The Reptile Gumbo Podcast

In our one-hundred and twelfth episode we are joined by Chris Dieter of Crocodile Encounter.  We discuss what it is like caring for such a large crocodilian collection, the dream exhibits our listeners want to build, men raping monitors and much more. Crocodile Encounter: https://www.crocodileencounter.com/ USARK: https://usark.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheReptileGumboPodcast Facebook:...

In our one-hundred and eleventh episode we are joined by Drew and Bekah Schulz of The Learning Zoo.  We discuss what it is like to run your own zoo, what it is like dealing with the public around animals, unicorns and much more. USARK: https://usark.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheReptileGumboPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReptileGumboPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagra...

In our one-hundred and tenth episode we discuss how our collections and the collections of our listeners have changed overtime, the horrible misidentifications of snakes on Facebook, the importance of doing research about a breeder before you buy from them and much more. USARK: https://usark.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheReptileGumboPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReptileG...

In our one-hundred and ninth episode we are joined by friend of the show, Joe Phelan.  We discuss the changing what we keep in the hobby, up and coming content creators, how I fought the law and I won and much more. USARK: https://usark.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheReptileGumboPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReptileGumboPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therept...

In our one-hundred and eighth episode we head to the 2022 March HERPS Bryan/College Station Show.  This is part two of our sit down interviews with some great breeders. On this episode we are joined by the infamous Andy Hein of Southern Reptile Supply.  We discuss running a business and vending reptile shows with Andy.  Then we talk panther chameleons with Adam Jones of Lonestar Panthers.  Our thi...

In our one-hundred and eighth episode we head to the 2022 March HERPS Bryan/College Station Show.  This is part one of our sit down interviews with some great breeders. On this episode we are joined by Robin WIlliamson of R&R Dragons and we discuss tegus.  Then we sat down with Carl Vargas of South Tex Gex to learn about his amazing leachianus geckos and other interesting species he works with...

In our one-hundred and seventh episode we are joined by Dr. Ben Morrill of Rare Genetics Inc..  We discuss the different types of genetic test his company can run on reptiles, how those test can impact the hobby, a man with snakes in his pants and much more. Rare Genetics Inc. - https://raregeneticsinc.com/ USARK: https://usark.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheReptileGumboPodcast Facebook:...

In our one-hundred and sixth episode we are joined by Heidi and Rachel of In Blue a Reptile Podcast.  We discuss the impact of influencers on the reptile hobby, the success of In Blue a Reptile Podcast, reptile content creators that we enjoy and much more. USARK: https://usark.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheReptileGumboPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReptileGumboPodcast Ins...

In our one-hundred and fifth episode we travel to the February 2022 Arlington North American Reptile Breeders Conference.  While there we sat down with several interesting people.  This is part 2 of our interviews at NARBC.  We were joined by Jon Fealy of Fealy's Clutch, Brittany Gobble of Brittany Gobble's Reptiles, Traci Duncan of Creative Exotics and Brett Bender of Fieldstone Herpetoculture. U...

In our one-hundred and fourth episode we have our February 1 on 1 on 1 show.  We discuss the 2022 February NARBC show and what we saw while we were there.  We also discuss some ideas for future episodes on the show.  Our listeners share their concerns with their collections if the new legislation were to pass and much more. USARK: https://usark.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheReptileGumbo...

In our one-hundred and third episode we travel to the February 2022 Arlington North American Reptile Breeders Conference.  While there we sat down with several interesting people.  This is part 1 of our interviews at NARBC.  We were joined by Michael Pennell of Python in a Pear Tree, Phil Goss of USARK, Norm Barrett of Royal Flush Exotics and Casey Cannon of Cannon Fire Reptiles. USARK: https://us...

In our one-hundred and second episode we are joined by Bill Bradley of Coal Black Exotics and Ryan McVeigh of VivTech Products.  We discuss new legislation that could hurt our hobby, snakes using vibrators and much more.  Visit the https://usark.org/ to find out more about the proposed bill and how you can help. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheReptileGumboPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook...

In our one-hundred and first episode we are joined by Megan Sabljakovic  We discuss mistakes in the hobby that we have learned from, people that have harmed the hobby, top 5 worst pets and much more. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheReptileGumboPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReptileGumboPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thereptilegumbopodcast/ YouTube: https://www.patr...

In our one-hundredth episode we are joined by April Justine of Bloods by Design.  We discuss April's new blood and short tail podcast called Strictly Shorties, the difference between a reptile hobby and a reptile business, genetic misunderstandings and much more. Bloods by Design website http://www.bloodsbydesign.com/

In our ninety-ninth episode we are joined by Lina Kelly of the Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary.  We discuss running a sanctuary for alligators in Michigan, reptiles that we wish were less common in the pet trade, bad husbandry for certain reptiles and much more. Visit the Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary's website for more information on how you can help. https://www.alligatorsanctuary.com/

In our ninety-eighth episode we are joined by Khai Phan of The Monitor Keeping Podcast.  We discuss monitors and some of the common mistakes when keeping them, alternative feeders for your animals, the theft of reptiles and much more.

In our ninety-seventh episode we are joined by Shawn Gray of HERPS Exotic Reptile and Pet Shows.  We discuss how to prepare for the winter and protect your animals, the importance of knowing your local reptile laws, the current status of reptile shows and much more.

In our ninety-sixth episode we are joined by no one.  The three of us talk about common heating issues, reflect on this past year and our successes and also look forward to next year.

In our ninety-fifth episode we are joined by Antoine Hood of High Desert Pythons.  We discuss how Antoine stole a victory from James, What it takes to make this hobby into a real business, what it is like being noticed by other people at shows and much more.

In our ninety-fourth episode we are joined by Audrey Koepp of Urban Amphibia and Audrey's Urban Exotics.  We discuss why people consider dart frogs hard to keep, the nightmares that are fruit flies, if breeding a species means you are keeping it correctly and much more.

In our ninety-third episode we are joined by Bill Bradley of Coal Black Exotics and Lizard Brain Radio.  We discuss what reptile education means to us, bad information given out online, people asking their wives first and much more.

In our ninety-second episode we have our Thanksgiving episode.  We discuss what we are thankful for in the hobby, bad information given out online, a bunch of holiday randomness and much more.

In our ninety-first episode we are joined by JT Tomlinson of Reptichip.  We discuss new ideas with substrates, what it is like running a business in the reptile hobby, how to turn a failure into a success and much more.

This is a bonus episode we were able to record while at the HERPS Exotic Reptile and Pet Shop Grand Opening.  We got a chance to sit down with Rachel Allen and Heidi Dunlap to talk about their new podcast, In Blue: A Reptile Podcast.  Miri Burnish sat down with us and talked about her move to Texas and future plans.  We finally were able to get Sean Trimbach (9 finger Sean) to sit down and tell us...

In our ninetieth episode we are joined by Jarod Dole of Pineapple Exotics.  We discuss different collections, grand opening of a great new reptile store, when it's ok to tell a customer to "screw off" and much more.