Randy Betz is our guest in this edition of everyone’s favorite reptile podcast. Randy runs Tort Stork, a newer business with the aim to provide healthy, captive bred tortoises to the public. There’s more to it than this, however. Randy prefers to sell and ship eggs, a practice that has attracted much attention, both negative and positive. His early success is worth consideration, however, and […]
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In this episode of the Pondcast, Anthony and Steve sit down with James Hall, Senior Reptile Keeper at the Phoenix Zoo. James is a great guy and a keeper with lots of experience and a message for aspiring zookeepers about the reality of life in that role. We love James and are proud to give an opportunity to share his perspective.
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This one is all about the viewers. As a tribute to you, we look back over 50 episodes and focus on viewer questions. We’ve been doing this for almost 6 years and in no way is that depressing 🙂
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This exciting episode of the Pondcast brings a familiar guest back to the show. The man who never disappoints, Chris Leone, is with us as we discuss the TTPG Conference in Arizona and how he manages to do what he does as a breeder of endangered species.
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Anthony and Steve are back after a one month absence to discuss somber news from the turtle world, in addition to sharing the most important news in the history of theTurtleRoom.
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Anthony, Steve and Kevin discuss all things turtle with Michael, a 14-year-old turtle prodigy, destined to do big things for chelonians.
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The guys sit down with a real turtle aficionado, and name you are sure to hear for decades to come, Grover Brown. Grover is a turtle expert and PhD Student at the University of Southern Mississippi. He is also on the Board of Directors for the American Turtle Observatory. We’re thrilled to get to know Grover better and to offer that opportunity to our viewers.
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This month we sit down with Matt Patterson, the incredibly gifted artist behind some of the best nature illustrations and paintings you will ever see. Matt’s ability to capture the animals he paints is truly remarkable. He is a friend of tTR and we are thrilled to have him on the show. Be sure to check out and support his work.
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Kevin sits down with Anthony Pierlioni, Chris Leone, Steve Enders and Christy Milbourne, the four people who either won or were runner up in the 2017 “Chelonia Personality of the Year” Award by the Reptile Report. Join the crew as they discuss just about anything, including their history together on chat forums like turtleforum.com, and their transition to and success with newer social media platforms.
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