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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Florida Offers Free Microchipping for Banned Reptile Pets
Florida's non-native reptile pet rules go into effect April 29, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is hosting a series of Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag (also known as a microchip) days to help reptile keepers who…
The Return of Red-Legged Frogs to Southern California
The effort to return California red-legged frogs (Rana draytonii) to Southern California, which has been ongoing by Robert Fisher from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative Program for more than 20 years, began to move the needle…
38 Gopher Tortoises Released In Mississippi By The Nature Conservancy
Mississippi just gained an additional 38 gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) in the wild as the Nature Conservancy earlier this month released the reptiles at three different tortoise burrows. The team wrote that after the released near the burrows, several tortoises…
Bearded Dragon Embryos Can Switch Sex Two Different Ways, Study Says
For many egg laying reptiles, temperature of the eggs during incubation determines the sex of the hatchling. For example, a 2017 study of green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings on Australia’s Reine Island found that 99 percent of the sea…
New Marsupial Frog Species Discovered in Peru
Researchers have discovered a new marsupial frog species in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest that is part of the Gastrotheca genus. The frog, Gastrotheca gemma, is green in coloration with a coarse, granular and patternless dorsal skin. Its irises are turquoise…
Yellow-Spotted Night Lizard Information and Care
The yellow-spotted night lizard (Lepidophyma flavimaculatum) is generally the only species in the family Xantusiidae that is occasionally available in the United States reptile hobby. Native to parts of Mexico and Central America, with proper care, yellow-spotted night lizards make…
Beardie In Canada Needs Surgery, Owner Launches GoFundme
Guinevere, a bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) in British Columbia, Canada is in need of some funds to help pay for her ovariectomy, which is the surgical removal of her ovaries, and her keepers are seeking a bit of love from…
Tortoise Stolen From Florida’s Riverland Nursery
Someone stole Calypso, a yellow-footed tortoise (Geochelone denticulata) from the Riverland Nursery in Fort Myers, Florida, and the folks at the nursery would like her back. The tortoise has been at Riverland for many years and even has her own…
Illinois Wind Project May Threaten Chorus Frog
The habitat of the Illinois chorus frog (Pseudacris illinoensis) in the state is threatened by a proposed 30,000-acre wind farm project in Mason County, Illinois, that scientists say could change the way the frogs sense and capture their prey buried…
Asian Water Monitor Climbs Shelves At Thai 7-11
A video of an Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator) climbing up a shelf in a 7-11 in Bangkok, Thailand has gone viral. The video opens with the giant lizard seemingly trying to open the cold case with his nose, (perhaps…
Project Varanus salvatorii
When it comes to reptiles, it seems as though there is always another stone to turn over as we are always learning new significant information about them, such as the animals’ habitat preferences, diet or physiology. For years, rumors of…
New Krait Species Discovered In China
Chinese and German researchers have discovered a new to science venomous snake that was confirmed to have killed renowned herpetologist Joseph B. Slowinski in 2001. The snake, Suzhen's krait (Bungarus suzhenae) is named after Bai Su Zhen, the snake goddess…
Critically Endangered Philippine Crocodile Can Scale 50 Degree Limestone Walls
The most critically endangered crocodile species in the world, the Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis) can climb steep hills, a behavior that was unknown by researchers studying the species until now. The reptile, which has seen steady declines that now there…
South Carolina Man Charged With Violating Lacey Act, Trafficking In Vipers And Turtles
The United States Department of Justice has charged a South Carolina man with violating the Lacey Act for allegedly trafficking in spotted turtles (Clemmys guttata), eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina), and 15 Gaboon vipers (Bitis gabonica). Ashtyn Michael Rance, 35,…
Nearly 200 Hatchling Galapagos Tortoises Seized At Galapagos Island Airport
The Galapagos tortoise is captive bred in many countries around the world to ensure the survival of these species, yet some smugglers tried to smuggle 185 baby tortoises out of the Galapagos Islands. The babies, wrapped in plastic wrap ostensibly…
5 Key Elements of Reptile Nutrition
From turtles and tortoises to iguanas and lizards, a complete and balanced diet is critical for the health and longevity of reptiles. Complete means all nutrients required for the species’ age and lifestyle are included, and balanced means all nutrients…
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Bearded Dragon Most Popular Pet Reptile, Followed By Ball Python And Leopard Gecko, Data Shows
The bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) is the most popular herp kept by reptile keepers, according to a study based off Google Trends research published this month by the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research. Researcher Jose Valdez looked at the…
Reptilian Nation Expo In San Diego Sees Many Reptile Lovers
At the Reptilian Nation Expo in San Diego this past weekend, attendance was so large on Saturday, the expo staff had to limit those coming in to the main building to avoid large crowds inside. The line to get…
Susan (Su) Jewell Receives PARC's 2021 Alison Haskell Award
Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation announced March 23 that Susan (Su) Jewell is the recipient of PARC's 2021 Alison Haskell Award, for her contributions to herpetofaunal conservation. Jewell spent nearly her entire career with the US Fish and…