52: A Reptile Keepers Role in Conservation | Dillon Damuth

Dillon Damuth is the founder of Gecko Labs and a founding partner of the organization Urban Ark Conservation. In this episode, we discuss Dillon’s very diverse and rare collection of animals. We talk about the importance of quality of care over quantity of production breeding and we also discuss conservation in the reptile trade. Specifically, Dillon gives the listeners a few great tips for how the everyday keeper can participate in conservation. SHOW NOTES: animalsathomenetwork.com/52-gecko-labs/

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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!