I received the Maximum Reptile Essential 4 Enclosure and Alice Springs kit at the same time, so the background and ledge came already firmly adhered to the enclosure, with no gaps.
What if - after all that work and expense - your reptile’s enclosure still looks ugly?! And in both cases, there’s no guarantee that the finished enclosure will actually look good. For the second, it’s very difficult to visualize the final result or whether everything will even fit. If you’re not so creative, you’re more likely to just walk into the pet store or hop on Amazon and grab whatever accessories fit your budget and look cool.
If you’re creative, you’ll have some pictures of the reptile’s natural environment, and try to recreate it that way. But from whom? And do you want it 3D or more like a poster? On the other hand, you can buy the background. You want a background? Okay…will you make it yourself or are you going to buy one? One the one hand, making a background is cheap, but there’s no guarantee that it will turn out looking good, or that you even have the time to do it. You want branches? Okay…what type of branches? Where will you get them? How do you clean them? Do they need to be sealed? How big do they need to be? What shape do they need to be? You want plants? Okay…which plants? How big? How many? Are any of them toxic if ingested? Where do you even get them? How will you arrange them? There’s just one problem: decorating reptile enclosures is hard. And more importantly, they make the enclosure much more functional, interactive, and enriching for the reptile that it houses. But it’s the accessories - backgrounds, plants, branches, rocks - that make the enclosure beautiful. Sure, you can have your heat lamp, your UVB, substrate, food and water dishes, hides - those are the basic components. Thank you.One of the hardest parts of setting up a new reptile enclosure is the décor. No matter the size, every gift to the Museum is critical to our 300 scientists' work in understanding and protecting the natural world.įrom as little as £2, you can help us to find new ways to protect nature. We are a charity and we rely on your support. Understanding and protecting life on our planet is the greatest scientific challenge of our age. To reverse the damage we've done and protect the future, we need the knowledge that comes from scientific discovery. People tell us they 'still get shivers walking through the front door', and thank us for inspiring the next generation of scientists. Museum scientists are working hard to understand and fight against the threats facing British wildlife.įor many, the Museum is a place that inspires learning, gives purpose and provides hope. We must act on scientific evidence, we must act together, and we must act now.ĭespite the mounting pressures, hope is not lost. The animals and plants that make our island unique are facing a fight to survive. Hedgehog habitats are disappearing, porpoises are choking on plastic and ancient woodlands are being paved over.īut if we don't look after nature, nature can't look after us.
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