Can someone please tell me the difference between a carpet python and a diamond python? Also which is the bigger of the two and by how much. Many thanks...
Hi everyone my b/f has a long necked turtle and it is making wheezing noises which seem to be getting worse. Could this be due to temperature, as the tank has...
sounds like a cold but I have no idea get turtle to a vet sooner rather than too late! ... From: Rebecca Walter To: australianherps@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Greetings all. This is my first post here though I've lurked for a while. I don't keep reptiles but am very interested in them, particularly snakes, and...
Hi, Someone has asked me for documentation concerning the largest recorded specimen of Saltwater Crocodile - date and place of his capture, - total length of...
Hello, that looks like a coastal carpet python to me, morelia spilota mcdowelli. I have a lovely specimen of my own :) Mine also has a blue-greyish tinted...
Hi, my spotted marsh frogs keep spawning about once a fortnight, so far there's about 600+ tadpoles O.O I have some plants in their aquarium, I'm not sure if...
Hello Frogz, goldfish food is too high in protein n (I think) they need spirulina for herbivores / algae grazers this still has 48/% crude protein which...
Hi Frogz, Give them as little fish food as possible, it's been linked with increased mortality post metamorphosis. Something about the fat content and/or...
Thanks for the replies. I'll try lettuce again... they wouldn't eat it last time even though I had washed and frozen it so I'll boil it this time :D My SMFs...
Last night after the rain, I filed a 2l bottle with garden snails. I'll be out again tonight after dark. So far I have 50+. If anyone would like these snails,...
Hi, Just joined, I'm interested in having 2 Green Tree Frogs as pets but wanna know as much as I can before purchasing them. Can anyone recommed any good sites...
Hi all. My name is Lisa. I live in Victoria. I am considering a snake as a pet. What species is best for a beginner? What size tank do they need? And do i need...
... Hi this is Deben from Sydney I am an experienced herpetologist and author. 1. It would be best for you to purchase one of the smaller pythons which are...
Hi Lisa my name is Anne and my husband and I own 2 Diamonds, a costal carpet pythons and a red belly black snake plus 2 water pythons. Out of all these I...
Hi there this is Deben from Sydney, I have written an encyclopedia of snakes of the world. This is a taxonomical reference book, 200 pages, 80,000 words and...
Hi this Deben from Sydney. If you would like to include your snake photos in "The Encyclopedia of Snake Species" contact me. Your contributions will be much...
I'm new to this hobby. Please can someone tell me what i would need to set up the tank properly? I read on the net that for a single snake a 20gal would be...
Hi unfortunatly i have to part with my pair of three year old blackheaded python's i am moving over sea's for a year, i am in Queensland, so if any one would...
Hi All, The preparations for the 3rd Victorian Reptile and Amphibian Expo are finalized. As many of you will remember the 2008 was a tremendous success with...
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