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Researching baby Tegu lizards for sale

As the summer approaches and baby reptiles become more increasingly available it is a good time to start considering a pet lizard as your next purchase. As one of the many different variety of pet lizards available, Argentine tegus are a ...

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Have you considered purchasing a pet tarantula online?

Tarantula husbandry is easily one of the least time consuming and most fascinating hobbies you’ll ever get into. Not only are there many different species of tarantulas with an array of different behaviors and colorations, but they are ...

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The many colorful phases of the pet bearded dragon and where they come from

The many colorful phases of the pet bearded dragon and where they come from

The bearded dragon has come a long way from a dark grey animal when it first became available in the US market. There have not been any dragons legally exported out of Australia for decades so the range of complex colors and patterns available ...

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Finding the right pet tortoise for sale

Finding the right pet tortoise for sale

There are dozens of different species of captive bred and born tortoises being produced in the US today. Most of them are robust and healthy animals that can live for decades and grow to be impressive animals as adults. Finding the right pet ...

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Have you been looking for pet boas for sale?

Have you been looking for pet boas for sale?

With an ever expanding market of captive bred and born animals for sale online and in the reptile show circuit it can get confusing sometimes when you are searching for the perfect pet snake. Many potential snake keepers are turning to one of ...

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Have you tried keeping Small Monitor Lizards as reptile pets?

Have you tried keeping Small Monitor Lizards as reptile pets?

When you hear the words monitor lizards it’s a fair bet to assume you’ll picture a giant Komodo dragon dragging down a deer or an Australian Lace monitor running across the sand or up a tree. There is however another world filled with miniature ...

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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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