You’re looking for something different, but you don’t yet know what it is. You know you want a cool new pet, but which one?  Northampton Reptile Centre has so many awesome species to choose from. You see millipedes & Praying Mantis but they just don’t strike you as that cool. You see the Bearded Dragons, Leopard [...]
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Ever Seen a Scorpion Glow in the Dark?
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 [...]
Six strange animals, but which is the most unusual?
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 [...]
Lyndsey Wins Our Spider & Scorpion Setup
Congratulations to Lyndsey Skidmore who won the Komodo Spider/ Scorpion Setup we gave away in July. Lyndsey, from Sheffield, was delighted to have won this prize that was open to all subscribers of our blog. “I think we are going to settle on an Emperor Scorpion as I’m not a big fan of spiders! My [...]
