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iHerp Answers is a community driven help system and knowledgebase. It's a great way to share information, gain valuable knowledge from others, and get help when you need it most.

With iHerp Answers, every question can be Tagged, assigned a Topic (predefined areas which you can navigate), with complete integration into iHerp, down to the animal and species level.

Members assign a points value for a question, and other community members participate to help your find the best solution (or solutions). Points are awarded when you help answer a question, and a grading system multiplies those points.

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Do older Ball Pythons (mine is 12) eat less as they age ?
Posted By: scalrtn

Replies: 1
Zones: Feeding

Historically, my male Ball Python has fed with remarkable consistency, and has taken feeders (small rats and chicks) weekly in the summer months. Typically he takes 27-29 rats a year. This year, he started a little late (early May) and…

How doable is spaying snakes in general?
Posted By: TribalCorns

Replies: 2
Tagged: Breeding, Breeders, Health, Age, Snake
Zones: General Health, Finding A Vet, Egg Laying

This question is rather broad because I have heard of spaying larger species of snakes for varying health reasons but I'm also asking about medium small species too. The snake in question for this is a 22 year old female corn snake. The reasoning…

Anybody else having problems trying to transfer animals to another I help user?
Posted By: tom thompson

Replies: 4
Tagged: Transferanimal
Zones: General Health

Anybody else having problems transfering animals to another I herp user? I keep getting the following error: Server Error in '/' Application. There is not enough space on the disk. Description: An unhandled exception occurred during…

Anyone else having issues uploading new animal photos
Posted By: Vanns

Replies: 22
Zones: General Health

Anyone else having issues uploading new photos for an animal? I keep getting an unhandled exception error when I try.

Can I use polysporin on a head/scale wound? My BP has gouged out a scale on her head and I need to know if I can use either polysporin or neosporin on it. How often should I apply it?
Posted By: Medusa

Replies: 6
Tagged: Headwound
Zones: Skin, Medications

My female BP found a way to get inbetween the 2 lids I have on her tank. In doing so she gouged a hole in the top of her head and the scale is sticking out a bit. I'd like to put some polysporin or neosporin on it but I don't know if this is safe or…

Reptiles for a Green House
Posted By: tmth

Replies: 8
Zones: Caging

Hey iherp, it's been a while! My husband and I recently completed a pretty nifty green house. We have a few tropical plants (banana, mango, citrus). It's around 16'x18' with a ceiling that is 8-14' tall. We have plenty of ventilation, a GAHT…

View My Page (Main Picture)
Posted By: sindrik8x

Replies: 3
Tagged: Profile
Zones: General Health

Trying to change my main picture on my, "View My Page". I've edited profile, avatar successfully. But, I can't find the place to change this pic. It's of my old Golddust Bloodred and I'm trying to change it to my new Bloodred as…

Very agitated newly acquired 1yr old Jungle Carpet Python; help.
Posted By: mark.pendleton

Replies: 3
Zones: General Health

I recently acquired a 1 yr old (aproximately) female Jungle Carpet Python. I've had her now for 2 weeks and she is very skiddish about me handling her. I'm curious about what steps I should be taking to get her used to me. I'm aware of…

How long to safely keep F/T rats in fridge?
Posted By: Medusa

Replies: 2
Zones: Feeding

I forgot that I had a rat(135g) thawing in the fridge and didn't feed it last night like I should have. I took it out Wed.morning around 8 a.m. and put the frozen rat directly into the fridge in order to thaw. I should have fed it last night like I…

Two red spots on cornsnake shed: Hemipenes or scent glands??
Posted By: Causack

Replies: 6
Tagged: Cornsnake, Visuallysexingcornsnakes
Zones: General Health, Skin

I noticed that my 4 year old snake, Adelaide, has had these two little marks and some white stuff right in the middle. I was told she was a girl when I bought her, but I'm wondering if these are the marks of hemipenes and if shes showing sperm…

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