Reptile Care Blog

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Choosing the Best Food (and Supplier) for Your ...

They say you are what you eat, and that’s just as true for your exotic pets as it is for you! Choosing high-quality food is a big deal, but how...

Choosing the Best Food (and Supplier) for Your ...

They say you are what you eat, and that’s just as true for your exotic pets as it is for you! Choosing high-quality food is a big deal, but how...

A leopard gecko gets hydration support from a syringe

Understanding Reptile Impaction

When your exotic eats something it shouldn’t, doesn’t get enough water, doesn’t have the right nutrients, and more, waste can slowly build up in the intestines until it becomes a...

Understanding Reptile Impaction

When your exotic eats something it shouldn’t, doesn’t get enough water, doesn’t have the right nutrients, and more, waste can slowly build up in the intestines until it becomes a...

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Humidity How-To: Increasing or Decreasing Moist...

There are plenty of options for decreasing or increasing a vivarium's humidity. By carefully adjusting enclosure setups, any keeper can get their numbers to that sweet spot for optimal reptile...

Humidity How-To: Increasing or Decreasing Moist...

There are plenty of options for decreasing or increasing a vivarium's humidity. By carefully adjusting enclosure setups, any keeper can get their numbers to that sweet spot for optimal reptile...

How to Create a Reptile Emergency Kit

How to Create a Reptile Emergency Kit

You might already have a reptile first aid kit, but is it enough to prepare for emergencies like natural disasters and power outages? Here are some tips for creating a...

How to Create a Reptile Emergency Kit

You might already have a reptile first aid kit, but is it enough to prepare for emergencies like natural disasters and power outages? Here are some tips for creating a...

How to Deal with a Bitey Reptile

How to Deal with a Bitey Reptile

Biting might happen because your reptile is scared, hungry, territorial—the list goes on. However, you don’t need to simply accept that your scaly friend will be a biter forever. In...

How to Deal with a Bitey Reptile

Biting might happen because your reptile is scared, hungry, territorial—the list goes on. However, you don’t need to simply accept that your scaly friend will be a biter forever. In...

Corucia zebrata lizard eating a banana

How to Get Your Picky Animal to Eat

Exotics can lose their appetites for a wide variety of reasons, and getting to the heart of the issue is necessary if you want to keep your pet happy, healthy,...

How to Get Your Picky Animal to Eat

Exotics can lose their appetites for a wide variety of reasons, and getting to the heart of the issue is necessary if you want to keep your pet happy, healthy,...

A gecko and a mealworm. Photo credit: torstensimon

Why Whole Prey Makes a Difference

Is it easy to buy a pound of ground turkey at the store? Sure. But does it fulfill your animal’s needs? Not necessarily. A well-rounded diet for most exotics is...

Why Whole Prey Makes a Difference

Is it easy to buy a pound of ground turkey at the store? Sure. But does it fulfill your animal’s needs? Not necessarily. A well-rounded diet for most exotics is...

Which Reptilinks Work the Best for my Reptile?

Which Reptilinks Work the Best for my Reptile?

Caring for reptiles can be a nuanced art, but that doesn’t mean it has to be complicated! Reptilinks has been providing meals to snakes, lizards, crocodiles, and more for years,...

Which Reptilinks Work the Best for my Reptile?

Caring for reptiles can be a nuanced art, but that doesn’t mean it has to be complicated! Reptilinks has been providing meals to snakes, lizards, crocodiles, and more for years,...

Adapting 8-12 g Reptilinks food for Tiny Garter Snakes

Adapting 8-12 g Reptilinks food for Tiny Garter...

Rus Wilson discusses his experiences with adapting Reptilinks to feed tiny garter snakes, including comparisons with other prey sources.

Adapting 8-12 g Reptilinks food for Tiny Garter...

Rus Wilson discusses his experiences with adapting Reptilinks to feed tiny garter snakes, including comparisons with other prey sources.