• Keeping Your Exotic Pet Healthy During COVID-19(Post)

    Keeping Your Exotic Pet Healthy During COVID-19 Photo courtesy of Amy Humphries Everything is a little different right now. It’s a little crazy out there. And you may be wondering if there’s an

  • How to Keep Your Exotic Pet Happy: Amphibian Edition(Post)

    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 stimu

  • ​Fully Aquatic Amphibians(Post)

    Fully Aquatic AmphibiansWhat do you think of when you hear the word “amphibian”? Usually, an animal that can live both on land and in water comes to mind, right?And for the most part, you’d be right.

  • Metabolic Bone Disease in Reptiles: Signs, Causes, Cure(Post)

    Metabolic Bone Disease in Reptiles: The Silent Threat and How to Prevent It TL;DR: Executive Summary Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD) is the most common preventable pathology in captive reptiles. It is n

  • March Featured Fish: Cory Catfish(Post)

    March Featured Fish: Cory CatfishPhoto courtesy of Daniel McDermottThis month’s featured fish is the cory catfish, also known as corydora or just the cory. Cory catfish is a genus that includes over o

  • The Most Palatable Edible Insects(Post)

    Photo courtesy of Christoph MeinersmannDid you know that beetles are the most commonly eaten insect around the world? It’s true.But that doesn’t mean that beetles are where you should start if you’re

  • How to Raise Mealworms Without Grossing Out House Guests(Post)

    Let’s start with the basics. Why would you want to raise mealworms? Well, if you own exotic pets, creepy crawlies like mealworms become pretty commonplace sights in your home.Most lizard owners simply

  • Best Ways to Boost Indoor Flowering Plant Growth(Post)

    Are you struggling with growth and yield for flowering plants inside your home? Many of the common flowering vegetables, such as broccoli, kale, tomatoes, and peppers, can thrive indoors in a hydrop

  • Cleaning Your Reptile's Cage(Post)

    The horror! It’s that time again—time to clean your reptile’s cage. It’s funky. It’s full of habitat décor, and your exotic pet is not too happy about being temporarily removed from its home. But desp

  • Snakes That Eat Insects (and Other Non-Rodent Feeders)(Post)

    Having a pet snake sounds cool, right? Oh wait, you don’t want to feed mice or rats to your pet? Usually that comes along with the turf of being a snake owner. But some people who have a true lo

  • Best Cleanup Crew for Bioactive Terrariums (Compared)(Post)

    Cleanup Crew Showdown—Ultimate Winner The last couple of weeks, we have looked at various species that can serve as tank janitors, or the cleanup crew, for bioactive terrariums. These microfauna

  • Keeping Rodents for Your Snakes(Post)

    A couple of weeks ago, we talked about how often you should feed your snake. But we didn’t cover much about what your snake is eating. You probably know that snakes are carnivores and require li