reptile management. general considerations habitat food regulation
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REPTILEMANAGEMENT
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General Considerations
HabitatFoodRegulation
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Vivarium
sand or soilwater – think fish dechlorinate filter temperature
shelter
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REPTILES
chelonians
lizards
snakes
tuataras
crocodiles
amphisbaenians – worm lizards
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Chelonians
turtlestortoisesterrapins
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TURTLES
spend most or all of their time in waterleatherback turtle – Dermochelys coriacea largest turtle, endangered
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TORTOISE
spend most or all of their time on landAldabra tortoise – Geochelone gigantia 2nd largest tortoise, CITES protected
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TERRAPINS
spend significant time on land and in water
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TERRAPINS - Red-Eared Slider
Southern U.S.omnivorous75° F
Red-Eared slider – Trachemys scripta elegans
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LIZARDS
habitats - desert to marshesdiets - herbivorous, omnivorous, carnivorous, insectivoroustemperature requirements - widely varied
bottom line - do your homework
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horned toad (a lizard - really!)
Phrynosoma platyrhinos –
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SNAKES
habitats - desert to marshesdiets - herbivorous, omnivorous, carnivorous, insectivoroustemperature requirements - widely varied
bottom line - do your homework
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SNAKES - smooth green snake
habitat - open areasdiet - insectivorousnon venomousbright green yellow or cream belly
smooth green snake – Opheodrys vernalis
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SNAKES - sand boas
many specieshabitat - sandy, semi-arid (for many)diet - small rodentsnon venomousbrown patterns
some have orange
females - 18 inches, 200 gm
males - 15 inches, 70 gm
Desert Sand Boa – Eryx miliaris
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SNAKE CARE
Research - different snakes have different needsVet - find one experienced with snakesHousing tight cage as long as the snake
reduces lung infections
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SNAKE CARE
Substrate sand wood chips - NOT cedar absorbent
Water bowl sunk into substrate needed for shedding much of requirement comes from prey
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SNAKE CARE
heat lamp or ceramic heater gradient 80-95° F don’t use hot rocks
Accessories tree branches for climbing snakes hiding places - flower pots, plantings
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SNAKE CARE
activity diurnal nocturnal
other quarantine food - mice, weekly, diameter of
snake
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SNAKE CARE
handling hook - best tong - harmful to snake sack exit can - for dumping snake from
sack
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SNAKE CARE
temperament always bad never bad inbetween more anxious when shedding and
feeding
other characteristics musky constrictors
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SNAKE CARE
public health venomous snakes -don’t cage must be locked responsible for bites
Salmonella
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SNAKE CARE
breeding live bearers - boa constrictors, water and garter
snakes, and rattlesnakes
& egg layers cool down - may require several
months incubation
78-84 ° F ~ 2 months
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SNAKE CARE
sexing size of snake length of tail from cloaca hemipenis “cloacal pop”
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SNAKE CARE
sexing “cloacal pop”
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SNAKE CARE
sexing - copperhead hemipenes
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SNAKE CARE
sexing by probing
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SNAKE CARE
sexing by probingmale
female
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TUATARAS
habitat - small islands around New Zealanddiet - carnivoroustemperature ~54° F
50-80 cm; up to 1 kgliving fossils
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AMPHISBAENIANS – worm lizards
Florida worm lizard – Rhineura floridana