Product Reviews

Loose substrate is a hotly debated topic among bearded dragon owners, but the fact of the matter is that housing bearded dragons on paper towel or tile is folklore husbandry, not science. Bearded dragons evolved to live and thrive on Australian soil. Pisces Jurassic Natural harvested that soil and brought it to the US, so now our enclosures can be as naturalistic as possible! In this ReptiFiles Review, we put this exciting new product to the test. Continue Reading →

When it comes to lighting our reptiles’ enclosures, our first thoughts are usually infrared (heat), UVB, and maybe UVA. However, in nature the sun provides more than just heat and UVA/UVB. It also supplies visual light — and a lot of it! Bright, white LEDs enable us to better mimic the effects of sunlight within our enclosures. Continue Reading →

9 months ago, we posted our review of the Zen Habitats Original 4’x2’x2’ Enclosure. This product was a smash hit with bearded dragon owners. Today we’re excited to introduce you to Zen Habitats’ latest product, the Zen Habitats 4’x2’x2′ Reptile Enclosure with PVC Panels. It’s essentially the same as their original, but with a couple key differences. Continue Reading →

Custom Reptile Habitats is a new reptile product distributor with an innovative new idea: naturalistic enclosure décor kits! So far they have released arid environment kits for both 36”x18” and 48”x24” enclosures, and ReptiFiles had the opportunity to give one of them a test run: the Alice Springs 4 Foot Reptile Décor Kit. Sure, the pictures look good, and it’s an exciting concept, but it must be too good to be true…right? Read the review to find out! Continue Reading →

As reptile care experts and conscientious reptile owners have clamored for higher standards, both new and existing reptile enclosure manufacturers have stepped up to oblige. One of these new manufacturers is Custom Reptile Habitats. Although CRH is new to the hobby, its creator, Paul Barclay, is not, and his website boasts that “Maximum Reptile™ enclosures are built up to a standard, not down to a price.” Let’s see about that. Continue Reading →

There’s hundreds of reptile care sheets on the internet, so why throw one more site on the pile? And why is the information on ReptiFiles sometimes significantly different from the information you find on other sites and Facebook groups? These are good questions to ask, so here’s my answer. Continue Reading →

Glass 40 gallon breeder tanks used to be the standard for popular reptiles like bearded dragons and blue tongue skinks, but as we better understand the needs of these animals, the hobby is shifting to a higher standard. The result? 4’x’2’x2′ (120 gallon) enclosures are storming the reptile housing market. Here is our review of one such product, the Zen Habitat’s 4’x2’x2′ Reptile Enclosure With Substrate Shield. Continue Reading →