Lizard Brain Radio

What an awesome discussion. Roy is keeping a multitude of species from the Guyana shield region and then has an entire temperate room! Large biotopes are his enclosure style of choice and he has been very successful with them. His Spilotes enclosure is amazing! Monkey Anoles, Alligator Lizards, naturalistic setups, region specific tropical plants. Just an extremely dedicated methodology concerning...

The gecko guy! Joe has an amazing collection and is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to geckos. He's also got a species list that is probably unmatched when it comes to the number and variety of species that he's worked with. And then we had a great conversation. Just a nice guy and an easy person to talk to. What a great package. All of the lizard nerdery that you could want plus good conversa...

Dustin has quite the varied collection of geckos and snakes with a heavy emphasis on Indo-Australia. He's also a skilled enclosure builder and a field herper! It was fun to pick his brain for building and painting techniques. He's lucky enough to live in the American southwest and takes full advantage by being an avid field herper. A young person who's gone head first into herpetoculture and is do...

Zac Loughman is a profesor at West Liberty University and the chair of the Zoo Science major. That's awesome enough for me but he's also involved in nearly every other facet of herpetoculture and herpetology possible. He's a crayfish biologist working with federally protected species. He's an author (keep an eye out for The Complete Hognose!). He's a field herper (check dr_crawdad on IG for his re...

Another long one! Great conversation with a great guy. Wally has a prolific social media presence and is incredibly successful with a variety of geckos and a huge range of isopods. Definitely seek out Supreme Gecko on Youtube, Facebook, TikTok and more. You should also be able to find both Wally and myself at NARBC Tinley Park next weekend!

Another awesome conversation. Phil has kept and bred a multitude of Uromastyx species as well as several other desert dwellers. There's even a few Anolis in there if you scroll far enough! A knowledgeable and insightful keeper with some beautiful animals. So glad I got to pick his brain. And next time, Xenagama!

Alex Myers, of Alex's Agamids, and Kasey Schultz, of Zion Hill Exotics, published THE article in Reptiles Magazine concerning all things Sailfin. And then they came on and told me all about it! This was a great conversation about an infrequently kept, but impressive, group of lizards. Couldn't have had a more knowledgeable and personable pair to talk to on the subject. The trend continues on LBR....

An awesome conversation with Nipper this week. He's herped just about everywhere and is only 6 species away from completing his lifer list in Europe! It was a great opportunity to get a European keepers perspective and we had a far ranging conversation that I hope to continue in the future.

Kris is back and we talk Coleonyx Geckos for quite awhile! Love talking to Kris as he has a unique perspective and is a relentlessly positive individual. Coleonyx are an awesome group of North American and US native geckos that I hope to see gain popularity in herpetoculture. They're definitely an animal that is worth your time and consideration and Kris is the one to talk to about them. Check him...

Australian Addiction Reptiles is just that! Justin has Pythons, Skinks and Geckos of all sorts from the land down under. He's also an accomplished field herper, author and a professional in the scientific field. www.australianaddiction.com is where you can find all of his Australian Addictions as well as the order forms for his books, which I highly recommend. And, if you're in the market for yet...

Teresa joins in the discussion! Scott and Tie do educational demonstrations similar to Teresa and I except they're based in Australia. They're also published authors and very accomplished venomous keepers. It was an awesome discussion among the four of us and I'm so happy that the Eippers came on together. Please also be sure to check out the HERpers Facebook group, a females only group that was s...

This was an awesome episode where we took a deep dive on Ebanavia at the end! We also talked Cordylids and Platysaurus along with multiple herpetoculture topics and trends. Eric is a good dude and I encourage you to check out the Ebanavia Keepers and Breeders group on FB for more information on this cool group of species.

This was a cool episode. Michael keeps an incredible assortment of Uromastyx and he's more than happy to share information with folks. Uromastyx are a unique group of lizards that aren't frequently kept and are even less frequently bred. They come in an amazing variety of colors while also being from some of the harshest desert environments on earth. Sounds perfect!

This was a cool episode where we talked all sorts of geckos and lizards along with Ian's general attitude and ideas regarding herpetoculture. His posts suggest an "old school" vibe and I definitely saw that same sentiment come through. It was a great conversation. Also, be sure to follow him on TikTok at alim0ny!

I've heard Kris nerd out on Coleonyx before and knew I had to talk to him. We ramble over all sorts of topics during this episode and it's great. His collection is quite varied and so was our discussion. Kris did mention during this episode that he'd like to do a Coleonyx specific episode in the future so watch for that. Check out Badlands Herpetoculture on IG to see more!

Very excited to talk to Eddie this week. His social media feeds are filled with all sorts of unique lizards and he has the added bonus of keeping many of his animals outside. We talk everything from Monitors to Aldabra Tortoises to Serrated Cone-heads!

This episode falls on Easter Sunday so I decided to have my wife as my interview. We talk her approach to lizard keeping, interacting with the very large species that we keep and enclosure building.

This episode we talk a large variety of lizards with Dillon of the Gecko Lab. geckolabs on IG and www.geckolaboratory.com is where you can find Dillon and his collection. Also, be sure to check out the Abronia Alliance for their cloud forest preservation initiatives!

Very excited to talk to Clint this week. He has a huge collection of geckos as well as skinks, invertebrates and several snake species. He's even bred File Snakes just recently! We talk quite a bit about what goes into the care of such a large and diverse collection. Clint is a wealth of knowledge and I encourage you to look him up on both FB and IG under Reinhart Reptiles.

I had to reschedule this week's guest so I'm flying solo! I discuss collection updates along with our collection in general. There's also alot of great Q&A and interaction with the live chat.

I'm very excited to talk to Eric this week as he's one of the few people in the US keeping and breeding the available Basilisk species and is also doing amazing things with his enclosure builds. You can find him @casqueheaded on IG as well as www.basilisklizards.com

I was very excited to talk to Heather. She has one of the best collections of Bearded Dragons that I've ever seen. She also has the unique opportunity to keep a large majority of her collection outdoors. This was a great conversation and I look forward to seeing her new projects.

This episode is wide ranging, as are Phil's experiences in herpetoculture and his collection! We talk everything from geckos to keeping venomous with a stop at Sungazers along the way!

Frank's collection really does resemble living art. He keeps some of the more beautiful and "difficult" species in the hobby and he does so in some very impressive enclosures. I was very happy to hear about the experiences that got him to this point and his impressive plans for the future.

This week we talk Merten's Water Monitors, varanids in general, enclosure construction, herpetoculture history and cockroaches!