How Do I Furnish My Enclosure?

Arboreal species should be provided with branches and/or ledges on which they can climb and bask. Tree frogs appreciate plants with broad leaves strong enough to support them. Rock dwellers should be provided with rock surfaces, either real or artificial. Water frequenting animals should have access to an appropriate sized water dish. Other furnishings, such as bark slabs of cork, hollow limbs, clumps of dried porcupine grass and so forth, can be added according to the animal's behavioural habits, the microhabitat it occupies in nature and the aesthetic effects you desire.   Make sure these are cleaned thoroughly before adding them to the enclosure as they may harbour mites, worms and other parasites.  Many commercial products are also available which make a more hygienic alternative.

Please note that native plants are protected. Do not remove them from the bush to furnish pet cages.