Are ball pythons capable of burrowing? As ball python keepers, we often notice unique behaviors from our snakes but is burrowing one of them? Ball pythons can burrow under the substrate, hides, and water bowls. A ball python will burrow itself if it is about to shed, if it wants to explore, if it feels…
Ever seen chicks used as feeders at your local zoo and thought it was a good alternative for your pythons? Are baby chicks even good for ball pythons? Diet is an important part of ball python husbandry and a simple mistake can affect the health of your snake! Ball pythons can eat baby chicks less…
Are you wondering how fast ball pythons can move? Ball pythons are typically known by those in the reptile-keeping community as slow and comparable to “pet rocks”, but what is their normal motion? Can their movement indicate problems? Ball pythons are medium-bodied, slow-moving snakes and can move with speeds averaging 1–2 km/hr. This estimated speed…
Tokay geckos can be really feisty, sure. But that doesn’t make them any less fascinating. But how can you make sure that you can identify if they are male or female without getting bitten? Is that even a doable task for regular tokay keepers? Sex determination in tokay geckos can be done based on the…
When you have limited free space at home but want unique pets, you’d likely want to keep small and relatively social animals like the gold dust day gecko. If you’re not planning to breed them, you’d want an all-female pair. But how can you tell a tiny male day gecko from a female? To differentiate…