The Tuatara: A True Living Fossil
For most reptile fans, the prospect of being able to see a real-live dinosaur wouldn’t be something to miss – from a safe distance, of course! While that’s obviously not …
Sex Determination in Reptiles
Is it a boy or a girl? It’s a simple enough question to answer you’d suppose, but if you’re talking about reptiles, you might need to think again! A mammal’s …
How Much Do You Know About Reptiles?
With over 300 million years of history behind them, it’s hardly surprising that reptiles have a few unexpected secrets tucked away and today’s versions are every bit as intriguing as …
Frequent Questions on Heating, Lighting and Your Reptile
With all the advances over recent years in heaters, lighting tubes, bulbs and controllers, it’s never been easier to create an ideal environment for your pet. Never-the-less, with so many …
Frequent Questions About Venomous Snakes
Nothing seems to provoke quite such discussion amongst reptile fans and reptile haters alike as snakes and their venom. Admit to liking reptiles and it’s only going to be a …
Monitor Lizard: Should Heat Lamp Be Off at Night?
The answer to your question really depends on the type of set up you’re using. If the heat lamp is the sole source of warmth, it wouldn’t be advisable to …
Why Has Our Tortoise Turned Aggressive?
Well, that rather depends on your point of view! Although it’s impossible to be 100 per cent sure from a distance, it sounds like perfectly normal behaviour – but for …
Keeping Sand Boas as Pets
The growing success of captive breeding, particularly amongst a dedicated group of sand boa enthusiasts, means that these fascinating and unusual snakes are now becoming much more frequently seen on …
Keeping Tokays as Pets
Southeast Asia’a Tokay (Gekko gecko) is one of the largest of the world’s gecko species, only beaten into second place by the Leachies Giant Gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus) of New Caledonia. …
Bizarre Reptile Bodies
The first reptiles appeared back in the Carboniferous period – around 250 million years ago – and in the intervening time, they have experimented with some truly bizarre modifications of …