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Stereotypical behaviours in reptiles are unchanging and repetitive behaviours that have no apparent or discernible motivation and outcome. These abnormal behaviours are seen to be an indicator for...

Folklore husbandry within reptile keeping is a term that was first brought about by Kevin Arbuckle (2013). It describes methods or supposed ‘best practices’ which are unevidenced,...

This is a gene that has experienced much controversy over the years. It was first discovered and worked with in 1999 by N.E.R.D. It is a co-dominant gene which means it will express phenotypically if...

There are those who question whether it is in fact beneficial to reptiles, or reserved only for those with a perceived higher sentient status such as monitor lizards. This however does not have to be...

Recently a giant cane toad was found In Australia weighing a massive 2.7 kilos and measured 255mm. The Guiness world record of a pet cane toad from Sweden was 2.65kg  in 1991. The toad was found...

Thermostats in simple terms, safely regulate heating equipment and maintain your desired temperature by regulating energy sent to the heating equipment. Thermostats have a sensory probe, which we...