Snakes
Industry Spotlight
Industry Spotlight: Ryan & Erica McVeigh of VivTech!
HM: What is your background and how did you get to where you are currently in the industry?
RM: I’ve always loved reptiles and even through college kept them as a hobby. I worked at...
Tips
5 Herp Room Must-Haves: Bill Bradley of Coal Black Exotics
So, you’ve made the leap. You’ve gotten “serious” about herpetoculture. You’re going to make yourself a herp room. A dedicated space for you to indulge your scaly pastime. Yet, moving animals and enclosures into...
Product Reviews
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...
Tips
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...
Snakes
Establishing Neonate Green Tree Pythons
By David Brahms
So you have recently purchased your first baby Green Tree Python and are having a difficult time getting the new acquisition to eat. This is not too uncommon, and the intent of...
Book Review
Book Review: “Snakes of Australia” – Scott and Tyese Eipper
Review by Phil Wolf
The quintessential field guide - what makes a great field guide? Anyone who practices herpetoculture or actively field herps, has one, if not multiple field guides in their arsenal of knowledge....
Tips
Top 5 Herp Room Must-Haves: Kris Painschab of Badlands Herpetoculture
1: Disposable Gloves
The first item on my list of reptile room necessities is probably the one that is the most indicative to me. In my many years of reptile keeping, I have found that...
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Skin Colour in Nature
By Paul Donovan
Why that colour?
Colouration is used for many purposes in the animal world. For example, birds use it for courtship, where males are often vibrantly coloured, and when combined with often elaborate dances,...
