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I feel so stupid, like I've let my boy Spyro down. Check this pic and let me know what you think it is and what I should do. It looks like a retained eye cap from a previous shed. I gave him a 'snake sauna' the first day I noticed it, and I've been misting his tub, checking on him occasionally...

I had my boa in a tub for a sauna to help with some stuck shed, and he struck at the side of the tub when one of the cats came over to look at him. There's a bit of blood in his mouth, but when I gently pried his mouth open with a chopstick, I didn't see any broken teeth, just a bit of blood at...

I bought this beautiful girl off Psychotic Serpents about a week ago, just realized I hadn't yet introduced her to you guys. ;) Put on your sunglasses! Her name comes from the Yucateco Mayan language meaning "She of the sun." Seemed fitting. It's pronounced "eesh - keen." :dancer:

I'm currently using the ZooMed 500r thermostat. The thermostats I'm looking at are: Big Apple's BAH, Herpstat 1, Vivarium Electronics VE-200, and Helix 1000. I'm leaning towards the BAH, since it's the cheapest, but I wanted other opinions. Is the BAH cheaper for a reason (something wrong with...

I know this gets asked a lot, but hey, every corn is different. ;) Plus he's my one and only, so I just don't know. Figured I'd come to the experts. Should I cut back on how often I feed Spyro? I usually feed him a large mouse (usually around 35-40g) every two weeks. He's about three and a half...

Thought y'all might get a kick out of this. Apparently I scared the bejeesus out of Argento tonight, when I reached into his tank and picked him up. I think he might have been asleep or just waking up. He flipped out and bit me, then started hissing. In hindsight I probably should have waiting a...

Less than two months since I got him, but I managed to catch a couple nice pics of Argento on the kitchen floor while I was taking a picture to measure him. I didn't really think he'd have grown in this short amount of time and I was right. Still 25". Right now Argento is in the feeding tub...

Took a couple pics of Argento yesterday, the first since I got him a few weeks ago. I gave him a hammock to see if he'd use it; originally it was in my corn's tank as I thought he'd be interested (but he wasn't, that I saw). I haven't seen Argento on the hammock since I took these pics, but...

Sorry, this is a bit long, but it was the only way I could think to explain my difficulty... I have three snake tanks set up with flexwatt tape underneath (covering roughly one third, as suggested) hooked up to one thermostat. the thermostat probe is between the flexwatt and the bottom of the...

Here are the promised pics of my new Costa Rican boa constrictor from Vin Russo over at Cutting Edge Herp. He's such a pretty little guy! I haven't measured him yet, but just guessing, he looks to be about 1.5-2 feet long. He's been exploring first his temp. quarters and now his home tank pretty...

Heard about this on the Pangea gecko forums, but didn't even think to check here to make sure people here knew about the sale. Petco is running a sale on regular fish tanks, sizes 10-55 gallon, for $1 per gallon. So a 10 gallon is $10, 20 gallon (high or long) is $20, etc. I bought two today...

Ah-woo-heh-hoo! I ordered and picked up my Sintra (was not expecting that quick turnaround! very happy about that), wood, and 41qt tubs to start building my snake rack tomorrow. So now, my two questions: What size flexwatt should I get? I'm using 41qt tubs; should I get the 11in? I'd be using...

Got this handsome devil from Bailey Reptiles. He's about 8 months old, and it a normal het. hypomelanistic. I named him Ronon because I like the name, like Stargate Atlantis, and it's the first thing that popped into my head when I looked at him. He just *looks* like a Ronon. Has an attitude to...

Does anyone know if there is a herp vet in the DFW area in Texas? I think my corn snake may be sick. I noticed the other day that if I held his head close to me ear I could hear him breathe. Figured I'd wait and check him again in a day or two in case it was just a fluke or something. Well...

I know to steer clear of cedar substrate, because of the scent and oil, but what about cedar driftwood? I would think since the wood is no longer fresh and that it's been worn by the elements, that it would no longer prove harmful to a corn snake or gargoyle gecko. But I don't know for sure and...

I wasn't sure how to describe it so I tried to take a couple pictures, these were the best I could do. It kinda looks like a thin top layer of the scale is peeling up. What is this, should I be concerned? Is it just remnants of his last shed (March 11th)?

I've been thinking of turned a cabinet into a new reptile enclosure, and saw instructions on how to make a faux rock wall. I was intrigued. :idea: But my 'practice' rocks are very glossy. Anyone know how to reduce the glossiness? I heard sprinkling sand onto the rock in between finish layers...

I don't know if anyone has posted this yet (I tried searching old posts a bit, but didn't see anything), but I just found a nice little program and wanted to share. http://www.serpwidgets.com/Apps/measure.html I had been just measuring the shed skin, but of course, this is inaccurate since the...

Hello all! My little hatchling Spyro is around 3 or 4 months old now, and I was wondering if he should still be eating one pinkie per feeding (every four or five days) or if I should start offering him two. He's my first snake, so I'm having some trouble figuring this out just by looking at him...

Does anyone use Lunar Lights () for their terrarium? I've been looking for something to use to light up my hatchling's home, and stumbled across these; wondering if they're any good and how bright they are..