BY: DYLAN JOHNSON & BEAU BIDWELL Reptiles. How to Feed a Reptile Know that most reptiles eat insects like crickets and mealworms. Add some sort of vitamin.

BY: DYLAN JOHNSON&

BEAU BIDWELL

Reptiles

How to Feed a Reptile

Know that most reptiles eat insects like crickets and mealworms.

Add some sort of vitamin or calcium powder to the food so that the reptile will be able to get most of its nutrients. Also have fresh water at all times.

Some reptiles like to have vegetables with their diet.

If you have a larger reptile you will probably have to give it some small rodents like a mouse or two.

Feed your reptile in the mourning so that they can warm up their bodies to the right temperature to help aid in digestion.

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Reproduction

All of the species of reptiles lay eggs.If turtles lay a nest of eggs every year.

Although she lays eggs they will not hatch unless fertilized by a male turtle.

Training a lizard

1. Place your hand inside of your lizards cage and let it smell your scent.

2. Talk to your lizard every time you put your hands inside of the cage and repeat once a day

3. Place a wax worm in the palm of your hand and hold it inside of the lizards cage. They may not eat it right away for the first few days.

4. Once it has eaten the worms for a few days you can take it out of its cage for a few minutes and increase the time out of its cage by one minute a day.

How to train your lizard (continued)

1. Sit on the floor and let your lizard venture away from you.

Once you have done all of the steps your lizard is more likely to stay close to you

The History

The earliest reptile is dated back to 320,000,000 years ago

Reptiles evolved from Amphibians because of the need to adjust to life and land around them

Over 7,000 species of reptilesNot until the nineteenth century did it

become clear that reptiles and amphibians were not the same animals

The Description

It is hard to pinpoint the exact description of 7,000 different species

Generally most reptiles are cold bloodedThere skin has scales

Housing Equipment Needed to Have the Pet

Fresh WaterWhatever type of food it eatsA cage big enough for it to get exercise Some type of beddingA ShelterTwo heat lamps

Daytime – Brighter Bulb Nighttime- Duller Bulb

Types of Reptiles

Inland Taipan -Most poisonous ReptileCrocodiles LizardTurtlesSnakesKomodo Dragon

Crocodiles

Can swim at 25mph with only their tailEach crocodile jaw has 24 teeth99% of Crocodile offspring are eaten in the

first year after birth by large fish, herons, monitor lizards, and adult crocodiles

Lizards

Some lizards separate their tales from their body to confuse predators

Some lizards are legless and look like snakes Lizards are very adaptable and are found on

every continent except Antarctica

Turtles

There are over 300 species of turtlesLive on every continent except for AntarcticaThe blood of a hibernating turtle acts as an

antifreezeSome land turtles can outrun a human

Snakes

There are over 3,000 types of snakes in the world

A normal python can kill a large antelope and swallow it whole

Komodo Dragon

Are the heaviest and biggest lizards in the world

Full grown adults can reach 10ft Can weigh more than 300lbs, but most are

only 150lbs

Quiz

1. All Reptiles lay eggs. T or F

2. What is the most poisonous reptile?

3. When is the earliest reptile dated back to?

4. What Types of Lamps do Reptiles Need?

5. How many Types of turtle species are there?

Answers

1. T

2. Inland Taipan

3. 320,000,000 Years Ago

4. Daytime and Nighttime

5. Over 300 Species of turtles