Reptile Living Room

As our listeners know we are very active in the social media realm.  As it turns out this is where we came across Marc and Little RES Q.  We were so impressed by Marc and his crew we had to speak with them.  If you want to help out Marc and his cause the site is Little RES Q. So take a listen as Marc explains some of the ways you can help with the rescue and how he got started in the first place. To see more of Marc’s great work check out Reptile Apartment Canada

We met Mark Romansky of Moonstone Dragons at the Las Vegas Reptile Expo where he had some of his Bearded Dragons Pogona vitticeps for sale.  We spoke with Mark about various aspects of Dragon keeping and we were so impressed that we decided we had to have Mark on the show.  Mark is not only a breeder of high quality Bearded Dragon Lizards Pogona vitticeps but he has been recently elected as the president of the Southern Nevada Herpetological Society.  To say that Mark is actively involved in all things herpetoculture would be an understatement; when it comes to reptile legislation or any pet legislation for that matter Mark admits “I’m the first one to grab my helmet and sword and run up the hill.”  Another quote from Mark and my personal favorite regarding reptile legislation is “Today it’s pythons, tomorrow it will be Poodles.”

Mark has a take on reptile keeping that sometimes flies in the face of ‘conventional wisdom’ and this makes him one of the better breeders out there in our eyes.  So take a listen and see what Mark has to say.

Scott Powley takes the time to chat with us about what it’s like to be in the Green Tree Python realm of the herpetoculture industry.  He shares with us his early trials and success’ as a breeder and explains that Green Tree Pythons are not actually the hard python to take care of that most people think they are. He reveals some tips and tricks to keeping them healthy and more. So jump in and enjoy Scott Powley and Green Tree Pythons.

We speak with Andrew Wyatt about the potential ban that is coming up in Federal Government on Thursday 12/16/10. After listening to this special please do your part get involved and don’t let others take away our rights regarding keeping reptile pets. Get involved now! www.usark.org

Marcia McGuiness and Mark Romansky talk to us about the upcoming NOI regarding the amphibian ban and Mark gives us insight into the original Lacey Act.

Golden Gate Geckos

Marcia McGuiness, what an awesome person to know, as Part of her awesome nature she is known as one of, if not the premier breeder of Geckos today. She is doing some awesome stuff with the Gecko family and she shares some crucial information in this episode about caring for Geckos. Soon, we will have her back on to talk about her super slurry which is something she invented and is used by veterinarians and universities alike. In this episode she takes us through the industry and what it means to her to be a breeder and tells us how she came to breed Geckos and what the future may hold. If you see Golden Gate Geckos on the next reptile show vendor list you must attend to see her line of Geckos! You can also get your hands on her Geckos at www.goldengategeckos.com

Brian takes us on a journey through his life. How he got into reptiles, why he does what he does, and lets us view what its like to be a breeder with a high visibility in the industry. Not only does he give us some tips on keeping the reptiles we enjoy. He talks about selecting what projects to work with and what it takes to be a glorified snake poop cleaner. Theres much more than I could cover here, so grab a drink, settle in, and take a walk with us through the world of Snakebytes.tv and BHB Reptiles.

In this interview we were actually given an incredible opportunity to relax at the Applegate facility and talk with Robert about his decades of experience within the herpetoculture industry and learn what it takes to be a success in such a fickle industry.

We caught up with Dr. Bryan Grieg Fry at the NARBC show and spoke with him about his research into the Komodo Dragon and how he determined that they are a venomous lizard as well as what its like to work with Venomous animals.

We managed to wrangle Brian Potter of the North American Reptile Breeders Conference at one of his shows . He’d taken a moment to breathe and we grabbed  him talk to us about what it takes to run a reptile show.  He goes in-depth about the day to day operations of reptiles shows from promotion all the way to the end of breaking down after the last day of the show.