Reptiles & Amphibians


Herp Health Checklist | Choosing a Healthy Pet

Authored by Eric Roscoe of Madison Area Herpetological Society  Herp Health Checklist Reptiles and amphibians, collectively known and referred to as “herps” or “herptiles”, are perhaps among the fastest growing segments of the pet industry. According to the most recent American Pet Products Association statistics for 2015-2016, there are well over thirteen million reptiles alone kept in households across […]

Mouth check of a Chameleon

Reptile Show Responsibility

So a close friend and colleague came back from a pretty well-known reptile show and was explaining how vast the differences were from vendor to vendor. I’ve been to many reptile shows such as NARBC and Reptile Super Show, I even spoke at Canadian Reptile Breeders Expo. I have never seen what my colleague described […]


The Risk of Sanctuary

As I sit here, I have been thinking of the risk of sanctuary (I won’t say where, I don’t want to scar my audience with visual imagery) those closest to me know where I get the most sanctuary. This piece is really not about sanctuary however, it’s about risk. There are so many risks we […]