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The Bio Dude The BioDude is the #1 spot for bioactive supplies for reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. The Dudes got you covered.

Check out our blog and YouTube channel for educational content about bioactive care. The BioDude is your #1 place for bioactive substrates, microfauna and vivaria supply. If you want to keep your animals in a more natural, self-sustaining environment, go BioActive.

Mr. Smithers and his mate, Jolene, would like to thank everyone who stopped by yesterday for our sale💚🐍The Dude hopes yo...
07/06/2025

Mr. Smithers and his mate, Jolene, would like to thank everyone who stopped by yesterday for our sale💚🐍The Dude hopes you enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend!
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm Sat: 10am-5pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

GOING ON NOW: The Dude’s 4th of July sale! Online deals end at 11:59 p.m. on 7/5 CST.The store is closed today, but our ...
07/04/2025

GOING ON NOW: The Dude’s 4th of July sale! Online deals end at 11:59 p.m. on 7/5 CST.
The store is closed today, but our in-store sale will take place tomorrow Saturday 7/5, with the same deals AND 20% off all our for sale animals including the ones in this image. Sno-cones will be served throughout.
**Note: isopods are not included in this sale
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm Sat: 10am-5pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

It's almost here! The online sale will start at 12 a.m. 7/4 CST and end at 11:59 p.m. on 7/5 CST. Our in-store sale will...
07/04/2025

It's almost here! The online sale will start at 12 a.m. 7/4 CST and end at 11:59 p.m. on 7/5 CST. Our in-store sale will take place on Saturday 7/5, with the same deals AND 20% off all our for sale animals. Sno-cones will be served throughout.
Note: isopods are not included in this sale

-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm Sat: 10am-5pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

You heard right. ALL Bioactive Kits are 20% off for our 4th of July Sale! This includes: plant packs, advanced vivarium ...
07/02/2025

You heard right. ALL Bioactive Kits are 20% off for our 4th of July Sale! This includes: plant packs, advanced vivarium kits, isopod culturing and keeping kits, and your favorite base substrate kits.
🦎Online: Starting 12 a.m. on 7.4 CST, use code
FREEDOM20. Online sale ends 11:59 p.m. on 7/5 CST.
🦎In-store: 7/5 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Enjoy 20% off live animals on top of the other July 4th savings!
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm Sat: 10am-5pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]





Wake up, it’s the first TANK TUESDAY of the month!🦎🪨This featured bioactive setup, shared by Jojo Scaturro, houses a tin...
07/02/2025

Wake up, it’s the first TANK TUESDAY of the month!🦎🪨
This featured bioactive setup, shared by Jojo Scaturro, houses a tiny reptile: the viper gecko, also called the carrot-tailed gecko. Native to dry regions of western Pakistan and India, these small geckos rest in rock crevices during the day. The stacked flagstone at the back of the tank creates a warm basking ledge and a solid cave. For cooler shelter, the gecko can tuck into the leaves of the sansevieria plant, a favorite hiding place for The Dude’s viper geckos.
This tank includes reliable plant choices for low-humidity enclosures: elephant feed, sansevieria, tiger jaw aloe, spaghetti agave, and a mix of tillandsias nestled in the wood and background.
To enrich any reptile enclosure, offer a mix of textures. Cholla wood, ghostwood, grapevine, and driftwood all work well for viper geckos. While these geckos primarily stay close to the ground, they use climbing areas once night falls.
Now Tank Tuesday comes with a prize! The featured enclosure with the most votes (voting occurs on Facebook at the end of the month) wins a $25 Bio Dude gift card. Last month, Tristyn took the top spot with a stunning Western hognose setup!
To enter, tag us, DM us, email us, or post your photos in our Facebook group: Bioactive Reptile and Amphibian Setups USA.
Rules: You must live in the U.S. to use the gift card.
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm Sat: 10am-5pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

Enjoy deals on these hot items during The Dude’s 4th of July sale!🌱Online: 12 a.m. 7/4 to 11:59 p.m. 7/5 CST. Use code F...
06/30/2025

Enjoy deals on these hot items during The Dude’s 4th of July sale!
🌱Online: 12 a.m. 7/4 to 11:59 p.m. 7/5 CST. Use code FREEDOM20
🌱In-store: 7/5 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST Includes 20% live animals. Sno-cones will be served throughout.
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm Sat: 10am-5pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

I am...batman...The juvenile male satanic leaf tailed gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) in the showroom has a favorite spot...
06/30/2025

I am...batman...
The juvenile male satanic leaf tailed gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) in the showroom has a favorite spot hanging from the underside of an alocasia leaf.
This species possesses broad, flattened toes equipped with specialized toe pads that allow it to cling to smooth vertical surfaces like leaves, branches, and bark.
The underside of each toe has rows of tiny, plate-like scales called lamellae, which are covered in microscopic hair-like structures (setae). These create Van der Waals forces with surfaces, giving the gecko its impressive grip.
In addition to their adhesive toe pads, they retain tiny claws at the tip of each toe, which help with traction on rough or uneven surfaces like bark.
However, even with all this specialized anatomy, the Wyze camera in their enclosure has captured a lot of falls. You can watch the night footage we've caught from the past few weeks in The Dude's latest YouTube video: https://youtu.be/grTEi_FuG-U
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm Sat: 10am-5pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

The fatter the tail, the better for cryptic basking, right? ☀️Cryptic basking refers to a reptile's behavior of absorbin...
06/28/2025

The fatter the tail, the better for cryptic basking, right? ☀️Cryptic basking refers to a reptile's behavior of absorbing heat and/or UVB radiation while remaining partially or fully concealed, rather than basking openly in direct light. This is a natural survival strategy. African fat-tailed geckos like this one are crepuscular to nocturnal, meaning they are most active at dawn and dusk. In the wild, they spend the day in burrows, rock crevices, or under debris, but still may engage in cryptic basking behavior to regulate their body temperature and metabolize nutrients like vitamin D₃ from UVB light.
To facilitate this natural behavior, be sure to provide hides and coverage in multiple spots around your tank. At night, turn off both UVB and any bright visible lights. Only use ceramic heat emitters or deep heat projectors (on a thermostat) if nighttime warmth is needed.
This individual is available for purchase at our point of sale. If you're looking for a new bioactive buddy, consider this sweet and sleepy boy🦎
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm Sat: 10am-5pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

The hottest cold-blooded sale event of the year starts next Friday! Use code FREEDOM20 to get 20% off bioactive kits, al...
06/28/2025

The hottest cold-blooded sale event of the year starts next Friday! Use code FREEDOM20 to get 20% off bioactive kits, all Bio Dude products, plants and moss, springtails, leaf litter, diets, supplements, soil boosters, and more!
Our in-store sale will take place next Saturday, with the same deals AND 20% off all our for sale animals. Sno-cones will be served throughout.
Note: isopods are not included in this sale

-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm Sat: 10am-5pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

06/25/2025

Who do you think deserves to win the $25 giftcard we’re giving to this month’s best TANK TUESDAY tank? Like the comment below with the picture of the bioactive enclosure that you like most! We will announce the winner tomorrow 6/26 at 4 p.m. CST.
To enter for July’s competition, tag us, DM us, email us, or share wide angle photos of your bioactive tank in our Facebook group, Bioactive Reptile and Amphibian Setups USA. Tell us who lives in it and any other details you’d like to share. You must be located in the U.S. so that you are able to use the giftcard.
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm Sat: 10am-5pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

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15116 Highway 3 B4
Webster, TX
77598

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Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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