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Kori Martin Reptiles Boutique lizard breeder in the heart of Texas.

Well, the wait is finally over. Blue Tree Monitors (Varanus macraei) have officially been placed on the U.S. Endangered ...
29/12/2024

Well, the wait is finally over. Blue Tree Monitors (Varanus macraei) have officially been placed on the U.S. Endangered Species List under an emergency order that is valid for the next 240 days, as their permanent listing status is complicated. The most immediate impact of this decision is that these animals can no longer be sold across state lines, even if captive bred. I’m thankful to live in a big state with an active reptile hobby, so my situation is not as dire as it is for some people (assuming I ever get these dang things to breed!), but this decision will have a huge bottleneck effect on the genetic diversity of the animals we work with.

Although it looks very green right now, this is actually my very first yellow tree monitor hatchling!! There was only on...
20/11/2024

Although it looks very green right now, this is actually my very first yellow tree monitor hatchling!! There was only one good egg in this clutch, so I am very happy that it went the distance. Mom and dad are currently working on round number two!

I found my pair of yellow tree monitors locked up within about 20 minutes of reintroducing the male. Guess they were rea...
13/11/2024

I found my pair of yellow tree monitors locked up within about 20 minutes of reintroducing the male. Guess they were ready!

I thought my tree monitor friends might appreciate these photos from Varanus keithornei habitat in Iron Range, Far North...
31/10/2024

I thought my tree monitor friends might appreciate these photos from Varanus keithornei habitat in Iron Range, Far North Queensland, Australia. I was there in the late dry season, and the habitat was definitely a lot drier than I anticipated, maybe around 50% humidity. It was also interesting to note that while it is definitely rainforest, it is not at all the most dense/lush rainforest habitat available in the region. In the wet season, humidity approximates 100% and the region experiences flooding in certain locations.

In talking with a local h**p expert, my understanding is that breeding happens seasonally in the mid-dry season so that babies arrive during the more wet season when prey is dramatically more plentiful. I was also told that although they are common in the region, they can be quite cryptic and difficult to spot. When spotted, though they love the canopy, they are not infrequently found foraging on the forest floor.

Obviously, there are lots of potential insights for keepers here, and for me it was an important reminder that what we as keepers imagine when we hear descriptions of habitat doesn’t always give us a true picture of what conditions are actually like. A few of my big takeaways are that prasinus complex animals can probably thrive is a much wider humidity range than conventional wisdom would indicate. It also gave me a better appreciation of the tremendous role that seasonality, particularly around rainfall, plays in the life-cycles of these animals.

Obviously this is one snapshot for one prasinus complex species, so I have no idea how it generalizes into conditions encountered by other species in this complex that occur to the north. My understanding is that conditions on the Torres Straight Islands where prasinus appear are also quite similar.

As for how I plan to apply this information to my tree monitor breeding program: I’m not changing anything for the animals that are successfully reproducing. But for animals that I’ve had a harder time breeding, I plan to incorporate more wet/dry seasonality to see if that makes a difference.

Hello, beautiful! 😍I’ve added a few uromastyx to my group in the past couple of months in my quest to make my collection...
16/10/2024

Hello, beautiful! 😍

I’ve added a few uromastyx to my group in the past couple of months in my quest to make my collection a bit easier for others to care for when I travel. While arboreal lizards like tree monitors are still the heart of my collection (and I don’t see that changing anytime soon), I’m really enjoying also working with a few animals that don’t have high humidity needs and can eat food easily found at the grocery store!

This guy is part of a pair of patternless Uromastyx dispar maliensis I that I recently acquired from (there are only 21 of these currently in existence)! Really excited to be working with this project and to have these guys in my collection!

I love how you can literally see the egg lumps in the belly of this gravid Calotes calotes. Hoping she decides to drop c...
14/10/2024

I love how you can literally see the egg lumps in the belly of this gravid Calotes calotes. Hoping she decides to drop clutch her soon!

**pshow Belton here we go!
05/10/2024

**pshow Belton here we go!

When you are so gravid that you can’t even. The day or two before laying, this girl stops eating and becomes incredibly ...
26/09/2024

When you are so gravid that you can’t even.

The day or two before laying, this girl stops eating and becomes incredibly lethargic. I always feel so bad for her, but she bounces back into shape very quickly once the deed is done. This will be her fourth clutch in almost exactly one year!

I was feeling pretty crushed when I finally realized the reason I was having so much trouble sexing my original group of...
18/09/2024

I was feeling pretty crushed when I finally realized the reason I was having so much trouble sexing my original group of 4 Calotes calotes was because they were all male. Huge thanks to for helping me get ahold of a couple of young adult females and breathing new life into my project. Very excited to get them settled in and get this project up and running!

It is an interesting experience breeding animals that the vast majority of people have no business trying to keep. It me...
09/09/2024

It is an interesting experience breeding animals that the vast majority of people have no business trying to keep. It means I have to work extra hard to educate my customers about the good and the bad that comes with keeping these animals. It means it is my job to screen potential new owners and make sure they understand husbandry requirements, appropriate caging, diet, etc. It means I have a responsibility to only produce an the amount of animals I can reasonably place in quality homes. I firmly believe that for the right, experienced keeper, tree monitors are just about the most rewarding animals to work with, and I get so much joy out of connecting these people with their dream animals. But in no way are they a good choice for the average person. And I will absolutely refuse sales where I don’t think it is the right fit.

What are you waiting for my dude? A handwritten invitation?
14/08/2024

What are you waiting for my dude? A handwritten invitation?

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