How to Create a Rainforest Exo Terra Terrarium
So, you’ve got an Exo Terra Terrarium and you want to create a rainforest habitat? Look no further! Exo Terra has put together a guide that shows you how to create a stunning rainforest terrarium at home. Watch the video below and download the step-by-step guide here. If this is something that you’d like to try […]
Zoo Meds Creatures – A New Product Range for Invertebrates
Introducing Zoo Med Creatures product range! The new product line includes lighting, substrates, heating, decor, and food for a variety of your favourite creepy-crawlies! Zoo Med Creatures is designed to fulfil the needs of all invertebrate species. From tarantulas to scorpions to beetles and millipedes, the line provides a variety of products to aid in […]
Know Your Reptile Thermostats
Thermostats are the heart of most reptile setups and enclosures. Although it is possible to set up without one, most enclosures are better and safer if they incorporate a thermostat. With the only downside being the initial cost it is difficult to see why anyone would do without one. Not only do thermostats automatically monitor […]
How to Incubate Reptile Eggs Using HatchRite
1. Open pre-measured bag of HatchRite and put it into the incubation container. HatchRite material should clump together slightly and should fill the container to approximately 75% full. 2. Place eggs into the incubation container. Nestle them about halfway deep into the HatchRite. Place them in the position in which you found them. It is […]
How to Incubate Tortoise Eggs
Tortoises have been a very popular pet in the UK since the 60s and some people are still caring for their childhood pet today. For many people, tortoises are their first interaction with a reptile and their invitation to the wider hobby. At Northampton Reptile Centre, Hermanns and Greek Spur-Thigh tortoises are still very popular to […]
How to Incubate Yemen Chameleon Eggs
Yemen chameleons are one of the most commonly kept chameleons in the UK at the moment as they are widely available, have great colours and are relatively easy to keep. At Northampton Reptile Centre they are one of the chameleons we most often recommend. If you plan to go further with the hobby and breed your […]
Zoo Med ReptiSun LED Terrarium Hoods
ZooMed is a very respected brand in the reptile community and have produced one of our favourite compact top canopies. The Zoo Med ReptiSun LED Terrarium Hoods are extremely thin, don’t get too warm and are available as a UVB hood, LED hood or a mixture of the two. ZooMed’s LED modules can be replaced […]
Sam & Lois Visit ITV’s This Morning to Help Cure a Frog Phobia
Sam and Lois visited ITV studios in London to help cure a lady’s deep-set frog phobia. The Speakmans had been working with Sarah on the This Morning program to remove the phobia before Sam presented her with some frogs from Northampton Reptile Centre. From not being able to look at a frog, Sarah can now […]
How Does the Zoo Med Powersun H.I.D Lighting System Work?
Metal halide lamps were one of the best ways to provide an intense basking spot with high UVB and heat from just one unit. In the advent of Mercury vapour lamps and T5 UVB tube technology they fell a little by the wayside but ZooMed are bringing them back in force. The new HID UVB […]
How to Incubate Corn Snake Eggs!
Corn snakes are one of the UK’s most popular pet snakes and for good reason. Corn snakes have a great temperament, are very easy to care for, remain a manageable size and come in a variety of colours and patterns. At Northampton Reptile Centre they are one of the snakes we most often recommend to new […]
Does My Reptile Need UVB?
Pretty much all of us know our Reptiles need a UVB source in their vivarium. But do you know why it benefits them? Here I shall try and explain a few things regarding such and tackle those common arguments we all see on social media. For me, I find, ‘simple’ often wins when it comes readers […]