Reptiles

The place to find care and maintenance information for your reptiles and insect pets.


Preventative Health in Herpetoculture: Part 2 | Reptile Record Keeping

Authored by Christina Miller RVT, BSc, of Companion Animal Hospital, Canada. Preventative Health Habits of Effective Herpetoculturists Part Two: Record Keeping The basics of good reptile record keeping: What’s important to keep track of? Feeding, eating, and supplement usage: Noting what the animal’s normal appetite is like (which can vary seasonally, depending on the species […]


Chameleon Eye Issues | Lizard Health

Chameleon Eye Issues Authored by Pete Hawkins Chameleon Network / Bearded Dragons Network / Snake Network / Lizard Network / Amphibian Network Chameleon Eye Issues are a common problem arising in herpetoculture. Pete Hawkins examines the causes and prevention. He also offers some treatment tips as well. So, your Chameleon has eye issues? Swollen, rubbing on […]


Reptiles | Pet Store Neglect

Authored by Eric Roscoe of Madison Area Herpetological Society  What to Do About Pet Store Neglect Neglected Reptiles in the Retail Environment The issue of neglectful, or substandard pet stores with live animals is an old and very long running one, its familiar to the vast majority of reptile and other pet owners, keepers, breeders, and hobbyists. There […]