[Animals] Everything you need to know if you want to keep pet reptiles

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These are animals that may be suitable as pets due to their independence.

Having a reptile as a pet has a number of advantages over other species that potential buyers can value. For example, the great independence it shows, or the simple and economical of its daily care. Many of these animals do not need to be fed daily (in fact, asking towards obesity) or cleaning them regularly. Also, their body odor is minimal.

On the contrary, the initial investment in conditioning its habitat (terrarium, heat sources, vegetation) can be high, as well as the necessary space for the terrarium, which depends on the animal, must be more or less large. Some snakes and iguanas can grow to a large size as adults.

 

Their diet also has crumbs: there are carnivorous, omnivorous, insectivorous and herbivorous reptiles. Depending on the species, we must deal well with live parts (mice, for example), or with commercial feed.

Also, take proper care of any of these exotic animals demanding advanced knowledge. The first and most basic thing, that being cold-blooded animals that lack the ability to acclimatize their body temperature, they need an ambient temperature, as a general rule, between 25 and 32 degrees. If we want to interact with them safely, we will have to know the nature of their behavior and their specific needs.

 

Among the reptiles most in demand as pets are water turtles, iguanas, chameleons and geckos. It is also common, within the minority of this trend, to hear about the snake as a companion animal.

 

The iguana as a pet
The iguana is a calm and docile lizard. This makes it the most common reptile to have as a pet. It requires a fairly large space, but its care is relatively simple.

Have a pet chameleon
The chameleon is a harmless and calm animal. The beauty of its color changes and the way it moves have the disadvantage that it requires more specific aspects.

 

The gecko as a pet
Geckos are small lizards, they are very tame and stand out for their docility, as Tíanimal emphasizes, which makes their handling very simple.

Water turtles, excellent pets for children
The care that the water turtle requires as pets is super simple and being so small, it makes many parents dare to buy one for their children. In fact, it is the classic pet that a lot of us have had as children.

 

Snakes as pets
In the world there are a great variety of snakes. Some are easier to tame and to feed with frozen animals and insects. Others can only eat live prey. Some grow less, others will reach 10 meters in length. There are more active and curious than the rest. To opt for a specific species, it would be good to first assess what characteristics we are most interested in having.

 

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