RRK is a worldwide membership organisation that aims to promote, support and protect responsible reptile keeping.

We broadcast free digital and printed media content that advocates effective husbandry and high welfare standards.

We also seek to oppose and refute those who aim to curtail responsible keeping through their use of misinformation and bias.

Responsible Reptile Keeping helps reptiles, keepers and businesses live better.

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Where to find the best UVB lamps for reptiles

Where to find the best UVB lamps for reptiles
What is an ‘exotic’ animal?

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Crested geckos saved from extinction | with Rob Pilley from Rob's Wild Adventures

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Do reptiles make good pets?

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Ten tips to prevent reptile obesity | With Dillon Perron from Animals at Home

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WHITELISTS & POSITIVE LISTS | How government will ban reptile keeping

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Exposed | The truth behind the 75% reptile mortality myth

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Real-life stories

Banning reptiles doesn't work | Norway case study

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Working with the misunderstood

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Positive lists and whitelists: they want to ban your pets

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What reptiles mean to me | Part 2

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What reptiles mean to me | Part 1

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How Spanish CITES officials abused their power to push an animal-rights agenda

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How old is your reptile?

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Can you catch salmonella from reptiles?

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What's the most important part of getting a new reptile?

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Reptile whitelists haven't worked in Norway

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Reptile keepers are under attack!

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Slimy, Horrible Creatures | A documentary about reptile laws

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Ball pythons banned – worse to come

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Podcasts

Are turtles invasive in the UK? Probably not.

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Is your reptile obese?

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The truth about reptile rescue-and-rehoming centres Part 1

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The truth about reptile rescue-and-rehoming centres Part 2

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Articles

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Success in Sweden – how to fight a reptile ban and win!

What would you do if feeding insects became illegal? Or you were forced to increase your animal’s enclosure size by over 1000%? This almost happened in Sweden last week.

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The last reptile keepers Positive lists don't work

Will your children be allowed to keep reptiles? Animal rights campaigners claim positive lists are the best way to address many different issues. So what is a positive list?

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Bad science and shady politics

Documents acquired by Dutch animal specialists reveal the Dutch Government ignored experts and manipulated science to push its positive list for pets. Animal welfare group Stichting Animalia exposes the political agenda disguised behind this woeful policy.