Our Reptile Department!!

As with other pets, the cost of a reptile is usually the least expensive part of keeping one. The initial outlay includes an enclosure, special heating and lighting, substrate, essential furnishings, food and water sup-plies, nutritional supplements, housing and feeding. Ongoing monthly expenses include cleaning and disinfecting supplies, new substrate, food and electricity. Example: The initial habitat setup for a $25 green iguana hatchling will cost from $150 to $250, including an enclosure he will most likely outgrow by the end of his first year. An anole, which you won at the County Fair, has less-extensive requirements than a green iguana. Nevertheless, a basic anole habitat setup includes a 10-gallon enclosure, a UVB-producing fluorescent bulb and fixture, a basking lamp, a nocturnal heat light, thermometers, soil and or gravel, plants, a log or branch for basking and sundry other items such as crickets, a tank for the crickets and cricket calcium supplements and food. Total cost, could be $150.00 or more.