A Turtles:  Those guys got a bargain.  The clown that confiscated my 43 baby turtles the day they passed that law said I'd get a $1,000 fine plus a year in jail for each turtle the next time they caught me.  Still, several customers report they have bought baby turtles in Chicago's China Town (which is pretty small in comparison to San Francisco's China Town).  We sell the legal size red-ears for $25 and sometimes we get the western painteds at $30.  We also have a three-toe, a sulcata, a Guyana wood turtle, and an African side-neck in stock.
A Discus:  There were no discus on our prime suppliers inventory list this week.  Call us on Wednesday mornings to check on current discus prices.  Availability and prices vary weekly.

LA
Baby sturgeon.

A:  Here's a picture of one we had earlier this year.  You'll find them very difficult to care for.  I recommend against them.  If you decide you still gotta have one, research the heck out of them first.  Then see if you can seine one out of that big muddy water flowing just east of you.  LA

pic added this afternoon.

A:  Whoa, that page was only up a few hours before you zapped me with your "Budgett's Frog Misinformation" email.  I have lost much face.  I have corrected the error on the page and you should be able to find it spelled correctly bright and early tomorrow morning -- especially if you sleep late on Saturdays.  Thanks.  LA
PS  You could be the only person in this hemisphere who would have noticed.

pic not in the page.

A:  There you go, hurting my feelings again by saying my brand new page sounded old.  Ah, this younger generation.  What are we gonna do with you?  Anyway, on to your question ...
Since an A5 sheet of paper is about the size of an 8.5 X 11 sheet folded in half, it seems sort of small to me.  However, it is a convenient size to clean.  A 10-gallon tank seems more civilized.  Howsabout a 6 or 7-inch ceramic bowl in the 10-gallon tank?  If he wants to get out, fine.  If he wants to laze out and stay in the bowl (very likely), that also works out fine.  If he's a real roamer, get him a 20 long.  LA
PS  Sometimes you need to clean them more than once a day.
 

Michael Chan, Hong Kong, January 7, 2009
Dear LA,

"Ah, this younger generation.  What are we gonna do with you?"

Train us to work a summer job at Aqualand....
 

Then I might have to reconsider getting a Budgett's frog then. I was going to put them behind my rack of bettas...I also didn't think I would have to clean for them so often.

Thank you for your valuable advice just like every other time!

A:  I'm probably feeding mine too often and too much.  I'm experimenting.  Yours will be healthier if you feed it smaller prey.  And feed it maybe every third or fourth day.  LA
 

A:  Those horse hair or gordian worms are more common in crickets, grasshoppers, and other insects.  They're harmless to all but the actual host.  They don't seem to bother fish.  If you breed your ghost shrimp, the worms will mostly die out (if you have them at all)  LA

A:  Tell him I said congratulations.  Your pictures are now on the web. LA

A:  Most six inchers are ready and willing to breed.  Jaguars can supposedly grow to over 20 inches in the wild.  The largest I've seen was 14-inches long.  LA

LA

A:  No, but here's a 10-incher that came in today.  LA

A Anole:  If all your anole eats is crickets, he probably needs them dusted with a calcium/vitamin D powder about every two or three weeks,  First, try tempting him with wax worms and house flies (a special favorite).  In the meantime coax him into consuming some sugar water (especially if he's getting dark areas behind his eyes).  Put him on your finger and water him with an eyedropper.  Then, take into account that most anoles live only two or three years.  His warranty may be expiring.
A Water Dragon:  WDs are fairly trainable.  Start by feeding them superworms from your fingers.  After a few feeding sessions (without any crickets whatsoever), give him a same size fish from your fingers.  If he passes on the fish, he gets nada until the next day.  Repeat the process the next two days.  No success.  Go back to normal feeding for a week.  Then repeat the training.  LA
PS  The same technique will teach kids to eat green beans, but it usually works the first day.  It works on beets also.    

A:  Salrytee, then.  LA

A:  Not really.  All I can say is, it's likely a female toting an egg sac.  Maybe a ballooning spider, but all their egg sacs I've seen were light brown.  LA

A:  This pic makes that large ball look like its abdomen.  Now, I have no idea.  Still, nice looking pix.  LA

A:  Great.  I'll forward that info to John.  LA

A:  Actually, I like rats.  They make excellent (and very economical) pets.  However, I'm not enthralled by them.  LA

A:  On average, barbs, gouramis, corys, and rainbowfish make excellent community fish with most other fishes -- especially in a 55.  Forty bucks is not bad for the electric blue.  Of course, regulars the same size cost 1/10th their price.  But the electric blues look great.  If the $40 tag doesn't eat up all your lunch money, get more.  LA

A:  If you want to grow plants, scratch the pleco.  Plecos eat plants, sure, but they also bulldoze them and your UG filter stems.  Keep them out of your planted tank.  Repeat:  Do not put a plecostomus in your planted tank.  If you do, it will turn into a pleco tank, not a planted tank.  You will need more than your standard aquarium light.  More light is more important than your gravel choice.  Regular bb-size natural gravel works pretty well.  You can find plant gravels with laterite in them if you ask your LFS.  LA
PS  Don't put your pleco in there.  If you have to add the pleco, use plastic plants.  He will bulldoze them, too, but they will not die