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PET CORNER
Caring for

REPTILES

Do you love lizards? Think snakes are super? Reptiles
have a hard kind of skin called scales. Tabitha Blewett
4 is the owner of Austin Reptile Service in Texas. Here are

How Pets her tips for having a reptile as a pet:
Get Home
1. Find books at your library about the reptile you
like. Read about what that animal needs to be
healthy. That includes an enclosure or space to
7 live. Reptiles often need heat and special lights

A Deer's Tricks and food. Some reptiles eat carrots and
for Keeping strawberries. Others may eat worms or mice.
Warm

2. s the doctor in? A veterinarian [VET-uh-rih-NAIR-
I
ee-uhn] is a doctor trained to treat animals. Make
sure there is one near you who works with reptiles.
8

To the Rescue: 3. Share what you learned with your family. Decide
Meet Brawley if a reptile is right for you. If so, go check with
a reptile rescue group. Get
all those supplies set

3 Humane Hero: up ahead of time!
Street Dog Helper

6 Giving Crossword
Want to hold a reptile?
Blewett says to be sure an
? Where’s Raja?
Find Raja, from The adult is watching. And wash
Restricted Adventures your hands after!
of Raja app, hidden
in Kind News.

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