There are many reptile fans who would like to start adopting and possess some very easy to maintain .However, most of the usual reptiles in pet stores have a common factor that puts these first time fans behind: almost all reptiles for adoption are insectivorous.
This displeases these fans for various reasons.One very important thing is that insects cause them to repeat.Another factor to keep in mind is that incessant trips to the store must be made to provide themselves with live food, which often escapes and colonize the house.Crickets escaped inside a home can plunge their inhabitants into an insomniac despair.It is also not pleasant for many people to make a colony of crickets at home.
If you are any of these fans, continues reading this p ost as Animals and Pets Online will tell you the different types of herbivorous reptiles.
Land turtles
Without a doubt, the most frequent herbivorous pet reptiles are the land turtles .In addition, they are also the easiest to maintain if two basic premises are taken into account: a garden is necessary ( although it is minuscule), and that the specimen chosen is compatible with the temperatures prevailing in our environment.
The fact that a garden is required is motivated by the need that turtles have of hibernating, which they cannot do on a floor because they need to bury themselves in the earth to proceed to hibernation.If they cannot hibernate land turtles they die very soon.The issue of room temperature is also important if we want to enjoy a healthy turtle and happy.Discover some species of land turtles.
Mediterranean land turtles
Mediterranean land turtles are easy d and maintain, since its vital temperature range is very wide and its diet is based on vegetables available to anyone.Next we give a couple of examples:
- The Mediterranean turtle , Testudo hermanni , is a very common herbivore pet.It is convenient to point out that these turtles do not suit the fruit, since it causes diarrhea.It is much better that their diet is based on green vegetables : alfalfa, lettuce, watercress, rosemary, sage, clover, canonigos and any plant or flower in the garden.
- The Eastern Mediterranean turtle , Testudo hermanni boettgeri , is more pale in color than the previous one and its temperature range is slightly lower.It comes from the Balkan area.Its food includes endives, spinach, clover, yarrow, dandelion, thistles , melissa and many other wild plants (up to 60 species of plants).Fruit intake should be minimal and always ripe.
Both species in the garden optionally feed on small insects and snails (the calcium of their conch is very convenient for them).However, we can also provide calcium through preparations that we will find in any animal trade.
Mexican turtles
There are several species of Mexican turtles , although all of them are threatened .One of the reasons for this threat, among others, is the extraction of wild animals for sale.We must fight to eradicate this type of trade.Pets must Always come from homologated farms or rescue entities of exotic animals.Next, we point out a couple of species of Mexican tortoise:
- Sinaloa scrub turtle , Gopherus egvoodei .Threatened species, whose characteristic is that its shell is more pla not that of most land turtles.
- Desert turtle , Gopherus agassizii .This turtle inhabits the Mojave and Sinaloa deserts.It can reach 7 kg.It is threatened.
In the picture we can see the desert turtle:
Argentine turtles
There are 2 species of Argentine tortoise. Both threatened by the destruction of their habitat and by the pet trade.
- Argentine Terrestrial Turtle , Chelonoidis chilensis .Endemic species of Argentine shrubs.Threatened species.Among various plants and fruits also consumes cacti.It is the southernmost species of turtle.
- Turtle of the Chaco , Geochelone chilensis .Species native to Mendoza, San Luis, Cordoba and Paraguay.They have a small size (20 cm) , and are threatened.Its habitat is the savanna and thicket and hawthorn areas.
In the image we can see the Argentine land turtle:
Colombian turtles
Colombia is a country very rich in land turtles , with up to 27 species.It is the 7th country in the world in different land turtles and semi-aquatic, and the 2nd of the South American continent after Brazil.The Orinoco and Amazon river basins are the territories where most turtle species proliferate in Colombia.Unfortunately more than ten species are threatened.
Development, communications and livestock have altered the ancestral habitat of various turtle species.The catch destined for pet stores has also negatively influenced.Next we show the two fully terrestrial species of the 27 cataloged.The rest are semi-aquatic.
- Morrocoy , Chelonoides carbonaria .This turtle is omnivore, diurnal and of medium size.It can reach 51 cm long.world is not threatened, but at the Colombian level its situation is cr This is due to the destruction of their habitat, and the illegal hunting of young for the pet market.
- Yellow-legged Morrocoy , Chelonoidis denticulata .Large-sized land turtle that can reach 82 cm long.Its longevity reaches 80 years.Its habitat is the deep forests that exist in the Amazon and Orinoco basins.very threatened at all levels by the destruction of their habitat and by the illegal trade of eggs and offspring.
In the image we can see the yellow-legged morrocoy:
The spiny-tailed lizard of the Sahara
The spiny-tailed lizard of the Sahara , Uromastyx geyr i, belongs to the Uromastyx genus composed of more than 20 species that populate the desert and pre-desert areas from North Africa, India, Central Asia and the Middle East.
It measures an average of 35 cm long and 250 gr in weight.It is one of the smallest species among the Uromastyx lizards.Its habits are diurnal, feeding of grass, flowers and occasionally small insects.
In a calm mood, if you get nervous or feel attacked, use the tail as a whip, just as the lizards of the same genus do.Their usual colors can be red, orange or yellow on a dark background and with lighter dots that stud all its spine and flanks.It inhabits the semi-arid rock areas of Algeria, Nigeria and Mali.
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