Tonight we have a couple of guests.

First up, Our good friend David Means is dropping by and letting us know about The Dangerous Animal Initiative will hold a public meeting in mid-late October. It is very important that anyone in Virginia that owns a reptile and wishes to continue owning any reptile be at that meeting. The workgroup is looking at what factors may make exotic/wild animals "dangerous", and not just to humans, but to Virginia. They will be looking at how these animals can harm humans directly (bite, crush, constrict, other) but also indirectly (disease, parasites, other). They will also be looking at how these animals can harm the ecosystem and agriculture in Virginia directly (invasive, other) and indirectly (disease, parasites, other). What will this mean to reptile keepers? All reptiles will be considered, not just venomous and large constrictors. What will this mean to other exotic/wild animal keepers?

If you would like to help, need more information, or want email updates, please email me at: [email protected] 

Then we are taking a look into the craftmanship of Ron Rundo of Insert works.

http://www.insertswork.com/

He specializes in custom made, hand sculpted inserts for arboreal snakes.These specially made inserts are available for reptiles and amphibians.