Best Small Animal Pets Oct 27, 2009
Exotic reptiles and amphibians, such as geckos, bearded dragons, skinks and poisonous frogs have been showing up in pet stores and breeder's websites, but require a level of expertise and care that is more appropriate for experienced reptile and amphibian keepers. Small Birds as Pets. (Suite101.com)
Pet shop thief shoves turtle in his pants Aug 14, 2009
"We've been here twenty years and I've never had a customer shove a turtle in his pants, said Sherry Stack, Pet City owner. On Wednesday morning, a would-be customer lingered in the reptile area of the store that featured everything from turtles to snakes and bearded dragons in locked glass display cases. He then used a piece of metal to pry open one of the cabinets, removed the fist-sized Indian Star Tortoise and shoved it into the left pocket of his jeans. Unfortunately for the thief, Pet City... (KHOU.com, TX)
Plans underway for the 2009 National Night Out Jul 23, 2009
Sanford gZoo Express,h with snakes, hawks, bearded dragons, and chinchillas. Sanford Intensive Air Trauma 1 helicopter. (Mt. Lake Observer/Advocate, MN)
K-State Veterinarian Says Although Exotic Pets Can Be Great Companions, There Are Health Factors That Can Affect Both the Animal and Humans Jun 19, 2009
He recommended several of these animals as good pets, including cockatiels, guinea pigs, rabbits, bearded dragons, corn snakes, blue-tongued skinks, some species of tarantulas, freshwater tropical fish and some tortoises. Owning an exotic pet is different from owning pets like dogs and cats. (PR Newswire)
Reptiles OK in Edgewater Jun 16, 2009
Half of her store is dedicated to a variety of small reptiles, such as red bearded dragons, a type of lizard that can reach 18 to 24 inches at maturity. "I understand your issue with safety," said Pyle, who collected 89 petition signatures from residents who were against the ban, most of whom owned nonnative and nonvenomous reptiles. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
4-H'ers bring home 11 first-place awards Apr 29, 2009
First-place Senior 4-H'ers, those in grades 9 through 12, include Steven Goldman, who presented a demonstration on strength training in sports; Tiffany Garrett for career planning and development; Kasey Roth for Internet safety; Dylan Brooks for human development in grief issues; MacKenzie Kelly for a companion animals project on bearded dragons; and Nathan Coker for a demonstration of target shooting. These 4-H'ers, along with Russell Adams, who placed second with his chess demonstration, and... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Love of bearded dragons ignites Cat Spring business Apr 11, 2009
Down Under Dragonz raises bearded dragons in a variety of colors, like Lucky (pictured) who is a Super Orange dragon ... Clint Kolz and Tracy Rucker raise and sell bearded dragons with their business, Down Under Dragonz ... Bearded dragons get their name from the black beard males sport during mating. (Sealy News, TX)
Raising rescued reptiles Feb 16, 2009
Among its 29 animal residents are four bearded dragons, three corn snakes, two iguanas, two monitor lizards, two cats, a leopard gecko, a giant albino gecko, a milk snake, a tarantula, a Pomeranian dog and an African Grey parrot that does an uncanny imitation of a cell phone. Many of the critters were in dire need of TLC when Code adopted them. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
