Northampton Reptile Centre

Could You Win our Reptile Photography Competition?

Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by Gary.

Are you a budding photographer and reptile keeper? As I scour the pages of Facebook, Twitter and Flickr I see plenty of high quality pictures of people’s pets. Reptiles make excellent photographic subjects, so we thought why not have a competition to find some of the best?
If your Bearded Dragons or Corn Snakes are photogenic [...]

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Thinking about getting a Crested Gecko? Setup Special Offer now on!

Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by Gary.

Congratulations to Nathan Harris who won last month’s Crested Gecko setup caption competition. He won with the following caption “The Reptile Centre’s annual tug-of-war competition was really getting out of hand. Up next was the Bearded Dragon egg and spoon race”.

Nathan is relatively new to reptiles and has just set up a vivarium to keep [...]

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Bearded Dragons still being given away free here!

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by Gary.

Bearded Dragons are increasingly becoming the nation’s favourite family pet. It’s easy to see why, they’re easy to care for and are great with kids.
Due to their ease of care, more and more people have enjoyed being able to breed them at home successfully. We have had literally 100s of eggs brought into us to [...]

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Why is the Leopard Gecko such a great pet? 5 good reasons

Posted on 22. Feb, 2010 by Gary.

Until recent years it’s fair to say that the Leopard Gecko was the most commonly kept lizard in the UK. Although it may have been overtaken in popularity by the Bearded Dragon, Leopard Geckos still make fantastic pets.
But what is it about the Leopard Gecko that makes it one of my all time favourite reptiles? [...]

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Want a Crested Gecko? - Win a Complete Setup Now!!

Posted on 01. Feb, 2010 by Gary.

Crested Geckos are one of the most popular pet reptiles for sale today. They are great with all members of the family, easy to care for and super cute to boot. Because they are so suited to beginners and experts, we thought we’d give you the opportunity to own one by giving away a complete [...]

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Six strange animals, but which is the most unusual?

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Gary.

Working with reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates I get to see my fair share of strange animals.
Below are 6 animals that I found in the shop today that I think are a little bit unusual. I’d be interested to hear which you think is the weirdest, or the most wonderful.
Albino Soft Shelled Turtles
These Soft Shelled Turtles [...]

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How to setup a corn snake, king snake and milk snake vivarium

Posted on 19. Jan, 2010 by Gary.

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How to hibernate tortoises video

Posted on 19. Jan, 2010 by Gary.

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5 reasons why Corn Snakes make great pets

Posted on 11. Jan, 2010 by Gary.

Corn snakes (Pantherophis guttata) are easily the most common snake kept as pets in the UK today. Native to North America, they are a member of the Rat Snake family and also known as the Red Rat Snake. We probably all know at least one person that has one, but why are they such great [...]

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