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The Most Important Thing to Know About Reptiles

The sudden popularity of reptiles and amphibians as pets, in particular exotics, has created a host of problems for those who want to keep them. Legislation regarding type, size, breeding restrictions and cage requirements have been swiftly passed at many levels of government to ensure that the general public and local fauna are not put at risk by the accidental introduction of non-indigenous species. Meeting these requirements can mean unexpected expense and frustration.

Husbandry can be problematic for potential owners as well. When one keeps a dog or cat, a general understanding of their needs exists and people are usually prepared to meet those needs. Reptiles and amphibians are not as easily cared for as conventional pets. For one thing they have a wide spectrum of environmental needs. One may require a constant supply of vitamin D via exposure to sunlight, while another is completely nocturnal and sun-reclusive. Not meeting these needs can result in needless suffering, big veterinarian expenses or loss of the animal.

Sustenance can pose even more of a challenge. One must be able to meet the dietary needs of the animal they plan to keep. For instance, most people are not aware that snakes are carnivorous without exception. The cute, colorful animal at the pet store will not eat fruit or vegetables. Depending on the species, you will have to provide mammals, fish, other reptiles and amphibians or insects. Even if you opt for pre-killed frozen food, many find this a repulsive task.

Then there are the vermin that may come with the animal. Snakes are prone to mites, lizards and turtles to burrowing parasites, amphibians to fungus. Then there is mouth rot, rickets and eye caps, just to name a few of the scores of ailments that can occur.

There is much to consider before choosing a reptile or amphibian as a pet. Responsible husbandry should start with knowing the facts before you acquire an animal. If you want to be happy with the creature you choose and provide quality care, impulse should yield to knowledge. Don't just jump at the first animal that catches your eye; research their needs and peculiarities to ensure it is a good fit.

Libraries and the internet are excellent resources for arming yourself with necessary knowledge, but joining a local herpetological group or society will pay even bigger dividends. Even if the nearest herpetological society is a two-hour drive from where you live, it is worth the once a month trip to attend meetings. There you will meet others who already have the knowledge and experience you are trying to acquire. Most, if not all, will be willing to spend time with you before or after the meeting to answer your questions and give you pointers.

You will benefit from the different speakers who will be headlined at the meetings and be added to the mailing list for the society to receive relevant herpetological news. Through your networking you will develop friendships and associations with other members that can benefit you in many ways.

Finally, for very meager annual dues, you will be a member of a group of people who come from all walks of life, who all work together for the society's common cause, which is educating the public on herpetological interests. As a co-founder of the Everglades Herpetological Society, I made friends with many well-known zoologists and other scientists, policemen, college professors, authors, professional football players and a host of others. Our common interest in herpetology bridged all cultural and societal gaps and great friendship developed.

Best of all, my attendance at meetings and associations with other members gave me a free education in the care and breeding of reptiles. As a result of my membership, in less than a decade I went from being a complete novice to someone others sought out for expert advice on Florida reptiles and amphibians.

The bottom line is this; if you want to have a pleasant, successful experience with keeping reptiles and amphibians, know first what you are doing. To "know", you need to be around those who have already been where you want to be. You will find them at your local herpetological society. Find it. Join it.

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Science Project Idea To Heat You Up

Have you ever heard of someone who used a light bulb to keep their puppy or another animal warm.

Well, there is heat that is produced from the energy in light bulbs. This science project will show how warm a light bulb can be in producing heat.

Materials you need for this project:

• A Lamp - you will probably need a desk style lamp that can bend different ways
• Light Bulbs of different watt strength - 60 Watt, 75 watt, 100 Watt, 40 Watt and even 25 Watt
• A Thermometer - get one of the old fashioned kind that are glass and have mercury
• A tape measure

Instructions

1. Get a white towel and place it onto your counter top where you plan to do the experiment. Make sure your lamp can reach to this area safely while being plugged in.
2. Shake your thermometer so that the mercury reading is down and lay it on one end of the towel.
3. Take your lamp and set it on the counter or table at the other end of the towel.
4. Read the temperature on your thermometer.
5. Turn on the lamp and turn the light so that it is shining on the glass measure.
6. Using the tape measure see how far away the thermometer and lamp are from each other and record this information.
7. Let the lamp shine on the this for 5 to 10 minutes. Record the temperature at the end of your time.
8. Now you will test this with each light bulb to see how much heat is generated by each one.

Make sure to let the lamp and light bulb cool down before your change to the new one each time. Also make sure to shake your thermometer each time so that it starts at the same temperature. In addition, make sure to measure the lamp to thermometer distance each testing to ensure they are at the same distance apart.

You will probably discover that with the higher watt you get more heat. How much heat did you estimate that could be produced by one light bulb in 5 minutes. Did you realize by this science project that there would be much warmth from a bulb? Try this with a florescent bulb. You will probably find that they do not produce hardly any heat.

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Biology Experiments for Teachers. Binocular Vision, Eye Dominance and Location of Stimuli

Binocular Vision: Experiment

(a) Keep both eyes open and hold a pen or pencil upright at arm's length.

(b) Quickly move the pencil to come exactly in line with a more distant vertical object, such as a window frame or lamp-post.

(c) Close and open the left eye.

(d) Close and open the right eye.

(e) Note any change in the apparent position of the pencil and whether it was the closure of the left or right eye which produced it.

(f) Which eye did you use in lining up the two objects?

Discussion

Although both eyes are kept open to line up the pencil and the distant object, only one eye, the dominant eye, is used to determine the alignment. When this eye is closed, the pencil will appear to 'jump' sideways. It is closure of the dominant eye which produces the jump because, according to the eye now remaining open, the pencil and distant object are not in line. If the student is slow to line up the two objects he or she may be aware of a double image of the near object. Nevertheless, the student is still likely to select the image from the dominant eye.

Awarness of Location of Stimuli. Experiment

(a) Place a glass marble on a non-slippery surface, e.g. on the page of an open notebook.

(b) Cross the first and second fingers of one hand and press on the marble with the tips of these fingers.

(c) Close your eyes and roll the marble firmly, forwards and backwards, side to side and then with a circular motion for about 30 seconds.

(d) Notice any unusual impressions you receive from the fingers.

Discussion

1 The subjective impression should be as if there were two marbles with the fingers pressing
between the two.

2 The areas of the finger-tips employed, with the fingers not crossed, would normally be stimulated only by two surfaces separated in space.. The connections that exist between the receptors and the brain are, presumably, the foundation for this interpretation. When the two areas are stimulated simultaneously by the same object in the absence of visual evidence, the brain makes its usual interpretation, giving the sensation of two objects.

The results also show that we normally rely on information from several sources for our
interpretations. If the subject watches the fingers and marble, it is far more difficult to elicit the impression of two objects.

D G Mackean is the author of GCSE Biology, IGCSE Biology, and many other Biology text books. He has a site of Biology Teaching Resources at http://www.biology-resources.com which includes a bank of experiments for teachers, sample PowerPoint presentations, and many biological drawings