Amphibians are generally considered a poor first pet to start with but more of an intermediate pet. Amphibians include Frogs & Toads, Salamanders & Newts, as well as Caecilians. For those considering ...
Read more »Invertebrates if you’re a purist don’t have any place in the herpetoculture community but the fact of the matter is that they are and they are not going anywhere anytime soon. Invertebrate ...
Read more »What is a Reptile? A reptile is generally classified as a vertebrate animal of the class Reptilia which includes snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles and tortoises; these last two being in the order of ...
Read more »Authored by: Todd Cornwell | Unique Birthday Parties for Kids & Reptile Rescue Treating Aggressive Lizards Apparently the article on Treating Aggression in Snakes was very popular. So the publisher asked me if I would do the same thing for lizards. How do you treat aggression in lizards? And dang it, I’m stumped. As a rescue, […]
Authored by: Christina Miller CAHT/RVT, RLAT, BSc Preventing Husbandry Errors Diet Determining what aspect of an affected pet’s husbandry went wrong may be painfully obvious to the knowledgeable herpetoculturist, or more subtle and requiring a trained eye. Recall that we need to consider aspects of our husbandry that involve nutrition and lighting. Dietary obtainment of […]
Snakes and reptiles don’t make good apparel choices neither do humans as we’ll see. Today I came across what I thought (hoped) would be an intelligent discussion on why it’s never a good idea to place any reptile around your face; much less wrap a snake around your neck. What I saw, was the exact […]
