The Reptile Specialists

18/09/2022

Another holdback from last year. The first genetic striped Amazon basin to born in the UK.

18/09/2022

Amazon Basin Emerald Tree boa I produced last year going through its colour change.

16/09/2022

Our Green tree python breeding facility is starting to take shape.

16/09/2022

Pure locality Sorong green tree python to brighten everyone’s day. Look at those crossbars

25/03/2022

MARTIAL LAW
March 24, 2022 marks exactly one month since we have been living in Ukraine according to the laws of war.
As it is for many institutions worldwide our main achievement in 2020 was business survival.
For six months in 2020, we were unable to conduct any commercial activity and lived only on reserves because of the lockdown. At the same time, we managed to save the entire collection of animals and support our employees. Then it seemed like a big test, after which we breathed a sigh of relief and got down to creative work.
Russia's attack on Ukraine has completely spoiled our plans.
March 24, 2022 marked exactly a month as we in Ukraine live by the laws of wartime.

Today I want to tell you about the situation in Kharkiv with our main partner, colleague and friend, the famous reptile breeder Sergey Prokopyev.
Our cooperation with Sergey lasts 27 years. We have joint breeding projects, trips to Madagascar, partnership in RHP (Responsible Herpetoculture Project), participation in conferences (including Herpeton 2019 in San Diego, USA).
It so happened that at the moment of the invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine Sergei was in Turkey, and when with great
difficulty he reached Kharkov, his native village and house were in the war zone. For 30 days, in the absence of electricity, Nelly Kuzmenko, his wife and colleague has selflessly been trying to save a large collection of reptiles that has been gathering for a long time. There is only gas in the house, with the help of which Nelly heats water, bottles it and thus tries to warm her pets. For chameleons, with the help of a generator, she turns on the light for two hours a day, but the gas is already running out. Problems with feeding. The village is shelled every day.
Going to a neighbor for a bucket of grain is a feat! There is no water in the house. It can only be collected from a well. Fortunately, the neighbor helps Nelly to survive. This heroic woman still has the opportunity to leave the house and the village along the humanitarian corridor, but she cannot leave the animals! As you understand, a month for the survival of several thousand lizards in such conditions is a very risky period.
To date, Sergey Prokopyev, because of the ongoing fighting, cannot get home so far.

13/03/2022

09/03/2022

Meet “Blue Tang” a high blue green tree python from the Aru locality. This animal is breathtaking in the flesh. The new breeding facility is now taking shape. Once complete pop down and see this animal in the flesh. Check back soon

03/03/2022

Giant leaf tailed geckos. (Uroplatus giganteus). The largest of their genus!

27/02/2022

Dear Colleagues, Friends and Partners of BION all over the world,

As a result of unprecedented invasion of Ukraine from Russian Federation, BION's activities have been paralyzed for an indefinite period of time and we lost all sources of subsistence.

BION Terrarium Center possesses a unique collection of animals (consisting of 2000 heads of breeding stock only), a number of successful long-term and promising breeding programs for many rare species, as well as a team of 30 employees; many of them have been working for more than 15 years. We would be grateful for any support you can provide!
Pls share this info as much as possible!

Please transfer your donations to:

BENEFICIARY: LEOGOL ANIMAL BROKERS
BENEFICIARY's ADDRESS: 315 N 64th St Seattle, WA 98103, USA

Bank: KeyBank (branch #0164)
Bank address: 353 NE Northgate Way
Seattle, WA 98125

Account #: 471641010460
ABA: 125000574
SWIFT: KEYBUS33

or Pay Pal

[email protected]

with a note: Support to BION Terrarium Center due to extreme situation in Ukraine.

Dmitri Tkachev,
On behalf of BION team

P.S. LEOGOL ANIMAL BROKERS, 315 N 64th St Seattle, WA 98103, USA is our reliable partner since 1995!

26/02/2022

26/02/2022

This picture of a stunning Giant leaf tailed gecko was taken at Amber mountain - Madagascar.
Humidity - temperature and UVI readings that I recorded will follow shortly.

24/02/2022

Take a look at this gorgeous male Panther chameleon. I was lucky enough to spot this panther chameleon in (Diego Suarez) Madagascar.

24/02/2022

Here is a nice barbed wire Amazon Basin Emerald Tree Boa. This particular animal was born in 2012 at my breeding facility and keeps getting better with age.

19/02/2022

The ball python season has just started.

13/02/2022

Literally seconds after this photo was taken this beautiful Canopy chameleon (Furcifer willsii) had taken the grasshopper from my lips.

11/02/2022

Uroplatus lineatus having the perfect moult. I literally watched as she peeled the skin off her feet like a glove.

09/02/2022

We are breeding many species of geckos and the Barking geckos (Underwoodisaurus milii) are one of my favourites. Babies expected later in the year.

09/02/2022

Golden tailed gecko’s originate from Australia and are primarily arboreal. Due to habitat loss they are classed as threatened in the wild. We have been rearing our animals for sometime now and will be releasing captive bred babies later in the year.

08/02/2022

Take a look at this stunning TRUE red Ackie. We have a nice group of these as well as the more common yellow ackies.

06/02/2022

Uroplatus henkeli born 3 days ago. Their ability to blend into their surroundings is truly amazing.

06/02/2022

A female uroplatus phantasticus - (Satanic leaf tailed gecko) born at our facility in 2021 playing hiding seek. Such a unique species.