Reptile Adventure

We are aware of the situation, and we will not be attending the event on 8/23.

Thank you.

If you know anyone in the Rotterdam area who has a snake they are missing, specifically a ball python, please let me know. I will be requiring proof so I'm not posting a picture or giving details on morph. I will say that this one is a juvenile.

The picture is just to draw your eyes to the post, it does not look like the python.

Escapes happen to the very best of us, so I do not judge anybody for losing their pet snake. I know sometimes they get released on purpose, but I believe that escapes are much more frequent than being set loose on purpose.

Hey friends, one of the things I often am asked is what things are safe to feed to your reptile. Specifically in this case I'm going to talk about fish. Some fish species contain thiaminase, which can cause thiamine deficiency. You don't want that happening to your reptile, so I suggest avoiding those species. The main fish that we would feed here, include salmonids (salmon, trout, char) and tilapia (any cichlid is ok). If you fish or have someone who does fish, anything in the sunfish family (bluegill, pumpkinseed, crappie) is okay.

I'm going to post a link here that has a list of both fish that contain it, which you should avoid, and a list of fish that do not contain it, so you can figure out what to feed your fish. Avoid goldfish, and anything else from the carp family including minnows and koi. No catfish. No herring family. The list is very long, but few people will have Brian access to this many species.

Thiaminase- What is it & Which Fish Contain It

I often tell people to only feed cooked eggs to your pets. I figured I'd explain why!

Raw eggs contain a substance called avidin, especially in the whites. This is useful to the developing animal as an antibiotic, but if eaten, it can bind to biotin (aka vitamin B7), which is needed for several things in your cells. Eating too much avidin can cause a biotin deficiency, which leads to multiple problems, the most noticeable being skin problems.

For wild animals, it's not a big deal because:
1. As the egg develops, the avidin gets used up, so the egg is likely not as high in it as the eggs we eat, which are either very fresh or unfertilized

2. The diet is generally varied enough that they're not getting a high percentage

Cooking the egg can denature the avidin, so we suggest doing that. We prefer hard boiled for convenience (and the tegus eat the shells as well), but any cooking method is fine, just don't add anything.

✨Make sure the egg is properly cooled before feeding though!✨

At 4pm on October 8th, Mohawk Hudson Humane Society will have a reptile seminar. Please sign up if you can, share if you're willing.

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=20108984

New sticker design coming in 2 weeks! Who can guess the species? We've blurred it and put a couple stickers on to make it a little more tricky for you.

Please join us for this seminar!

We're a little damp, but we're here at Moxie's Ice Cream

Today we will be at Moxie's Ice Cream in Wynantskill for their National Ice Cream Day celebration! We'll be in the back left corner. Please come visit with us, and remember to support the wonderful local business that makes this possible!

We promise to bring one of our well behaved dragons (sweet, angelic Silas) instead of Fireball here 😆