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

NEW GECKO DISCOVERED IN SOUTH-CENTRAL MADAGASCAR • Featuring stories that include new insights into the breeding behaviour of a little-known member of the dart frog group, the incredible discovery of ancient DNA in a turtle shell, how rehabilitated box turtles behave when released back into the wild, a pioneering way of investigating evolution in snakes, and more, including the results of a major new study involving lizards, and starting here with the discovery of a new species of gecko, which has become adapted to live in a very specific type of habitat. Compiled by G. Valentine.

Tracking rehabbed turtles

Insights into early snake evolution through brain analysis

Frogs battle for the best nursery sites

NO LIZARD IS AN ISLAND!

An early pet turtle?

A TURTLE TIME CAPSULE: DNA FOUND IN ANCIENT SHELL

Reproductive strategies for survival • Zambian-based herpetologist Paul Donovan looks at the different methods that reptiles and amphibians have used to reproduce, and the factors that influence their choices.

The smallest house snake species • South African reptile enthusiast Timothy Zedi writes about his experiences keeping and breeding the Tanzanian striped house snake.

Sleeping safely – how to ensure that hibernation is stress-free • Problems can arise easily during a tortoise's hibernation, but with care, this period should just be part of its annual routine, as specialist vet Dr Kevin Eatwell BVSc (hons), DZooMed (Reptilian), DipECZM (Herpetology and Small Mammals), FHEA, MRCVS explains in this article.

Getting to know tarantulas

REPTILE FOCUS • Nicosia's chameleon - Furcifer nicosiai

The world of tree frogs • In this article, Don Harper focuses on a number of the most popular vivarium species which can be bred successfully in these surroundings. Members of this group are ideal subjects for an attractive, planted bioactive set-up.

REPTILE FACTS • Here's an interesting assortment of facts about reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates - how many did you know?

Patterns seen in snakes • The patterning of snakes may be attractive to our eyes, but this feature can also give critical clues to their lifestyles, as Holly Brigden explains.

A warning message

Build your own library!

Herpetological Mysteries FLYING GIANTS? • Dr Karl Shuker delves into the world of giant dragonflies this month, and presents an exclusive, fascinating selection of such reports, all of them as extraordinary as they are enigmatic, but which have never previously been gathered together.

Practical Reptile Keeping