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    Young B&W rescue.

    Here is a short video of him eating a random mix of foods. Ground turkey mixed with a vitamin supplement and coral calcium mixed in. The worms are Manduca sexta or Goliath Worms. He gets a variety of Different bugs, along with mice, but about 60% of his diet is ground turkey (actually a turkey...
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    Young B&W rescue.

    Here he is at 2 weeks and 1 day, doing great!
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    Young B&W rescue.

    Here is the one week update. He got a clean bill of health on Friday, and keeps putting on weight. Took him out again this afternoon in the heat to soak, bask, and swim with the turtles outside. Had a great time out there.
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    Young B&W rescue.

    I too do work with Pit Bulls, and I have a soft spot in my heart for them as well. Tomorrow I have an appointment with the vet. I hope he gets a clean bill of health, because I can't afford a costly vet bill right now, but I don't think it will be too bad because he is doing fantastic! I...
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    Young B&W rescue.

    Thank you all for your support, he is doing very well. Yesterday I had him with me out by the pool soaking a tub, and enjoying some warm sunshine. Some of the food I offered him was a mix of eggs scrambled in olive oil, turkey, chicken, vitamin supplement, calcium supplement, zucchini, banana...
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    Young B&W rescue.

    I will for sure keep you updated. When I got home this evening I walked into the bathroom where I was letting him soak / walk around in the high humidity, and he had made a giant solid poo. I was actually happy to have one of my big lizards poop on my floor haha. I gave him a little food after...
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    Young B&W rescue.

    Hi all, I haven't posted on this board in a while, however now I have come across a a rescue and I am looking for a few pointers. I have had an Argentine red for 2 years now, and I just picked up a rescue. Here is his story. My brother sent me a picture yesterday of a lizard and asked "what...
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    Kenyan Sand Boa - Adult male

    Beautiful male Kenyan Sand Boa. He is 4 years old, 17" long, and weighs just over 120g. I have personally owned him his entire life, he has never been bred, and is in perfect health. This snake would make an excellent breeder! $170 shipped! Email me at [email protected]
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    Hard time shedding

    My Tegu Ryion has had an extremely hard shedding for quite a while. He seems to always be going through 2 or more sheds at the same time. I have been soaking him every day and helping him shed manually. This has been helping a lot. I have also been feeding him more fish, and adding a little more...
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    Feeding Live vs F/T

    I have noticed one thing in feeding live vs frozen / pre killed prey. The method I use to kill rats or large mice is this: I hold the knife end of a butter knife, and with the handle / heavy side I lay the rat / mouse out, and give it one ( on a rare occasion I miss, and it takes two blows )...
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    UV bulbs are a waste of money?

    Yes and Yes and very much agree.
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    I FINALLY GOT MY ARGENTINE BLACK AND WHITE TEGU

    That is a shame you had to wait 4 years. I saw a few B&Ws at the reptile show today. My friend who has a Reptile Store just got 3 really nice looking Black and Whites in about a week ago too
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    Rattlesnake meat, yay or nay?

    Yeah I have both snakes in the freezer, that should do as far as killing off what is needed.. Don't want to cook them and have the meat pointless as far as nutrition wise
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    Anyone else do this?

    God I hate you guys lol jk... Cypress trees love water, and they are so prevalent in Florida! I got some coconut husk, a huge bag of cypress, and some eco earth and just mixed it all. The cage is so huge, it didn't fill it up as much as I wanted. My brother has a house in Florida... and my...
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    Rattlesnake meat, yay or nay?

    Chevis is right is here is the science of the subject... Venom, when ingested orally, can be broken down into proteins that are not harmful. There is a flip side to this venom coin haha.. While swallowing venom, if it is hemotoxic, can quickly get into you throat, and start breaking down...
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