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Snake Cages - the Lowdown!
Category : pet products
Date Published : August 11, 2008
To ensure that your pets are kept safe and healthy inside snake cages, you have to bear in mind of the conditions which keep snake cages conducive for your pet’s health.
Heating - Snakes use external sources of coolness and warmth to help regulate their body temperature. They acquire body heat by basking under the sun or beneath boulders. Captive snakes inside snake cages regulate their body temperature using heated bulbs or heating tapes. Ceramic heating instruments are also ideal for regulating the temperature inside your snake cages. Just make sure that the light bulbs are properly screened in order to maintain a certain distance between the bulbs and the snake. Make sure that the temperature inside your snake cages is properly regulated so as to not overheat the snake. Snakes, too, should be able to cool themselves. To do so, you may provide thermal gradients by heating only the other side of your snake cages. In small cages, the hide box is placed at the cooler end of the reptile space while in larger snake cages; the hide box is placed in both ends.
Humidity and water – The right humidity is highly required in your snake cage for the good health and overall well-being of your reptiles. To increase humidity, you may place a bowl of water on top of the undertank heater while a solid cover is used to surround the cage. To decrease humidity, you can provide a small container of water in the coolest part of your snake cages while letting air freely enter through the screen top of your reptile cage.
Follow these simple tips and you are sure to have a healthy pet snake and at the same time, a safe home for your family without compromising your passion for reptiles.
Snake cages are available in your favorite pet supplies stores. Why not check them out in our UK Pet Supplies Directory.
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