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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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• 222: Thinking Like Your Ancient Ancestors Makes You a Better Reptile Keeper | Nathan Rupley - AAH

  Nathan 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 the United States, primarily discussing his viewpoints on rewildling rather than becoming reliant on the consumer oriented world. Nathan also continues to discuss various aspects of recognizing plants, using plants for medicine, and the toxicity of some plants that we could potentially use in reptile keeping or in our daily lives. SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/222-nathan-rupley/JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/animalsathomeSPONSOR: https://www.thebiodude.com/LINKS FROM THE EPISODE:https://www.instagram.com/nathan_carlos_rupley/Nathan’s YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/nathanrupleyVideo Clips and Photos Used in Episode:https://www.instagram.com/nathan_carlos_rupley/00:00 Introducing Nathan Rupley2:11 The Bio Dude Substrates + Dietary Supplements2:47 Welcome Nathan + His Connection with Nature6:08 Foundations in Africa, Adapting to Life in the U.S, and Getting Back Into The Hobby13:13 Species Currently Keeping14:12 Rewildling - Reversing Domestication, Hunting, Foraging + Gathering26:49 How Has Rewilding Changed Your Reptile Keeping Perspective?34:06 The Bio Dude Terra Fauna Substrate + Bug Grub35:07 Recognizing + Connecting with Nature42:37 Uromastyx Diets + Facebook Groups + Toxicity of Plants1:00:42 Uromastyx Diets + Plant Medicine1:18:37 The Importance of Research + Conservation1:22:03 Closing Thoughts

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• 221: Keeping 100s of Tiny Geckos in a Huge Room | Logan Hope - AAH

  Logan 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 also talks about how he first got started in the exotic pet keeping world with bugs and tarantulas, leading him to share details of their enclosures, why he keeps them, and the fear surrounding spiders. We also talk about the story of his alligator that he recently nursed back to health and is continuing to rehabilitate at home. SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/221-bearded-bug-guy/ JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/animalsathome SPONSOR: https://www.thebiodude.com/ LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: Logan’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatbeardedbugguy/Logan’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thatbeardedbugguy Video Clips and Photos Used in Episode: Provided by Logan Hope 00:00 Introducing Logan Hope - The Bearded Bug Guy 2:39 The Bio Dude 3:14 Welcome Logan + The Mourning Gecko Room + Blue Beauty 11:20 Struggles with Large Enclosures for Tiny Animals 15:24 Feeding The Mourning Geckos 18:45 Logan’s Animal Room + Vietnamese Blue Beauty 28:29 Noticing The Intelligence of Reptiles + The Connection 30:04 Vietnamese Blue Beauty Enclosures + Flying Gecko 41:49 Logan’s Tarantulas + Setups 42:45 The Bio Dude Terra Fauna + Bug Grub 43:46 Logan’s Tarantulas + Setups 59:12 Fear Surrounding Tarantulas + Breeding Baby Tarantulas 1:05:46 Logan’s Alligator + Her Story 1:20:30 Logan Starting a YouTube Channel? 1:26:15 Logan at Expos + Closing Thoughts

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