The Turtle Blog

Our New Property

admin — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:27:06 +0000

We finally got our new property and have started the move. It’s going to be a long haul to get all of the animals moved over and set up. We hope to be able to have everything 100% up and running and customer-friendly by early fall. A picture post is soon to follow so keep your eyes peeled

You Tell Us!

admin — Tue, 18 May 2010 22:37:47 +0000

It’s the time of year we all wait for…Spring! Why do we wait for it? Babies are hatching! What we want to know is what would you like to see us selling? What would you like us to blog about? We are in this business for you, the buyer & the one trying to learn as much as they can about their pet(s). So we need you to tell us what we should be doing to better assist you! Leave your comments here on the blog or email us at: info@martinsworldexotics.com

Repticon Orlando

admin — Mon, 17 May 2010 00:48:31 +0000

This coming weekend is one of Florida’s best shows – Repticon Orlando! Come see us there…

Central FL Fairgrounds
4603 W. Colonial Drive
Orlando, FL 32808

Admission for Adults is $10, Children 5-12 is $5, 4 and Under are FREE!

For more info, visit: http://www.repticon.com/orlando.html

Attention all Tampa & USF folks!

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:23:47 +0000

Repticon is finally returning to the USF Sundome this weekend, February 13th & 14th. We will be there waiting to meet you!

For more information, please go to: http://www.repticon.com/tampa.html

Happy New Year!

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:36:20 +0000

Hey everyone! We just wanted to wish all of our readers and customers a very happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year! We hope you all had a safe and joyful holiday season.

The 2010 show lineup begins with Orlando Repticon on January 16th and 17th. Then, without missing a beat we have Tampa Repticon at the USF Sundome on February 13th and 14th, only to be followed by Tampa Reptile Mania at the Florida State Fairground on March 6th and 7th. It’s going to be a busy year right from the start!!! As always, we hope to see some of you out there!

Mata Mata on Conan O’Brien

admin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:29:11 +0000

For those that missed this the other night, Conan had Nigel Marven on his show and this is what ensued:

Orlando Repticon- THIS WEEKEND!

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:24:39 +0000

The show is finally upon us. Come check us out this weekend. We are going to have quite the variety of animals at this one, incluing 8 baby Black Throat Monitors! We hope to see you there!!!

Orlando Repticon…2 weeks away!

admin — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:11:03 +0000

Hey everyone! Just wanted to remind all of you in FL that October 24-25 is the next Repticon show. It’s going to be at the Central Florida Fairgrounds, 4603 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32808. Adult admission is $8, children 4-12 are $5, and kids under 4 are FREE! You can also get VIP admission which lets you in the door an hour before other shoppers so you can get first dibs. For more information, go to: http://www.repticon.com/orlando.html . As always, we hope to see you there! )

How do I keep my monitor lizard tame?

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:35:15 +0000

Having a 5 foot monitor hanging on my shoulder at the shows leads to my being asked this, at minimum, 20 times a day. After dealing with various lizards (small and large) and snakes, we have found that the key to keeping them tame is by avoiding feeding live food. Feeding your reptile a live, moving target triggers an aggressive response used to protect themselves or capture their meal. This is why they try to bite when you go to take them out of their enclosure. To them, they just see a moving target….like their attacker or prey.

Your alternative to live prey is frozen/thawed food. You can easily purchase frozen rats, mice, chicks, bunnies, etc., online, at your local reptile shows, and even at some pet shops.

Of course, feeding frozen/thawed does not solve it all. The 2nd part is handling your animal daily (or as close to it as possible). I always recommend to people that they can do this when they watch a 30 minute TV show. It’s easy to fit in 30 minutes every day of handling and it will certainly pay off!

Granted, there are some animals that just have a wild nature about them and I tell people it’s just like some humans…no matter what you do, some are just plain ornery )

Hello out there!!!

admin — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:37:03 +0000

It has been way too long since our last update, however it’s been for good reason! We have found a new farm with much more room for the animals. It’s going to take us a good while to get it how we want it but we hope that it will eventually be visitor-friendly. The next couple months will be taken up by construction of new pens, paddocks, and ponds; moving the animals; and then getting the animals accommodated to their new habitats. We have to try to get all of this done before we find ourselves in the middle of the winter months. It has already started cooling off at night down here so it’s imperative that we put our full focus on the move. Unfortunately, that means we may not be blogging a ton but have no fear, we will be back with pictures of the entire endeavor Hope all is well with everyone and their pets!!!