Owners, lovers, and distributors of reptiles and amphibians: listen up!
Your cold-blooded friends could be in serious danger of developing a life-threatening disease if they haven’t been Healthy Trade Certified. But what does this even mean?
What is the HTI Certification Program?
The Healthy Trade Certification Program is a training and guidance program designed to ensure the safe and healthy care of animals. Our program was developed by leading scientists and industry partners to educate owners and sellers on the best practices for caring for reptiles and amphibians.
Our HTI Certification Program contains four parts:
- Online training on healthy trade practices and how to spot signs of disease.
- Follow healthy trade practices in every part of your animal care routine.
- Test any new animals for pathogens before introducing them to others.
- Isolate any animals that test positive so they can be treated and retested before rejoining the group.
By enrolling in this certification program, you’re helping us bring our dream of sustainable trade practices to life!
How Does Your Business Benefit?
There are several advantages for your organization when you enroll in the HTI Certification program:
- Secure happier customers and higher chances for repeat business.
- Higher profits because certified healthy animals are worth more on the market.
- Reduce financial losses due to illness, death, or quarantine of sick animals.
- Save on vet costs because sourcing animals from other HTI businesses means they’re already in good health.
- Priority for HTI adoptions.
- Protect the environment and support biodiversity and conservation efforts!
And for pet owners or people who want to become a pet owner, you also benefit from the program! By sourcing your reptiles and amphibians from HTI businesses, you can:
- Know that your new pet comes from a trusted source.
- Protect ecosystems and wildlife populations.
- Support businesses that care about animal health.
- Easily report any issues that may arise.
We work with pet stores, breeders, and distributors to keep animals safe before they come home with you. Because we know keeping reptiles and amphibians safe and healthy is the first step to keeping them happy!
But the certification program is just one of the many services we offer at the Healthy Trade Institute. (Keep reading!)
Are You Worried About Your Pet’s Health?
HTI is proud to offer a nationwide Herp adoption program. We know that reptiles and amphibians aren’t the right pets for everyone. And we know that sometimes, you find that out after you’ve already adopted a cold-blooded creature. While there may not have been a good option for you to return these pets before, now we can easily solve this change of heart. (With ease and zero judgement!)
Our reptile and amphibian adoption program is actively accepting animal surrenders, and we have plenty of available space. This means that if you’ve decided that your reptile or amphibian isn’t a good fit for your household, you can send them to our facilities so we can care for them and find them a home that will be the perfect match.
Through our program, there is no fee for rehoming reptiles and amphibians. And due to our partnership with Redline Shipping, you just have to pay for the overnight shipping costs (65% off regular rates), and then we take care of the rest.
We have plenty of room for any amphibians, bearded dragons, and ball pythons! Send us your pets so we can help them live their best lives!