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Forum: Food For Thought Forum 07-20-14, 09:25 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 723
Posted By formica
Re: wild caught fish safe to feed reptiles?

yep pollution is a serious issue

also the type of fish is important, most Perch species have very sharp spines that will do serious damage to any animal that does not have a digestive tract or...
Forum: Breeding / Incubation 07-17-14, 01:30 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,871
Posted By formica
Re: Does inbreeding really hurt anything?

thats a great example of how inbreeding reinforces useful genes and kills off ones which are detrimental

but the problem with that kind of very closely related population, is that the small gene...
Forum: Elaphe Guttata Guttata 07-16-14, 04:06 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,435
Posted By formica
Re: snakes that hold one mouse and search for another...

all of mine spend 5-10 minutes after constriction, holding onto the mouse and nosing around the area, I dont think they are looking for something else to grab however, i think they are just trying to...
Forum: Breeding / Incubation 07-16-14, 04:00 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,871
Posted By formica
Re: Does inbreeding really hurt anything?

Natural Selection/Evolution, requires inbreeding, without it, there is no 'survial of the fittest' as genes will not come to dominate a species without inbreeding.

problems arise when bad genes...
Forum: Morelia Spilota 07-07-14, 03:41 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 620
Posted By formica
Re: Carpet Pythons Fighting?

does sound like sparring males to me too



and yes, you should be giving them time to settle, considering that you already know this, I have to wonder why you did it in the first place, for your...
Forum: Morelia Spilota 07-03-14, 02:21 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,161
Posted By formica
Re: New pics of my carpets

beautiful! great exposure too, colors really pop :D
Forum: Boa Constrictor 06-04-14, 01:41 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 943
Posted By formica
Re: HELP Sick boa!

hows it looking now, swelling gone down at all? behaviour/mood ok?
Forum: Varanid 05-23-14, 12:12 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,114
Posted By formica
Re: So I got my sav few questions

as was said earlier, you need to give him time to settle in, that means not handling him, including not taking him out to soak, its just stressing him out more

leave him alone - he needs time,...
Forum: Varanid 05-23-14, 02:38 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,114
Posted By formica
Re: So I got my sav few questions

you should always have at least 2 hides for a reptile, one in the cool area, one in the warm area - for a Sav that is in addition to a substrate he can burrow into
Forum: Boa Constrictor 05-22-14, 04:45 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 943
Posted By formica
Re: HELP Sick boa!

contact Zoo's, animal shelters, breeders etc, they might be able to find you a specialist more local, also call the distant specialist and see if they know one that might be closer

for now at...
Forum: Boa Constrictor 05-21-14, 11:14 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 943
Posted By formica
Re: HELP Sick boa!

unless she is loosing weight fast, there is absolutely no reason to force feed her, that kind of stress wont do her any good, and the fact that the vet has suggested it is a big warning flag as to...
Forum: Varanid 05-21-14, 11:06 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,114
Posted By formica
Re: So I got my sav few questions

its early days, he'll eat soon enough, leave him well alone until he starts eating, dont poke around in his enclosure except to change water and feed, and definitely dont handle or poke around in his...
Forum: Food For Thought Forum 05-20-14, 06:16 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,600
Posted By formica
Re: I need advice with feeding my boa

she was being over-fed, and now she is telling you that she doesnt need to eat that much...its fine! stop worrying, an 18month old boa does not need to be fed once a week, and you will only stress...
Forum: Giant Python Discussion 05-19-14, 06:31 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,014
Posted By formica
Re: Is it Wrong?

snakes dont have any concept of right or wrong, so i dont see why we as humans should impose it on them.

I had a corn that didnt bother to constrict at all, and my BCI once didnt bother, I was in...
Forum: Morelia Spilota 05-19-14, 09:51 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,801
Posted By formica
Re: Jungle carpet python, inactive?

yep they are mostly nocturnal, my two are the same @ nearly 24 months, they dont hide away much, quite happy to sit in the open, but they dont do much at all until it gets dark
Forum: Food For Thought Forum 05-19-14, 09:35 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,600
Posted By formica
Re: I need advice with feeding my boa

2-3 week feeds is fine for an 18 month old snake
Forum: General Amphibian Forum. 05-19-14, 05:04 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 824
Posted By formica
Re: URGENT: Provoking to eat

agree with the above, give him some time, put him somewhere dark and quiet and let him settle in
Forum: Morelia Spilota 05-18-14, 01:20 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,462
Posted By formica
Re: Strange scales on new Carpet

I bought two of those last year, wanted to know what the fuss was about, I was disappointed to read temps of 45C and 48C when not controlled by a thermostat...not the sort of basking temps I'd like...
Forum: General Discussion 05-18-14, 10:57 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 563
Posted By formica
Re: Angry and unsociable JCP - advice & feedback most appreciated!

good to hear :)

mine have been handled for 4 months, and they still hate me haha bitey little buggers
Forum: Field Herping 05-18-14, 04:49 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 999
Posted By formica
Re: Do snakes hiss at one another?

been thru all my sound equipment, I think I might just about manage to record upto 48khz, although I dont think I will get a good flat response at that freq (one my mics claims to record upto 50khz...
Forum: Morelia Spilota 05-17-14, 07:33 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,462
Posted By formica
Re: Strange scales on new Carpet

/\ yep...thermostat is essential
Forum: Morelia Spilota 05-17-14, 06:11 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,462
Posted By formica
Re: Strange scales on new Carpet

kool if its stuck shed, I would also suggest giving him a humid hide (hide stuffed with damp sphag moss)

was that ambient temps, or basking site surface temp?

you want to set the basking temp a...
Forum: Morelia Spilota 05-17-14, 05:03 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,462
Posted By formica
Re: Strange scales on new Carpet

indeed, confused here aswell, what did the vet say was going on?

raising the humidity will certainly help stuck shed (but as Mikoh pointed out, 60% isnt low) - and given that you havent mentioned...
Forum: Field Herping 05-17-14, 03:56 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 999
Posted By formica
Re: Do snakes hiss at one another?

according to this: Hearing with an atympanic ear: good vibration and... [J Exp Biol. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22189777)

snakes have quite sensitive ''hearing'' for...
Forum: Field Herping 05-16-14, 08:13 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 999
Posted By formica
Re: Do snakes hiss at one another?

thats what I thought (intentional/instinctive hissing at other snakes), I know that their hearing range is mainly low-freq for airborne sounds, and direct vibrations
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