To unite reptile enthusiasts at every stage of their journey, creating a vibrant community where each member’s unique passion is celebrated and recognised. This platform becomes their sanctuary, their shared home, where every individual’s love for reptiles finds its place in the spotlight.
What Drives Us
Our Values
Community First: We centre everything around our community, nurturing connections and crafting spaces where reptile lovers can flourish side by side.
Collaboration: We harness the strength of collaboration, joining forces with educators, experts, and reptile enthusiasts to share wisdom and forge powerful connections.
Education: At the heart of our mission is education. We’re dedicated to delivering precise, captivating, and easy-to-access information to inspire and educate all reptile enthusiasts.
Support Network: We provide a nurturing space where people can seek advice, ask questions, and deepen their knowledge of reptile care and conservation.
Celebration of Diversity: We honour the rich diversity of reptiles and their caretakers, embracing inclusivity and welcoming all backgrounds, perspectives, and species.
Memberships
Individual Member
Join Our Exclusive Reptile Community!
A private, distraction-free space for reptile enthusiasts. Enjoy expert support, safety-focused membership, and exclusive pet insurance savings with PetCover.
5% Shop Discount
Professional Member
Benefits: Individual plus
Boost Your Professional Visibility!
List your business, promote events, offer pet sitting services, and get featured in our community. Enjoy exclusive perks for professionals and sole traders.
10% Shop Discount
Business Member
Benefits: Professional plus
Lead & Grow with Us!
Moderate community spaces, get top directory placement, unlimited event promotion, collaboration opportunities, and a free website boost!
15% Shop Discount
Why Join?
Team
Our Founder
Laura
tHi, I’m Laura! With over 15 years of experience in reptile and amphibian keeping, I’ve only achieved so much. From volunteering at a zoo and wildlife rescue organisation, working at a reptile pet store, and building reptile enclosures, to breeding jap quails for snake food and owning a variety of reptiles like bearded dragons, ridge-tailed monitors, blue-tongue lizards, children’s pythons, carpet pythons, rough scaled pythons (my favourite snake), murray river turtles, and green tree frogs. I have a partner and one son who are both equally in love with animals, our menagerie includes one 15 year old manx cat, two cockatiels, one blue-tongue lizard, two ridge-tailed monitors and four central bearded dragons.
In my professional career, I transitioned into Adult Education in a Vocational environment, where I followed strict compliance requirements and Government guidelines. I quickly rose to the position of managing a small education provider and professional association in the nutrition sector. Responsibilities such as compliance, human resources, sales and marketing, training and assessing, support networks, accounts, administration, course development, and professional development all come second nature to me.
As a child, I was always fascinated with computers, thanks to my dad’s work. My family is filled with artists, and I developed a liking for Graphic Design during my teens. With my knack for technology, I quickly became a fast learner in web design and development. Despite my career and love for computers, animals have always been my true passion.
Growing up in Tassie, I was surrounded by an abundance of Aussie wildlife, frequently encountering echidnas and bandicoots. I’ve had a variety of domestic pets, including cats, rabbits, and mice (which I also bred). I feel incredibly fortunate to have had the opportunity to learn horsemanship and riding lessons, both in the arena and out in the bush. One of my fondest memories as a child was observing skinks and discovering the fascinating reason behind their tail drop.
Join me at Herper’s Haven QLD, where my passion for reptiles and love for animals alike is the driving force behind my support for this amazing industry!