Zilla QuickBuild Bioactive Terrarium Build
The latest offering from Zilla are the QuickBuild kits, which can be assembled in about 10 to 15 minutes. [...]
UVB Lighting For Your Reptiles
UVB lighting is a
necessity, not an accessory! Here’s why. [...]
SlitherSense Vivarium Monitoring System Review
Remote monitoring systems are the next step in herpetoculture and should definitely be considered by anyone serious about the welfare of their animal [...]
Adopting a Reptile: What to Look For
Before you decide whether to bring the herp home, there are questions you have to ask the current owner. [...]
Largest Fossil Snake Ever Named After Lord Shiva’s Mythical Snake
The snake fossil, Vasuki indicus gen. et sp. nov. is named after the Hindu mythical snake Vāsuki that was always found around the neck of Lord Shiva. [...]
Reintroduced Desert Tortoises Emerge From Their Burrows In Headstart Success
“Mortality of juvenile desert tortoises is dramatic, often approaching 100% in areas where ravens are overpopulated due to humans providing them food [...]
Gecko Species Of the Cyrtodactylus brevipalmatus Group Discovered
The species name, Cyrtodactylus thalang comes from the ancient name of Phuket Island, with Thalang meaning "cape." [...]
USFWS Reopens Public Comment Period On Western Pond Turtle Protections
The western pond turtle is native to California and much of the West Coast of the United States. [...]
Chytrid Fungus May Have Chink In Its Armor
The researchers are currently studying how the BdDV-1 virus works, how it infects the fungus and how it gets into the cells of the fungus [...]
Pet Industry And Michigan University Researchers to Mitigate Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans Spread In Amphibians
Researchers with Michigan State University and pet industry partners will work to study disease mitigation strategies that will hopefully minimize the [...]
Tail Amputation: Care After Surgery
A majority of amputations only need the tip or back quarter of the tail removed. [...]
Snake Fungal Disease Spreads In California
Snake fungal disease, a debilitating disease that causes a slow death in wild snakes has spread tom more locations in California and has impacted more [...]
Applications Open For 2024 Association of Reptiles and Amphibian Veterinarians Grant
Each proposal submitted will be evaluated on scientific value, conservation relevance, and feasibility of proposal. ARAV members will be given priorit [...]
Reptile Medications
Whenever reptiles get sick, in addition to correcting husbandry and ensuring environmental parameters and diet are correct, they often need medication [...]
What To Do If Bit By A Rattlesnake
Treatment of Pitviper Envenomation in the Rural Southwestern U.S. runs June 23-24, 2023. [...]
UC Davis Exotic Vets Remove Bladder Stone From 80-Year-Old Desert Tortoise
Tortie, a California desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) who has grown up with the same family for more than 60 years recently underwent successful s [...]
