Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-24

Any vets specialising in Reptiles out there? Please add your details to http://www.reptilevets.co.uk #
Komodo Dragons Are Venomous http://tinyurl.com/qcrbp3 #
May 22nd is World BioDiversity Day - http://tinyurl.com/odus3m #
‘Deadly’ Spiders Invading the UK? - http://tinyurl.com/q7zs63 #

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Reptile Shows 2009

A list of Reptile Shows and Meetings during 2009 (UK)

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-17

Great photos of a Python taking 5 hours to eat a Goanna Lizard http://tinyurl.com/q2fzd6 #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-10

Looking for guest authors for reptile articles on http://www.offbeatpets.com. If interested please get in touch. #

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Illegal Pet Shop Owner Jailed

John Ord Clark, 42 who ran an illegal pet shop has been jailed for three months and banned from keeping animals for five years by magistrates in Oldham, Greater Manchester.

Chinese Village Invaded By Snakes

Scared residents of a Chinese village in the Zhuhai Special Economic Zone killed 200 snakes after fearing they were being invaded by the reptile.

Mid Somerset Reptile Show - 21 June 2009

The Mid Somerset Reptile and Amphibian Club are holding their Summer show on the 21st June 2009 in Midsomer Norton.
There are a number of breeders selling captive bred livestock; along with an on-site cafe, plenty of other exhibits and free parking.
You are not required to be a member to attend the show, which starts at [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-03

Finally found some time to post a new article. Hopefully more soon. #
Great new site dedicated to finding local vets who treat reptiles: http://www.reptilevets.co.uk #
Calling All UK Reptile Vets, please add your details to our Local Reptile Vet Finder. http://tinyurl.com/crvgop #

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Tarentola Mauritanica Caresheet (Moorish/Crocodile Gecko)

Also know as the Moorish Gecko or Crocodile gecko these lizards can make excellent pets. They are quite well built for their size (around 6.5″) and relatively strong. They range in colour from a light gray to brown mottled look. We hope you find this Tarentola Mauritanica (Moorish/Crocodile Gecko) Caresheet useful.

Profile: Cane Toad (Bufo marinus)

The Cane Toad can also be referred to as the Marine Toad, South American Cane Toad, the Giant Neotropical Toad, Giant Marine Toad and Dominican Toad. The common name ‘Cane Toad’ was adapted from the main reasons of using the animal to eradicate pests that are usually found in sugar cane plantations.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-05

@TobyTortoise Voted; Good Luck! Did you check out my recent post? would like to hear what you think: http://tinyurl.com/dljwsd in reply to TobyTortoise #

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Profile: African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis)

The African clawed frog is also known as platanna and originates from South Africa, and along the Rift Valley south of the Sahara in southern and east Africa. In western Africa, they can be spotted in Angola and Namibia. That not withstanding, they can now be spotted all over the world, in fresh water areas such as Europe, South America and North America where they are found as an invasive pest. The species is aquatic, thus are mostly found in rivers and ponds in sub-Saharan Africa.

Profile: Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra)

The term salamander originates from an Arab term meaning ‘lives in fire’. Traditionally, the species was seen crawling and coming out of logs that were put in campfires while cooking. Myths have it that the fire salamander could endure in fire, but you don’t want to find out the hard way if they can, because their skin does not offer any such protection against fire. The fire salamander can trace its origin in southern and central Europe as well as the Middle East and Northern Africa. The species prefer deciduous forests as they will be found in the hilly parts of Central and Southern Europe hiding in fallen leaves. They also can be found in tree trunks. Basically, the species is unnoticeable because they spend a lot of their time hiding under woods, stones, regardless of where they are, be it in water or in terrestrial areas.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-03-29

Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #reptiles #pets #animals #
@thepetnet I’m in Brighton and I didn’t even know this was going on. Fantastic. #

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Chihuahua saves 3ft 8ins Dwarf

Beverly Burkitt who has dwarfism and is only 3ft 8ins tall was saved by her pet chihuahua Pebbles on Sunday after getting lost on Snowdonia. Beverly was walking pebbles in dense forest when she became lost and managed to drop her mobile phone.