All Help and Advice Articles
A complete collection of reptile care guides, tips, and advice articles.
Gut Loading Feeder Insects
This weeks Tip of the week is a reminder not to forget to gut-load your feeder insects to make them more nutritious!
Is My Cat Food Healthy?
This weeks Tip of the Week is a brief indication of how to check if your cat food is healthy by what to look for on the list of ingredients and what to avoid when buying cat food for a healthier cat & to save money!
Choosing Suitable Toys for Pet Birds
A few ideas for enrichment for pet birds. Which kinds of toys and perches are suitable and a reminder that dowel and plastic perches for birds are unsafe.
Trimming Lizard Claws
A tip on when and how to trim your lizards claws safely for their general health written by someone who has trimmed the claws of numerous species and sizes of lizards.
Does Your Cat Refuse To Drink From Their Water Bowl?
A quick set of tips to help you work out why your cat might not be drinking from its current water source.
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
The Importance of Vitamin A
The importance of vitamin A in lizards. Problems & symptoms of a lack of vitamin A and ways to correct them
CARE-SHEET FOR YOUNG INDIAN STAR TORTOISES
Care Sheet for Indian Star Tortoises: an informative guide regarding hatching, feeding and habitat & housing requirements for Indian Star Tortoises written by a breeder