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Blood Python
A stout, richly coloured Indonesian python with a reputation for a short temper - heavy-bodied, manageable in length, but demands respect.
Beauty Snake (King Rat Snake)
A large, beautifully patterned Chinese rat snake - the 'beauty snake' - generally calm, hardy, and a popular step up from beginner species.
Yellow-headed Temple Turtle
A large, gentle Asian river turtle with a striking yellow head, built for big water and a very long life - a impressive but space-demanding species.
Red-necked Pond Turtle
A dark, attractive Asian pond turtle from southern China with a distinctive red patch on the neck - hardy, semi-aquatic, and long-lived.
Checkered Keelback
The Checkered Keelback (Xenochrophis piscator), known in Chinese as Yu You She (aliases Yu She, Cao Hua She), is a common, semi-aquatic, non-venomous snake across southern and eastern Asia. It is bold and readily strikes when threatened, so cautious handling is required despite its lack of venom.
Beaked Cape Tortoise
The Beaked Cape Tortoise (Homopus areolatus), or parrot-beaked tortoise, is the world's smallest tortoise, a secretive rock-dweller endemic to South Africa's Cape. Delicate in captivity, it is best left to experts.
Yellow-crested Cockatoo
The Yellow-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea), also called the Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, is a medium white parrot with a yellow crest. Prized for its looks, it has been heavily trapped and is now listed as Critically Endangered. Loud, social, and highly trainable, it needs a large cage, chew-proof toys, and an owner with real time to spare.
Discus
The Discus is the 'king of tropical aquarium fish,' prized for its round, vividly patterned body and calm schooling nature. A cichlid from the Amazon basin, it needs a large, stable, warm soft-water tank kept as a group, and lives 5–6 years on a careful 'four-fixed' feeding routine.
Black Arowana
The Black Arowana is a South American freshwater predator from the Amazon and Guyana, born with two long barbels and flowing fins. Aggressive and best kept alone in a covered tank over 120 cm, it needs 24–28°C soft water and a meaty diet of live foods. Watch for white spot and tail rot.
Malayan Golden Arawana
The Malayan Golden Arawana (Crossback Golden Arowana) is a prized Asian arowana from the Malay Peninsula whose gold scale frames extend all the way up the back. A large, skittish carnivorous fish, it needs a quiet, covered tank over 120 cm long and a meaty diet of live foods.