Daily Reptile News
Expert care guides, morph spotlights, and hobby news · 343 articles · Page 29 of 29
Where would the reptile trade be without Boa Constrictors?
Ask most people in the reptile hobby that question and you will be surprised how integral boas have been in the complete herp experience. Going back to the 50’s and 60’s the old-timers will tell you of the days when boas were sold by the foot for 1-3 dollars a foot. Back then common boas [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]