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Snake and Reptile Articles |
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Pet Snakes for Beginners |
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Fortunately the
vast majority of the suitable snakes one might choose to keep, such
as corn snakes, king snakes or milk snakes, require very little
special treatment and soon become very low maintenance captives.
Quiet,
well-behaved, not requiring regular walks and virtually scent-free
whilst being unusual and fascinating, snakes can be an ideal pet for
today's ever-busy lifestyle.
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Agressive Iguana Behaviour
by Dane Stanton |
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An iguana is a fascinating lizard
pet that when handled properly and gently from the time they are
received, are not aggressive at all. When an iguana does show
aggression he shows signs of fight or flight syndrome and will
hide away or try to fight.
Like every other living being, aggression shows signs of
extreme discomfort to the point that the living thing believe it
has no other choice but to fight or flight. It's simply a
defense mechanism and in some animals, it is mating behavior.
The iguana is also included in this group in that the male
iguana will show aggression around certain hormones but that
will be discussed later on in the article.
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Tarantula
Terrariums |
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While a tarantula would be fine in a small tank, a 5-gallon fish tank
will give it plenty of room to roam round. While you may
think a large tank would be ideal for the tarantula, the
animal is quite used to living in burrows or tree hollows. A
space that is too large will actually cause stress to the
animal.
The ideal habitat should be three to four times the size
of the tarantula. You should be able to fit three to four of
the same size tarantula inside the terrarium. That will
provide plenty of room for the spider to explore, yet not
too much as to cause stress to the pet.
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