Use Plastic Terrariums For Your Child's Pet Collection

A low-maintenance pet may be a small amphibian, a reptile, or one of a variety of insects. One way for your child to explore their love of nature and some of the smaller species that consider your backyard or a local forest their home is by purchasing plastic terrariums and aiding your child in the capture of various creatures and insects. Decide if this will be a long-term or a short-term project and set up each terrarium based upon the habitat that each animal or insect was discovered in.

Lightweight And Easy To Clean

A plastic terrarium will allow your child to observe each creature from all angles. Unlike an aquarium, which can be rather heavy and is usually placed in an area where it will be displayed for the duration of a pet's life, a plastic terrarium is lightweight and will provide your loved one with the option of moving the habitat from room-to-room or even bringing it outdoors if a series of insects or a small lizard or a salamander is going to be captured and placed in captivity right away.

You also can designate a terrarium as a permanent fixture and specify that you do not want your child moving the enclosure without your aid. If you are concerned that some creatures will escape the confines, only move the living creatures when it is time to clean out a habitat. Purchase multiple terrariums and use a couple of them to house the creatures that your child has found, and use a clean, dry, empty terrarium as a holding tank that the pets can be placed inside of when you are cleaning out the terrariums that are used as habitats.

Because plastic is lightweight and easy to handle, you won't have difficulty gripping each enclosure as you clean the interior and exterior of each one. Purchase matching lids for the habitats to guarantee that flying or crawling insects and animals will not be able to break free from their confines. 

Plenty Of Harmless Species

Purchase a field guide, which will assist with identifying harmless species that live in the region that your home is in. Learn about the type of habitat that they prefer and their daily diet needs. Most insects will feed on small items and will require water. Other creatures may require a heat lamp, water for soaking and drinking, rocks, sticks, and a wide range of food items. Set up the terrariums based upon what you have learned in the guide.

Allow your child to capture the animals and creatures that you are the most confident about keeping in captivity, and set a time limit for your child to keep each pet if you would prefer them to release them back into captivity at some point.

To learn more, contact a resource like Jungle Bob's Reptile World