The Swiss app for keeping reptiles
Everything about your animals. In one place.
For everyone keeping reptiles in Switzerland: record feeding, shedding and weight, get reminders for appointments and check whether the terrarium is big enough.
Free with two animals. iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android.
The app
Entered once, there everywhere.
What you enter in the profile shows up again in the calendar, the trends and the TSchV check (checking the terrarium size against the Animal Welfare Ordinance). Tap a part to see it in the app.
All featuresOverview. How many animals you keep, what is due today and what is overdue.
Animals. Sorted into groups, each animal with photo, species and next appointment.
Profile. Everything about one animal in one place.
Learn more: ProfileCalendar. Plan appointments, the reminder comes automatically.
Learn more: CalendarDevelopment. Weight, feeding and shedding over time.
Learn more: DevelopmentFood. Stock, shopping list and costs. With Pro.
Learn more: FoodBreeding. From pairing to hatching. With Pro.
Learn more: Breeding
Switzerland & law
Is my enclosure big enough?
The Swiss Animal Welfare Ordinance counts in body lengths, not litres. ReptiCare compares the inside dimensions of your terrarium with the minimums and shows a traffic light. Included for free, even without Pro.
The legal position at a glance
What counts is the body length of the largest animal in the terrarium.
Green: All three inside dimensions meet the minimums. Each dimension is checked on its own.
- What counts is the body length of the largest animal in the terrarium.
- Green: All three inside dimensions meet the minimums. Each dimension is checked on its own.
Which species require a cantonal keeping permit
Art. 89 TSchV
When a certificate of competence suffices and when more is required
Art. 85 TSchV
Minimum dimensions in body lengths, a surcharge per additional animal
Annex 2, Table 5
Feeding live vertebrates is prohibited apart from exceptions
Art. 4 para. 3 TSchV
Basis: the Swiss Animal Welfare Ordinance (TSchV, SR 455.1), current version. View the source
Species
A page of its own for each of 93 species.
Origin, husbandry and what applies in Switzerland. Saw an animal at a reptile fair or in a pet shop? Here is what it needs.
See all 93 species
Privacy in the app
Your data stays with you.
ReptiCare stores on your device and syncs through your private iCloud space. There is no server of ours holding your animals’ data.
Privacy Policy- No account. No sign-up, no login, no email address.
- No ads. No tracking in the app and no third-party analytics SDK.
- Your iCloud. iPhone, iPad and Mac sync through your own iCloud space.
ReptiCare Pro
When two animals become more
CHF 10.–
One-time. No subscription.
Buy once, keep forever. Over twenty years of an animal’s life, that is four centimes a month.
Free
- Create animals: up to 2
- Profile with photo and documents
- Calendar with reminders
- Weight, feeding and shedding over time
- Ordinance check of the enclosure dimensions
- Widget and iCloud sync
- Cleaning and quarantine plan with reminders
Added with Pro
- Create animals: unlimited
- Food: stock, shopping list, costs
- Brumation plan with reminders
- Breeding, pedigree and morph calculator
- Hatching countdown on the lock screen (iPhone)
- PDF dossier and handover sheet
- Sales contract and breeding log as PDF (iPhone, Android to follow)
- CSV export
- Year in review across all animals
Partners and specialist contacts
ReptiCare within the network
We work together with these practices, shops, breeders and clubs. 45 partners in 14 cantons.
All of them have expressly agreed to be named and to have their logo shown.
Do I need an account?
No. ReptiCare runs without registration and without a login. There is no server of ours holding your animal data.
Where is my data stored?
On your device. If you use iCloud, the app additionally synchronises it with your other Apple devices through your private iCloud area. We have no access to it.
What does ReptiCare cost?
The app is free and allows two animals. ReptiCare Pro unlocks everything else: A one-off CHF 10.–, no subscription.
Is there an Android version?
Yes. Since 26 September 2026 ReptiCare has been available on the Google Play Store. For iPhone, iPad and Mac with Apple silicon, the app is on the App Store.
Is the app tailored to Switzerland?
Yes. The ordinance check compares enclosure dimensions with Swiss minimum requirements, the legal notes refer to the Animal Welfare Ordinance, and the currency can be set to francs or euros. The app is usable anywhere.
Does ReptiCare replace the vet or the veterinary office?
No. Prompts such as “weight loss” or “food refused repeatedly” are rules of thumb, and the ordinance check is orientation. Binding information comes from your vet and the cantonal veterinary office.
Who is behind ReptiCare
Marlon Schick
Founder and webmaster. I develop ReptiCare in Basel: the app, this website and the marketplace.
More about ReptiCare
- Rating
- 5,0
- 5 ratings
- Age
- 4+
- years
- Category
- Lifestyle
- App Store
- Languages
- DE FR IT EN
- in the app
- Size
- 23 MB
- iOS 17.6+
What’s newVersion 1.8.4 · 28 October 2026
- Neu in der Haltungsempfehlung jeder Art: die Rechtslage in der Schweiz mit Bewilligung, Sachkunde, Artenschutz und besonderen Anforderungen – mit Ja/Nein und dem Wortlaut aus dem Katalog von repticare.ch.
- Die Angaben sind in der App enthalten und funktionieren auch ohne Internet. Unverbindlich, keine Rechtsauskunft: Verbindlich entscheidet die zuständige kantonale Behörde.
- Neu: Einmalige Zustimmung zum Hinweis, dass ReptiCare eine Orientierungshilfe ist (keine Rechtsauskunft), und zu den Nutzungsbedingungen – beim ersten Start bzw. einmal nach diesem Update. Bei den Rechtsangaben steht neu der Stand des Katalogs (Datum und Quelle TSchV).
Keep reading
From the guide
Practical advice on keeping and record-keeping.
Hibernating a tortoise: winter rest in European tortoises Hibernating a tortoise: which species must hibernate, cold frame, cellar or fridge, temperature, weight checks and waking up. With sources.
Where the animal comes from: wild-caught, captive-bred, harmful breeding Three questions before you buy that shape the animal’s whole life — and how to check the answers.
Setting up a feeding plan: fewer notes, more overview How to record feedings so that intervals, refusals and the weight curve end up fitting together by themselves.
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