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Reptiles Need Exercise

 
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Reptiles Need Exercise

Take your snake for a swim. Take your lizard for a walk. Let that tortoise stretch its legs. It does a cold-blooded body good.

Perhaps your pet green iguana won't catch a Frisbee and you can't go jogging with your pet turtle, but exercise is very important for some pet reptiles. While the average pet snake, lizard, tortoise, turtle or frog gets enough exercise just walking around its cage, some reptiles benefit greatly from additional exercise.

How to Exercise a Snake

Large boas and pythons often spend their whole lives in fairly small cages. The result is an out-of-shape snake with reptile care. This can be problematic, especially for a breeding female or a large, sedentary adult. As you might expect, a female must use her muscles to squeeze out her eggs or babies. If she has spent all her time in a small cage, she might not be able to perform the blessed event.

reptiles exerciseSwimming can keep your snake in shape. A molded plastic kiddie pool will do just fine. Just fill it with enough warm water so your pet snake can keep its head above water and slither off the pounds. A 15 to 20 minute session several times a week should be sufficient. Here are some reptile care tips:

Allow only one snake at a time to swim.

Make sure your snake is supervised to prevent escape.

Change the water and disinfect the pool after each snake swims. Use one cup of bleach per gallon of water.

Make sure the water doesn't get too cold.

It's best not to swim your reptile care in the family bathtub. If you must, make sure you thoroughly disinfect the tub before you let the humans use it again. Again, use one cup of bleach per gallon of water.

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