Friday, September 30, 2011

Bearded Dragon

Bearded dragons can get from 15-24 inches, the are 3-4 inches at birth. dragons grow extreamly fast and are sexually mature by 1 year of age or earlier. there cages should be kept at a temperature of 90-105 degrees. they are omnivores they eat meal worms, crickes, and any other small-ish type insects/mice they also eat greens and other vegitables, squash, carrots, and zucchini. you can tell the sex of a bearded dragon by flipping them over on there backs, and locating the bumps near there tail. if it is a male it will have two bumps. if it is a female it will have one bump in the middle. bearded dragons lay eggs every 4-6 weeks and they lay around 12-16 eggs. the eggs should be heated to 82-86 degrees for about 65-75 days.

Hognose Snakes

There are many breeds of Hognose Snakes Western, Easten and Southern Hognose are some of the main types of Hognose. there are also Albino plain Hognoses.Hognoses are very unique snakes.They are generally pretty docile snakes as long as they are handled often.Since they aren't really that big,and they can't defend themselves well they do other things.they will often pretend to be something they're not.They will flare out their necks and hiss and shake their tails as if they are something more dangerous.Also they will play dead sometimes. To maintain the Hognose comfortably it should be house in a 20 gallon cage. the cage should be heated to 75-85 degrees, and be heated underneath the tank. Hognose snakes are very much carnivores they eat things such as, samll mice. they should be fed every week or ever other week, it should not be handled until 24 hours after fed. when feeding they should be put in a seperate cage. you can find hognose snakes pretty much anywhere with warm temperatures as in down south mostly. there is also a hognose snake in michigan but it is very rare because it gets so cold.