Reptile Living Room

So with our first episode we talk about Albino Cobras, Kids and Caimans, Snakes on a Train (no we’re not kidding) and finally Sleepy Turtles. We hope you enjoy this and leave some comments on the respective blogs, iTunes, etc and as always…love it or hate just rate it!

Phil and Keir took the time to chat with us about the Ghost Mantid and other species that they are currently working with at Ornamental Insects and not only walk us through how to keep the Ghost Mantid species but also how they became Ornamental Insects.

Ryan Jarosek of Tiki Tiki Reptiles and Jarosek Park Reptiles chats with us about the best ways to keep Veiled Chameleons Chameleo calyptratus. For those thinking of getting a Chameleon for the first time this is generally the species that we all start out with.  As we said Ryan takes us through the set-up, maintenance, and I think he covered the whole gambit within this interview as far as the Veiled Chameleon Chameleo calyptratus is concerned. For more information on their specific needs we highly recommend that you check out Ryan and his sites.  Then for a fun read on Carl the accidental Chameleon you can click here.

Julie Bergman of Gecko Ranch talks to us about keeping the Phelsuma sp. captive care and I must say I got one heck of an education on the Phelsuma sp. its a great piece for anyone who is interested in these jewels of the reptile world.

We were given an incredible opportunity to go hang out with Jules Sylvester at his snake house and chat with him about snakes, reptile wrangling, and Hollywood.  This is probably one of my top three interviews when it comes to fun.  I am sure you will enjoy it just as much as we did.  Oh, by the way you’ll also hear from Frank who’s huge!

Troy Jones has been working with Uromastyx for some time and has been successful in the herpetoculture industry. We had the opportunity to speak with Troy about the Uromastyx species in general as well as what he has planned for the species in the future. You can always catch Troy at his website Uroranch

While we were at the Reptile SuperShow we had a moment to speak with Dr. Douglas Dix of Deerfern Farms about the captive care of Chuckwallas.

Marcia McGuiness chats with us about the captive care of the Nephurus species of Australian Geckos

While we were at the Pomona Reptile SuperShow we had the opportunity to sit with Andrew Wyatt President of United States Association of Reptile Keepers which is usually called USARK by most.  We asked Andrew to explain what is USARK and why is it important to the reptile community.  He of course obliged us and not only that but he talked about the recent victories, the on going war, as well as where the money is going when you donate to USARK. If you want to visit them you can find them at www.usark.org

Julie Bergman of Gecko Ranch sits down with us in the living room to talk about her experiences breeding and caring for the Phelsuma species.  We learn from Julie that there used to be dog sized Phelsuma around 100 years ago and that they are not all that delicate as we believed. Julie also speaks to us about the others species of Gecko that she’s working with as well.  So have a seat on the couch won’t you and join Julie Bergman as she discuss’ the incredible Phelsuma sp.