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.
Keeping reptiles cool in hot weather
Helpful tips on keeping such as Snakes, different species of Lizards and Tortoises during the summer heat waves.
Why does my Bearded Dragon sit with their mouth open?
Ever wondered why your Bearded Dragon sits with its mouth open? Find out why!
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.
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!
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
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?
A guide covering a few tips to use for prevention if your snake is biting, or attempting to bite you, particularly at feeding time
What To Feed Your Bearded Dragon
What food to feed your bearded dragon, types of leaves that are & are not suitable as well as some advice on healthy & not so healthy bugs
Tortoise Equipment Checklist
A list of the correct equipment required to look after the most commonly kept Tortoise species.
MBD - A Case Study
A case study of a chameleon referred to me from a local reptile vet with Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD) and how I fixed the issue
Feeding Tortoises
What to feed the most commonly kept species of pet tortoise, information comparing salad leaves and wild plants and weeds as well as answers to the most common questions
A Guide to Successfully Hibernating Your Tortoise in the UK
Step by step guide to hibernating the most commonly kept tortoises in the UK - Herman's, Horsfields & Spur-thighs.
Feeding Tips for Insect-Eating Lizards
What types of insects are best to feed your lizards & how to ensure the most nutritional diet with each of of the types of feeder insects listed for their suitability