We've had some success breeding our mossy leaftails. These are wonderful display lizards in a planted terrarium. We also keep a small army of Standing's day geckos. We also usually have babies available. We have kept assorted day species, including blue-tails, grandis, peacock, and yellow-headed. All of them make great lizards to keep on display, but they don't like much handling. Try a leopard or fat-tailed gecko if you want something you can interact with.

Meet Dax, the oldest of our troop of green water dragons. She has to be at least 9 years old now. Green dragons are beautiful to look at and many tolerate handling well. Most of these are imported because they are much cheaper to import than buy captive-born, so if you take one of these home, be prepared to get it in to see your herp vet for some deworming and a check up.

We also keep Australian water dragons. They're usually calmer to handle than their Asian cousins, and their coloring is markedly different. Their captive care is quite similar to the greens, although they can handle lower temperatures. Our green and Australian dragons live outdoors, and I think it's a major contributing factor in their longevity with us. I believe that reptiles live longer healthier lives if you can provide as naturalistic an environment as possible.

You can't tell in this picture the stark contrast between the black and yellow spots on this mangrove monitor. They're beautiful, bird-like monitors that are great climbers, swimmers, and will eat anything they think they can take. Some can be flighty, but calm down with some patience. We also have an assortment of corn snakes and a few Brazilian rainbow boas.

Have any questions? Feel free to email us! Like any animal lover, I'd be happy to share experiences with animals I've worked with or help out on cage advice. I can also let you know where I've gotten some of my healthiest, most colorful animals. Drop me a line!