Reptile Ramblings

Preparing Your Reptile's Enclosure for Winter
The new RHPs offer a safe heat level while using far less electricity, and are setting the standard for supplemental heat as temperatures dip this winter.

Take a Look Around the Shop!
Take a look inside our warehouse and storefront, where reptile keepers can always shop their favorite herpetological husbandry supplies online or in-store.

What can you feed a snake in addition to rodents? Prey variety is key.
Reptile keepers can enrich their pet snake's diet naturally through diversity in prey, just as they would find in the wild.

What to Do with Your Reptile in an Impending Weather Crisis
Reptile keepers who have an emergency plan are more likely to keep their cold-blooded pets alive during rare but dangerous weather-related evacuations or long power-outages.

Watch a Hungry Tortoise Munch on the New Optimised52 Tortoise Diet
We love to see herps enjoying this new, all-natural, wild-like nutrition from Arcadia. Optimised52 tortoise diet is a pressed mix, not a baked extruded pellet.

New at Bean Farm: ReptiLinks Whole-Prey Reptile Food
Hognose snakes, tegus, bearded dragons, and turtles are a few examples of herps enjoying the benefits of Reptilinks’ whole prey reptile food.

Trail Dedication Honoring Our Pioneering Herper, Charles Carpenter
Oklahoma Biological Survey of OU dedicates the loop trail in honor of our family’s late grandfather and herpetologist, Dr. Charles Carpenter.

Safety Reminder: Check Your Heat Tape Regularly
Reptile keepers can avoid costly or harmful risks by regularly inspecting their heat tape set up.

Tips for Finding the Best Reptile Vet in Your Area
Vet specialists give herp keepers assurance and husbandry tools so their pet reptiles can thrive.