Everything you need to know about the app.

What is Herpadex

Herpadex is an application for managing reptile and amphibian records. It helps keepers manage animals, terrariums and racks in one place, with ope...

Registration

Registration takes place through a web browser at herpadex.cz. The guided wizard walks you through plan selection, entering your details and activa...

First login

After activating your account, log into the app with the email and password you used during registration.

Onboarding at first login

After your first login, a setup wizard guides you through the initial configuration. Its goal is to prepare the catalogues you will use throughout...

Platform overview

Herpadex is available on three platforms — in the browser, on Android and on the desktop. All devices share the same data in real time.

Animal list and filtering

The Animals section lists every recorded animal — both living and deceased. Archived animals are not shown here; you'll find them in the Archive.

Adding an animal

Add an animal in the Animals section using the plus button. Fill in the basic details and the animal appears in your records straight away.

Animal card

The animal card is the central place for all information about an individual. Open it by tapping the animal in the list.

Animal archive

The archive stores animal records that are no longer part of active records. Records remain accessible and searchable but do not clutter the active...

Development tab

The Development tab on the animal card shows charts of weight and length over time. A separate Feeding composition chart is shown on the Feeding ta...

History tab

The History tab on the animal card shows one combined timeline of the important records for that individual. It lets you quickly see what happened...

Events tab

The Events tab is for records that do not belong under feeding, health, clutches or location, but should still stay attached to the animal long ter...

Basic terrarium management

Terrariums are used to track enclosures and the animals placed in them. Each terrarium has its own profile with basic information, an overview of t...

Equipment

Equipment — heating elements, UV lamps, thermostats, misters and other devices — is recorded as a generic catalogue entry (type, name, brand, model...

Terrarium cleaning

Herpadex lets you log cleaning records and set an interval after which the app will remind you that the next cleaning is due.

Racks

Racks let you track animals kept in rack systems with fixed slots — for example plastic tubs or drawers. Each slot corresponds to one position in t...

Feeding records

Feeding records let you track when and what each animal was fed, how much was offered, how much was actually consumed, and whether each animal acce...

Animal health

The Health tab on the animal card brings together records that describe the animal's condition, growth and care. It includes health cases, sheds, w...

Clutches

Clutch records let you track the full reproductive cycle — from the clutch through incubation and egg removals to hatchlings — with links to the pa...

QR labels

Every animal and terrarium in Herpadex has an automatically assigned unique QR code. Labels are printed as a PDF and attached to the terrarium or b...

Notifications

Herpadex has an in-app notification centre and can send push notifications in the native Android app for situations that need attention.

App settings

The Settings section manages the catalogues used throughout the app — the feeding catalogue and equipment types. It is available to the owner accou...