A reptile in your home
Reptiles are air-breathing and generally cold blooded. Their skin is invariably covered in scales or scutes and they lay eggs whose embryos are surrounded by the amnion membrane.
Apart from the Antarctica, there are four living types of reptiles which inhabit all other continents.
Four groups of reptiles
The four recognised groups of reptiles include Crocodilia (crocodiles, gavials, caimans and alligators) and total 23 species; Sphenodontia (tuatara) - two species; Squamata (lizards, snakes and worm-lizards) - around 7,900 species; and Testudines (turtles and tortoises) totalling around 300 species.
Obviously many of these are not suitable for home pets! But there are many reptiles that people do keep as pets.
Vivarium cabinets
Care of reptiles is very important and it starts with suitable accommodation for them. These are called vivariums which we, at Ideas-4-Pets sell a variety of. We also have a large variety of vivarium cabinets where the vivarium is built into attractive vivarium cabinets.
Our appealing collection of vivarium cabinets provide home owners with a wide choice, enabling you to find something that will fit into your décor perfectly.
Most of our vivarium cabinets provide storage cupboards beneath the glass vivariums, making the vivarium cabinet a feature in your home.
Vivarium heater mats - keeping your reptile warm
Most reptiles, depending on where you live weather-wise, need vivarium heater mats to keep the temperature constant. At Ideas-4-pets we have these vivarium heater mats in sizes to accommodate the size of your vivarium.
These vivarium heater mats are inexpensive, but essential. The vivarium heater mat lies flat at the bottom of the vivarium and once you have decorated your vivarium with various reptile accessories and vivarium ornaments, you won’t even see your vivarium heater mats.
Give him places to hide
Vivarium ornaments are available is a very wide selection and are extremely necessary to provide your reptile with activity and places to hide.
Reptile accessories, or vivarium ornaments, will also enhance your vivarium, creating some interest. Reptile accessories and vivarium ornaments also provide your reptiles with places to explore and places to hide.
We have an interesting collection of reptile accessories which include different sized waterfalls, hollow half logs and hides. Another of our vivarium ornaments include a variety of shapes and sizes of what we call ‘platforms’. These are stone arch type reptile accessories so your reptile can climb on top of it or go through the ‘tunnel’ underneath.
A bit about reptiles
Most species of reptiles are oviparous which means they are egg laying creatures. However, certain species of squamates are capable of giving birth to live babies. This is achieved in one of two ways: either through ovoviviparity which is egg retention, or viviparity where the babies are born without the use of calcified eggs.
Many of the viviparous species feed their foetuses through varying forms of placenta analogous.
Reptiles range in size from a tiny gecko to the saltwater crocodile that can grow to up to 6m and can weigh in at more than 1000kgs.
