It has been around 10 months since I was last at The Reptile Academy, so it is good to be back! A lot has changed since I was last here and there are plenty of new residents for me to meet. Here are just a few of them. We have had three new chameleons make themselves at home. Two of these are Macho and Pembe, Jackson’s chameleons. They are mainly arboreal, meaning they spend most of their time in trees, so you will normally find them sitting or climbing on branches in their enclosures. Male...

Controversially, there have been discussions in Europe about the use of positive lists for animals kept as pets. This could potentially affect many different animals that are commonly kept in captivity, including exotic animals. But what actually is a positive list? A positive list is basically a list of animal species that are considered suitable to be kept as pets. Instead of creating a list of animals that people are not allowed to keep, a positive list works the other way around. Species...