The Bio Dude

10/31/2026

Happy Halloween from The Dude Crew! We hope you can join us for today’s Spooky Sale, either at our store or on our website! Get 10% off select spooky items like tarantula and frog kits using code SPOOKYDUDE*. The sale ends at midnight tonight!
Additionally, if you can’t make it in to our physical store to vote on your favorite pumpkin made by our associates, feel free to comment which one is your favorite!

*Disclaimer: item selection may differ between our POS and website.
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

10/30/2026

Get 10% OFF all live animals tomorrow 10/31 online and in-store! Use code SPOOKYDUDE at checkout.
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

10/30/2026

You know what time it is! Please like the comment below with the tank that you find most well-designed to cast your vote for who you think deserves to win the $25 BioDude giftcard prize! Voting will close tomorrow at 4 p.m. CST, whereupon the winner will be determined. We will message them directly from this account on Monday, November 2, to get them their prize!
To enter November’s competition: tag us, DM us, email us, or share large, 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 prize. Your bioactive tank must showcase exemplary husbandry to be considered. Invertebrate, reptile, and amphibian enclosures are all welcome.
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

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10/29/2026

Don't miss out on our Spooky Sale and Giveaway!👻🕸️
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

10/28/2026

We’ve been loving all the leos shared with us this month! 🦎 This week’s comes from Bean, whose leopard gecko enclosure offers plenty of choices for hiding, basking, and climbing.

Rocks, cork bark, branching wood, and leaf litter provide a variety of textures and surfaces to investigate. Ponytail palm foliage fills the back left corner, while smaller drought-tolerant plants add small microclimates between the hardscape.

The skull hide adds a little Halloween personality and shows that clutter doesn’t have to be all-natural! Artificial décor can provide extra cover and places to explore while personalizing a tank. Choose reptile-safe pieces that won’t leach harmful substances when wet or heated, and check regularly for peeling coatings, sharp edges, or deterioration.

Hop over to our Facebook comments tomorrow to vote on your favorite tank from October! The winner will receive a $25 BioDude giftcard🙌 To enter November’s contest for a chance to win a $25 Bio Dude gift card, DM us, email us, or share large, 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. to use the gift card prize. Your bioactive tank must showcase exemplary husbandry to be considered. Invertebrate, reptile, and amphibian enclosures are all welcome!
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

10/26/2026

We have some exciting boo-oactive things happening next week for Halloween!

👻 GHOSTLY GIVEAWAY | 10/26–10/30
Make a purchase online or in-store during these dates to enter! Two winners will be randomly selected and contacted by email on 11/2. Each winner can select one of the prize packs.

🛍️ HALLOWEEN SALE | 10/31 ONLY
Get 10% OFF select items online and in-store with code SPOOKYDUDE!
Sale details ⬇️

ANIMALS, DIETS & CULTURING
• All live animals, tadpoles, and tadpole raising kits
• All clean-up crew animals (including CUC packs) + basic culturing kits
• All feeders
• Bug Grub, Springtail Grub, Isopod Crunchies

BIODEGRADABLES & MOSSES
• All biodegradables
• BioDude mosses: sheet and pillow

TARANTULA PRODUCTS

• Terra Aranea
• Terra Aranea kits
• Terra Aranea plant packs
• Tarantula plant packs
• Advanced Vivarium Tarantula kits
• Tarantula Cribs

SMALL ENCLOSURES
• Exo Terra 12" x 12" x12"
• Exo Terra 8" x 8" x 12"
• Acrylic Display Box M
• Acrylic Display Box L
• All sizes of cups with flip top
• Square Spider Bottle

FROG PRODUCTS
• Terra Flora
• Terra Flora kits
• Terra Flora plant kits
• Frog plant packs
• Advanced Vivarium Frog Kits

SELECT DECOR
• All Dino Decor
• Spiderwood
• Dragon rock
• Petrified stone
• Ghostwood
• Thin birch branches

Product availability may vary between our online store and in-store location.

🕸️ GOLDEN SPIDER HUNT | 10/31
Visiting our store on Halloween? Find the hidden golden spider ring and bring it to a Customer Care team member to win a $100 BioDude gift card!

We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

10/24/2026

It’s twins! 🐸🐸 Recently, our Animal Care team spotted something exciting in one of our Tumucumaque dart frog egg clutches: two developing embryos appearing to share a single egg capsule!
Our Tumus are a locality of Dendrobates tinctorius, which lay jelly-coated eggs on land, where the embryos develop before beginning life in the water as tadpoles. In the wild, males care for the eggs and carry newly hatched tadpoles on their backs to small pools where they continue growing.
During early development, the embryos rely on nutrient-rich fluid reserves for nourishment. As they grow, their bodies elongate, their tails become more defined, and branching external gills develop. These temporary gills help them take up oxygen during this stage, and you can see them in our close-up photo!
Typically, we expect one embryo per egg. Seeing two developing together gave our team a particularly interesting opportunity to follow their progress. Both individuals have now emerged from the capsule as separate tadpoles and are being raised by our Animal Care team as they continue their journey toward becoming froglets. A cool little discovery from behind the scenes here at The Bio Dude!
You can find captive-bred Tumus online and in-store.
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

10/23/2026

Ocellated skinks (Chalcides ocellatus) are one of our favorite lizards to keep. You can find captive-bred juveniles on our website and in-store!🦎
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

10/22/2026

One of the silliest animals on the For Sale Animal wall...If you're looking for a new bioactive buddy, you can find this guy online and in-store!
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]

10/19/2026

Calling all tortoise parents! The Bio Dude recently started carrying red clover seeds in-store. As a fast-growing, nutritious plant, it's perfect for bioactive enclosures housing herbivore reptiles. Try it and let us know what you think!🌸
-THE DUDE ABIDES👍🏻
Location: The Bio Dude Inc Houston
15116 Highway 3 Bldg 4 Webster, TX 77598
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm
Phone: (717) 305-0684
Email: [email protected]