Friday, 1 February 2019

How to set up a terrific environment For Corn Snakes

February 01, 2019 0
How to set up a terrific environment For Corn Snakes



Corn snakes got their call due to the fact they common corn sheds to feed on rats and mice in america. they'll tolerate a selection of environmental conditions, but it is still vital to offer the best residing environment inclusive of reptile vivariums which might be perfect for keeping your snakes in; they provide a terrific residing environment as a way to benefit the health and circumstance of your snake. the dimensions of a mean adult snake is 3.9 to five.nine feet (1.2 to 1.eight m). they may be docile through nature and are reluctant to chunk and love being dealt with, which makes them the great beginner pet snake to personal. they arrive in a lovely type of colours and patterns.

To maintain a corn snake at domestic you'll need an amazing surroundings set up. the size of the reptile environment is normally measured by the dimensions of the snake, commonly the period of the snake = the the front and one side of the reptile habitat (3 toes snake = 2 feet x 1 ft reptile habitat).

wood reptile vivariums with glass the front are pleasant with objects located in it for the snake to hide. Corn snakes are fantastically small consequently you don't want huge vivariums until you have got more than 1 snake. on your vivarium you may need a heat mat, water bowl, and a hiding region for you to offer your corn snake with a feeling of protection. The substrate at the floor of your vivarium or terrarium may be very essential desired substrates are reptile bark or paper towels

within the wild corn snakes stay 6 to 8 years. In captivity they are able to stay as much as 23 years. they may be a amazing pet for children and smooth to look after. they may be floor dwelling snakes, but can ascend from top if needed. therefore in your reptile vivarium it is also precise idea to provide a branch for hiking. Corn snakes cannot manufacture their very own body heat, they have to rely upon ambient temperature to elevate or lower their inner middle temperature. because of this they ought to have get entry to to at the least one area inside the vivarium in which they are able to warm themselves. this is carried out by way of putting in an over head heat lamp with a metal reflector above one aspect of the vivarium to create a basking region or you could provide heat mats. Be cautious do now not use rocks, they can get to warm and your pet snake will get burnt by using wrapping itself round them.
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The way to Create a terrific surroundings for your Ferret

February 01, 2019 0
The way to Create a terrific surroundings for your Ferret


A very good surroundings for you ferret is each safe and stimulating. Ferrets are intensely curious creatures, and as such, they will be inclined to get themselves into threat, and the zeal to discover the whole thing. these curious critters knock over consuming glasses to flavor what's inside. humorous fuzzies escape over and under boundaries to explore the opposite side. Mettlesome mustelids dance joyfully round your feet, unconcerned approximately the giants round them. the important thing to a a success ferret surroundings is to nurture their curiosity whilst concurrently shielding them from it, and that calls for protection, supervision, playtime, and toys.

Supervision

Supervision is important. i am a company believer in caging my ferrets when i am asleep or not at home. Their cage is big and has more than one stages. I change their bedding as soon as a week (or more if merited). I clean their clutter bins each day, hold food of their bowls, and alternate their water each day (and twice within the summer season). Ferrets can only get into a lot hazard while of their cage. (sometimes you hear reports of weird accidents in the cage. they may be much less common than unattended ferrets outdoor in their cage.) So, supervise your ferrets.

protection

Now supervising your ferrets is pleasant, but they are speedy, so hold obstacles in place. i love Plexiglas because the ferrets cannot scale it. earlier than your ferrets roam in their play region, get down for your hands and knees and look for holes into which ferrets can slip. My ferrets located that if my dishwasher door is open, there may be a hole underneath the dishwasher lid that lets in them to get into the cabinetry. Ferrets can get into tiny openings. My husband jokes that they may be -dimensional. ensure each area the ferrets can get to is secure. preserve glasses out of their reach, and do not forget some fearless ferrets bounce. don't have any reclining sofas or chairs wherein the ferrets can get to them. Recliners kill ferrets. make sure your ferrets can not get into your cabinets; i am keen on magnetic locks. test all your window displays to make sure they're now not damages. ensure their play place would not have a door commencing to the outside, or be very cautious about the door if it does.

Playtime

the subsequent step to a good environment is to play along with your ferret. Ferrets need to be stimulated. They need to play. put a huge towel at the floor. let the ferrets get on it and slide them across the ground. Tease your ferrets with a toy feather, like a cat's feather on a string. Chase your ferret and let them chase you. Play tug with them and a dog's tug rope. let the ferrets chase a remote control toy. (Be cautious with this. My ferrets spoil the toy if they capture it.) Dance with your ferrets once they dance. allow them to move slowly through the covers for your bed, making tunnels for them and blocking off tunnels. train your ferret to do tricks even as supplying treats as rewards for success. Play and training are excellent methods to preserve your little guys' brains active.

Toys

because you are not going to be gambling with the ferrets one hundred% of the time they aren't cages, make certain your ferrets have fun things to do without you too. put fun things for them in their cages and outdoor of their cage. build or buy them tubes to move slowly thru, or use the crinkly tunnels made for cats. lead them to mazes. supply them balls to roll. Make puzzles for them. (put a fave toy in a container and let them parent out how to get the toy.) How do i am getting it? build them a rice box to dig in. (Be careful when constructing a digging container. do not use a dusty cloth that might stick in their lungs.) placed treats of their digging field with the intention to dig for treasure. allow them to "scouse borrow" a few smooth, small toys so that they can "stash" them.
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Wednesday, 10 October 2018

A GOOD ENVIRONMENT ENABLES SOUND MENTAL HEALTH

October 10, 2018 0


Mental health is the extent to which a person's thoughts and feelings are influenced by coping with their day to day life. Mental illnesses is responsible for some of the most challenging health issues faced by society, responsible for vast numbers of hospitalizations, disabilities resulting in billions in lost productivity, and sharply high risks for suicide. 

The environment which is one of the major causes of mental health problems in the society today plays an important role in determining the health status of an individual. Everyone lives in both a social environment and a physical one and the two interrelate.

Physical surroundings may have their effects on the human psyche through their direct sensory effects. Alternatively our surroundings may affect our thoughts and feelings by the way they inhibit or filter our experience of other things (buildings, for example, detach us from the external environment). In addition, our physical surroundings mediate, inhibit or encourage our social and personal relationships.

The following are ways by which the environment influences our mental health:

-     Stress, depression, frustration, work or family life imbalance, learning disabilities, cognition problems. To a certain extent all these ailments also occur due to threatening environmental conditions.
-    Effect of climate change on humans
-    Chronic stressors, such as economic hardship or social struggles
-    Low quality of life, due to poverty or a feeling of dissatisfaction with one's life
-    Exposure to toxins, especially at certain developmental stages
-    Family and/or relationships problems
-    Lack of access to nature and natural environment.
-    The greener, the better… Clean, nurturing and safe environment leads to overall sense of physical-mental health and well-being.


Ways to stay fit and mentally healthy via a nurturing environment

1.  Be friendly to the environment, it will be your best friend too!
2.  Try to stay in a calm and clean environment. You can also make your living environment neat and tidy.
3.  As the temperature rises, our body temperature and mental activities become more vigilant and vigorous. This leads to mental reactions like aggression, frustration, lack of control, agitation, etc. So, try to keep yourself calm and hydrated during the hot summer months. Similarly, winter brings depression and winter blues with it. Therefore, it is wise to manage your lifestyle in accordance to the changing environmental conditions.
4.  Industrial areas emit a lot of atmospheric/environmental pollutants which exert a negative impact on the body and mind. 

           





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Wednesday, 3 October 2018

The Ups and Downs of Sustainable Energy Development in Africa

October 03, 2018 0

Renewable energy offers a huge opportunity for many African countries to overcome gaps in electricity production while also following the path towards a sustainable energy future. More than 622 million people in Africa are living without access to electricity, including about two thirds of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa; there are quite a number of challenges that hamper the provision of modern energy services in sub-Saharan Africa, which includes:
-          Inadequate Energy Infrastructure
-          Scarcity of Funds for Investments in Energy Development
-          Lack of Good Governance and non-transparent Government Transactions
-          Inadequate Indigenous Human and Manufacturing Capacities
-          Inadequacy of Appropriate National Energy Policies and Regulatory Mechanisms

                    Renewable energy technologies have an important role to play in Africa’s energy sector. With the right approach, the renewable energy industry in Africa can become a major player in the energy sector, and meet the energy needs of a significant proportion of the population. Renewable energy technologies can play a major role in national development in terms of job creation and income generation as well as providing an environmentally sound energy service. Aggressive lobbying for renewable at national, regional and sub-regional levels is required.
With the above challenges; these are prescribed solutions on how Africa can achieve sustainable and affordable supply of energy for all by 2030


For Africa to have meaningful socio-economic growth it must ensure that the four major sectors of national economies–industries, transportation, services, and households–are provided with adequate and affordable modern services of electricity and fuels.

Ensure that the reviewed energy policies are enacted by legislatures and also strengthen the national energy regulatory frameworks to ensure orderly development of the sector and also to ensure international best practices are adopted on the issue of licenses for new plants as well as evolution of both cost-reflective tariffs and practical provisions for indigent groups.

Sustainable development of energy in Africa will require all African countries to adopt a set of comprehensive strategies, the implementation of which will greatly reduce the current energy poverty restricting their growth rates. Lastly, the crucial requirement for sustainable development of energy in Africa is good governance, which will in turn require genuine democracy and transparent government transactions. With all these listed above, Africa can enjoy sustainable and affordable energy development.


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Thursday, 6 September 2018

CHANGES IN THE CLIMATE SYSTEM

September 06, 2018 0
All major climate changes, including natural ones, are disruptive. Past climate changes led to extinction of many species, population migrations, and pronounced changes in the land surface and ocean circulation. The speed of the current climate change is faster than most of the past events, making it more difficult for human societies and the natural world to adapt. The evidence for rapid climate change is compelling:

CLIMATE CHANGE IS A MAJOR THREAT TO AGRICULTURE. 
Where, how and when we grow food is vitally connected to our climate's normal patterns. Worldwide, farmers are struggling to keep up with shifting weather patterns and increasingly unpredictable water supplies. Farms are more likely to face attacks from weeds, diseases and pests, which reduce yield.

GLOBAL TEMPERATURE RISE
The planet's average surface temperature has risen about 1.62 degrees Fahrenheit (0.9 degrees Celsius) since the late 19th century, a change driven largely by increased carbon dioxide and other human-made emissions into the atmosphere. Most of the warming occurred in the past 35 years, with the five warmest years on record taking place since 2010.

OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the acidity of surface ocean waters has increased by about 30 percent. This increase is the result of humans emitting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and hence more being absorbed into the oceans. The amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by the upper layer of the oceans is increasing by about 2 billion tons per year.

WARMING OCEANS
The oceans have absorbed much of this increased heat, with the top 700 meters (about 2,300 feet) of ocean showing warming of 0.302 degrees Fahrenheit since 1969.

EXTREME EVENTS (INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION ARE AT RISK)
Hot weather, flooding and other extreme weather events damage infrastructure, put heavy burdens on electrical supplies and disrupt how we travel and commute. In Africa, we have also witnessed increasing numbers of intense rainfall events.

SEA LEVEL RISE
Global sea level rose about 8 inches in the last century. The rate in the last two decades, however, is nearly double that of the last century.
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Monday, 23 July 2018

THE RIGHT SUITOR

July 23, 2018 0

A child was born about 6 decades ago
Into the hands of a waiting white suitor
She got nurtured and grew by the day
She crawled, leapt and walked in it time

She became a woman and then her crown left
From her, came thirty six offspring
Which she protected and fed unto maturity
A time came when she needed another crown

Suitors came from the north, east and south
She takes turn on each for at most eight years
Each one causing her miscarriages and agony
Who will bring her peace and joy?

Who will put a smile to her face?
The young clamours, the old clamours too
Who is the right suitor for this woman in agony?
Could it be you?


POETRY ANALYSIS
The poem “The Right Suitor” written by Akinjise Daniel in year 2018 is a free verse poem which has 16 lines broken up into 4 quatrains. It is themed or finds it thematic structure on the current situation in Nigeria, an African country. In stanza one, the poet talked about Nigeria, a country that got her independence some decades ago from the British Government (Britain). The poet chooses to describe the country as a feminine gendered character (a woman). The poet consciously made use of metaphoric words like woman, crown, suitor, offspring, and miscarriage, to mention a few in order to suggest a resemblance to the exact point.
In stanza two, the poet talked about a child that grew into womanhood, going through the different phases of human life-cycle to a point where she gave birth to about 36 offspring; which she took care of till the stage of maturity, after which she losses her crown (post-independence).
 (Crown in this context means husband. In the African culture, a woman’s husband is regarded as her crown, without which she is incomplete).
In stanza three, the poet talked about her (the woman) supposedly suitable suitors (suitors in this context mean politicians/presidential aspirants) coming from the different regions domiciled in the country; Nigeria, that is the Northern region (Hausa), the Eastern region (Igbo) and the Western region (Yoruba). The poet says that each of these aspirants after being voted into power remains in that post for a maximum of eight years without having something to show for it other than miscarriages. The poet intentionally uses the word “miscarriages” meaning bloodshed which comes from the Fulani herdsmen killing, Boko haram terrorist attacks which is evident in the occurrences happening in northern part of the country (Taraba, Plateau and Adamawa). The question then is who will bring that peace back to Nigeria; the peace that once existed.
In stanza four, the poet asked again a question:’ who will put a smile to her face?” the young clamor, the old clamors too. Not quite long, the young Nigerians requested that a bill: NOT TOO YOUNG TO RUN be passed. But they forgot that a young person was once given a chance and he messed it up. The old ones (Adult) too claims that power should remain with them with the notion that with adulthood comes experience. But there haven’t been reasonable changes since the power has been with them. The woman (Nigeria) then is thrown into a dilemma of who is capable of being her suitor.
In conclusion, the poet throws a question” who is the right suitor for this woman in agony?” Could it be you? The poet advises that both the young and old be given a chance and should make the right use of the chance given, even in the forth-coming general election.

 
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