Ethically Sourced Locally Grown Small Batch Husbandry Reptiles For Sale
Year-over year, the reptile hobby has been dragging in word soup from other areas to make exclusive clubs and tribes. What are they saying?
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Reptilinks Starts Shipping New Frog Scent Powder
Reptilinks is a brand trusted for providing alternative food for many animals. Their link products provide a way to enable keepers to give animals a varied diet and their scenting products can increase feeding responses.
Quarantine: How to Really Quarantine
There are many quarantine HOWTO articles out there, but none quite get it right. We're going to explore how to actually quarantine reptiles appropriately.
Reptile Keepers Don't Know How to Thaw Prey Items
A carnivorous diet is required to keep many reptiles healthy and is the only option for many species. Many keepers use hot water in a sink, thawing on a table top, or setting it on a heat lamp. These methods are not correct.
Using Obsidian for Animal Management
As animal keepers, it is critical to take notes about your animals. A critical factor of good animal husbandry (and animal science) is really good notes.
Busting the Salmonella "Myth" Claims
Organizations like Responsible Reptile Keeping (RRK) push misinformation about disease to clickfarm uninformed reptile keepers.
Even Vox Mythbusts Arcadia and The Reptile Lighting Forums
Ultraviolet light for reptiles is generally 280-320nm and often not comparable to the same methods used for disinfecting pathogens in the air. It is explained why we don't use this around humans to destroy all pathogens for several reasons.
The Misnomer of "Wild Type" Reptiles
People often address animals that have desirable patterning (whether that be through linebreeding for polygenic traits or passed down through Mendelian traits) as their morph name and anything else as wild type. This is incorrect.
Reptiles and Salmonella
Reptiles, including chameleons, lizards, snakes, and turtles, can serve as carriers of Salmonella. Salmonella infections can lead to sickness.
The Ecological Niche of Tarantulas
The ecological niche of tarantulas encompasses their habitat, distribution, and ecological interactions.
VMX 2024 (Veterinary Meeting and Expo)
Veterinary medicine is making strides in 2024, with cutting-edge treatments for cats, French bulldogs, and bearded dragons.
How to identify Ophionyssus natricis (snake mites) and get rid of them
Ophionyssus natricis, commonly known as snake mites, are tiny arachnids that infest snakes and other reptiles.