Bogey’s surgery required a three-week hospital stay, but the results were worth the long stay—Bogey is a visibly happier bird. Image courtesy of Exotic Avian Sanctuary of Tennessee (EAST) For many hundreds of years, medical science has slowly advanced to its current state of remarkability. Even so, science is consistently working hard to get further
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Kiwis, tuataras, and green geckos are just the tip of the iceberg! New Zealand has some of the coolest and most unusual reptiles in the world! In 2019 Clint went to New Zealand and this is what he discovered! #kiwi #tuatara #clintsreptiles ==== “Mullerornis_agilis” by DFoidl under CC BY 3.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mullerornis_agilis.jpg “Southern Cassowary” by Summerdrought
image courtesy of Echo Bonaire is a small island in the Caribbean, just north of South America’s Venezuela. It is one of the native homes to the yellow-shouldered parrot (Amazona barbadenis). This Amazon is considered vulnerable to the threat of extinction, and their numbers are dwindling in other countries. But in Bonaire, their future is
Webinar: Ask the Vet with Tom Tully, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice), DECZM (Avian) Date: Friday, February 25, 2022 Time: 12:00 pm PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special
Webinar: The Grey Way: The Healthy Grey – Keeping Your Bird Healthy & Happy Date: Friday, February 18, 2022 Special Time: 12:00 pm PST (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine.
Clint gives an introduction to caring for eggs and hatchlings and shows off one of the most diverse clutches he has ever produced, or ever seen! Genetics are amazing, man! ==== Clint is a professional biologist and educator, but above all, Clint LOVES reptiles and he loves to share that love with everyone he meets.
Webinar: Avian Vet Insider—Cardiovascular Disease in Pet Birds Date: Friday, February 11, 2022 Special Time: 11:00 am PST (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special guest, Dr. Stephanie Lamb,
Blood pythons (Python brongersmai) are beautiful, big snakes in a reasonable package. Though they have a bit of a bad reputation, these snakes can actually make great pets. The big question, as always, is just whether or not the blood python is the best pet snake for you. So, is it? Let’s help you find
The California kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae) is probably the most popular kingsnake in the United States. They are a great size, easy to care for, and might try to eat you from time to time. So, is the California kingsnake the best pet snake for you? Let’s find out! #californiakingsnake #kingsnake #clintsreptiles ==== Enclosures: http://visionproducts.us/vp12wp/?page_id=18 http://amzn.to/2Fw1c8n
photo courtesy Farmington High School Aviaries are found in many places including zoos, rehoming and rescue centers, and colleges. The purpose of an aviary is to provide as natural an environment as can be attained for the birds housed within them. For rescue and care facilities, aviaries give a comforting world to a neglected, unwanted,
Tarantulas are incredible pets. They are often easy to keep, beautiful, and terrifyingly interesting. Well of all of the tarantulas, this one, the Mexican redknee, is the one I want the most. But what makes it such a great pet? And is the Mexican redknee tarantula the best pet spider for you? Great Basin Serpentarium:
If you like incredible reptiles, then you’re going to want to watch this. This might just be the best video we have ever made. I have not seen so many incredible lizards, snakes, turtles, and crocodilians in one place in my entire life. Gear up, I’m pretty excited to share all of this with you.
Lucas The Spider is super popular. Why? Mostly because he is a jumping spider (family Salticidae), and they are adorable and wonderful little arachnids. Definitely some of the neatest invertebrates on the planet. But, would Lucas make a good pet? Is a jumping spider the best pet arachnid for you? Let’s find out. ==== Clint
Most of the time, our parrots find the tasks we present to them interesting, if challenging, and they really seem to enjoy doing the various trials. They carefully watch us set up the equipment; Griffin will often start asking for a reward (“Wanna nut!”), both to signal us to hurry up and about his readiness
Fire belly toads (which are actually frogs) are one of the most popular and beautiful frogs available today. But does that mean that they are good pets? Is the fire-bellied toad the best pet amphibian for you? Let’s find out! #firebellytoad #firebelliedtoad #clintsreptiles ==== Gloves: https://amzn.to/3dSdtXF Enclosure: https://amzn.to/2HeBQPk Enclosure Lid: https://amzn.to/2YW5miC Enclosure Clips: https://amzn.to/2Z9iwcr Water
Stanford engineers developed the grasping robot based on studies of birds. (image by William Roderick) During our own childhoods, many of us only envisioned robots as plot material for Science Fiction novels. As the years progressed, the idea of a functional –and useful–robot of any kind slowly took hold, and science produced many variations of
If you keep reptiles or amphibians as pets, odds are that you need a lot of insect feeders. But, which are the best ones? Clint looks at five of the best insect feeders to help you get a grip on what your options are, and which ones you need to buy and which ones you
So you want a reptile, but not everyone in your household agrees. What should you do? Clint gives his two cents.
Wolf spiders are incredible arachnids, and many of the genus Hogna are bigger than some tarantulas. Not only are they big, but they are active, visual predators. So, are these giant wolf spiders good pets? Is the giant Hogna wolf spider the best pet invertebrate for you? ==== Enclosure: https://amzn.to/2D9Dm63 Substrate: https://amzn.to/2TEPr6n Substrate: https://amzn.to/2QcRLAz Crickets:
Mniarogekko chahoua (aka the mossy New Caledonian gecko, short-snouted New Caledonian gecko, Bavay’s giant gecko, mossy prehensile-tailed gecko, chahoua, or just chewie) is my favorite New Caledonian gecko (which might make them my favorite gecko of all), but, are they the right pet lizard for you? ==== Crested Gecko Diet: http://amzn.to/2wVWcYv http://amzn.to/2gWSbgS Crickets: https://amzn.to/2L5Tswx Mealworms:
Tegus, monitors, iguanas, and other large lizards are awesome reptiles, but they are also powerful and potentially very dangerous animals. But can they be trained? Clint discusses how and why he has target trained is Argentine tegu Gus Gus so that their interactions can be safe and Gus Gus can be healthy and happy. #clintsreptiles
Image by Tomasz Proszek from Pixabay Fall is in full view, and winter is just ahead. With that, it’s time to approach an important part of our backyard bird-watching experience with the readying of advice. Summer celebrates the full array of birds that prefer various locations, but fall and winter are important as they present
Clint talks specifically about one of the most underrated snakes in the world, garter snakes, weighing the merits of these incredible snakes so you can decide if they are the right pet for you. ==== Snake Racks: http://www.reptilebasics.com/reptile-rack-systems Enclosures: http://amzn.to/2Fw1c8n Thermostats: http://amzn.to/2jiLLJr http://amzn.to/2wVMyFc Heat Pads: http://amzn.to/2gXqog6 Heat Tape: http://www.bigappleherp.com/Flex-Watt-Heat-Tape Water Bowl: http://amzn.to/2ytIY7h Substrate: http://amzn.to/2w22IxV Reptile
The Mexican black kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula nigrita) is one of the most beautiful snakes in the world. It is also a fantastic pet. But is it the right pet snake for you? ==== Enclosures: http://visionproducts.us/vp12wp/?page_id=18 http://amzn.to/2Fw1c8n Water Bowl: http://amzn.to/2ytIY7h Heat Pad: http://amzn.to/2gXqog6 Heat Tape: http://www.bigappleherp.com/Flex-Watt-Heat-Tape Thermostat: http://amzn.to/2jiLLJr Hide: http://amzn.to/2gt8Ubt Aspen Shavings: https://amzn.to/2wf0590 Rodents: http://rodentpro.com/ Great
The Brazilian rainbow boa (Epicrates cenchria) is widely considered to be one of the most iridescent and beautiful of all snakes. They also have a reputation for being difficult pets to keep alive. Is this reputation warranted? Or is the Brazilian rainbow boa the best pet snake for you? #rainbowboa #brazilianrainbowboa #clintsreptiles ==== Enclosure: https://visionproducts.us/snake-cages.html Water
This is not just about the fact that male makers produce more male bananas and female makers produce more female bananas. We all knew that. But it makes no sense in a ZW system. Clint explains why we get male and female makers. This was the only thing in ball python genetics that didn’t make
Crested geckos (Correlophus ciliatus) are awesome! This is a fact. But there is so much more to know about these amazing lizards. How many of these stinkin’ rad facts do you know? ==== Repashy Crested Gecko Diet: http://amzn.to/2gWSbgS Pangea Fruit Mix For Crested Geckos: http://amzn.to/2wVWcYv Clarks Gecko Diet (Repashy and Pangea as well): http://bertopiageckos.com/clarks/ ====
The Macaw Recovery Network (MRN) has a long history of saving parrots from the edge of extinction. Headquartered and registered in Costa Rica, it leads and executes an impressive number of growing projects. However, the larger admirable goal of MRN is to continue expanding its collaborative network and projects across the Americas. The name says
Tarantulas are big, scary, hairy, and make great pets? Really? Chilean rose hair tarantulas are one of the most common, easy to care for, and well-mannered of all tarantulas. So, is a tarantula the right pet for you? And is the Chilean rose hair tarantula the best pet tarantula for you? Let’s find out! #tarantula
The giant whip scorpion, also known as the vinegaroon, is one of the strangest and most terrifying looking creatures on the planet. These terrifying arachnids aren’t venomous, and as it turns out they aren’t dangerous in any way. They actually make surprisingly good pets. So, is the vinegaroon the best pet invertebrate for you? ====