. Savannah Monitors experience a natural cycle of skin renewal every 4-6 weeks as they shed their skin in patches. A healthy monitor will complete …
Reptile Behavior
Do bearded dragons make noise? Will their noises keep you up at night? What is really cool about the noises that bearded dragons make is that they serve as signs of how they currently feel or if something is stressing them out. Bearded dragons can make hissing, burping, whistling, rasping, and huffing noises. They can …
If you are considering getting a savannah monitor as a pet, you might have found out how big these guys are. Of course, this probably makes you wonder how dangerous these reptiles can be for you and your family when kept as pets. Like most pets, savannah monitors can be dangerous as they carry bacteria. …
Is your Savannah monitor behaving differently? If so, it could be stressed, but how do you tell for sure? Savannah monitors may show stress through decreased appetite, weight loss, decreased activity, increased aggression, threat displays, defecation, vomiting, and playing dead. These behaviors may be caused by environmental, social, nutritional, and handling stressors. In this article, …
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 …