Animals Backyard Habitat

Many factors affect the health of a reptile. Internally must be healthy, with their systems working properly. Although never be fully wormed, your immune system must be able to control the colonies of bacteria, parasites and germs to not play too much and begin to affect the normal functioning of the body.
The skin of a healthy animal looks good corresponding to each species. For most reptiles, this means that look “filled”, without too many folds in the skin that could be evidence of dehydration. The color should be full and bright. A healthy animal usually behaves according to its kind, attentive around, thermoregulated during the day, eats, drinks water and defecate regularly (according to the cycle of each individual).

The molt is regular. It occurs approximately every 4-6 weeks and more frequently in animals growing. In addition, there are periods during the year: the fastest growing (spring-summer) the animal will move your skin more times than in the lowest growth (autumn-winter). Detecting Stress and Disease in Reptiles
But what makes a healthy reptile? Not enough to buy an animal that looks healthy. The most important factors to be taken into account are:

The terrarium should be the extent and orientation needed for each species and must be properly acclimated (vertical height for arboreal animals, sufficient space to allow a variable range of temperature, location for the location of and other terrarium).

Sufficient moisture.

Provide water so that each individual can use it (semi-aquatic animals baths or drinking fountains)

Adequate heating and gradual heat (this means that the cage has space with high and low temperature).

Adequate lighting tubes (UVA / B if required, cycles of day / night regular)

Eating healthy, appropriate for each species and provided in a particular way (in terms of size and quantity) for each individual.

Regular cleaning of food waste and faeces (half day) and the terrarium in full (every one or two weeks).

Regular monitoring of the tank to ensure proper maintenance (every other day).

Control of each animal to detect changes in behavior or appearance that could be evidence of stress or illness.

Deworming twice a year.

Access, if necessary, a veterinarian specializing in reptiles.

The above list may be helpful. but it is essential to know the requirements of each particular species to make sure to give the animal everything you need. It should also be sufficient time to know the behavior of animals and to detect any changes before it is too late.
Even the smallest things can lead to big problems. Stress can occur suddenly when making changes or sudden changes in the terrarium, the power is cut suddenly for long periods, leaving the animal without heat or light, a new cage mate is introduced, other animals like dogs or cats roam the terrarium , an episode of excessive handling by many people, etc. On the other hand can be slowly and gradually if the animal can not drink because drinking it is inaccessible, the food is not given in the right size, too many bugs in the terrarium that annoy the animal, there is no day-night cycle temperature and light set and regulate the temperature inside the terrarium does not vary according to location, very hot or very low, hiding inadequate or insufficient, dominant animals in the terrarium, etc..