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Scott Borden’s Blog Post About Racks & Cages

Episode 6 - The Tired Debate: Racks vs. Cages Mar 11, 2020

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Two opposing sides have emerged in this debate; pro racks and anti racks. However, could there be a middle ground? Andy and Riley brainstorm, discuss their experiences, visit some of the pervasive hypotheses, and conjecture about the future of reptile keeping techniques as a result of this ongoing debate.

Intro:

Catching up
Forrest Fanning

Body:

GH calling out FB on arboreal rack
- Starting the question
Looking at natural history of normal rack system animals
UVB blood testing
The history of rack systems
- When they were first implemented
- How they changed the hobby/industry
Pros
- Efficiency
- Sterilization
- Observation
- Organization
Cons
- Visibility
- Esthetics
- Argument
- Negative
Various species benefits and detriments
- Beardies
Applications
- How they’ve made positive differences
- How people are utilizing and refining them today
- Current trends towards the future
What do each of us use
- What types
- For what species
- Experiences
  - Good and bad
- Future plans and thoughts

Outro:

Wrapping up mentioning the ongoing lists of suggestions and hopefully not the audio issues
How the Australia trip may or may not impact my responses etc and please be flexible and understandable
Next!

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Intro Music: Old Blue by Chris Haugen

Outro Music: Cats Searching for the Truth by Nat Keefe and Hot Buttered Rum

@30:10 rack quote from Andy

@34:20 some keepers dedicating time to animals in the sun….

@37:00 UVB lighting talk

@46:00 being critical of others

@49:00 debate vs discussion

@52:00 great example of a tub helping a pituophis

@58:00 asking why

Episode 5: Low vs. High Maintenance Reptiles Feb 26, 2020

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Maybe you are happy with low maintenance animals but have a large quantity of them. Suddenly you have a high maintenance collection!

Low Maintenance vs High Maintenance and what that means

Amount of work
- Daily vs. every few days
- Knowing your limits
Cleaning, watering, lighting, feeding, etc
Cage space and species considerations for future growth
Environmental challenges/ease
- Easy for anyone to accomplish vs. specific requirements i.e. “advanced”
- Technology & sensors

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Intro Music “Dirty Hands” by Jeremy Korpas

Outro Music “The Big Guns” by Silent Partner

Episode 4: Riley Flies Solo Feb 12, 2020

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Florida Trip

Morelia Breeding Season

Timeline
Clues to watch for
Ovulatory swelling vs ovulation
Interest between animals
Missexed males and combat
Spring breeders vs winter breeders

Coming down the line:

Guests soon!

Continued topics

Tools of the room

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Episode 3: Anaheim Recap and Importance of Reptile Shows Jan 29, 2020

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It has been a couple of weeks since we last recorded. We caught up a little on what has been happening in our lives. This show is all about the Anaheim Reptile Super Show that happened back at the beginning of January and its impact on the west coast reptile shows. We also talk about all the great things reptile shows do for our hobby and what we can do as buyers and vendors to improve on the impact they have.

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