Riverview Reptiles

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Animal welfare first 💯%
5 star licences ⭐⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Knowledgeable, friendly staff
Quality products

📞01509812277 - Sileby
📞01476246801 - Grantham
🌐www.riverviewreptiles.co.uk

We have 2 absolutely stunning neon day geckos available at our Sileby store!If your wanting a day time active smaller sp...
03/06/2026

We have 2 absolutely stunning neon day geckos available at our Sileby store!

If your wanting a day time active smaller species of gecko 🦎 these are incredible pets!

Feel free to get in contact for more into 🙌

*Can be transferred to Grantham

Substrates play a crucial role in creating the perfect environment for your exotic pet!🦎🐢They do much more than just mak...
03/06/2026

Substrates play a crucial role in creating the perfect environment for your exotic pet!🦎🐢
They do much more than just make an enclosure look nice. The right substrate helps create a healthier and more natural environment for reptiles.

Key benefits of a good substrate

🦎 Supports natural behaviours

Digging and burrowing

Foraging for food

Scent marking and territory establishment

Nesting and egg laying

💧 Helps regulate humidity

Certain substrates retain moisture and release it slowly.

Essential for species such as crested geckos, chameleon geckos, day geckos, and many tropical snakes.

🌡️ Creates a more natural microclimate

Different layers of substrate can hold varying levels of moisture and temperature.

This allows reptiles to choose conditions that suit them.

🩺 Improves animal welfare

Natural substrates can reduce stress by allowing reptiles to behave as they would in the wild.

They provide a softer surface than paper, tiles or bare floors and help prevent against joint problems.

🐛 Supports bioactive ecosystems

In bioactive setups, substrates provide a home for beneficial organisms such as springtails and isopods.

These help break down waste and keep the enclosure cleaner.

🥚 Essential for breeding

Many reptiles require suitable substrate for laying eggs safely.

Without it, females can become egg-bound.

Choosing the right substrate

There is no "best" substrate for every reptile. The ideal choice depends on:

Species

Humidity requirements

Natural habitat

Age and health of the animal

Whether the enclosure is bioactive or traditional

For example:

Bearded dragons benefit from a suitable arid substrate.

Leopard geckos can thrive on naturalistic desert-style substrates.

Crested geckos do well on moisture-retaining tropical substrates.

Tortoises benefit from deep, natural substrates that allow digging and humidity retention.

A good substrate should help replicate the animal's natural environment while remaining practical and safe for the keeper. That's why it's one of the most important foundations of a successful reptile enclosure.
If you're looking for the best substrate for your animal, pop in to one of our stores for expert advice 🙌

03/06/2026

MALE YEMEN CHAMELEON!

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Currently available at our Grantham store!

Watch the video to find out more!

Open until 5.30pm ⏰

We have had a huge delivery of tortoise flowers, seeds and even the edible plants tortoise book 📖 Available at both stor...
03/06/2026

We have had a huge delivery of tortoise flowers, seeds and even the edible plants tortoise book 📖

Available at both stores! 🏬

MEET “CUTHBERT” ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️He’s a REHOMER Ambilobe Panther Chameleon, just under a year old! He’s the...
02/06/2026

MEET “CUTHBERT”

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

He’s a REHOMER Ambilobe Panther Chameleon, just under a year old!

He’s the most stunning boy and is super sweet!

They are native to Madagascar and require a tall enclosure to allow them to climb, we stock everything in store you would need to give him the perfect set up!

He’s currently at our Sileby store, if you have any further questions please contact us!

**Please note, species specific rehomer fees apply to all rehomer animals. Rehomer fees are put aside to be used to provide much needed veterinary attention, for any stray and neglected reptiles rescues we take in*

14 High Street
Sileby
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE12 7RX
01509712277
Free village parking on King Street
CBCAAL/044 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Look how cute these notepads are 😍New in! Currently available at our Sileby branch and will be available at our Grantham...
02/06/2026

Look how cute these notepads are 😍

New in!

Currently available at our Sileby branch and will be available at our Grantham store tomorrow 😀

Livefood is in at our Sileby store for you lovely lot!We will be here till 5.30 🙌
02/06/2026

Livefood is in at our Sileby store for you lovely lot!

We will be here till 5.30 🙌

02/06/2026

Take a look at some of the awesome Invertebrates we currently have across both of our stores!

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Plus lots of Tarantulas, Isopods and so much more!

Pop down and see what you can spot!

Open until 5.30pm ⏰

01/06/2026

Wishing our wonderful fluffy pet 'Melvin' a Happy 17th birthday! He's the best boy ❤️

Sileby has had a delivery…. And it’s cork!!!!!We now have plenty of branches tubes and cork flats available 🪾Pop on over...
01/06/2026

Sileby has had a delivery…. And it’s cork!!!!!

We now have plenty of branches tubes and cork flats available 🪾

Pop on over to Riverview to check them out!

Address

14 High Street
Sileby
LE127RX

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 5:30pm
Friday 9am - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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