Reptile Cymru

Reptile Cymru Captive bred reptiles and equipment since 2007
Licensed by Cardiff Council to Christy Bruckner PS006
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This page is managed by Christy & Ben Bruckner (owners), but you can get a message to any of our staff by sending a message and including the name of the person you'd like to speak to.

Setups can be reserved now for Christmas delivery or collection. 20% deposit needed.Animals can be reserved from 1st Dec...
15/11/2024

Setups can be reserved now for Christmas delivery or collection. 20% deposit needed.
Animals can be reserved from 1st December. You can reserve your setup now and choose the animal at a later date!
Still some delivery slots for 20th December or we're open all the way up to 4pm on Christmas Eve for collection.
Drop us a message or call on 02920 190291.

ZERO TOLERANCE - THE SHOP IS COVERED BY CCTV: It's shocking that I have to say this in 2024 but we have a zero tolerance...
14/11/2024

ZERO TOLERANCE - THE SHOP IS COVERED BY CCTV: It's shocking that I have to say this in 2024 but we have a zero tolerance rule on any abuse or harassment of our staff, including sexual comments. Every female member of our staff has been disrespected and sexually harassed by customers, including inappropriate touching, sexual comments, rude gestures, ignoring boundaries, physical intimidation and other harassment. In fact, in the last week alone, a member of staff has had multiple customers make her feel unsafe because of inappropriate sexual behaviour. We're proud to have so many women on our team and we absolutely won't stand for this behaviour. Any customers who make our staff feel unsafe will be banned from the shop and all our services, permanently. We have good quality CCTV and will be keeping a record of every customer that does this. - Christy.

Happy Halloween! Super special offer - Mexican black king snakes (bred by us) just ยฃ100 in store. Open 7 days a week at ...
31/10/2024

Happy Halloween! Super special offer - Mexican black king snakes (bred by us) just ยฃ100 in store.

Open 7 days a week at 391 Cowbridge Road East, Canton, Cardiff, CF51JG. Mon to Sat 10am to 5:30pm, Sun 11am to 4pm.

We've got last years and this years Tangerine and Albino Honduran Milk Snakes available! Photos are some of the biggest,...
30/10/2024

We've got last years and this years Tangerine and Albino Honduran Milk Snakes available! Photos are some of the biggest, we do have babies as well.

RESCUE: Could you offer a home to this handsome chap (the snake, not Ben..). He is an adult carpet python of unknown ori...
24/10/2024

RESCUE: Could you offer a home to this handsome chap (the snake, not Ben..). He is an adult carpet python of unknown origin, but he is fully grown. He has been with us a while after being handed in and he's ready to find his forever family! He does need a large enclosure, ideally with some height so he can climb and bask. Message us for more information or give us a call or visit in store. Open 7 days a week.

We have a "Wednesday Frog" aka Budgett's Frog (Lepidobatrachus laevis) in stock! This guy is all mouth and no brain!
23/10/2024

We have a "Wednesday Frog" aka Budgett's Frog (Lepidobatrachus laevis) in stock! This guy is all mouth and no brain!

So excited to have Emerald Tree Skinks in stock! These animals were wild caught so available to experienced keepers, ide...
22/10/2024

So excited to have Emerald Tree Skinks in stock! These animals were wild caught so available to experienced keepers, ideally those hoping to add to the captive breeding population available in the UK. We have a captive bred pair at home and hope to breed these ourselves in the future but they're rarely seen. They are amazing display animals that need a large arboreal setup, such as the 90x45x90cm Exo Terra (or larger!) for a pair. These are acclimatising but some are on display and we can take deposits now. Visit us in store 7 days a week.

26/08/2024

An excellent message as usual from Responsible Reptile Keeping. On an almost daily basis we talk to people who have bought or are intending to buy incorrect, dangerous bulbs off eBay and Amazon, in some cases causing serious damage, and even death, of their animals. You can message, call or pop into us 7 days a week and get free advice on lighting and whether you're looking at the right bulb for your animal.

We are open 11am - 4pm for the Bank Holiday. Photo of one of the captive bred baby Fire Skinks in store!
26/08/2024

We are open 11am - 4pm for the Bank Holiday. Photo of one of the captive bred baby Fire Skinks in store!

HOME FOUND!! Back up for rehoming, no fault of their own. We were holding these for someone and they can no longer accom...
22/08/2024

HOME FOUND!! Back up for rehoming, no fault of their own. We were holding these for someone and they can no longer accommodate them. Please make sure you have space for a very large indoor setup before enquiring, let's find these girls that perfect home!

Rankins Dragons (Pogona henrylawsoni) in store! Very closely related to the Bearded Dragon, these guys are a dwarf speci...
17/08/2024

Rankins Dragons (Pogona henrylawsoni) in store! Very closely related to the Bearded Dragon, these guys are a dwarf species who only get to 10-12" compared to 18-22" for a Bearded Dragon (including the tails). This makes them ideal for people who want the big personality of a Bearded Dragon but something smaller to handle and house, or just something a bit different!

14/08/2024

We are getting a lot of last minute boarding enquiries, unfortunately we are fully booked for August for holiday boarding for diurnal (daytime) species - that's things like Bearded Dragons, Tortoises, Chameleons and so on. We have space again in September.

We are very limited on space for nocturnal species but may be able to fit some in from next week. Please send a message on social media rather than call and it may take a few days to confirm due to how busy it is at the moment. Thanks!

Stunning male Panther Chameleon available in-store.
11/08/2024

Stunning male Panther Chameleon available in-store.

๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ! ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ง ๐’๐ง๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ! ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž!Butter or Toffee - ยฃ60 or ยฃ30 with setupButter Motley/Stripe or Butter Toff...
06/08/2024

๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ! ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ง ๐’๐ง๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ! ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž!

Butter or Toffee - ยฃ60 or ยฃ30 with setup
Butter Motley/Stripe or Butter Toffee Motley/Stripe - ยฃ70 or ยฃ35 with setup

๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Š๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ:
Plastic Starter Kit - ยฃ90
24" Wooden Terrainium - ยฃ140

๐•๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฌ:
24" Snake Setup from ยฃ160
36" Snake Setup from ยฃ200
48" Snake Setup from ยฃ230

๐Œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฌ!

๐‘๐„๐’๐‚๐”๐„๐’ / ๐‘๐„๐‡๐Ž๐Œ๐„๐’: We found homes for 8 rescues over the weekend but still have lots more homes to go!Can you offer a ho...
04/08/2024

๐‘๐„๐’๐‚๐”๐„๐’ / ๐‘๐„๐‡๐Ž๐Œ๐„๐’: We found homes for 8 rescues over the weekend but still have lots more homes to go!

Can you offer a home to any of these Snakes or Bearded Dragons (at the end of the list). Please share to get them out there so we can find homes for them. Our rehome fee is a static ยฃ50 for any rehome or rescue that is handed in to us, this fee goes towards the costs for rehabilitation for some of our more serious rescue and rehome cases, such as food, heating and vet bills.

๐‘๐Ž๐’๐„ - Female Adult Boa Constrictor - 7ft long so needs a large tank, Min 6x2x2 but 8x2x2 would be amazing. She can be defensive in the enclosure and needs an experienced handler of large snakes. We would not recommend children handling her.

๐๐€๐†๐€๐๐ˆ - Adult Female Pastel Royal - Surrendered because her owner died.

๐€๐“๐‡๐„๐๐€ - Adult Female Pastel Royal - Surrendered because her owner died.

๐‚๐”๐๐‚๐€๐Š๐„ - Adult Enchi Orange Dream - Surrendered because her owner died.

๐‰๐€๐’๐๐„๐‘ - Yearling Pastel Royal Python - Surrendered because his owner died.

๐๐Ž๐‘๐Œ๐€๐ - Male Normal Royal Python - Could no longer be cared for.

๐Œ๐Ž๐‰๐Ž - Male Normal Royal Python - Could no longer be cared for.

๐’๐”๐‹๐“๐€๐ - Yearling Desert King Snake - Quite bitey so needs a confident owner.

๐๐”๐“๐“๐„๐‘๐‚๐”๐ - Female Butter Corn Snake - Could no longer be cared for.

๐‰๐€๐Š๐„ - Male 10 year old Normal Corn Snake

๐’๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐Š๐„ - Male 6 year old Amel Corn Snake

๐†๐–๐˜๐ - Female 4 year old Snow Corn Snake (Not suitable for breeding) - Not photographed but quite small for her age. Was previously eggbound and recovered so we do not want anyone trying to breed from her again as she is too small and unsuitable.

๐“๐€๐๐†๐‹๐„ - House Snake - Very flighty and will try to bite if threatened so needs a confident owner.

๐๐€๐‘๐€๐๐‰ - Adult female Bearded Dragon, approx 4 years. Pet only home. Not used to handling so needs a confident owner. Not aggressive just not comfortable with handling and can puff up and be defensive.

๐๐”๐“๐‚๐‡ - Adult male Bearded Dragon, 3 years old. Very aggressive for a Bearded Dragon so needs a patient owner who can work with him. No photo at the moment.

As with any animal that comes through our hands please note we do need to see photos of the enclosure and it needs to meet our personal minimum standards, which means appropriate heating, thermostatically controlled, and we love to see UVB and natural setups where possible. We do sell full setups and anything you might need as well.

One left! UK Captive Bred Baby Moroccan Uromastyx (๐˜œ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜บ๐˜น ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด). This stunning species is vegetarian and pri...
04/08/2024

One left! UK Captive Bred Baby Moroccan Uromastyx (๐˜œ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜บ๐˜น ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด). This stunning species is vegetarian and primarily eats greens, salad and flowers, as well as seeds.

๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ: Morocco and Algeriaโฃ
๐‡๐š๐›๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ: Desert and Rocky Scrublandโฃ
๐„๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž: Very bare minimum 4x2x2, they will make use of larger space. We have our adult pair in a 6x2 at home.โฃ
๐“๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ: Very hot! The basking area can be 50c with an ambient hot area of 38c. They need a significant drop in the cool area and at night. Having a larger enclosure makes this easier to obtain.โฃ
๐‡๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: Dry! No need to provide a water bowl.โฃ
๐„๐š๐ญ๐ฌ: Leafy Greens, Salad items, Flowers, Seeds and Lentilsโฃ
๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: Chilled and very curious.โฃ
๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐ž๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ: Digging and Basking!โฃ
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๐‘๐š๐ง๐๐จ๐ฆ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ญ: They come from such a harsh desert environment with little food source, they've been witnessed scavenging through other animals p**p in order to find seeds that are left undigested! You can emulate this by leaving seeds and lentils around the enclosure, they will hunt them down and dig for them, providing exercise and mental stimulation.

We've got one pair of Banded Knob-Tailed Geckos and one pair of Midline Knob-Tailed Geckos available. Do you think they'...
03/08/2024

We've got one pair of Banded Knob-Tailed Geckos and one pair of Midline Knob-Tailed Geckos available. Do you think they're cute... or creepy? Those eyes! ๐Ÿ‘ฝ

Open Mon-Sat 10am to 5:30pm, Sun 11am to 4pm.

Oh my.. Ben's got a lovely pair of... Red Foot Tortoises! These two ten year old girls have been handed in as rescues fo...
02/08/2024

Oh my.. Ben's got a lovely pair of... Red Foot Tortoises! These two ten year old girls have been handed in as rescues for rehoming. These are a tropical species that need high humidity and need an indoor setup all year around and due to their size it needs to be quite large. Can you share and help these lovely ladies find a new home? Small rehoming fee applies and proof of setup required.

Address

391 Cowbridge Road East
Cardiff
CF51JG

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 5:30pm
Thursday 10am - 5:30pm
Friday 10am - 5:30pm
Saturday 10am - 5:30pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

+442920190291

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Something new for Dina.. a hard boiled egg. I think she liked it?

Look at this poser! This male Nosy Mitsio Panther Chameleon is so friendly. Message us for details!

Dina the Sailfin Dragon
Dina the Sailfin Dragon

Our resident Sailfin Dragon, Dina, eating breakfast. Raspberries are definitely the favourite.

Apologies to any customers today affected by the person abusing both staff and customers as well as families and children due to our COVID safety rules. We are a small shop and can only have two households in at a time to protect each other and the staff. Saturdays are a busy day and December is a busy month so there may be a wait outside to be served sometimes. Anyone being abusive, aggressive or threatening to staff or other customers as happened today will be permanently banned from the shop with zero tolerance and we will involve the police if necessary. A big thank you to all of our wonderful customers who support us as fortunately this situation is very rare.

Scaleless Corn Snake
Scaleless Corn Snake

What do you think of scaleless corn snakes? Love them or hate them? This one's not for sale but we may have an albino scaleless for sale in a few weeks, and will definitely have some albino het scaleless for sale for future breeding projects.

This is one of the ghost mantids we have for sale (ยฃ14), cleaning her foot and then enjoying a meal (when she can finally reach it...). What do you think? Cute or creepy?

Edible Bullfrog
Edible Bullfrog

Omnomnom, check out this feeding video of our sub-adult Pyxicephalus edulis (Edible Bullfrog) ยฃ50.

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Our Story

We - Christy and Ben Bruckner - opened Reptile Cymru in 2007 with the aim of providing high quality captive bred reptiles with a focus on animal welfare and sustainability within the pet trade.

As a family-run independent small business, we can focus on the things that are most important to us - which is increasing awareness of how to correctly care for reptiles and ensuring that our animals go to the correct homes. We want you to be happy with your reptiles, and for them to be happy with you too!

Weโ€™ll always try to price-match where possible and offer excellent value for money, so if youโ€™re thinking about buying elsewhere, just have a chat with us and weโ€™ll see what we can do for you.

By supporting Reptile Cymru, you support a community focused business and help us to put our energy and finance into ecological sustainability, education, awareness and rescuing and rehoming exotics that need a second chance, something we receive no funding for.

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