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At Internet Reptile we are always looking for ways to promote and increase the health and wellbeing of the animals we care for ourselves as well as those belonging to keepers who seek our advice. Two decades of experience has taught us that the best way of doing this is to embrace change and adapt with the latest innovations and scientific findings. Our approach is backed up by the fact that the vast majority of health problems we see in captive reptiles are a direct result of keepers followin …

In what is one of the most versatile and exciting product launches in a long time, Internet Reptile are excited to have received its first shipment of Arcadia ProT5 lighting canopiesThe versatile Arcadia Pro-T5 lighting kit fits the standard range of Arcadia HighOutput T5 (HO-T5) lighting tubes which are available in 6%, 12% and 14% intensities (the 54w is also available as a bird lighting product) which means replacements will always be easy to obtain after their 12 month lifespan expires.The P …

For those of you who attended the recent IHS breeders meeting in Doncaster you will have seen the exciting new reptile substrate range being previewed by Habistat.  With a focus on quality reptile substrates being packed in a more sustainable and environmentally friendly manner, this natural range comes packaged in 100% recyclable and biodegradable paper bags.Choosing to buy Habistat substrates will help reduce the amount of plastic being disposed of in landfills and the negative envir …

At Internet Reptile we could not be more excited to have received into stock the all-new Arcadia ‘ShadeDweller™’ range of lights.ShadeDweller is the first dedicated full-spectrum + UV-B system designed specifically for Leopard Geckos, Crested Geckos and a whole host of other crepuscular species aka ‘Shade Dwellers’.John Courtney-Smith, Head of Science and Innovation at Arcadia Reptile says "I have been passionate about providing the correct sources of energy f …

At Internet Reptile we have long advocated that leopard geckos, like almost any animal, will benefit from exposure to good quality UVB light.  Even the most outdated care sheets or old fashioned care methods are unanimous in their conclusion that access to calcium and vitamin D3 are an essential part of successfully keeping leopard geckos. Vitamin D3 is produced naturally by the body after exposure to natural sunlight, so if it were true that leopard geckos were 'nocturnal' and ha …