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.
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
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.
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?
Heating And Cooling Reptiles And Amphibians
Practical solutions for heating and cooling your reptiles and amphibians.
Reptile Lifeless And Gasping
My reptile is unable to keep his head up and move his front legs.
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.
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.
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An Inside Look at the Program Protecting the Critically Endangered Anegada Iguanas
About 80 miles northeast of Puerto Rico lies a small island lined with white sandy beaches and surrounded by stunning coral reefs. The island, Anegada, is part of the British Virgin Islands and is also home to the critically endangered…
California Red-Legged Frogs Breeding In Two SoCal Locations
Populations of the California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii), a threatened species and the official state frog of the Golden State, were bolstered with the introduction, in 2014, of frog tadpoles into the Santa Monica mountains by U.S. National Park Service…
Spitting Cobra Escapes In Raleigh, NC
A venomous snake identified by the Raleigh, NC police department as a zebra (Naja nigricincta) spitting cobra, has been reported missing from a keeper in north Raleigh, according to a news alert on News Observer. The department’s animal control unit…
Man Out Herping Gets Bit By Copperhead Snake
Steven Johnson was out herping and recording video in Maryland for his YouTube channel when, while walking down a path, he was bitten by a copperhead snake (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen). Johnson was on a trail in the Marshy Point Nature…
Lemon Frost Leopard Gecko Morph Spurs Cancer Clues
While unique leopard gecko morphs are always sought after amongst reptile keepers, some combinations create genetics that are detrimental to the lizards. A case in point is that of the “lemon frost” leopard gecko morph. This morph has been show…
Reward For Nile Monitor Missing From Canada Reptile Zoo
A 3 1/2 foot, 3 lb nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) has gone missing from Little Rays Reptile Zoo and Nature Centre in Hamilton, Ontario Canada. The reptile may have escaped through the back door of the zoo, which was left…
Cottonmouth Captured On Video Employing Straight Locomotion Technique To Evade Predator
Herpetologist Frederick Boyce of the N.C. Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores in North Carolina, had just recorded video footage of an Eastern kingsnake (Lampropeltis g. getula) eating a juvenile cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) when a larger cottonmouth was fleeing from the…
Largest Number Of San Francisco Garter Snakes Found On San Francisco Airport Land
Land owned by the San Francisco International Airport is home to the largest concentration of San Francisco garter snakes discovered to date, according to a study commissioned by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The 180 acres of both…
Severe Perkinsea Infection Detected In Panama and UK Tadpoles
Researchers studying an emerging disease that is killing tadpoles in North America have found instances of the disease in tadpoles in Panama and the United Kingdom. The disease, called Severe Perkinsea Infection (SPI) has been killing tadpoles in the United…
$13,000 Reward For Info Leading to Arrest And Conviction Galapagos Tortoise Killers
Early this month two would-be tortoise thieves attempted to steal Jasmine, a 27-year-old Galapagos tortoise from Jerry Fife, an expert on tortoises and former contributing writer to REPTILES magazine. The suspects, a man and a woman, entered the compound of…
Reptile Described As Dinosaur Confirmed A Lizard
Researchers with Barcelona's Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont have confirmed a new species of lizard of the family Oculudentavis, Oculudentavis naga. A similar reptile, Oculudentavis khaungraae, was mistakenly identified in 2020 as the smallest known bird and was later…
Neuse River Waterdog Salamander Listed As Threatened Under Endangered Species Act
After more than a decade of petitions and lawsuits, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has protected the Neuse River waterdog salamander under the Endangered Species Act. The critical habitat in which the salamander is protected includes 779 river miles (up…
Rare Striped Copperhead Photographed In Mississippi And Image Goes Viral
Ben Davis sees a lot of snakes when he is out driving the roads of Mississippi, but a few months ago while behind the wheel, one snake crossing the road caused him to turn back. "It was near Burnsville in…
Nashville Biologists Track Eastern Box Turtles
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) and the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere are tracking eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) in Nashville to determine how their urban environment affects them. Dr. Brian Flock, TWRA’s Wildlife Diversity and Intern Coordinator, created…
Two Palawan Forest Turtles Released Into The Wild
The first two captive-bred Palawan forest turtles (Siebenrockiella leytensis) from a captive breeding program on Palawan island in the Philippines have been released back into the wild, the fruits of a seven year effort to breed the turtles as part…
Does Your State Offer A Reptile-Themed License Plate?
Does your state have a reptile-themed license plate? Well if you live in West Virginia, the state released a new plate featuring an image of an Eastern box turtle. West Virginia joins Nevada and Florida by putting a turtle on…
Keeping And Breeding Crested Geckos
All the information necessary for successfully keeping crested gecko lizards.
Sulcata Tortoise Suffering From MBD Gets Mobile With Aid of Custom Wheelchair
An 11-year-old Sulcata tortoise who has been suffering from metabolic bone disease since birth was outfitted with a custom wheelchair to help him move about more easily. George’s bones in his hind legs never fully developed, making it nearly impossible…
South Carolina Bans Keeping Of Tegu Lizards
South Carolina has banned the importation of Argentine black and white tegus (Salvator meriane)and their hybrids into the state, and breeding of the species has also been banned. Current owners of the lizard must register and microchip their pets by…
New Litoria Chocolate Frog Species Discovered In New Guinea
A new frog species of the Litoria caerulea group has been discovered in Papua New Guinea that is chocolate brown in coloration. The frog, named Litoria mira, is native to New Guinea and its habitat consists of swampy lowland rainforests.…