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Reptile Room Podcast

Andy Rea, Riley Jimisonwww.reptileroompodcast.com
Welcome to Reptile Room Podcast! We seriously appreciate you coming along with us on this new podcast adventure. Your host, Riley Jimison is a zookeeper, reptile nerd, and podcasting junkie! Your co-host, Andy Rea is your basic 'ole boring family man that loves reptiles and is a podcasting newbie. Together we will be adding some new flavor to the reptile podcast scene by incorporating friendship, different life experiences, reptile education, and opposing opinions! Together we sincerely hope that we can relate to the many different types of reptile keepers out there by offering great conversations that will lead to other conversations with your friends. Help us spread the word of this new show by sharing over the various social media platforms! If you have any topic ideas please email us at reptileroompodcast@gmail.com
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Episodes

Episode 17 - Discovering BRB Morphs with Dave Colling

Can you give us an overview of your collection to begin with (5:25, 6:00, What got you into Brazilian Rainbow Boas and when did you decide that was the avenue to pursue for you? (11:30, Have you ever worked with imported Brazilian Rainbow Boas? (15:20, What’s it like finding morphs? (21, 38, 40, How many mutations exist in rainbows and have those come from any imports or spontaneous occurrence within your collection or others? (43, What is your approach to keeping them? I have always followed yo...

Oct 14, 20201 hr 47 minEp. 17

Episode 16 - Dumeril's Boas, Market Trends, and Andy's Back!

No episode notes! We shot from the hip and just went with the flow. We think you will love this episode. Subscribe on Google Podcasts, iTunes, Spotify, and many more! Connect with us here: Website / Facebook / Instagram ---> Topic Suggestion Form <--- Find Riley: Facebook / Instagram / YouTube Find Andy: Facebook / Instagram RSS FEED...

Sep 02, 20201 hr 38 minEp. 16

Episode 15 - Jacob Bratz of JLB Morelia & The Herpetoculture Podcast

What’s new with you? 3:30, The Herpetoculture Podcast (53:00 How long has it been running? How has the evolution been and what have you enjoyed most? (53:30 What do you see for the future of your podcast and the future of reptile podcasting as a whole (1:03:05, Why do you think reptile podcasting has become so widespread these days? (1:03:45, Your Breeding Projects Colubrid kick: pituophis: (5:15, Papuans, how many do you have? What are some of your project focuses and goals? (28:15, 30:00, 33:2...

Aug 20, 20201 hr 40 minEp. 15

Episode 14 - Talking Corn Snakes with Joe Phelan of Port City Pythons/Pets & FTGU

Subscribe on Google Podcasts, iTunes, Spotify, and many more! Connect with us here: Website / Facebook / Instagram ---> Topic Suggestion Form <--- Find Riley: Facebook / Instagram / YouTube Find Andy: Facebook / Instagram RSS FEED Welcome back to episode 14 Before we get started: USARK Ari Flagle and Boeleni Masks for his friends in PNG. 2nd run coming soon. www.projectblackpython.org We are here talking to Joe Phelan from FTGU and PCP. How’s it going my friend? Body: How has your season b...

Aug 05, 20202 hr 23 minEp. 14

Episode 13 - The O-Mac Special

Intro: This week we have the O-Mac Special Mr. Owen McIntrye. Arguably the wittiest SOB in reptile podcast history so take that Reptile N Chill Guys! Owen has been involved in the reptile scene for long enough and been involved in the podcast side of things for so long that likely all of my listeners know who he is and require no introduction. Body: How are things? Olive babies (2:29, Other season notes and production What’s it like being the one interviewed for a change? How’s Mort? (1:33:00) O...

Jul 22, 20202 hrEp. 13

Episode 12 - Dan Mulleary of DM Exotics

Intro: Welcome to the Reptile Room Podcast everyone, thank you for joining me yet again for Episode 12! Tonight we are going to waste no time and jump right into this much anticipated episode. Tonight’s guest is someone who I have looked up to in the reptile world for years, admired his youtube channel and travels, intrigued by the importation business he participates in, and I have purchased several snakes from him over the years. Welcome Mr. Dan Mulleary! ….. Q’s: How did you get started in th...

Jul 08, 20201 hr 26 minEp. 12

Episode 11 - The Reptilian Octopus Justin Smith

Our Guest Tonight: Justin Smith Palmetto Coast Exotics The Herpetoculture Podcast The Chondrocast (4:25, Herpetoculture Magazine Snakes n stogies How did you get started in reptiles? (6:15, 9:30 When did you take it up a notch? (12:30, 14:00, 15:45 What is your direction and focus these days? (16:35, 20:00 What do you see long term for your trajectory keeping snakes? (23:00, 27:00, How did THP start? (30:25, 34:00, What motivated you to start the Chondrocast? (41:00, 42:00, 49:00 How did you dec...

Jun 19, 20201 hr 32 minEp. 11

Episode 10 - The Evolution of Triple B with Brian Kusko

Timeline notes (all minus like 38 miunutes of an intro before we actually did the intro) Moose & Sheep @ 18 minutes Old ass Brian @34 minutes Remembering first meeting @36 @53 story of first keeping snakes , neighbor “Snake” keeping snakes next door at 4 yrs old got stoked Rough green snakes as first snakes @60 minutes or so first snake - rosy rat @1:06 first snakes - wanted python - bp @1:07:30 - 5 yrs accomplished a lot @1:12 - life too short @1:23 jimmy cruz rule breaker @1:35 starting tr...

May 20, 20203 hr 5 minEp. 10

Episode 9 - Reptile Room Essentials Part 2 w/ Ryan Presto

Closing Questions: starting around Who do you look up to most in the reptile world? ( Eric Burke, Nick Mutton, Owen McIntyre, carpet guys, Ari Flagle, Dan Mulleary, Joe Abein?) What is your holy grail reptile to keep? (every croc) If you could devote an entire bedroom to one species to build a massive vivarium, what would you keep and design? (chinese alligators, broad snouted caiman, walkout greenhouse) If you could go back in time to a younger you right before you got into reptiles, what wisdo...

May 06, 20201 hr 51 minEp. 9

Episode 8 - Rhythm of the Room & the Legacy of MPR

Podcasting: 9 years of Morelia Python Radio 14:30 - 2012 - Blake Bower - Scrub show - left Owen on his own (LOL) 18:00 - CarpetFest - How it started from an idea! 22:00 - Owen & Travis - Long lost brothers Learning from others 26:00 - Speaking in absolutes - Trying to steer away from being like that 34:00 - Finding Owen as a co-host 40:00 - Focusing on the guest and giving them a platform What does your collection consist of these days? 1:00:00 - Space for large species How many species have...

Apr 22, 20202 hr 32 minEp. 8

Bull Snakes and Room Dynamics with Travis Johnson

Meat & Potatoes: Tell us about your connection to Bull Snakes The care for Bull snakes (40 min +) All other fascinating info about bulls etc How do you feel they are best kept? Average keeper vs. breeder (39:40 min) Pet style or breeder efficient style What climate do they prefer? (40:45) How do you achieve that in consideration with the various other species you keep? Ambient 85 in peak summer (43:00) 80 regularly Genetics & Locality (52:00) Double hets (54:00) Simple recessive exclusiv...

Mar 25, 20202 hr 35 minEp. 7

Episode 6 - The Tired Debate: Racks vs. Cages

Two opposing sides have emerged in this debate; pro racks and anti racks. However, could there be a middle ground? Andy and Riley brainstorm, discuss their experiences, visit some of the pervasive hypotheses, and conjecture about the future of reptile keeping techniques as a result of this ongoing debate. Scott Borden’s Blog Post About Racks & Cages Intro: Catching up Forrest Fanning Body: GH calling out FB on arboreal rack Starting the question Looking at natural history of normal rack syst...

Mar 11, 20201 hr 53 minEp. 6

Episode 5: Low vs. High Maintenance Reptiles

Maybe you are happy with low maintenance animals but have a large quantity of them. Suddenly you have a high maintenance collection! Low Maintenance vs High Maintenance and what that means Amount of work Daily vs. every few days Knowing your limits Cleaning, watering, lighting, feeding, etc Cage space and species considerations for future growth Environmental challenges/ease Easy for anyone to accomplish vs. specific requirements i.e. “advanced” Technology & sensors Subscribe on Google Podca...

Feb 26, 20201 hr 28 minEp. 5

Episode 4: Riley Flies Solo

Florida Trip Morelia Breeding Season Timeline Clues to watch for Ovulatory swelling vs ovulation Interest between animals Missexed males and combat Spring breeders vs winter breeders Coming down the line: Guests soon! Continued topics Tools of the room Subscribe on Google Podcasts, iTunes, Spotify, and many more! Connect with us here: Website / Facebook / Instagram ---> Topic Suggestion Form <--- Find Riley: Facebook / Instagram / YouTube Find Andy: Facebook / Instagram RSS FEED...

Feb 12, 202058 minEp. 4

Episode 3: Anaheim Recap and Importance of Reptile Shows

It has been a couple of weeks since we last recorded. We caught up a little on what has been happening in our lives. This show is all about the Anaheim Reptile Super Show that happened back at the beginning of January and its impact on the west coast reptile shows. We also talk about all the great things reptile shows do for our hobby and what we can do as buyers and vendors to improve on the impact they have. Subscribe on Google Podcasts, iTunes, Spotify, and many more! Connect with us here: We...

Jan 29, 20201 hr 26 minEp. 3

Episode 2 - Reptile Room Essentials - Part 1

Subscribe on Google Podcasts, iTunes, Spotify, and many more! Connect with us here: EMAIL Website / Facebook / Instagram ---> Topic Suggestion Form <--- Find Riley: Facebook / Instagram / YouTube Find Andy: Facebook / Instagram Intro Music “Lucky Shot” by ALBIS Outro Music “Garage” by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena...

Jan 15, 20201 hr 48 minEp. 2

Episode 1 - Who Are These Guys?!

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Jan 01, 20201 hr 34 minEp. 1

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Dec 23, 201917 min0
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