Like other reptiles, leopard geckos are cold-blooded. Instead of producing their own heat like mammals, they instead regulate their temperature by moving around their environment. Leopard geckos may bask in the morning sun to warm up or shelter beneath a rock ledge to keep cool in the hottest ...
I was surprised at how different chameleons are to bearded dragons and geckos and I'm very happy I got this guide else the way I'd have went about in preparing my chameleon's habitat would have been dead wrong. I'll be recommending this guide to my fellow reptile enthusiast for sure!
In the lunar calendar, May is known as the “month of poison” due to it being the month when temperatures rise, precipitation increases, and venomous pests start to breed. The custom of Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, is to “repel the five...
When it comes to cleaning your reptile or amphibian’s enclosure, this largely entails the general removal and disposal of any solid or organic and physical debris left in the enclosure by you or your animal. Some examples of such can include any uneaten food, feces, urates, infertile eggs ...
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which falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, is to “repel the five venoms,” referring to the five types of venomous pests, which are generally considered to be snakes, scorpions, centipedes, geckos, and toads. However, since geckos are not poisonous, they are sometimes replaced...