Giant Day Gecko

Giant Day Gecko Care Of all the day geckos, the giant (usually referred to as just ‘grandis’) is not only the biggest but is one of the most showy. Day active – as the name suggests – they are a bright, vivid green along the top side, marked with red spots and bars, with […]

European Green Lizard

European Green Lizard Care The European green lizard (Lacerta viridis) is a medium sized lizard distributed across European mid-latitudes from Slovenia and eastern Austria to as far east as the Black Sea coasts of Ukraine and Turkey. A colony was (illegally) started in the south of the UK, and is apparently thriving near Bournemouth! Wherever […]

Bearded Dragons Hints and Tips

Bearded Dragon Hints And Tips I first worked with bearded dragons back in 1996, when I was still relatively new to lizard keeping. I was working in a reptile department in a local garden centre. I had been working in the reptile department for a while when one day […]

Gargoyle Gecko

Gargoyle Gecko Care Closely related to the crested gecko, the gargoyle gecko is a solid, medium sized lizard that hails from the islands of New Caledonia. Instead of the crested geckos spiky fringe, the gargoyle gecko (often referred to just as the ‘garg’) has a pair of long ridges on top of its head. […]

East Indian Leopard Gecko

East Indian Leopard Gecko Care The East Indian or Hardwicke’s leopard gecko – named for the British naturalist Thomas Hardwick in 1827 – is a stout, robust gecko closely related to the more commonly kept leopard gecko. Darker in colour, the East Indian is closer in appearance to the African fat tail gecko, presumably […]

Brown Anole

Brown Anole Care A small, active lizard native to the Bahamas and Cuba, the brown anole is not quite as dull as its name would suggest. Sometimes known as the Bahaman anole or De La Sagra’s anole, it has spread from its native islands to colonise large areas of North America from Florida to Louisiana […]

Ocellated Uromastyx

Ocellated Uromastyx Care Ocellated Uromastyx (Uromastyx ocellata) are true desert lizards that spend a large proportion of their day basking in the sun. They originate from north west Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, north Sudan, south east Egypt, and the Somalian border region of Ethiopia, establishing themselves in hilly, rocky areas with good shelter and accessible vegetation. […]

Minor Dragon

Minor Dragon Care The Minor, Western, or Dwarf, bearded dragon is a smaller species than the more familiar Pogona vitticeps, the common or Central bearded dragon. With a snout to vent length of 15cm and a tail that can be up to another 25cm, these small dragons inhabit a broad swathe of Western Australia, from […]

Mourning Gecko

Mourning Gecko Care Guide: Your Tiny Reptile Companion Introduction to Mourning Geckos Welcome to our comprehensive Mourning Gecko care guide! These enchanting reptiles, also known as common smooth-scaled geckos, captivate reptile enthusiasts with their unique characteristics. Let’s dive into the world of these tiny wonders and learn how to provide them with optimal care. Species […]

Blue Tongue Skink

Blue Tongue Skink Care The blue tongue skink is a large, robust skink found across Australia, New Guinea, and some of the surrounding Indonesian islands. As Australian species very rarely show up in the pet trade, the species most likely to be encountered is the Indonesian blue tongue, Tiliqua gigas. There are several subspecies and […]

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