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Beasties, 4104 Outlook Boulevard Suite 137, Pueblo, CO (2026)

10/20/2026

Beasties will be OPEN Wednesday, October 21st (tomorrow) from 11 A.M. to 5 P.M. One hour shorter than usual.

10/20/2026

THE ISLAND JEWEL: MEET THE NOSY MITSIO PANTHER CHAMELEON

Southern Colorado, get ready to meet what is arguably the most colorful reptile on the planet! We just snapped this amazing photo one of our Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) catching a drink of water right off a live Pothos leaf in its enclosure.

While Panther Chameleons are famous for their colors, they actually have distinct regional "locales." Because wild populations were separated by geographic barriers across the rainforests of Madagascar, they evolved radically different color palettes! This specific "Nosy Mitsio" locale hails from an island archipelago off the coast, and they are highly prized for their brilliant, eye-popping neon green and yellow base colors.

THE LIVING MOOD RING

There is a massive myth that chameleons change color to match their background to hide. In reality, their color changes are driven by temperature and their mood!

- Communicating with Color: Because they are completely silent, they use their skin to talk! If a chameleon is dark or nearly black, it means they are cold or highly stressed. However, when a male Nosy Mitsio gets excited or wants to show off, those neon greens will suddenly flash into intense, fiery orange and red!

- The Canopy Ambush: They are strictly arboreal, meaning they spend their entire lives high up in the jungle canopy. They are slow-moving, highly visual ambush predators that rely on their incredible, independently moving eyes to track down insects.

THE DEW DROP DRINKERS

If you look closely at the photo, you will notice exactly how these unique reptiles stay hydrated!

- Water Bowls: The only reason why we have a water bowl in the enclosure is so that there's constant evaporation to increase the humidity. Chameleon's don't recognize standing water as a place to drink!

- Dew Drops: In the wild, they drink the morning dew and tropical rain on stems and leaves. In captivity, we have to replicate this using regular mistings on the live plants in their enclosure. The chameleon in our photo is drinking / licking up each water droplet it can find on the pothos leaf it's holding on to.

BUILDING YOUR CUSTOM PUEBLO CANOPY

Keeping a delicate, moisture-loving canopy dweller happy in our dry Colorado climate is one of the biggest husbandry challenges in the hobby, but we know exactly how to balance it!

- The Hybrid Enclosure: A traditional 100 percent mesh screen cage will dry out in minutes here in Pueblo, desiccating the chameleon. Conversely, a fully sealed glass tank will create stagnant air and cause fatal respiratory infections. We solve this by using "Hybrid Enclosures" (solid sides with a screen top) to perfectly balance fresh airflow with trapped humidity!

- Live Plants: Recreating the jungle is mandatory. We fill our enclosures with live Ficus trees and trailing Pothos vines to maintain localized humidity and give them a safe, natural canopy to climb through.

Stop by Beasties, a Pet Store and More!! this week to watch this incredible island jewel in action. Our reptile team is ready to sit down with you and design a beautiful, custom-tailored hybrid canopy to safely house one of these amazing animals in your home!

10/17/2026

THE FARMER'S BEST FRIEND: MEET THE CORN SNAKE

Southern Colorado, get ready to meet the absolute gold standard of beginner reptiles! We just snapped this photo of a gorgeous Hypo Motley Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus) right here in the shop.

While you might be used to seeing their classic red, black, and orange colors, this specific snake is a "Hypo Motley." This means it has a genetic mutation that reduces its dark black pigments, making those oranges and yellows incredibly bright and clean!

THE MYSTERY OF THE NAME

To understand what makes them so special, we have to look back at early American farming history in the southeastern United States. There is actually a massive debate over how they got the name "Corn" Snake, with four main theories!

- The Corn Crib Theory: Early farmers constantly found them in wooden corn storage cribs. They weren't eating the harvest; they were actively hunting the rodents trying to steal the grain!

- The Maize Belly Theory: In the wild, their belly features a striking black and white checkerboard pattern that looks exactly like a cob of native flint corn, or maize. (Fun fact: the "Motley" gene in the snake pictured actually erases that pattern, giving it a pure, clean, white belly!)

- The Harvest Theory: Farmers simply encountered them most often out in the open fields during the fall corn harvest.

- The Camouflage Theory: Some folklore suggests their beautiful red, orange, and yellow dorsal colors evolved as camouflage, allowing them to blend in perfectly with dried ears of harvested corn.

A LIVING CANVAS: THE MORPHS

Beyond their unbeatable, docile temperaments, decades of captive breeding have turned them into living works of art. At Beasties, we frequently feature incredible designer genetics, including:

- Anerythristic (Anery): A mutation that completely removes red pigment, resulting in a striking black, gray, and white snake.

- Lavender: A beautiful gene that shifts their standard colors into soft, stunning pastels of purple, pink, and silver.

- Palmetto: A highly sought-after mutation that creates a solid white snake completely covered in tiny, random, confetti-like speckles of red, orange, and black, looking just like a Dalmatian or a Koi fish!

BUILDING YOUR CUSTOM SOCO WOODLANDS

Because they are a temperate species, they adapt flawlessly to our high-desert climate without needing blistering tropical heat or dripping humidity!

- Effortless Heating: Achieving their ideal 85 to 88 degree Fahrenheit warm spot is incredibly easy. You can safely use a thermostat regulated under-tank heat mat or a low-wattage overhead bulb, letting the rest of the tank naturally rest at a comfortable room temperature.

- The Escape Artists: Corn snakes are highly active and legendary escape artists. Heavy-duty, lockable screen lids are absolutely non-negotiable!

- The Digging Instinct: They love to burrow! We highly recommend a deep 2 to 4 inch layer of Reptisoil mixed with Forest Floor so they can build tunnels and hide securely.

- The Loaf of Bread: They have fantastic metabolisms. A healthy adult Corn Snake should be shaped like an upside-down "U" (like a loaf of bread). If they look completely round, they are getting a little too chunky!

Stop by Beasties, a Pet Store and More!! this week to meet this beautiful snake in person. Our reptile team is ready to sit down with you and help you design the perfect, secure woodland habitat for your home!

10/13/2026

THE SCALY DOG: MEET THE BLACK THROAT MONITOR

Southern Colorado, get ready to meet a true heavyweight of the reptile hobby! We just snapped this photo of a beautiful juvenile Black Throat Monitor (Varanus albigularis microstictus) right here in the shop. Look at that gorgeous, bright patterning! Because of their high intelligence and ability to bond with their keepers, they are affectionately known as "scaly dogs."

With patience and target training, they can become incredibly tame, but they grow into massive, heavy-bodied apex predators that reach 5 to 7 feet long and can easily weigh over 40 to 60 pounds!

CHAINMAIL AND TRIPODS: SAVANNA SURVIVAL

To understand how unique these animals are, you have to look at how they survive the harsh, dry scrublands and savannas of East Africa.

- The Savanna Tripod: Because the savanna grass can grow incredibly tall, these monitors have evolved to stand straight up on their hind legs! They use their massive, muscular tails as a kickstand to form a tripod, allowing them to peer over the brush to scan the horizon for food or predators.

- Built-In Armor: Their skin is much tougher than it looks. They possess osteoderms, which are tiny bony plates embedded directly inside their scales. It acts exactly like a suit of chainmail armor to protect them from bites and harsh thorny brush.

- The Deep Burrowers: To escape the harshest heat and survive the dry seasons, they are highly fossorial. They dig deep underground burrows where the earth traps vital moisture.

THE SNAKE-EATING SCAVENGER

In the wild, they walk miles a day foraging, and their natural diet is fascinating!

- The Wild Menu: While they will eat almost anything they can catch, their wild diet consists heavily of massive African land snails, giant millipedes, and even venomous snakes, as they possess a natural resistance to snake venom!

- The Captive Diet: Because they do not walk 5 miles a day in your living room, we have to be very careful to prevent obesity. As babies, their diet should be 80 percent insects like Dubia roaches. As massive adults, they transition to whole prey like quail, chicks, and fish. Rodents should be used very, very sparingly, as domestic mice and rats are incredibly high in fat and can quickly cause liver disease.

- Respect the Power: They possess bone-crushing jaw pressure specifically designed for cracking open those giant wild snails. You must always respect their power and use feeding tongs. We recommend that you never hand-feed an adult!

BUILDING YOUR CUSTOM PUEBLO SAVANNA

Keeping a giant monitor happy in our dry Colorado climate takes some serious planning! While our dry air is actually great for the upper levels of their enclosure, a Black Throat requires a massive, custom-built approach for your home:

- The Dirt Mandate: You should provide a deep level of substrate that they can burrow into. They need to excavate damp sleeping chambers to stay hydrated. Without this underground moisture, they will quickly develop crippling joint issues.

- High Heat: These guys live in the arid lands of East Africa, so high heat and UVB are a must.

- Heavy-Duty Housing: A flimsy tank will not work. An adult will require a heavy-duty enclosure to handle their powerful claws.

Stop by Beasties, a Pet Store and More!! this week to meet this highly intelligent savanna giant in person. Our reptile team is ready to sit down with you and help you plan out the ultimate, heavy-duty custom enclosure to safely house one of these incredible animals in your home!

10/10/2026

The Bold Rain Forest Singer: Meet the Black-Legged Dart Frog!

Southern Colorado, get ready to meet an absolute showstopper! We just snapped a beautiful photo of this stunning Black-Legged Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates bicolor) resting on a piece of wood right here in the shop. Just look at that brilliant, metallic golden-green back contrasting perfectly with those dark, speckled legs!

Whenever people hear the word "poison," they understandably get a little nervous. But at Beasties, we know that with the right education, anyone can safely enjoy a slice of the tropical rain forest right in their living room!

THE TROPICAL MICRO-CLIMATE
To understand how to keep them happy, we have to look at where they come from! Native to the dense, humid lowland rain forests of South America, these frogs live in a very specific micro-climate that we have to recreate.

- The Forest Floor: They are primarily active ground-dwellers that spend their days constantly foraging through the deeply shaded, perpetually damp leaf litter on the jungle floor.

- Stable & Cool: Because they live under the thick, protective canopy of the rain forest, they don't experience extreme heat! They thrive in surprisingly mild, stable temperatures.

THE FEARLESS (AND HARMLESS!) ROOMMATE
- 100% Harmless: In the wild, they are highly toxic, but that toxicity comes entirely from the specific, poisonous jungle bugs they eat. Because our captive-bred frogs are raised on a healthy diet of standard fruit flies, they are completely harmless!

- Always on Display: Because they evolved without having to worry about predators, they aren't shy at all. They are incredibly bold, curious pets that will actively explore right out in the open all day long!

- The Rain Forest Chorus: They aren't just beautiful; they sound amazing, too! Males possess a very beautiful, bird-like trilling call used to establish territory.

THE ULTIMATE MICRO-HUNTER
- Tiny Appetites: They possess massive appetites for such tiny frogs! They will spend all day boldly hunting down flightless fruit flies, and it is incredibly fun to watch them track and zap their prey.

- Sticky Science: To keep those tongues perfectly sticky so they don't miss their flies, we recommend to lightly dust their food with a high-quality Vitamin A and calcium powder, a fun and easy feeding routine!

BUILDING YOUR CUSTOM PUEBLO JUNGLE
Keeping a moisture-loving dart frog happy in our dry Colorado climate is a fun challenge! While we can keep our enclosures 100% open-screened here at Beasties because our entire store is kept humid, your home environment will need a customized approach. Here are our golden rules:

- Bioactive is Best: To balance high humidity without the dirt turning into a toxic swamp, a deep drainage layer under your ReptiSoil is an absolute must. Adding tiny clean-up bugs like springtails creates a self-cleaning, living ecosystem!

- Leaf Litter is Critical: Recreating that wild forest floor is mandatory. You must completely cover the dirt in a thick layer of leaves. These little guys live their entire lives hopping across fallen leaves, and without them, their sensitive feet can actually get sick!

- Cool Temps & High Humidity: They need an extremely high humidity to stay hydrated, which we can help you achieve without making the air stagnant! Just as importantly, they despise heat. You never want to use heat lamps or under-tank mats. If your house sits at a comfortable 68°F to 75°F, it is the absolute perfect temperature for your frog!

Stop by Beasties, a Pet Store and More!! this week to watch these fearless little micro-hunters in action. Our amphibian team is ready to sit down with you and design a beautiful, custom-tailored jungle ecosystem that perfectly balances humidity and fresh airflow for your specific home!

10/06/2026

THE LIVING RAINBOW: MEET THE ORNATE UROMASTYX!

Southern Colorado, get ready to meet the absolute crown jewel of desert lizards! We just snapped some awesome photos of this Ornate Uromastyx (Uromastyx ornata) hanging out right here in the shop. While many desert reptiles are shades of tan or brown, adult males turn into living rainbows; just look at those incredible, vibrant blue and yellow scales and that awesome spiked tail!

Beyond their stunning looks, these are some of the most personable and curious lizards in the reptile hobby. They are highly active during the day and are famous for running right up to the glass to greet you, especially if they think you have a salad!

THE ROCKY DESERT MICRO-CLIMATE

To understand how to keep them thriving, we have to look at exactly where they come from on the planet! Native to the sun-blasted rocky deserts and arid mountain regions of the Middle East, these lizards live in a very extreme micro-climate.

- Sun Worshippers: They spend their days out in the open, basking on scorching hot rocks and foraging for sparse desert vegetation.

- Deep Sleepers: Because the desert gets freezing at night, they sleep wedged tightly into deep rock fissures to feel secure and escape the cold. Letting their enclosure drop to a standard, cool room temperature at night is completely natural and healthy!

THE STRICT VEGETARIAN

If you hate the idea of keeping live crickets or other bugs in your house, this is the perfect lizard for you!

- Salads and Seeds: They are strict herbivores! Feeding them bugs is actually incredibly dangerous for their organs. Instead, they thrive on massive daily bowls of fresh, leafy greens (like spring mix and dandelion greens) and love to crunch on a dry dish of lentils and white millet seed for protein.

- The Hydration Secret: You will never see a water bowl in a Uromastyx enclosure! They have evolved to extract 100% of their necessary hydration directly from the fresh greens they eat.

THE COLORADO ADVANTAGE

Usually, we have to work hard to add moisture to reptile enclosures in our dry Pueblo climate. But for a Uromastyx, our dry Colorado air is an absolute superpower!

- Bone Dry is Best: High humidity is incredibly dangerous for this species and can quickly make them sick. Our naturally dry air and a standard open-screen top work flawlessly to keep them healthy.

- Blistering Heat: Because they are extreme heat-lovers, they need a localized basking spot hotter than almost any other reptile. We use high-wattage bulbs and stacked wood and cork decor so the lizard can climb up and choose its exact favorite temperature, which needs to reach a scorching 120°F to 130°F at the very top!

Stop by Beasties, a Pet Store and More!! this week to meet this colorful, curious desert lizard in person. Our reptile team is ready to sit down with you and design a beautiful, custom-tailored rocky desert habitat that perfectly harnesses our dry Colorado climate for your specific home!

10/03/2026

THE METALLIC CLIMBER: MEET THE GHOST RIDER MILLIPEDE!

Southern Colorado, get ready to meet an absolute invertebrate showstopper! We just snapped some incredible photos of our "Ghost Rider" Millipedes (Alienostreptus bicoloripes) hanging out in the shop. Check out the breathtaking Silver Leg variation with its highly reflective metallic banding, right alongside our fiery "Inferno" red-legged morph! Their legs contrast perfectly against that velvety, jet-black armor.

Most people picture millipedes hiding underground 24/7, but the Ghost Rider is completely different.

THE TROPICAL MICRO-CLIMATE
To understand why they act the way they do, we have to look at their wild habitat! Native to the broadleaf tropical forests of Southeast Asia, these millipedes live in a very specific micro-climate that experiences heavy seasonal flooding.

- The Arboreal Escape: Because their forest floor frequently floods, adult Ghost Riders evolved to be highly active and semi-arboreal. They spend a massive amount of time climbing high up into canopy vegetation and branches to escape the rising water!

- Stable & Cool: They inhabit warm, humid forests but absolutely avoid blistering heat. They thrive in surprisingly mild, stable room temperatures.

THE ULTIMATE CLEAN-UP CREW
- The "Edible" Dirt: For a millipede, the ground isn't just a floor, it is their primary food source! You cannot use standard reptile dirt, coco coir, or sand. They require a specialized, deep substrate of decaying hardwood leaf litter and white-rotting wood to eat and thrive.

- Veggies & Calcium: While they get the vast majority of their diet from eating their specialized dirt, they love fresh veggies like yellow squash, zucchini, and sweet potato! We also recommend keeping a piece of natural cuttlebone in the enclosure so they have the calcium they need to harden their exoskeletons after they grow.

- The Molting Chamber: When it is time to grow, they will bury themselves deep in the soil to shed their exoskeleton. It is a slow, fragile process, so if your millipede disappears for a few weeks, never dig them up!

BUILDING YOUR CUSTOM PUEBLO JUNGLE
Keeping a moisture-loving millipede happy in our dry Colorado climate is a fun challenge! Your home environment will need a customized approach to keep them hydrated without making the soil swampy. Here are our golden rules:

- Deep Substrate: Because they need to dig safe molting chambers, your edible dirt layer must be at least as deep as the millipede is long (about 6 to 8 inches for these giants!).

- Vertical Enrichment: Since these are active climbers, we highly recommend providing thick, sturdy branches and cork bark tubes extending to the top of the enclosure so they can show off those colorful legs!

- Cool Temps & High Moisture: They need high humidity to breathe and stay hydrated, which we can help you achieve by customizing your arboreal enclosure! Just as importantly, they despise heat. You never want to use heat lamps or under-tank mats. If your house sits at a comfortable 72°F to 79°F, it is the absolute perfect temperature for your millipede!

Stop by Beasties, a Pet Store and More!! this week to watch these metallic climbers in action. Our invertebrate team is ready to sit down with you and design a beautiful, custom-tailored ecosystem that perfectly balances deep edible soil and climbing space for your specific home!

10/03/2026

Get ready for a slithering good sale this weekend at Beasties!

Saturday (October 3rd) and Sunday (October 4th) only, all Corn Snakes and Hognose Snakes are 30% OFF!

We also have in-store discounts! We are located right here in Pueblo, so come by and see all our incredible animals!

09/30/2026

Hey Castlerock, we're coming back to visit next month! Beasties will be at the All American Reptile and Plant Expo at the Douglas Fairgrounds October 24th and 25th!

09/29/2026

Don't Let the Name Fool You: Meet the Pixie Frog!

Southern Colorado, prepare to meet an absolute giant of the amphibian world! We just snapped this fun photo of a gorgeous, brightly colored juvenile African Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) hanging out at the shop. Look at those amazing bright green and neon yellow stripes! Affectionately known in the reptile hobby as "Pixie Frogs" (a play on their scientific name), these are massive, terrestrial ambush predators with a phenomenal appetite.

The Apex Amphibian
Native to the dry savannas of Africa, these frogs are built to eat and grow!

- Absolute Giants: While females stay a modest 4-5 inches, the males are true monsters that can reach 8 to 10 inches across and weigh over 4 or 5 pounds!

- A Bottomless Appetite: They are highly alert and will lunge at literally anything that moves. Always use long, rubber-tipped feeding tongs. Never hand-feed an adult!

- They Have Teeth: They actually possess two sharp, tooth-like projections in their lower jaw (called odontodes) built specifically to grip struggling prey. You definitely do not want your fingers getting caught in that incredibly powerful grip!

High-Prairie Husbandry: The Airflow Secret
Keeping a moisture-loving giant healthy in our dry Southern Colorado climate is all about managing their dirt and giving them a great swimming pool!

- Fresh Airflow: Just like our Pacman frogs, we absolutely love the fresh airflow that screen-topped enclosures provide to prevent stagnant air and bacterial issues!

- The Substrate: To maintain humidity, provide 4 to 6 inches of deep ReptiSoil mixed with sphagnum moss. Keep it damp like freshly turned garden soil. If it dries out, your frog will actually form a hard cocoon of dead skin around itself to seal in moisture (estivation), which we want to avoid in captivity!

- The Soaking Pool: Pixies love water! You must provide a heavy water dish large enough for the entire frog to sit in up to its chin. Because they absorb water directly through their skin, you must both treat the water (we like Seachem's Prime) and change this water daily so they don't sit in their own waste.

- The Golden Heating Rule: Never put a heat mat under their enclosure! When they get hot, their instinct is to dig down into the cool earth. If you heat the bottom of the tank, they will accidentally cook themselves.

The Bug-Heavy Diet
Pixie Frogs are famous for eating anything that fits in their mouths, but a healthy diet in captivity requires a little discipline!

- Staple Diet: They thrive on an active, calcium-dusted diet of nightcrawlers, Dubia roaches, large crickets, and hornworms.

- The Rodent Risk: While adult males can easily swallow a mouse, domestic rodents are incredibly high in fat. Feeding them mice frequently is the leading cause of obesity, blinding eye issues, and fatal fatty liver disease. Keep their diet strictly to high-quality bugs!

Stop by Beasties, a Pet Store and More!! this week to see this colorful little giant in person! Our amphibian team is ready to walk you through exactly how to set up the perfect, well-ventilated habitat for your home.

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