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By Allan's Pet Center 3Aug 0 Comment dusting, feeder insects, food, gut loading, Insects, lizards, Reptiles

Gut Loading Feeder Insects for Reptiles

What is Gut Loading? Gut loading is the phrase used to describe the pattern of allowing insects to gorge on nutritionally varied foods shortly before using the insects as prey for larger pets. Insects that are commercially available as...

By Allan's Pet Center 18Jun 0 Comment Arachnids, baby animals, exotic animal instagram, exotic animals, Insects, pine marten, Reptiles, tiger

Our Top 4 Favorite Exotic Animal Instagram Accounts

Everyone needs a few trusty exotic animal Instagram accounts! If you follow our social media, you’re probably either an exotic pet owner or an exotic pet fan. We’re definitely both! Take a minute out of your day and check...

By Allan's Pet Center 21May 0 Comment allen's pet center, leachie gecko, leachie gecko care sheet, Reptile Care, reptile pets, Reptiles

How to Care for your Leachie Gecko

The leachie gecko or the Rhacodactylus Leachianus of the leachianus gecko species, goes by the common nickname New Caledonian Giant Gecko. There are two discernable subspecies of these geckos found on different islands of New Caledonia, Grand Terre and...

By Allan's Pet Center 3Feb 0 Comment amphibians, animals, biome, environments, Insects, mammals, plants, Reptiles, spiders, what is a biome

The Biome

Have you ever wondered why penguins live in Antarctica, and not on the northern ice cap? Have you ever been curious as to why parrots live in tropical rainforests and not in temperate forests? These questions can be easily...

By Allan's Pet Center 20Jan 0 Comment Allan's Pet Center, amphibians, Difference between amphibians and reptiles, Reptiles

The Difference Between Amphibians and Reptiles

Unless you are a herpetologist, or someone who studies reptiles and amphibians, trying to tell the difference between amphibians and reptiles can be tricky; the two are usually (incorrectly) interchangeable. In fact, reptiles and amphibians were once classified as...

By Allan's Pet Center 11Sep 0 Comment Allan's Aquarium, Allan's Pet Center, How to care for your Jackson's chameleon, Jackson's Chameleon, Pet Care, Reptiles

How to Care for Your Jackson’s Chameleon

For pet owners who are more drawn toward tamed and mild, the Jackson’s Chameleon, aka Chamaeleo jacksonii xantholophus is the perfectly docile creature for you. Aside from their demeanor, this reptile is everything but mild. Availability, Size and Lifespan...

By Allan's Pet Center 8Aug 0 Comment Allan's Pet Center, How to Care for, How to care for your Russian tortoise, Reptiles, Russian Tortoise, RussianTortoises

How to Care for Your Russian Tortoise

Small, feisty, ready to eat and more active than most other tortoise species, the Russian tortoise, or Testudo horsfieldii, is one of the most common pet tortoises and are readily available to own for yourself. Their appeal stems...

Reptiles

Gut Loading Feeder Insects for Reptiles

Our Top 4 Favorite Exotic Animal Instagram Accounts

How to Care for your Leachie Gecko

The Biome

The Difference Between Amphibians and Reptiles

How to Care for Your Jackson’s Chameleon

How to Care for Your Russian Tortoise

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