Why Has Our Tortoise Turned Aggressive?
Well, that rather depends on your point of view! Although it’s impossible to be 100 per cent sure from a distance, it sounds like perfectly normal behaviour – but for …
Keeping Sand Boas as Pets
The growing success of captive breeding, particularly amongst a dedicated group of sand boa enthusiasts, means that these fascinating and unusual snakes are now becoming much more frequently seen on …
Keeping Tokays as Pets
Southeast Asia’a Tokay (Gekko gecko) is one of the largest of the world’s gecko species, only beaten into second place by the Leachies Giant Gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus) of New Caledonia. …
Bizarre Reptile Bodies
The first reptiles appeared back in the Carboniferous period – around 250 million years ago – and in the intervening time, they have experimented with some truly bizarre modifications of …
Reptile Mating Rituals
When it comes to mating rituals, reptiles probably aren’t the first group that comes to mind. After all, the spectacular songs and bright plumage of many kinds of birds do …
The Case of the Escaped Corn-Snake: A Case Study
The Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata) has long been a popular pet with reptile keepers. Its characteristically docile nature, uncomplicated demands and relatively modest size make this native of the southern …
Lizards Saved at a Sewage Works: A Case Study
Spending Christmas in a log cabin sounds more like the sort of thing to appeal to people, rather than 100 sleepy lizards – but that’s exactly what happened to one …
Releasing Grass Snakes Into the Wild: A Case Study
Although the grass snake (Natrix natrix) naturally lays its eggs in piles of rotting vegetation alongside the ponds and lakes it frequents, where the natural warmth produced helps with incubation, …
Conserving Kosgoda’s Turtles: A Case Study
Turtles evolved more than 50 million years before the first dinosaur walked the earth – and they have been plying the seas, and hauling themselves onto the world’s warm and …
Iguana Has Lost Appetite: What Can We Feed Him?
The first thing I’m absolutely bound to say is that you really do need to find a vet. Even if the one who looks after the stock animals on the …