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LATEST NEWS!
"Doncaster reptile show and new additions"
My first insight into the Doncaster reptile show / IHS Breeder's meeting; It's always been something I've wanted to attend, and this year with all my surplus Honduran wood turtles, I got the chance to look around, exhibit, and pick up some new species...
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JOURNAL ENTRIES
FRIDAY, 10 JUNE 2016
Serious shell damage and healings
This week I had some serious concerns about the health of one of my Amazon Twist Neck turtles (Platemys platycephala)...
SUNDAY, 15 MAY 2016
Turtles in a twistThis year has flown in so far, and in between my rather hectic work schedule, my menagerie has exploded with hatchlings and some new shelled addtions...
WEDNESDAY, 30 DECEMBER 2015
Like a crab out of waterSome unsual critters catch my eye, the colourful species of Geosesarma land crabs, and the latest resident in my largest tropical planted vivarium...
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ARTICLE
Keeping snakes in plastic boxes -a scientific review
Evaluating the use of plastic storage boxes as captive snake habitats, based on scientific literature.
ARTICLE
How to treat shell damageA guide to treating turtle shell injuries with iodine or salt treatments, for situations such as bites, and shell rot.
BOOK REVIEW
Life in a Shell - a physiologist's view of a turtleHow the turtle's unique shell has aided and sculpted the turtle's biology for millions of years.
NEW SHOP ITEMS
Peperomia / Radiator Plant
A hardy trailing plant from South America, quick to grow along bark or up backgrounds
Cuban Burrowing Cockroaches
A larger feeder insect similar to Blaptica dubia, easy to culture at home and highly nutritious.
Black Gold Phildendron (Philodendron melanochrysum )
A Colombian climbing plant, with large arrow shaped leaves.
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