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 »Summertime BBQ’s are over, kids are back in school, and reptiles are being prepared for their overwintering process in many collections throughout herpetoculture. Some serpents breed during this time, while others wait for the spring warm up. Colubrids typically breed in early spring; there are a few steps to make sure your snake is able […]
Gila Monster Ran Over In recent weeks, there’s been a picture of a man kneeling down next to a dead Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum) on Instagram and other social networks. In the original post on Instagram by “kyledobash” says “Yeah, he almost got bit before he ran it over 5 times”. The Gila Monster is […]
Here we are with our first installment of Sunday Supplemental. This is a piece we’ll run once in a while where we go direct to the manufacturer of the supplement and ask the questions we as herpetoculturists should know. This was brought about by our Feeding the Feeder pieces we’ve run recently where one of […]
