How do you make a reptile and amphibian terrarium?

Answer 1

To start your reptile and amphibian habitat, you need a glass terrarium, big enough for your new guest. For lizards, you will need one thick layer of pebbles then covered with good soil. Plant some little weeds or other small plants in the soil. Water the plants two to three times a week. The lizard will lap up the drops (most will not drink from a dish). Frogs, toads, and turtles need a shallow reptile drinking dish. Lizards could starve to death even if surrounded by piles of dead bugs. Drop in a live cricket and it will be a meal at once. Turtles can be fed dog food with mostly meat, along as some berries, greens, and veggies. Snakes and toads don't do well in terrariums, for they like to burrow. They are best kept on bare pebbles. Put some hiding places in the terrarium such as bark, cardboard, or just a paper bag halfway buried in the pebbles. If it gets too cold, they could stop eating, but too much heat could kill them, so put a small light or heating stone in the corner of the terrarium. newts and salamanders need a small pool of water to swim in, and need moist soil. Feed them small slugs and crickets.

Answer 2

Tortoises are best kept in open air cages made of wood. I would set up a tortoise pen. I keep my Greek Tortoise outside in a one foot tall brick pen measuring 8' by 6'. Make sure to use UV light!