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

Why reptiles took up gliding • Featuring stories that include a significant new advance in the treatment of snake bites, which afflict over five million people worldwide every year, fresh insights into crocodile evolution and more, including the remarkable discovery of an extinct crocodile-like creature that swum in the seas off what is now the coast of southern England some 185 million years ago, and starting here with why reptiles first developed the ability to glide.

New approach to treating deadly snake bites

Driving crocodilian evolution

Amazing discovery made along England's south coast

Survival against the odds

The drawbacks of a fast food lifestyle

Perfect PHELSUMAS Introducing day geckos • With the ever-growing trend in the reptile hobby for brightly- coloured designer morphs in lizards such as bearded dragons and leopard geckos, it is sometimes easy to overlook those less fashionable species that naturally exhibit a range of attractive bright colours and intricate patterns. Hannah- Marie Salisbury MSc reports on one such group.

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The Exo Terra expedition that found a new day gecko

Green is the colour but what is the snake? • Is it a rat snake or a racer? Either way, this is a very beautiful snake and it deserves a place in your collection. Christian Castille writes about one of his childhood favourites.

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Lighting for invertebrate enclosures

Safety considerations

Amphibians can benefit too

REPTILE FOCUS • Green forest lizard - Calotes calotes

The world of Bombina (fire-bellied) toads • Whereas some of these small toads are widely-kept in the hobby, others have remained totally unknown - up until now! Here German enthusiast Leandro Bergmann discusses every member of the group, which are all illustrated for the first time here, teaming up with his Chinese colleague Yuchi Zheng for this purpose.

GODGE LIFE • Paul Donovan reflects on a frequently overlooked but ideal locality for reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates.

How to handle reptiles and amphibians safely • There are significant differences between the various groups when it comes to handling them safely, as Hannah-Marie Salisbury MSc explains. Knowing how to do so will benefit both their health and yours.

London's Lost World • Long before the concept of theme parks existed, there was a pioneering attempt to portray some of the incredible new animals from prehistory that were becoming known to science. Today, this remarkable venture has become a time-capsule and survivor in its own right, as Dr Karl Shuker explains.

Karl's new book

Practical Reptile Keeping