Supplies & Equipment

We currently do not sell supplies and equipment. The long term health of your pet reptile will be dictated by the quality of care and husbandry that you give it. We are always available to talk to you about your reptile and let us help you make the best choice for your reptile.

We are always happy to recommend good products and customer service driven companies. The Bean Farm in Washington is one I highly recommend The Bean Farm.

Heating Devices

Pro Product Radiant Heat Panels: There is no doubt that this is the finest heating product on the market; period. We use them almost exclusively to heat our various exhibits. Whether it’s a leopard gecko, panther chameleon, tortoise or Burmese python, there’s a heat panel appropriate for your reptile. These panels are mounted on the inside roof of the cage and they will not burn your pet on contact. Radiant heat is by far the best method. These panels can be hooked up to a quality thermostat. We recommend Spyder Robotics thermostats.

Lighting

Zoo Med’s iguana lights are perhaps the best fluorescent UV lights on the market. We use them for just about all of our animals. Although we are still understanding UV needs of snakes, and, we also know that many thrive without any special lighting, we have noticed subtle benefits from using them with our snakes (and they are a must with diurnal herps such as certain types of lizards turtles and tortoises, crocodilians, etc.). There is still a lot we need to learn and some folks have kept many diurnal, sun loving herps long term (including successful breeding) without any special lighting. Obviously, factors such as exposure to natural sunlight, vitamin/mineral supplementation, diet and others will dictate what level of success you will have.

Power Sun Halogen Lamps: This heat lamp doubles as a quality UV source. They are ideal for heating/lighting large enclosures. We use these for our monitors, rhino iguanas, tegus and turtles and tortoises. These bulbs come in 100watt and 160 watt sizes. There are many good brands out there but for the most part, we prefer Zoo Med’s Power Sun bulbs.

Thermostats

We recommend connecting all heating devices to a quality thermostat. This will ensure that your enclosure will not overheat, or, become too cold. Don’t guess on temperatures! There are many thermostats on the market and we’ve tried ‘em all but right now, we are very happy with Spyder Robotics and we know that you’ll like them too.

Temperature Guns

In addition to a quality thermostat, we also recommend using a quality temperature gun to monitor basking sites, cool zones, etc. Raytek is the best on the market and we’ve been using them for years. One model is over 20 years old and still going strong! Pay a little more and get something that will outlast everything else. ProExotics also sells a real nice, and, very economical, temperature reading device that we highly recommend. You can purchase those directly from them.

Feeder Animals

For mice, rats, rabbits, quail and chicken, we recommend using RodentPro.com they are by far and away the best we have ever seen. For insects, we recommend using Timberline.

Reptile Handling & Capture Equipment

We have tried a number of products from a number of manufacturers. You can’t go wrong with any product offered by Tongs.com (Midwest Suppliers). They sell various snake hooks, tongs, hemostats, gloves, etc. We use their products almost exclusively.

Reptile Supplies & Equipment

As I said before, if you are looking for one stop shopping, we recommend checking out The Bean Farm (TheBeanFarm.com) . They sell just about everything you can possibly imagine to keep your herp in tip, top shape. We use them almost exclusively for all of our needs: vitamins/minerals, cage furnishings, lights, and much more.