by Gunner Vance | Sep 8, 2026 | Reptiles
I do not keep a snake. A snake enclosure is still the piece of reptile gear I get asked about most, and my desert tortoise is the one reptile living in my house, so I came at this the way I come at anything I have not owned personally. I spent a full day on it. Every...
by Gunner Vance | Sep 8, 2026 | Goats
I do not keep goats. I want that said in the first line, because an electric fence for goats is one of the few things people buy where being wrong costs them an animal. What I do have is a mechanic’s eye and a research day. I spent years in a custom off-road...
by Gunner Vance | Sep 8, 2026 | Rabbits
I have bought a lot of housing for our rescue rabbits, and most of it let me down. An indoor rabbit cage lives in your house, gets used every hour of every day, and takes more abuse than anything else you buy for a rabbit. Cages and pens, over the years, one after...
by Gunner Vance | Sep 8, 2026 | Reptiles
Picking a UVB light for bearded dragon keepers is the one decision in the whole setup that nobody agrees on. Tube or bulb, T5 or compact, 12 inch or 22, and every forum thread contradicts the last one. I should say this straight away: I do not keep a bearded dragon. I...
by Gunner Vance | Sep 8, 2026 | Backyard Chickens
A chicken coop for 10 chickens is the hardest size in this whole category to buy, because ten birds is where the cheap flat-pack coops quit. Straight up, so you know what you are reading: I do not keep chickens. I have kept a giant English Mastiff, a crew of barn...