What This Means
ExoHabitat participates in affiliate marketing programs, which means we may earn a small commission when you click on certain links on our website and make a purchase. This comes at no additional cost to you whatsoever. The price you pay remains exactly the same whether you use our links or navigate to a retailer directly.
We want to be fully transparent with you about how this works. Some of the links you find on ExoHabitat, particularly those pointing to product listings, retailers, or specific items we review, are affiliate links. When you click one of these links and complete a purchase, the retailer pays us a referral fee for sending you their way.
This disclosure is required by the Federal Trade Commission under 16 CFR Part 255, which governs endorsements and testimonials in advertising. We take this obligation seriously because we believe you deserve to know exactly how ExoHabitat operates and how we keep the lights on while providing free content about exotic pet care and products.
Amazon Associates Program
ExoHabitat is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
Many of the exotic pet products we review and recommend are linked directly to their Amazon listings for your convenience. These links are clearly intended to help you find the products quickly and compare pricing. The fact that we earn a commission from Amazon does not influence which products we choose to feature, how we rate them, or what we say about them in our reviews.
We also work with a small number of other affiliate programs and specialty exotic pet retailers from time to time. In all cases, the same principles apply. Our earning potential from any retailer or program has no bearing on our editorial content.
Our Editorial Standards
At ExoHabitat, our mission is to help exotic pet owners make informed, safe, and confident decisions about the products they buy for their animals. We take that responsibility seriously, especially because exotic pets have highly specific and often delicate care requirements. A bad product recommendation in this space can genuinely harm an animal, and we never lose sight of that.
Every product we review is evaluated based on its quality, safety, suitability for the species it is intended for, value for money, and feedback from the exotic pet keeping community. We do not accept payment from brands or manufacturers in exchange for positive reviews. We do not guarantee favorable coverage to any company that offers us an affiliate arrangement.
If we think a product is poorly designed, potentially dangerous, or simply not worth the money, we will say so plainly in our review regardless of whether an affiliate link exists for that product. Our readers trust us to give honest assessments, and that trust is far more valuable to us than any commission we might earn.
We strive to only recommend products we genuinely believe are beneficial for exotic pets and their owners. Many of the products featured on ExoHabitat are ones we have personally researched in depth, tested where possible, or gathered substantial community feedback about before publishing our assessment.
Questions
If you have any questions about our affiliate relationships, how we choose products to review, or anything else related to how ExoHabitat operates, we encourage you to reach out to us directly. Transparency is something we take pride in, and we are happy to clarify anything that might be unclear.
You can contact us through our Contact page. We read every message we receive and will do our best to respond promptly. Thank you for reading ExoHabitat and for trusting us to help you care for your extraordinary animals.