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• 226: Can You Keep an Alligator as a Pet? | Mark Perpetua - AAH

  Mark Perpetua of Mark’s Perpetua’s Reptile Encounters discusses his experience in keeping crocodilians, what led him to keeping them, and the logistics of keeping them. He also briefly talks about the New York alligator seizing, discussing the regulations in the area and why it makes sense that the animal was taken from that keeper. Mark discusses how he keeps his crocodilians as well as outlines his advice for any prospective keepers, involving their diets and enclosures. He also goes over his book that he wrote, outlining the basics of crocodilian evolution, biology, natural history and conservation. If you’re at all interested in crocodilians, Mark Perpetua’s various ventures are definitely ones to follow. SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/226-croc-chat/SPONSORS: Visit Zoo Med Labs here: https://zoomed.com/JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/animalsathomeLINKS FROM THE EPISODE:Mark Perpetua’s Reptile Encounters Website: https://www.reptileprograms.com/Mark’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Mark-Perpetuas-Reptile-Encounters-100057236065549/Alligators and Crocodiles: In Nature and In Art: https://www.amazon.com/Alligators-Crocodiles-Nature-Mark-Perpetua/dp/B0DJC43BNBMark’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@reptileencounters25Video Clips and Photos Used in Episode:Mark’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@reptileencounters25Mark’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Mark-Perpetuas-Reptile-Encounters-100057236065549/00:00 Introducing Mark Perpetua1:30 Coming Up: Zoo Med ReptiSun1:49 Welcome Mark - Background and Education in Reptiles6:36 The Crocodilians He Keeps and What Led Him To Keeping11:00 Logistics of Keeping Crocodiles + Regulations19:45 The Story of The Pet Alligator Seize25:18 Mark’s Alligators As Laws Changed31:39 Animals at Home Patreon32:00 Stunted Alligators + Sizes of Morelet’s Crocodile34:24 Advice for Future Crocodile Keepers + Feeding Crocodilians 39:06 Alligators and Crocodiles: In Nature and In Art44:04 Mark’s YouTube Channel47:53 Zoo Med ReptiSun49:19 Mark’s YouTube Channel52:37 Reptile Encounters Presentations58:34 Mark’s Relationships with Crocodiles + Intelligence Levels1:01:05 Mark’s Future Projects - Crocodilian Conservation1:04:11 Closing Thoughts + Meeting Tiki

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• 225: How to Build a Tropical Greenhouse in a Cold Climate | A Life Exotic - AAH

  Zach 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 greenhouse. Zach also goes over all of the species that he keeps in the greenhouse and the logistics of keeping them all together in the same space. This episode is an incredibly in depth description of such a well thought out structure, filled with information on how this can be replicated and how he has made this project a huge success. Zach also discusses his recent trip to Suriname, a vast country filled with tropical rainforest and various interesting animal species.SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/225-a-life-exotic/#225 #animalsathomepodcastJOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/animalsathomeSPONSOR: https://zoomed.com/LINKS FROM THE EPISODE:https://www.youtube.com/alifeexotichttps://www.instagram.com/a.life.exotic/Video Clips and Photos Used in Episode:https://www.youtube.com/alifeexotichttps://www.instagram.com/a.life.exotic/00:00 Introducing Zach Porritt1:25 Zoo Med Reptisun LED1:45 Welcome Zach - What Sparked This Idea?6:14 The Building Process of The Greenhouse8:50 The Climate Zach Deals With + Temp Management17:13 Humidity Management19:36 Ventilation in The Greenhouse21:10 Lighting Used23:07 The View of The Greenhouse24:40 The Investment26:09 Replication on a Smaller Scale?27:29 What Climate Is He Replicating?29:27 Creating The Pond + Soil31:54 Can Species Escape?32:49 Species in Greenhouse34:07 ZooMed Reptisun LED + UVB35:32 Dart Frogs and Microfauna in Greenhouse42:12 Tropical Plant Species + Pests50:30 Monthly Maintenance Costs52:17 Animals Added To Ecosystem59:00 Cohabitation in The Greenhouse1:06:18 Tree Frog Noise1:07:31 Thoughts About Birds?1:10:17 Addition of Puffing Snakes1:10:37 Patreon Animals At Home1:10:58 Addition of Puffing Snakes1:18:00 Logistics to Keeping the Snake1:22:30 Zach’s Trip to Suriname1:32:44 Closing Thoughts

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• 224: Why Fish Keepers Are Adding Snakes to Their Tanks | Myke Clarkson - AAH

  Myke 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 By Dawn. Myke also discusses the sensationalism that can occur in the media and how he has managed to steer clear of that when it comes to animals-related media. He also shares details of his passion for aquatic snake keeping, from the ins and outs of keeping them, husbandry, snake fungal disease, and more. He talks about what snakes he would recommend for people wanting to get into aquatic snakes, plant recommendations, feeder fish species, and cleaning waste.SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/224-myke-clarkson/#224 #animalsathomepodcastJOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/animalsathomeSPONSOR: https://www.thebiodude.com/LINKS FROM THE EPISODE:Myke’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/mykeclarkson/Myke’s FB: https://www.facebook.com/myke.clarkson/Myke’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@myke.clarksonHCI Website: herpconservation.comIHS Website: iherpsymp.org00:00 Introducing Myke Clarkson2:42 The Bio Dude Substrates3:17 Welcome Myke - His Show on HerpNation + Aquatic Snakes8:01 The Story of The Bite + TV Shows13:06 The Beginning of Myke’s Producer Career to Now21:00 The Animal Related Shows He’s Produced26:36 The Walking Dead Inspired Nature Doc31:02 Sensationalism In Media36:39 Aquatic Snake Keeping37:01 The Bio Dude Substrates + Bug Grub38:01 Aquatic Snake Keeping46:46 Freshwater Adaptations Goals + Fungal Disease49:49 Reptile Keeping’s Connection to Conservation50:57 Disposing of Water Positive of SFD53:25 Semi vs Fully Aquatic Snakes + Recommended Snakes1:00:50 Need For Stability in Aquatic Snakes1:04:55 Setting Up An Aquatic Tank, Plants, and Cleaning Crew1:13:03 Feeder Fish Species1:19:57 Waste Clean Up1:21:06 Non-Profits + Aquatic Snake Book1:32:30 Closing Thoughts

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• 33: The Art of Hybrid Breeding: Stronger, Smarter, Healthier! | Heather Moye - R&R

  Stop 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 make better pet reptiles!JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ReptilesandResearchPRODUCTS TO USE: https://www.amazon.com/shop/reptilesandresearch

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• 223: Why Your Snake Hides All Day & How to Change it | Victoria Teague - AAH

  Victoria 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 often in, discussing the need for shelving and hiding spaces built within the enclosure. She also briefly discusses her recent health journey, talking about how her recent focus on herself has created more motivation and happiness in keeping her reptile species more effectively. Victoria shares details of her future projects, non-bioactive enclosures, enclosure design advice, and her experience on a husbandry Facebook group as well.SHOW NOTES:https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/223-victoria-teague/JOIN US ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/animalsathomeSPONSOR:https://www.thebiodude.com/LINKS FROM THE EPISODE:Victoria’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/passionatesnakes/Victoria’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCShhX-oiKYUXXMIj79v6-3wAdvancing Herpetological Husbandry: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AdvancingHerpHusbandry/Video Clips and Photos Used in Episode:Victoria’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/passionatesnakes/00:00 Introducing Victoria Teague of Passionate Snakes2:32 The Bio Dude Substrates + Dietary Supplements3:07 Welcome Victoria + Beginnings in Reptile Keeping8:04 Victoria’s Boa + The Enclosure10:14 Colubrids and Boas13:44 Mandarin Rat Snakes + Behaviors of Snake Species17:20 Victoria’s Health Journey + That Connection to Animal Keeping23:55 Choosing Snake Species + Keeping the Interest30:02 Designing Enclosures for Behaviors32:53 The Bio Dude Substrates + Bug Grub33:54 Non-Bioactive Enclosures with Plants36:24 Shelving Spaces in Snake Enclosures44:18 Feeding Snakes + Any Issues with Feeding45:57 Cleaning Challenges with Non-Bioactives50:42 Enclosure Setups: Heating + Lighting + More54:47 Tips for Victoria’s Enclosure Replication55:57 Future Species + Upcoming Projects58:16 Advancing Herpetological Husbandry Facebook Group1:00:30 Closing Thoughts

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