Reptiles - Geckos, Lizards, Snakes, and Turtles!

[Crum]

I don't see them very often where I live, but sometimes there are huge snappers. I think they are cool. They aren't usually in the road though, but the car would be wrecked if we ran over one, so I would stop!

[plum]

I'm not old enough to drive, and I rarely see them, but I would stop for a turtle, or a lizard, or a snake..

[Country Gall]

OMG! I love your puppy, he is SSOOOOOOOO CUTE!!!!
*smiling really big loving your puppy!*

[Jazi]

There's a river in my city, but I don't live anywhere near it so I don't see any of the aquatic species in our roads, and I don't drive so it's not like I can just stop the bus for something sadly. I have yanked garters and redbellies out of gardens for folks that would have just used a shovel on 'em, but most of the reptiles thankfully know to stay out of sight.

[Badash]

I have four Crested Geckos, and am breeding my female and male currently. To see pics of them, go to cashmerecresties.webs.com.

Crested geckos (Rhacodactylus ciliatus) are great pets! They are name for the eyelash-like structures on their eyes and back. They can grow up to 8 inches long (with tail) and 40-50 grams average for female, with males being slightly smaller. Crested geckos come from New Caledonia, off the coast of Australia, and are semi-arboreal, meaning they live in trees and plants most of their lives. They come in a huge variety of colors and patterns, and are among some of the easiest and most popular geckos to breed. They lay about 2 eggs every month for about 6-12 months after/during breeding. They can live in 68-82 degree temps, and are omnivores. I suggest feeding them Repashy Crested Gecko Diet, which is a powder you just mix with water and put in their cage. They do well in 10-30 gallon tanks, but have sticky feet, so you must have a screen top on. They also need about 60-80% humidity, which I just maintain by misting their cage with a spray bottle every evening. They are also nocturnal, and once they lose their tails (they lose their tails as a form of defense) they will not grow back.

[Crum]

My friend has a tortise (I dont know what kind) named bob and he is 30 years old!! He's cute and his eyes look funny xD her dad got it when he was little. I want a tortoise but they live like forever...

[Koiley]

Okay I'm really really scared..I was worried about my lizard to begin with..and when we got back from the pet store, my albino one, Picchu, was curled up in the corner biting his leg..Now its leg is injured..Why would it bite itself?

What should I do?
I'm so worried..

I think he has a calcium deficiency..Metabolic bone disease.. I did give them calcium but I don't think he was eating because his tail was really thin and the fat reserves were used up.

It says some symptoms are tremors of the legs, lethargy, and being unable to pick themselves off the ground..
I saw him twitching, it looks like he's unable to use his back legs..and he's totally not active.

I talked to a vet and they said that calcium deficiency isn't high on the list of what could be wrong, though.

[Grimace]

Okay I'm really really scared..I was worried about my lizard to begin with..and when we got back from the pet store, my albino one, Picchu, was curled up in the corner biting his leg..Now its leg is injured..Why would it bite itself?

What should I do?
I'm so worried..

I think he has a calcium deficiency..Metabolic bone disease.. I did give them calcium but I don't think he was eating because his tail was really thin and the fat reserves were used up.

It says some symptoms are tremors of the legs, lethargy, and being unable to pick themselves off the ground..
I saw him twitching, it looks like he's unable to use his back legs..and he's totally not active.

I talked to a vet and they said that calcium deficiency isn't high on the list of what could be wrong, though.

Sounds like MBD to me.
Also it -could- be an impaction. Do you have him on sand?

[Koiley]

Yeah I believe it is MBD also..but no, he's on a reptile carpet.

Another thing, he does this violent thrashing where he swings his head side to side..we're calling the vet and tak ing him today, it got too late last night when I decided to do it.

I think that he may be too sick to save..I'll see what my dad thinks when he gets home. I really hope that we can but the outlook is seeing dim. :(

[Emotionless]

Yeah I believe it is MBD also..but no, he's on a reptile carpet.

Another thing, he does this violent thrashing where he swings his head side to side..we're calling the vet and tak ing him today, it got too late last night when I decided to do it.

I think that he may be too sick to save..I'll see what my dad thinks when he gets home. I really hope that we can but the outlook is seeing dim.

Poor albino.

I always try to keep a dish that meal worms (if needed) can be put into, and it always has calcium powder in there was well. Often times,crickets stay in that dish,so my gecko Snappel gets calcium. Occasionally,she licks it.