Herp Info
It is VERY important to research any reptile you are planning to keep. Reptiles need specialist care which is why I have made this page, there will be basic care for any reptiles i will be selling on here.
Please Note: these are very basic caresheets, more research would be better.
Catagories: Bearded dragons, leopard geckos, corn/ king snakes, more coming soon!
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Bearded dragons
Adult bearded dragons should be housed in somthing around 48"x18"x18"; this will house around 3 adults (hatchlings will do better in a slightly smaller viv). The vivarium should include somthing for them to bask on, such as a rock, log, cork bark etc. I find things like patio slats work well as they are cheap, and are rough so as the beardies lay on them to bask it helps to file down there nails. Bearded dragons dont usually hide in caves etc. so these are a waste of money to buy for them. bearded dragons do however enjoy climbing and usually sleep on a branch, so having one of these in your beardies viv would be a good idea.
Bearded dragons require special UV lighting of atleast 10% uv. This is to help there bones remain strong and healthy as they do not produce there own vitamin D as we do. They also need a basking area that can be acheived with a spot bulb rigged to a thermostat to stop the animals enclosure from over heating. They need a temperature gradient of 35c in the hot end and around 29c in the cool end.
There diet should be around 70% veg and 30% meat. They should be fed on leafy greens daily (dusted once a week with a good vitamin D suppliment), which may include a variety of lettuces and cabbages. Iceberg lettuce must be avoided as it has no nutritional value and cause diareha (all my veg eating reptiles get a dusting of pure calcium on every meal). the meat part of there diet can be made up by live foods fed once or twice a week, a good idea would be to feed your dragon on locust/ crickets one sitting and then the next morio worms, as this give variation to the diet, which is key to a healthy dragon. (hatchlings ideally should be fed livefood 3 times a week) Do not however over feed livefoods to the dragons as it will make them become fussy and may refuse anything thats not living.They dont need a water dish as such but having a small one in there viv wont hurt (aslong as its not too big as beardies require a low humidity and a large water bowl will increase the humidity) .
Leopard geckos
Adult leos should be housed in somthing around 24"x18"x18"; This will house up to 2 adults. The vivariam should include atleast one humid hide, as this really helps leopard geckos to shed properly, and provides a secure place for them to lay eggs if you are breeding them.
leos, do not need special lighting but a 2% uv tube will help, prevent agaisnt MBD, however leos do need a small dish of calciam in there vivs all the time as they enjoy licking it and will keep there bones healthy. A heat mat covering half the viv floor will be sufficient to heat a leo viv; you may wish to use a heat bulb on a stat but it is not needed due to leopard geckos absorbing heat through there bellies (hence why a heat mat would be better).
Leopard geckos eat a variety of insects. Mine get fed every day on meal worms and then crickets, locust or cockroaches once a fortnight. there food is always dusted with calciam. A water dish is required all the time because leopard geckos love to drink (you may wish to use a liquid vitamin suppliment in the water)
Corn and King snakes
As a rule of thumb Corn and king snakes, require a vivariam aproximatly 24"x18"x18" (Note: king snakes must not be kept together due to there cannabalistic tendencies) This will house 1 adult snake. Snakes need to feel very secure so must have a hide that just fits them in ( so that the snake touches the sides and top of the hide). A water dish is needed for snakes for them to both drink and soak in to help them shed. The temperatures in there enclosure should be around 26c.
They should be fed once every 7 days on 1 apropriatly sized prey item. Chicks must not be used as a staple diet as they are not nutritious enough to keep the snake healthy. Variouse frozen rodents should be available at any reptile shop.
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