Animal Ambassadors
Habitat: Corn snakes are naturally found throughout Southern New Jersey all the way to Florida. They are also found in parts of Kentucky and Louisiana, however are most abundant in Florida and some other Southern states. Snakes like Corny tend to inhabit wooded groves, rocky hillsides, meadowlands, woodlots, barns and abandoned buildings.
Care: The tank needs to be approximately 30-40 gallons with a constant temperature of about 75-85 degrees Fahrenheit. With the temperatures there needs to be a cool zone (75 degrees Fahrenheit) and a warm zone (82 degrees Fahrenheit).
Fun Facts: Corn snakes are approximately 24-72 inches long and can live up to 23 years in captivity! In the wild they typically live 10-15 years. These snakes typically feed every few days. The young hatchlings eat lizards and tree frogs while the adults feed on larger prey such as mice, rats, birds and bats.
Corny
Habitat: Kenyan Sand Boa’s are generally from Kenya, Egypt, Western Libya, Yemen, Sudan, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Chad and Niger. They are often referred to as the East Africa Sand Boa due to their wide geological range.
Care: Boa’s like Sandy need to have at least a 10 gallon aquarium filled halfway with sand such as aspen bedding, coconut mulch, newspaper, etc. Since sand boas like to burrow, the aquarium needs the bottom to be kept at about 95 degrees Fahrenheit along one end of the aquarium. The other end should be kept around 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Humidity should be kept around 30-50%.
Fun Facts: Sand Boas can live up to 20 years. However, with great care in captivity, they can live up to 30 years! Sand boas typically eat mice and other small rodents.
Sandy
Habitat: Gray Tree Frogs are usually found in northern Florida to central Texas and southeastern Canada. They live in forests, swamps, on agricultural lands, and in backyards.
Care: They thrive in glass terrariums which help keep their environment cool. It should be a minimum of 300 millimeters long and 450 millimeters in height. A heat mat should be placed on one side that stays about 75 degrees Fahrenheit or a basking bulb.
Fun Facts: Adult females, like Hyla, are generally 1.5 to 2.25 inches long. They are tiny frogs that tend to live for about 7-9 years. Adult gray tree frogs prey on insects and their own larvae. They will also eat mites, spiders, plant lice, snails and slugs.
Hyla
Kermit
Habitat: Gray Tree Frogs are usually found in northern Florida to central Texas and southeastern Canada. They live in forests, swamps, on agricultural lands, and in backyards.
Care: They thrive in glass terrariums which help keep their environment cool. It should be a minimum of 300 millimeters long and 450 millimeters in height. A heat mat should be placed on one side that stays about 75 degrees Fahrenheit or a basking bulb.
Fun Facts: Adult males, like Kermit, are generally 1.25 to 2 inches long. They are tiny frogs that tend to live for about 7-9 years. Adult gray tree frogs prey on insects and their own larvae. They will also eat mites, spiders, plant lice, snails and slugs.
Grumpus
Habitat: Originally yellow bellied sliders are from south-eastern United States, specifically from Florida to Virginia. Being from those areas, their natural habitats are slow moving rivers, swamps, marshes and ponds.
Care: Yellow Bellied sliders like to eat commercial food pellets, crickets, and they also love diced fruits and veggies. Their cage needs to stay around 80 degrees and the water should be at least twice the height of the turtle’s shell.
Fun Facts: Their average size of the turtle depends on if they are male or females. Males can grow to be 5-9 inches long where as females can grow to be 8-13 inches long. The upper shells are brown and black with their under shell being mostly yellow with a few black spots. In the wild they can live up to 30 years, but in captivity they can live up to 40 years!
Habitat: The painted turtle lives in North America in permanent freshwater ponds, creeks, and rivers. They live at muddy bottom during the winter, but in the warmer seasons, you can see them sunning themselves on rocks and logs.
Care: Painted turtles, like Hutson, need their water to be between 75-85 degrees Fahrenheit. Their water also needs to be twice as deep as the turtle’s shell.
Fun Facts: Painted turtles eat small fish and most aquatic plants and are only semi-aquatic. You can usually identify a painted turtle by their colorful undersell that is a red or orange.