Emsworth Aquaria and Reptiles

24/12/2023

A quick reminder on our standard Chrismas opening hours :

Xmas Eve 10:00 - 14:00
Xmas Day CLOSED
Boxing Day CLOSED
27th Dec 10:00 - 18:00
28th Dec 10:00 - 18:00
29th Dec 10:00 - 18:00
30th Dec 10:00 - 17:30
31st Dec 10:00 - 14:00
New Years Day CLOSED
2nd Jan onwards Business as usual

We hope all our customers enjoy the festive season and look forward to seeing you all soon. Take care and Merry Christmas 🎄

31/07/2023

This absolutely needs to be seen - shared and saluted ! 👏

The passion of all keepers needs to be promoted and nurtured ! ❤️

18/07/2023

An essential point is being made here by Chaz !

We ask all of our customers and anyone who follows us with any interest in reptile keeping. If you see surveys of any kind from our industry / hobby - please, please, please respond ! It is essential we have the data to fight our cause ! We are all in this together and we need to make our voices heard ! We are ground zero. We are the keepers, the people with the experience and experiences to counter all of the antis negativity towards us. Sadly it’s all too easy to paint a negative picture of what we do. The majority of society will never understand the passion, commitment, responsibility and care we have for our animals and therefore unfortunately it’s all to easy to manipulate stories / data to paint us in a negative light. Don’t be afraid to stand up for us ! Each and everyone of you have a voice. Let’s make it count !

A plea... (Please share)

Periodically the hobby and industry will call on you to help a cause or defend the lobby. Invariably this will be done with surveys of the hobby.

What you keep, how long you've kept it, how many you have and so on and on.

Shop owners, you are of equal vital importance to this process with your rich vein of experience not mined nearly enough over the years.

The government and its mechanisms have become less inclined to be swayed by passionate testimony (although there will always be a place for this) and become much enamored with cold hard data.

When you see links for surveys, yes, they ARE a pain in the arse. Yes, you could be watching Corrie or Emmerdale but the value of your data knows no bounds. For five minutes of your time you are helping the hobby and industry fight against tyrannical antagonists to what we love.

It's all well and good saying we think this many are kept, we think people keep in this way, we think we know what is going on. But only you can tell us. Only you can make the difference.

For all the work REPTA, FBH, RRK and now AHH are doing to defend you, it is only you that can put arrows in the quiver, so we may fire them where they will hit.

Next time you see a survey. Please, please take the time to fill it in, moreover share it, tag others in it and spread the message.

The antis are gaining pace and gaining ground. The fight is intensifying, do not sleep on this. It seems month on month there is another challenge to deal with.

Help your hobby, help your passion.

Peace x

15/07/2023

❤️🦎🦎 VARANUS SALVADORII - Crocodile Monitor Lizard 🦎🦎❤️

Thought it was about time to show this one off again. He’s been here with us for a year now and is well and truly settled and established. The growth rate on these lizards is incredible. In that time he’s effectively tripled in size from the little guy that first came to us. Looking every bit as stunning as these lizards should 😍😍😍.

Crocodile monitors are a massive consideration and commitment to own. Highly intelligent and require a vast amount of space as an adult ( think room size ). You can see the enclosure our adult pair are housed in in the background. However if you put the time and effort in they an amazing species to work with 🙂

Any perspective new owners will be well and truly vetted as to their ability to provide for his needs currently and in the future. As well as their experience with similar species. Extremely careful consideration must go in to owning an animal such as this.

Apologies for my appearances ( not the state of me that’s always an issue - just my physical existence 🤣 ) in some of these pictures. However it’s essential you get an idea on the size of him as well as his temperament. He’s a workable animal but will take time to build proper trust with, especially for a new owner.

AAL: 19/4786/PS

24/05/2023

❤️🦎 THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA 🦎❤️

Here he is in all his glory ! Reunited with his females and back in our care. ❤️

Last nights post was a little rushed update so all were aware of his safe return.

So I would again like to thank everyone for their time sharing the post and achieving this outcome ( if I could thank you all personally I would ). Without your help this would not have been possible. From the shops up and down the country, to the reptile hobbyists and the general community. The response was overwhelming. The reptile community tends to be a close knit community of enthusiasts who care deeply for their animals and all animals. It’s heart warming to see just how we all work together and can achieve such a successful result ! Well done all !❤️

And everyone else who helped spread this message far and wide. You were all instrumental in it getting to those who needed to see it. ❤️

It would appear there was conjecture over our choice of action regarding this. The route taken was in our minds the most likely to achieve the desired result. The animals well being was absolutely paramount to us and making sure the person / persons responsible felt at ease giving it back was the priority for its safety.

Thankfully the right result occurred !

23/05/2023

UPDATE 2 ! —— WE HAVE HIM ❤️❤️❤️

He’s back in our care and back with his girlfriends !

Thank you so much everyone who shared this post and made this possible. You’re all incredible ❤️

UPDATE! We now know exactly who you are who has taken it. I would highly recommend it be returned before this goes further.

⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️

To the person who decided to help themselves to our male Australian Water Dragon !

We have CCTV of you taking the animal which will be passed to the police if the animal is not returned ! If the animal is returned no further action will be taken. We just want to reunite him with his females and ensure all his care requirements are provided for appropriately !

You may or may not be aware business is excessively hard for reptile shops currently. You have completely devalued and unbalanced a well established 1.3 breeding group of animals with your selfish act of stealing the male.

I sincerely hope you know what you’ve taken and all of its care requirements !

Please could all other shops keep their eyes open and feel free to share this post as far and as wide as possible !

08/05/2023

It’s international Blue Iguana Day ! So Max is showing off ! He’s also been celebrating with his girlfriend 😉🤞🏻here’s hoping for some little lewisi this season.

29/04/2023

A well voiced video of the threats our hobby faces from Chaz at Snakes & Adders ! Please if you’re in the hobby and enjoy keeping the species you keep take the time to watch this and fill in the survey ! Our hobby needs the data sets to defend itself.

07/02/2023

Have a watch of our YouTube channel 😁

The crocodile monitor or tree crocodile (Varanus salvadorii) swallows its prey whole. Check out the Inertial feeding!

07/02/2023

We have some truly vibrant Golfodulcean poison frogs (Phyllobates vittatus) available.
AAL: 19/4786/PS.
Message or call store for availability 😁

06/02/2023

We have a very lovely Bredl's python (Moreliabredli) available!
AAL: 19/4786/PS.
Message or call store for availability 😁

06/02/2023

Look at the head on this black head python (Aspidites melanocephalus) 😍

05/02/2023

This big male frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) rules the roost!

05/02/2023

This breathtaking male crocodile monitor (Varanus salvadorii) is available.
AAL: 19/4786/PS.
Message or call store for availability 😁

04/02/2023

Check out these curious juvenile Fiji Iguanas (Brachylophus fasciatus) 😍

04/02/2023

We have a trio of Blue Lipped Forest Anole (Anolis bombiceps) available!
AAL: 19/4786/PS.
Message or call store for availability 😁

03/02/2023

Say hello to this looker 😍 She's a Sorong locality Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis).

03/02/2023

We have a pair of Angolan pythons (Python anchietae) available!
AAL: 19/4786/PS.
Message or call store for availability 😁

02/02/2023

We have some brilliant Olive pythons (Liasis olivaceus) available!
AAL: 19/4786/PS.
Message or call store for availability 😁

02/02/2023

Check out this handsome devil! This is one of our males who produce of the many red bearded dragon babies available each year 😍

01/02/2023

This spur thigh was purchased from us 25 years ago! Its great to catch up with animals years later. Show us pics of the animals you got from us in the comments 😁

01/02/2023

Check out this beauty! The Peruvian Caiman Lizard (Dracaenea guianensis) 😍

31/01/2023

We have a variety of alternative beginner snakes available, including this handsome California kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae).
AAL: 19/4786/PS.
Message or call store for availability 😁

31/01/2023

We have a very special Boelen's python available!

AAL: 19/4786/PS.

Message or call store for availability 😁

30/01/2023

Have you seen the Peruvian leaf lizard (Stenocercus fimbriatus) before? We have some available!

AAL: 19/4786/PS.

Message or call store for availability 😀

29/01/2023

We have some truly beautiful Banded arboreal alligator lizards (Abronia taeniata) available!

AAL: 19/4786/PS.

Message or call store for availability 😁

28/01/2023

We have something cool for Anolis enthusiasts! Some young Anolis equestris buidei available! The adult image is sampled from iNaturalist for reference.

AAL: 19/4786/PS.

Message or call store for availability 😁

28/01/2023

This Giant Waxy Monkey Frog is hanging out waiting for its forever home 🐸

AAL: 19/4786/PS.

Message or call store for availability 😁

27/01/2023

We have multiple ackie monitors (Varanus acanthurus) available in store, big varanid personality in a little package!

AAL: 19/4786/PS.

Message or call store for availability 😁