Responsible Reptile Breeding
Genetics, incubation, hatchling care and the ethics and law of breeding reptiles.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Study time
- TBC
- Modules
- 0
- Lessons
- 0
- Assessment
- Module quizzes · graded certificate
- Version
- v1.0
What you'll learn
- ✓Decide responsibly whether, when and what to breed
- ✓Explain basic reptile genetics and how morphs are inherited
- ✓Manage courtship, egg-laying, incubation and hatching
- ✓Rear healthy hatchlings and keep accurate breeding records
- ✓Understand the ethics and UK legal requirements of breeding and selling reptiles
About this course
Breeding reptiles well takes far more than putting two animals together. This course covers deciding whether to breed at all, choosing healthy breeding stock, basic genetics and morphs, courtship and egg-laying, incubation and the role of temperature, hatchling care, and record keeping.
It also covers the ethics of breeding, morph lines linked to health problems, finding good homes for offspring and the legal requirements for selling animals in the UK.
Cover photo: A Hermann's tortoise hatching from its egg. Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Course content
0 modules · 0 lessons · study time TBC
Who this course is for
- Experienced keepers thinking about breeding
- Small-scale breeders who want to improve their practice
- Shop and breeding-facility staff
Assessment & certificate
Each module ends with a quiz that is marked automatically: multiple-choice questions plus a written section where you explain what you've learned in your own words. You can take each quiz once and cannot retake it, and you'll see the correct answer to any question you got wrong.
When you've completed every module, you receive a certificate of completion with a unique verification code, graded on your average score across all the module quizzes:
- PassUp to 69%
- Merit70–79%
- Distinction80–100%
Everyone who completes every module receives a certificate.
This certificate confirms completion of an online, theory-based course and a passed online assessment. It is not an accredited qualification and does not certify practical competence.