HERPShop

06/08/2025

Be sure to look for our H**pshop Sales tags next time your visiting !

You may just see a sale that works for you!

06/08/2025

Long term captive young Savanah monitor available

*These require smart handling and large enclosures

06/08/2025

Come get horn worms, silk worms and fruit flies!!

30/07/2025

Drygoods ,Pangea and enclosures have been restocked!!!

30/07/2025

If you haven’t seen them already these are now available in store!!

Come see them at 2613 East 29th street Bryan Texas 77802

29/07/2025

Surrender spotlight for the leopard geckos “Old Man Jenkins” and “Mango”! They were brought to us after their owner unfortunately passed away. They arrived healthy and are now ready to go to their forever home!

26/07/2025

Tarantula Cribs restock is in‼️🕸️🖤

Now in store, we have the large coffin and micro enclosures among others! Come shop for an enclosure for a new invert friend or an upgrade for one you already have!!

23/07/2025

Currently have one of these guys available at the shop . They are awesome!

🦎 Toad-headed Agama – The Desert’s Master of Deception

📍 Habitat
Found across Central Asia, Middle East, and Northwestern China.
Inhabit arid deserts, sandy plains, and semi-arid steppes.
Prefer open areas with loose soil for quick burrowing and camouflage.

🐸 Why “Toad-headed”?
Named for their broad, flattened heads and round, bulging eyes, which give them a toad-like appearance.
Despite the name, they’re true lizards, not amphibians.

🖤 Appearance
Small — typically 6 to 10 inches in length.
Covered in dull earth-toned scales that blend with desert sands.
Some species have a fan-like tail used for signaling and distraction.
Their look? Somewhere between a tiny dinosaur and a grumpy pancake.

😱 Bizarre Defense Tricks
When threatened, some species open their mouths wide, displaying a bright red or yellow inner mouth to startle predators.
Others flatten their bodies and bury into sand instantly.
A few can even inflate their bodies to look bigger and harder to swallow.
Tail wagging, body jerks, and mouth-gaping — this lizard is all drama when in danger.

🌙 Behavior & Traits
Diurnal (active during the day).
Excellent diggers — often found near small burrows.
Sit-and-wait predators — they lie still and ambush prey like tiny land sharks.

🍽️ Diet
Feed on:
Ants
Beetles
Spiders
Other small invertebrates
They rely heavily on vision to detect movement of prey.

🐣 Reproduction
Most species lay 2–6 eggs per clutch.
Nests are dug in soft soil and carefully covered to protect from heat and predators.

⚠️ Conservation Status
Generally not endangered, though some localized populations may face threats from:
Habitat destruction
Climate change
Illegal pet trade

💡 Did You Know?
Some toad-headed agamas communicate by tail-flicking — a visual signal in open terrain.
Their “startle gape” is so intense that it can deter birds and even snakes.
While they may look like desert oddballs, these lizards are perfectly adapted survivalists, thriving in one of Earth’s harshest environments.

17/07/2025

🤩🤩Surrender Glow up!!!🤩🤩

These leopard geckos were surrendered too us on 5/6/2025 as you can see they have come a long way in a short time! This is all thanks too the donations to our surrender program and our amazing H**pTeam

Buzz came in at 64 grams and is now eating on his own and more active at a current 89 gram weight

Woody came in at 49 grams and is now up too 63 grams.
Before and after photos attached!!

17/07/2025

We’ve made it easy for you! Kits made in store to ensure you have all you need and nothing you don’t !

Come see us at 2613 east 29th street Bryan Tx.

17/07/2025

Happy World Snake Day from some friendly faces at the H**p Shop!! Snakes are wildly misunderstood. They are crucial in food webs, free pest control, and REALLY cool! All creatures we share the earth with deserve respect and appreciation, including the scaly ones. There are so many snake species in the exotic pet trade with great diversity. If you’ve never seen in person, touched, or kept a snake before, the H**p Shop is a safe and friendly place to start!