How to contain an exotic animal at home? Varan

For medium-sized lizards, which can contain in the home, include monitor lizard - tag ordinary (not to be confused with the Argentine tag as high as 1,4 m in length), body length which is 0,9-1,2 m and weigh up to 5 kg . Main color - brownish-black with a bluish tint, because of which this lizard is also called "blue tag". 9.10 On the back of the transverse bands, consisting of yellowish spots. On the back of the head and tail can also be arranged like spots and stripes.

Varan - tag


This is a ground monitor lizard, eating small mammals, birds and eggs, as well as lizards, amphibians, insects, some kinds of fruits and flowers. Ruining egg caiman crocodile, can attack poultry, crept into the hen houses, where eating eggs and chicks. Despite the fact that it is quite big and powerful animal, by nature timid and shy, he, and the risks he would prefer not to communicate, and "boldly rushes heels."

Often, the bathroom becomes a terrarium pintado (steppe), monitor lizard, because it is easy to tolerate slavery. In size it reaches 80-110 cm in length. Body length with a tail - up to 2 m. oviparous. The number of eggs in a batch of 15 to 30 pieces. Incubation period 120-180 days, depending on temperature.
Externally it is a very beautiful view, both in its color, and the structure of the body.

Cape monitor lizard


The diet of this type can be quite varied: from small vertebrates (mice, frogs, chickens) to insects and worms - zoofobusov, earthworms, crickets, cockroaches, as well as eggs, slices of meat and fish.
The main thing - do not overfeed Cape monitor lizard, because they are greedy and prone in captivity, without sufficient exercise and to obesity.

In order for the animals of both species were not aggressive, they should be more likely to communicate, take them to the hands, stroking.
Females are less aggressive than males. Ideally, when the "varanenok" gets to you in the fact that neither is childhood. Then, with Mlada clutches, he feels quite comfortable, natural and assigns itself to a full-fledged members of the family, and therefore will be absolutely tame and manageable. Of course, this does not mean that one should not observe any caution in dealing with animals.

Varan egg

Either way, you should always remember that before you still not a pet, from generation to grow up next to a man, but a wild creature, seized from the native habitat.

Feeding the giant lizards to produce better every day, but you can once in two days.
The water in the drinkers to change on a daily basis, and the trough thoroughly washed under running water. You can add to the trough mineral water (Borjomi).
However, foods must be given various mineral supplements - calcium preparations, crushed egg shells. Every month you can add your pet's food concentrated mineral feed and vitamins.

The minimum size for a monitor lizard terrarium should be 120 × 60 × 50 cm, with the horizontal type. When content needs to take terrarium heater, which can be carried out using termoshnura, termokovrika or using heating lamps.

The duration of daylight hours and work day heated in activity of the animal - 12 hours. Irradiation of UV lamps with UVB 7-8% - during daylight hours. These lamps can perform as a function of lighting and exposure.
Background day temperature 25-28 ° C, night 18-20 ° C. It is possible to irradiate appliances such as UV from 1 to 2 minutes a week - on top, a distance of not less than 50 cm - 1 time per month. Irradiation erythemic lamps and appliances such as UV animal should be in the dry.

In the warm corner of the day should be at least 30-32 ° C, and directly under the heater temperature can be as high and up to 40 ° C, and up to 23-25 ° C at night. Under the point of heating to install a shelf, a snag or a big stone, so that your pet can bask in the pleasure, sitting on them.
As the soil in the terrarium, you can use gravel, sand, pebbles. Once a day terrarium should be sprayed with warm water. It is desirable to contain the giant lizards alone.

When the content of lizards need to know that in winter these animals hibernate, entering into a state of torpor. Therefore, the temperature during the winter should be at 18-20 ° C, not below 15 ° C. Maintain humidity by spraying to the ground in the corner of the terrarium is not more than once a week.

After the animal out of his stupor content to support it in the same manner as before: it's exposure, and feeding, but within two or three weeks should be added to food products containing vitamin E.

Most of the giant lizards, especially the larger species - predators, but bred in captivity with "childhood", they become very tame, accustomed to humans and not aggressive.
Special steadiness and calm disposition, different water monitor lizard. The only thing he needs - it is food and water in an aquarium. Water monitor lizards quite unpretentious in food. Can eat and fresh meat, and a little lie down with the flavor. Because in the wild lizards frequently eat carrion.

... Always and everywhere - the eternal glory of the water!

Their stomach and the enzyme system well suited for this. They even prefer fresh meat, carrion, and therefore in nature act as orderlies, picking up the corpses of dead animals, as well as everything that is stale.

Because of this mouth and teeth, they accumulate putrefactive microflora and ptomaine - for this reason, the bite of monitor lizard in the wild rather dangerous, and they do not want to provoke and tease, because of the monitor lizard bite can develop even sepsis - blood poisoning.

But, of course, in the home is unlikely anyone will offer moldy stuff your pet, which he gladly would have ate in the wild, however, your varashka and do not be upset, because fresh meat they love nothing less than carrion. They like to live and prey - rats and mice. And then interesting to see how beautifully they hunt, how fast their reaction!

With proper education, comfortable maintenance and regular communication aquatic lizards - very nice animals! Starting with the fact that they are simply lovely muzzles, and meek "facial expression", despite their large size. Sometimes it seems that they are smiling!

Water monitor lizard

They are gullible and pliant, and when you give them the freedom to walk in a large room or a summer in the yard in the sun, it is a pleasure to watch as these heavy, and seemingly clumsy animals stamp, swaying on his legs slightly bowed, as deftly as if and nice catch them on the fly pieces of fresh meat or chicken legs, which they are a powerful digestive system to digest and no coughs, straight from the bones.

Do not forget to always give the name of your pet, and then you really feel a full member of your family! Good luck!
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How to contain an exotic animal at home? Iguana.

Lately it has become fashionable instead of cats and dogs factories of various exotic animals such as iguanas. This prestigious, beautiful, and the content of these interesting animals there is no problem - they are unpretentious and quiet. It is even said that they very quickly get used to the masters, legends, and even bring shoes to the team. So why do you have a dog?

Iguanas belong to a family of lizards. Their length can vary from a few cm to 2 m in total, there are about 650 species of exotic animals, including basilisks. Habitats - mostly in the Western Hemisphere, 14 species listed as endangered.
Representatives of the family of iguanas are very beautiful and exotic. Colors they can be very diverse: from the greenish-brown to bright orange, almost fiery.

His unusual appearance, they must, first of all, the long ridge of skin growths, spines around the spine - from head to tail, as well as the picturesque «beard» and resonators. In this they resemble a real dinosaur, and they can easily show off to friends. Moreover, the lineage of modern iguanas really comes from the famous distant ancestors - iguanodonts belonging to the order of most that neither is on these dinosaurs - the real monsters in the tropics.

The main thing - to iguana most necessary - suitable food, possibly diverse every day, water in the aquarium from which you can and drink, and swim there, as well as additional heating lamps in the terrarium (large enough), because эта зверушка – выходец из жарких стран. Well, another necessary condition for the existence of the Iguana - a presence in her house for the tree climbing. This can be any stable picturesque snag, thick branch, a piece of wood, on which the animal could and climbing, and just sit on it, because in nature iguanas are arboreal lifestyle.

They love to sit for hours, froze under the hot sun terrarium - lamps, and perhaps remembering their homeland - the North or South America, where many of their relatives live on the shores of natural water, eating fruit, insects and small rodents ...

That and your pet need a similar diet - fruits, vegetables, may be in the form of mixed fruit and vegetable salad. The elements of it may be, and bananas, and oranges and apples, and carrots, and fresh green cucumbers, and red tomatoes, and kiwi, and pears, and grapes, as well as lettuce and cabbage. With only is currently in your arsenal - all this can crumble in the salad. Salad looks so appetizing and beautifully, even now write.

1-2 times a week can and should be given as meat and cheese. You can even sometimes, if possible, throw in a terrarium iguanas live-born pups, or pups that they have not lost, the hunting instinct, and with it interest in life. Some iguanas prefer only meat, and vegetarian food to eat sparingly and vice versa.

For normal life and a good digestion iguana should be in his home terrarium-point with warm daytime temperatures 31-35 ° C. The remainder of the premises must have a daytime gradient between 24-31 ° C and the night between 24-28 ° C. Adult iguanas are more resistant to lowering of temperature and the minimum night temperature for them can go down to 22 ° C, require higher young - less than 24 ° C.
Some difference must be present in the terrarium necessarily - as in nature, where there are patches of sunlight and shadow. In the terrarium iguana permanently moves from the warmest area in the cooler area and vice versa, thus supporting the optimum temperature of the body.

One, sometimes two a day should clear up in a terrarium - clean the mat or straw mat, change the water in the aquarium, rinse clean under running water feeder - usually a bowl, like a cat, you can buy now at any pet store. Aquarium can also be purchased in a pet shop, good range of them is large and varied - from very large to small and medium-sized, round and square. But, of course, necessary that the size of your pet's water reservoir was such that he could dive into it completely. Bathing - a very important component in the content of these animals.
After swimming with iguanas are very pleased to climb to its picturesque trees, which you them to ensure that enough to get warm under the lights, froze and closed his eyes with pleasure.

At first, more familiar with your new family member, should not be too familiar, let alone behave rudely. Iguanas that can not stand, and you will only provoke their aggression, which can immediately gain a foothold in their behavior. Initially with them should be very careful and prudent, until you understand the nature of the animal. As in humans, and among these interesting animals meet a variety of types of temperaments and characters. There are «typical» iguanas, and there are - very humble.

«Typical» often strive to hit the tail or produce such attacks, if they want to attack. Therefore, removing a terrarium or communicating with them, we must be extremely cautious and careful, watching their every movement, because animals can bite or attack just a habit or from fear and a sense of self-defense.
This applies particularly to young, inexperienced, and therefore wildly special. Do not yell at them, let alone beat. This will only aggravate the situation. They will become even more unruly and aggressive. It needs only patience, kindness, calm, smooth and quiet voice, smooth slow motion.

Peace-loving iguanas also be doubly rewarded for their good behavior - they can be fearlessly iron (but only when u are close with them), they do so without even turning a blind eye. During cleaning terrarium they are very quiet and peaceful behave, so they can even pull out of the terrarium at this time, we can together with the wooden leg, on which they sit. They will sit motionless and watch over you until you plant them with pedestal into place.

A necessary condition for good maintenance of exotic animals is to ensure your pet's complex vitamins.
As a mineral and vitamin feedings can use the following: a good idea proved to be vitamin preparations complexes Centrum, which can be purchased at any pharmacy. Also suitable reptile complex «Reptilife». Choose the most complete systems with mandatory vitamin D3. It is also good, if it contains beta carotene, does not result in hypervitaminosis, and transformed into the body in the required amount of vitamin B.

How often used mineral complex «Reptical».
Not bad Osteoform, Stress and other drugs with a high content of calcium.

In short, the content of these animals - it is very complicated and expensive, and think about whether you need it, be sure to read through as much literature and socialize with those who have iguanas, including specialized forums on the Internet. Details and additional recommendations on the content of iguanas can be found at


Iguana-Rus.


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