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7: The Profession of Herpetology | Johan Marais - AE Oct 04, 2020

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Johan Marais. An incredible businessman and one of the world's most recognized herpetologists. In this episode, Johan tells us stories about herping in wild Africa, including all the hair raising encounters with large African wildlife, and how he spent weeks on end in the middle of nowhere away from civilization, sacrificing food just so he could carry camera gear. Who knew one would sacrifice food just to photograph new species in some of the wildest places on the planet.

SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/7-johan-marais/

1: Roast Session | Ventilation, Fat Snakes, Misinformation & More Sep 27, 2020

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Dillon and Bryce chat about Bryce’s move to a new home including how he moved all his venomous snakes. They also speculate what the next big thing in the reptile hobby will be, discuss how to achieve proper ventilation, misinformation on the internet, halogen lighting, overfeeding snakes, and much more!

SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/1-rs/

64: From Reptile Breeder to Rescue | Steve Rempel Sep 20, 2020

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Steve Rempel is the owner of Prairie Exotics, a reptile rescue and education business out of Manitoba, Canada. In this episode, Steve discusses his transition from reptile breeder to reptile rescue/educator as well as provides some tips for anyone interested in hosting a reptile expo. We also discuss the local herpetofauna found in frozen Manitoba, including Narcisse Snake Dens which is the largest gathering of snakes on the planet.

SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/64-steve-rempel/

6: Quarantine for Reptiles | Ross Rowan - AE Sep 13, 2020

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In this episode, Ross Rowan discusses quarantining your animals including how to properly quarantine as well as the negative consequences of not following proper quarantine practices.

63: The Power of Infrared for Reptiles | Roman Muryn, C Eng. Sep 06, 2020

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Roman Muryn, C Eng. is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to reptile heating and lighting. Roman is an engineer and spent a career designing and developing flight control systems for helicopters including the Apache. His background in data collection and system control has allowed him to analyze the way we provide heat to our reptiles. In this episode, we discuss the difference between IR-A & IR-C, how to set up a thermostat probe, which source of visible light to use, and much more!

SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/63-roman-muryn/

62: How to Improve a Reptile Zoo | Olly Wilson Aug 30, 2020

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Olly Wilson is a ZooKeeper and reptile keeper out of the UK. In this episode, we discuss the dissertation Olly wrote for his degree which focused on habitat preference of amphibians in Madagascar. We also discuss the day-to-day roles of being a zookeeper and the tactics Olly used to convince the zoo-owners to upgrade a tortoise enclosure from a small unenriched cage to a full-paddock style enclosure that includes many layers of enrichment. This episode is key for those of you looking to pursue a career in zookeeping.

SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/62-olly-wilson/

5: Treating Snakebite: What Not To Do | Arno Naude- AE Aug 23, 2020

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In this episode, Arno Naude tells us how he got into treating snakebite throughout Africa. To date, he has personally dealt with close to 600 snake bites, with all that experience he explains how he has NEVER seen two bites that were the same. Arno shares some of the most common reasons venomous keepers get bitten and how to avoid that, he said "don't be in a hurry to die" and will elaborate more on what that means in this episode. As keepers, we don't always realize how the snakes we keep actually affect people in rural areas where these animals come from. The effects of one bite can be so detrimental to an entire family for life and that's where the hate for snakes could stem from and if we want to change that we must realize the real reason for the fear!

Show Notes: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/5-arno-naude/

61: How to Train Your Snake | Lori Torrini, CPDT-KA, A.A.S. Aug 16, 2020

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Lori Torrini, the founder of Behavior Education LLC, has 30 years of experience and education in animal training and behavior and in the last 3 years, she has shifted her focus to mainly working with snakes. Many of the snakes within Lori's collection are capable of behaviors that most keepers would think are not possible. In this episode, we discuss target training, the importance of training, positive reinforcement, understanding body language, and much more!

Show Notes: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/61-lori-torrini/

4: How to Work with Venomous and Breed Dwarf Bitis | Wilnes Goosen - AE Aug 09, 2020

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In this episode, Wilnes explains how he is able to keep some of the most “difficult” species (dwarf bitis) and a lot of his success with them has to do with replicating nature in captivity. Airflow, heat, localities are all things you need to consider when you want to keep an animal properly. Not every animal in the same species must be cared for in the same way, localities of the same species should be cared for differently according to where they come from. Wilnes also explains the best way to start working with venomous animals and the importance of always obtaining more knowledge!

Show Notes: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/4-wilnes-goosen/

60: Keeping Reptiles Outside in the UK | Celtic Reptile & Amphibian Aug 02, 2020

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Harvey Tweats and Tom Whitehurst are the co-founders of Celtic Reptile and Amphibian, UK based company dedicated to the conservation and education of European herptiles. Together they manage a lot containing several outdoor enclosures that are home to many native species including, Tree Frogs, Agile Frogs, Western Green lizards, Sand Lizards, Eyed Lizards, and more. We discuss keeping replies outdoors year-round, re-wilding, and the importance of amphibians to our planet.

SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/60-celtic-reptile/

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