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Herptoculture: From Hobby to Business
Reptiles August 2007
Thinking about become a professional breeder?  Here are the do's and don'ts of establishing a thriving business

Sunbeam Snakes
Reptiles September 2006
Captive Care of Sunbeam Snakes (Xenopeltis unicolor)

Beyond the Aquarium
Pet Product News Summer/Fall 2006
Trends in reptile enclosures and accessories

Lizard with a 'Tude
Reptiles July 2006
Captive care and breeding of veiled chameleons .

The Good, The Bad, & The Scaly
Colorado Parent April 2006
Choosing small pets for kids.

A Tale of Two Heads
Reptiles USA Annual 1999
Captive-bred fat-tailed geckos make ideal pets for beginning and advanced herpers.

Trash-Heap Treasures
Reptiles Magazine October 1997
Don't scoff at digging through the trash. An expedition to a local dump site just might unearth some splendid banded geckos, 

Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii Wild and Captive
The Vivarium Vol. 8 No. 3
The desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is one of four tortoises endemic to North America.

Popular Arizona Natives in Herpetoculture
The Vivarium Vol. 8 No. 5
For many, the word Arizona conjures up images of expansive, barren sand dunes and monuments of sun-bleached rock. Yet Arizona is a state of incredible diversity, both in ecozones and wildlife.  Corresponding with the incredible diversity of Arizona's ecozones is an amazing number of popular reptile species commonly kept and bred in herptoculture.

Leaf-Tail Geckos: Uroplatus A Gallery of Bizarre Species
Reptile & Amphibian Magazine Sept./Oct. 1997
There are few reptile genera that can boast more bizarre-looking species than the genus Uroplatus (leaf-tailed/flat-tail geckos).


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