Reptile Cymru

02/10/2025

SUNDAY 5TH OCTOBER - HALF MARATHON - ROAD CLOSURE - SHOP OPEN 12-4PM

Please note there will be no access to the shop between 9am and 12pm on Sunday 5th October due to Penarth being closed for the Cardiff Half Marathon. As access to our car park will be restricted until 12pm we will try to open promptly 12pm - 4pm.

If travelling through town for the rest of the day then check the road closure times as well as some roads around Roath and Cathays are closed much longer. Here's the full info: https://www.cardiffhalfmarathon.co.uk/event-info/road-closures/

28/09/2025

How do you feel about frogs? Would you want one as a pet? Do you already have one? We'd love to see your photos!

We have lots of frogs in stock, including milk frogs, fire bellied toads, dart frogs, pacman frogs, mossy frogs, red eye tree frogs and more. We sell full setups and are always available for free advice.

Open 7 days a week. Unit 10 Freemans Parc, Penarth Road, CF11 8EQ. Large free car park.

23/09/2025

Some of the new royal pythons in stock. Which is your favourite?

22/09/2025

An up to date list of our animals in stock - two pages of rehomes/rescues looking for new homes including three adult bearded dragons. Noteable new animals in for sale include Santa Isabel Dart Frogs, Cameroon Dwarf Day Geckos, our own bred Collard Lizard and new Royal Python morphs. Loads of amazing colour bearded dragons in stock.

25/08/2025

We are OPEN today 11am to 4pm.
Welcome to come in and have a browse and a chat.
Check out this male Jackson's chameleon in store.

22/08/2025

Open Bank Holiday Monday 11am - 4pm.

Red Foot Tortoises Back in Stock - Reserve now, collect after our health check period.

These are a tropical species that grow larger than Mediterranean species. They need to live inside in a vivarium all year around (can go outside on sunny days but brought back in at night) and do not hiberate. Babies need to go into a 4x2x2 but an adult needs a 6x2x2 or a large space to exercise daily. I know a lot of people are waiting for Hermann's Tortoises right now and there are still delays in the supply of these due to CITES. A Red Foot Tortoise is not a replacement for those wanting a Mediterranean species that can live in the garden, but they are a wonderful tortoise in their own right with absolutely tons of personality.

If you'd like to learn about them we have a care guide here: https://www.reptilecymru.co.uk/red-foot-tortoise-care-guide/

15/08/2025

We would like to express our heartfelt condolences from the team here to the family and friends of Darren Biggs, who passed away today. His passing will leave a big hole in the reptile community.

Dear friends and colleagues, it is with profound sadness that we must today report that Darren has lost his battle with cancer. As many people know, Darren has been very ill for a long time, yet he has consistently worked throughout despite being consumed with pain and discomfort.

Never seeking sympathy and with barely a complaint (just a stubborn streak a mile wide and not wanting to let people down), the tenacity with which Darren has fought cancer and other complications with health over the past 3 years has been nothing short of astounding - leaving family and friends in awe of the amount of fight still left in him.

Darren passed away surrounded by his wonderful son and his precious mother. Darren held on for them to say goodbye and then drifted peacefully away.

We are heartbroken, but we are also deeply grateful for the time we had, he will be missed dreadfully by all those who loved him..
Please bear with us in store as we come to grips with this devastating news & join us by adding a post of love and admiration for our captain, Darren Biggs

The CPR Team & Family

13/08/2025

Livestock list updated for 13th August - 8 pages!
If you have photo requests leave a comment and we'll try to get those for you in the coming week
Lots of new snakes, particularly Western Hognoses
Lots of Leopard Geckos, Crested Geckos and Bearded Dragons
Lots of Rehomes and Rescues, particularly Royal Pythons and Corn Snakes

Note stock changes every day so if travelling message or call ahead to avoid disappointment, and if you want something you can't see, drop us a message - we may have had it in or be able to order it for you.

07/08/2025

Sharing REPTA (Reptile and Exotic Pet Trade Association)'s stance on negative genetic genes and ethics in reptiles. We can confirm that we do not breed nor sell any of the genes on this list, although we do still get some in for rehoming - so it's clear there are people, even in the local area, who are continuing to breed despite overwhelming evidence about the negative traits. If you see any of these in store (for example, we currently have a spider morph that was handed over last week), they will be with a clear rehoming/rescue label on them and rehomed strictly only to pet homes who understand the potential problems.

Anyone breeding any reptile for any reason has a responsibility to educate themselves about the health of those reptiles and all of the potential complications. Ignorance is no excuse.

02/08/2025

Sharing this Kickstarter because I'm so excited about the project and can't wait to get my hands on mine. We love to support small businesses, local businesses and independent creatives. This Rainbow Isopod plushie is designed and being sold by Squishy Fauna who also did the logo that you'll find on our shop uniforms, shop pin badges and stickers. They are Cardiff based and have supported the shop for many years, have lots of rescues from us and you may have met them selling their artwork on stickers, keyrings and badges at the birthday weekend.

If you're not familiar with Kickstarter do be aware of the shipping date as you're backing now to receive the product once it's fully produced.

A wonderful cuddly bug friend with embroidered details, beads in its tummy and a soft minky fleece body

29/07/2025

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