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. Follow the podcast: - https://www.instagram.com/thewildtypepodcast/ - https://www.tiktok.com/@thewildtypepodcast - Merch: https://my-store-efee6d.creator-spring.com Follow Neptune the Chameleon: - https://www.youtube.com/c/NeptunetheChameleon/ - http://instagram.com/neptunethechameleon - https://tiktok.com/@neptunethechameleon - http://facebook.com/neptunethechameleon - https://www.neptunethechameleon.com Follow Lyssa's Lizards: - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmZaN6Q4yOt1j36J0-Ml6LQ - https://www.instagram.com/lyssaslizards - https://www.tiktok.com/@lyssaslizards - https://m.facebook.com/p/Lyssas-Lizards-100064470381677/ 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