Alligator Lizard Care Sheet

Alligator lizards make great pets usually on the internet they cost fifty to two thousand dollars depending on different species, or the cheapest way to get them is from your backyard. They are very easy to care for and make fun pets.

FEEDING-

Feeding an Alligator lizard is easy, they can eat crickets mealworms and pinkie mice. The pinkie mice are high in fat so these should only be a treat for adult alligator lizards every couple weeks. You should feed your lizard every day if it is a baby around five crickets, for adults feed them every four days  around ten crickets. You can feed them mealworms but mealworms have a hard exoskeleton on the outside of their body these should not be fed to them very often.

HOUSING-

Alligator lizards need ten gallons of space per lizard. A glass tank works well or a ten gallon Critter Keeper but with a Critter Keeper you cannot use a heating pad.

HEATING AND LIGHTING-

Alligator lizards need a light and a heating pad or they cannot digest their food properly. Half of the tank should have a heat pad or you could get a 100 watt light bulb, if you get both put them on the same side.

TANK STUFF-

The things in your tank should be substrate the best kind is Eco Earth. You should have hideouts for your lizards comfort and also a climbing spot. Mine is always climbing on his hideout.

Pacman Frog Care Sheet

A Pacman frog is a large frog often kept as a pet because it is easy to care for and it is fun to watch   eat.

FEEDING-

These frogs will eat anything that can fit in their mouth, frogs are even called walking stomachs. Adult Pacman frogs eat crickets, mealworms, pinkie mice, and adult mice. Baby Pacman frogs eat crickets, mealworms, and pinkie mice; if you give him crickets or mealworms remove them because they can bite your frog. Do not over feed your frog that can lead to obesity.

HOUSING-

Pacman frogs need a ten gallon tank per frog, if you pick a aquarium make sure you get a lid so nothing comes in and nothing goes out. Critter keepers also will work great just make sure it's ten gallons.

TANK STUFF-

A water dish is important so the frog can soak in it. Soil is important because like the Tiger salamander, Pacman frogs like to burrow in it. The best kind is Eco Earth, do not use garden soil.  Plants are optional but you should put them in there so that way your frog feels more at home. The water in the dish should be distilled water or tap water with Aqua Safe in it.

Short-horned Lizard Care Sheet

Short-horned lizards are found in many States like Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana. Some people say that they are hard to care for because they can squirt blood from their eyes. This is a defense for land predators but will not work for birds.

FEEDING-

A Short-horned lizard eats Harvester ants as a main food. You can also feed them crickets or mealworms as a treat. If you catch the lizard in the wild you can catch the ants for food, the ants make up to 90 percent of the lizards diet and the lizard will eat probably 100 ants in a day.

HOUSING-
                                                         
Short-horned lizards need a ten gallon tank per lizard or a critter keeper, but with a critter keeper you can't use a heat pad because it will melt the tank; if you have other pets like a dog or cat you should put a lid on top of the tank.

TANK STUFF-

A water dish is needed so your lizard can drink out of it. Some people say that if your lizard does not drink you should spray your lizards back, but do not do this because this can lead to skin disease. A better idea is to spray the plant in the cage because this mimics the wild. Sand is needed, three to four inches, because they like to burrow in it.

                                                                                                                                                                       
                                       

Fire Bellied Toad Care Sheet

A Fire Bellied Toad is a small frog. People often buy this frog because it is easy to care for. This isn't really a toad, people call it a toad because of its warty skin; and plus toads don't jump but this frog does jump.

FEEDING -

A Fire Bellied Toad will eat crickets and mealworms, but in the wild they will eat anything that can fit in their mouth. Remove any uneaten food, this helps in three ways :

1. You should count how many insects you put in their tank and see how many insects he eats in five minutes.

2. It helps you save food for your frog.

3. If you keep the insects in the tank they might bite the frog.

HOUSING -

Fire bellied toads need at least five gallons of aquarium space per frog. If you put them in an aquarium, put a screen on the top to make sure they don't escape. A "Critter Keeper" is a good plastic tank for your frog, it comes with the tank and the lid.

TANK MATES -

A Fire Bellied Newt might be a good tank mate. If you mix them make sure they are the same size. Bigger Fire Bellied Toads might  injure or kill the newt; but the main reason not to mix them is because they each have toxins that can kill each other. You can put guppies in the tank but the frog might eat eat them. Practically the only thing you can put in the tank that won't get hurt would be another frog that is the same species, never mix amphibians.

WATER -

Water is more important to amphibians than people. If a amphibian doesn't have water it will die, so for the frog half of the aquarium should be land and half water. You can put a water dish in the tank but you should mist the tank because an amphibian drinks water through its skin the same way as they breath.

TANK DECORATIONS -

You should put plants in the tank so the frog feels more comfortable, also you should put a background in there. You could also put a waterfall in the tank.

LIGHTING -

A Fire Bellied Toad doesn't need a light unless you live somewhere where its extremely cold.

I hope this helps you take care of your Fire Bellied Toad.

Leopard Gecko Care Sheet

A Leopard gecko is a gecko without toe pads. It is often kept as a pet because it is easy to care for.


FEEDING-

A Leopard gecko will eat mealworms, crickets, and pinkie mice. Mealworms have a hard shell on the outside of their body so these can't be fed to them every day. Pinkie mice are high in fat so they shouldn't be fed to them every day. Crickets are a great food source for Leopard geckos. If you have a  baby leopard gecko feed them every day, if you have a adult every four days.

HOUSING-

Leopard geckos need a ten gallon tank per gecko, if you get a aquarium put a lid on top so nothing gets in or out, a critter keeper is good but make sure it is a ten gallon tank.

LIGHTING-

 A 75 watt light over the tank is important for your lizards health. If it does not have a light over him he will die because he is cold blooded. It also needs a light because if it eats and it doesn't have a light it can't digest its food.

TANK STUFF-

You need to put some things in the tank for your Leopard gecko.

1. A water dish. This is for your geckos moisture.

2. Substrate. This gives your gecko flooring so it does not have to stay on the glass you can use Eco- Earth sand or newspaper, but sand is bad because if your gecko eats it it can cause impaction.

3. Plants. These should be placed in the tank to make your gecko more at home.

4. Hideouts. These are important because they make your gecko feel secure, safe and not exposed to predators.

Garter Snake

At a creek in Story Wyoming I caught a terrestrial garter snake. My Dad found saw him just above the water basking in the sun. I ran over to grab the snake. I grabbed him by the head so he wouldn't twist and bite. What is a garter snake?

Doug Weshler in his book "Garter Snakes" writes this

"A garter snake is a dark snake with three long yellow stripes on its back. Between the stripes it has a checkerboard pattern. This is one of the most familiar snakes in North America. It is a garter snake. The garter snake got its name from the garters that some men wore to hold up their socks. The garters were brightly colored just like the stripes on the snakes. Not all garter snakes have yellow stripes some have red orange blue or green stripes a few have no stripes at all. There are 30 species of garter snakes. They live from the middle of Canada to Costa Rico in Central America. The longest garter snake is the giant garter snake. It grows to be 5 feet long. The smallest garter snake is the adult short headed garter snake. It is about 16 inches long. The short headed garter snake lives only in a small part of western Pennsylvania and western New York. The most familiar garter snake is the common garter snake. It is found all across southern Canada and in all but the driest parts of the United States. Another garter garter snake that is widely seen is the ribbon snake. Ribbon snakes are long skinny garter snakes that are usually found near water. Commen garter snakes eat many types of foods babies feed on worms and leeches. As they grow they start to eat fish tadpoles and frogs. Some of the largest common garter snakes eat mostly meadow mice. Some garter snakes eat only a few kinds foods for example the short headed garter snakes eats nothing but earthworms. The northwestern garter snake dines on slugs and worms. Giant garter snakes and ribbon snakes live in and near water and eat fish and frogs. A baby garter snake looks fierce as it opens its mouth wide to bite a worm. It pulls the worm toward its body and swallows it. A minute later the worm is gone and the snake is fatter. Garter snakes that eat fish need to learn to grab the fish by the head. It is very hard to swallow a fish tail first. Garter snakes grab fish from the surface of the water or underwater. A large garter snake grabs a mouse with its teeth the snake then loops its body around the mouse to hold on to it the venom in the snakes saliva slows the mouse down as the snake starts to eat it for dinner. Snakes that live where the winters are cold have to hibernate. Garter snakes often hibernate together in dens the den might be a small cave a pile of of rocks covered with soil or a well the den must stay above freezing temperature or the snakes will die. The snakes also have to stay cool. When a snake is cool it uses less energy. By spending the winter in a cool den garter snakes have plenty of energy when they come out in the spring. The most amazing garter snake dens are in Manitoba Canada. There thousands of garter snakes spend the winter together in small caves. On the first few warm spring days there are so many snakes outside the den that they look like a big helping of dark spaghetti. Many species of garter snakes are common in most of the United States and southern Canada. The best places to look for them are near streams in wet meadows and in fields. Garter snakes like to have some sun so dark forests are not good places to look.They like water too so you will not find them in desserts without water. Garter snakes often rest under boards and flat rocks do not lift boards and rocks with your fingers if  poisonous snakes also live in the  area. Garter snakes may try to bite but they usually calm down if handled gently. Garter snakes are harmless to humans."

Welcome to the Hyper Herp

Hi my name is Miles, I am eleven years old. Reptiles and Amphibians have fascinated me all my life. I am amazed with their abilities to do almost anything; some can change color, others can run on water, and others are just plain cool. This website will tell you helpful information about your Herp and how to care for it. If you don't see your Herp or have a question,  just leave a comment and I will answer your question. I spend a lot of my day studying about these amazing animals.