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Product Review: Toad Ranch Luxury Reptile Habitats 4’ x 3’ x 2’ Reptile Enclosure with Dimensions Background

Posted on October 17, 2024 by Mariah

toad ranch reptile enclosure with hdpe frame in Driftwood color and forest background

Toad Ranch is a US-based luxury enclosure manufacturer. Their enclosures are made of a combination of PVC, HDPE, and aluminum mesh, and customization is their specialty. They display an impressive number of 5-star reviews on their website, but are they really that good? After all, an enclosure manufacturer can “talk the talk” all day, but it’s quite another thing to “walk the walk.” Continue Reading →

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Product Review: Kages Hide Box

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Mariah

It’s a little strange to be reviewing a reptile hide, since at first glance, a hide is a hide, right? But upon closer inspection there’s a lot of little things that can influence a purchase decision, and make or break the resulting experience with the product. This was my experience with the Kages hide box. Continue Reading →

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A Beginner’s Guide to Choosing the Best Reptile Heat Lamp

Posted on August 22, 2024 by Mariah

basking lizard - australian jacky lizard

(Another guest post by Thomas Griffiths!) At this point you know that you can provide a UV lamp to help replicate those all-important UVB rays that animals get from the sun. And of course, your heat lamp replaces the heat from the sun. But that’s not the entire picture… Continue Reading →

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Product Review: Kages Premium White PVC Reptile Enclosure — 4′ x 2′ x 2′

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Mariah

Recently Kages has come under new management, and they’re eager to make Kages the best PVC enclosures on the market by bringing a formerly stagnant design into the modern day. Do they have what it takes to earn 5 stars from ReptiFiles? There’s only one way to find out: Continue Reading →

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Product Review: Toxirium PVC Reptile Enclosure

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Mariah

After their first enclosure earned a ReptiFiles Rating of just 2 stars, Toxirium revised their design and asked if I would give them a second chance. My answer was “Of course!” Let’s see if the new design is better than the last! Continue Reading →

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Reptile Biodiversity Loss: Preserving Earth’s Cold-Blooded Wonders

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Mariah

Reptiles are among the most vulnerable organisms to the impacts of habitat destruction, climate change, overexploitation, and invasive species introduction. With an alarming 21% of reptile species currently threatened, urgent conservation efforts are necessary to prevent further reptile biodiversity loss. Continue Reading →

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Product Review: Repti Zoo Air Cool Fan Dehumidifier

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Mariah

I chose Repti Zoo’s terrarium fan product for review because I believe that better enclosure ventilation is one of the next big steps in reptile husbandry. Plus, reptile-specific fan products are fairly rare, so I wanted to see if this would do a better job/have better features than the desktop and computer fans that have been used historically. What I’m hoping to see from the Repti Zoo Air Cool Fan Dehumidifier is… Continue Reading →

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Product Review: Repti Zoo Easy Folding Reptile Terrarium — 36” x 18” x 18”

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Mariah

When I first saw Repti Zoo’s terrariums on Amazon, I was highly skeptical. But as the 4- and 5-star reviews started stacking up, my curiosity was piqued. So, to see what they’re all about, I requested to review a common size: the classic and versatile 36x18x18. What I’m hoping to see from the Repti Zoo Easy Folding Reptile Terrarium is excellent packing, ease of assembly, sturdiness post-assembly, and a functional design. Continue Reading →