Shining a Light on your Reptiles - Utilisation of UVB Lighting The Reptile Keeping community has seen huge changes over the last 10 years. From the boom in naturalistic keeping, to a greater understanding and application of heating and lighting in the vivarium. We have managed to improve captive Reptile...
Compelling research reveals fatal spread of Ranavirus will increase if carbon emissions are not reducedFroglet TGs 14th August 2018 (c) Nicola DevineClimate change has already increased the spread and severity of a fatal disease caused by Ranavirus that infects common frogs (Rana temporaria) in the UK, according to research...
Wildlife conservation charity urges private amphibian traders to prevent Bsal fungus from infecting wild populationsPalmate newt (T. helveticus) (c) Ben Tapley ZSLThe UK’s wild newt populations seem to be free from a flesh-eating lethal fungus known to be prevalent in privately-owned amphibians across Western Europe, a nationwide investigation has found.Scientists from...
A Recent History Over the last 4 years, we have seen a huge change in the Reptile keeping sector, with more and more members of the community moving toward naturalistic and bioactive enclosures. With this change, we have also seen a change in product availability. Shops have jumped onto the sales...
African Fat Tailed Gecko explores its Bioactive Enclosure Bioactive Setups In its basic form, a Bioactive setup is any type of enclosure that employs one or more species of Invertebrate to clean up waste products. Of course, there is much more to setting up a Bioactive enclosure than throwing a few...
Enclosure setup is a very personal thing. It can depend on many factors, including who introduced you to keeping, what you see in the groups you attend, and what others have advised you to do.It often takes a lot of convincing to change someones opinion on the matter, and it needs...
Today, we have a post by Fraser Gilchrist, who is in need of support for his Save Our Sungazers Campaign, which aims to research the Breeding of Smaug giganteus, to improve captive breeding and conservational efforts. So here is the write up from Fraser, please help by donating what...
Whilst they shouldn’t be, parasitic Mites are a problem most keepers will come across at some point or another in their lives. Whether they come in on infected substrates, a new addition, or the purchase of WC animals, they can be an enormous pain to get rid of.There are...
Thermostats are important, but why? Well, Reptiles and Amphibians are Ectothermic!A fancy sounding statement, but probably one of the most important things you should know when keeping Herps.What this means is, unlike humans who generate body heat through various internal processes, Reptiles and Amphibians get their body heat from...
