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We publish a blog post every week on Thursday. We cover a range of topics related to reptiles, fish, bio-active setups, and plants. Below you will find a wealth of information for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!

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How to Care for Feeder Crickets

Posted by Diedra Blackmill on Jul 8th 2021

How to Care for Feeder Crickets

How to Care for Feeder CricketsMany exotic pets are insectivores and depend on feeder crickets for nutrition. Although you can feed many of these animals other insects, as well, feeder crickets are the most popular regular fo … read more >

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Going on Vacation? How to Care for Exotic Pets Away

Posted by Diedra Blackmill on Dec 17th 2020

Going on Vacation? How to Care for Exotic Pets Away

What to Do If You Want to Go on Vacation and Have a House Full of Exotic PetsPeople may be traveling less these days, but circumstances may still come up where you have the opportunity to get away for a while. When that happe … read more >

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Safe Treats for Reptiles and Amphibians

Posted by Diedra Blackmill on Dec 10th 2020

Safe Treats for Reptiles and Amphibians

Safe Treats for Reptiles and AmphibiansWith the holidays around the corner, you may be thinking about special treats for your reptile or amphibian. After all, why shouldn’t they enjoy something a little extra, too?Of course, … read more >

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Bromeliads Are Great for Frogs

Posted by Diedra Blackmill on Oct 29th 2020

Bromeliads Are Great for Frogs

Bromeliads Are Great for Frogs Do you enjoy both exotic pet keeping and indoor gardening? You can combine your two interests by keeping frogs and bromeliads. Creating naturalistic habitats that combine live plants and … read more >

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How to Turn Your Terrarium into a Halloween Terror

Posted by Diedra Blackmill on Oct 8th 2020

How to Turn Your Terrarium into a Halloween Terror

How to Turn Your Terrarium into a Halloween TerrorWant to get your exotic pet into the spirit for Halloween? Why not—people dress up their dogs and bunnies in costumes, after all. And snakes, lizards, and tarantulas are a nat … read more >

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How to Keep Your Exotic Pet Happy: Amphibian Edition

Posted by Diedra Blackmill on Aug 27th 2020

How to Keep Your Exotic Pet Happy: Amphibian Edition

How to Keep Your Exotic Pet Happy: Amphibian EditionLast week I talked about how to provide enrichment for reptiles. But reptiles aren’t the only exotic pets. Amphibians also benefit from mental stimulation and an interesting … read more >

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How to Prevail Against Horrendous Bioactive Tank Odors

Posted by Diedra Blackmill on Jul 30th 2020

How to Prevail Against Horrendous Bioactive Tank Odors

How to Prevail Against Horrendous Bioactive Tank OdorsGot a smelly vivarium? It can certainly leave you scratching your head since bioactive setups are supposed to mimic a more natural setup and kind of “clean themselves.”And … read more >

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A Simple Bioactive Maintenance Routine

Posted by Diedra Blackmill on Jul 26th 2020

A Simple Bioactive Maintenance Routine

A Simple Bioactive Maintenance RoutineYou may be looking at this title and thinking: “Bioactive maintenance routine? But I thought a bioactive terrarium took care of itself.”And that’s true, but only partially.Having a bioact … read more >

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Bioactive Terrarium Lighting Made Simple

Posted by Diedra Blackmill on Jun 25th 2020

Bioactive Terrarium Lighting Made Simple

The Surprisingly Easy Solution to Lighting in a Bioactive SetupSo you’ve got a bioactive setup, and you’re ready to let your plants and exotic pets live together in harmony. There’s just one hitch: in separate gardens and hab … read more >

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How to get Your Dart Frog to Call

Posted by Diedra Blackmill on Jun 18th 2020

How to get Your Dart Frog to Call

How to get Your Dart Frog to Call Did you know that different species of frogs have unique calls? And if you keep frogs, you can actually encourage them to call. It can be a fun way to interact with your amphibians, prov … read more >

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Do You Need to Feed Microfauna?

Posted by Diedra Blackmill on Jun 4th 2020

Do You Need to Feed Microfauna?

Do You Need to Feed Microfauna? Photo courtesy of Hans Braxmeier There are two answers to the question, “Do you need to feed microfauna?” The first answer is, well, no, you don’t have to. They’ll probably survive. Bu … read more >

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Dart Frog Tadpoles Piggyback

Posted by Diedra Blackmill on May 21st 2020

Dart Frog Tadpoles Piggyback

Dart Frog Tadpoles Piggyback Things have been pretty serious lately with pandemic news and elections coming up. So this article is just for fun and not for thinking too much. Did you know that poison dart frogs carry the … read more >

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