Responsible Reptile Keeping

03/01/2026

Rehoming isn't always a rescue situation. In fact, data shows quite the opposite. And branding every rehoming event as a rescue crisis paints an unfairly dim picture of the rehoming sector.

As mentioned in the video, rehoming is often the most responsible thing a keeper can do. It is a small but inevitable part of pet keeping, and it's good to see pet keepers doing the right thing.

Thanks to Chris Newman for bringing this video to our attention.

01/01/2026

Important message from Dendrobatidae Nederland.

Great to see private keepers and organisations taking the lead to address these issues.

🐸BELANGRIJK BERICHT!🐸

De laatste jaren is de aandacht rond chytridiomycose (chytrid in het kort) behoorlijk verslapt onder hobbyisten. Ook wij van DN hoorden eigenlijk nooit meer iets over besmettingen en sterfte door deze schimmelinfectie. Dat betekende helaas niet dat de schimmel uit de hobby verdwenen was. Het betekende slechts dat er niet of amper getest en behandeld werd terwijl er wel hobbyisten kampten met massale sterfte.

Recent zijn er helaas toch in korte tijd weer enkele besmettingen geconstateerd. Plaats dus altijd nieuw verkregen dieren in quarantaine. Bij besmetting stel je ook altijd de hobbyist of winkel op de hoogte waar de dieren vandaan zijn gekomen, zodat ook daar de ziekte kan worden aangepakt.

Al jaren bieden wij als vereniging gratis swabsetjes (zie foto) aan met bijbehorende swabprotocol. Deze zijn vanaf heden ook gratis verkrijgbaar in onze webshop, zodat je niet afhankelijk bent van onze Kikkerdagen of een verzoek aan het bestuur hoeft te zenden.

Het daadwerkelijke onderzoek naar chytrid zitten nog wel kosten aan vast. Lees daarover meer in het swabprotocol via onderstaande link🦠🧬🔬

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01/01/2026

Marshmallow The Python starting the year in styleeee! 🥂🧡

Hello 2026 🌟
Hello Day 🐍

01/01/2026

Happy Day, Relic Exotics! 📸🧡

Happy new year folks, this year I'm bringing the bullsnake of protection. So if you bring bad energy and I hiss at you, you know why 🤣

Happy 1st of the 1st.

01/01/2026

It’s a new year – and it's day. So show us yours!

Sweeping away those January blues are Nathan James Clift and Chester, with beautiful Ahri, their boa imperator 🇬🇧.

On the 1st of each month, we fill social media with reptile selfies to show the world how much our animals mean to us. We are pushing back against campaigners who want to prevent us from posting selfies with our animals.

📸 Get involved! Post a selfie with your animals on your page, tag RRK and add !

🎁 Each month, we’ll pick our favourite and the winner receives a cool mug, powered by Pangea Reptile. They'll also be the stars of next month’s video!

Join in for your chance to be the face of RRK's monthly !

28/12/2025

Why is obesity more common in some species than others?

We speak to specialist reptile vet Tariq Abou-Zahr about his experience with overweight reptiles and discuss what can be done to address the issues.

For more information and advice about reptile obesity, check out our full-length podcast with Tariq: https://fb.watch/kT909lWIk3/

22/12/2025

An update on the Scottish SPCA positive list situation.

Thanks Cold Blooded Outcasts.

21/12/2025

Why do pet-keeping bans fail?

Dr Martin Singheiser of Bundesverband für fachgerechten Natur-, Tier- und Artenschutz e.V. breaks down why positive lists keep failing across Europe and beyond. He explains how these restrictive pet-keeping bans ignore the evidence and risk harming animals and the people who care for them.

We explore what’s gone wrong in countries that have already tried positive lists, why enforcement gaps make them ineffective, and how these laws can actually undermine conservation, welfare and public safety.

Dr Singheiser also outlines practical, evidence-based alternatives from targeted regulation to better education that genuinely improve welfare and tackle risks without punishing responsible keepers.

🌍 Available in 11 languages on RRK's website and YouTube channels. Links in bio.

📣 Make your voice heard – sign our petition against positive lists:
https://responsiblereptilekeeping.org/positive-list-petition

19/12/2025

Reptile obesity is becoming an increasingly common issue. Dillon Perron from Animals at Home podcast, gives us his top ten tips to prevent obesity and offers advice on how to address the problem if your reptile is becoming overweight.

For more information and advice about reptile obesity, check out our full-length podcast with Dr Tariq Abou-Zahr: https://fb.watch/mbJxVXL_cm/

17/12/2025

The vast majority of reptile keepers love their animals and provide excellent care, but you wouldn’t know it from the way anti-pet keeping campaigners talk. They exaggerate, sensationalise and use disinformation to paint responsible keepers as villains. It’s a deliberate tactic, and it’s time to call it out.

Animal rights campaigners use ideological agendas dressed up as legitimate welfare concerns to shape pet-keeping legislation. They fill mainstream media with sensationalist headlines, and they intimidate businesses using carefully targeted operations.

It is time we pushed back.
We have the evidence, we just need you to ensure it's heard.

Share our content.
Respectfully push back when you see BS being touted as truth.
Become an RRK member.

Together we can make a difference.