Monitoring Hibernation in Reptiles

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Monitoring Hibernation in Reptiles

By admin on Sunday, November 13th, 2011 | No Comments

It’s important to monitor your Reptile if it does go into hibernation and of course you will know if it is a Reptile that hibernates when you first aquire it, it’s very important to recognise if it is a hibernator and how to deal with this period of the year. It’s important to make [...]

Snake Tips

By admin on Monday, October 10th, 2011 | No Comments

If you’re looking for an unusual, eye-catching pet, it’s hard to go wrong with a snake. They’re exotic enough to catch people’s interest, yet hardy enough to require minimal care. Nevertheless, uninformed first-time owners tend to make some basic mistakes, some of which can be quite costly. Here are some simple tips that can help [...]

Reptiles and Lighting

By admin on Monday, September 19th, 2011 | No Comments

Many reptiles have very specific need when it comes to heat and light. Meeting these needs is essential to keeping these pets healthy, so it is important to understand why heat and light are so important. Providing appropriate temperatures is extremely important. Being cold-blooded they rely on external temperatures to regulate their body temperature. [...]

Care Of Your Box Turtle

By admin on Saturday, September 10th, 2011 | No Comments

Congratulations, you have a new box turtle. But how do you take care of your precious new friend? Taking care of a box turtle can take some work, but there are simple steps to ensure that your box turtle is happy in his new home. First you must decide housing for the turtle. Will [...]

Importance to a lizard of Heating

By admin on Monday, August 29th, 2011 | No Comments

All lizards are endothermic, meaning they take their heat from their surroundings. With this in mind their enclosure needs to have adequate space and placement to allow them to regulate their temperature. The vivarium itself should be around 36 Inches to 42 inches long and of no less than 18 to 24 Inches widthways. [...]

Feeding Snakes

By admin on Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011 | No Comments

Basic Food Facts Before you purchase your snake make sure get a good knowledge on the proper handling, feeding, and care. What To Feed Your Snake Smaller snakes such as garter’s can eat things such as live crickets and live small pinky mice. As they grow so will their food. A snake that is [...]

Health Problems in Reptiles

By admin on Friday, June 3rd, 2011 | No Comments

Many health issues relating to reptiles are down to simply not being looked after properly so the point is that many health problems can be prevented by knowing how to care for the reptile and how to react when a reptile looks ill. There are some signs that mean you should take the reptile [...]

Intro to Breeding Lizards

By admin on Friday, April 29th, 2011 | No Comments

Breeding Lizards can be a really difficult exercise and is slightly different for all different species. It’s really important to get to know your lizard properly and recognise when it’s healthy and know it’s ideal living conditions. I’m not going to go into detail on the breeding process as you need to know the [...]

Introduction to Breeding Snakes

By admin on Monday, April 18th, 2011 | No Comments

Obviously different types of snake will require more specific guidelines but I’m going to give you a basic introduction to snake breeding and the different periods you need to watch out for. this isn’t a complete guide but an introduction. Snakes breed after they have awoken from hibernation and the femal has shed her [...]

Feeding your Lizard

By admin on Monday, April 4th, 2011 | No Comments

Food and your lizard is very important so it is critical that you learn how to and what to feed your particular species of lizard and it can be the hardest part about keeping a Lizard. lizards come in one of three types, herbivorous, carnivorous and omnivorous. Omnivorous Lizards eat both meat and Plants. Herbivouros [...]

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