Author: Bill Love
Herp Queries: When Geckos Lick Their Eyeballs, Are They Cleaning Them?
Many kinds of geckos have perfected the art of cleaning their corneas with their tongues. [...]
Herp Queries: How Often Should I Let My Red-Footed Tortoise Soak?
A red-footed tortoise living in a dry climate needs plenty of hydration. [...]
Herp Queries: Can I Keep A Thorny Devil?
Thorny devils (Moloch horridus) are native to Australia and are illegal to keep or export out of the country. [...]
Herp Queries: Where Can I Go Herping In Southern California?
Palm Springs is one of many great locations in Southern California to observe reptiles in the wild. [...]
Herp Queries: Are Just A Few Reptile Species Dominating The Hobby?
Question: Am I imagining it, or are a few types of reptiles, such as ball pythons, now dominating the market? They’re nice and all, but I’ [...]
Back to Nature: Is It Wrong To Keep Wild Snakes
The court of popular opinion has certainly turned against what was once the norm just a few decades ago. [...]
Why No Whiptail Lizards?
The whiptails of the Americas and their close cousins, the ameivas, are fast on their feet. [...]
Herp Queries With Bill Love: Know Your Latin Reptile Name
It’s good to keep the scientific names of flora and fauna in front of people’s faces, to remind them that there’s still plenty to discover. [...]
Herp Queries With Bill Love: Can The Uromastyx Become As Popular As The Bearded Dragon?
The dabb lizards, as uromastyx are also known, may be on the cusp of massive popularity in the pet trade. [...]
Herp Queries With Bill Love: The Earless Monitor
The earless monitor (Lanthanotus borneensis) has been the Holy Grail of herpetoculture for many decades. [...]
What Reptile Would Make An Ideal Breeding Project?
With beardies and ball pythons saturating the market, what is the next breakout star in the reptile hobby? [...]
Herp Queries with Bill Love: Why No Whiptails?
Q:
Why is it I never see much about keeping whiptail lizards?
Mark Spataro, Winter Park, Fla.
A:
The whiptails are largely ignored as [...]
Herp Queries With Bill Love: Prey Debate
Should you feed your snake rodents that are dead or alive? [...]
Herp Queries With Bill Love: Temperature-dependent Sex Determination
What exactly is TSD? [...]
Herp Queries with Bill Love: California Night Lizard
Why the Protection for the California Night Lizard?
Question: I’ve read that night lizards are protected in California and can’t b [...]
Toads Of The United States
If you want to keep any of the common North American toads as pets, keep in mind that they hide most of the time. [...]
Herp Queries: Tricolor Hognose Snakes
White Wonder
Question: I know some snakes, such as speckled rattlesnakes, have some white coloration, and I know about leucistic mutations, bu [...]
The Appeal of Whiteness in Reptiles
Question: Can you discuss the appeal of whiteness in herps?
Fiona Maple, Sioux City, Iowa
Answer: In my late teens and twenties, 40-ish [...]
Top 20 Favorite Herping Spots
I love to seek herps out in their natural haunts, so when Reptiles USA asked me to write about my favorite 20 herping spots, it was a challenge to whi [...]
Herp Queries: Finding The Next Big Thing In The Reptile Trade
Question:
I’m sure many snake fans have noticed, the same handful of types are all I’m seeing at shows. It’s getting monotonous. [...]
Herp Queries: What Is The Best Pet Frog?
Question:
Is there a kind of frog that makes the best pet? I’d like one with the sticky toes that climbs well on your arm, not one of the fat [...]
Herp Queries: Crazy For Corucia, The Solomon Island Skink
The importation of the giant monkey-tail skinks was halted in 2001 when the species was listed as Appendix II on CITES. [...]
Shooting Reptiles With Your Cell Phone Camera
Question: I saw you give a talk once many years ago, and you poked fun of people who used their cell phones to take herp photos. I bet you’re ea [...]
Herp Queries: Snake Island Brazil
Question: Does a small island exist in the Amazon that’s got so many deadly snakes that you can’t even walk without getting bitten?
Jose Palaez, R [...]
