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Water’s Edge Large 14-5/8″ x 11-7/8″ x 2″ high

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Water's Edge Large 14-5/8

Extra large water bowl for your turtle, frog, or other reptile An ideal way to provide drinking, soaking, or bathing water for your amphibian Oversized terrarium accessory blends well in your reptile’s environment Provide your reptile with a shallow, beach-like locationto bask and soak. Ideal for turtles, frogs, and lizards,this lightweight resin bowl’s land-to-water accessmimics that found in your reptile’s natural environment.Realistic wood bark blends well with anyterrarium’s dcor. Small holds approx 1 cup, fitsmost 10 gallon habitats;Medium holds approx1-1/2 cups, fits most 20 gallon habitats; Large holdsapprox 2-1/2 cups, fits most 40-55 gallon habitats. Cleaning Instructions: Hand wash daily using dish soap and warm water. Dry thoroughly and return bowl to the terrarium. Refill bowl with the appropriate amount of water. Take care to not overfill.

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toad care please help?

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We found a medium sized toad and want to know how to set up the tank and what they eat. Any other information about toad care is helpful. It’s currently in a 5 gallon tank or so.

Toads eat live bugs; however, it is unlikely that a wild toad will survive in a tank. They need to be outside in their natural habitat. They like to bury themselves in damp sand, but not get too wet; and they like to sit under live plants so they can catch the bugs that live in there. I don’t know if you can create that kind of atmosphere in a tank. Good luck!

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How do I take care of a North Carolina tree frog.?

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If it is wild caught it is definitely best to release it as close to where you found it as possible, wild caught animals can not only bring in parasites and diseases to your family and pets, but also most do not do well in captivity, a lot of them refuse to eat or run into the glass of an aquarium until they cause permanent damage or even kill themselves not to mention they would be very unhappy.

However if it was a captive bred frog here is a caresheet on the tree frog (I couldn’t find one on the north Carolina tree frog but these should give you a good place to start).

There are a couple of things that this caresheet does not mention that I would like to add, frogs like all pets need yearly checkups to make sure that they are healthy, also frogs should not be handled unless absolutely necessary, and if you have to wet your hands first, the oils on your hands can damage their skin allowing infection to set in. Good Luck!

http://www.anapsid.org/greentreefrog.html
http://www.bright.net/~a1rep/a1whitecare.html

Working with zoo animals, is it possible to bring home contagious virus or diseases?

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My wife recently started volunteering at an acquarium and small zoo. She has bee in contact with reptiles, amphibians, fish, bearcats, rabbits, bats, birds, their enviorments and their foods. Yesterday I noticed our feline was not well. He has since recovered, but I thought it may have been something brought home from the zoo. I have heard that salmanilla is often found on iguanas and turtles, that true? What about foot and mouth or other type viruses? Its a samll zoo so there are no large animals like elephants which I have been told carry hepititus but I am interested in preventing the preventable. Please advise.

salmonella is commonly found in the waste material of most reptiles and amphibians. The best way to avoid it is to wash one's hands after working around them.

other pathogens are very rare but can be deadly if aquired. the best example is "parrot fever", a virus which is fatal to both birds and humans. This is not "bird flu", but a much more virulent species of virus.

mammals can host a number of contageous virus diseases. rabies is the best known and even herbivores like cattle can aquire it. cattle, sheep, goats and other ruminants can also carry anthrax, a bacterial disease.

"pox" viruses are quite capable of being passed from animals to humans. cammel pox and monkey pox are good examples. cowpox was used as the first vaccine against a human pox virus known as smallpox. dairy maids aquired an immunity after contracting a case of much milder cowpox.

rodents carry hemmoragic fever viruses. these viruses are amoungst some of the most deadly of human virus diseases. the African ebola virus is a member of this family. another species seems to be spread by southwestern deermice. this is a lung infection which can kill its victims within 24 hours of contact.

Bacterial infections are frequently due to foriegn strains of E. coli, a bacterium which inhabits the large intestines of mammals. Some strains of this bacteria are harmful to humans. the 157 strain is responcible for food poisoning. other gut bacteria can cause cholera. hog cholera can be passed to humans, I believe.

besides diseases, there are also paracites. the worst of these appear to be flatworms. these creatures are specialized to reproduce in one host and mature in another entirely different species. molluscs are frequent hosts. the common planobarius aquarium snail is host to the bilhartsia paracite. there are many species of bilhartsia with varying degrees of severity. this organism reproduces in the human liver, causing swelling and bleeding. the adults then pass eggs and the larva infect pond snails. when humans drink infected water, the cycle starts again. fortunately for fish keepers, no aquarium snail is now infected and the chain has been broken. giant African land snails have not been domesticated long enough to break the cycle however, and most are infected with lung paracites which can infect humans. these enormous land snails are great zoo attractions, but now illegal to import because of the risk of disease transmission.

most zoos have highly trained vets to keep their equally highly valuable animals healthy. of course, costs factor much more in small operations, so take this into account.

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What does a Newt eat and how do you take care of one?

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I have a new newt and it will not eat its food

You need to make sure it's set up properly. Most newts do well in a half land half water setup.
Keep the temps cool, the water should be filtered, with lots of hiding places.
Newts prefer live food. Small earthworms are the best.
I hope this helps, but since you didn't provide any specifics, I'm only just guessing at what the problem might be.

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how do you take care of a salamander?

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in my grandma's woods, me and my sis amber found a baby red backed salamander, and dicided to keep him. his name is steve. well… ive found a lot of things on caring for him… but i still need help. what does a baby salamander eat? he cant eat a bug yet, hes to small, i mean itty bitty small! and, how big should his tank be? because hes gonna get 5 freaken inches long! and what does it mean if they turn a silvery- gray color? im lost… ive taken care of turtals, lizzards, and snakes, a few of them i let go in my back yard, and they still live there… ive never taken care of salamander though… HELP!!!!!

I did just answer this question, but if you REALLY do want to own one here:

Tank Size- a 10 gallon aquarium will do just fine for 1-4 Red Backed Salamanders

Habitat- they normally live in the woodlands i use real like grass and mud it is pretty messy cleaning it but it is worth it it makes everything look so real and not fake, and i use real logs like branches and leaves etc… i bought a bowl though for the water.

Humidity- RedBacked Salamanders don’t require a lot of humidity but like depending on what it is doing outside that is what i do in the tank, Yes it does sound weird but i just like to make them feel that they were in the wild in there own habitat.

Heating- i don’t use any real heating but like i said in the humidity section i do what it is doing outside if it is raining i will trickle water in the cage, but when there is a hot day i might put a UV light above them.

Food- i mostly feed my Red Backed Salamanders crickets that i catch in the wild, but you can buy them from a pet store in the winter. On occasion i will feed them a wax-worm or two, but that is the majority of what i feed them.

Nutrients- i dip the crickets into i believe it is Repticalcium but any will work 2-3x a week they normally get there nutrients from the environment around them but since they will be in the tank 2-3x will do them just fine.

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Does anyone have info on the care of frog eggs?

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My 7 year old's class is studying frogs. His teacher asked for volunteers to got collect some frog eggs, which we did.

I have them in a small bucket out in my garage. It's not supposed to be too cold (above freezing) and I'm just wondering if they will be ok out there.

I realize that if they were still in the creek where we found them they's be exposed to the elements and the cold.

I just don't want them to die before I get a chance to bring them to school to put in their new aquarium home on Monday morning.

Do I need to do anything with them between now and then?

I know absolutely nothing about frogs so any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Keep them wet. Don't let the kids eat them. Make sure you feed them. Change their water every now and then. The most important thing is……..Never ever put a carnivorous animal with them.

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