The Caffeinated Lizard

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The Caffeinated Lizard is a species-focused breeding project working with skunk geckos (Gekko vittatus), also known as white-lined geckos, and European glass lizards (Pseudopus apodus), focused on ethical captive breeding and long-term observation.

What actually makes someone an “experienced keeper?”Is experience measured in years?Number of animals kept?The number of...
09/03/2026

What actually makes someone an “experienced keeper?”
Is experience measured in years?
Number of animals kept?
The number of species you’ve worked with?
Is it success with difficult species?
The mistakes you’ve learned from?
Your willingness to learn when you already have years of experience?

There are people who have kept reptiles for decades. There are people who have kept dozens of species. And there are people who have spent years specializing in just one or two species.

All of those keepers have experience — but they’re different kinds of experience.

So where do YOU draw the line?
What makes you consider someone an experienced keeper?

There aren’t any points to win here, I’m just interested in how different keepers define it.

Wyatt’s been doing this for years.
09/02/2026

Wyatt’s been doing this for years.

Some pets have names.Some pets have full government names.Does your pet have a middle name? And, perhaps more importantl...
09/02/2026

Some pets have names.

Some pets have full government names.

Does your pet have a middle name? And, perhaps more importantly, what do they have to do before that middle name comes out?

Should customers be able to walk around with their pets at exotics expos?I don't mean service animals, obviously those s...
08/31/2026

Should customers be able to walk around with their pets at exotics expos?

I don't mean service animals, obviously those should be allowed. But dogs, cats, and other pets, including reptiles; should they be welcome?

It's a brand new week and some of us have strong opinions about Mondays. It's me.I'm some of us.
08/31/2026

It's a brand new week and some of us have strong opinions about Mondays.
It's me.
I'm some of us.

Do you find the content here too prim and proper?Do you want to know how I REALLY feel?Do you want all the dirty details...
08/29/2026

Do you find the content here too prim and proper?
Do you want to know how I REALLY feel?
Do you want all the dirty details?
Well, you must be a fan!

Check the 🔗in the comments to join in on all the content The Caffeinated Lizard has to offer that HR turned down.

I swear, it's not a snake!Legs are not a job requirement for lizards.He did not lie on his resume!Every even, someone as...
08/28/2026

I swear, it's not a snake!
Legs are not a job requirement for lizards.
He did not lie on his resume!

Every even, someone asks what the legless lizards are. And When I say "legless lizard", I get one of a handful of responses:
- "Isn't that just a snake?"
- "what's the difference?"
- "No, seriously, what is it?"
- "...smartass"

Yeah, that last one actually happened. I wasn't being a smartass. I started referring to them as one of their alternate names for a while — glass lizard — for a while because of it.

Whatever you call them — legless lizards, glass lizards, sheltopusiks, or simply sheltos — they are definitely not snakes.

08/27/2026

Would you feed maggots to your reptiles?

At the Caffeinated Lizard, I do offer Black Soldier Fly Larvae — often abbreviated to an easy BSFL — to my reptiles! And since they are fly larvae, that does make them maggots.

BSFL are naturally high in calcium so they don't require dusting. They also have a pretty decent moisture content which is great for reptiles that don't tend to drink from a water dish.

And as a bonus, when they turn into flies, they become VERY interactive feeders, especially for the geckos and other arboreal critters.

You can order yours here: https://ecoflys.com/?ref=Caffeine

08/26/2026

When links are too big for feeding or I want to switch up the feeding experience, I cut the links open and break them into smaller pieces

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Louisville, KY

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 10pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 10pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 10pm
Thursday 7:30am - 10pm
Friday 7:30am - 11pm
Saturday 9am - 11pm
Sunday 9am - 10pm

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