by Gunner Vance | Sep 8, 2026 | Reptiles
A leopard gecko tank is the one piece of gear people buy twice, because the box that suits a hatchling is not the box that suits an adult six months later. Straight up: I do not keep a leopard gecko. My one reptile is a desert tortoise who walked into our yard in...
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 | 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 | Reptiles
I do not keep a bearded dragon, and the bearded dragon tank is still the thing people ask me about most. The one reptile in my house is a desert tortoise who walked into our yard here in Henderson, Nevada and decided he lived with us. Everything I learned housing him,...
by Gunner Vance | Sep 8, 2026 | Reptiles
I have kept a tortoise enclosure in my house in Henderson, Nevada, ever since a desert tortoise walked into our yard and decided he lived there. That was years ago. He is still here. This page is eleven enclosures ranked for one job: keeping a tortoise somewhere he...