If you are on the verge of buying a reptile make sure that you can answer all of the following questions.

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1. What is it?

2. What does it eat?

3. How big will it get?

4. How much is it going to cost to set it’s vivarium up?

5. Will I need to get larger vivariums as it grows?

6. Does it need special lighting?

7. How long will it live?

8. Will I be able to handle it?

9. Who’s going to look after it if I go on holiday?

10. What is Salmonella? (Don’t ignore this one!)

11. Does the person selling the animal know anything about it?

12. Do you have a local vet who is experienced in reptile care?

If you aren’t sure about any of these points or have any other questions contact me at jim@petsnakes.co.uk.

I’d rather be helping to get things sorted BEFORE you buy the animal!

Jim Lind