Scope The reptile-keeping hobby has changed and adapted beyond all recognition over the past five years or so, to the benefit of reptile welfare. As hobbyists, we are now more advanced in providing welfare than ever before. You can now find more groups on social media dedicated to bettering our animals’ environment. There has also …read more
There is a wide range of North American rat snakes available in the UK pet trade. These are commonly kept due to their manageable size, largely docile temperament and hardiness. The genus Pantherophis includes the corn snake, Pantherophis guttatus, grey rat snake, P. spiloides, baird’s rat snake, P. bairdii and the Everglades rat snake, P. …read more
In this month’s blog, we share with you the interview when Petr Necas spoke with John Courteney-Smith MRSB about his unique studies on chameleons in Kenya, and how his observations there can assist the care and breeding of these highly distinctive lizards. He is also specifically working on Trioceros jacksonii xantholophus and the differences between …read more
The sun provides us with visible light but also provides heat, UV-A and UV-B through the range of terrestrial wavelengths that reach our planet through our planet. With the release of the Arcadia Reptile Deep Heat Projector® in 2017, there has been increasing conversation within the reptile community about the correct use of infrared heating …read more
Introduction If we supply for the core nutritional and environmental parameters correctly we reduce the overall chance of avoidable harm/disease in our reptiles and amphibians Impaction is a potentially fatal condition usually caused by the ingestion of ‘non-natural’ particles. It usually occurs in animals that have been under-provided for. Particles of substrate or even large …read more
Chameleon keeper, breeder, enclosure designer and podcaster Bill Strand Talks about his passion for these diverse and fascinating lizards. We touch on nutrition, housing and metabolic bone disease and how we can further improve the chameleon care and welfare. This interview was first published in the June 2017 edition of Practical Reptile Keeping Magazine. Download …read more