The Wild Type Podcast

How do you find a pet sitter for your reptiles? We share some of our favorite tips for petting sitting and crazy stories like finding a dead chameleon! We talk about our Valentine's Day plans and traditions and wrap up this episode by talking about some of our listener's dream species. Get early access to episodes: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-wild-type-podcast/subscribe Follow the...

Breeding reptiles is essential to keeping the hobby going but there are a lot of things to consider when deciding if you should breed your reptiles. We talk about the space & time requirements and the unethical practice of culling. We wrap up this week's episode with a little chat about friendships. Follow the podcast: - https://www.instagram.com/thewildtypepodcast/ - https://www.tiktok.com/@thewi...

Movies like Tangled, How to Train Your Dragon, Indiana Jones, The Jungle Book are famous for the reptiles in the movie. We dive into what the impact those characters had on the reptile hobby as well as chat about our thoughts on naturalistic vs. bioactive enclosures. Follow the podcast: -   / thewildtypepodcast   -   / thewildtypepodcast   - Merch: https://my-store-efee6d.creator-sprin... Follow N...

We've been to tons of reptile expos and we wanted to share our best tips and tricks and things to avoid when you're at one. Learn what reptile got us into the hobby and we wrap up by sharing things we look for on a dating app profile and what NOT to do. Follow the podcast: - https://www.instagram.com/thewildtypepodcast/ - https://www.tiktok.com/@thewildtypepodcast - Merch: https://my-store...

This is our toughest episode yet... talking about how to handle the loss of a reptile. It's not something a lot of people talk about but we wanted to share our experiences and we hope this helps fellow keepers. We take a moment to discuss the legacy of Brian Barczyk and his impact on the reptile hobby and wrap up the episode by blind ranking different desserts. Follow the podcast: -   / thewil...

No gatekeeping here! We've both been making money as reptile influencers for a few years now so we wanted to share the different ways we've been able to do that including brand deals, affiliate programs, merch consulting, etc. Keep listening to hear our thoughts on New Year's resolutions and what our goals are for 2024. Follow the podcast: - https://www.instagram.com/thewildtypepodcast...

Learn how we met and became friends along with our tips for making friends in the reptile community! And stick around to here us answer YOUR questions you submitted and rank our favorite appetizers. Follow the podcast: - https://www.instagram.com/thewildtypepodcast/ - https://www.tiktok.com/@thewildtypepodcast - Merch: https://my-store-efee6d.creator-spring.com Follow Neptune the Chameleon: - http...

Picking out the name for your pet reptile is not easy and something we get asked about often! Tune in and hear how Neptune and Tarzan got their names and overused names everyone seems to be using! Then stick around for this week's Reptile Mom Hot Take: surviving is not thriving. You're gonna want to hear what we have to say about that!  Follow the podcast: - https://www.instagram.com/thewi...

There's a lot that goes into owning and caring for a pet reptile. This episode we talk about the mistakes we see new keepers make all of the time. Including using the improper UVB, using reptile carpet, and only feeding your reptile mealworms. With the weather getting colder in this week's 'Tips from the Pros' we talk about ways to keep your reptile warm.  Follow the podcast: - htt...

Keeping lots of animals is pretty common in the reptile hobby, but at what point is it too many animals? We discuss the max number of animals we would keep and the days of reptile keeping when people would have hundreds of animals. And are you the type of girl to pay on the first date or will you offer to split the check? The two of us have different opinions on this one!  Follow the podcast: - ht...

We talk about how it can be isolating to be a female in the reptile hobby and how sometimes we're not taken seriously until you keep a larger, more difficult species. We also discuss the lack of female keeper mentors in the hobby and where we hope things will be in the next 20 years. And tune to this week's segment where we blind rank some of our favorite Disney movies!  Follow the podcast...

As the holiday season approaches, people are deciding what to give as gifts and sometimes reptiles are on the list. We discuss the reasons when it is and is not okay to gift a pet reptile and hear about how Lyssa was gifted her first reptile Charlie for Christmas 15 years ago! This week's segment is, 'Reptile Mom Hot Takes' and we're going to chat about why your reptile doesn't...

We've all heard it before, "Do they live together?" "What do you feed them?". Listen in as we chat about the things we hear when people find out we have pet reptiles. Then learn more about this week's 'Tips from the Pros' as we talk about the benefits of buying bugs online.  Follow the podcast: - https://www.instagram.com/thewildtypepodcast/ - https://www.tiktok...

Dating is hard, but dating with reptiles is even harder. Tune in as we talk about whether or not we'd tell a guy on a first date that we have pet reptiles and sharing some of our favorite dating stories. Then stick around for this week's segment: 'Are you the type of girl to..." and let us know if you like to have long or short nails.  Follow the podcast: - https://www.instagram.c...

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