| Animal Adoption List |
When one gets involved in the reptile or exotic pet community, you tend to have animals show
up on your doorstep from well-meaning people who either find the animal outside, or can no
longer care for it. At Mason Dixon Reptiles, we've taken in our fair share of "strays," and if it's
an animal we can't keep due to space concerns or one that we are simply not interested in
maintaining, we attempt to find a good adoptive home for the animal.
Below is our current list of animals in need of permanent, forever homes. If you're interested in
adopting one, please contact us via email or our contact page and take a moment to read
through our terms and conditions.
up on your doorstep from well-meaning people who either find the animal outside, or can no
longer care for it. At Mason Dixon Reptiles, we've taken in our fair share of "strays," and if it's
an animal we can't keep due to space concerns or one that we are simply not interested in
maintaining, we attempt to find a good adoptive home for the animal.
Below is our current list of animals in need of permanent, forever homes. If you're interested in
adopting one, please contact us via email or our contact page and take a moment to read
through our terms and conditions.
| Yellow Belly Slider Turtles (Aquatic) |
Background: These guys are 2010 babies, captive born at a backyard pond in the local area. The parents were being kept as pets, and
the babies weren't wanted. They hatched in mid-September 2010 and have been eating well for me. They are feeding on both aquatic
vegetation and aquatic turtle pellets. They will loose their bright yellow coloration as they age, turning to a mature olive green color with
some yellow highlights. I have two left and would consider adopting them out as a pair or singles.
Cautions: Aquatic turtles grow to substantial size and require either an outdoor pond (preferred) or a large indoor aquarium with heavy
duty filtration and heat and UV lamps. These guys will max out around 5 to 8 inches if they are male, or 7 to 12 inches if female. They are
too young to identify gender.
These turtles can live to be 15 or 20 years old or more. Please consider their longevity when contemplating adoption. As adults, they will
be difficult to rehome, and rescues are already full of sub-adult and adult sliders. Please contact us only if you are able to commit to 15 or
20 years of turtle care!
Please also note that these are NOT hands on pets. Aquatic turtles do not enjoy being handled, and doing so can endanger both the
turtle (falling or being dropped) and the handler (potential for salmonella contraction if hands aren't washed properly afterwards). For that
reason, we do not recomend these as pets for children, nor will we adopt them out to anyone under the age of 18.
Shipping Notes: SHIPPING NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL SPRING! I ship via UPS Monday through Wednesday. If you'd like a shipping quote,
please email me your five digit zip code.
the babies weren't wanted. They hatched in mid-September 2010 and have been eating well for me. They are feeding on both aquatic
vegetation and aquatic turtle pellets. They will loose their bright yellow coloration as they age, turning to a mature olive green color with
some yellow highlights. I have two left and would consider adopting them out as a pair or singles.
Cautions: Aquatic turtles grow to substantial size and require either an outdoor pond (preferred) or a large indoor aquarium with heavy
duty filtration and heat and UV lamps. These guys will max out around 5 to 8 inches if they are male, or 7 to 12 inches if female. They are
too young to identify gender.
These turtles can live to be 15 or 20 years old or more. Please consider their longevity when contemplating adoption. As adults, they will
be difficult to rehome, and rescues are already full of sub-adult and adult sliders. Please contact us only if you are able to commit to 15 or
20 years of turtle care!
Please also note that these are NOT hands on pets. Aquatic turtles do not enjoy being handled, and doing so can endanger both the
turtle (falling or being dropped) and the handler (potential for salmonella contraction if hands aren't washed properly afterwards). For that
reason, we do not recomend these as pets for children, nor will we adopt them out to anyone under the age of 18.
Shipping Notes: SHIPPING NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL SPRING! I ship via UPS Monday through Wednesday. If you'd like a shipping quote,
please email me your five digit zip code.
| Read a Caresheet on Yellow-belly Sliders |
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| Madagascan Hissing Cockroaches & Orange Spotted Roaches |
Background: We have available two types of roaches, Madagascan Hissing Cockroaches (Gromphadorhina portentosa) and Orange
Spotted Roaches (Blaptica dubia).
Hisser's make excellent insect pets. They are large in size as adults, ranging from 2-3" and quite calm as adults, meaning they can
easily be handled. They can climb glass but are flightless. Males have two prominent "horns" on their head. Hissers are easy to feed,
and will eat most of your vegetable and fruit kitchen scraps. They also eat grains and seem to really like pureed baby foods. If provided
with a heat lamp or other source of heat, they will breed. The females give live birth to about 20 young every month or so. The oldest
hissers we have available are 5 months old-- old enough to tell gender. They can be purchased in pairs or small groups.
Price: $3 a piece or $5 for a pair.
Orange Spotted or Guyana roaches are not as good for pets if you are looking for something to hold. They make great feeders for a
variety of reptiles and amphibians. They cannot fly or climb glass (but they can climb the silicone seals in the corners of an aquarium)
and they do require heat to breed. If given adequate heat they will breed rapidly. The newborns are about 3/8 to 1/2 an inch in length--
roughly the size of a small feeder cricket. They are of suitable size for baby and juvenile bearded dragons, leopard geckos, etc. The
adult dubias are about 1 to 1.5 inches in length-- great size for feeding adult lizards. Our bearded dragons and skinks LOVE them!
Price: We sell "starter" colonies of the Orange spotted roaches for $20. This will include approximately a dozen adults, with two dozen or
more newborn and juvenile roaches. If you provide heat and do not use them as feeders right away, you can expect to have a thriving
colony within 3 to 4 months.
We can arrange to sell surplus adults or juveniles as feeders if you'd like to try them with your animals.
Please email us for more information or to arrange a purchase.
Spotted Roaches (Blaptica dubia).
Hisser's make excellent insect pets. They are large in size as adults, ranging from 2-3" and quite calm as adults, meaning they can
easily be handled. They can climb glass but are flightless. Males have two prominent "horns" on their head. Hissers are easy to feed,
and will eat most of your vegetable and fruit kitchen scraps. They also eat grains and seem to really like pureed baby foods. If provided
with a heat lamp or other source of heat, they will breed. The females give live birth to about 20 young every month or so. The oldest
hissers we have available are 5 months old-- old enough to tell gender. They can be purchased in pairs or small groups.
Price: $3 a piece or $5 for a pair.
Orange Spotted or Guyana roaches are not as good for pets if you are looking for something to hold. They make great feeders for a
variety of reptiles and amphibians. They cannot fly or climb glass (but they can climb the silicone seals in the corners of an aquarium)
and they do require heat to breed. If given adequate heat they will breed rapidly. The newborns are about 3/8 to 1/2 an inch in length--
roughly the size of a small feeder cricket. They are of suitable size for baby and juvenile bearded dragons, leopard geckos, etc. The
adult dubias are about 1 to 1.5 inches in length-- great size for feeding adult lizards. Our bearded dragons and skinks LOVE them!
Price: We sell "starter" colonies of the Orange spotted roaches for $20. This will include approximately a dozen adults, with two dozen or
more newborn and juvenile roaches. If you provide heat and do not use them as feeders right away, you can expect to have a thriving
colony within 3 to 4 months.
We can arrange to sell surplus adults or juveniles as feeders if you'd like to try them with your animals.
Please email us for more information or to arrange a purchase.