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220: The Secret to Breeding Leopard Geckos | Dragoon Gecko - AAH Jan 12, 2025

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Rebecca Hassler of Dragoon Gecko discusses her over fifteen years of experience in breeding leopard geckos, offering advice to newer leopard gecko breeders on how to get started breeding ethically. She shares details on how to succeed in breeding even before purchasing your gecko pairs, characteristics she looks for in breeding quality reptiles, and husbandry of leopard geckos, leading into the actual steps of breeding. Her undeniable passion for leopard geckos and breeding them is evident as she discusses the steps in breeding leopard geckos on a simplified level, as well as the beginnings of socializing them so that they are a great pet option for owners. Rebecca is a friend of the podcast and as we mentioned, has been on the show a few times now, so do feel free to check out our previous episodes: How To Breed Leopard Geckos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_rdl_xXqpk The Best Leopard Gecko Morphs to Breed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh20hW_-BHY SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/220-dragoon-gecko/ #leopardgecko #220 #animalsathomepodcast JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/animalsathomeSPONSOR: LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: http://www.dragoongecko.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dragoongecko/ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnWPibMGvvmtRdHW2cge3qg/ Video Clips and Photos Used in Episode: https://www.instagram.com/dragoongecko/ 00:00 Introducing Rebecca Hassler - Dragoon Gecko 2:02 The Bio Dude Substrates + Dietary Supplements 2:38 Welcome Rebecca + Her Experience in Leopard Geckos 11:10 Setting Yourself Up For Success in Breeding 22:53 Characteristics in Breeding vs Pet Quality Animals 29:16 Breeding with Established Geckos + Husbandry of Geckos 38:40 The Bio Dude Substrates + Bug Grub 39:42 Breeding Note Taking 40:57 Red Flags in Future Breeders 49:15 Sexing Leopard Geckos 50:44 Next Steps in Breeding + Growth 58:52 The Process of The Breeding Itself 1:08:40 Ovulation + Pairing in Leopard Geckos 1:22:32 Pairing of Females + Egg Laying 1:27:39 Incubation of Eggs 1:36:04 Supporting Hatchlings + Their Enclosures 1:42:07 Egg Laying Issues 1:46:05 Socializing Leopard Geckos 1:52:39 Rebecca’s Love For Breeding Leopard Geckos 2:02:22 Closing Thoughts

91: Crown Giants to Chamaeleolis w/ Jon Asher | Project : Herpetoculture Dec 29, 2024

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DESCRIPTION: In this episode, Phil and Roy welcome Jon Asher to the show to discuss his perspective on herpetoculture and his experience keeping and breeding crown giant anoles and Chamaeleolis!

Please like, subscribe, and share this episode, if you feel so inclined. To offer direct support to the show with a tip or donation, consider subscribing to our Patreon ( www.patreon.com/projectherpetoculture ) and have a look at our generous sponsors at the affiliate links below! SHOW NOTES: Follow Jon on IG: @crowngiant and @chamaeleolis MERCH: https://www.projectherp.com/shop OUR SPONSORS: Custom Reptile Habitats: https://customreptilehabitats.com/PH Cold Blooded Caffeine (apply the code 'projectherp' for 10% off): https://coldbloodedcaffeine.com/?ref=PH FairyTail Dragons: https://fairytaildragons.com Exo Terra: https://exo-terra.com Tamura Designs (apply the code 'Herpetoculture' for 15% off): https://tamura-designs.com Happy Dragons: https://plus.happydragons.com/home SOCIAL LINKS: Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/projectherpetoculture Subscribe on Youtube: www.youtube.com/@projectherpetoculture Follow P : H on Instagram: @projectherpetoculture Follow Phil on Instagram: @aridsonly Follow Roy on Instagram: @wellspringherp

219: Frilled Dragons are an Underrated Pet Lizard! | Tommy Maxwell - AAH Dec 25, 2024

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Tommy Maxwell of Tommy’s Reptiles discusses his start in reptile keeping, focusing primarily on keeping Frilled Dragons in outdoor enclosures. He also briefly discusses his experience as a U.S. Navy Rescue Swimmer as well, highlighting reasons for joining, picking his job, and eventually retiring. Tommy discusses many aspects to frilled dragons including the enclosures he keeps them in, cohabitation, their personality, diet, size, natural behaviors, and more. He also goes over his struggles in breeding the species, with hopes to have clutches in the next couple of years. We also talk about his Spotted Turtle and Terrapin turtles, from their DIY bioactive enclosure builds, to cohabitation, to suggestions on good turtle species to keep. Tommy also highlights his love for monitor species and his start in purchasing his own Quinn Monitor, continuing to talk about their size, diets, and temperature requirements. Tommy also discusses short-from content creation and YouTube video creation, displaying his love and struggles with making videos.

SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/219-tommys-reptiles/ We Discuss: 00:00 Introducing Tommy Maxwell

2:07 The Bio Dude Bioactive Kits

2:42 Welcome Tommy + His Experience in The Navy

7:22 Career Aspirations + Start in Reptile Keeping

15:33 Tommy’s Frilled Dragons

16:30 The Bio Dude Substrates + Bug Grub

17:31 Tommy’s Frilled Dragons

21:00 Cohabitation + Outside Enclosures of Frilled Dragons

26:58 Personality of Frilled Dragons

28:25 Diet of Frilled Dragons

30:24 Size of Frilled Dragons + Natural Behaviors

33:07 Breeding + Pricing of Baby Frilled Dragons

38:34 Spotted Turtle + Terrapin Enclosure Builds + Cohabitation

48:58 Thoughts on Best Turtle Species

52:07 Monitor Lizard Species

56:40 Quinn Lizard Size + Diet

1:02:08 Start in Reptile Keeping + Content Creation

1:13:07 Chinese Water Dragons

1:18:08 Closing Thoughts

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31: Pro Reptile Breeding - Advice from An Expert | Rain/UnXcripted Podcast - R&R Dec 24, 2024

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Reptile Breeding is a passion for every reptile breeder! But how many of them line breed vs inbreed? The distinction between the two can make or break your breeding program!

BONUS: This is WAY CRAZIER than Tiger King - AAH Dec 16, 2024

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In this video, I discuss my thoughts on the creator of Tiger King (Eric Goode) making a docuseries focused on the reptile trade and smuggling. The links to everything I cite in the video are below. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro - The Reptile King 1:00 What will this series be about? 2:40 Video Breakdown 3:44 Who is Eric Goode? 6:38 Who will be in the series? 8:22 Reptile Smuggling 13:33 Why Smuggle Reptiles? 15:30 Trafficking Overlap 17:29 Who is Tom Crutchfield? 23:04 Miami was the Wild West (Insane Criminal Activity) 30:01 Back to Tom Crutchfield 35:06 Croc Docs 35:41 Extinct or Alive Fraud 40:14 Eaten Alive with Paul Rosolie 44:15 Who is Tyler Nolan? 45:37 Who is Jeff Leibowitz? 47:36 Will Private Reptile Keeping Become Prohibited? 50:38 Positive Reptile Keepers 53:45 Closing Thoughts SOURCES USED (in order of appearance):

Tiger King: https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/81115994 https://www.vulture.com/article/eric-goode-animal-documentaries-tiger-king-chimp-crazy.html JRE #2203 https://youtu.be/3LhRFF02vSA?si=kP8uPP2dBJvyf1lD Big Cat Saftey Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/263 Captive Primate Safety Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4206 https://books.google.ca/books?id=JrwBAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.sonomanews.com/article/entertainment/tiger-king-director-eric-goode-found-his-lifes-through-line-in-sonoma/ https://www.turtleconservancy.org/ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-08-25/chimp-crazy-hbo-eric-goode-tonka-tonia-haddix-dwayne-cunningham-tiger-king @ChandlersWildLife Reptiles With Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOaN5jDvgcI https://www.fws.gov/law/lacey-act#:~:text=The%20Lacey%20Act%2C%20as%20amended,States%20or%20any%20Indian... https://cites.org/eng/disc/what.php Best Tortoise For Beginners, Gabriel Mattei: https://youtu.be/aXco0t9DxKw https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10041/495907 The Lizard King: https://amzn.to/3ZGHmRJ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/national/1993/07/03/police-find-snake-shipment-used-to-smuggle-cocaine/d3a28a9b-4a8f-48bb-88dc-7ed81ba13978/ https://www.chron.com/news/strange-weird/article/cocaine-found-in-tropical-fish-cargo-1607725.php Stolen World: https://amzn.to/4iGFXTZ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wong_Keng_Liang https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1995/04/20/reptile-dealer-sentenced-in-iguana-case/ Locked Up Abroad: https://amzn.to/3DfH0dn https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/1999/April/140enr.htm https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/snake-farm-shooting-tom-crutchfield-and-business-partner-bruce-stephenson-involved-in-deadly-argument-6556579 https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/08/28/information-frees-drug-kingpin/ Scarface: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086250/ https://screenrant.com/tiger-king-netflix-mario-tabraue-scarface-tony-montana/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/05/mario-tabraue-cocaine-kingpin-lobbying-congress-big-cats/ https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1149958-tabraue-judgment.html https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/cold-blooded-smuggling-6331601 https://www.hbo.com/chimp-crazy https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/broward-wildlife-dealer-and-company-sentenced-scheme-harvest-and-sell-florida-turtles Do Reptiles Play?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Q3Q2IMn3g&t=82s https://www.morphmarket.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZzYbMyVu1c https://www.morphmarket.com/us/c/reptiles/pythons/ball-pythons/2553730 https://crocdoc.ifas.ufl.edu/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337770543_Rediscovering_the_Apaporis_Caiman_Caiman_crocodilus_apaporiensis_Notes_from_a_Long-Anticipated_Expedition Extinct or Alive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVYXK_PeQB4 JRE #1403: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCRjz1fyOE4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eaten_Alive_(TV_program) https://www.youtube.com/@TylerNolan King Cobra Bite!: https://youtu.be/ogg0y-nIiXk?si=VHNWHD3NLaom-Uos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8PKj8LkIso

30: Breeding Hybrids To Create New Breeds | Milksnake Mutations - R&R Dec 12, 2024

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We chat with milksnake mutations about hybrid snake breeding. The infamous inperial milksnake and jungle corn are discussed throughout. Could this be the first steps down the path to domestication? JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ReptilesandResearch PRODUCTS TO USE: https://www.amazon.com/shop/reptilesandresearch

218: Why I Left Reptile Keeping & What Brought Me Back | John Kinney - AAH Dec 12, 2024

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John Kinney discusses his start in reptile keeping in the late 70’s and 80’s, working up to his large snake collection before moving away from the reptile hobby. He shares details of the issues he had during the time of keeping reptiles and the ethics behind it, as well as his experience in the animal testing pharmaceutical world. John shares what his previous duties were in that facility, the ethics behind it, his opinions on animal rights and PETA, and much more. Later on he highlights why he got back into reptile keeping and how he views the community today. We also discuss the snake species he is keeping currently as well as the enclosures he has them set up in. John also discusses his experience in working for Custom Reptile Habitats, experiencing the enclosure build offs with content creators, and his overall view of social media in the reptile community. SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/218-john-kinney/ SPONSORS:

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We Discuss: 0:00 Introducing John Kinney 3:30 Welcome John - Introduction to Reptile Keeping in The 80s 12:57 Prepared for Burmese Pythons? 15:45 Getting Out Of The Reptile Hobby 25:00 John’s Experience in The Pharmaceutical World 25:18 Magic Mind Mental Shot 26:07 John’s Experience in The Pharmaceutical World 44:20 John’s Opinions on Animal Rights 52:10 Temple Grandin and Ethics of Cattle 1:03:24 Coming Back Into Reptile Keeping 1:09:24 Current Snakes He Keeps 1:14:29 Working At Custom Reptile Habitats 1:14:48 The Bio Dude Substrate + Bug Grub 1:15:49 Working At Custom Reptile Habitats 1:19:09 Enclosure Build Off 1:25:08 Domestication of Reptiles 1:33:22 Social Media’s Impact on The Reptile Community 1:44:44 Being More Aware + Closing Thoughts

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29: How To Be A Herpetologist w/ Herpetological Highlights - R&R Dec 06, 2024

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We are joined by herpetologist Tom Major and Ben Marshall from @herpetologicalhighlights to discuss how to become a herpetologist and much more!

217: Jordan Peterson Advice for Animal Keepers | Unseen Diversity - AAH Nov 27, 2024

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Ben from Unseen Diversity discusses his tool, “My Vision for The Hobby” that he has created within Notion. This new project’s purpose is to find the “why” in reptile keeping, forming a plan for the future in reptile keeping and in life in general, finding how and what you will do for your goals, and more. He discusses the need in finding why you want to keep reptiles in order to prioritize them, execute your visions for the species you keep, improvements on their enclosures and care, as well as the setups you keep them in. Ben also briefly discusses his experience with various species, including the Slow Loris and other similar species like it. SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/217-unseen-diversity/

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We Discuss: 0:00 Introducing Ben - Unseen Diversity 2:14 The Bio Dude 2:49 Welcome Ben + Project Working on Reptile Software 11:59 The Purpose Behind Reptile Keeping 16:01 Involvement in The Hobby 20:17 Ben’s Future Episode Projects 28:26 Using Notion for Reptile-Keeping Tools 33:10 My Vision For The Hobby Tool 37:52 Bio Dude Substrates + Bug Grub 38:52 Finding Your WHY - Creating Your Vision + Executing 49:22 Herpetoculture in Your Life 58:05 Why Do We Keep Reptiles 1:01:44 Finding the How + What 1:07:33 Reflecting on Your Current Situation 1:16:24 Executing Your Vision + Ranking Your Reptiles in Priority 1:29:42 Setup + Individuals in Your Care 1:37:11 Needed Improvements + More Reflection 1:44:33 Experience + Passion with Slow Loris 1:48:29 Goals for The Template + Donations 1:56:06 Closing Thoughts

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90: Trusting the Process w/ Paul Duren | Project : Herpetoculture Nov 22, 2024

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DESCRIPTION: In this episode, Phil and Roy welcome Paul Duren to the show to discuss his perspective on herpetoculture and his experience keeping and breeding scrub pythons using maternal incubation! Here's Zoom's AI description: "The team discussed their experiences and perspectives on herpetoculture, including their journeys into snake keeping, breeding and caring for various species, and the importance of trusting the animals' instincts. They also explored the impact of the morph market on herpetoculture, the importance of temperament and adaptability in animal keeping, and the potential for herpetology to become more mainstream. The conversation concluded with a focus on the need for empathy and understanding in herpetology and the importance of prioritizing animal welfare." Please like, subscribe, and share this episode, if you feel so inclined. To offer direct support to the show with a tip or donation, consider subscribing to our Patreon ( www.patreon.com/projectherpetoculture ) and have a look at our generous sponsors at the affiliate links below! SHOW NOTES: For questions and inquiries, add Paul on FB - search 'Paul Duren' MERCH: https://www.projectherp.com/shop OUR SPONSORS: Custom Reptile Habitats: https://customreptilehabitats.com/PH Cold Blooded Caffeine (apply the code 'projectherp' for 10% off): https://coldbloodedcaffeine.com/?ref=PH FairyTail Dragons: https://fairytaildragons.com Exo Terra: https://exo-terra.com Tamura Designs (apply the code 'Herpetoculture' for 15% off): https://tamura-designs.com Happy Dragons: https://plus.happydragons.com/home SOCIAL LINKS: Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/projectherpetoculture Subscribe on Youtube: www.youtube.com/@projectherpetoculture Follow P : H on Instagram: @projectherpetoculture Follow Phil on Instagram: @aridsonly Follow Roy on Instagram: @wellspringherp

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