All Help and Advice Articles
A complete collection of reptile care guides, tips, and advice articles.
Bearded Dragon Diet - Safe Food List
A list of healthy live insects, salad leaves and wild weeds/flowers that are safe to include in your Bearded Dragons diet.
Bearded Dragon Caresheet
Bearded dragons are a medium-sized (<18”) desert-living lizard, originally from Australia.
Bearded Dragon Health Issues
Common health issues related to bearded dragons (and other lizards) and how to prevent and cure them.
Why does my Bearded Dragon sit with their mouth open?
Ever wondered why your Bearded Dragon sits with its mouth open? Find out why!
Safe Leafy Greens
A non-exhaustive list of safe leafy greens to feed your bearded dragon or tortoise and other vegetation loving reptiles
UVB Lighting for Reptiles
A detailed look at different types of UVB lighting available for reptiles, their uses, advantages and disadvantages of each and the best positioning for each type of bulb. Which brands are the best to use for your reptile.
How Much UVB Does My Reptile Need?
A quick list of the correct UVB % bulbs for the most commonly kept reptiles
Best Temperature For Keeping A Bearded Dragon
Colder viv end should be no hotter or cooler than 85°F/30°C but the hottest area which is the basking spot can be anything on or above 110°F/45°C during a 12 - 15 hour period of the day.
Enriching The Life of Budgies and Other Pet Birds
A great, quick and FREE tip for enriching the life of your budgie, cockatiel and other small pet birds
Reptoboost - Why, When and How To Use it
Reptoboost is a powdered supplement that is a mixture of probiotic bacteria, electrolytes, ACE vitamins and energy. How to use and what it's useful for
Cornsnake Basics
All the basic tips you will need to keep and look after a cornsnake correctly!
Beardie Basics
A basic list of requirements needed in order to keep a bearded dragon, including temperature, viv size and uvb
Reptile Substrates - The Good, The Bad And The Unsafe
Reptile substrates - a list of various reptile substrates, which ones are safe, which are unsafe as well as what reptiles are most suited to each type
A Word About Impaction In Reptiles
A word about impaction in reptiles and a short case study example explaining why often cases of impaction can be mistaken for vitamin deficiency
Keep Your Lizard Cool In Hot Weather!
This weeks Tip of the Week describes how to keep lizards that prefer cooler temperatures cool in hot weather
Wild Treats for Bearded Dragons, Tortoises and Other Vegetation-Loving Lizards
This weeks Tip of the Week is a quick note about feeding dandelion flowers as a great treat for reptiles such as tortoises and bearded dragons
Does Your Reptile Have Mites?
This weeks Tip of the Week is a summary of my longer blog article on reptile mites providing tips about where reptile mites come from and how to prevent them
How To Get Rid of Reptile Mites
3 methods to get rid of reptile mites which include using Frontline spray, reptile mite spray and a slower, non chemical method as well as ways to prevent mites in the first place
Snake Shedding - Some Tips
A few tips and advice for snakes that are shedding their skin, potential problems that may arise and how to prevent them
Does Your Snake Bite?
This weeks Tip of the Week explains a few tips to use for prevention if your snake is biting, or attempting to bite you, particularly at feeding time