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.
Short videos
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Where to find the best UVB lamps for reptiles
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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
Watch in your language
Kommer snart
Real-life stories
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Spreading knowledge
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A positive life
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Our community
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Fascination
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Ignorance, misinformation and pseudoscience
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Passion with purpose
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Curiosity and wonder
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What reptiles mean to me | Part 7
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What reptiles mean to me | Part 6
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They tried to ban our pets. We fought back!
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What reptiles mean to me | Part 5
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Banning reptiles doesn't work | Norway case study
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What reptiles mean to me | Part 4
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Working with the misunderstood
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What reptiles mean to me | Part 3
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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
Podcasts
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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
Articles
The cottonmouth challenge: Let’s go herpin’ USA
For Tony Wigley, there’s no such thing as a non-herping holiday. Every business trip, holiday and getaway break will inevitably include some time spent in the local undergrowth or visiting a zoo or private collection. A springtime wedding in North Carolina offered the perfect opportunity to look for one of the most elusive snakes on his ‘most wanted’ list – the venomous cottonmouth.
No matter where we live or what species we keep, responsible animal keepers around the world are facing the same uphill battle.
Whether it’s reptiles, fish, birds, inverts or mammals, our passion for animals connects us all. And while we may not agree on everything, we need to unite behind a single, global mission to preserve our right to keep our animals responsibly.
Myth buster: Reptile Salmonella
Of course, it is possible to catch salmonella from your pet reptiles, or indeed from many other commonly kept pets. But how significant is the risk, and what can keepers do to manage and prevent infection?
First discovered in the late 1990s, chytrid fungus infections caused the extinction of almost 100 amphibian species. Now there’s a new version of chytrid doing the rounds and it’s already causing worrying amphibian population declines. Here’s what you need to know and what you can do to help.
Magazine
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The Keeper
ISSUE 1
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The Keeper
ISSUE 2
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The Keeper
ISSUE 3 | COMING SOON
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