Other Animals

When Garlic Bread was about 11 weeks old, she somehow found her way to Danni McLain’s apartment door and wouldn’t stop meowing until someone let her in. It didn’t take long for McLain to decide to keep her, and Garlic Bread became the newest member of her family.  From the beginning, Garlic Bread has always

Chameleons are incredible pet lizards, but they are also difficult pets to keep. Clint looks at one of the best pet chameleons, the panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis), to determine if this is the right pet reptile for you. ==== Mesh Enclosure: https://amzn.to/2Lq5CiE Real Plants: Pathos = https://amzn.to/2KFq68a Collection = https://amzn.to/2wqDXsv Fake Plants: https://amzn.to/2Lq5Q9B https://amzn.to/2BL0eqT Climbing

This is Nilo — a sweet cat who has a secret. Well, he had a secret, that is. Recently, the truth was revealed. Héctor Morales Nilo’s owner, Héctor Morales, adopted him when he was just a kitten, born to a local stray. Since then, Morales has provided Nilo with a cozy home — though he soon discovered Nilo

Image by Dorn Cady from Pixabay Webinar: “If You Care, Leave It There: Helping Baby Wild Birds” Date: Friday, June 5, 2020 Time: 12 pm PST (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA

The Children’s python (Antaresia childreni) is one of the smallest pythons on the planet. Their small size makes them very reasonable pets indeed. Despite being little, they have all the personality of much larger snakes. They are like the ackie monitors of the snake world. They are definitely one of the best and most underrated

Have you ever noticed that right before your pup settles down each night — or even before one of her naps — she digs and scratches at her bed? Believe it or not, she’s not purposely trying to destroy that expensive bed you got her.  “All of this behavior is completely normal, natural canine instinct!” Dr. Stephanie

Starting construction Many of you may know me by having a parrot supply store over the past decade. I was fortunate that I made my love, my job. I made my mark on a sleepy little Jersey shore town but like all good things, they come to an end. After a 40-year career with the

This is Said Zarate, a garbage collector from Mexico. Though his line of work is often a thankless one, recently, Zarate’s heroism while on the job earned him some very well-deserved gratitude. Said Zarate Earlier this month, Zarate and his colleague were making the rounds in their truck through an agricultural area when something alarming

Clint tackles the difficult question of what to do if you can’t keep a pet reptile any longer. Hopefully this never happens to you, but if it does, it is best to know what to do before you make the wrong choice.

The Chinese water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus) is one of the most beautiful and interesting lizards on planet Earth, but is it the right pet reptile for you? Clint examines the pros and cons of keeping these amazing lizards to help you make this decision. ==== Dubia Roaches: https://amzn.to/2Ir30jZ Crickets: https://amzn.to/2XwcFwR Hornworms: https://amzn.to/2rO30U2 Superworms: http://amzn.to/2flvSRt Aquarium

These two very attentive cats give a whole new meaning to the term “teacher’s pet.” The sweet feline pair, whose names are Douglas Roberto and Jurandir, live in Brazil with their family. There, like in many places, traditional classroom instruction has given way to at-home schooling. But Douglas Roberto and Jurandir appear to have had no problem adjusting. Just

Have you and your pup ever been on a walk where he’s taking forever to find the perfect place to poop? You might watch him make a few pre-poop circles in one spot — before he decides it’s not a good enough place to go.  It might look like a weird quirk, but there are actually some

Emily from Snake Discovery is one of the raddest people on the planet, so when she invites you to a place called the RAD Zoo, you go! Our mission was to find the 10 raddest snakes, lizards, turtles, and crocodilians at the RAD zoo. I think we found them! We had a great time and

The common boa (Boa constrictor imperator) might just be the best pet snake on planet earth. Clint looks at the these incredible snakes to help you determine if the common boa is the right pet snake for you. ==== Snake Rack: http://www.reptilebasics.com/reptile-rack-systems Boaphiles: http://www.boaphileplastics.com/cages.html Rodents: https://secure.rodentpro.com/ Hide: https://amzn.to/2t9GSo0 Water Bowl: https://amzn.to/2JyrdJC Substrate: http://amzn.to/2w22IxV Thermostats: http://amzn.to/2jiLLJr

A few years ago, Maria Cassano noticed a stray cat traveling through her dad’s Long Island backyard with a kitten in tow.  She worried that without proper food the cat, whom she dubbed Mama, wouldn’t be strong enough to produce milk for her baby. Her dad was resistant to feeding neighborhood strays, but Cassano convinced him

So you think you want a snake? Well you better be ready to feed it. Clint gives you the basics of live and frozen/thawed rodent feeders so you can decide if a snake is right for you. ==== Clint is a professional biologist and educator, but above all, Clint LOVES reptiles and he loves to

A duck living in the pond behind Evan Hastings’ house was all by himself — until he met McGee. The sweet 6-year-old dog has a big heart and doesn’t seem to mind that his feathered friend is a little clingy. Evan Hastings “He’s a wonderful friendly dog with not a mean bone in his body,”

So you love tegus, but they are just too big. What do you do? We pair two of the best tegu alternatives, the blue tongue skink and the jeweled lacerta, head to head, to determine which one best fills that tegu shaped hole in your heart. ==== 2:41 Criteria: Awesomeness, Expensiveness, Difficulty. 2:56 Awesomeness 6:30

A stray cat named Toodles was living in a mobile home community when a scuffle with a dog left her in need of help. Mindy Brocato, an employee at the Anne Arundel County Animal Care & Control who lives in the community, rushed her to the shelter.  But when Toodles arrived in early April, everyone could

Webinar: Flight Mechanics & Ethical Concerns Date: Sunday, May 31, 2020 Time: 3:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada). Double-check your local time with this time zone converter Don’t miss this opportunity to attend a very special webinar hosted by our sister website, LafeberVet. Webinars hosted by LafeberVet are normally available only to licensed veterinarians;

Mourning geckos (Lepidodactylus lugubris) are some of the most interesting geckos in the world. Parthenogenetic geckos, these guys, or rather gals, are all female and reproduce asexually. It’s crazy! They are also tiny and easy to keep. The only real question is, are mourning geckos the best pet lizard for you? ==== Crested Diet: http://amzn.to/2gWSbgS

Earlier this month, Jose Luis Ramos Jr. and a few of his friends decided to spend a relaxing weekend at a cabin in Asheville, North Carolina. But the getaway wasn’t quite as tranquil as they were hoping it would be. Evidently, as the group pulled up to the cabin in their cars, a certain someone

Webinar: Ask The Vet: Q&A with Tom Tully, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice), DECZM (Avian) Date: Friday, May 29, 2020 Time: 12 pm PST (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Good news! We are making our “Ask the Vet Webinar with Tom Tully, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice), DECZM (Avian)” a regular feature, which you

One of the worst things about keeping reptiles is that they can get sick, and even die. Not long ago my jungle carpet python was on the verge of death. He had an upper respiratory infection (an RI). Was it too late to save him? This is our experience. ==== Clint is a professional biologist

Tazo only joined his family a few months ago, and even though they’re still learning some things about him, it didn’t take them long to discover what his favorite things are.  “He loves boxes,” Kristina Jeon, Tazo’s mom, told The Dodo. “And plastic bags. His favorite days of the week are grocery days and any

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People always ask me why I love reptiles so much. This is my story. I would love to hear yours!

Do you like snakes, but not being bitten by snakes? I do. I love snakes, but not snake bites. Even though I interact with snakes every day, I have only been bitten by three snakes, and never by a defensive snake. How is this possible? I’ll let you know. #snakebite #snakebehavior #bodylanguage ==== Clint is

For the last two months, Ismael Fernández had been under lockdown at home in Spain, unable to see his family because of the pandemic. But there, in the nearby countryside where Fernández’s father and brother live, was someone else he was missing — a beloved pet donkey named Baldomara. And it’s clear she felt the same. Ismael

Clint looks at the difference between captive bred (CBB), captive hatched (CB) and wild caught (WC) to determine which make the best pet reptiles.