Went to visit my good friend @jayrepts and got to see him work with some awesome venomous snakes.
Species Depicted
🐍 West African Gaboon Viper
(Bitis rhinoceros)
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Hope everyone is having a great Sunday! Here's a peak in the aquarium pyramid @moodygardens in Galveston Texas!
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⭐ Species Spotlight ⭐
Indian Mud Moray
(Gymnothorax tile)
Status: Least Concerned
🐟 These eels are often sold in pet stores as "Freshwater" snowflake eels, often leading to keepers housing them in full freshwater tanks leading to eel failing to thrive. The Indian Mud Moray is a brackish water fish meaning they need salt in the water, for this species you should aim for 1.010+ ppm as a baby and full marine conditions as an adult.
🐟 The Indian Mud Moray has a gray-brown body with speckles that range from yellow to gold. They grow to about 24 inches in length and live for about 30 years. They also have a secret set of jaws called pharyngeal jaws that extend when the eel bites something in order to rip it and drag it to the back of its throat. The Indian Mud Moray like other Moray Eels have terrible eyesight and mostly rely on smell in order to find food. Other common names are the Freshwater Snowflake Eel and Freshwater Eel.
🐟 The Atlantic Guitarfish is native to the Indo-West Pacific being found from India to Australia. They inhabit the neritic zone (a shallow part of the ocean just above the drop off) and are often found in debris that is in soft and sandy areas.
🐟 The diet of the Indian Mud Moray consist of crustaceans and small fish with them being mostly scavengers that use their strong nose in order to find food throughout the seafloor.
🐟 According to the IUCN Red List the Indian Mud Moray population trend is currently unknown due to lack of research and how cryptic this species is.
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It's Friday so, that means a feeding video!
Today I'm feeding my Red-Footed Tortoise a mix of collard greens and fresh fruit.
Species Depicted
🐢 Red-Footed Tortoise
-Chelonoidis carbonarius
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YOU HAVE BEEN BLUE TONGUED!!!
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HAPPY WORLD LIZARD DAY!!!
Lizards are an extremely important part of ecosystems around the world. They fill many roles from the top of the food chain, scavengers, seed dispensers and even food themselves. They also benefit people through them being natural pests control limiting the chemicals people have to use. Take today to appreciate the lizards that you get to see in your day to day life, especially the wild one!
Species Depicted in Order:
🦎 Northern Blue Tongue Skink
-Tiliqua scincoides intermedia
🦎 Central Bearded Dragon
-Pogona vitticeps
🦎 New Caledonian Giant Gecko
-Rhacodactylus leachianus
🦎 Bauer's Chameleon Gecko
-Eurydactylodes agricolae
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⭐ First Species Spotlight! ⭐
Atlantic Guitarfish
(Rhinobatos lentiginosus)
Status: Vulnerable
🦈 Fun Fact they are NOT sharks but actually closer related to rays and skates.
🦈 The Atlantic Guitarfish is an ashy gray to olive brown or even a chocolate brown. Their upper surface is thickly “freckled” with several hundred small whitish dots. Their underside is pale yellow to white with their fins slightly darker in color. They have a large shovel-like head and are shaped like a guitar. Other common names are the Freckled Guitarfish, Shovelnose Guitarfish and Spotted Guitarfish.
🦈 The Atlantic Guitarfish is native to the Atlantic Ocean mostly occuring in the Gulf of Mexico. They are benthic (means they live in the lowest part of the water column) and are commonly found in sand, algae and patch reefs inshore to 30 meters depth.
🦈 The diet of the Atlantic Guitarfish consist of molluscs, shellfish and small fish. It pins the food to the sea floor with its guitar shaped head and then eats it once it's trapped.
🦈 According to the IUCN Red List the Atlantic Guitarfish population is currently decreasing due to residential and commercial development, oil and gas drilling along with fishing.
This Atlantic Guitarfish is being displayed at the @txstateaquarium if you are in the Coastal Bend it is definitely worth the visit!
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My breeding pair of Northern Spiny Tailed Geckos (Strophurus ciliaris) going into their new habitat. These geckos are native to the Australian deserts and shrublands usually found in spinifex grass and bushes. They are insectivores that love to eat and have a special defense that allows them to shoot a smelly goo out of their spines. Amazing geckos to keep and I hope to produce them in the near future. #gecko #lizard #pet #australia #aussie #masonsmonsters #reptile #desert
What 4 feet on a snake looks like.