230: Which is Better for Reptiles: Captivity or the Wild? | Dr. Billy Sveen - AAH

Dr. Billy Sveen discusses his new scientific paper, Captive Equivalence As A Minimum Welfare Standard For Captivity-Managed Herpetofauna, highlighting the ethics of keeping herps in captivity in comparison to the wild and all that goes into considering the lives of each counterpart. For anyone wanting to improve their care in captivity, or even those wanting to start thinking about the ethics of their care differently, this episode is a must-watch. Dr. Billy Sveen notes The Five Domains of care in captivity and compares them to how the wild counterparts live, with considerations of survival rates, habitat losses, suffering in animals, and more. Billy also demonstrates ways that we as captive keepers can improve our care in enclosures, diet, enrichment, and other aspects of care to ensure that we are keeping our herps responsibly and ethically. SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/230-billy-sveen/ SPONSORS: Visit The BioDude: https://www.thebiodude.com/ Visit Zoo Med Labs here: https://zoomed.com/ JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/animalsathome LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: Billy’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creepersherpetoculture/ Captive Equivalence As A Minimum Welfare Standard For Captivity-Managed Herpetofauna: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f99c047fa9ceb071696ee9a/t/67ec2f45295d144305dc58f1/1743531845626/V7.1_001_Opinion_Sveen.pdf 00:00 Introducing Dr. Billy Sveen 2:07 Coming Up: Zoo Med ReptiTemp Dimming Thermostat 2:39 Coming Up: The Bio Dude Substrates + Bug Grub 3:14 Welcome Billy - Reptile Keeping + Projects 8:23 Captive Equivalence As A Minimum Welfare Standard For Captivity-Managed Herpetofauna 26:32 Zoo Med ReptiTemp Dimming Thermostat 28:03 Applying Welfare Standards 36:41 The Bio Dude Substrates + Bug Grub 37:42 Updating Captive Care To Improve Welfare + Defining Suffering 54:11 Survival Rates + Wild Caught Animals 1:03:17 Habitat Loss of Wild Herps + Natural Fallacies 1:14:56 Ethics of Suffering in Animals 1:23:24 What Can I Improve + Meeting Standards 1:30:54 Closing Thoughts