Frogs and toads are a very large, and diverse group of amphibians found throughout most of the world in temperate to tropical and sub-tropical regions, as well as semi-arid to even arid environments where one would think no amphibian could survive!

Field herping is when you strap on your boots and go out hiking into the outdoors in an attempt to find native species of reptiles and amphibians in their native ranges and habitat. These animals are photographed and each individual has a long list of animals they want to find and take pictures of. This is often known as one’s life list. The excitement comes when you roll over that rock or log and there is that animal, the one you’ve been looking for all year!

How do you go about maintaining, or “pet-proofing” your household with reptiles or amphibians in mind to make sure all animals involved can be kept happy, healthy, and safe? Should you allow these very different animals to normally come into contact with one another, or interact?

Perhaps one of the most essential components for all living plants and animals, and not just amphibians and reptiles, to be able to survive and thrive is lighting and heating. This holds true for all animals, whether they are living their lives out in the wild within their native, natural ranges, or whether they are being kept as pets, or for other reasons in captivity.

The Top Ten Beginner’s Reptiles for Lizards!

The order of reptiles known as Crocodilia, which currently include 23 living, or extant species, consist of the crocodiles, alligators, caimen, and gharials, or gavials, are also commonly referred to as “crocodilians”, collectively. Medium sized, to large, solidly built animals, crocodilians have remained relatively unchanged for millions of years ever since our modern order of these highly successful animals first appeared approximately 90 million years ago, with their earlier ancestors dating back even further, with some members first appearing 250-some million years ago during the early Triassic period!

Purchasing, adopting, or acquiring a new animal, whether it be a reptile, amphibian, or invertebrate is always a new and exciting experience, as we all hope and look forward to the new challenges and responsibilities surrounding that animal.

What is “environmental education” and why is it important? And how can amphibians and reptiles tie into and play a role in this educational field?

Perhaps one of the worst things any pet owner or herp (reptile and amphibian) hobbyist, breeder, or enthusiast can experience is discovering that their newly acquired animal, or collection of animals, has snake mites.