Exploring ethical captive management of reptiles & amphibians through the lens of biological science, conservation, and human nature. The Animals at Home Network is a herpetoculture-based podcast network that hosts: Animals at Home Podcast by Dillon Perron, Project Herpetoculture by Phillip Lietz and Roy Arthur Blodgett, Reptiles & Research Podcast by Liam Sinclair and Ellie Hills, and Animals Everywhere by Bryce Broom. Each show on the network brings all members of the reptile community tog ...
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225: How to Build a Tropical Greenhouse in a Cold Climate | A Life Exotic - AAH
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1:36:14Zach Porritt of @a.life.exotic discusses his large, tropical greenhouse that houses multiple animal species cohabitating in a beautifully constructed environment. He dives into all of the details of the building process of the greenhouse, the climate he deals with, temperature management and ventilation, as well as the overall investment of the gre…
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224: Why Fish Keepers Are Adding Snakes to Their Tanks | Myke Clarkson - AAH
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1:37:00Myke Clarkson, a television producer, reptile conservationist, and wildlife enthusiast discusses his experiences in his television producing career from the start to now. He talks about the story of a snake bite that turned into a TV show, his experience in producing animal-related shows down the line, including his National Geographic show, Dead B…
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33: The Art of Hybrid Breeding: Stronger, Smarter, Healthier! | Heather Moye - R&R
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1:56:14Stop leaving yourself vulnerable to data breaches. Go to my sponsor https://aura.com/randr to get a 14-day free trial and see if any of your data has been exposed. Reptile breeding is taking a new step up with hybrids making healthier pet reptiles! Heather Moye of Fairytail dragons LLC chats to us about she used hybrids to strengthen her lines and …
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223: Why Your Snake Hides All Day & How to Change it | Victoria Teague - AAH
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1:03:19Victoria Teague of PassionateSnakes discusses her experience with various species of snakes, primarily in the colubrid variety when it comes to her specific enclosure design to help snakes feel more comfortable out in the open. Victoria talks about her Mandarin Rate Snake as the motivator for creating an enclosure that she would see the snake more …
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222: Thinking Like Your Ancient Ancestors Makes You a Better Reptile Keeper | Nathan Rupley - AAH
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1:24:29Nathan Carlos Rupley discusses his experience with reptile and invertebrate keeping alongside his passion for nature in the real world; talking about his feelings behind connecting with nature and rewildling, and how that connects with the reptile keeping hobby. He shares details of his upbringing in Africa, then moving on to adapting to life in th…
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221: Keeping 100s of Tiny Geckos in a Huge Room | Logan Hope - AAH
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1:29:25Logan Hope of ThatBeardedBugGuy discusses his very popular Mourning gecko room in his home, housing over a hundred geckos, as well as some opinions about keeping tiny reptiles in such large enclosures. He also discusses in depth his Vietnamese Blue Beauty snakes, their enclosure setups, lighting, diets, and their very intelligent behaviors. Logan a…
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32: Snakes WILL Be Domesticated! Here's How! | Brian Reeder - R&R
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3:29:57Snakes will be domesticated, heres how! Brian Reeder breaks down the processes of domestication and how you can see it in action right now with pet snakes!Credit for snake in the thumbnail: https://www.instagram.com/selectivescalesFind Brian Reeders Day Lilies: https://www.facebook.com/SunDragonDayliliesJOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/R…
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220: The Secret to Breeding Leopard Geckos | Dragoon Gecko - AAH
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2:07:28Rebecca Hassler of Dragoon Gecko discusses her over fifteen years of experience in breeding leopard geckos, offering advice to newer leopard gecko breeders on how to get started breeding ethically. She shares details on how to succeed in breeding even before purchasing your gecko pairs, characteristics she looks for in breeding quality reptiles, an…
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91: Crown Giants to Chamaeleolis w/ Jon Asher | Project : Herpetoculture
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2:18:54DESCRIPTION:In this episode, Phil and Roy welcome Jon Asher to the show to discuss his perspective on herpetoculture and his experience keeping and breeding crown giant anoles and Chamaeleolis! Please like, subscribe, and share this episode, if you feel so inclined. To offer direct support to the show with a tip or donation, consider subscribing to…
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219: Frilled Dragons are an Underrated Pet Lizard! | Tommy Maxwell - AAH
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1:20:31Tommy Maxwell of Tommy’s Reptiles discusses his start in reptile keeping, focusing primarily on keeping Frilled Dragons in outdoor enclosures. He also briefly discusses his experience as a U.S. Navy Rescue Swimmer as well, highlighting reasons for joining, picking his job, and eventually retiring. Tommy discusses many aspects to frilled dragons inc…
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31: Pro Reptile Breeding - Advice from An Expert | Rain/UnXcripted Podcast - R&R
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2:38:08Reptile Breeding is a passion for every reptile breeder! But how many of them line breed vs inbreed? The distinction between the two can make or break your breeding program!
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BONUS: This is WAY CRAZIER than Tiger King - AAH
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56:36In this video, I discuss my thoughts on the creator of Tiger King (Eric Goode) making a docuseries focused on the reptile trade and smuggling. The links to everything I cite in the video are below.TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Intro - The Reptile King1:00 What will this series be about?2:40 Video Breakdown3:44 Who is Eric Goode?6:38 Who will be in the series?8:2…
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30: Breeding Hybrids To Create New Breeds | Milksnake Mutations - R&R
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1:42:12We chat with milksnake mutations about hybrid snake breeding. The infamous inperial milksnake and jungle corn are discussed throughout. Could this be the first steps down the path to domestication? JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ReptilesandResearchPRODUCTS TO USE: https://www.amazon.com/shop/reptilesandresearch…
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218: Why I Left Reptile Keeping & What Brought Me Back | John Kinney - AAH
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1:52:57John Kinney discusses his start in reptile keeping in the late 70’s and 80’s, working up to his large snake collection before moving away from the reptile hobby. He shares details of the issues he had during the time of keeping reptiles and the ethics behind it, as well as his experience in the animal testing pharmaceutical world. John shares what …
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29: How To Be A Herpetologist w/ Herpetological Highlights - R&R
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2:13:54We are joined by herpetologist Tom Major and Ben Marshall from @herpetologicalhighlights to discuss how to become a herpetologist and much more!
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217: Jordan Peterson Advice for Animal Keepers | Unseen Diversity - AAH
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1:59:34Ben from Unseen Diversity discusses his tool, “My Vision for The Hobby” that he has created within Notion. This new project’s purpose is to find the “why” in reptile keeping, forming a plan for the future in reptile keeping and in life in general, finding how and what you will do for your goals, and more. He discusses the need in finding why you wa…
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90: Trusting the Process w/ Paul Duren | Project : Herpetoculture
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1:53:29DESCRIPTION:In this episode, Phil and Roy welcome Paul Duren to the show to discuss his perspective on herpetoculture and his experience keeping and breeding scrub pythons using maternal incubation! Here's Zoom's AI description:"The team discussed their experiences and perspectives on herpetoculture, including their journeys into snake keeping, bre…
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216: Bitten by a Venomous Snake - What Should I Do? | Antivenom Support Group - AAH
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1:39:10Zoe and Jackson of The Anti Venom Support Group discuss their experience in dealing with snake bites and the anti-venom that comes along with it, covering both circumstances surrounding wild/native snake bites versus snakes in private collections. They both share details about the science of anti-venom, the shelf life, where it is made, and the exp…
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89: The Arrival of Rhacodactylus w/ Allen Repashy | Project : Herpetoculture
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2:25:37DESCRIPTION:In this episode, Phil and Roy welcome Allen Repashy back to the show to discuss the origins of Rhacodactylus in herpetoculture, and the process of building Repashy Superfoods! Allen is a pioneer in herpetoculture, responsible in part for establishing a number of species, and also for advancing the realm of hero nutrition. In this episod…
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215: Red Boas & Other Amazing Ball Python Alternatives | Golden Coast Exotics - AAH
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1:24:25Chad Steffen of Golden Coast Exotics discusses his reptile keeping and breeding hobby with a variety of very interesting and rarer snake species, as well as his passion in breeding high-quality, healthy snakes. He shares details of how he first got started in the reptile keeping hobby, starting in keeping Eastern Indigo Snakes, and the enrichment t…
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88: State of the Union, w/ Phil and Roy | Project : Herpetoculture
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1:03:14DESCRIPTION:In this episode, Phil and Roy offer a state of the union after our recent hiatus from the show! Please like, subscribe, and share this episode, if you feel so inclined. To offer direct support to the show with a tip or donation, consider subscribing to our Patreon ( www.patreon.com/projectherpetoculture ) and have a look at our generous…
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87: Abronia Roundtable w/ Adam Trimmings, Jonas Keil, and Savannah Noland | Project : Herpetoculture
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2:06:22DESCRIPTION:In this episode, Roy welcomes Adam Trimmings, Jonas Keil, and Savannah Noland to the show to discuss Abronia! We hear about their varied and extensive experiences keeping Abronia lizards - the dos and don'ts for success with the genus, and a whole lot more!Please like, subscribe, and share this episode, if you feel so inclined. To offer…
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214: The Most Jaw-Dropping Pythons | Northern Reptiles - AAH
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1:03:35Jacop Frank of @northernreptiles joins us as our first Swedish reptile keeping guest, discussing his introductions to reptile keeping, a little bit about the reptile keeping regulations in Sweden, and the species that he keeps currently. He shares details of the Blackheaded python species that he keeps and has plans to breed, going over his interes…
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213: A Modern Take on the Reptile Shop | Scaped Nature - AAH
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1:12:33Joe of Scaped Nature located in Norwich, United Kingdom discusses his shop where he sells reptiles, plants, planted enclosures, and more. He shares details about his passions for correct lighting systems, working with customers of all interests and knowledge levels, and shares advice for other future and current reptile shopkeepers. Joe highlights …
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212: Leaf-Tailed Geckos, The Invisible Pet | Gekkotaculture - AAH
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1:25:16Jack Thomson of gekkotaculture discusses his experience with keeping reptiles in general, as well as his recent love for various gecko species such as the Uroplatus genus. He talks about his experience in keeping his reptiles during college, as well as his career aspirations in working at ZooMed and where he is in that job now. One of the most popu…
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