In our two hundred and eleventh episode we are joined by Ari Flagle of Reptilandia Reptile Lagoon. We talk about our recent visit to Reptilandia, their amazing enclosures, the diverse collection, what it takes to house multiple species together and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% …

In our two hundred and tenth episode we stay close to home for the 2024 April Rosenberg HERPS Show. We chat we fellow vendors about some really cool projects they are working on. First we chat with Dustin Larsen from Scalebellies about Dominican red mountain boas. Then we chat with Brandon Coleman from Texas Scale about his yellow anacondas. Finall…

In our two hundred and ninth episode we are joined by Bob Vu of Bobs Balls. We talk with Bob about all things business, dos and don'ts of snake breeding business, species other than ball pythons that he would keep and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on VivTech products, like t…

In our two hundred and eighth episode we are joined by Tony Doerrer of Revision Reptiles. We talk with Tony about keeping/breeding yellow anacondas, working with elephant trunk snakes aka flaccid penis snakes and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on VivTech products, like their …

In our two hundred and seventh episode we are joined by Christen of Stygian Exotics. We talk with Christen about her work with Candoia boas, working with the less common species, how emerald tree boas are far superior to green tree pythons and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off o…

In our two hundred and sixth episode we are 1 on 1 and try having a few listener call-ins. We talk with some of our listeners about stuff like chameleons, vending shows for the first time, Girl Scout cookies and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on VivTech products, like their a…

In our two hundred and fifth episode we are joined by Desiree Monnot and Chris Foley of Cold Blooded Cafe. We talk with Desiree and Chris about running a large scale rodent producing facility, keeping a large variety of reptiles, crazy reptile business names and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify…

In our two hundred and fourth episode we head back to Conroe, Texas for the 2024 January HERPS Show. We talk with some vendors and organizations attending the show. On this episode we are joined by one of our very favorite people Bull Roberts of B&T Reptiles to discuss an update on the white trash gene. Then we talk with Megan Morris and Adela Ceri…

In our two hundred and third episode we are joined by Fadi Naddeh from Daffy's Reptiles and Daffy's Round Table podcast. We talk with Fadi about our new Spanish ribbed newt eggs and his experience, the small things people notice with keeping the species they keep, how much Canadian's suck because they can have Fiji banded iguanas and much more. The…

In our two hundred and second episode we are joined by Bill Ryerson, a comparative anatomist/herpetologist at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine. We talk with Bill about his very interesting research into reptiles, like how their teeth may have evolved, how ball pythons have changed in captivity and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!…

In our two hundred and first episode we are joined by Haidyn Leigh to discuss falconry. We talk about how to get into falconry, how to kidnap your first bird, captive breeding and how it works with conservation and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on VivTech products, like thei…

In our two hundredth episode we are joined by many of our friends to celebrate 200 episodes. We get to catch up with all of our friends and past guest and see what they have been up to. We chat with long time listener to the podcast and one of our earliest guest Darren Watson. Then the first guest of the show Joe Phelan joins us followed by one of …

In our one-hundred and ninety-nineth episode we enjoy a Pint-sized Reptiles Podcast reunion. I am joined by Jason Miloradovich of Top Line Constrictors and Travis Wyman of Asplundii Genetics. We catch up with each other, talk about our current collections, discuss what we would keep if our collection was limited and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Pod…

In our one-hundred and ninety-eighth episode we sit down for our January 1 on 1 episode. Katie takes over the podcast and ask all the questions. We discuss topics that our listeners would like to see this year and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on VivTech products, like their…

In our one-hundred and ninety-seventh episode we are joined by Rob and Amy Zerkle of Zerkle Reptile Co.. We discuss crazy old world ratsnakes, breeding reptiles since the 80's, how awesome rubber boas are, and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on VivTech products, like their ama…

In our one-hundred and ninety-sixth episode we are joined by Zowie of ZA Reptiles. We discuss choosing starting and running a YouTube channel, running outreach reptile education programs, and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on VivTech products, like their amazing LED UVB bulbs…

In our one-hundred and ninety-fifth we have a Christmas miracle. We are joined by Dr. Benson Morrill of Rare Genetics Inc., Dr. Travis Wyman, Dr. Warren Booth, Dr. Zac Loughman. Our panel of doctors have a wide variety of reptile knowledge from genetics to ecology and everything between. We discuss common genetics issues and misconceptions, how out…

In our one-hundred and ninety-fourth we are joined by Jake Hole of The Ophidiarium. We discuss choosing a name for your business, bAlL pYtHoNs, Jake's 15 minutes of Lame, and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on VivTech products, like their amazing LED UVB bulbs, use our promo c…

In our one-hundred and ninety-third we are joined by Chris Dieter of Crocodile Encounter. We discuss preparing a reptile zoo for winter, running public functions at the zoo, his TWO Komodo dragons and much more. Crocodile Encounter: https://www.crocodileencounter.com/ The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/…

In our one-hundred and ninety-second episode we are joined by our friend April Justine of Bloods by Design. We catch up with April and talk about what she has been up to, downsizing a collection, where to keep your collection and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on VivTech prod…

In our one-hundred and ninety-first episode we are joined by Ed Komara of Komara Outdoors. We talk with Ed about keeping diamondback terrapins and other turtles, animals people would like to see at zoos, teaching the new generation about reptiles and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15…

In our one-hundred and ninety episode we are joined by Rufus Darden of Rufus Darden Reptiles. We finally get to talk about sand boas, trying to reduce divisiveness in the reptile hobby, keeping some less common species and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on VivTech products, l…

In our one-hundred and eighty-ninth episode we are joined by our friend Megan Sabljakovic of Lone Star Snakes. We talk about how World Reptile Day went and what it took to run a large reptile event and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on VivTech products, like their amazing LED…

In our one-hundred and eighty- eighth episode we are joined by Michael Price. We talk with Michael about herping in Texas, the field guides and books that he has written, rock rattlesnakes and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on VivTech products, like their amazing LED UVB bulb…

In our one-hundred and eighty-seventh episode we are joined by Jessica Lee Anderson, author of reptile themed children's books. We discuss Jessica's journey into becoming a reptile person, her great series of of reptile themed children's books, how people react to her books about reptiles and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://t…

In our one-hundred and eighty-fifth episode we are in Conroe, Texas for the 2023 September HERPS Show. We are joined by a couple of great and interesting people. First we sit down Tom Harbin of Tom Harbin Reptiles. Tom tells us all about his hognose breeding and shares some amazing stories from the reptile hobby history. Then we are joined again by…

In our one-hundred and eighty-fifth episode we are joined by Chris Eaton of Snakes and the Fatman. We catch up with our buddy Chris and talk about changes in Chris's life, toxic positivity in the hobby, taking your emotional support alligator to baseball games and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopi…

In our one-hundred and eighty-fourth episode we are joined by Michael Taylor of Texas Carpetfest. We talk Michael about the upcoming Texas Carpetfest event, going to social gatherings and the benefits of it, different groups and charities you can give to and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com…

In our one-hundred and eighty-third episode we are joined by Erica McVeigh of VivTech Products. We talk with Erica about UV lighting, what equipment we would buy if money was no issue and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on VivTech products, like their amazing LED UVB bulbs, us…

In our one-hundred and eighty-second episode we have no guest and the three of just sit around and talk. We talk about reptile folklore that we use to believe but no longer do, recent events in the hobby, we catch up with what has been going on in our lives lately and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.mys…

In our one-hundred and eighty-first episode we are joined by Ryan Dumas of RAD Reptiles. We talk with Ryan about his experience as a zookeeper, turtles and tortoises, his podcast "Let's Talk Turtles", what information are reptile show promoters responsible for and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopi…

In our one-hundred and eightieth episode we are joined by Brittany Reed of Reed's Rhacs. We talk about Brittany's diverse collection of lizards, her current breeding projects, some more "unconventional" tools we use in the reptile room and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on Vi…

In our one-hundred and seventy-ninth episode we are joined by Bruce Ireland. We talk about Bruce's wild snake rescue group, some of his interesting snake captures, the maximum amount of money we would spend on an animal and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on VivTech products, …

In our one-hundred and seventy-eighth episode we are joined by our friend Megan Sabljakovic of Lone Star Snakes. We talk about her reptile outreach programs, helping save the lives of wild reptiles, World Reptile Day and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on VivTech products, lik…

In our one-hundred and seventy-seventh episode we are joined by Savannah and Jessica of the Reptile Youth Alliance. We discuss the goal of the Reptile Youth Alliance, their future plans, species that we feel needs more attention and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on VivTech p…

In our one-hundred and seventy-sixth episode we are joined by Jason Miloradovich of Top Line Constrictors. We discuss Jason's collection of boas, how you can stay motivated to maintain your collection, how I almost burned my house down and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on Vi…

In our one-hundred and seventy-fifth episode we are joined by Nick Gill of The Lizard Kid's Reptile Company. We discuss the care of tree monitors, how do you handle people that get upset about nature being in their nature and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on VivTech products…

In our one-hundred and seventy-fourth episode we are joined by Stephen and Ashley Haude of Focus Cubed Habitats. We discuss how to separate your business form others during slow times, our most interesting finds while herping and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on VivTech prod…

In our one-hundred and seventy-third episode we are joined by Steve Kennedy of Steve's Snaketuary. We discuss educating the public on snakes, snake themed hot sauces, breeding egg layers vs livebearers and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on VivTech products, like their amazing…

In our one-hundred and seventy-second episode we are joined by Max Hicks and Ben German of The Asclepius Snakebite Foundation, as well as special guest cohost Shawn Gray of HERPS. We discuss their recent trip to Africa, how the Asclepius Snakebite Foundation is helping the people of Guinea, some of the recent drama in the hobby and much more. The R…

In our one-hundred and seventy-first episode we are in Conroe, Texas for the 2023 June HERPS Show. We sit down and chat with some very interesting vendors at the Conroe show. On this episode we are joined by Earyann Kingsten of Pet Den. Then we talk Drymarchon with Rickey Wheeler of Indigo Black LLC. Next we were able to trick the infamous Don Shor…

In our one-hundred and seventieth episode we are joined by Ashley Dezan of Northern Lights Reptile Imports. We discuss what it is like to run an reptile import business, not all imports are created equal, dealing with the negative misconceptions of imported animals and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.my…

In our one-hundred and sixty-ninth episode we are joined by Dr. Rob Coke, a reptile and amphibian boarded veterinary specialist. We discuss his experiences working as the vet of a large zoo, how often people take their reptiles to the vet, how to find a proper reptile vet and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopod…

In our one-hundred and sixty-eighth episode we are joined by Chris Eaton of Snakes and the Fatman. We discuss what it may take to be banned from the reptile hobby, Chris's rock and roll life, changes to MorphMarket and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on VivTech products, like …

In our one-hundred and sixty-seventh episode the three of us just sit down together. We find out why our listeners still tune in each week, discuss changes in the hobby and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on VivTech products, like their amazing LED UVB bulbs, use our promo cod…

In our one-hundred and sixty-sixth episode we stay home for the Pearland, Texas 2023 May HERPS Show. We sat down with a large variety of vendors to talk all things herps. On this episode we are joined by the infamous Caleb Howell of Caleb's Exotics and More to discuss his balls and his inability to grow a mustache. Then we sat down with Rob Klockma…

In our one-hundred and sixty-fifth episode we are joined by Eric Yaw of Colossal Constrictors. We discuss our favorite reptile shows, if we prefer to be a vendor or customer, surprise babies and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on VivTech products, like their amazing LED UVB bu…

In our one-hundred and sixty-fourth episode we are joined by Lewis Batohie of Lil's Shop of Horrors. We discuss our new partnership with Lil's Shop of Horrors, staring a feeder rodent business, thinking about what goes in your feeders and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on Viv…

In our one-hundred and sixty-third episode we are joined by Ryan McVeigh of VivTech Products. We discuss what makes someone a successful keeper, all of the amazing products from VivTech, updates on the events in Florida and much more. The Reptile Gumbo Podcast MERCH!!!! https://thereptilegumbopodcast.myshopify.com/ For 15% off on VivTech products, …

In our one-hundred and sixty-second episode we are joined by Dr. Ben Morrill of Rare Genetics Inc.. We discuss the new advancements Rare Genetics has made with genetic testing in snakes, how they have proven several different ball python morphs are actually all the same morph, the horrible events in Florida and much more. Rare Genetics Inc. - https…