Episode 140. Billy Sveen Creepers Herpeteculture

It’s always important to properly research the husbandry needs of a species before we take on its care as a keeper. An understanding of  the animal’s natural history, it’s captive care needs, behavior, and longevity, is vital if we are to succeed. Equally important though, (yet not always accepted)  is the value of continuing our education and accepting that we are always developing as keepers. This week I am joined by Billy Sveen of Creepers Herpeteculture and we discuss his approach to proper husbandry research and continuing education in the hobby. We talk about starting out with dart frogs, how to pace ourselves as our collections grow, the value that scientific papers have in our husbandry decisions, and how to look at herpeteculture  as a long term process. We also discuss Billy’s artwork, pen and ink, and the old  Dover Book scientific illustrations that inspired us both. To learn more follow Billy @creepersherpeteculture on Instagram https://taplink.cc/creepersherp?fbclid=PAAaYJsIGTKCKoC-_q1-4P2XEJ2LDTfd_ow_-mqG7grQHthdWw_35Bdb03oyA_aem_Ac4TOqeXrDabTa4b4mPsZdL8UauyC17J5dr0y3ynWfXTiNqUAR_Es4GzApvQBdGjbo8 For Billy’s Art follow @improbabledesign https://www.etsy.com/shop/improbabledesign?fbclid=PAAaZ4k2g6PHPITQ1uO0g3DlLT3NeF9hteyOLs5wIeqWA1dganpgzhSEAPanY_aem_Ac4EFzaGaLBpOUWo2530oNLDHGsQrhdAmSiWEQOjDZQfh4XcnxF28tywkFI4YMyjpe8&load_webview=1&bid=g9MII3KSyOsQJlSc29avyI2A0Dm8To Support the Podcast by becoming a Patron, for merch, and for a 10% discount off of an In Situ Ecosystems Vivarium visit https://linktr.ee/AmphibiCast?fbclid=PAAaYiKqSaOr-c6rjghs35tISImr1sJX6LA7rPQrg2D6EuT6a49Ob29o72TMQ_aem_Ac7TnZSuX9vUsPVmywG0vS_G6OepLf2hb9IgJ6yML33DWjpHdpSGFCtD7AILg2msMZ4This Week’s Guest, Billy Sveen is a hobbyist, academic physician, and artist from Minnesota with a collection that includes dendrobates leucomelas and a royal python.