Reptiles
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...
Product Reviews
Product Review: Dream Co. Plastic, Three Tier Displays
One of my goals when I decided to start breeding was to vend the NRBE Daytona Expo. I have gone to that show many times and have seen tons of different displays. I had...
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....
Lizards
Getting Medical with Monitor Lizards
By Dr. Lenard M Hughes
I have been asked to write a series of articles about the research I am doing with a wide range of reptiles. I established a non-profit corporation, Reptile Kingdom Inc,...
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,...
Lizards
Collared Lizards In Captivity
By Brandon J. Louth DVM Candidate 2021
The collared lizard, encompassing the genus Crotaphytus, is starting to rise in popularity in the pet trade. As captive breeding and husbandry knowledge has allowed for more availability...
