Resources for Aussie owners

[Spider8ait1994]

Hi everyone. Figured I’d make this post to share some resources I’ve come across that are great sources of food, supplies and healthcare for us aussie owners.
I am based in the Hunter region of NSW so some of these will be more for people in this area.

Reptile Realm (reptilerealm.com.au) - great little online store that offers primarily live feeder insects but also sells home-grow seed packs for reptiles that are all dragon safe greens and they also sell some other items like food bowls.
They offer smaller sized insect packs but you can also buy bulk insect packs with is great if you have a LOT of reptiles to feed. One of the only places I’ve found that actually sells live BSFL.
I’ve bought both like BSLF, seed packs and food bowls from this place and can confirm that they package products well, are reasonably priced and the packages arrive in a timely manner.

Sugarloaf Animal Hospital (sugarloafanimalhospital.com.au) - located in West Wallsend. This is who I go to with my two rescue dragons and I’ve found they do a great thorough job with both general checkups as well as more specific issues, imaging and procedures. Their reptile specialists really seem to know their stuff and I can highly reccomend Dr Kathy, Dr Brett and Dr Daisy. As with all ‘exotics’ it can be a little pricey but their thoroughness and expertise are well worth it.

Jonaths Animal Kingdom (www.jonathsanimalkingdom.com.au) - Located in Beresfield this is a family owned and run pet supplies store. I find they have a much better range of reptile supplies (specifically lighting) than a lot of bigger pet stores like Petbarn. Definitely worth checking out if you’re looking for a decent product range.

Kellyville Pets (www.kellyvillepets.com.au) - I buy from this place online on occassion and find the products are well packaged and ship pretty quick. Again they seem to have a larger range of reptile products than Petbarn does. I’ve specifically bought lighting and a water fountain from them before and haven’t had any issues with anything.

That’s all I have for now but I do plan to update this list whenever I come across any other places worth a mention.

 

[fluffyseanut]

There's also petwave.com.au based in Sydney. Their deliveries are fast and well packaged, and they have a wide variety of stuff. Same goes for Pet City - online orders also available there, with free delivery in QLD - based in Mt Gravatt, Brisbane. I got my Oswald from there.

 

[Spider8ait1994]

Adding another specialist vet on here:
SASH in North Ryde NSW ( Vet Oncologist - Animal Cancer Treatment - SASH Vets )
My eldest rescue has just been diagnosed with Chromatophoroma and has been referred to here for treatment and in looking into SASH I’ve found that they’re considered to be THE best veterinary oncology clinic in the country.
Hoping nobody needs this service but in the unfortunate case they do it seems this is the best bet for treatment. As of august 2023 pricing wise they’ve estimated an initial consult fee of $169 and a estimate for a CT + surgical proceedure to excise the tumor at between $1600 - $3500 so yes pricey but not as bad as I was expecting.

 

[kingofnobbys]

https://www.amazon.com.au/Worm-Dish-Mealworms-Chameleon-Anti-Escape/

are perfect for mealworms and BSFL and BlowFly maggots (provided the dish is clean and DRY and the worms are dry, even little hoodeenies like BSFL cant crawl out.

 

[kingofnobbys]

Reposted as helpful

 

[kingofnobbys]

Reposted as also a very good guide

Full Sun Baskers - Arcadia Reptile

Full Sun Baskers The Arcadia Reptile Interactive UV Index Guide Our recommended guide for your species. ‘It is vital that we provide our pets with an accurate provision of replicated solar energy that includes the correct UV Index, the correct quantity and spectrum of visible light and quantity...

www.arcadiareptile.com

 

[kingofnobbys]

Also a very handy UV lighting guide , some scientific studies to help choose the right UV source and set up for your dragon, skink, frog, snake, monitor or gecko.
UV Guide UK - Ultraviolet Light for Reptiles - UVB reptile lighting on test

 

[kingofnobbys]

I'm also in lower Hunter Valley (NE Lake Macquarie) bulk bug suppliers I have been using for last several years are

Livefoods Unlimited - Suppliers of Quality Live Insects

Welcome to Livefoods Unlimited - Suppliers of Quality Live Insects for your Reptiles, Birds, Fish and Spiders - Pomona, QLD, 4568 Australia - 0400464505 - [email protected] -

www.livefoods.com.au

Live Crickets, Fast shipping Australia wide

Live Crickets. Food for bearded dragons and other reptiles and birds. We supply mealworms, silkworms, superworms, black soldier fly larvae, woodies, crickets and frozen food.

biosupplies.net.au

https://www.kellyvillepets.com.au/collections/bearded-dragons

Insects Archives - frogs.com.au

can also source silkworm eggs , and silkworms (sml to large) on GumTree
can also source fresh mulberry leaves in bulk on Ebay and GumTree ( they can be kept in the crisper in an open bag for several weeks before they spoil , never use mouldy leaves ---- the mould will murder your silkworms quickly.
Can often have the freshly picked mulberry leaves sent to your home by registered mail, will cost more then leaves even when buying 100 to 200 leaves in a batch (large silkworms will polish of leaves by the dozen per day) , the registered mail will be more costly than the leaves.
Mulberry leaves can be blanched, then snap chilled in icewater and frozen (once patted dry) to provide an offseason food source for you silkworms. A cheaper option than Silkworm Chow (sold in powder form).

 

[kingofnobbys]

Good guide if using compacts or T8 or T5 fluoros in reflector hoods.

 

[kingofnobbys]

Hi everyone. Figured I’d make this post to share some resources I’ve come across that are great sources of food, supplies and healthcare for us aussie owners.
I am based in the Hunter region of NSW so some of these will be more for people in this area.

Reptile Realm (reptilerealm.com.au) - great little online store that offers primarily live feeder insects but also sells home-grow seed packs for reptiles that are all dragon safe greens and they also sell some other items like food bowls.
They offer smaller sized insect packs but you can also buy bulk insect packs with is great if you have a LOT of reptiles to feed. One of the only places I’ve found that actually sells live BSFL.
I’ve bought both like BSLF, seed packs and food bowls from this place and can confirm that they package products well, are reasonably priced and the packages arrive in a timely manner.

Sugarloaf Animal Hospital (sugarloafanimalhospital.com.au) - located in West Wallsend. This is who I go to with my two rescue dragons and I’ve found they do a great thorough job with both general checkups as well as more specific issues, imaging and procedures. Their reptile specialists really seem to know their stuff and I can highly reccomend Dr Kathy, Dr Brett and Dr Daisy. As with all ‘exotics’ it can be a little pricey but their thoroughness and expertise are well worth it.

Jonaths Animal Kingdom (www.jonathsanimalkingdom.com.au) - Located in Beresfield this is a family owned and run pet supplies store. I find they have a much better range of reptile supplies (specifically lighting) than a lot of bigger pet stores like Petbarn. Definitely worth checking out if you’re looking for a decent product range.

Kellyville Pets (www.kellyvillepets.com.au) - I buy from this place online on occassion and find the products are well packaged and ship pretty quick. Again they seem to have a larger range of reptile products than Petbarn does. I’ve specifically bought lighting and a water fountain from them before and haven’t had any issues with anything.

That’s all I have for now but I do plan to update this list whenever I come across any other places worth a mention.

Diamond Reptile Supplies: | Warners Bay NSW is based in Warners Bay.

unit 3D/321 hillsborough rd, Warners Bay, NSW, Australia, New South Wales

+61 2 4089 5209

[email protected]

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[Spider8ait1994]

I’m currently working on an informative guide to bearded dragons as pets that I intend as an introductory guide for those considering getting a dragon and have no prior experience or even those who have some experience but may need some more info.
I’m in contact with my reptile vet about this and they’re assisting with reviewing the content and giving pointers on things they’d reccomend adding or revising.
Once they’ve deemed it’s good to go I plan on looking into getting it published and distributed initially to vets but potentially also pet stores.
In my experience vets usually only have single sheets of information on individual topics if anything at all to give out when it comes to bearded dragons and I personally haven’t come across any guides for bearded dragons or even reptiles in general at pet stores in my area so I felt having a resource like what I’m working on would be beneficial for all involved.

 

[xp29]

I’m currently working on an informative guide to bearded dragons as pets that I intend as an introductory guide for those considering getting a dragon and have no prior experience or even those who have some experience but may need some more info.
I’m in contact with my reptile vet about this and they’re assisting with reviewing the content and giving pointers on things they’d reccomend adding or revising.
Once they’ve deemed it’s good to go I plan on looking into getting it published and distributed initially to vets but potentially also pet stores.
In my experience vets usually only have single sheets of information on individual topics if anything at all to give out when it comes to bearded dragons and I personally haven’t come across any guides for bearded dragons or even reptiles in general at pet stores in my area so I felt having a resource like what I’m working on would be beneficial for all involved.

Absolutely there are 1 or 2 guides out there but I think a lot of the info is out dated. I sincerely hope your successful with this

 

[Spider8ait1994]

Absolutely there are 1 or 2 guides out there but I think a lot of the info is out dated. I sincerely hope your successful with this

For sure. I’m currently making a few revisions and adding some sections in like the anatomy of a bearded dragon and a section on record keeping but I have made initial contact with a self publishing organisation so it would be great to get this guide out there particularly as they’re getting more popular as pets so there is going to be that need for a good information source especially considering there’s still some areas of care that have controversy regarding what is and isn’t ideal which I can see would be confusing to those with no prior experience which is also why I’m thankful to have actual reptile specialised vets reviewing the drafts to ensure the information contained is ideal from a medical standpoint

 

[Cuttlefishh]

Adding to this!

Live Crickets, Fast shipping Australia wide

Live Crickets. Food for bearded dragons and other reptiles and birds. We supply mealworms, silkworms, superworms, black soldier fly larvae, woodies, crickets and frozen food.

biosupplies.net.au

Biosupplies

Live bugs, I get my BSFL from here - they based in Sydney and flat rate ship all over

The Unusual Pet Vets - Sydney

Bird & Exotics Veterinarian, if you need a bird vet, rabbit vet, reptile vet, guinea pig vet, fish vet or ferret vet, we are the only purpose-built stand-alone bird and exotic animal clinic in Sydney.

www.birdexoticsvet.com.au

Sydney Vet who are leaders in reptile care in Australia, looked after my beardies for many years and had 2 surgeries with them. SASH in North Ryde consults with them, as does my new vet in Melbourne

Vouching for Kellyvillepets as it's actually where my girl Charlie came from ! They are a highly ethical pet and supply store. Also SASH in North Ryde if it's an emergency have been also helpful

 

[Spider8ait1994]

Adding to this!

Live Crickets, Fast shipping Australia wide

Live Crickets. Food for bearded dragons and other reptiles and birds. We supply mealworms, silkworms, superworms, black soldier fly larvae, woodies, crickets and frozen food.

biosupplies.net.au

Biosupplies

Live bugs, I get my BSFL from here - they based in Sydney and flat rate ship all over

The Unusual Pet Vets - Sydney

Bird & Exotics Veterinarian, if you need a bird vet, rabbit vet, reptile vet, guinea pig vet, fish vet or ferret vet, we are the only purpose-built stand-alone bird and exotic animal clinic in Sydney.

www.birdexoticsvet.com.au

Sydney Vet who are leaders in reptile care in Australia, looked after my beardies for many years and had 2 surgeries with them. SASH in North Ryde consults with them, as does my new vet in Melbourne

Vouching for Kellyvillepets as it's actually where my girl Charlie came from ! They are a highly ethical pet and supply store. Also SASH in North Ryde if it's an emergency have been also helpful

I second SASH North Ryde as great for emergencies and issues smaller vets aren’t equipped for.
They were willing to attempt a surgery they hadn’t performed before on a bearded dragon for my old man Spike which was successful. (Shout out to Dr Truong from the exotics department and their surgeon Dr Looi who did the proceedure)
They went above and beyond and Spike made a full recovery and it still doing well 8 months on.