Herpetoculture

THE YELLOW RATSNAKE

by Chris Montross of Darkhorse Herpetoculture  - Photos by author and Lance Jarzynka In the extreme southeastern United States there lives a snake of beauty beyond compare, the Yellow  Ratsnake.  Originally described by Holbrook in 1836 as...

Uromastyx: A Road Map

By Phillip Lietz INTRODUCTION:Uromastyx lizards (also sometimes known as Spiny Tailed Lizards or Dabb Lizards) have been present in herpetoculture for decades. They are brilliantly colorful, primarily herbivorous, and long-lived desert lizards. Their natural range...

Book Review: Cornsnake Cultivar Compilation Vol. 1 & 2

Book by Sarah Mohr, Review by Justin Smith A lot has changed in the corn snake world since I was a kid. What once seemed like a lot of morph options has now exploded into...

Product Review: The Eighteen Cube from Focus Cubed Habitats

Review by Billy Hunt A while ago, I got an Eighteen Cube from Focus Cubed Habitats.  My plan was to use this cage for one of my jagpondros.  I always heard good things about the...

Phelsuma Klemmeri: The Tiny Gecko Making a Big Splash

By Sydney Wachtler of The Crested Closet Phelsuma klemmeri, also known as the Neon Day Gecko, Klemmer’s Gecko or in some cases Yellow-Headed Day Gecko (not to be confused with the Yellow-Headed Gecko), is a...

Getting Great Feeders

By Justin Smith Every aspect of animal husbandry is important. Whether it is caging, lighting, temperature control, or supplementation, it all adds up! One aspect of this that I believe is widely overlooked is feeder...

A Trip in Search of Amphibians of Botswana

By Paul Donovan You could be forgiven for thinking that a country whose land mass is comprised of 84% of the Kalahari Desert, and is arid as a piece of sandpaper, you’d be hard pressed...

The Collared Tree Runner: The Jewel of the Amazon, Plica plica in the Home Terrarium

By Jeremy Carroll If you take a walk in the rainforest of the Amazon for any given period of time while surveying the trees around you, you may find a jewel of the forest...

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