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My first leopard gecko hatchling was born and the second gecko hatchling was born after three days. The second gecko when compared to the first gecko is too small. The second gecko’s walking was strange. In spite of him not being an ‘Enigma(morph)’, he walked around at just one side and also walked [...]
Posted in Frogs, Herpetology, Lizards, Snakes on Apr 26th, 2013
Finally, spring is here! At least it was… Currently just a scarce 10 degrees Celsius but the past week we had a couple days that even reached the 25 degrees. So as it was time to get out and find some reptiles. I visited three areas, the first one especially for vipers, but the weather was [...]
Posted in Herpetology, Lizards, Reptiles on Apr 20th, 2013
Right now everyday I have off seems to be either to cold or have winds exceeding 20 mph. Nothing about this is ideal but few days are absolutely perfect for herping and staying inside has yet to produce rattlesnakes for me. I went hiking at Red Rock Canyon State Park in Kern County, California on [...]
When raising lizards, the most important thing is their bones. They need to get calcium. If one of their bones is broken, they are not only uncomfortable but also in danger. About two years ago, my Bearded Dragon that I raised and felt that I took good take care of her suddenly had a protrusion [...]
Please help us welcome the newest member to TWH family, Woong Jin Kim. Woong Jin is joining us from South Korea where he raises leopard geckos and bearded dragons. He is currently a high school student that wants to become a herpetologist or a reptile veterinarian. He plans to write about his adventures in raising lizards [...]
Posted in Herpetology, Lizards, Reptiles on Apr 7th, 2013
Today I came across this awesome paper from J. Sean Doody and his student Phillip Paull that was too interesting not to share. The paper is on environmentally cued hatching in lizards. This basically means that unborn lizards can erupt from their eggs, several days early if vibrations hint at a threat from a hungry [...]
Posted in Conservation, Lizards on Apr 7th, 2013
Most of the northern hemisphere is suffering from a long and cold winter. March in the Netherlands was one that broke several records. The average temperature was just a 2.6 degrees celsius, while the average since 1901 is around 6.9 degrees celsius. This entered March 2013 in the top ten of coldest years (just March) [...]
Posted in Amphibians, Conservation, Crocodilians, Education, Frogs, Herpetology, Lizards, Reptiles, Salamanders, Snakes, Turtles, Uncategorized on Mar 13th, 2013
Hello Wandering Herping Friends, Only two days remain for Earthshine Nature Programs’ first 2013 online fundraiser so please donate, share and post the below paragraph with anyone you like or anywhere you like to help us reach our goal–THANK YOU! “Earthshine Nature Programs is in the process of setting up a second nature education [...]
This one is a little easier than the Coastal Toad. Can you find the Ground Skink? Scroll down for the answer. … … … … … … … … … …
Posted in Herpetology, Lizards, Reptiles on Feb 26th, 2013
I announced to the world that we would be getting three new baby Caiman Lizards in to track their progress, collect data and help hobbyists everywhere care for their Caiman Lizards in the most successful manner. Of course I haven’t made a post about them since they arrived. Personally, I’m smitten, absolutely in love and [...]
