Musings of The Herp Father

Musings of The Herp Father is a look through the sometimes jaded eye of someone who was once a breeder & decided it was better to educate than create new morphs to make money with.


Reptile Apartment | Origin Story

Reptile Apartment | Origin Story It was April 22, 2010 when I publicly announced Reptile Apartment. It had officially went live on April 1st, but was released to a small audience test on April 5th. “My main goal is to educate people living in small environments, primarily apartments, on the unique challenges of keeping a […]


Death and Reptiles | What Happens when their Human Dies?

Authored by Olimpia Martinotti of Much Ado About Chameleons & John F. Taylor of Reptile Apartment Death and Reptiles | What happens when their Human dies? Many reptiles have long life spans (tortoises 100+ years, many snakes and lizards 20+, etc.), and we never know what could happen to us. Hope for the best, prepare […]


5 Best Practices in Herpetoculture | Reptile Keeping

Authored by John F. Taylor of Reptile Apartment Best Practices in Herpetoculture A number of years ago I asked some reptile folks I respect what they thought when it came to the ‘5 Best Practices’ regarding herpetoculture and the industry. The responses varied according to the specific niche elements each person was involved in. There were some […]