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Banana Balls, Candy Balls and the Rainbow Ball Python Morph

Banana Balls, Candy Balls and the Rainbow Ball Python Morph

In the last few years there has been an intense explosion on the ball python scene of some brightly colored animals that includes the banana or coral glow, the toffee or candy and the mind blowing rainbow ball python. They all have different ...

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Choosing a Reptile Pet and What It Needs to be Happy and Healthy

Choosing a Reptile Pet and What It Needs to be Happy and Healthy

There are a multitude of different reptile species available for purchase and one of the challenges a new reptile pet owner faces is weeding through the information available to see what will work best for them. We are going to discuss a few ...

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Making the White Blue Eyed Lucy Snake at Home

Making the White Blue Eyed Lucy Snake at Home

For many of our customers that are new to the hobby it is an outlandish idea to think of spending more than the cost of a luxury car on a snake. There was a period of time not too long ago that people were racing against each other to spend tens ...

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The Various Types of Beautiful Pet Boas Available Today

The Various Types of Beautiful Pet Boas Available Today

Part of the appeal of owning reptiles is the huge variety of animals available from all over the world. Most of these animals can be easily housed in commercially available housing as well as an endless variety of custom-made enclosures. One of ...

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Is a Sulcata Tortoise the Right Pet for me?

Is a Sulcata Tortoise the Right Pet for me?

Many reptile owners are taking advantage of the new emergence of a multitude of captive bred baby tortoises available on the market currently. There have been more and more species of pet tortoises available to the public and the Sulcata ...

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Pet Lizards from around the world found in South Florida

Pet Lizards from around the world found in South Florida

The other day as I was working at the counter in the reptile store and I have two different trappers walk in and a third call on the phone all with a nearly identical list of lizards they were trying to sell. They all had baby Green Iguanas, ...

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Finding the perfect pet at the reptile expo

Finding the perfect pet at the reptile expo

After an almost entire year of offering quality reptiles for sale online it has become completely evident that sourcing the perfect animal is the first step in running an online retail business. We have spent a good part of the year dividing our ...

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How good are leopard geckos as pets?

How good are leopard geckos as pets?

Parents are always asking us what would make a good starter pet for a young child and almost always the answer is a leopard gecko. Although we always stress parental supervision when handling reptiles especially when children are concerned, the ...

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A Little History on Breeding Red Tail Boa Morphs

A Little History on Breeding Red Tail Boa Morphs

The first time I saw a Tyrosinase positive albino red tail boa was at a local importers warehouse. It was almost twenty years ago but still feels like last summer. They had brought it in from a Colombian farm as a hypomelanistic snake and were ...

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Researching Pet Lizards for Sale Online

Researching Pet Lizards for Sale Online

As a morally conscientious future reptile pet owner it is always a great idea to research the history of the animal in question as well as the living requirements that need to be met before purchasing. Pet lizards make great reptile companions ...

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