Practical Reptile Keeping

Practical Reptile Keeping is the only monthly herp care magazine published in English. Launched in 2009, it attracts an international readership and is packed with advice on how to look after and breed snakes, lizards, tortoises, turtles, amphibians and bugs. As well as stunning photography, each issue features technical help, product information and health care advice to keep your animals in tip-top condition, plus breeding details and the latest news relating to this group of creatures from around the world.

Welcome

A brand new way to combat deadly snake venom • Featuring stories that include an investigation into the seemingly bizarre use of snake skins in birds’ nests, an examination of whether cricket frogs truly can walk on water, proof that ants hold grudges, the use of a new technique to track rare and elusive reptiles, plus news about an innovative method of determining the diets of both extinct and living reptiles and more, including fresh insights into the extinct group of flying reptiles known as pterosaurs, while starting here with a brand new approach to developing treatments for venomous and potentially fatal snake bites.

Cavity-nesting birds hunt for shed snake skins

A herbivorous or carnivorous reptile?

The unique ability of cricket frogs

Ants can hold grudges

A new way of tracking rare, elusive snakes

A breakthrough in understanding pterosaurs

The care and breeding of the Mexican black kingsnake • Timothy Zedi writes about a species which, in spite of its colouration, has grown significantly in popularity over recent years.

Breathing difficulties in a tortoise

Out of Africa New Zambian finds • Professional herpetologist Paul Donovan writes about his experiences in Zambia and just some of the incredible diversity of species that he has encountered there, in a surprisingly limited area.

At home with house geckos!

REPTILE FOCUS • Red pipe snake (Anilius scytale)

Introducing snake-necked turtles • Dr James Brereton focuses on one of the most distinctive groups of freshwater turtles, and particularly on a species that is now critically endangered.

Housing for bearded dragons • What are the choices when it comes to setting up a home for a bearded dragon? Here are some suggestions from Don Harper.

The discovery and care of the common Surinam toad • Surinam toads represent one of the most remarkable groups of amphibians, not just in terms of their distinctive appearance, but also with regard to their breeding habits, as John F. Taylor explains.

Starting out with Stick Insects • Ranking as experts in animal camouflage, stick insects are pets which will not disturb anyone, but that doesn't mean they're boring…

Keeping and breeding dwarf sungazers • Dr Jason Randall writes about his experiences keeping and breeding dwarf sungazers – a lizard which is known under many different names.

How to keep your tortoises safe from disease • Having bred probably more tortoises in the UK than anyone else over the course of four decades in his own facility, Les White explains how to keep groups of tortoises healthy, and the maximum number of individuals to house together, based on his experiences.

Practical Reptile Keeping