reptiles

If you’ve ever walked into a pet store and seen “albino corn snakes” or “albino red-eared slider turtles” for sale, you know that many pets labeled albino in stores or by breeders don’t look like a … Read More

I love my many pets, and they all get along fairly well, even the cat and rats. Interactions between pets of different species can be fascinating and humorous. However, there are certain common pets that simply … Read More

Slimy, slithering, wriggly creatures can make interesting pets, and there are so many different ones to choose from. Veiled chameleons are lime green and fit on your finger when they are babies. Geckos, Dragons, Monitor and … Read More

Over the last few years, I have noticed the trend of purchasing pets from pet stores has gradually shifted to purchasing pets from breeders. More and more pet stores have moved away from selling larger pets, … Read More

By Dr. Robert Sprackland If you are about to obtain your first pet lizard, congratulations. Lizards are, in my view, the most wonderful, fascinating and beautiful creatures on Earth. Part of their appeal is their incredible … Read More

By Andrew Routledge Many people ask me how dangerous are snakes? The answer is that snakes have accumulated as many myths as sharks over the years. Like shark stories, most general beliefs about snakes have very … Read More

By Richard Adams The beauty of keeping reptiles is that once you’ve set up their caging requirements and learned a few basic skills, there are many species that can be safely and efficiently kept within the … Read More

Credit: AP Photo / Mutsugoro Okoku Zoo, Kyota Nomura LiveScience.com – The New Odd Couple: Snake and Hamster Make Friends TOKYO (AP)—Gohan and Aochan make strange bedfellows: one’s a 3.5-inch dwarf hamster; the other is a … Read More