The eastern box turtle is celebrating 30 years as the most highly honored reptile in the Great Smoky Mountains. Here's how it won that status.

Creating the ideal habitat for your pet lizard is essential to keep them healthy and thriving. Lizards come from very diverse environments, and their enclosures need to mimic their natural habitat as ...

For a good enough pet, though, some of them would abandon the herd in a heartbeat. For example, on Tuesday, July 8th, one ...

Pets have a special way of making a house feel like a home. They become familiar with every corner, watch over the place and always greet you with excitement, as if anywhere would feel right as long ...

The eastern box turtle represents holding on and surviving, sticking its neck out, which led to its status as a state symbol ...

A Carroll County man has turned his lifelong love of turtles into a sanctuary for lost or surrendered pets — as well as an ...

Generally hypoallergenic, quiet, clean and relatively undemanding, they’re popular with allergy sufferers, people living in small spaces and those with busy work schedules.

Great Dane puppies have about two minutes of being sweet and little before they grow into big (and still very sweet) house horses. Great Danes are approximately 98% leg, and it’s just about the best ...

Reptiles are becoming increasingly popular as pets, and lizards are often a top choice for beginners. While they might seem exotic or high-maintenance at first glance, several lizard species are ...

For reptile enthusiasts looking to create a vertical paradise in their terrariums, climbing lizards offer fascinating behaviors and dynamic displays that can transform an ordinary enclosure into a ...

The poster, 36-year-old passionate reptile enthusiast Walter Hansen, told Newsweek about his unusual pet and their life together.