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Monday 10am - 5:30pm Tuesday 10am - 5:30pm Wednesday 10am - 5:30pm Thursday 10am - 5:30pm Friday 10am - 5:30pm Saturday 10am - 5:30pm Sunday 11am - 4pm

Reptile Cymru

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Reptile Cymru

Captive bred reptiles and equipment since 2007
Licensed by Cardiff Council PS0018

This page is managed by Christy & Ben Bruckner (owners), but you can get a message to any of our staff by sending a message and including the name of the person you'd like to speak to.

28/04/2026

Berber Skinks back in stock - incredibly tame, in fact one of the tamest lizards we ever get. Full setups available.

20/04/2026

Check out all the reptiles in store for April 2026. We also have a wide range of invertebrates in store. If you'd like photos of anything on this list, just drop us a comment!

The 2026 season is just starting. We have some exciting new animals coming in next week including: Five lined skinks, Berber Skinks, Blue Tongue Skinks, more Bearded Dragons and more Leopard Geckos.

Lots of eggs incubating including something very very exciting, watch this space!

Open 7 days a week at Unit 10 Freemans Parc, Penarth Road, Cardiff, CF11 8EQ. Tel 02920 190291

UK Wide courier delivery available.

02/04/2026

Easter opening hours!
Normal opening Friday & Saturday.
CLOSED Easter Sunday
Open 11-4 Easter Monday.

03/03/2026

❤️ Updated Livestock list for March 2026 ❤️

Want photos of something? Leave a comment and we'll get one taken this week!

Not on the list but due in this week are lots more Leopard Geckos, Crested Geckos and Golden Mantellas.

Coming next week new on display - Adult Timor Monitors!

Breeding season is just beginning so hope to have lots more stock in soon.

We also have some rehome/rescues in store - details and photos to follow, including royal pythons, cat eyed snake, adult gargoyle geckos, chameleon gecko, raptor leopard gecko, crested gecko.

15/02/2026

We are open 7 days a week at Reptile Cymru, Unit 10 Freemans Parc, Penarth Road, Cardiff CF118EQ

Mon-Sat 10am to 5:30pm, Sun 11am to 4pm

Over 100 enclosures of snakes, lizards, amphibians, tortoises and invertebrates. New animals in every week.

Everything you need and free advice on all exotic species.

Bring the kids in half term to have a look. No need to be looking to buy! Ask to hold something!

Large free car park and accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs.

07/02/2026

Let's have a cheeky weekend competition! Win a £20 gift card for Reptile Cymru by liking this post and leaving a photo of one of your animals. We love seeing pics of peoples pets!

Winner drawn randomly from all likes and comments at 10am on 13th February.

06/02/2026

Sand Boas are adorable don't you think? If looking for a small snake species we have these in stock now at our shop in Cardiff, open 7 days a week.

Come visit us and look at over 100 enclosures of snakes, lizards, tortoises, amphibians, invertebrates and more and Reptile Cymru, Unit 10 Freemans Parc, Penarth Road, Cardiff, CF11 8EQ.

Chat to our team of staff who are happy to answer any questions you might have about keeping exotic species as pets.

13/01/2026

Here's our current livestock list. Open 7 days a week, give us a call on 02920 190291 or drop us a message if you have any questions.

01/01/2026

Happy new year! We are closed today to give the staff some time off but we open again as usual from tomorrow.

2025 was an amazing year for Reptile Cymru. A huge thanks to our amazing staff team (Ben, Fay, Dave, Jon, Andreea, Beth) for all their hard work, and to all of the work experience, university placements and volunteers who've helped out over the year. We opened the new shop and it's been such a huge quality of life increase for both staff, animals and customers. I have no words to say how much work getting it all set up was - so many nights spent there, with help from friends like Meg, David, Phil, Andy and Dan who often helped until midnight to get us open on time - but absolutely worth it. Huge thanks to my mum, Pat, for her tireless work behind the scenes. If she hadn't let me get my first corn snake when I was 12 years old then we wouldn't be here! This new shop really is the dream that I imagined when I started working in the reptile industry over 20 years ago.

In March we celebrated our 18th birthday as a business and we were absolutely blown away by all the support. I never imagined so many people would turn up to wish us well - absolutely insane. Dave brought his animals from Animal Zone UK for people to handle, Pete from Reptile Zone Crocs R Us brought his crocodiles for handling and Sophie from Origin Vets shared information about biology and husbandry and professional photographer Kara gave her time to take photos, both during this event, and of rescues during the year to help find them homes. We are so grateful for everyone who helped or supported us.

Onwards and upwards to 2026 and all the wonderful things it will bring - Christy.

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas everyone!

You might be wondering what happens to the animals when we're closed. Even when the shop is closed staff members will still attend to all the needs of the animals. On Christmas Day and Boxing Day even though we're not open to the public everyone still gets cared for, watered, cleaned and fed. All of our lights are controlled by timers, and all of our heating elements are controlled by thermostats. With modern technology and thermostats like the Microclimate EVO range we can see the temperatures of most of the enclosures from home too on an app, which is super cool!

If you have animals boarding with us over the Christmas period (and there's a lot of you, as we're pretty much full!) they will get plenty of attention over Christmas, even if we're not open to the public.

Any business involving animals requires care 365 days a year, no exceptions, but it's okay, because we're all in it because we're passionate about the animals. A big shoutout and thank you to all the staff from myself (Christy) - Ben, Fay, Dave, Andreea, Jon and Beth have all worked so hard this Christmas to make sure both animals and customers get exactly what they need.

24/12/2025

Wondering what your omnivorous reptiles can eat from Christmas Dinner? Don't throw all those leftovers away! Would love to see your photos of your reptiles having a treat!

https://www.reptilecymru.co.uk/what-can-i-feed-my-bearded-dragon-tortoise-from-my-christmas-dinner/

Can eat plenty of:
• Red Cabbage (but not if it is mixed with sugar or syrup).
• Green Cabbage
• Butternut Squash
• Green / String Beans

Plus small amounts of:
• Peas
• Carrots
• Broccoli

And a treat of:
• Brussel Sprouts
• Parsnips
• Sweet Potato

But avoid savoy cabbage, swede / turnip, cauliflower, onion and any non vegetables, unless you've got a Red Foot Tortoise, in which case you can give them a bit of roast turkey!

Address

Unit 10, Freemans Park, Penarth Road
Cardiff
CF118EQ

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	10am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	10am - 5:30pm
Thursday	10am - 5:30pm
Friday	10am - 5:30pm
Saturday	10am - 5:30pm
Sunday	11am - 4pm

Telephone

+442920190291

Website

http://www.reptilecymru.co.uk/

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