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Check out our blog and YouTube channel for educational content about bioactive care. The BioDude is your #1 place for bioactive substrates, microfauna and vivaria supply. If you want to keep your animals in a more natural, self-sustaining environment, go BioActive.

Wake up, it’s the first TANK TUESDAY of the month!🦎🪨This featured bioactive setup, shared by Jojo Scaturro, houses a tin...
07/02/2025

Wake up, it’s the first TANK TUESDAY of the month!🦎🪨
This featured bioactive setup, shared by Jojo Scaturro, houses a tiny reptile: the viper gecko, also called the carrot-tailed gecko. Native to dry regions of western Pakistan and India, these small geckos rest in rock crevices during the day. The stacked flagstone at the back of the tank creates a warm basking ledge and a solid cave. For cooler shelter, the gecko can tuck into the leaves of the sansevieria plant, a favorite hiding place for The Dude’s viper geckos.
This tank includes reliable plant choices for low-humidity enclosures: elephant feed, sansevieria, tiger jaw aloe, spaghetti agave, and a mix of tillandsias nestled in the wood and background.
To enrich any reptile enclosure, offer a mix of textures. Cholla wood, ghostwood, grapevine, and driftwood all work well for viper geckos. While these geckos primarily stay close to the ground, they use climbing areas once night falls.
Now Tank Tuesday comes with a prize! The featured enclosure with the most votes (voting occurs on Facebook at the end of the month) wins a $25 Bio Dude gift card. Last month, Tristyn took the top spot with a stunning Western hognose setup!
To enter, tag us, DM us, email us, or post your photos in our Facebook group: Bioactive Reptile and Amphibian Setups USA.
Rules: You must live in the U.S. to use the gift card.
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm Sat: 10am-5pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

Enjoy deals on these hot items during The Dude’s 4th of July sale!🌱Online: 12 a.m. 7/4 to 11:59 p.m. 7/5 CST. Use code F...
06/30/2025

Enjoy deals on these hot items during The Dude’s 4th of July sale!
🌱Online: 12 a.m. 7/4 to 11:59 p.m. 7/5 CST. Use code FREEDOM20
🌱In-store: 7/5 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST Includes 20% live animals. Sno-cones will be served throughout.
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm Sat: 10am-5pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

I am...batman...The juvenile male satanic leaf tailed gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) in the showroom has a favorite spot...
06/30/2025

I am...batman...
The juvenile male satanic leaf tailed gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) in the showroom has a favorite spot hanging from the underside of an alocasia leaf.
This species possesses broad, flattened toes equipped with specialized toe pads that allow it to cling to smooth vertical surfaces like leaves, branches, and bark.
The underside of each toe has rows of tiny, plate-like scales called lamellae, which are covered in microscopic hair-like structures (setae). These create Van der Waals forces with surfaces, giving the gecko its impressive grip.
In addition to their adhesive toe pads, they retain tiny claws at the tip of each toe, which help with traction on rough or uneven surfaces like bark.
However, even with all this specialized anatomy, the Wyze camera in their enclosure has captured a lot of falls. You can watch the night footage we've caught from the past few weeks in The Dude's latest YouTube video: https://youtu.be/grTEi_FuG-U
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm Sat: 10am-5pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

The fatter the tail, the better for cryptic basking, right? ☀️Cryptic basking refers to a reptile's behavior of absorbin...
06/28/2025

The fatter the tail, the better for cryptic basking, right? ☀️Cryptic basking refers to a reptile's behavior of absorbing heat and/or UVB radiation while remaining partially or fully concealed, rather than basking openly in direct light. This is a natural survival strategy. African fat-tailed geckos like this one are crepuscular to nocturnal, meaning they are most active at dawn and dusk. In the wild, they spend the day in burrows, rock crevices, or under debris, but still may engage in cryptic basking behavior to regulate their body temperature and metabolize nutrients like vitamin D₃ from UVB light.
To facilitate this natural behavior, be sure to provide hides and coverage in multiple spots around your tank. At night, turn off both UVB and any bright visible lights. Only use ceramic heat emitters or deep heat projectors (on a thermostat) if nighttime warmth is needed.
This individual is available for purchase at our point of sale. If you're looking for a new bioactive buddy, consider this sweet and sleepy boy🦎
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm Sat: 10am-5pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]
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The hottest cold-blooded sale event of the year starts next Friday! Use code FREEDOM20 to get 20% off bioactive kits, al...
06/28/2025

The hottest cold-blooded sale event of the year starts next Friday! Use code FREEDOM20 to get 20% off bioactive kits, all Bio Dude products, plants and moss, springtails, leaf litter, diets, supplements, soil boosters, and more!
Our in-store sale will take place next Saturday, with the same deals AND 20% off all our for sale animals. Sno-cones will be served throughout.
Note: isopods are not included in this sale

-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm Sat: 10am-5pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

06/25/2025

Who do you think deserves to win the $25 giftcard we’re giving to this month’s best TANK TUESDAY tank? Like the comment below with the picture of the bioactive enclosure that you like most! We will announce the winner tomorrow 6/26 at 4 p.m. CST.
To enter for July’s competition, tag us, DM us, email us, or share wide angle photos of your bioactive tank in our Facebook group, Bioactive Reptile and Amphibian Setups USA. Tell us who lives in it and any other details you’d like to share. You must be located in the U.S. so that you are able to use the giftcard.
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm Sat: 10am-5pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]
**petology

Monday meme dumpAs part of The Dude's newsletter, we share an original meme related to bioactive husbandry or h**p keepi...
06/23/2025

Monday meme dump
As part of The Dude's newsletter, we share an original meme related to bioactive husbandry or h**p keeping in general. You can join the newsletter here->https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=KtpzZk&g=KpQjGF
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm Sat: 10am-5pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]
**petology

Is a mantis the right pet for you? Mantids stand out in the insect world. With large, forward-facing eyes, a "praying" p...
06/23/2025

Is a mantis the right pet for you? Mantids stand out in the insect world. With large, forward-facing eyes, a "praying" posture, and a distinctive slow swaying dancing motion, they make great desk pets for anyone who wants a quiet, low-hassle animal to observe.

Most adult mantids do well in a simple vertical terrarium, around 10 gallons in size. They need a few climbing branches, a misting once a day, and room temperatures between 70–75°F. Many species live only 6 to 12 months, but during that time, they offer docile companionship and the opportunity to observe insect behavior. Many keepers even hand-feed them once they settle in.

There are over 2,400 known mantid species in about 430 genera, found mostly in warm, tropical climates. Scientists once grouped mantids with stick insects and cockroaches. Today, they belong to the order Dictyoptera, along with termites and roaches. Only a small portion of mantids still belong to the original family Mantidae. Most fall under newly defined groups, each with their own traits and care needs.

If you're looking for a small, interesting pet that doesn't take up much space, a mantis might be a great fit. Visit The Bio Dude to grab the enclosure, climbing decor, and feeders you need to get started.

Pictured here:
🟢Giant Asian Mantis Hierodula membranacea
🟢Dead Leaf Mantis Deroplatys gorochovi
🟢Orchid Mantis Hymenopus coronatus
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm Sat: 10am-5pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

The female Ackie monitor (Varanus acanthurus) uses every inch of her 6x2x2 Kages enclosure in The Dude’ bioactive showro...
06/21/2025

The female Ackie monitor (Varanus acanthurus) uses every inch of her 6x2x2 Kages enclosure in The Dude’ bioactive showroom. Within any reptile’s tank, you should provide several places for them to hang out and do their thing. This is called an “opportunity zone.” Opportunity zones can include hides, basking platforms, burrows, a water area, a mossy area, an area of ground cover, and a textured hardscape to climb.

Opportunity zones are important for your animal’s enrichment, as well as its health. Having different textures and pockets of higher humidity and higher temperature enables them to better regulate their bodies.

In a bioactive setup, creating these microclimates is easier and more natural. The loose, layered substrate mixed with biodegradables helps maintain humidity gradients and encourages natural behaviors like digging, and burrowing . With the right layout, your reptile can choose what it needs like it would in the wild.
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm Sat: 10am-5pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

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