Reptiles as Pets
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Introduction to Reptiles
Amphibia and Reptilia
Purchasing Your Reptile
Is a Reptile Right For You?
Reptile Equipment
Purchasing a Healthy Reptile
Wild Caught (WC) vs Captive Farmed (CF) vs Captive Bred (CB)
Pet Shops vs Breeders
Ever Considered Adopting a Reptile?
Consequences of Catching Your Own Pet
General Care
Quarantining
Housing
Substrate
Heating, Lighting and Humidity
Food and Feeding
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Foods
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Vegetables
Fruits and Others
Insects and Animal
Water
Taming and Handling
Mixing Species
Behaviour
Social Behaviour
Aggressive and Defensive Behaviours
Reproductive Behaviours
Abnormal Behaviours
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Signs of Pain in Reptiles
Activity Levels in Reptiles
Hibernation and Aestivation
Changing Colours
Senses and Communication
Radiation Reception
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Vision
Infrared Reception
Parietal Eye
Evolution of Snake Eyes
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Evolution of Snakes
Chemoreception
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Olfaction (Smell)
Taste
Mechanoreception
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Hearing
Detection of Water Currents
Other Senses
Behavioural Communication
Nutrition and Disease
Disease From Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies and Toxicities
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Vitamins
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Vitamin A
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B7
Vitamin C
Vitamin D3
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Minerals
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Calcium (Ca)
Iodine (I)
Phosphorus (P)
Selenium (Se)
Sodium (Na)
Other Nutrients
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Carbohydrates
Fats
Fibre
Proteins
Anti-nutrients
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Oxalates
Goitrogens
Tannins
Phytic Acid
Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD)
Obesity
Anorexia
Dehydration
Vomiting and Regurgitation
Other Illnesses
Stress in Reptiles
Bacterial Infections
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Scale/Shell Rot
Mouth Rot
Septicaemia
Abscesses
Viral Diseases
Parasitic Infestations
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Ectoparasites
Skin Issues
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Shedding
Traumatic and Spontaneous Damage
Hereditary Skin Abnormalities
Ecological Issues
The Commercial Trade of Wild Reptiles and Amphibians
Chytridiomycosis in Amphibians
Biodiversity Loss in the 21st Century: The Sixth Mass Extinction
Making a Fake Rock Interior
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