Animals
Snakes
Malagasy Cat-Eyed Snakes!
By Roger Pewtress and Nipper Read
Madagascar is, by the nature of its geography, a paradise for insular island endemic species, and as such is a herpers dream. Iconic species such as Sanzinia, the Madagascar...
Lizards
Eublepharis hardwickii – The East Indian Leopard Gecko
By Johannes Knierer
"I wish my baby Leopard Gecko would keep its banded pattern into adulthood" - a thought that has probably crossed the minds of many Leopard Gecko keepers over the years. What if I...
Tips
5 Herp Room Must-Haves – Justin Smith of Palmetto Coast Exotics
1. Bose SoundSport Bluetooth Headphones
These are my number one pick because when I’m doing a serious clean on all my cages, I’ll be in my room for a few hours. I’m a huge music...
Industry Spotlight
Industry Spotlight: Chris Woodcock of GetHooked
Family man, firefighter, and master hookmaker Chris Woodcock shares with us his herpetocultural career that led to educating first responders about venomous snakebites, and making the finest of snake handling equipment!
HM: So Chris, what...
Lizards
Nile Monitors
By Paul Donovan
They say big is beautiful. And you can’t get much bigger than the Nile monitor, Varanus niloticus. Distributed throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, this is the largest lizard found on the African...
Snakes
Creating Mr. Blue – A (Not-So) Short History
By Tim Morris
Everyone has a story to tell about how they got started in something… for my journey into the world of green tree pythons (chondros), it was the book “The Reproductive Husbandry of...
Morelia Spotlight
Morelia Spotlight: German Line Jungles
By Andrew Paris
The German bloodline (GB, moving forward) of Jungle Carpet Pythons is relatively new to U.S. collections as importation from Germany didn't occur in earnest until recent years, and in relatively small numbers....
Tips
The Food of Feeders
An interview with Kyle Vargas
HM: So you were on The Herpetoculture Podcast not that long ago and talked about how you feed your rodents a varied diet? What is it that you give them,...
