Proteus Reptile Trust
                 

For the majority of the animals in our care; especially those in quarantine, we use Newspaper as a standard floor covering for the enclosure. Although it is not naturally what the animals would have in the wild, it is necessary for us in a Rescue capacity. We currently use the following:

• Newspapers
• Toilet Roll or Kitchen Roll inserts (Great as hides for snakes)
• Aspen Bedding
• Beech Chips
• Moss (For creating humidity)

Heating and lighting is an essential part of ensuring a reptiles well being. We currently use the following types of heating equipment:

• Spot/Reflector bulbs Bayonet fitting in wattages of 40w, 60w, 100w, 150w. We use Red, white and green bulbs.
• Spot/Reflector bulbs Screw fitting in wattages of 40w, 60w, 75w, 100w, 150w. We use Red, white and green bulbs.
• Arcadia D3 UV Basking Lamp - 80w, 100w, 160w
• Arcadia Deep Heat Projectors - wattages 50w and 80w
• Ceramic heaters - wattages of 50w, 100w and 150w

We have many animals here with a variety of nutritional requirements. Below is a list of just some of the food we use on a daily basis:

For our Turtles:

• Fish such as Seafood sticks, White bait, Salmon, Prawns
• Meats such as Chicken, Turkey
• Complete Turtle & Terrapin Foods such as Natures Grub
• Salads and Vegetables such as Rocket, Watercress, Carrot, Apple, 

For our Lizards:

• Insects such as Hoppers (all sizes), Brown Crickets, Mealworms, Wax Worms, Pachnoda Grubs, Dubia Roaches
• Salads  and Vegetables (For our Herbivores & Omnivores) such as Rocket, Watercress, Baby leaf, Chinese Leaf, Pak Choi, Carrot, Apple, Pears, Mushrooms, Courgette.

For our Snakes:

• Frozen Rats from Rat Pups to Jumbo Rat size
• Frozen Mice from Pinkie Mice to Jumbo Mice size
• Frozen Quail