Resources

Educational resources for healthier herps

The HTI is committed to helping businesses and pet owners with amphibian and reptile care. Explore trusted care guides, biosecurity practices, and partner resources below. We update this page as new resources are developed.

Featured Partner

Emerald Tree Boas

Science-based care, written keeper to keeper

Emerald Tree Boas is a science-based educational resource for Corallus caninus (Northern) and Corallus batesii (Amazon Basin), with detailed care guides, husbandry references, and a disease section drawn from published research, all written keeper to keeper.

Care guides Husbandry references Research-based disease info

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Care Sheets

Amphibian and reptile care sheets

Excellent species-specific guides from trusted names in the hobby.

Josh's Frogs

joshsfrogs.com

Pac-Man Frogs Red-eye Tree Frogs Crested Geckos

Reptiles Magazine

reptilesmagazine.com

White's Tree Frogs

Reptifiles

reptifiles.com

Kingsnake

PetSmart

petsmart.com

Reptile Care

Biosecurity Practices

Protect your animals and the wild

Swabbing videos

Frog swabbingSan Francisco State University Salamander swabbingSan Francisco State University Frog and water (eDNA) samplesPet Advocacy Network Amphibian Trade Project

Treating chytridiomycosis

Pathogen response guidanceAmphibian Healthy Trade Project

Have an educational resource to share?

We are always growing this library. If you know of a high-quality care or biosecurity resource, we would love to hear about it.

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