Just another snake blog.

this is a pretty us-centric list. I hope to get more resources for people outside of the US. 

US

Mulberry Farms - I use this for most of my bugs. I have no complaints. c: Wide variety of feeders.

Linda’s Gone Buggie - this is a MUCH smaller company, so mistakes with orders are somewhat common (like maybe 5% of the orders I’ve gotten have had some problem like feeders I’ve ordered not being included), but problems are quickly and generously corrected. Very good prices and a wide variety of feeders.

Dubi Deli - focuses on dubia roaches. Good prices, but feeders often arrive very thin and dehydrated. Ships out extremely fast though! If you need bugs in a hurry, try this place.

WestCoastRoaches - When I need to buy more roaches, this is where I go. Good prices and weekly deals. Also ships out VERY fast. (EDIT: so I live in the same state, and it’s come to my attention that people who live further away have reported more negative experiences with WCR)

Lady Silkworm - Focuses on silkworms! As a rule, silks are very sensitive to fungal and bacterial infections. These are probably the hardiest silks I’ve seen.

Kimbrell’s Coldblood - Another dubia-centric place, but also sells discoid. I’ve never bought from this place. 

Rhactastic Rhacs - Yet ANOTHER dubia-centric seller! Best prices I’ve seen on breeding packages of dubia. I’ve never bought from them. 

Florida Silkworms - Silkworms only and only in LARGE amounts (500 or more). Also dubia. Never bought from them.

Great Lakes Hornworm - Hornworm centric, but also sells super, meal, and crickets. Never bought from them.

Rainbow Mealworms - Despite the name, they sell a wide variety of feeders. I’ve never heard a complaint about them, although I’ve never personally bought from them. 

Phoenix Worms - sells phoenix worms (aka reptiworms/calciworms). My reptiles aren’t a fan of these critters, so I’ve never bought from here.

Reptiworms - See above. I HAVE bought from here, though. Prices are lower than Phoenix Worms.

Timberline Live Food - most of the stuff you see in pet stores is produced by Timberline. I’ve never bought direct from the company. 

Roach Crossing - TONS of different species of roaches here, including some very unusual ones. You want pet roaches? Check this place out. Also clean-up crews for bioactive set-ups. Never bought from them, but probably will some day. 

Fluker’s Cricket Farm - Notable because they sell hissing cockroaches. Also carries the most common feeders: crickets, mealworms, etc. Never ordered, but haven’t heard any complaints either.

Kritters For Christ - Never used.  They have good prices on dubia, but they will include a pamphlet on Christianity with every order. 

UK

The Live Food Warehouse - Looks like they have a pretty wide variety. Offers springtails for those who want to set up a bioactive substrate.

Silkworm Store - Pretty wide variety here too! Plus silkworms! 

Rick’s Livefood - Sells a pretty wide variety, including stuff for bioactive set-ups.

Virginia Cheeseman: Entomological Supplier - Sells mostly pet bugs, but also supplies a few types of feeders.  Doesn’t mention on site what species of cockroach she sells, though.

DartFrog - Sells a VERY large variety of feeders, including a few different types of cultures.  Seems primarily focused on feeding small amphibians, especially dart frogs, but any animal who requires very small feeders can benefit.

CANADA

RECORP INC. - Nice wide variety of feeders!

The Worm Lady - Mostly worm-centric. Also sells rodents, both f/t and live.

Super Cricket - Warning for VERY obnoxious graphics and flashing. 

AUSTRALIA

Live Foods Unlimited - looks like it has a nice selection of supplies, but a pretty limited amount of feeders. Sells crickets, giant mealworms,  and wood cockroaches. (Queensland)

Sunstate Crickets - Crickets, mealworms, wood roaches (aka lobster roaches), and SNAILS. Very important for BTS owners. c: (Queensland)

Martyn’s Mealworms - Live and dried mealworms.  Also snails! (Victoria)

The Reptile Doctor Shop - Silkworms.  Also sells supplements and books, including the highly recommended Complete Chondro. (Victoria)

The ARCade (Amphibian Research Centre)- I find their website kinda hard to navigate.  That’s their main site, but their store is here. They sell a pretty wide variety, including crickets, blowflies+houseflies, calci gents and regular gents (housefly maggot), mealworms, and cockroaches. All the profits go to frog research! c:

The Essential Ingredient - this isn’t a reptile food store, strictly speaking, but it does sell snails.  Since those can be hard to find, I thought it best to include it.  They’re sold in brine, so they take a bit of extra work to make them reptile-safe: soak them in water for two days, making sure to change the water frequently.

New Zealand

Insect Direct - Just live crickets. 

One of my favorite things: When snakes are locked up with their heads together and cuddling.

They’re so cute it’s unbelievable. :’’)

But we got our second from AP, and they have amazing customer service but it may have been on our part that it wasn’t put together well? I wasn’t the one that put it together but to my knowledge it was a pain and there were missing parts with it when we got it? I’m not sure.

hey guys! so I’m buying a proper animal plastics T8 cage for my little (lol its funny because hes not little) mugen baby and was wondering what features I should be adding? I’m adding the flexwatt belly heat as well as swinging door locks. Should I add any supplemental lighting for UVB? I’m just very confused and want the best possible permanent cage for my baby and I want to know what everyone thinks.

IS ANIMAL PLASTICS EVEN A GOOD PLACE I WANT A NICE CAGE FINALLY I HAVE MONEY LOOK AT ME GO 

@herps-and-derps @kaijutegu @snoots-and-boops @reptiliaherps @xxxkyrareaperxxx @one-geck-to-rule-us-all @lizards-life-love @fattynoodles @liberlation

Snake for Sale: Male Anery Kenya Sand Boa -> $80

When you come to us in a panic about your reptile acting unusually or having been hurt, there is only so much we can do, even if the blogger you’re asking is a vet. This is the internet, and no ammount of pictures you supply or descriptions you use will be as good as a qualified herp vet who can hands-on examine your pet. 

If what is going on is worrying enough for you to ask if something is wrong and you can’t find out through a google search, you should be taking that animal to a vet and not relying on the individuals on here to fix the problem. ESPECIALLY do not blame them when things take a turn for the worst and your animal dies, because you didn’t take it to a vet.

And if the reason you’re asking online rather than taking your pet to a vet is because you don’t think the animal is worth the money of a vet visit, you should not have that animal.

But if it’s just unusual, yeah, absolutely ask first - there are some things in herpetoculture that don’t come up on care sheets (sperm plugs?) and if there’s no visual sign of trauma to the animal, you usually have enough time to ask someone who may know better for advice. You may still end up at the vet - or you may need a husbandry correction, and the vet is usually going to do sweet-fuck-all for that problem, unless they’re one of the very rare exotics vets who is a herpetoculturist and isn’t reading anapsid.org.

I know that it would have to be overnight international shipping, which I can tell you will cost a lot. But I don’t know the specifics.

I recommend everyone shipping wildlife internationally to use a reputable broker. 

The process can be VERY complicated and brokers will assist with US & foreign import regulations (not just USFWS, also USDA, customs, etc). They do import/exports for a living… but even still you will want to look into it yourself since brokers do sometimes mess up.

Also, your critters will need to go through a designated port, they can’t just fly out of anywhere (and probably need to arrive at a designated port too).

Of note:

ALL pythons (Pythonidae), ALL boas (Boidae), ALL monitor lizards (Varanidae), ALL tortoises (Testudinidae), Uromastyx, Iguanas and most Chameleons are CITES listed and will need CITES permits… (this is NOT a complete list, just a list of common animals that people don’t think would need special permits).

OTHER species have additional regulations on the US & EU side.

Also, if you have CITES species MAKE SURE YOUR PERMIT IS VALIDATED BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE COUNTRY!!!!!!!!!!!!! (this is probably the biggest headache for everyone involved since it makes your animal illegal and it will (should) be seized once it lands in the foreign country).