Reptiles Now More Popular Than Dogs

Reptiles like geckos, snakes, and bearded dragons have become such popular pets that they outnumber dogs, new research has found. Who would have thought that would be the case in the UK, where we have always been reported as a nation of dog lovers. It appears that the dog has gone the way of fish and chips, which itself has been replaced by curry as our most popular dish.A report by the British Federation of Herpetologists (BFH) indicate that there are now as many as eight million amphibians and reptiles being kept as pets in the UK. This compares to 6.5 milliuon dogs kept as pets.Chris Newman, chairman of the Federation: "There are now, without question, more pet reptiles than pet dogs in the UK. You only have to look at the way the market has grown. I have no doubt that there are now between seven and eight million reptiles living as pets in the UK%u201D. The popularity of Reptiles as first choice pets has grown immensely in numbers. They have moved to become the pet of choice above more traditional.Reptiles fit today's modern lifestyles as they are less time demanding, and can also be easier to keep, than traditional furry pets.reptiles is remote controlled air swimmers so rapid that within years they will overtake the country's nine million cats to become Britain's most popular pets.Reptiles are relatively cheap to buy and to keep. Most are kept in heated tanks for at least part of the day. They need less attention than other caged pets, as the little waste they produce is solid and dry. The method for calculating population has Wholesale Air Swimmers been made from the volume of food suppliers to the market, based on items such as insects and mice. Since 2004 when the reptile populations was recorded as 5m, Syma s107 upgrade the number of crickets supplied has doubled from 10 to 20m a week, Locusts had more than quadrupled to around a million a week.The five most popular species are {leopard geckos, bearded dragons, corn snakes, royal pythons (ball pythons), and Hermann's tortoises| bearded dragons, corn snakes| leopard geckos| royal pythons (ball pythons), and Hermann's tortoises.Other popular species are the colubrid snake, veiled chameleon and crested gecko. Which is now the fifth most commonly bred lizard in captivity.The largest snakes being kept as pets are believed to be Burmese pythons, which can grow up to 20ft in length, with the biggest lizards being water monitors, which can reach sizes of up to 7ft.One of the most common reptiles is the bearded dragon, they are very sociable and are happy to sit curled up on your lap, then run off around the room for a look around, many report that they get on well with their existing more tradition animals also. Although it is an odd sight to see a dog, a cat a tortoise and a lizard all curled up together in front of the fire!