Category: Reptiles

Who’s this slippery customer? Pantheropis guttatus – a gloriously stripey, quasi-Dennis the Menace of the family of corn snakes. Since the time of Adam and Eve, snakes have divided opinion, but if you fancy keeping one of these critters, then a corn snake is the best place to start. Why get a snake? Any snake kept as a pet automatically carries with it novelty bonus points, but that shouldn’t be the guiding factor. They are

Bearded Dragon Bearded Dragon is the name used for any agamid lizard in the genus Pogona. They are native to Australia, and are sometimes the first reptile people get as pets. Bearded Dragons are popular pets, notably the species Inland or Central Bearded Dragon. These animals are also affectionately called “Beardies” by those who breed or raise them. They are a ideally suited to children, because of their friendly and calm nature, along with the

Does your idea of feeding your pet snake consist of tossing some food in the tank every couple of days, closing the lid and walking away? Continue reading and you’ll find that there is a lot more involved, and you may just pick up some useful tips to make your snake a lot happier. It is best to start using the right techniques as early as you can with your snake, hopefully when they are

Every owner of a pet snake has to deal with their animal refusing food at one point or another. It is simply something that we all deal with. In this article I’m going to explain a few time tested methods of getting snake’s to eat. I don’t claim to have come up with them (they are well known by breeders and hobbyist alike), but I can vouch for their effectiveness. Before we get into the

Unfortunately, feeding any snake is not always as simple as putting a mouse in the tank to find it gone the next morning. Occasionally the snake will refuse to feed and it may be tricky to get going again. There are all sorts of feeding hints and tips; however there is always a reason why a snake is not eating. Below there is a checklist of reasons, and then solutions to the problems: 1) Unsuitable

When it comes to pet snakes, the vast majority of snake bites occur during feeding time. Many of these are the result of improper feeding techniques. Among reptile geeks like myself, these are often referred to as stupid feeding errors or SFEs. I myself made an SFE several years ago with an otherwise docile rainbow boa, but I haven’t repeated the error since then. Usually, one SFE is all it takes before a snake keeper

Snakes are carnivores and eat only meat — and they will eat almost anything that is smaller or even slightly bigger than them. Feeding your pet snake a variety of mice, rat pups, frogs, lizards, fish, day old chicks, and even worms would sufficiently sustain their healthy diet. Whatever dietary needs they have for plants are met from their prey’s digestive tracts. Snakes in the wild eat a variety of animals found in the perimeter

One thing to consider when keeping a snake as a pet, is that unlike cats or dogs, snakes do not eat canned food. While cats are also carnivores  that eat rodents, you do not have to feed them the mice complete. But there are no cans with ready to use food for snakes. This is not only because cats and ferrets are more common kept predators, but also because snakes do need to eat differently.