Reptile Fight Club
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Justin and Rob tackle the most controversial topics in herpetoculture. The co-hosts or guests take one side of the issue and try to hold their own in a no-holds-barred contest of intellect. Who will win? You decide. Reptile Fight Club!
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Does Locality Matter? w/ Nathan Barretto
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Oct 17, 2026 |
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Haranguing the Herpers w/ Kyle Hutchison
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Oct 09, 2026 |
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RFC Clip Show #10
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Oct 02, 2026 |
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Arizona/New Mexico Trip Recap
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Sep 25, 2026 |
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Billy Sveen on Monsters of God and more
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Sep 18, 2026 |
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Follow-up with Blaine Mazzetti
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Sep 11, 2026 |
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Haranguing the Herpers w/ Chris Siderius and Nathan Choquette
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Sep 04, 2026 |
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IHS Recap w/ Jorden Perrett
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Aug 28, 2026 |
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Grilling the Expert w/ Neahga Leonard (Cat Ba Langur Conservation)
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Aug 22, 2026 |
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Silly Justin, Trips are for Herps! w/ Brandon Valentine
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Aug 14, 2026 |
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Haranguing the Herpers w/ Austin Bohannon
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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RFC Clip Show #9
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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Haranguing the Herpers w/ Christian Diedrich
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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Grilling the Expert w/ Christopher Brown DVM
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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Justin & Rob Check-in
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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Selling at Shows vs Online w/ Keith Sweet
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Jul 05, 2026 |
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Grilling the Expert w/ Samuel Kerwin
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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Haranguing the Herpers w/Caleb Bellizio
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Jun 20, 2026 |
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Grilling the Expert w/ Dallin Kohler
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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Grilling The Expert with Dustin Smith
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Is it Important to be Honest When Presenting Reptile Media?
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May 29, 2026 |
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Do others inspire our herping to evolve? W/ Stephen Falick
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May 23, 2026 |
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Justin & Rob May Check In
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May 15, 2026 |
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Better herping in Georgia or Georgia w/ Nipper Read
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May 01, 2026 |
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Grilling the Expert w/ Zachary Gray
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Various Topics w/ Ron St. Pierre
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Various Topics with Phil Lietz of Arids Only & Project Herpetoculture Pod
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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Haranguing the Herpers w/Gabe Shuler
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Herping Ethics - Only Look? No, Touch! Or not! W/ Rob Christian
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Do herping techniques travel? W/ Paul Davis III
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Reptile Invasive To Kill or Not to Kill with Luc Myers
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Grilling the Expert w/ Ethan Royal
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Haranguing the Herpers w/ Hayden Lewis
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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Grilling the Expert w/ Dr. Andrew Holycross
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Obligations of Ethical Reptile Breeding w/ Steven Kush
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Captive Equivalence as a Welfare Standard w/ Billy Sveen
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Ethical obligations of Scientific Literature w Zac Loughman
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Australia Trip w/ Paul & Dougal of Brother Nature.
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Dec 27, 2025 |
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RFC - Ethical Herping in areas with SFD
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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RFC - Clipshow - The Ocho
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Herping Australia Bracket
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Nov 29, 2025 |
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Should we model hard times?
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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Herping One Area Repetitively or New Spots?
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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AZ/NM Trip Recap w/ Jorden, Dustin, and Brandon
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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RFC - Who gets to iNat a find?
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Grilling the Expert w/ Matt Cage
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Does it count? w/ Brendan Hettinger
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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RFC Siete - Clips Show #7
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Grilling the Expert w/ Jorden Perrett - Ethical Photography & Gear Discussion
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Grilling the Expert w/ Ben Morrill .... Genetics are Always simple ... NOT!
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Longevity & Self-policing in the Hobby w/ Franklin Erickson
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Is Reptile Keeping a Right or Privilege? w/ Ryan Dumas
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Stick with it or pivot? w/ Ron St. Pierre
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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June Herping Trips and more
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Reptile Talk & Local Recap
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Are Symposia and Conferences Devalued by Podcasts? w/ Matthew Wayne
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Herping in Large vs Small Groups & FL Recap with Aspen Mahan
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May 30, 2025 |
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Podcast Etiquette?
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May 18, 2025 |
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RFC w Joe DeStefano - Is the reptile business misleading?
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May 09, 2025 |
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To Photo or Not to Photo w/David Kelley
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Australia Birthday Trip Recap w/ special Guests
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Captive Impacts of species being added to ESA with Michael Gillon
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Should we focus on keeping animals that require less energy? W/ Billy Sveen
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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What are a breeder's responsibilities? W/ Paul Duren
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Grilling the Expert w Bob Zappalorti
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Grilling the Expert with Joe Mendelson
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Grilling the Expert: With Zac Loughman
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Nicholas Vine on the Validity of Subspecies
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Pros & Cons of Herping with Family with Jorden Perrett
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Can People Get into Keeping Reptiles Through Venomous Snakes?
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Should You Herp To a List? With Nipper Reed
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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Can Universal Standards be Applied to Taxonomy?
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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RFC-The Second Leg of the 2024 Australia Trip.
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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RFC vs. MPR- Should we regulate ourselves before someone else does?
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Multiple Species in Large Cages vs. Single Species in Smaller Cages
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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The Four-Inch Turtle Rule w/ Ryan Dumas
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Starting a new project with Ron St Pierre and Allen Repashy.
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Is Outdoor Keeping Farming or Herpetoculture?
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Pro vs. Con: Laws Protecting Handling Wild Reptiles
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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Hybridization with Nathan Barretto
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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The Value of Old Herp Books
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Is iNat Detrimental to Herp Populations?
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Mimicking Nature vs. Simplistic Approach with Keeping Reptiles.
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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RFC Clip Show
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Herping for Rare vs. Common Species w/ Shane Madsen
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Best to Go Broad or Niche? with Kori Martin
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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RFC - Is it Unethical to Herp in Large Groups?
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Jun 15, 2024 |
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Trip Planning and Catching up with RFC
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May 31, 2024 |
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Which is a better business, reptiles or supplies? w/Steven Kush
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May 10, 2024 |
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Go Small or Go Home with Billy Sveen
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Photos vs Video with Blaine Mazzetti
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Are you seriously cohabbing? with Lucas Lee
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Obligation to Education with Rob Christian
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Don't be a poser (or go ahead)! with Matt Tietgen
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Group herping vs Solo Herping w/ Stephen Falick
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Is the Reptile Industry DOR or AOK? with David Levinson and Will Filipek
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Should some species not be imported or bought?
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Guided Herp Trips? Yes or No? w/ Zach Baez
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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Long vs. Focued Herp Trips
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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The Pros & Cons of Field Collecting.
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Reptile Fight Club Travels the World and Fights About Male Size
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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To DIY or not to DIY with Ron St Pierre
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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The Ethics of Field Collecting
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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What should we do with Invasive Species?
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Can Reptiles be Domesticated?
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Am I a herpetologist or a herpetoculturalist?
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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4 life or Rehome with Billy Sveen
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Hiking Up vs. Road Cruising
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Instant Gratifaction vs. Hold out w/ Lisa Farinha & Noah Richardson
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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West Coast Herping vs. East Coast Herping
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Best first venomous with Phil and Scott
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May 05, 2023 |
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Minimum cage size requirements with Chris Chaffin
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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What constitutes a morph?
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Apr 22, 2023 |
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Sharing herp spots with Chris and Aspen
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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To catch or not to catch, that is the RFC question!
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Mar 18, 2023 |
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Cinco - RFC Clipshow #5
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Reptile hydration discussion
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Lizards vs. snakes, which is better? with Eric Somers.
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Pet shops and big species w/Mitchell Hodgson
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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To handle or not to handle...w/Noah Richardson
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Jan 28, 2023 |
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Should you have a big Herp Collection?
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Should you have a big herp collection?
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Rodents: Is it better to breed or buy?
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Legality & Herp Projects w/ Billy Sveen
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Dec 10, 2022 |
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Are Australian Reptiles unique?
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Knowledge in the Age of Information
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Do morphs take away from the appreciation of wild-types?
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Is Published Data Infallible?
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Does Lineage Really Matter? A Wolf/Hunt Joint
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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RFC Arizona Herp Trip Recap
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Keeping Giant Snakes w/ Bill Bradley
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Conventional Herp Wisdom Applied to Herping w/ Dustin Grahn & Steve Sharp
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Are Morphs Good or Bad for a Rare Species?
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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Is there Scientific Strength in Herpetoculture? w/Zac Loughman
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Are Reptile Shows Important? w/ Myles Pickett
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Aug 28, 2022 |
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Has Animal Rights Organizations Shaped the Hobby in a Positive or Negative Way?
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Aug 20, 2022 |
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Breeding to everything with a cloaca with Dominic Carbonneau
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Reptile Temperature Regimens w/ Lisa Farinha
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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Chuckless again in RFCville
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Is the Industry about the Keeper or the Kept? with Daniel Yates
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Jul 23, 2022 |
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The Pros & Cons of Being Married to a Herper.
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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Does Field Herping make you a better keeper?
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Get ready, it's clip show time!
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Jul 02, 2022 |
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Reptile Fight Club battles Ben Morrill of Rare Genetics, Inc.
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Reptile Fight Club Debates Caging
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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Reptile Fight Club Debates Breeding Females in Subsequent Years
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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RFC debates Tech for Reptiles
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May 27, 2022 |
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Ron St Pierre Returns to Debate Outdoor Keeping.
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May 20, 2022 |
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RFC's One year Celebration Quiz Show Awesome Happy Fun Time.
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May 13, 2022 |
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Reptile Fight Club does yet another Clip Show!
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May 06, 2022 |
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Reptile Fight Club on Diverse vs Specialized Collections
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Reptile Fight Club takes on Genetic Defect Morphs
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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Reptile Fight Club takes on Billy Hunt Regarding Working for Pros.
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Reptile Fight Club on Field Herping; Luck or Skill?
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Reptile Fight Club debates Maternal vs Artificial Incubation
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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Reptile Fight Club takes on Mental Health in Keeping Reptiles
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Mar 26, 2022 |
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Breeding for Localities.
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Taxonomy w/ Phil Wolf and Casey Cannon
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Stress in Reptiles
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Reptile Love club with Heidi
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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Ron St. Pierre fights about do Reptiles make the best choices?
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Feb 19, 2022 |
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Reptile Fight Club debates Power feeding with Nick Mutton and Casey Cannon
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Venomous mentorship with Phil Wolf
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Feb 05, 2022 |
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The pro and cons of sketchy ethical practices.
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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Reptile Fight Club fights with Phillip Lietz about cohabitation
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Reptile Fight Club fights w/ Adeline Robinson about Art.
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Reptile Fight Club fights about Anthropomorphism
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Reptile Fight Club debates Pathogen Testing with Dr. Travis Wyman
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Dec 26, 2021 |
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Inbreeding in Reptiles
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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Reptile Fight Club and Breeding as a Benchmark
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Frank Payne debates Husbandry Practices
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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Reptile Fight Club Clip Show 2, Electric Boogaloo.
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Justin Smith debates the use of Scientific Names in Herpetoculture
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Carpet Python Taxonomy w/ Scott Eipper
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Natural diets vs. Artificial diets
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Marketing Reptiles w/Summer Grace Mitchell
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Oct 23, 2021 |
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What is your responsibility to keep a breeding project long term?
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Do Ball Pythons make a good first snake?
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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The Pros and Cons of Culling.
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Cycling Snakes...Is it needed to breed snakes?
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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Fight Club Super Show
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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The Use of Stud Books in Herpetoculture w/ Paul Bertani
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Wholesaling Reptiles
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Sep 04, 2021 |
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People coming into the hobby through Social Media.
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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Feeding Schedules.
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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The Invisible Ark
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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Monoculture in Herpetoculture.
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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The Recap Episode.
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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Uv debate with special guests Zac Loughman and Ryan McVeigh.
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Blacklisting vs. Forgiveness in the Reptile Community
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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The Pros and Cons of Reptile Regulations
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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Naturalistic vs. Sterile setups for Reptiles
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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MPR vs. THP- Pros and Cons of Influencers on the Reptile Hobby.
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Pros and Cons of Zoos & the Hobby Working together .
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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Is it ok to make Hybrids/Intergrades to further Morph Projects?
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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The pros and cons of high-priced reptiles.
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May 28, 2021 |
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Sensationalism in Reptiles is it good or bad?
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May 21, 2021 |
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Professional breeders vs. Hobbyist breeders.
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May 13, 2021 |