(Baonghean.vn) - Although a bank employee, Tuan Anh has a strange passion for pet reptiles. His collection includes cute iguanas, unusual frogs, snakes, and turtles of various colors...
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| As a busy bank employee, Nguyen Tuan Anh (born in 1987, residing in Quan Bau Ward, Vinh City) is passionate about and dedicates a lot of time to keeping pet reptiles. Pictured is a small Green Iguana, imported from Thailand. |
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| Tuan Anh explained that each reptile species has its own habits and preferences, requiring owners to have a thorough understanding of their lifestyles. For example, South American iguanas are accustomed to hot, sunny environments, so when building an enclosure, it's essential to have both UVA and UVB lights to provide warmth and replace sunlight so they can absorb vitamin D3, metabolize calcium, and digest food. The diet of this type of South American iguana consists of vegetables, fruits, and some types of dry food specifically produced for this species. |
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| In addition, Tuan Anh also raises various types of softshell turtles such as almino turtles (pictured above), golden mountain turtles (pictured below), alligator snapping turtles, and black-backed box turtles... |
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| In particular, Tuan Anh also owns several species such as corn snakes (pictured above) and fat pythons (pictured below). These are all docile, non-venomous species that are easy to care for, but they are quite selective in terms of who they keep as pets. |
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| Tuan Anh said: "Imported reptiles, although expensive (from 500,000-700,000 VND to tens of millions of VND, depending on shape and size), are mostly intelligent, gentle, less prone to disease, easier to raise, and easier to tame than native reptiles. The important thing is to have passion, dedicate time and attention to care for them so that they are truly domesticated. More than a year ago, in Vinh City, when the reptile hobby boomed, there were about a few dozen people raising iguanas, turtles, etc., mostly young people. However, most were just interested and curious, without thoroughly researching how to raise them, and without investing properly in cages, lights, food, etc., so the animals did not live long. Currently, in Vinh City, there are fewer than 10 people who are still dedicated and truly passionate about this hobby, mostly civil servants and business people." |
Minh Quan
