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I’ll Have the Vanilla Ball Python Please

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 ...

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Great Expectations From the Reptile Show in Daytona Beach

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 ...

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Daytona Reptile Show Pre Show Jitters and Anxiety Dreams

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 ...

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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 ...

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Cecil the Lion a “Lion by Any Other Name”

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Ball Pythons for Sale

Ball Pythons for Sale

There are many animals in captivity and many of those are snakes but only one of the many is the perfect pet python. Ball pythons are small, docile and come in a variety of colors and patterns. Ball pythons have been selectively bred for ...

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Bringing You a Better Online Reptile Shopping Experience

Bringing You a Better Online Reptile Shopping Experience

Hello Friends! Its been a long time coming but we are finally ready to launch and bring you an exciting new website filled with quality reptiles and reptile products for a better online reptile shopping experience. As you read this we are ...

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