The book authored by Philip-Sebastian Gehring is a true must-read for every keeper/breeder of leaf-tailed geckos from Madagascar. This book contains a lot of useful information and we must admit that a lot of success that we achieved in breeding of Uroplatus, was inspired by this book)
It is widely known that various food supply makes your animals more healthy. The more food items you provide for your animals - the better chance they will have to show their natural habits and keep themselves fit. We try to make diet of our Petrosaurus thalassinus as diverse as possible. This time they got crickets and zophobas - their favourite treat)))
In his article, our author - Sam Aneca, will tell you how ZOO Antwerpen managed to keep several species of reptiles in the same enclosure in coplete harmony. To learn more about their experience and approches please read Sam's article "Cohabitation: development of a mixed Guatemalan species exhibit at Antwerp Zoo".
Every start of the day brings us more and more cute babis of Uromastyx dispar flavifasciata
Leaf-tailed geckos are famous for their habit to hide their clutches in leaf litter, soil, turf etc. Therefore finding their eggs might be a little bit tricky...especially when you have more than 100 pairs! For us this is a routine work, and you are welcome to ioin us!
Herpeto-raffle
Hello, dear friends! 🙌
This year, BION terrarium Center turns 30 and we decided to hold a small raffle for you!🎉
The conditions are absolutely simple. 👍
All you need to do is share this post to your stor, tag BION Terrarium Center, and also tag your 3 companions who are involved in herpetoculture in the comments under this post.
And in two weeks we will hold a live broadcast in which we will choose the winners, who will reseive:
1st place: a pack of RH Journal issues for 2022
2nd place: 1 RH Journal issue at your choice + RH mug
3rd place: RH mug
4th place: 2 RH manuals at your choice
5th place: 1 RH manual at your choice
Thank you very much! Join our raffle! And support responsible herpetoculture!🫶
Angle-headed forest dragons – a coming trend in herpetoculture. Depending on a variety of factors with the success in breeding, certain species will become popular, and we have seen many such "waves of popularity" over the years: Leopard geckos, veiled chameleons, crested geckos, ball pythons, day geckos, bearded dragons and many more! What species will be next? We believe that the Angle-headed forest dragon (Hypsilurus magnus) - from Papua New Guinea has the characteristics to become one of those species. These lizards are large, and quite intelligent, with a perfect dragon-like appearance that makes them perfect display animals.
Fortunately, thanks to several breeders they have been introduced into Herpetoculture in some numbers. No mass import-export bans are known. The species readily reproduces in captivity, which will make the species quite affordable in the near future. You might consider looking for yours right now?
Pls check a manual from BION on keeping and breeding of Angle-headed forest dragons by clicking on the link below this video👇
https://responsibleherpetoculture.com.ua/rh-resource/angle-headed-forest-dragon-hypsilurus-magnus-keeping-and-breeding-at-bion-terrarium-center/
Why can geckos hang on a completely flat surface? The answer is more complicated than it was thought. Of course, this topic has been discussed many times in many media. We all were amazed by this ability of many gecko species: Phelsuma, Saltuarius, Rhacodactylus, and Uroplatus etc. The answer is van der Waals forces, molecular attractions that operate over very small distances. This force comes from fluctuations in charge distributions between neighboring molecules, which need not be polar; their charge fluctuations naturally fall into synch, creating an attractive force.
Why do we incubate Mniarogekko chahoua eggs incorrectly? It is widely known that eggs of most reptile species should be incubated at certain more or less stable temperatures. However, for some species regular temperature changes throughout the day are extremely important for proper development of an embryo. When incubated under constant temperatures, eggs of these species still have chances to hatch, but with a very high ratio of pre-hatching mortality or low viability of babies. After many years of experience we now have stable mass production of Mossy New Caledonian geckos. In this manual you will learn how to implement incubation with minimal pre-hatching death rate. You can purchase and see our manual about Mniarogekko chahoua by clicking on the link below this video👇
https://responsibleherpetoculture.com.ua/product/manual-new-caledonian-gecko-mniarogekko-chahoua/
Welcome to our blog, my friends!🙌
I think that many of you have heard about Abronias.... Some of you have probably even seen these large, intelligent and colorful lizards in reptile collections. They are very rare and it is hard to believe that they can be bred in captivity. But under proper management - this is quite possible. One of our authors, Jason Wagner, knows all about them! He was very kind to present his article about these marvelous lizards in Issue #6 of the Responsible Herpetoculture Journal. Read more about them inside! There you will also find articles on regular breeding of West Malaysian Box turtles, salamanders of Germany, history of Reptile Department of San Diego Zoo and much more! The link to our online platform with the journal is below👇
https://responsibleherpetoculture.com.ua/issue-6-december-2022-content/
Providing a seasonal cooling period is a key factor of successful breeding of Armadillo girdled lizards!
For several recent years we have developed a breeding technique in order to successfully produce offspring from our breeding group of Ouroborus cataphractus on a regular basis. Such information derived from the practices of Responsible Herpetoculture is of great importance to the global conservation of this endangered species! In our manual, we discuss the approach that we use to provide winter dormancy in our lab conditions that appears to provide the key triggers for successful copulation. Please see our manual from BION on keeping and breeding Armadillo girdled lizards by clicking on the link👇
https://responsibleherpetoculture.com.ua/rh-resource/keeping-and-breeding-of-armadillo-girdled-lizard-ouroborus-cataphractus-f-boie-1828-at-bion-terrarium-center/
Responsible Herpetoculture Journal Issue #7
The greater siren - promising species that would benefit from ex situ conservation!
Recently RHP has published Issue #7 of our Responsible herpetoculture Journal, from which you can learn about breeding the unique and strange-looking greater siren! Personally, I could not even imagine that these amphibians could be bred in captivity! But one of our authors, Phillip Tomaschke, has been successfully breeding them for many years now! He shared his experience in our journal, where you can also find articles on the history of legendary “The Vivarium” magazine, captive breeding of common monkey lizards (Polychrus marmoratus), story of reptile pet-shop in The Netherlands, cohabitation of Guatemalan species in Antwerp Zoo, breeding of leopard ratsnake in Ukraine, an interview with the great Tom Crutchfield and many more other fascinating articles! Are you interested? Then follow the link in the description to this video!
https://responsibleherpetoculture.com.ua/issue-7-january-february-2023/
Recently, Cuban false chameleons, known as Chamaeleolis (Anolis) porcus, were included in CITES Appendix III. This designation has led to their ban from import to the USA, and has made legal obtaining these species much more complicated. As a result, the animals that still exist in private and zoo collections in the country have become genetically isolated and the opportunities of maintaining genetic diversity and gene flow between the breeding groups have become very limited. The total number of C. porcus in herpetoculture in USA is very small, and this legislation also sets the path for the effects of inbreeding depression in species with a small captive gene pool such as Chamaeleolis. This unfortunate situation can be improved through mass propagation of achievements of herpetoculture in the general public and official institutions. These kinds of achievements in herpetoculture can be an important conservation tool.
Pls check the manual from BION on keeping and breeding of Cuban false chameleon by clicking on the link below this video👇
https://responsibleherpetoculture.com.ua/rh-resource/cuban-false-chameleon-chamaeleolis-porcus-keeping-and-breeding-at-bion-terrarium-center/
Responsible Herpetoculture Journal Issue #5
Issue #5 of Responsible Herpetoculture Journal is available at the Level 1 subscription on our web site: https://responsibleherpetoculture.com.ua/category/rhp-journal/
and separately in the rh-store: https://responsibleherpetoculture.com.ua/rh-store/
CONTENTS
THE TIME FOR RESPONSIBLE HERPETOCULTURE EDUCATION IS NOW. (Philippe de Vosjoli)
TRICOLORS OF THE GRAN CHACO: A NATURALISTIC HUSBANDRY APPROACH FOR XENODON PULCHER. (Roy Arthur Blodgett)
NOTES ON HERPETOCULTURE OF SOUTHERN ANGLE-HEADED DRAGONS. (Asher Nicholls)
WRITING EXOTICS KEEPER MAGAZINE. (Thomas Marriott)
NEVER-ENDING TREASURE. SUSTAINABILITY IN THE EXOTIC PET TRADE.
KEEPING AND BREEDING OF ARMADILLO GIRDLED LIZARD IN CAPTIVITY. (Иван Неижко, Олексій Марущак, Shane Albrecht, Francois Busson, Lydie Devost-Verger, Rob Nixon)
AT THE AGE OF SIX I ALREADY HAD REPTILES AS PETS, AT THE AGE OF TEN, I BRED SNAKES FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THEY WERE VIPERS. (Dmitri Tkachev, Lydie Devost-Verger)
HUSBANDRY AND BREEDING OF INDIAN STAR TORTOISE
IN BION TERRARIUM CENTER. (Иван Неижко, Олексій Марущак)
HUSBANDRY AND BREEDING OF FIRE-BELLIED TOADS. (Markus Harzdorf)
KEEPING AND BREEDING OF DOMERGUE’S LEAF CHAMELEON. (Michael Nash)
HERPETON 2019 REVISITED. (Philippe de Vosjoli)
Responsible Herpetoculture Journal Issue #4
Issue #4 of Responsible Herpetoculture Journal is available at the Level 1 subscription on our web site: https://responsibleherpetoculture.com.ua/category/rhp-journal/
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CONTENTS
EMERGENCY HERPETOCULTURE FROM NELLY KUZMENKO: EIGHTY DAY OCCUPATION WITH THOUSANDS REPTILES. (Nelly Kuzmenko, Таня Кошланська)
ONDERWERP: HERPETOCULTURE OF CRESTED CHAMELEON. (Van Overbeke Jurgen)
SIMPLE METHOD OF KEEPING AND BREEDING OF COMMON, CARPATHIAN AND ALPINE NEWTS (CAUDATA, SALAMANDRIDAE). (Olexiy Korshunov)
SPOTTED WHIP SNAKES: CARE AND PROPAGATION. (Rafał Kasperek)
FOREIGN MATERIALS IN THE DIGESTIVE TRACTS OF REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS. (Ańa Modlińska, Jakub Witkowski)
PHOTOGRAPHING AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES IN THE WILD. (Cesar Barrio Amorós)
BROWN BANANA FROG: A HERPETOCULTURE REPORT, BUT ABOVE ALL A STORY OF A STOWAWAY WITH A HEALTHY DOSE OF LUCK. (Johan De Gruyter)
THE ROLE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS IN DEVELOPMENT OF HERPETOCULTURE ON THE EXAMPLE OF ONE FACEBOOK GROUP. (Taras Okhrimchuk)
NOTES ON HUSBANDRY OF RED DOMINICAN MOUNTAIN BOAS. (Umberto Schiavone, Antonino Marciano)
NOTES ON THE MORPHS OF BLUE-TONGUED SKINKS. (Roger Kramer)
SIMILAR MISSIONS IN HERPETOCULTURE. UNITY IS STRENGTH. (Dmitri Tkachev)
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Responsible Herpetoculture Journal Issue #3
Issue #3 of Responsible Herpetoculture Journal is available at the Level 1 subscription on our web site: https://responsibleherpetoculture.com.ua/category/rhp-journal/
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CONTENTS
MADAGASCAR: A PERSPECTIVE FROM RESPONSIBLE HERPETOCULTURE. (Dmitri Tkachev)
A STORY FROM A REMARKABLE BREEDER OF PARSON’S CHAMELEONS. (Craig Durbin)
THE GREATEST PARADOX OF PARSONS’ CHAMELEON -THE KING OF THE MALAGASY JUNGLE, A FLAGSHIP SPECIES, UNDERSTUDIED, AND CLOSE TO EXTINCTION. (Petr Necas)
PARSON’S CHAMELEON: NOTES AND REFLECTIONS FROM MY FIELD TRIPS TO MADAGASCAR. (Sergei Prokopiev)
BREEDING RADIATED TORTOISES IN SPAIN (Xavi Olivares)
THE GOLDEN MANTELLA FROG CONSERVATION PROJECT. (The British Herpetological Society - BHS)
CAPTIVE HUSBANDRY AND PROPAGATION OF MADAGASCAR TREE BOAS. (Bill Hughes)
PANTHER CHAMELEONS: A PERSPECTIVE FROM RESPONSIBLE HERPETOCULTURE. (Petr Necas)
INTERVIEW WITH PHILIP-SEBASTIAN GEHRING: “I CAME TO HERPETOLOGY VIA HERPETOCULTURE”. (Dmitri Tkachev, Philip-Sebastian Gehring)
SOME NOTES ON HUSBANDRY OF CORK-BARK LEAF-TAILED GECKOS. (Hubert Dobosz)
KEEPING AND BREEDING OF MASOBE GROUND GECKOS IN CAPTIVITY. (Roger Roks)
KEEPING AND BREEDING SATANIC LEAF-TAILED GECKOS AT BION TERRARIUM CENTER: EXAMPLE OF A SPECIES EX SITU CONSERVATION THROUGH CAPTIVE BREEDING. (Олексій Марущак, Dmitri Tkachev, Oksana Nekrasova, Настя Марущак)
#bionterrariumcenter #responsibleherpetoculture #herpetoculture #bion #rhp #lizards #herpetology #amphibians #reptiles #breeding #clutches #eggs #vermiculite #captivebred #terrariumistics #gecko #breedingstock #endemic #Madagascar
Responsible Herpetoculture Journal Issue #2
Issue #2 of Responsible Herpetoculture Journal is available at the Level 1 subscription on our web site: https://responsibleherpetoculture.com.ua/category/rhp-journal/
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CONTENTS
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF LEGAL REPTILES’ KEEPING & BREEDING (Dmitri Tkachev, Олексій Марущак)
CENTER FOR REPTILE & AMPHIBIAN PROPAGATION (Ron Tremper)
PASSION FOR PUFFING SNAKES (Roy Arthur Blodgett)
“GURIXOTICS” — FAMILY TORTOISES’ FARM (Gergő Gurics)
BREEDING OF YELLOW-BELLIED TOADS AS AN OPTION OF AMPHIBIANS’ CONSERVATION IN UKRAINE (Oksana Nekrasova, Олексій Марущак)
THE HERPETOFAUNA FOUNDATION (Rogier van Rossem)
KEEPING AND BREEDING OF MOPHEAD IGUANAS (Ivo Apetauer)
KEEPING AND BREEDING OF NEW GUINEA SNAKE-NECKED TURTLE AT CHERKASY ZOO (Iryna Solov’yova)
KEEPING AND BREEDING OF COMMON BARKING GECKOS (@Armein Broer van Dijk)
FROM REPTILE ROOM TO ZOOLOGICAL CENTER — THE LILYDALE HIGH SCHOOL REPTILE AND AMPHIBIAN COLLECTION (Michael Swan, Marcus Whitby)
#bionterrariumcenter #responsibleherpetoculture #herpetoculture #bion #rhp #lizards #herpetology #amphibians #reptiles #breeding #clutches #eggs #geckos #clutch #vermiculite #captivebred #juveniles #babies #surviving
Responsible Herpetoculture Journal Issue #1
Issue #1 of Responsible Herpetoculture Journal is available at the Level 1 subscription on our web site: https://responsibleherpetoculture.com.ua/category/rhp-journal/
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CONTENTS
RESPONSIBLE HERPETOCULTURE — BASIC PRINCIPLES. (Dmitri Tkachev & Sergei Prokopiev)
BIODIVERSITY DELUSION AND INBREEDING DEPRESSION IN HERPETOCULTURE. (Philippe de Vosjoli)
ACCLIMATING SENSITIVE SPECIES AND EXPOSITION PREPARATION. (Ashley Dezan)
PRACTICAL CONSERVATION OF EUROPEAN POND TURTLE (EMYS ORBICULARIS) USING HERPETOCULTURE APPROACHES IN LATVIA. (Mihails Pupiņš, Олексій Марущак, Oksana Nekrasova)
KEEPING AND BREEDING OF NORTHERN CAIMAN LIZARD (DRACAENA GUIANENSIS) — EXPERIENCE FEEDBACK. (Benoit de Villelongue)
KEEPING AND BREEDING OF GIANT WONDERGECKO (TERATOSCINCUS KEYZERLINGII) IN CAPTIVITY. (Roger Roks)
BREEDING OF AMPHIBIANS AS A WAY TO PRESERVE SPECIES IN ARTIFICIAL POPULATIONS: SOME RESULTS OF WORK FOR OVER 25 YEARS. (Evgeny Ryboltovsky)
KEEPING AND BREEDING OF INDONESIAN BLUE-TONGUED SKINK, SILVER MORPH FROM HALMAHERA (TILIQUA GIGAS) IN CAPTIVITY. (Vanessa Richert)
BANDED FIJI IGUANA (BRACHYLOPHUS FASCIATUS) KEEPING AND BREEDING IN CAPTIVITY. (Antonia Neben-Verhoolen)
VARIABILITY OF APPROACHES TO CHOICE OF INCUBATION SUBSTRATE. (Oleksii Marushchak Олексій Марущак)
#bionterrariumcenter #responsibleherpetoculture #herpetoculture #bion #rhp #lizards #herpetology #amphibians #reptiles #breeding #clutches #eggs #calcium #geckos #clutch #perlite #vermiculite #captivebred #juveniles #babies
Herping in Pamir mountains, Tajikistan, vicinities of Khorog city
Recently we found and archived video-report from a short herping trip of Oleksii Marushchak to Tajikistan. In this video you will see the natural habitats of several interesting reptiles that inhabit the valley of Shokhdara river in the vicinities of the Khorog city. The most remarkable thing is that the temperature drops here even between the day and night are consiberable. So we will show you a small part the place, high in the mountaine, where reptiles manage to survive as well.
You can also see the video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/10P1ojWaIMs
Some uros captive bred at BION in 2022 are looking for new homes.
Uromastyx ornata ornata - Ornate spiny-tailed lizards;
Uromastyx ornata philbyi - Saudi Arabian spiny-tailed lizards;
Uromastyx dispar flavifasciata - Red-banded spiny-tailed lizards.
#uros #Uromastyx #spinytailedlizards #bion #bionterrariumcenter #herpetoculture #responsibleherpetoculture #captivebred #babies #neonates
As you probably already know, our frill-necked lizards already started to hatch. We hope that this season will be at least not worse than the previouse one. At +28,5 C they incubate for about 85 days on average. Follow us to stay updated.
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Sometimes feeding process leads to unstoppable laugh!) Some of our reptiles show extreme impatience waiting for their favourite meal!) For example, Hypsilurus magnus (angle-headed forest dragons) captive bred in 2021 at BION Terrarium Center.
Twins of black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) were recently born in Responsible Zooculture Center near Kyiv where we used to take care of the evacuated animals during the first months of the war. Babies enjoy playing in their big and comfortable enclosure with their mom. Actually this is her second litter.
We appreciate your support of our breeding initiative in terms of functioning of Responsible Zooculture Center (Ukraine).
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