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Why Worm Castings Can Be a Gardener’s Best Friend Vermicomposting is becoming pretty common among gardeners in-the-know. And for good reason.  Not only can you recycle some of the waste from your kitchen, but the benefits of worm castings are that they are excellent fertilizers. That’s not just information from people who like composting worms; it’s a basic fact that their benefits are extraordinary.  Worm castings is a more polite way to say worm poop.  And basically, as a worm tunnels through the soil, they will eat decaying organic material, digest it, and transform it into nutritionally rich fertilizer for your lawn and garden. ...

Gargoyle Gecko Care Guide Gargoyle Gecko Intro Gargoyle geckos are originally from New Caledonia (a group of islands between Fiji and Australia). They were once considered among the rarest lizards in captivity. Today, they are bred in large numbers and have become standard fare in the pet trade. Life Span These are good-sized geckos and with proper care and housing can reach 9 inches in total snout to vent length. Gargoyle geckos are sexually mature when 15 to 18 months of age, and have a life span up to 20 years. Cost Among the least expensive of all the species...

Looking at Snakes?  These are 12 amazing snakes for beginners Snakes On A Plane!  Honestly, I think that would make the flight pretty enjoyable, esssssspecially if they were the kinds of snakes discussed in this article.  Important Questions to Consider Snakes are very different from companion animals and livestock. Because of this, they have very different husbandry and care requirements. Choosing an appropriate beginner snake will depend very much on the characteristics of the beginner, not just those of the snake species itself.  Is the beginner a child, or an adult?  Does the beginner have plenty of space for an enclosure,...

What Do Frogs Eat? Different Frogs - Same Diet? It’s common sense that different species of amphibians will have different nutritional requirements.  There will even be differences within species between individuals dictated by age, sex, past health conditions, etc. However, there are some commonalities in nutrition that provide a baseline from which to start best practices in the feeding regimen. Mmmm... Fat For instance, oils and fats are important in amphibian diets, and quantity and quality matter. An excess of lipids in the diet can lead to obesity (just like with people) and general imbalance in respect to protein or...

How to Breed Ball Pythons: Everything you need to know! Table of Contents General Facts about Ball Pythons Ball pythons (Python regius) are a species of python native to Central African countries such as  Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and several others. While the ball python is listed as a species of “Least Concern” by the IUNC red list, one of its biggest threats in the wild is as an export to the pet-trade. In some areas, ball python populations have been greatly reduced through the efforts of pet-traders. Ball python breeders in the United States are actively combating...