The Reptile Series provides information on a variety of herpetological species and how to take care of them: the right kind of housing, temperature, food, lights, and veterinarian. Turtles, snakes, iguanas, lizards, and geckos all have different needs from anything that was born wearing fur. Keeping a reptile happy and healthy isn't difficult, but it helps to have a resource you can trust. Melissa Kaplan, author of Iguanas for Dummies, wrote the Reptile Series for Veterinary Partner.

 Feeding Reptiles
 Reptile Basics
 Reptile Species
 Reptile Enclosures
 Iguana Care, Feeding, and Socialization

Releasing Captive Reptiles and Amphibians
It is illegal to release non-native wildlife into any area. It is illegal to release native wildlife without a permit. Releasing long-term captives outside their normal range, even if it is in similar habitat, may also prove fatal as many of them fail to learn to feed, hide and generally survive.

Iguana Skin Color
Color changes and variations in green iguanas can be confusing. Sometimes it's just the color the iguana is meant to be, sometimes it means the iguana is stressed or sick.

Salamanders and Newts
Salamanders, newts and caecilians (a legless, salamander-type animal) all belong in the order Amphibia along with frogs and toads. Amphibians should be handled as little as possible as the secretions from our skin are harmful to them.

Cockroaches
People really do keep cockroaches, and not just free-roaming around their kitchens. Because roaches reproduce like, well, cockroaches, particular care must be taken to avoid accidental breeding between males and females.