Herptiles 101
June 17th 2009 21:16
With reptiles and amphibians(combined into Herpetiles) their care in captivity should be based on a beginner or advanced experience of captivity husbandry. It's like fish where one goes from common goldfish to tropical fish to ocean fish experience. A novice to the trade can't successfully deal with salt water species without having some knowledge on goldfish and tropical fish care under their belts.
Herptiles are kind of the same concept. You can't own a jungle snake until you've experienced a mouse-eating snake. You can't own a desert species until you've owned a temperate species. Although it may not make sense to you, the most loss of species or dangers come from people's compulsive purchase of reptiles or amphibians. With herps they are best studied before purchase as to their requirements in captivity. I am totally against wild caught species, by the way.
My beginners choice of reptiles and amphibians are:
Corn Snake
King Snake
Milk Snake
Garter Snake
Anoles
Leopard Geckos
Wall lizard
Skinks
Painted turtle
Red Ear Slider
Frogs
Newts
Salamanders
These animals are easy to care for in captivity and their terrarium is easy to build and maintain. These are basically the easy herps to keep. Most are from a temperate climate and some require minimum maintenance for their existence.
The topic of reptile care has been a hot issue between veterinary views and hobby enthusiasts for years. This is liable to come up again in this blog. For now let me give you some sites about the topic.
Here's an informative site that gives terrarium tips and maintenance.
Too many times I've seen people with no clues diving into the herptile industry. Maybe one should get a clue before diving into the unknown.
Every little bit counts when it comes to reptile knowledge.
Sanitation is highly important in herp care and one must become accustomed to washing their hands. This is a sort of entry into the care of herptiles for beginners. It is something that I have dealt with for years and will be an informative entry into the pet husbandry.
Notice I didn't mention iguanas or chameleons? Well they are an advance species of lizard that novice are just asking for trouble in their purchase!
Herptiles are kind of the same concept. You can't own a jungle snake until you've experienced a mouse-eating snake. You can't own a desert species until you've owned a temperate species. Although it may not make sense to you, the most loss of species or dangers come from people's compulsive purchase of reptiles or amphibians. With herps they are best studied before purchase as to their requirements in captivity. I am totally against wild caught species, by the way.
My beginners choice of reptiles and amphibians are:
Corn Snake
King Snake
Milk Snake
Garter Snake
Anoles
Leopard Geckos
Wall lizard
Skinks
Painted turtle
Red Ear Slider
Frogs
Newts
Salamanders
These animals are easy to care for in captivity and their terrarium is easy to build and maintain. These are basically the easy herps to keep. Most are from a temperate climate and some require minimum maintenance for their existence.
The topic of reptile care has been a hot issue between veterinary views and hobby enthusiasts for years. This is liable to come up again in this blog. For now let me give you some sites about the topic.
Here's an informative site that gives terrarium tips and maintenance.
Too many times I've seen people with no clues diving into the herptile industry. Maybe one should get a clue before diving into the unknown.
Every little bit counts when it comes to reptile knowledge.
Sanitation is highly important in herp care and one must become accustomed to washing their hands. This is a sort of entry into the care of herptiles for beginners. It is something that I have dealt with for years and will be an informative entry into the pet husbandry.
Notice I didn't mention iguanas or chameleons? Well they are an advance species of lizard that novice are just asking for trouble in their purchase!
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