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Red-Footed Tortoise Chelonoidis carbonaria

Red-Footed Tortoise Chelonoidis carbonaria

The Red-Rooted Tortoise is a medium sized species from South America that averages in size from 12-16 inches in length. It is one of the more commonly found tortoises in the pet trade due to its relatively small adult size. Its bright, ...

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The Uromastyx Lizard as an alternative exotic pet

The Uromastyx Lizard also known as the spiny tailed lizard is a small agamid found in North Africa and the Middle East. They are an herbivorous lizard that have a diet consisting of flowers, plants and seeds and tend to spend their time basking ...

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Baby Savannah Monitor Lizards as pets – learn before you buy

Baby Savannah Monitor Lizards as pets – learn before you buy

Its spring time and baby lizards and snakes of all types are beginning to show up in captive collections and at wholesalers across the country. As one of the staples of the pet reptile market, baby Savannah Monitor Lizards have been farm bred ...

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The appeal of the Asian rat snake and what makes it so special

The appeal of the Asian rat snake and what makes it so special

The Asian Rat Snake is hitting the US pet market with a strong force at a time when most colubrid species and colubrid morphs seem to have been played out. What seems to be triggering this interest is the natural beauty and unnatural adult size ...

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The Blue tongue skink is all the rage but do they make good pets?

There have been many waves of fad pets in the reptile industry over the last few years. These waves have included such favorites as the Burmese Python, the Leopard Gecko, The Australian pythons as a group and the Ball Python and its many color ...

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