lol.
i imagine the site will only increase in popularity as the uros and chucks certainly seem to be.
i think its a real credit to the members that new people are joining just through word of mouth for the most part.
it goes to show the effort that people put into these species
they really are such great lizards!
im still kind of glad that not many people in the uk know what a chuckwalla is though. thats prob really bad but i like the idea of having something that not everyone else has. plus the care seems to go down when reps get really popular, like toroises, turtles and bearded dragons. i am currently in the process of trying to get some reptiles rescued from a small pet shop that is neglecting them, they have a juvi beardie that looks to be suffering from cacium defiency and is very thin. i cried in the shop when the shop owner was adament that the care was of a good standard.
fortunatley our herp vets are much better than they used to be and infomation is better provided on their care needs.
im thinking about helping our largest animal rescue, RSPCA with educating people on rep care and getting better care sheets out there. there are societies that would like to see it illegale to own any reptile in the UK and there is a huge hysteria about salmonella
thankfully herptology is also becoming more popular in our universities which can only be good. this should both improve general knowledge, prevent poor care and the ignorance of people thinking touching a reptile will make you ill!
still im super careful, wouldnt want to encourage any negative attention to reptile keeping as there is enough out there already!
cheers for the heads up Kamiel, look forward to becoming a better keeper from what i learn on here, aswell as looking forward to getting my 3 little ornates from you come September 
