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Expert Profile: Sandra

Expertise: I can answer questions about housing-heating-lighting-substrates diet and supplements-breeding and incubation and hatchling care and give advice on what to do in case of an emergency until you can get your reptile to a vet

Experience in the area
I have 10 plus years experience in keeping reptiles I currently keep Bearded Dragons-Leopard Geckos-African Fat Tailed Geckos-Crested Geckos-New Caledonia Giant Geckos-Gargoyle Geckos-Blue Tongue Skinks-One Tokay Gecko and One Box Turtle

Education/Credentials
Self taught with reading and through personal experience with reptile care
I can find links to care sheets and forums about species of reptiles that I do not keep but I can only answer questions from experience from the reptiles listed above

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Something controversial or provocative about this subject Reptiles make very interesting pets and do not spread disease with proper hand washing and good hygiene

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: It is illegal in many states in the U.S. to collect wild reptiles without a permit Bringing wild reptiles into a captive environment leads to stress and can elevate their internal parasitic load while weakening their immune systems They often refuse to eat and die very quickly

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? I constantly strive to learn more about the different types of reptiles that I keep by caring for them and I read reptile forums that are made up of leading breeders and experts in their field

What do you like about this subject? I think that reptiles are fascinating animals

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 2070
Knowledge	9.87 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.95 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.93 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		2
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		5
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		392

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	11/24/08
10	10	10	10	11/26/08
9	9	10	10	11/22/08
10	10	10	10	11/18/08
10	10	10	10	11/14/08

User Comments

I am encouraged by her answer and have more confidence about what I can do differently to help my leopard geckos
(Shyla on 11/26/08)

thank you!
(Claire on 11/22/08)

thanks so much
(chris on 11/18/08)

thanks
(chris on 11/14/08)

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Recent Answers from Sandra

2008-11-25 2 females: Hi Jacob Many people do successfully keep 2 females together but care should be taken to ensure that they are very close in size and weight In other words-don't put a much smaller Leo in with an...

2008-11-24 fat tailed gecko: Hi Territ Providing that she doesn't have internal parasites(a fecal check by a vet would not be a bad idea any time that there is a significant weight loss) her tail should fatten up again and she...

2008-11-23 Help My green anole: Hi Susan It could be that your anole has internal parasites and that she is malnourished from them taking all or most of the nutrients from the food that she eats You need to bring her into see a...

2008-11-23 Leopard Gecko emergency!!!ASAP: Cory-I am so very sorry to read about your Leo If the tail is very thin and it has no substantial body weight to it then the chances are that it already has organ damage and will soon pass away If...

2008-11-21 bearded dragon: Hi Cris It sounds to me from the color that you are describing his feces to be that your Beardie has internal parasites and he needs to be seen by a vet ASAP I am not sure what the spot on him could...