Alex Myers, who co-authored the September/October 2021 cover story “Return of the Dragons: Understanding the new Hydrosaurus species!” reports from In
Alex Myers, who co-authored the September/October 2021 cover story “Return of the Dragons: Understanding the new Hydrosaurus species!” reports from Indonesia his observation of sailfin dragons and other species on his first of what will be many herping adventures to the island nation in Southwest Asia and Oceania. Myers saw quite a lot of reptiles during his trip which was certainly a blast for this young reptile enthusiast. Foster Reves took some time to talk story with Tom Crutchfield, one of the legends of the reptile ikeeping community. Crutchfield has seen and done it all over the last 50 or so years and speaks about the early days of the hobby. Zac Ala discusses his breeding project with Axanthic water monitors, breeding the first Axanthic to Axanthic water monitors with a cross country pair of monitors. Rachel Presser writes a company spotlight on Japanese reptile and fish food provider Hikari, which provides a variety of foods for lizards, turtles and amphibians, and of course fish, which it got its start with koi. Bryan Kao visited the Phoenix Herpetological Society in Arizona and reports on the array of reptiles that are at the PHS. The PHS is a wildlife rescue and a non-profit that rescues and rehabilitate native and non-native reptiles. And finally we have a holiday gift guide to make things easier when looking for gifts for your favorite reptiles or your favorite reptile keepers. Hope you enjoy this issue and don’t forget to wash your hands and the hands of your children before and after you handle your herps.
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