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hey provide the livestock with
hiding-places and visible aids to
orientation and to defining a territory.
Moreover rocks are also an important aid
tomolting in snakes.
Rocks have just onemajor disadvantage:
their weight. They can total many many
kilograms, particularly if you construct
extensive rockwork, for example when
simulating a dry-stone wall. On the one
hand thiscan lead toproblemsof stability,
andon the other theremay bedanger to
the livestock if they undermine the
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Rocks are indispensable as decor
material for the aquarium and
terrarium.Theynotonly lookgood
but also play an important
functional role.
Artificial rock
byHenrikWeitkamp
Dekoration
Rockwork constructed from Gallura artificial rocks looks very natural and is well accepted by the
livestock– in this casea spiny-tailed lizardof the species Uromastyxocellata.
rockwork so that it collapses, trapping or
evenkilling the terrariumoccupants.
There are no such problems if the
innovative Gallura artificial rock (also
called Polyresin) is used. These rocks are
manufactured from a plastic that is
guaranteednon-toxic and canbe used in
both the aquarium and the terrarium.
Because they are hollow, these artificial
