Rapture Reptiles is located in Durango Colorado, at 6,500ft in the San Juan Mountains. I was a student at Fort Lewis College and graduated with a degree in environmental biology but my real love is herpetology. I love hiking, fishing, skiing/snow boarding, biking and taking care of my many animals. In my youth I was constantly catching toads, frogs and anything else I could find around the lakes and ponds of Burnsville, Minnesota where I grew up. We also had a rabbit, a dog, plenty of hamsters, a cockatiel (bird), a few reptiles including my 2 tortoises to name a few.

     I went to college at Fort Lewis in 2004 and started collecting reptiles with my veiled chameleon. Soon after that I bought my first crested gecko and instantly became obsessed and addicted to geckos. Some of my other animals besides cresteds include; two turtles, a tiger salamander, tomato frog, pictus gecko, mourning gecko and a saltwater fish tank.

   

     I really enjoy making artificial environments for my pets that are as close to nature as possible. My "frog" tank is a living vivarium with live plants, a river, pond, and two waterfalls. I also have a bunch of fully planted natural tanks for my many reptiles.

     All of my geckos are housed with tons of fake or live plants and natural coconut eco-earth/bed- a-beast substrate. All of my breeding geckos are in completely live plant natural tanks to better resemble what it would be like in the wild. I take pride in making sure that my geckos are above all my pets. I am just a small breeder and I like to make sure each and every one of my geckos is treated with great care, and compassion. It is my goal to raise geckos who are healthy, have a good temperament, and are well cared for. I hope to one day start other breeding projects, as well as open a reptile store.

Feel free to contact me at Ryan@RaptureReptiles.com with any questions, comments, or suggestions.

Thanks,
Ryan Kennedy