Reptiles Flashcards
What are the five basic areas of reptile husbandry that we mentioned in lecture?
enclosure, diet, lighting, humidity, heat
Which type of greens did we say were best for most herbivore reptiles?
Leafy greens: Kale, collard greens, red leaf lettuce.
Which type of greens did we say were of little value to herbivore reptiles?
Iceberg lettuce
What are some common invertebrate food types fed to reptiles?
Crickets, meal worms, wax worms.
What is “gut loading”?
Feeding invertebrates a high quality diet in order to increase their nutrition value.
When keeping live rodents to feed to your carnivorous reptiles, name three or four considerations for their husbandry.
Clean, well ventilated environment, high quality diet.
Which was said to be preferred, feeding live or dead rodents?
Dead
Why are is it preferred to feed reptile dead rodents?
Because live food could hurt the reptile.
Define ectothermic
Rely on environment for body temp “cold blooded”
Name 4 ways to provide heat to reptiles.
heat mat
heat tape
heat rock
heat bulbs
Which did we say was the worst?
heat rock
What is “misting” and what is it used for?
Increase humidity, spray reptile and enclosure.
What is the relationship between UV light, Vit D3 and the health of some reptiles?
They need the UV light to get Vit D3, and they need Vit D3 to absorb calcium.
Define MBD
Metabolic Bone Disease
Stunts growth or death
Define arboreal
Lives in trees, shrubs, tall grasses.
Define terrestrial
Lives on the ground, low shrubs.
Define aquatic
Lives in water.
Define semi-aquatic
Lives in water and land.
List 2 common beginners’ level species for both a lizard and a snake.
Lizards: Bearded dragon, leopard gecko.
Snakes: Corn snake, ball python.
List 2 common species For both a lizard and a snake that would be more advanced.
Lizards: Madagascan day geckos, today geckos.
Snakes: Burmese pythons, colombian red tailed boas.
What is the difference between captive bred and wild caught?
Captive bred: Born/raised in captivity, known life history, fewer parasites/disease issues, less stressed.
Wild caught: Poor health, don’t adjust to humans, high parasite/disease prevalence.
Are captive bred and wild caught preferable for a reptile pet?
Captive bred.
Are bearded dragons advanced or beginner level pets?
Beginner
Are bearded dragons considered omnivorous, insectivore carnivorous or herbivore?
Omnivorous
Do bearded dragons require UVA/UVB light?
Yes
Do bearded dragons require a basking areas?
Yes
Would leopard geckos be considered a beginner or advanced level pet?
Beginner
Do leopard geckos require UVA/UVB light?
Yes
Are leopard geckos considered omnivorous, insectivore carnivorous or herbivore?
Insectivores
Do leopard geckos require a basking areas?
Yes
Would ball pythons be considered a beginner or advanced level pet?
Beginner
Do ball pythons require UVA/UVB light?
Yes
Are ball pythons considered omnivorous, insectivore carnivorous or herbivore?
Carnivorous
Do ball pythons require a basking areas?
Yes
Would tokay geckos be considered a beginner or advanced level pet?
Advanced
Do tokay geckos require UVA/UVB light?
Yes
Are tokay geckos considered omnivorous, insectivore carnivorous or herbivore?
Insectivorous
Do tokay geckos require a basking areas?
No
Would red tail boa’s be considered a beginner or advanced level pet?
Advanced
Do red tail boa’s require UVA/UVB light?
No
Are red tail boa’s considered omnivorous, insectivore carnivorous or herbivore?
Carnivores
Do red tail boa’s require basking areas?
Yes
What is the difference between venomous and poisonous?
Venomous: toxic substance injected into victim
Poisonous: toxic substance touched or ingested by victim
Name three devices used to restrain and handle snakes.
Snake hooks
Snake tongs
Hemostats
Tubes
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