How To Build A Bioactive Enclosure For Your Crested Gecko
A more natural approach to keeping America’s favorite pet gecko.
Habits & Care
Ideal Heating For Your Reptiles
Heat for reptiles isn’t just for comfort — it’s for survival.
Expert Tips On Planting A Lush Vivarium
Choose plants that will go well with your reptile when setting up a vivarium.
An Examination Of Tortoise Health Conditions
Find out what ails your tortoise and potential remedies.
Top 5 Tips To Protect The Health Of Your Reptiles
Do your homework, and research what is involved in caring for a reptile, before selecting the species that you want to keep.
Bearded Dragon With Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism (NSHP)
If caught early, NSHP can sometimes be cured by a change in husbandry habits, especially in regard to UVB and diet supplementation.
Herp Queries: Difficulty Seeing Reptiles In Their Zoo Enclosures
If you can't see a particular reptile in its enclosure at the zoo, don't be shy to ask for help in spotting it.
How To Create The Perfect Desert Terrarium
Build the right enclosure for your desert species.
Factor Your Reptiles In Disaster Preparedness
Develop an emergency action plan and follow it.
The Vet Report: Environmental Enrichment for Reptiles
Environmental enrichment will improve the health of captive reptiles.
DIY Planted Mix Recipes for Planted Vivariums
Planting mix recipes to help you create amazing planted vivariums
Carnivorous Plants For Beginners
Carnivorous plants can be interesting additions to vivariums, but plan carefully.
The Best Reptile Misting Systems
Among the various environmental requirements you should know about any herp you keep is what relative humidity is normal in its native habitat and, therefore, what that should be in its vivarium. Humidity refers to the amount of moisture (water…
Build The Ultimate Turtle Pond
Construct a healthy, attractive habitat for your turtles.
Preparing Reptiles For Winter's Sleep
Know the basics for successfully hibernating your pet reptile.
Create a Habitat for your Chameleon
With relatively simple modifications (such as adding some appropriate plants), the right type of room can become a great home for a large chameleon.
Supplemental Nutrition For Your Reptiles
Proper reptile nutrition requires six essential components.
Reptile Lighting Information
Information on how natural and artificial lighting affects reptiles.
Designing And Building A Vivarium
Step-by-step instructions for creating a unique and attractive vivarium from the ground up.
Herp Hides: Provide A Proper Reptile Hiding Place In Your Reptile Enclosure
Keep your reptiles healthy by providing a hiding spot for them.
Natural Vivarium Substrate Recipes
Bonus content from the August 2011 REPTILES magazine article, “Understanding What’s Underfoot.”
Dart Frog Vivarium Plants
Choosing plants for your dart frog vivarium.
How To Build A Basic Outdoor Tortoise Pen
Supplement to the April 2008 REPTILES magazine article "Turning the Tables."
How to Build Your Own Chameleon Lizard Cage
Building your own chameleon lizard cage is often a satisfying experience.
The Five Most Important Things To Do When Keeping Aquatic Turtles
Expert tips on keeping aquatic turtles.
Marineland Aquarium Heaters Recall
United Pet Group has issued a voluntary recall of approximately 1.2 million Marineland aquarium heaters due to fire and laceration hazards.
Reptiles, Candles And Incense
Are things like incense and candles harmful to reptiles and amphibians?
Keeping Your Turtle Healthy
Valuable Tips For a Happy and Healthy Turtle
Heating And Cooling Reptiles And Amphibians
Practical solutions for heating and cooling your reptiles and amphibians.
List of Plants That Can Be Toxic To Reptiles
List of plants that can be toxic to reptiles.
Reptile Water Requirements
A complete look at the water hydration needs and requirements of reptiles.
Reptile Shipping
What is the best and cheapest way to ship reptiles?
Reptile Lifeless And Gasping
My reptile is unable to keep his head up and move his front legs.
Cleaning Reptile Cages
How do you clean, disinfect and sanitize a reptile cage?
Reptile-Safe Plants, Insects And Foods
What foods, plants and insects are not safe to feed to reptiles?
Creating Microhabitats For Frogs
An amphibian enthusiast finds success breeding frogs with a frog microhabitat.
Snake And Lizard Substrates
Check out various substrate environments for your pet snake or lizard.
Reptile Enclosures and Set Ups
I want a nice, naturalistic home for a couple of small- to medium-sized turtles to enjoy.
Building a Vivarium Waterfall
A waterfall is certainly one of the most attractive and useful fixtures that can be installed in a reptile vivarium.
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Trump Pardons Snake Trafficker In Last Days Of Presidency
As one of his last acts as president, former President Donald J. Trump pardoned a man who was convicted of snake trafficking in the early 1990s. Robert Bowker was convicted of wildlife trafficking in 1993, after pleading guilty to trafficking…
Green Geckos Benefit From Soft Penned Release In New Zealand
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Police In Peabody, MA Seek Ball Python Thieves
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Philippine Burrowing Snake Species Discovered In University Collection
A subterranean snake that was collected in the Philippines in 2006 and 2007 was misidentified in the field and spent more than 10 years in the University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum before it was properly described,…
Australian Monitor Lizards Are Ecosystem Engineers, Researchers Say
A 10 year University of Florida study on Australia’s yellow-spotted monitor lizard (Varanus panoptes horni) have concluded that these reptiles should be regarded as ecosystems engineers based on their capability create, modify, maintain and destroy a habitat. The research, led…
Florida FWC’s Python Dogs Bag First Invasive Burmese Python
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Introduced Peter’s Rock Agama Most Well Established Agamid Species In Florida
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Wild Florida’s Snake Exhibit Destroyed By Fire
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Tesla Factory Paused In Berlin Amid Concerns For Sand Lizards And Smooth Snakes
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Public Comment Period Scheduled On Reintroduction Of Saint Croix Ground Lizard
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New Species Of Odd-Scaled Snake Discovered In Vietnam
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Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors Save Eggs From Road-Killed Carpet Python
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New Philippine False Gecko Species Discovered In Bicol Region On Luzon Island
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8 Southwestern Pond Turtles Rescued From Fire Devastated California Mountains
Biologists with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Endemic Environmental Services Inc., Citrus College and San Diego Zoo Global, announced that they have located…