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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...

Introducing Reptilinks' Dry Pellets!

Introducing Reptilinks' Dry Pellets!

It’s important for any exotic pet to get a varied, nutritionally dense diet—but how do you achieve that without making mealtimes repetitive? That’s why Reptilinks created dry pellets! These small pellets...

Introducing Reptilinks' Dry Pellets!

It’s important for any exotic pet to get a varied, nutritionally dense diet—but how do you achieve that without making mealtimes repetitive? That’s why Reptilinks created dry pellets! These small pellets...

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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How to Support Your Bioactive Cleanup Crew

Reptiles can live in a variety of environments in the wild, but no matter where they come from, one thing remains the same: they live in a complex web of...

How to Support Your Bioactive Cleanup Crew

Reptiles can live in a variety of environments in the wild, but no matter where they come from, one thing remains the same: they live in a complex web of...

Sharing the Holiday Cheer with Your Exotic Pets

Sharing the Holiday Cheer with Your Exotic Pets

Enrichment is a great choice any time of year, but it’s easy to get creative around Christmastime. Here are some suggestions for how you can incorporate a festive spirit into...

Sharing the Holiday Cheer with Your Exotic Pets

Enrichment is a great choice any time of year, but it’s easy to get creative around Christmastime. Here are some suggestions for how you can incorporate a festive spirit into...

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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,...

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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...

Why Won't My Hognose Snake Eat?

Why Won't My Hognose Snake Eat?

Look out for these common mistakes many inexperienced keepers make with hognose snakes. Additionally, be mindful of these basic rules in order to ensure your hognose is eating consistently, happy,...

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Why Won't My Hognose Snake Eat?

Look out for these common mistakes many inexperienced keepers make with hognose snakes. Additionally, be mindful of these basic rules in order to ensure your hognose is eating consistently, happy,...

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12 Frequently Asked Questions About Ball Pythons

12 Frequently Asked Questions About Ball Pythons

If you’ve considered adding a ball python to your family or you’re curious about ball python care, you’ve probably asked a few of these questions. So let me save you some...

12 Frequently Asked Questions About Ball Pythons

If you’ve considered adding a ball python to your family or you’re curious about ball python care, you’ve probably asked a few of these questions. So let me save you some...

The Best Food for Blue Tongue Skinks

The Best Food for Blue Tongue Skinks

Despite having the capacity for a varied diet, there are still some foods you should prioritize to maintain a healthy blue tongue skink diet. Click here to learn more!

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The Best Food for Blue Tongue Skinks

Despite having the capacity for a varied diet, there are still some foods you should prioritize to maintain a healthy blue tongue skink diet. Click here to learn more!

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Bearded Dragon Gut Content and Opportunistic Hunting

Bearded Dragon Gut Content and Opportunistic Hu...

How does the bearded dragon’s natural habitat affect its eating habits, and what impact does it have on how you should feed your pet? We’ve done the research to help you...

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Bearded Dragon Gut Content and Opportunistic Hu...

How does the bearded dragon’s natural habitat affect its eating habits, and what impact does it have on how you should feed your pet? We’ve done the research to help you...

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19 Frequently Asked Questions About Bearded Dragons

19 Frequently Asked Questions About Bearded Dra...

What makes bearded dragons so unique? To help you understand the intricacies of this particular species, we’ve assembled some bearded dragon facts and answers to commonly asked questions. Check it out!

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19 Frequently Asked Questions About Bearded Dra...

What makes bearded dragons so unique? To help you understand the intricacies of this particular species, we’ve assembled some bearded dragon facts and answers to commonly asked questions. Check it out!

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What Can Bearded Dragons Eat? The Best Food for Bearded Dragons

What Can Bearded Dragons Eat? The Best Food for...

Check out these answers to commonly asked bearded dragon feeding questions, as well as our recommendations for the best food for bearded dragons!

What Can Bearded Dragons Eat? The Best Food for...

Check out these answers to commonly asked bearded dragon feeding questions, as well as our recommendations for the best food for bearded dragons!

Guest Post: Hedgehog Diet and Nutrition

Guest Post: Hedgehog Diet and Nutrition

The single best food for an African Pygmy Hedgehog diet has not yet been created. Instead, it’s best to offer a larger variety for your hedgie to choose from; that way, you...

Guest Post: Hedgehog Diet and Nutrition

The single best food for an African Pygmy Hedgehog diet has not yet been created. Instead, it’s best to offer a larger variety for your hedgie to choose from; that way, you...

17 Frequently Asked Questions About Hognose Snake Care

17 Frequently Asked Questions About Hognose Sna...

Why are hognose snakes the way they are? What’s the purpose of their unusual features and characteristics? And how do you take care of a hognose snake pet? We’ve collected...

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17 Frequently Asked Questions About Hognose Sna...

Why are hognose snakes the way they are? What’s the purpose of their unusual features and characteristics? And how do you take care of a hognose snake pet? We’ve collected...

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The meaning of "Natural Diet" and Reptile Feeding

The meaning of "Natural Diet" and Reptile Feeding

Kingsnakes get their very name, in part, because of their varied natural diet. They will eat most anything in the wild they can catch including birds, eggs, rodents, reptiles, amphibians...

The meaning of "Natural Diet" and Reptile Feeding

Kingsnakes get their very name, in part, because of their varied natural diet. They will eat most anything in the wild they can catch including birds, eggs, rodents, reptiles, amphibians...