Everything we wanted at hand for our own reptile keeping.
From feeding and shedding to weight, health and clutches, plus terrariums, documents and important dates. We built Herpadex around the things we actually use in our own reptile keeping.
From daily care to every stage of an animal's life
Herpadex brings together records for animals, feeding, health, sheds, clutches, terrariums, documents and important dates. Everything stays organized in one place and easy to find whenever you need it.
Everything about each animal in one place
From basic details and origin to feeding, health, sheds, weight, length, clutches, documents and full history. Everything related to one animal stays together in one place.
Everything important in one place
Keep track of species, name, morph, sex, parents, date of birth and acquisition, acquisition method, source, CITES details, photo and current location.
The animal's full history
Feeding, health records, clutches, quarantines, weight logs, length measurements, sheds, events and moves all come together in one chronological history. You can return to any record whenever you need it.
Follow changes over time
Weight and length are shown in charts, so you can easily see how an animal develops over time. For length, you can track total length, SVL, shell length or your own measurement type.
Nothing gets lost
Deceased animals keep their full history, while archived animals remain easy to find. If you archive something by mistake, you can restore it at any time.
Everything about each terrarium in one place
See its dimensions, current animals, equipment and cleaning history at a glance. Everything about the enclosure, its setup and routine care stays together in one place.
Animals and their location
See which animals currently live in each terrarium. When an animal is moved, the new location is added to its history, so you can always look back at where it was before.
Keep track of equipment
Record lamps, heaters, thermostats and other equipment, including brand, model, wattage, condition, warranty and the next replacement or inspection date. Items that need attention are easy to spot.
Cleaning and routine care
Set a cleaning interval for each terrarium and keep a history of completed maintenance. When the next cleaning is getting close, Herpadex reminds you.
Nothing gets lost
Terrariums you no longer use can be archived without losing their records. Everything stays searchable and can be restored whenever you need it.
Racks and slots at a glance
For larger collections, Herpadex lets you manage entire rack systems, their slot layout and current occupancy. Each slot works as a separate animal location.
A map of the whole rack
See every slot in a clear grid and instantly tell which ones are occupied and which are free.
A slot as a regular location
Assign an animal directly to a specific slot just like you would to a terrarium. The location remains part of the animal's record and history.
Rearrange slots without changing records
Need to reorganise the rack? Swap the positions of two slots directly on the rack map without rewriting the underlying records.
Racks you no longer use
Empty racks can be archived and restored later, so there is no need to delete their records permanently.
Feeding without guesswork or forgotten details
Record when and what an animal was fed, how much food was offered, how much it actually ate, and whether it accepted or refused the food. Every feeding stays in the history, so you can always look back when you need to.
A clear record of every feeding
Keep the date, food type, quantity, unit, size and your own note together in one feeding record. You can set up food types to match your own collection.
How much the animal actually ate
The amount offered and the amount actually eaten are tracked separately. If an animal eats gradually, you can add several feeding entries and always see how much food is left.
Accepted or refused?
Record the actual outcome of each feeding. If the animal refuses the food, it stays clearly marked in its feeding history.
Feed multiple animals at once
Create one feeding record for all current animals in a terrarium, rack slot or an entire rack. Herpadex keeps track of which animals were included at that moment.
Health history, always at hand
A health issue is more than a single note. In Herpadex, you can keep the whole case together — from the first observation through examinations and treatment to the final outcome.
The whole case in one place
Start with an observation, illness, injury, parasites or another issue, then keep adding records as the case develops.
Treatment step by step
Vet examinations, medication, procedures, follow-up checks and the treatment outcome build one chronological history you can return to at any time.
Ready for the vet
When you need to discuss an animal's health, you have the full case history on your phone instead of piecing it together from old notes.
Keep track of quarantine
Record the start and end of each quarantine period, add your own note, and clearly see which animals are currently in quarantine.
From clutch to hatchlings
Track the whole breeding cycle from the clutch through incubation and removed eggs to the hatchlings, with every record linked back to the parents.
Everything about the clutch
Record the clutch date, number of eggs, whether it was unfertilised, and the father for a fertilised clutch.
Incubation at a glance
Keep the incubation start date, expected hatch date, temperature, humidity and your own notes together in one place.
Removed eggs stay in the record
If any eggs are removed during incubation, record how many, why, when, and add a note if needed.
Hatchlings stay linked to their parents
Create a new animal directly from the clutch when it hatches. Species and parents are filled in automatically, so you only need to add its location.
Stay on top of what matters
Herpadex keeps an eye on the things you do not want to miss — upcoming cleaning, faulty equipment, feeding that still needs an outcome, or an approaching hatch date. Everything is collected in the notification centre, with push notifications also available on Android.
Cleaning reminders
When a cleaning interval is getting close or has already passed, Herpadex lets you know.
Equipment that needs attention
Faulty equipment appears in your notifications, so you can deal with it before the next routine terrarium check.
No feeding left unfinished
If a feeding record is still waiting for an outcome, it remains in your notifications until you complete it.
Upcoming hatch date
When an expected hatch date is set, Herpadex reminds you 7 days before and again 2 days before hatching.
In the app and on your phone
On web and desktop, notifications are available in the notification centre. On Android, you can also receive them as push notifications.
Scan and get straight to work
Every animal and terrarium in Herpadex has its own QR code. Print labels as a PDF, then scan them in the Android app to open the right animal or terrarium instantly.
Labels for animals and terrariums
Choose which labels you want to print, set the number of copies, and Herpadex prepares a PDF ready for printing.
No searching through lists
With larger collections, just scan the QR code to see exactly which animal, terrarium or rack slot you are working with.
Straight to common actions
After scanning a terrarium, you can open its details straight away or add a group feeding for all active animals inside.
The scanner is on your phone
Scan QR codes directly in the native Herpadex Android app using your phone's camera.
It helps us with our own reptile keeping.
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