Northampton Reptile Centre

Like to grow your own tortoise food?

Posted on 27. Aug, 2010 by Gary.

As a tortoise keeper you already know how important it is to give your tortoise the best diet possible. Mediterranean tortoises thrive on a diet of leafy green plants and whilst some are available to buy in the supermarket, you can now grow a bigger selection at home for a fraction of the price. Pro [...]

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How Many More Beardies Will Hatch?

Posted on 07. Jul, 2010 by Gary.

I cannot believe how many Bearded Dragons have hatched out here this year. I gave up counting a long time ago! Maybe this would make a good competition for next seasons breeding? Here’s a few photos of some babies that hatched a few days ago. Don’t forget we are still giving the babies away free [...]

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Baby King Snakes Hatching

Posted on 07. Jul, 2010 by Gary.

King Snakes make great pets and are very easy to keep. They’re not as popular as Corn Snakes, mainly because you can only keep one per vivarium, but I think they have a little more personality. I was lucky enough to catch some hatching the other day in our incubator so I grabbed the camera. [...]

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How Can You Help These Good Animal Causes?

Posted on 15. Jun, 2010 by Gary.

It’s fair to say that you’re an animal lover, that’s one of the reasons you chose to read this blog and receive our emails (as well as our great competitions!). I am too, so when I see people dedicating their time to helping animals I’m happy to give them a little promotion and recognition. 2 [...]

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Baby Crested Geckos Hatched – see the pictures

Posted on 14. Jun, 2010 by Gary.

Crested Geckos are cute as adults, so imagine what they’re like as new hatched babies. No need to imagine, we had some hatch a couple of days ago so I took some pictures for you. Cresties usually only lay a couple of eggs at a time so they also hatch in twos. Currently we having [...]

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Shop Extension Nearly Finished

Posted on 12. Jun, 2010 by Gary.

After lots of sawing, smashing, plumbing and plastering the shop extension is now very nearly finished. It has made the shop a lot bigger! The whole operation ran smoothly(ish), until one of the NRC owners attempted to take charge and promptly cut straight through an alarm cable. I won’t name names, but it wasn’t Antony . Of [...]

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Who are the exotic animals supporting this world cup?

Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by Gary.

I’ll make no secret of it, I’m quite excited about the world cup! BUT, this is a reptile blog, not a football one. Just so I could indulge in a little football, I thought I’d wright a bit about an animal that is native to each of the competing nations. Some of these reptiles and [...]

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Ever Seen a Scorpion Glow in the Dark?

Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by Gary.

It has been known for a long time that scorpions will glow a fluorescent green/ yellow when exposed to ‘black light’. But it’s still really cool to see, and many of you may not have seen it before. This very strange colouration is caused by the scorpion reflection UV light. Why? It’s thought that they [...]

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Pictures of Corn Snakes Hatching

Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by Gary.

Everyday now it seems like there is something hatching here. Everybody always wants to see pictures of the new arrivals, so, when I can I’ll grab the camera and grab a few snaps. Yesterday we were greeted by a clutch of corn snake eggs hatching. These are Amelanistic corn snakes (amels). They look very healthy [...]