Lizards

Species Care Guides:

• Bearded Dragon Care
• Green Iguana Care
• Uromastyx Care
• Cuban False Chameleon Care
• Painted Agama Care
• Chinese Water Dragon Care
• Blue Tongue Skink Care
• Peter's Banded Skink Care
• Tegu Care
• Savannah Monitor Care
• Tree Monitor Care
• Leopard Gecko Care
• Crested Gecko Care
• Gold Dust Day Gecko Care
• New Caledonian Giant Gecko Care

• African Fat-Tailed Gecko Care

• Veiled Chameleon Care

• Panther Chameleon Care

General Care Guides:

• Diet Supplements for Reptiles and Amphibians
  

• Feeder Insects for Reptiles: A Complete Guide

• Gut-Loading Feeder Insects: Research-Based Nutrition for Healthier Reptiles

• Pelleted Diets for Reptiles: What We Know, What We Don’t, and How to Use Them Safely
• UVB Lighting for Reptiles

• Heating and Temperature Control for Reptiles

• How to Provide a Nesting Area for Your Lizard

• Reptile Wellness Recommendations

• QUARANTINE GUIDELINES FOR REPTILE OWNERS
• Recognizing Pain in Reptiles
• What Reptile Owners Should Know About F10 Nebulization

• Safe Cleaning & Disinfection for Reptile Enclosures

• How to Make a Shed Box for Reptiles With Stuck Shed

• Deciding When it's Time: Quality of Life Assessment for Reptiles (Lizards, Snakes, Turtles, and Tortoises)
• Why Plant Grow Lights Are Not a Substitute for UVB Lighting in Reptiles, Amphibians, or Birds
• When should my reptile see a veterinarian?

Medical Conditions:

• Dystocia ("Egg-Binding") in Lizards

• Adenovirus in Lizards

• Cryptosporidiosis varanii

• Gastric Neuroendocrine Carcinomas in Bearded Dragons

• Gout in Reptiles

• Dubia Roaches and Gout in Reptiles

• Hepatic Lipidosis in Reptiles

• Vitamin A Deficiency in Lizards

• Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism ("Metabolic Bone Disease")
• Mites in Reptiles

• Yellow Fungus Disease (Nannizziopsis guarroi, formerly known as CANV)

• Tail Rot in Reptiles
• Reptile Intestinal Parasites

• Proliferative Spinal Osteopathy in Reptiles

• Protozoan Parasites in Reptiles
• Stomatitis (Mouth Rot) in Reptiles
• Thermal Injuries in Reptiles

• Salmonella Bacteria and Reptiles

• When should my reptile see a veterinarian?

How-To Videos:

• Preparing for Your Reptile's Veterinary Visit

• Giving Oral Medications to Lizards

• Giving Injections to Reptiles

• How to Safely Medicate Sick Pets
• Safely Syringe Feeding Exotic Pets at Home

• End of Life and Hospice Care for Exotic Pets

• How to Set Up a Nebulizer for Your Exotic Pet

• Soaking for Reptiles

• UVB lighting: A simple guide to healthy light & bones

Blog Posts/Articles:

• What is UVB light and why does my pet reptile need it?

• Introduction to Reptiles: Taxonomy and Anatomy

• Lizard Skin Trouble: Understanding Yellow Fungus Disease (Nannizziopsis sp.)

• New Bearded Dragon Research: How Temperature Can Change Sex
• Tail Rot in Reptiles
• Why Watching Your Home Temperature Is Critical for Exotic Pets

• The Dangers of Online Care Advice (and What’s Actually Evidence-Based)
  

• Reptile Emergencies: How to Know When It’s Serious

• Are Reptile Pellets Really “Complete”? What Pet Owners Need to Know
• Emerging and Contagious Diseases in Captive and Wild Chelonians
• A New Shell Disease in Turtles: What You Need to Know About Emydomyces testavorans
• Warm and Awake: Why Some Tortoises Need Heat All Winter Long
• Desert Nights, Warm Shelters, Why Some Phoenix Tortoises Need Extra Help in Winter
• Sleeping Through the Seasons: Helping Your Desert Tortoise Hibernate Safely
• Understanding Tortoise Nutrition: Why One Diet Doesn’t Fit All
• Meet Archelon: The Giant Turtle That Put “Absolute Unit” On the Map