Let's Talk Turtles

Episode 50! Ryan and Tom catch up and talk about the CT house bill that was introduced regarding PROHIBITING BREEDING OF ALL ANIMALS IN THE STATE, behavior that can make us (hobbyists) look bad and touch a bit on tortoise eggs! Check it out! Ryan: IG: @RAD_Reptiles82 YT: @Rad_reptiles Rad-reptiles.com  Tom IG: @twoturtletom YT: @twoturtletom Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s Groove Outro Music:...

Episode 49! Friend Ralph Till joins us once again to talk about the Kleinmanni Assurance Project, a privately established and run studbook aimed at maintaining healthy Egyptian Tortoises for the foreseeable future. As always we have a great conversation with Ralph and encourage you to look into the project! Link Below! https://www.kleinmanniassuranceproject.com/ Ryan: IG: @RAD_Reptiles82 YT: @Rad_...

Episode 48! Ryan and Tom catch up after Christmas and talk about a lot of turtle news! See below for the articles we mentioned! We hope you all had and are having a wonderful Holiday Season! Box Turtle Smuggler Sentence New Subspecies! Repatriated Pyxis and radiata! Snapping Turtle Listing Proposal Ryan: IG: @RAD_Reptiles82 YT: @Rad_reptiles Rad-reptiles.com  Tom IG: @twoturtletom YT: @twoturtleto...

Episode 47! Ryan and Tom catch up after Thanksgiving and talk about a variety of subjects, including the results of the first LTT survey! Listen up! Ryan: IG: @RAD_Reptiles82 YT: @Rad_reptiles Rad-reptiles.com  Tom IG: @twoturtletom YT: @twoturtletom Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s Groove Outro Music: tomorrow-is-today - 5282

Episode 46! Dr. Zach Bell is with Two Turtle Tom and I as we talk about the Ryuku Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle of Okinawa! Dr. Bell helped to establish the Okinawa Kame Center in Okinawa, Japan to protect and conserve this wonderful turtle species that even glows blue! You have to listen to this one! https://www.okinawa-kame.org/en-home https://www.instagram.com/okinawakamecentre/# IG: @okinawakamec...

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Episode 45! Chris Lechowicz joins the pod to talk about what turtles do after a hurricane impacts their habitat. Chris has first hand experience from his work on Sanibel Island with the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation in Southwest Florida and offers some great insight! So download/stream and give this episode a listen! Ryan: IG: @RAD_Reptiles82 YT: @Rad_reptiles Rad-reptiles.com  Tom IG: @...

Episode 44! Ryan and Tom catch up and talk about a several items in the news that can affect keepers. Box Turtle Poaching, the Animal Welfare Act and the Diamondback Terrapin’s petition for federal listing are all discussed in this episode of Let’s Talk Turtles. Ryan: IG: @RAD_Reptiles82 YT: @Rad_reptiles Rad-reptiles.com  Tom IG: @twoturtletom YT: @twoturtletom Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s...

Episode 43! Ryan and Tom welcome Raul Gonzalez to the podcast! We talk about keeping animals outside, moving long distances with animals and, bog turtles and much more. Tune in and catch up with the three of us as we Talk Turtles! Ryan: IG: @RAD_Reptiles82 YT: @Rad_reptiles Rad-reptiles.com  Tom IG: @twoturtletom YT: @twoturtletom Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s Groove Outro Music: tomorrow-is...

Episode 42! Ryan and Tom are joined by Ashley Ortega, who has been managing the AZA Studbook and is the AZA SSP Coordinator for Galapagos Tortoises! This episode is FILLED with giant tortoise talk. Ashley was amazing and I’m excited for folks to listen, so please LISTEN!! Ryan: IG: @RAD_Reptiles82 YT: @Rad_reptiles Rad-reptiles.com  Tom IG: @twoturtletom YT: @twoturtletom Intro Music: Mr. Smith -...

Episode 41! Old Friend Alert!!! Jordan Donini is back and he has been busy! Tom and Ryan talk Florida Box Turtle home range Mangrove Diamondback Terrapin nesting and the upcoming Herpeton conference! Ryan: IG: @RAD_Reptiles82 YT: @Rad_reptiles Rad-reptiles.com  Tom IG: @twoturtletom YT: @twoturtletom Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s Groove Outro Music: tomorrow-is-today - 5282

Episode 40! Dr. Heather Smith joins the podcast to talk about turtles from 230 million years ago up to modern day tortoises breathing via tracheal gas exchange! Learn about long, lizard-tailed Baenid turtles, where to see their fossils and a lot more with Tom and Ryan on this episode of Let’s Talk Turtles! Ryan: IG: @RAD_Reptiles82 YT: @Rad_reptiles Rad-reptiles.com  Tom IG: @twoturtletom YT: @two...

Episode 39! Dr. Tharusha Wijewardena joins Tom and Ryan to discuss her work with turtles in Canada! How effective is a Blanding’s Turtle headstart program in an urban setting? Listen up to get the answer as well as more turtle talk! Twitter: Turtle_ecology Ryan: IG: @RAD_Reptiles82 YT: @Rad_reptiles Rad-reptiles.com  Tom IG: @twoturtletom YT: @twoturtletom Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s Groov...

Episode 38! Dr. Will Selman joins Tom and Ryan to discuss the recent listing of megacephalic Graptemys species. Maybe you heard about the recent listing of the Pearl River Map Turtle as Threatened on the Endangered Species Act? It drew some interest amongst groups of turtle enthusiasts as the Service used the Similarity of Appearance clause to protect. Dr. Selman’s perspective on this is rather un...

Episode 37! Tom and I discuss UV Index, Reptile Bulbs and the North American Turtle Crisis. Why are we not talking about this more?! Listen up! Ryan: IG: @RAD_Reptiles82 YT: @Rad_reptiles Rad-reptiles.com  Tom IG: @twoturtletom YT: @twoturtletom Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s Groove Outro Music: tomorrow-is-today - 5282

Episode 36! Tom and I are here with Aaron Johnson as we celebrate his accomplishments with a difficult Hinge-back species, Kinixys belliana ! We’ll talk about how he treated his animals, persevered and produced young! Ryan: IG: @RAD_Reptiles82 YT: @Rad_reptiles Rad-reptiles.com  Tom IG: @twoturtletom YT: @twoturtletom Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s Groove Outro Music: tomorrow-is-today - 5282

Episode 35! Tom and I are here with Anthony Pierlioni talking about the Turtle Room and so much more. Take some time out of your day to listen! We hope you enjoy! theturtleroom.org  Ryan: IG: @RAD_Reptiles82 YT: @Rad_reptiles Rad-reptiles.com  Tom IG: @twoturtletom YT: @twoturtletom Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s Groove Outro Music: tomorrow-is-today - 5282

Episode 34! In this episode Tom and I welcome Turtle Survival Alliance veteran, Jordan Gray. We discuss The TSA annual symposium, spotted turtles and even some conservation/preservation talk… Who’d have guessed!? Enjoy the show! https://turtlesurvival.org/annual-symposium/ Ryan: IG: @RAD_Reptiles82 YT: @Rad_reptiles Rad-reptiles.com  Tom IG: @twoturtletom YT: @twoturtletom Intro Music: Mr. Smith -...

Episode 33! In this episode Tom and I discuss giving back to offset the pet trade and many other interesting topics. We ask you to listen and be open to understanding various perspectives and take action in the conservation of our favorite taxa! Ryan: IG: @RAD_Reptiles82 YT: @Rad_reptiles Rad-reptiles.com  Tom IG: @twoturtletom YT: @twoturtletom Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s Groove Outro Mus...

Episode 32! In this episode we welcome Nathan Haislip to the show! Nathan has a plethora of Chelonian care experience from a zoo perspective, an NGO perspective and as a private keeper! Join us as we talk Manouria and more!  Ryan: IG: @RAD_Reptiles82 YT: @Rad_reptiles Rad-reptiles.com  Tom IG: @twoturtletom YT: @twoturtletom Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s Groove Outro Music: tomorrow-is-today...

Episode 31! In this episode we welcome Brian Horne to the show! Brian is a Turtle Conservationist who has been working with in situ programs all over the globe. Get to know Brian with us and follow along as he shares his unique perspective of the perils of turtles and how we can contribute to in situ conservation. Ryan: IG: @RAD_Reptiles82 YT: @Rad_reptiles Rad-reptiles.com  Tom IG: @twoturtletom...

Episode 30! Tom and I catch up after a less than stellar February off. We talk electric fences and ex-situ conservation. Tune in! Ryan: IG: @RAD_Reptiles82 YT: @Rad_reptiles Rad-reptiles.com  Tom IG: @twoturtletom YT: @twoturtletom Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s Groove Outro Music: tomorrow-is-today - 5282

Episode 29! Tom and I welcome James Terelle of James Terelle Turtles. James keeps a lot of unique and interesting species including Twist-neck Turtles and Snail-eating Turtles. Chill out and listen as he tells us all about them. Gopher Tortoise Plates: https://wildlandsconservation.org/gopher-tortoise-license-plate/ Ryan: IG: @RAD_Reptiles82 YT: @Rad_reptiles Rad-reptiles.com  Tom IG: @twoturtleto...

Episode 28! Tom and I sit down, catch up and discuss the Endangered Species Act, species misrepresentation and of course, light bulbs! Download and listen to this one! Ryan: IG: @RAD_Reptiles82 YT: @Rad_reptiles Rad-reptiles.com  Tom IG: @twoturtletom YT: @twoturtletom Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s Groove Outro Music: tomorrow-is-today - 5282

Episode 27! Tom and I sat down with Damon Barnes and had a great conversation! We discussed Kinixys, cypress substrate, duck eggs and more! Tune in and check it out! Damon Barnes IG: @knobcreeknaturalist Ryan: IG: @RAD_Reptiles82 YT: @Rad_reptiles Rad-reptiles.com  Tom IG: @twoturtletom YT: @twoturtletom Intro Music: Mr. Smith - Poor Man’s Groove Outro Music: tomorrow-is-today - 5282