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Reptiles

Reptiles As Pets Reptiles make popular pets due to their ease of keeping, especially calmer reptiles like turtles or green iguanas.  This is a summary page… more information on Turtles, Lizards, and Snakes is presented by selection the appropriate articles in this section. Turtles As Pets There are many different types of box turtles. Those [...]

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Lizards

Pet Lizards Lizards make popular pets due to their ease of keeping, especially calmer lizards. Because there are so many of them available on the market today, I can’t list all of them here on one page, but I will list a few of my favorites. Leopard Geckos These attractive nocturnal lizards are popular pets [...]

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Leopard Geckos

Leopard Gecko These attractive nocturnal lizards are popular pets due to their small size and simple care requirements. They are available in many striking color and pattern variations and can reach a length of 8-10 inches when fully-grown and live over 15 years.   Leopard Gecko Care Baby geckos may be nervous and excitable at [...]

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Green Iguanas

Green Iguana Green iguanas are rapidly growing, intelligent lizards requiring extensive taming and socializing to become good family pets. In just five years iguanas can reach up to six feet in length! With careful attention to their specific environmental and dietary requirements iguanas can live 10 to 15 years, or even longer. The most popular [...]

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NRIP

NRIP It is well recognized that interest in the reptile trade and hobby is increasing and it provides a livelihood and enjoyment for many commercial businesses, and hobby and individual pet owners.   National Reptile Improvement Plan (NRIP)  The trade in field-collected (native and non-native species) and captive-bred and reared reptile and amphibian species involves a [...]

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Turtles

Turtles There are many different types of box turtles. Those most commonly available and best suited to keeping as pets are Common Eastern box turtles and Gulf Coast box turtles. They are inquisitive, bold and personable pets when kept in the correct environment. Box turtles can live 50-60 years if they receive proper care.   [...]

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Western Mud Snake

Western Mud Snake Western mud snakes are common throughout the Gulf Coast region. They can be found in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and have been reported as far north as Illinois and Indiana. These snakes inhabit elevations of up to 500ft. Mud snakes are typically found in and around stagnant, muddy waters, along shores of [...]

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Striped Whipsnake

Striped Whipsnake Masticophis taeniatus is found from central Texas and neighboring Mexico through Arizona and Utah to Nevada, northern California, Oregon, and southern Washington. In the southern part of its range this species is associated with open woodlands in mountainous terrain. In the north it is found in high altitude woodlands, as well as in [...]

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Sharp Tailed Snake

Sharp-Tailed Snake The Sharp-tailed Snake (Contia tenuis) is a North American species generally found in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range from southern California to southern British Columbia and along the Pacific Coast of California. In California, this species can be found in and along the mountains from Eureka to central San Luis Obispo, and along [...]

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Southern Hog Nosed Snake

Southern Hog-Nosed Snake The genus Heterodon is endemic to North America. Heterodon simus, the Southern Hognose Snake, is found in the southeastern United States, primarily from North and South Carolina, south to the coastal tip of Florida, and west as far as Mississippi. Habitats often include areas of sandy woods, fields, dry river floodplains, and [...]

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