Reptile Mating Rituals
When it comes to mating rituals, reptiles probably aren’t the first group that comes to mind. After all, the spectacular songs and bright plumage of many kinds of birds do …
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The Case of the Escaped Corn-Snake: A Case Study
The Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata) has long been a popular pet with reptile keepers. Its characteristically docile nature, uncomplicated demands and relatively modest size make this native of the southern …
Lizards Saved at a Sewage Works: A Case Study
Spending Christmas in a log cabin sounds more like the sort of thing to appeal to people, rather than 100 sleepy lizards – but that’s exactly what happened to one …
Releasing Grass Snakes Into the Wild: A Case Study
Although the grass snake (Natrix natrix) naturally lays its eggs in piles of rotting vegetation alongside the ponds and lakes it frequents, where the natural warmth produced helps with incubation, …
Conserving Kosgoda’s Turtles: A Case Study
Turtles evolved more than 50 million years before the first dinosaur walked the earth – and they have been plying the seas, and hauling themselves onto the world’s warm and …
Iguana Has Lost Appetite: What Can We Feed Him?
The first thing I’m absolutely bound to say is that you really do need to find a vet. Even if the one who looks after the stock animals on the …