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Online Reptile Shop XReptiles to Attend Repticon
Well friends we are gearing up for our second reptile show in 2015 and will be attending the Repticon reptile show located in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida for the first time in our companies history. We most recently attended the NRBE or National Reptile Breeder’s Expo this past August, which was promoted as “the largest reptile [ ]
Are Tegus a Pet or Pest?
Like a multitude of other flora and fauna South American Black and White Tegus have come to call South Florida their home away from home. This stocky member of the Teiidae family can grow up to four feet in length and is speckled black and white with a banded tail. The Florida Fish and Wildlife [ ]
Back to Basics with the Common Green Iguana Reptile Pet
There are very few people who own reptiles today that have not at one time or another kept a Green Iguana as a reptile pet. I can say that I had a tame five-foot Green Iguana roaming my house and sleeping behind the couch. He was paper-trained and a delight to have and was the [ ]
My Giant Pet Tortoises
Out of the thousands of reptiles currently in my care the hands down favorites have got to be my 11-year-old pair of Aldabra Pet Tortoises. These two shy behemoths make me stop and think about where I was back in 2005 when I first got them and they also make me wonder where I’ll be [ ]
I’ll Have the Vanilla Ball Python Please
In the brief story of the ball python morph discovery and development no morph has been as understated and overlooked as the Vanilla Ball Python. This unassuming and rather plain base morph has through the years proven time and again that it can deliver the goods and create some truly amazing supers and combos. Nowhere [ ]
Great Expectations From the Reptile Show in Daytona Beach
With the closing of another National Reptile Breeders Expo comes the slew of age-old questions that include “Will there be another reptile show in Daytona?” “What is happening to the reptile market?” and the good old “Did anyone make any money at the show?” All I can say is I was there with 5 tables [ ]
Daytona Reptile Show Pre Show Jitters and Anxiety Dreams
I have attended Reptile shows all around the world from the one-day event held in a motel ballroom in Ft Lauderdale to the three-day show held in a multi-million dollar convention center in Japan. I can tell you that nothing compares to the anticipation and excitement that is generated by our very own National Reptile [ ]
Banana Ball Python or Coral Glow Ball Python
It was over ten years ago but I remember it like it happened last week. I walked into a local reptile importer / wholesaler because I had heard that they had a rare albino looking ball python that had just come in from Africa. When I walked into the office I saw what would later [ ]
Cecil the Lion a “Lion by Any Other Name”
I have been asked by many friends and acquaintances in the last two weeks about my take on the Cecil the Lion situation. I have reserved my thoughts on the matter for the most part due to how polarizing it can be. I’ve decided to look into the subject and list a number of facts [ ]
The Day Gecko is More Than Just the Geico Gecko
There are over 40 species of the day gecko in the Phelsuma genus but thanks to the popular Geico commercial, most people in and out of the reptile hobby simply refer to them as the Geico Gecko. The Geico Gecko may be the most recognized mascot on television today. Day geckos got their name from [ ]
The Mighty Leopard Gecko
As one of the founding cornerstones of the reptile industry besides corn snakes and ball pythons, the leopard gecko have come a long way since their introduction into the pet trade. It wasn’t too long ago that the average leopard gecko looked like a dark spotted gecko with a light yellow or tan base color. [ ]
Varanus salvator the Asian Water Monitor Last of the Gentle Giants
There are very few giant exotic reptiles left in the trade that can be bought and housed by the public and the Asian Water Monitor is one of them. Billed as the third largest lizard in the world behind Komodo Dragons and Crocodile Monitors, the Asian Water Monitor maxes out at an impressive nine feet [ ]