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WELCOME TO THE INTERNET’S MOST ACCURATE COLLECTION OF REPTILE CARE GUIDES.
Welcome to ReptiFiles! I’m glad you found your way here. My name is Mariah
Healey, professional reptile husbandry researcher and consultant.
It’s hard (and confusing!) to sift through all of the care sheets, websites,
scientific papers, climate data, forums, etc. to get the information you need to
know how to care for a pet reptile. That’s why I’ve done the work for you — and
put it here for the world to use.
When you read a ReptiFiles® care manual, you can rest assured knowing that this
is information that you can trust. Everything here is factual, evidence-based,
and 100% free of charge because I’m here to help you provide the very best care
for your pet reptile.
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ACKIE MONITOR CARE
Varanus acanthurus
Difficulty: High
BALL PYTHON CARE
Python regius
Difficulty: Moderate
BEARDED DRAGON CARE
Pogona vitticeps
Difficulty: Moderate
BLUE TONGUE SKINK CARE
Tiliqua spp.
Difficulty: Low-Moderate
BOA (AKA RED-TAILED BOA OR BOA CONSTRICTOR) CARE
Boa spp.
Difficulty: Moderate-High
CORN SNAKE CARE
Pantherophis guttatus
Difficulty: Low
CRESTED GECKO CARE
Correlophus ciliatus
Difficulty: Low
DUMERIL’S BOA CARE
Acrantophis dumerili
Difficulty: Moderate-High
GARGOYLE GECKO CARE
Rhacodactylus auriculatus
Difficulty: Low
NORTH AMERICAN HOGNOSE SNAKE CARE
Heterodon spp.
Difficulty: Moderate
JACKSON’S CHAMELEON CARE
Trioceros jacksonii ssp.
Difficulty: High
LEAF-TAILED GECKO CARE
Uroplatus spp.
Difficulty: High
LEOPARD GECKO CARE
Eublepharis macularius
Difficulty: Low
MOURNING GECKO CARE
Lepidodactylus lugubris
Difficulty: Low
OCELLATED SKINK CARE
Chalcides ocellatus
Difficulty: Moderate
RED-EARED SLIDER CARE
Trachemys scripta elegans
Difficulty: High
SUDAN PLATED LIZARD CARE
Broadleysaurus major
Difficulty: Moderate
SANDFISH CARE
Scincus spp.
Difficulty: Moderate
TEGU CARE
Salvator spp. & Tupinambis spp.
Difficulty: High
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but I have worked with reptiles specifically for over 10 years. I am also
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* Temperatures & Heating
* Humidity
* Substrate
* Decor & Enrichment
* Food
* Handling Tips
* Health Guide
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* Egg Binding
* Egg Cycling
* Gout
* Impaction
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* Mites
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* Burns
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* Preventing Illness
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* Broken Bones
* Brumation
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* Gout
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* Intestinal Parasites
* Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD)
* Mites
* Mouth Rot/Oral Infection
* Muscular Dystrophy
* Nail Trimming
* Prolapse
* Respiratory Infection
* Shedding
* Tail Rot
* Yellow Fungus
* Yolk Coelomitis
* Additional Resources
* Blue Tongue Skink Care
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* Introduction
* Tiliqua Species
* Shopping List
* Enclosure Size
* Lighting, Heating & Humidity
* Substrate Options
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* Blue Tongue Skink Food & Feeding
* Handling Tips
* Health
▼
* Brumation
* Intestinal Parasites
* Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD)
* Mites
* Obesity
* Respiratory Infection (RI)
* Scale Rot
* Spine Deformity
* Stuck Shed
* Additional Resources
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* Shopping List
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* Heating
* Humidity
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* Food
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* Burns
* Dehydration
* Inclusion Body Disease (IBD)
* Mites
* Mouth Rot
* Not Eating
* Obesity
* Regurgitation
* Respiratory Infection
* Rubbing
* Scale Rot
* Sexing
* Shedding
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* Abrasions
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* Dehydration
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* Obesity
* Regurgitation
* Respiratory Infection
* Sexing
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* Dehydration
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* Introduction
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* Health
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* Mites
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* Respiratory Infection (RI)
* Rubbing
* Sexing
* Shedding
* Weight Loss
* Additional Resources
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* Introduction
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* Enclosure Size
* Lighting, Heating & Humidity
* Substrate Options
* Environmental Enrichment
* Food
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* Diseases & Other Health Info
▼
* Dehydration
* Floppy Tail Syndrome (FTS)
* Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD)
* Mites
* Parasites
* Sexing
* Shedding
* Tail Loss
* Additional Resources
* Hognose Snake Care
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* Introduction
* Heterodon Species
* Shopping List
* Enclosure Size
* Lighting, Temps & Humidity
* Substrate Options
* Environmental Enrichment
* Food
* Handling, Body Language & Venom
* Diseases & General Health
▼
* Brumation
* Internal Parasites
* Loss of Appetite
* Mites
* Regurgitation
* Respiratory Infection
* Sexing
* Shedding
* Additional Resources
* Jackson’s Chameleon Care
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* Introduction
* Subspecies
* Shopping List
* Enclosure Size
* Lighting & Heat
* Humidity & Water
* Substrate Options
* Environmental Enrichment
* Food
* Handling Tips
* Health & Diseases
▼
* Dehydration
* Eye Problems
* Intestinal Parasites
* Impaction
* Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD)
* Mouth Rot
* Prolapse
* Respiratory Infection
* Sexing
* Shedding
* Vitamin A Deficiency
* Additional Resources
* Leaf-Tailed Gecko Care
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* Introduction
* Uroplatus Species
* Shopping List
* Enclosure Size
* Substrate Options
* Lighting & Heating
* Humidity
* Environmental Enrichment
* Food
* Handling & Body Language
* Diseases & Other Health Info
▼
* Dehydration
* Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD)
* Mites
* Parasites
* Sexing
* Shedding
* Additional Resources
* Leopard Gecko Care
▼
* Introduction
* Shopping List
* Enclosure Size
* Lighting, Heating & Humidity
* Substrate Options
* Environmental Enrichment
* Food
* Handling Tips
* Health & Diseases
▼
* Parasites
* Respiratory Infection
* Sexing
* Shedding
* Stick Tail Disease
* Tail Loss
* Additional Resources
* Mourning Gecko Care
▼
* Introduction
* Shopping List
* Enclosure Size
* Lighting, Heating & Humidity
* Substrate Options
* Environmental Enrichment
* Food
* Handling & Body Language
* Common Health Problems
▼
* Eggs
* Kinked Tail
* Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD)
* Seizures
* Shedding
* Tail/Limb Loss
* Thin Tail
* Additional Resources
* Ocellated Skink Care
▼
* Introduction
* Shopping List
* Buyer’s Guide
* Enclosure Size
* Lighting & UVB
* Heating
* Humidity
* Substrate Options
* Environmental Enrichment
* Food
* Handling & Behavior
* Health Guide
▼
* Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD)
* Mites
* Obesity
* Parasites
* Prolapse
* Respiratory Infection
* Sexing
* Tail Loss
* Additional Resources
* Red-Eared Slider Care
▼
* Introduction
* Trachemys scripta Subspecies
* Shopping List
* Buyer’s Guide
* Enclosure Size
* Lighting & UVB
* Heating
* Basking Platform
* Water Management
* Environmental Enrichment
* Food
* Handling & Behavior
* Health Guide
▼
* Abscesses
* Algae Buildup
* Brumation
* Dry Docking
* Eggs
* Fungal Infection
* Hard Water Buildup
* Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD)
* Obesity
* Overgrown Beak
* Parasites
* Prolapse
* Pyramiding
* Respiratory Infection
* Salmonella
* Sexing
* Shedding
* Shell Injury
* Shell Rot
* Swollen Eyes
* Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency
* Additional Resources
* Sandfish Care
▼
* Introduction
* Sandfish Species
* Shopping List
* Enclosure Size
* Lighting, Heating & Humidity
* Substrate Options
* Environmental Enrichment
* Food
* Handling & Behavior
* Health
▼
* Brumation
* Intestinal Parasites
* Loss of Appetite
* Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD)
* Sexing
* Shedding
* Weight Loss
* Additional Resources
* Sudan Plated Lizard Care
▼
* Introduction
* Shopping List
* Enclosure Size
* Lighting & UVB
* Heating
* Humidity
* Substrate Options
* Environmental Enrichment
* Food
* Handling Tips
* Health
▼
* Lethargy
* Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD)
* Mites
* Obesity
* Parasites
* Respiratory Infection
* Sexing
* Shedding
* Tail Loss
* Additional Resources
* Tegu Care
▼
* Introduction
* Species of Tegu
* Shopping List
* Enclosure Size
* Lighting, Heating & Humidity
* Substrate Options
* Food
* Environmental Enrichment
* Handling Tips
* Free-Roaming
* Health & Diseases
▼
* Brumation
* Dehydration
* Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD)
* Obesity
* Prolapse
* Respiratory Infection
* Sexing
* Scale Rot
* Shedding
* Additional Resources
* Care Sheets
▼
* Snakes
* Lizards
* Turtles & Tortoises
* Blog
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* Recent Posts
* Blog Archive
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* Online Course: Master Herpetologist Husbandry & Captive Management
* ReptiFiles’ Favorite Stores
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