Animals at Home Network

In this episode, Phil and Roy have a discussion with the one and only, Eddie Soto, of Serpentera Exotics. We discuss a wide range of topics, from the complexity of outdoor keeping, to what it takes to establish a species in captivity, to obscure Asian agamids, to Eddie's iconic Aldabra tortoise, Jupiter. Have a listen, and please like, subscribe, and share, if you feel so inclined!

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In this episode, Phil and Roy have a discussion with Armen Keuylian of HerpTime. We cover a lot of ground in this one, but topics include anoles, problems of scale in the captive propagation of reptiles, building large enclosures, and much more!

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HerpTime: www.HerpTime.com

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In this special bonus episode, Phil and Roy have a discussion with María Elena Barragán of Fundación Herpetólogica Gustavo Orcés and Vivarium de Quito in Ecuador. Discussion topics include María Elena's background as a herpetologist, the complexity of keeping herpetofauna on public display, the issue of snakebite in Ecuador, and more!

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• International Snakebite Awareness Day: https://snakebiteawareness.org/champions/barragan/
• Vivarium de Quito: https://vivarium.org.ec/en/
• Save the Snakes: www.savethesnakes.org
• Project Black Python: www.projectblackpython.org

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This week Phil and Roy have a conversation with Troy Bumgardner (@zookeeper_troy) of Denver Zoo. Troy is a longtime zookeeper who also has a collection of herpetofauna at home. Discussion topics include bats (!), advantages and disadvantages of zookeeping and private herpetoculture, enrichment, lighting, and more!

SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/5-troy-bumgardner/

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Phil and Roy have a conversation with Conner Jones (philothamnus on instagram). Conversation topics include Conner's roots in herpetoculture and how aquaculture came first for him, trends in herpetoculture, species of interest to Conner, and much much more!

SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/4-conner-jones/

John Courteney-Smith MRSB of Arcadia Reptile joins us on the podcast again to the research and development process that is necessary to develop new reptile products. In his episode, we discuss the current state of herpetoculture (both the positives and negatives), new reptile technology, whether or not you should use a substrate divider in your vivaria, and the benefits and criticisms of the Deep Heat Projector. John also walks us through the development of Arcadia's new mercury-vapor bulb (D3EVO) specifically designed for the North American market as well as their new tortoise diet (Optimised52).

SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/139-jcs/

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Project: Herpetoculture hosts Phil and Roy chop it up with Ron St. Pierre. We talk about Ron's history in the trade, we ask Ron some big broad questions about our industry, and what could change in our field in the future. This is an episode for the ages!

SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/3-ron-st-pierre/

Fraser Gilchrist gives us a deep dive into why he's had such success breeding Egyptian tortoises, and what their care entails. Is this the best small pet tortoise that many keepers are undervaluing? Also, Fraser goes over his projects with wide-mouth agamas, Angolan pythons, and more. Enjoy.

SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/7-fraser-gilchrist/

Phil and Roy have a great conversation with the one and only Eric Haycraft (@casquehead on Instagram). We talk about similarities between Herpetoculture and martial arts, Eric's setups, his ideas around care and progress, how to build a long-term project of lizards, and more!

SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/2-eric-haycraft/

Roy and Phil discuss the launch of the podcast, the goals of the show, and thoughts about herpetoculture broadly.

SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/1-why-herpetoculture/