Phillip Lietz of Arids Only and Project Herpetoculture discusses a wide scope of topics regarding the reptile keeping hobby, from the species of reptile that he breeds, domestication of reptiles, a little about aquaculture, and some double standards you see in various pet keeping communities. Phil talks about some of the science revolving around domestication of various reptile species, the advances that we would like to see regarding lighting, and some details of how invasive/native species interact in our world. Philip offers extremely well-thought out viewpoints on herpetoculture that every reptile keeper should keep in mind as we all progress in our hobby.

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0:00 Introducing Phillip Lietz of Arids Only

2:23 True Fauna by Faunalux

3:24 Welcome Philip + Moving Updates With Arids Only

13:37 New Projects and Species

17:33 All About The Chuckwalla

23:04 Thoughts on Herpetoculture + Reptile Keeping

36:18 Domestication Of Reptiles + The Future

44:50 Aquaculture vs Herpetoculture

45:07 Animals At Home Patreon

45:27 Aquaculture vs Herpetoculture

49:43 The Link Between Animals + Parenting

53:47 Double Standards in Reptiles vs Dogs/Cats

59:25 The Criminal Behavior in The Hobby

1:04:57 Discussion on Native Species + Advances in Science

1:15:05 History of Feeder Insects + Bees in Herpetoculture

1:26:50 Herpetoculture Consulting

1:32:04 Closing Thoughts