8: Keeping Reptiles in Europe VS America - RT

Til, Flo, Ben, & Stefan of The European Herpetoculture Podcast discuss the differences between European reptile keeping and American reptile keeping - in the differences in equipment, DIY enclosure builds, viewpoints, and willingness to experiment with enclosures. They each highlight the benefit of experimenting with reptile enclosures outside of social media, in order to develop a thought process on what works best for your individual reptile. Til and Ben dive into topics about native plants and how they can best suit a reptile from that native habitat, emphasizing the need for a naturalistic enclosure that embodies the natural environment of that animal. As they begin their journey with their new podcast, they also gain helpful advice from Dillon about how their podcast can be most successful - from questions to ask, equipment to use, and more.

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LINKS FROM THE EPISODE:
Til Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/til.landsioideae
Flo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/de.reptiles
Ben Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unseen.diversity
Stefan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terrariumchannel
European Herpetoculture Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/europeanherpetoculture.podcast
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1dJrh9vJrIEUo9sAKxROqW?si=7tHbvpd1R2yBCOdhoz2XMg

Video Clips and Photos Used in Episode:
The Guest's Instagram Accounts

We Discuss:
0:00 Coming Up - ZooMed + The Bio Dude
1:02 Round Table - European Reptile Podcast Intro
2:22 Welcome Bene, Florian, Stefan, and Til
6:28 The Start of the European Reptile Podcast
11:36 Stefan’s Thoughts on Inspiring Others
13:52 Division of Podcast Members
15:44 Goals Of The Podcast
21:30 Future Guests Of The Podcast
24:41 Filming a Podcast Q’s
27:46 Til’s Plant Advice
31:09 Podcast Microphone + Sponsorship Q’s
34:29 ZooMed Dragon Food
35:24 Sponsorship Q’s Continued
36:04 European vs American Herpetoculture
46:04 Turning Reptile Keeping Into a Business
48:48 Perception of Negative Aspects of The Hobby
51:27 Pet-Tube & Europe Language Barriers
55:26 Reptile Equipment Differences in Europe
1:02:16 Euro-Style Terrariums?
1:05:34 DIY Enclosures + Greenhouse Aesthetics
1:11:31 The Bio Dude Substrates + Bug Grub
1:12:31 Moving With Large DIY Enclosures
1:14:32 Focusing on Smaller Groups of Reptiles
1:20:00 Opinions of Others Online On Experimenting with Setups + Reptiles
1:27:14 Keeping Native Plants in Native Species’ Enclosures
1:28:41 Experimenting with Recreating the Reptile’s Habitat
1:32:26 Podcast Questions + Advice
1:38:30 Closing Thoughts