Phillip of Arids Only is back! This time, we talk about his work with Xenagama. They're a neat small desert species that hails from the same harsh African environs as some of Phillip's Uromastyx. He's been very successful with a variety of desert species and he's always so willing to share information with all of us.

The Bradley family attended Tinley NARBC and had a great time, as always! This episode is a recap of the show and the auction and all of the reptile nerdery and shenanigans that went on. Great conversation with the live chat as well!

This was an awesome conversation! Jonathan has a wonderful collection of beautiful chameleons and is especially successful with the Ambilobe locality of Panther Chameleon. He is a proponent of individually raising baby chameleons and has a wealth of knowledge on that husbandry strategy. His website also has extensive lineage information on all of the chameleons that he's working with as well as links to genetic studies relating to the variety of Panther Chameleon locales! Jonathan's approach is definitely evidence based and data driven. I learned alot from his insights and look forward to seeing his work progress in the future.

I had a great time talking to Jameson this week. He keeps a fantastic collection of lizards in a very sleek setup. Everything is clean, well lit and uniform. I was interested to hear that he's a very simplistic keeper when it comes to planting yet he uses full spectrum lighting, automated misters and is intimately knowledgeable about the rhythm of his room in regards to environmental parameters. He's a dedicated, successful keeper of some very unique animals. Be sure to check out Gahagen Laboratories on all your favorite social media platforms!

Fire Skinks are one of those nostalgic species that never really seemed to catch on. They're beautiful, hardy and a great size. As it turns out, they've also got tons of personality and a handful of beautiful morphs! Richard's collection and breeding success are both very impressive. I can't wait to see what he does going forward!

Had a COVID related cancellation for this episode so it's just me hanging out! Had a great conversation with the live chat and gave a fairly extensive collection update. Plans for the shop going forward in 2022 and various reptile related things I'd like to get done. Thank you for following along with me!

What an awesome discussion. Roy is keeping a multitude of species from the Guyana shield region and then has an entire temperate room! Large biotopes are his enclosure style of choice and he has been very successful with them. His Spilotes enclosure is amazing! Monkey Anoles, Alligator Lizards, naturalistic setups, region specific tropical plants. Just an extremely dedicated methodology concerning modern herpetoculture. Can't wait to see baby marmoratus!

The gecko guy! Joe has an amazing collection and is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to geckos. He's also got a species list that is probably unmatched when it comes to the number and variety of species that he's worked with. And then we had a great conversation. Just a nice guy and an easy person to talk to. What a great package. All of the lizard nerdery that you could want plus good conversation. That's the goal.

Dustin has quite the varied collection of geckos and snakes with a heavy emphasis on Indo-Australia. He's also a skilled enclosure builder and a field herper! It was fun to pick his brain for building and painting techniques. He's lucky enough to live in the American southwest and takes full advantage by being an avid field herper. A young person who's gone head first into herpetoculture and is doing very well. I'm excited to see how he continues from here and I encourage you to check him out at gecko.sphere on IG. Make sure to click on that Vivariums story list. It's awesome!

Zac Loughman is a profesor at West Liberty University and the chair of the Zoo Science major. That's awesome enough for me but he's also involved in nearly every other facet of herpetoculture and herpetology possible. He's a crayfish biologist working with federally protected species. He's an author (keep an eye out for The Complete Hognose!). He's a field herper (check dr_crawdad on IG for his recent trip to Kansas). And he's the cohost of Colubrid&Colubroid Radio on the MPR Network. This was a great conversation and I was happy to have Zac come on the show. Listen in and then go forth and practice evidence based herpetoculture!