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Are You Dry-Docking Your Turtle Correctly?
Dry-docking means keeping a sick turtle out of water in a dry container to aid healing, but it's conditional — aquatic turtles must never be without water or they dehydrate and die (some, like the pig-nosed turtle, are in danger after just hours). Soak 1-3 times daily, limit sun, and heat the enclosure in cold weather.
How to Keep a Radiated Tortoise Indoors
Radiated tortoises are popular but fragile as hatchlings. Indoors, use a 90×60×45 cm (or larger) enclosure, coconut-soil substrate, 60-70% humidity with an 80% hide, a shallow water dish, and a UVB/heat lamp with a temperature gradient (24-29°C day, ≥21°C night). Soak 2-4 times weekly. Hang lamps to avoid burns.
What environment does a turtle need for hibernation?
Quiet, safe, 1–10°C, with some humidity to avoid waking/dehydration/frostbite. Use moisture-retaining sand or coconut soil, mist regularly—never let it dry out.
How Turtles Hibernate
Not every turtle needs to hibernate—many tropical species (e.g., Matamata, Malayan snail-eating turtle, yellow-spotted river turtle) should not. For those that do, only healthy turtles should, after a two-week pre-hibernation fast to clear the gut. Methods are shallow-water (over-the-back) or buried-in-substrate; after hibernation, warm up gradually and do not feed until temperatures exceed 20°C.
Jenday Conure
The Jenday Conure (Aratinga jandaya), also known as the Jendaya Conure, is a typical climbing bird with an almost entirely green body. Not particularly introverted, it is mainly distributed in Brazil and is a lively, social small parrot.
How do you keep a Hermann’s tortoise?
A Hermann's tortoise needs a large enclosure with deep substrate and warmth around 25 to 30 C at 50 percent humidity. It is omnivorous but do best on greens.
Why Is My Dog’s Nose Dry?
A dry dog nose can come from dry weather, lack of water after exercise, fever, or skin infection. If the nose is dry and flaking, first check whether the dog just exercised hard and consider the weather. If there are no other signs, add water, raise room humidity, and watch for two to three days. But if dryness comes with low spirits, poor appetite, or a rising temperature, see a veterinarian or clinic promptly. A dry nose is not always illness, but do not ignore it.
Ornate Horned Frog
The 'Pacman frog' - a round, big-mouthed, voracious amphibian (not a reptile) that sits and waits to ambush. Easy to keep, but handle minimally.
Radiated Ratsnake
The Radiated Ratsnake (Coelognathus radiatus), also called the Tri-rope Beauty Snake, is a non-venomous colubrid from southern China and Southeast Asia. It is protected in China under the 'Three-Have' wildlife list and is best not taken from the wild.
Trinidad Chevron Tarantula
The Trinidad chevron tarantula is a strikingly patterned arboreal spider from the rainforests of Trinidad and Tobago, known for its olive-green body, red-tipped legs, and bold black abdominal chevrons. Fast and somewhat defensive, it is better suited to experienced keepers.
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