Exotic Pets Podcast
1) The Sad Fate of the Southern Hognose Snake
#339: Jeff Beane is Herpetology Collections Manager for the North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences where he has been documenting the shrinking populations since 1985. He talks about the South...Show More
2) Meet the Masters of African Cichlids: 50 Years, 45 Varieties, One Legendary Hatchery
#338: Paul Radice and his wife Judith at Angels Hatchery first brought this hardy colorful fish from the 3 largest lakes in Africa 50 years ago and are still breeding the 45 most popular varieties.
3) The Python Huntress in Naples, Florida
#337: Python Huntress on Instagram, Amy Siewe leads guided hunts to kill invasive Burmese pythons, her biggest kill being a 17 foot snake. A “herper” who loves snakes and used to breed small ones, Amy...Show More
4) How About an African Emperor Scorpion as a Pet?
#336: Dr. Doug explains that scorpions — which are over 200 million years old, the oldest living animal on earth, — are unusual as an exotic pet. African Emperor scorpions — "ominous looking, yet fair...Show More
5) Play with Beaktivity (and Your Food!)
#335: Avian specialist and house call parrot veterinarian Dr. Ann Bourne talks about having helped Sue & John with the development of the Beaktivity hanging parrot toy, which makes parrots happy becau...Show More
6) Reptile Got Mites? Give your snake a bath in olive oil!
#334: Dr. Doug discusses mites on snakes — and the different mites that get on lizards — and how to treat them with an olive oil rub down, or the medication Provent-a-mite.
7) The Special Human-Animal Bond With Fish
#333: Dr. Doug Mader talks about his personal history with keeping fish as pets — feeling emotionally attached to them and their responsiveness to him as their caregiver. Another facet of the human-an...Show More
8) Love Your Fish! (and they'll love you back)
#332: Dr Doug Mader talks about "the atypical human-animal bond" and how statistics are showing a new generation of fish and reptile owners who are forming bonds and interactions with their exotic pet...Show More
9) How Tiny is Tiny?
#331: Exotic veterinarian Dr Jeff Jenkins in San Diego talks about doing surgery on "tiny things" like a Society Finch (that’s the species actual name, not an adjective!), spaying guinea pigs and neut...Show More
10) His Octopus Friend Who Lived With Him
#330: Dr Don Harris really did have an octopus as a pet — in fact a series of them, as they don’t live very long, but are fascinating “companions.” Note: Octopuses are not actually pets for sale. You'...Show More