2006 spa and skin care expos?
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skin care expo
grammycrac
Looking for spa and skin care product lines to sell in my holistic wellness center
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i recently bought some dead sea magik products, not bad but quite pricey
try their website www.findershealth.com
good luck
i recently bought some dead sea magik products, not bad but quite pricey
try their website www.findershealth.com
good luck
what are some starter reptiles for kids?
gummy bear
i have a seven year old cousin that is browsing the market for a "starter reptile" does anyone know some cheap reptiles that kids can take care of? if you have any suggestions email me @ lillian.radford@yahoo.com or answer to this question..
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The easiest way to cut costs for reptiles is by finding an animal which doesn't need live food (some geckos, turtles, newts, aquatic frogs), finding an animal which doesn't require heating and/or UVB lighting (some geckos, nocturnal lizards and frogs, newts and salamanders), or an animal which doesn't require any of those.
Crested Geckos: These guys are nocturnal and thrive at room temperatures of 65-80. They don't require live insects for feeding and will eat a powder mix called Crested Gecko Diet which can be found at many pet stores, reptile stores, and Amazon.com. Each gecko is different from another, even those from the same mother. For this reason, they are fairly expensive if purchased from someone who can properly assess their value (basically any store which is not a generic pet store). Babies are a lot cheaper since their colors haven't come in, but it's hard to find a good adult with more unusual coloration for under $100. However not everyone cares about the colors, so this place is a good place to buy if you don't: http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog/animals/other-geckos/. It is important for this particular species to note that their tails DO NOT regrow if dropped. For this reason, it is best to keep them in one gecko per tank to minimize stress.
Gargoyle Geckos: Virtually the same care as Crested Geckos although they prefer live insects and will regrow their tails. They also have fewer color variations, really sticking more with dark blacks, grays, and browns than the orange, green, red, and yellow you can find with Crested Geckos. As a result, they're generally a little cheaper. They are however very hard to find at non-generic pet stores.
Leopard Geckos: Nocturnal, but they do require live insects and a higher temperature gradient (75-100). These are probably the easiest to handle as they don't move very fast. As a note, although they are called geckos, they cannot climb walls. For this reason, any tank for them should be long rather than tall (as is with Crested and Gargoyle), something which usually saves some money. They are also one of the few gecko species which will eat many types of worms such as mealworms and waxworms, but they also will not eat any fruit-based products. They also have lots of color morphs and variations, but it's a lot easier to find a "normal" one for under $50. These are the most common gecko at generic stores although it's easy to find them at good prices at reptile stores or reptile expos.
Bearded Dragons: Diurnal, they require UVB light and also need a high temperature gradient (80-110). They are pretty easily handled when they have been acclimated to the owner. Young ones are easy to find, but also incredibly heavy eaters, the recommended feeding amount being anywhere from 20-100 crickets per day just to stay on track with the standard growth curve. Adults should be fed a primarily vegetable diet which makes it easier, but many have to have been raised on vegetables as juveniles to acquire a taste and this is not always the case. They also require much larger tanks than any of the geckos, at least 50 gallons to be safe. A long tank is also preferable.
Salamander: This is pretty generic, but they tend to have the same care. Tiger and Fire are the most common, but they're nearly impossible to find at a generic and even hard to find at reptile stores or expos. These guys are very hardy (Fires can take temperatures down to 55) and also long-lived (they live for 50 years). Even though they are technically newts, they cannot swim, but do like a large water bowl to sit and soak in. They all require live foods, but not as much as a traditional lizard as they tend not to move very much, so they have low metabolisms and will get obese if you feed them too much. They do require much more moist habitats than other reptiles and amphibians because they breath through their skin. A salamander in the water bowl all day is a bad sign.
Newts: This is also pretty generic, but they're all similar as well. A fish tank setup works pretty well, but usually the water level can be lowered to half of the tank height or less. This usually depends on how high the water has to be on the filter for the filter to run. Newts are also very hardy (Spanish-Ribbed will take down to freezing) and are moderately long-lived (20-25 years). They do swim, so just providing a water bowl is not sufficient. They will eat the traditional newt pellets and sticks, although larger species may go for live fish and earthworms. The most common is the Fire-Bellied Newt or the Paddle-Tailed Newt, both of which are usually more common in generic pet stores than reptile stores because profit margins on both are very low.
The easiest way to cut costs for reptiles is by finding an animal which doesn't need live food (some geckos, turtles, newts, aquatic frogs), finding an animal which doesn't require heating and/or UVB lighting (some geckos, nocturnal lizards and frogs, newts and salamanders), or an animal which doesn't require any of those.
Crested Geckos: These guys are nocturnal and thrive at room temperatures of 65-80. They don't require live insects for feeding and will eat a powder mix called Crested Gecko Diet which can be found at many pet stores, reptile stores, and Amazon.com. Each gecko is different from another, even those from the same mother. For this reason, they are fairly expensive if purchased from someone who can properly assess their value (basically any store which is not a generic pet store). Babies are a lot cheaper since their colors haven't come in, but it's hard to find a good adult with more unusual coloration for under $100. However not everyone cares about the colors, so this place is a good place to buy if you don't: http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog/animals/other-geckos/. It is important for this particular species to note that their tails DO NOT regrow if dropped. For this reason, it is best to keep them in one gecko per tank to minimize stress.
Gargoyle Geckos: Virtually the same care as Crested Geckos although they prefer live insects and will regrow their tails. They also have fewer color variations, really sticking more with dark blacks, grays, and browns than the orange, green, red, and yellow you can find with Crested Geckos. As a result, they're generally a little cheaper. They are however very hard to find at non-generic pet stores.
Leopard Geckos: Nocturnal, but they do require live insects and a higher temperature gradient (75-100). These are probably the easiest to handle as they don't move very fast. As a note, although they are called geckos, they cannot climb walls. For this reason, any tank for them should be long rather than tall (as is with Crested and Gargoyle), something which usually saves some money. They are also one of the few gecko species which will eat many types of worms such as mealworms and waxworms, but they also will not eat any fruit-based products. They also have lots of color morphs and variations, but it's a lot easier to find a "normal" one for under $50. These are the most common gecko at generic stores although it's easy to find them at good prices at reptile stores or reptile expos.
Bearded Dragons: Diurnal, they require UVB light and also need a high temperature gradient (80-110). They are pretty easily handled when they have been acclimated to the owner. Young ones are easy to find, but also incredibly heavy eaters, the recommended feeding amount being anywhere from 20-100 crickets per day just to stay on track with the standard growth curve. Adults should be fed a primarily vegetable diet which makes it easier, but many have to have been raised on vegetables as juveniles to acquire a taste and this is not always the case. They also require much larger tanks than any of the geckos, at least 50 gallons to be safe. A long tank is also preferable.
Salamander: This is pretty generic, but they tend to have the same care. Tiger and Fire are the most common, but they're nearly impossible to find at a generic and even hard to find at reptile stores or expos. These guys are very hardy (Fires can take temperatures down to 55) and also long-lived (they live for 50 years). Even though they are technically newts, they cannot swim, but do like a large water bowl to sit and soak in. They all require live foods, but not as much as a traditional lizard as they tend not to move very much, so they have low metabolisms and will get obese if you feed them too much. They do require much more moist habitats than other reptiles and amphibians because they breath through their skin. A salamander in the water bowl all day is a bad sign.
Newts: This is also pretty generic, but they're all similar as well. A fish tank setup works pretty well, but usually the water level can be lowered to half of the tank height or less. This usually depends on how high the water has to be on the filter for the filter to run. Newts are also very hardy (Spanish-Ribbed will take down to freezing) and are moderately long-lived (20-25 years). They do swim, so just providing a water bowl is not sufficient. They will eat the traditional newt pellets and sticks, although larger species may go for live fish and earthworms. The most common is the Fire-Bellied Newt or the Paddle-Tailed Newt, both of which are usually more common in generic pet stores than reptile stores because profit margins on both are very low.
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