Breeding in the reptile hobby & prioritizing friendships | Episode 13

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.

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00:00 Hot cocoa
02:17 Breeders are essential
5:17 Mass breeding
7:18 Space requirements
9:52 Reptile nightmares
11:24 Space requirements part 2
14:01 Cost and profit
16:08 Time requirement
18:30 Vetting a breeder
23:36 Why do you want to breed
27:03 Culling reptiles
30:28 Finding babies homes
36:47 When life gets busy
38:40 Friendships change
40:08 Thoughtfulness is so important
44:09 If they don't, someone else will