When you get a pet reptile, you are completely, totally, 100%, unequivocally responsible for the ultimate survival of that animal. This is not something to take lightly. Without you, your reptile dies. Luckly, there are many resources, both on and off the net, to help you on your quest to have the happiest and healthiest pet reptile possible.

The pages below are by no means comprehensive or definitive, but they'll get you on your way. Most of the content on these pages was written by Matthew O'Brien, with editing and additions done by Stewart Macdonald.

Enclosure design
Information about the enclosure itself.

Cage furnishings
Information about cage furniture, rocks, branches, hides boxes and other stuff.

Heating
Information about the importance of heating, different heat types and other stuff.

Hygiene
Information about enclosure hygiene, and how to wash/clean the enclosure and cage furniture.

Lighting
Information about enclosure lighting, including a brief physics lesson, using lights as a heat source, using lights to see your animal and replicate day:night cycles, and UV lighting (covered in more depth on the UV lighting page).

Substrates
Information about different types of substrates.

UV lighting
Information about the importance of UV lighting, and comparisons between different tube types.

As with most topics to do with reptile keeping, there are many different opinions on the best way to do things. The information contained on the above pages has been collated by ReptilesDownUnder.com staff, in consultation with a number of other successful reptile keepers. If you disagree with any of the methods presented in these pages, please let us know.

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