Your First Terrarium: Leopard Gecko, Bearded Dragon, Corn Snake, Ball Python
“Your First Terrarium: Leopard Gecko, Bearded Dragon, Corn Snake, Ball Python” is a 60-page printable PDF guide published by Planète Pets (October 2026 edition), sold for €15 VAT included: 14 chapters, 12 studies cited with their DOI, checklists, schedules and a costed budget, instant download after payment.
Choose, set up, heat, light, feed and care for your first reptile, with a step-by-step method, schedules, checklists and a real budget.
- Temperatures, humidity, UVB and enclosure sizes with clear numbers for each of the 4 species, sources compared
- Answers to the real questions: calcium sand, stuck shed, a ball python that will not eat, bearded dragon brumation
- A real budget collected in 10/2026, 12 studies with verified DOIs, 5 schedules and tracking tables, 7 printable checklists
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Key facts
- Price
- €15 VAT included, one-off payment
- Format
- A4 PDF, 60 pages, to read or print
- Languages
- English and French (two PDFs)
- Contents
- 14 chapters, checklists, schedules, budget
- Sources
- 12 studies with verified DOI; 64 sources in all, full list at the end of the guide
- Edition
- October 2026
- Seller
- Lacangel Group (SAS, France), card payment via Stripe
- Guarantee
- 14-day money-back on a simple email
What the guide contains
14 chapters, 60 A4 pages, with tick-box checklists, schedules and a budget built from prices recorded at real retailers. Studies are cited with their DOI. The French edition is included with your purchase.
- Before You Begin. What the guide contains, the three core sources, and the poison lines to know.
- Choosing Your Species. The 4 species compared (size, life span, meals, UVB, budget), choosing a healthy animal, French law, microchip and lawful origin of the ball python, UK and US notes.
- The Enclosure. RSPCA and Merck minimum sizes per species, the corn snake stretching study, glass or PVC, ventilation, hides, escape-proofing.
- Heat and the Thermal Gradient. Basking spot, cool side and night temperatures per species in °F and °C, mats, spots, ceramics, mandatory thermostats, probe placement and infrared thermometer.
- UVB and Lighting. What 5 studies say (one per species, plus LED lamps), Ferguson zones and UV index, distance, tube replacement and photoperiod.
- Humidity and Shedding. Humidity ranges per species, measuring, raising or lowering it, how a shed goes and what to do about stuck shed or a retained eye cap.
- Substrate. Suitable and unsafe substrates, the sand and calcium sand debate, feeding without substrate ingestion, bioactive, cleaning schedule.
- Feeding. Insect calcium, gut loading, powders, frequencies by age, bearded dragon greens, frozen prey, python digestion and the ball python that refuses food.
- Handling and Everyday Life. Taming a snake in 4 steps, bearded dragon and gecko, hygiene and Salmonella, quarantine and transport.
- Health: Warning Signs and the Reptile Vet. When to call the same day, bone disease, mouth rot, respiratory infections, regurgitation, impaction, parasites, brumation or illness, weekly check.
- Real Budget. Set-up item by item for each species, yearly costs and emergency fund, with prices and vet fees collected in France in 10/2026.
- Schedules and Routines. Daily to monthly routine, the first 14 days, a first-year calendar, a readings log and a tracking table.
- Practical Checklists. Before arrival, enclosure set-up, before every snake meal, holidays, heatwave, power cut, vet visit.
- Sources. 12 studies with verified DOIs, official texts, veterinary references and dated price collection.
Who it is for, and who it is not for
This guide is for you if…
- You are torn between a leopard gecko, a bearded dragon, a corn snake and a ball python and want to choose with the facts.
- Your reptile arrives soon and you want the enclosure dialed in before it does.
- You already keep a reptile and want to check temperatures, UVB, humidity and diet.
- You want a realistic budget before committing for 10 to over 20 years.
It will not help you if…
- You are looking for veterinary advice or drug dosages: this guide gives none.
- You are a breeder: breeding and incubation are not covered.
- You need a detailed guide to UK or US law: the legal sections focus on France, with short notes for other countries.
Free sample
The snake that stretches out: what the study shows
The question “what size terrarium for a corn snake?” has an experimental answer. Hoehfurtner, Wilkinson, Walker and Burman (2021, Applied Animal Behaviour Science) housed 12 corn snakes for about 32 days in an enclosure two thirds of their length, then in one longer than their body (or the other way round, the order being balanced across individuals). In the large enclosure, the snakes were more active and spent time fully stretched out, a behavior impossible in the small one. In a choice test, they clearly preferred the large enclosure when active (not when resting). The authors conclude that preventing a snake from fully stretching out thwarts a behavioral need and harms its welfare, and recommend an enclosure longer than the snake.
In ball pythons, Hollandt, Baur and Wöhr (2021, PLOS ONE) compared 35 pythons housed first in a rack system (a tub with a hide and a water bowl, automatic temperature control, indirect room lighting), then, at least 8 weeks later, in furnished terrariums sized in proportion to each snake’s length: substrate, hide, climbing opportunities, a water basin, a raised basking spot, live plants, a fluorescent tube and a UV lamp. Four behaviors, basking, climbing, burrowing and bathing, were only seen in the terrarium, and abnormal behaviors suggesting stereotypies occurred almost only in the racks. The authors’ conclusion: racks severely restrict natural behaviors and do not meet the requirements of appropriate housing.
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Frequently asked questions
What format is the guide?
A PDF file to download right after payment, in French and English, ready to print (checklists, schedules and tracking tables included). Prices are in euros, recorded in France.
Who is it for?
New and future owners of a leopard gecko, bearded dragon, corn snake or ball python, and owners who want to check their set-up. No prior knowledge is needed, and no jargon is left unexplained.
Is the guide updated?
Yes: prices, vet fees and legal references are dated (October 2026) and the guide is revised when sources change. The update date is shown in the document.
Can I get a refund?
Yes, you can ask for a refund within 14 days of purchase, with no questions asked, by writing to admin@tech-bharat.com.
Does this guide replace a vet?
No. It is not veterinary advice: it makes no diagnosis and gives no dosages. It helps you set up, organize care, spot warning signs and call at the right time.
Seller: LACANGEL GROUP, SAS (French simplified joint-stock company) — SIREN 995 268 018 — registered office: 1 rue Marguerin, 75014 Paris, France — president: Clément Lacaille — EU VAT number FR21995268018 — administration@lacangel.fr. Price VAT included. Digital product delivered right after payment; 14-day money-back commercial guarantee. See the terms of sale.
🩺 This health information is general in nature and does not replace a consultation: at the slightest doubt about your animal’s condition, talk to your vet.
How it works
Seller: LACANGEL GROUP (SAS), Paris, France, VAT FR21995268018. Prices VAT included. Terms of sale