Discount Reptile Supplies

Choosing the proper items out of all the reptile pet supplies available online is the key to proper husbandry of your herp. These are terms you will hear a lot in the reptile world. Husbandry is the proper care of your reptile as herp is a term meaning herpetology which is the study of reptiles.

This site is dedicated to attracting the best deals in discount reptile supplies such as lizard products, lizard supply, reptile foods, pet snake supplies, and other great discount pet supplies from known companies like LLL Reptile Supply, Reptile Depot and many other great companies. Our focus of course will be on sale products and discount pet supplies, specifically discount reptile supplies where you can find great links to companies to buy reptile supplies at great savings. So please check back frequently to see the companies we are attracting as supporters for all your discount reptile supplies and other discount pet supplies.

When looking for discount pet supplies such as discount reptile supplies your best thing is to comparison shop. You will find the price of some reptile pet supplies will not be that different from online store to store but some items will have major prices differences for many of your very common discount reptile supplies that you will purchase very regularly throughout the year. Keep in mind locally purchased pet reptile supplies like live food is better than shipping it long distances when especially if you look at crickets or mice. Fruit Flies, Mealworms, Superworms and many others with the exception of wax worms do very well shipping all over the country and then some.

Before you ever buy a pet reptile or any supplies even if they are discount reptile supplies that you got a great deal on, you need to read care sheets and plan out you future pet’s home. You will need to purchase a home such as screen reptile cages for chameleons, cheap reptile cages like small aquariums for dart frogs to custom reptile cages for large or demanding reptiles. Then you will also need reptile cage supplies like a uva uvb light, reptile heat lamp, possibly reptile cage carpet. You need to group your supplies list such as lizard products as lizard pet supplies can be a great deal different to snake supplies or even turtle supplies. Most discount reptile supply companies know what you need if you tell them you need bearded dragon supplies but reptile supplies can range widely based on your chosen pet.

I personally like to spend a little more and get Exo Terra Terrariums as they make great all around cages for many different types of reptiles based on your pet reptile’s needs. Exo Terra reptile caves are very nice for most geckos, frogs and other small reptile pets. Zoo Med repti fogger can help keep humidity levels up if you are housing dart frogs while the zoo med porcelain heat lamp with a nice heal lamp bulb is excellent for the warmer environments for lizards like Uromastyx.

Keep in mind many of your discount reptile supplies you need may also be available at your local hardware store, so are much cheaper while others might actually be more expensive. Lamp clamps are usually a bit cheaper and halogen fixtures are a lot less too but you should still buy your UVA / UVB bulbs with the rest of your supplies online to make sure you get the right type of bulbs for your pet reptile. A Good surge protector to protect your lights is a great idea but that is a local hardware item while discount reptile supplies should include things like herptivite and other specialty items.

If you are looking to raise a Bearded Dragon or a Uromastyx remember buying rocks at your local hardware store is cheaper but you may need to wash the rocks with a little water and small amount of bleach and then bake them for about 20 to 30 minutes at about 350 F to help sterilize them as it is better to error on safety then to take a chance that the rocks had been washed or treated with chemicals to enhance their colors or simply staining them. So save some money when buying your discount reptile supplies online but also play it safe.

Good Luck with your pet and remember people are learning new things about reptiles, even those that have been in the pet industry for decades. Snakes, lizards and frogs are a great deal smarter than most people realize.