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Housing

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What housing will I need?

When purchasing a baby or juvenile reptile or frog, the animal will often do well if kept in an enclosure designed for a babyor juvenile animal. It is not advisable to put young animals in adult caging, and can sometimes result in stress related issues (for both animal and owner)

Below is a checklist (guide only) of what you should be looking to acquire to keep a python, dragon, turtle or frog.

Pythons

NSW NPWS RK licence
Small, escape proof cage
Conductive Heating (heatpad)
Thermostat and thermometer
2.0-5.0 UV lighting (when older)
Water spray bottle
Clean substrate
Somewhere to hide
Habitat
Waterbowl
Cage Cleaner
Vitamins and Calcium Supplements
Food (DoLittle Farm Frozen Rats or Mice of course!).

Dragons

NSW NPWS RK licence
Escape proof cage
White basking lamp
Night heating (heatpad)
Thermostat and thermometer
5.0-10.0 UV lighting
Waterbowl
Some where to hide, somewhere to bask.
A clean substrate
Water spray bottle x 2 (one for vitamins or calcium if you like)
Vitamin and Calcium Supplement
Cage Cleaner
A variety of food.

Turtles

NSW NPWS RK licence
Escape proof / water proof cage
An aquarium heater and thermometer
Water filtration
5.0 UV lighting
Clean gravel
A land area
Aquatic plants
pH testkit
Water bucket
Water conditioner
Antibacterial/Antifungal water treatment
A variety of food
Gravel cleaner
Alcohol/Ethanol Hand Cleaner

Frogs

NSW NPWS AK licence
Escape proof cage
Heating (depending on 'wet cage' or 'dry cage')
Thermostat (if a 'dry cage') and thermometer
2.0 UV lighting
Clean substrate
A hollow log or equivalent
Plants
Water spray bottle
Water bucket and paper towel.
A variety of food.

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