Breeding reptiles is essential to keeping the hobby going but there are a lot of things to consider when deciding if you should breed your reptiles. We talk about the space & time requirements and the unethical practice of culling. We wrap up this week's episode with a little chat about friendships.

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00:00 Hot cocoa

02:17 Breeders are essential

5:17 Mass breeding

7:18 Space requirements

9:52 Reptile nightmares

11:24 Space requirements part 2

14:01 Cost and profit

16:08 Time requirement

18:30 Vetting a breeder

23:36 Why do you want to breed

27:03 Culling reptiles

30:28 Finding babies homes

36:47 When life gets busy

38:40 Friendships change

40:08 Thoughtfulness is so important

44:09 If they don't, someone else will