The family of ears contains more than 2000 types, the most widespread – water and ordinary, or overland. When keeping a snake in bondage it is necessary to create all conditions that the reptile did not die. Serpentolog-lyubitel has to know not only rules of maintenance and cultivation, but also feeding of ears.
Most often contain in bondage tiger already which has a beautiful color with rings of different color. But some serpentologi-amateur buy in zoological shop ordinary and water already.
The majority of ordinary ears which sell in poultry market or in zoological shop are caught in the wild nature. To create the conditions for house contents identical natural, - almost impracticable task. But each serpentolog can bring closer them to natural conditions quite. Contents will already require a long and spacious terrarium most of which part should be separated under the pool. Close top of a terrarium a grid that the reptile did not run away. Lay the moistened sand or peat on a bottom. In a corner arrange the site from a qualitative damp moss. In it will sleep. Snags, a scattering of stones, branches, bark is what will be required will fish for comfortable stay. But the most important governed about which you should not forget, – support in a terrarium of a difference of temperatures. From a side of angle where the moss is located, put the heater and you carry out heating to 35 degrees. On the other side of a terrarium temperature should not exceed 22 degrees. The special ultra-violet lamp will help to create natural lighting. For the night switch off a lamp. Pay special attention to a food allowance already. Food has to be only live. In bondage the ears eat live wood frogs, rodents, small fish, snails, worms, a crank. All this can be bought in zoological shop. You feed already average sizes 2 times a week. If the reptile large, is enough to feed of it once a week. Let me fish so much food how many he is ready to eat for once. Or the pounded dried-up shell it is rational to give special fertilizing for ears once a month. Besides, it is possible to add 1 glass of alkaline mineral water to an aquarium. Once a week you purge a terrarium. Completely replace a moss, sand, peat and water in the pool. Already dip into 1% solution of potassium permanganate. It will help to prevent emergence of pincers. The head of a reptile is not recommended to be dipped into solution. Comfortable conditions of keeping allow to live I will fish in bondage more than 20 years.