Posts Tagged ‘captive care’

Introductory Care and Reproduction of Varanus beccarii, the Emerald Tree Monitor

Natural History and Taxonomy   The black tree monitor (also called Beccari’s monitor) is a medium-sized arboreal monitor lizard that is brightly colored with green and transverse black banding. This species has a highly developed sense of smell and extremely acute vision. V. beccarii spends most of its time perched high above the canopy basking [...]


Publications

Articles The “Grandfather Python” Morelia boeleni Ari R Flagle April 2012 Reptiles Magazine Raising the Holy Grail (pdf) “Ari R. Flagle and Erik Stoops introduce us to their thoughts on captive care and nurturing of neonate and juvenile M. Boeleni, the Boelen’s python.” Reptile Care Magazine, Vol. 4, Issue 1. Serpents in the Clouds (pdf) [...]


Care Guide

A Captive Care Guide for M. boeleni, the New Guinea Black Python Preparation The primary undertaking, before attempting to design and equip a habitat for a Boelen’s python, is attitudinal. Care of M. boeleni calls for a positive and determined mindset. This is in preparation for coping judiciously with a behaviorally and off-times medically fragile [...]