It's no secret that lots of people get their reptiles from places like Petco and PetSmart. We discuss what would need to change in order for us to support buying reptiles from a chain pet store including the improper display enclosures, incorrect supplies, and sick animals. Then it's time for another blind ranking so grab your passport and pack your bags and get ready to hear what vacation cities we want to go to next!

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00:00 Poor Karens

03:54 Reptile puppy mills

08:16 Improper display enclosures

10:55 Selling the right products

15:08 Need better education

19:40 Should you rescue?

28:04 Thank you employees

29:41 Neptune's vacation city rankings

35:10 Lyssa's vacation city rankings

40:43 Our favorite New Caledonian gecko

Are bearded dragons and ball pythons good "beginner" pets? We don't think so! We chat all about why some reptiles are considered "beginner" and "advanced" and give our recommendations for the best first pet reptiles. Then we talk about our tips for bachelorette parties and hear about Lyssa's Bach Party in New Orleans!

We've been to tons of reptile expos and we wanted to share our best tips and tricks and things to avoid when you're at one. Learn what reptile got us into the hobby and we wrap up by sharing things we look for on a dating app profile and what NOT to do.

00:00 Intro

This is our toughest episode yet... talking about how to handle the loss of a reptile. It's not something a lot of people talk about but we wanted to share our experiences and we hope this helps fellow keepers. We take a moment to discuss the legacy of Brian Barczyk and his impact on the reptile hobby and wrap up the episode by blind ranking different desserts.

00:00 Dealing with loss

No gatekeeping here! We've both been making money as reptile influencers for a few years now so we wanted to share the different ways we've been able to do that including brand deals, affiliate programs, merch consulting, etc. Keep listening to hear our thoughts on New Year's resolutions and what our goals are for 2024.

0:00 Intro

8:44 Discount codes

11:46 Deals we've turned down

13:51 Amazon affiliate program

18:52 Brand deals

25:02 Merch

27:25 Commission on chameleon kits

30:42 Care consulting

36:40 Patreon & subscriptions

38:39 Monetizing the podcast

40:05 Creating content for other brands

42:16 New Year's goals

53:10 Best practices for reptile content creators

Learn how we met and became friends along with our tips for making friends in the reptile community! And stick around to here us answer YOUR questions you submitted and rank our favorite appetizers.

0:00 Intro

2:03 How we met1

3:35 Tips for making reptile friends

23:21 Are we doing specific care episodes

25:11 Hobbies outside of reptiles

29:23 Blind ranking appetizers

42:36 Outro