Meet Chester, he is one of our surrender Bearded Dragons. Come talk to one of our knowledgeable customer service staff and ask about our surrender program today!
Woodward thinks every bearded dragon should have their own fish tank.
Bearded Dragon’s like fish too!
Woodward thinks every bearded dragon should have their own fish tank.
Did you know Chameleons have independent eyes? Meaning each eye of a chameleon can move independently, allowing them to focus on two different things simultaneously and giving them 360 degree vision.
Silver Dollar Gang said they miss you all and to come back and see them!
Stop in and see these RARE fish we have on display!
Added a few new silver dollars to the collection ‼️ #rarefish #SilverDollarFish #coolfish
Our East location is open for our grand re-opening! Come check us out!
Another Reptarium sneak peek! We are getting closer everyday to bringing you your next favorite reptile destination.
Come talk to our Ackie Monitor about how much he love our horn worms! Stop by and pick some up today!
Now carrying new decoration and incubation products from Pangea just in time for breading season! Come in and stock up!
Reptarium sneak peek! 🫣 This is one of our many beautiful enclosures. Can you guess who will call this home?
We’re at it again! In celebration of St. Patrick’s day this Friday through Sunday only, if you buy an enclosure of appropriate size you can spin the wheel to win a percentage off your selected animal!
Feeling lucky? Donate five dollars to the Great Plains Nature Center and spin our wheel for up to $50 in store credit!
Select animals are also 20%- 60% off all March!
Halloween Sale:
October 24th-31st
25% off Snakes & Inverts, 30% off Bearded Dragons, and 35% off select animals
Wet Pet Animal Profile - Fly River Turtle -Swim Shady
Carettochelys Insculpta
The Fly River Turtle is one of very few fully-aquatic freshwater turtle species. Although they may resemble a small sea turtle, they reside in freshwater rivers around southern New Guinea, northern Australia, and even southern Indonesia.
Also known as the Pig-nose Turtle, this species is the only living member of the Carettochelyidae family. Those familiar with turtles might notice the resemblance to soft shell turtles, which happen to be closely related.
Their unique pig-like snout allows them to gather oxygen while remaining hidden below the surface from potential predators, such as crocodiles, while their flipper-like forelegs and webbed hind legs allow them to swiftly escape if spotted.
The Fly River Turtle can reach nearly 28 inches in length and up to 66 pounds at adulthood. Making this species suitable only for exceedingly large aquaria or indoor ponds. Being a fully aquatic species, they do not require a basking area or any access to land. However, in the wild, females will leave the river in groups during nesting season. Just like sea turtles, this species only exits the water to reproduce.
Classified under CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), the Pig-Nose turtle is illegal to import into the United States commercially. Captive-bred examples are legal to trade and own with the proper CITES paperwork. Interestingly, Fly River Turtles do not reach sexual maturity until around 15 years of age, making captive-bred examples exceedingly rare and expensive.
We could not be more excited to add this beautiful turtle into our ever-growing collection of “holy grail” reptiles and fish. Ours will be on display at our west store location in the raining tree pond if you would like to come say hello!
Wet Pet Species Spotlight
Mastacembelus Unicolor
This unique species of freshwater spiny eel is native to Southeast Asia. Specifically found in Sumatra and Java, the Unicolor Eel is often mistaken for the commonly found Fire Eel (Mastacembelus erythrotaenia). What separates the two similar species is mostly only pattern and coloration. The Unicolor Eel lacks the red stripes and spots found on the common Fire Eel. Instead exhibiting striking black and white contrasts.
As if this spotlighted species wasn’t rare and interesting enough as it is, we’ve managed to add an extremely rare xanthic gold Unicolor Eel to our collection! This species is exclusively wild caught for the aquarium trade, meaning there wasn’t specific breeding attempts in order to achieve this color. This is a true wild exhibit of a Golden Unicolor Eel and we couldn’t be more excited about it!
It is an impressive feat for a fish born with such striking gold coloration to survive up to this size in the wild. Typically, they would become quick prey attempting to hide amongst their camouflaged conspecifics. However, this eel managed to make it to around 12 inches in length before he was collected.
The Golden Unicolor Eel is on display and available for purchase at our west location. Come check him out!
Wet Pet Species Spotlight
Tetraodon Pustulatus - Cross River Pufferfish
The holy grail of freshwater puffer fish. The Cross River Puffer originates from a very difficult and dangerous to reach area in Africa, specifically, the Cross River Basin of Nigeria and Cameroon. Due to the rarity of these puffers and the inaccessibility of its native area, imports for the aquariums trade are incredibly scarce and expensive.
Like most freshwater puffer fish, the Cross River Puffer has a “beak”. These unique toothplates are designed to crack open hard shelled crustaceans such as snails, crabs, and mussels. However, if not offered hard shelled food, this beak can overgrow blocking the puffer fish from consuming its next meal.
In the aquarium, we must offer a variety of foods, such as snails and earthworms, to keep the beak trimmed down and meet the high protein requirements of this fish’s diet. This species can grow to approximately 15 inches, and ours is about halfway there!
Puffer Fish are well renowned for their goofy personality, and personable nature. Come meet "River" at our West location in the fish room!
Come check out our large Pacu, Albino Pacu, and a pair of Redtail Catfish we recently moved into our back pond.
