Tagged With Lizards

Leopard gecko looking intently at a dish of mealworms, with a simple background

Leopard Gecko Diet: Feeding the Right Amount of Mealworms

19 April 2024

Feeding guidelines for leopard geckos, including how many mealworms to feed them, what supplements to use, and what other foods to feed them to ensure they have a well-rounded diet.

Wide angle view of an empty leopard gecko terrarium with hiding spots, rocks, and plants, featuring a single curled up leopard gecko

Can Leopard Geckos Live Together? What the Research Says

18 April 2024

Leopard geckos are solitary creatures and therefore need to be kept alone to prevent conflict, injury, and stress caused by territorial behavior.

Bearded dragon with dull scales and protruding eyes, indicating signs of dehydration

Bearded Dragon Bulging Eyes: Causes, Treatments, and Expert Advice

15 April 2024

Causes, treatments, and how to prevent bearded dragon eye bulging, including dehydration, infections, vitamin deficiencies, and other potential health issues.

Close-up of a box turtle with a yellow and black shell examining a ripe purple grape on a mossy log

Can Turtles Have Grapes? A Nutritionist Weighs in on the Facts and Safety

6 April 2024

Turtles can have grapes, but it's important to make sure that you're not feeding them too many - different types of turtles have different grape needs.

Striking coral snake with bright red, black, and yellow bands undulating through a grassy field, its unblinking eye visible

Can Snakes Blink? A Look at Snake Vision and Evolution

5 April 2024

Snakes don't have eyelids because of their specialized eye features, like a transparent spectacle scale instead of a traditional eyelid.

Person in blue medical gloves carefully examining a green tree python

Snake Sexing: Identifying Male vs. Female

29 March 2024

Reliable ways to identify a snake's sex, such as probing, popping, and less invasive methods like DNA sexing and ultrasounds.

A brown lizard quickly darting away from the camera, its mouth half-open as if about to bite, on a wooden branch or tree trunk with a natural, leafy backdrop

Do Lizards Bite? Exploring the Factors and Risks

27 March 2024

Hazards and avoidance of lizard bites, including which kinds of lizard are more likely to bite and how to prevent bites.

Bearded dragon basking under a heat lamp in a naturalistic terrarium setup

Bearded Dragon Lighting: An Expert Guide for Optimal Health

23 March 2024

The right bearded dragon lighting, which includes UVB, a basking area, and a way to measure the temperature, is important for their overall health.

Grey fox with a black-tipped tail cautiously approaching a coiled snake in a rocky, desert environment

Do Foxes Eat Snakes? Exploring the Predatory Habits

20 March 2024

Foxes are omnivores that will eat whatever they can find, including snakes, and they have special techniques for hunting and killing venomous snakes.

Green iguana with prominent scales swimming in clear water with lily pads and sunlight reflections

Do Lizards Swim? The Science of Lizards’ Aquatic Adaptations

19 March 2024

Variations in the swimming capabilities and environmental niches of lizards, which also covers special skills such as re-bubbling and water-resistant skin, and how they have evolved over time.

Bearded dragon lizard perched on a rock under a heat lamp in a well-maintained terrarium

Lizard Lifespan: Understanding How Long Different Species Live

19 March 2024

Lizard life expectancy depends on the species, as well as a number of other factors including the environment, the animal's genetics, how it's cared for, its metabolism, how it reproduces, and the risks it faces from disease and predators.

Vigilant Panther Chameleon with colorful skin perched on a branch in its natural foliage habitat

Should You Get a Pet Chameleon? What to Know Before You Buy

18 March 2024

Chameleons as pets: special care requirements, common health problems, how long they live, their impact on the environment, and the ethics of keeping them as pets.