201: AAH My Journey Breeding Rare Purple Toads & Building a Zoo | Nick Stacey

Nick Stacey, is the founder of Fragile Planet Wildlife Park in South Texas, and the first person in the world to breed a rare species of toad, the Purple Harlequin Toad, Atelopus barbotini. Nick walks us through the method he uses to successfully breed the toads and also gives us a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to build a zoo from scratch. SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/201-nick-stacey/ WE DISCUSS: 0:00 Coming Up 1:54 Welcome Nick- Background 10:34 Discovering Atelopus & Learning to Breed Them 33:21 Building a Wildlife Park 40:00 Talk us Through the Park (land & animals) 46:25 How do you Buy Zoo Animals? 51:26 Working with Ocelots and other big cats 55:35 When will the Zoo Open? 1:03:52 Advice for folks wanting to open a zoo? 1:06:56 Closing Thoughts 1:08:15 Outro SPONSORS: Visit Tomaskas Ltd. here: www.tomaskas.com Visit The BioDude here: www.thebiodude.com CHECK OUT Custom Reptile Habitats HERE Guest’s Social Media https://www.instagram.com/indicator_species/ https://www.instagram.com/fragileplanetwildlifepark/ https://www.fpwildlifepark.com/ Support, Subscribe  & Follow: CHECK OUT Custom Reptile Habitats CLICK HERE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST NETWORK: SPOTIFY► https://spoti.fi/2UG5NOI Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/animalsathome Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AnimalsatHomeChannel Follow on Instagram: @animalsathomeca

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Exploring ethical captive management of reptiles & amphibians through the lens of biological science, conservation, and human nature. The Animals at Home Network is a herpetoculture-based podcast network that hosts: Animals at Home Podcast by Dillon Perron, Project Herpetoculture by Phillip Lietz and Roy Arthur Blodgett, Reptiles & Research Podcast by Liam Sinclair and Ellie Hills, and Animals Everywhere by Bryce Broom. Each show on the network brings all members of the reptile community together to discuss reptile husbandry, scientific research, breeding, wildlife conservation, and more!