Til, Flo, Ben, & Stefan of The European Herpetoculture Podcast discuss the differences between European reptile keeping and American reptile keeping - in the differences in equipment, DIY enclosure builds, viewpoints, and willingness to experiment with enclosures. They each highlight the benefit of experimenting with reptile enclosures outside of social media, in order to develop a thought process on what works best for your individual reptile. Til and Ben dive into topics about native plants and how they can best suit a reptile from that native habitat, emphasizing the need for a naturalistic enclosure that embodies the natural environment of that animal. As they begin their journey with their new podcast, they also gain helpful advice from Dillon about how their podcast can be most successful - from questions to ask, equipment to use, and more.

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LINKS FROM THE EPISODE:Til Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/til.landsioideaeFlo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/de.reptilesBen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unseen.diversityStefan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terrariumchannelEuropean Herpetoculture Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/europeanherpetoculture.podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/episode/1dJrh9vJrIEUo9sAKxROqW?si=7tHbvpd1R2yBCOdhoz2XMg

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We Discuss:0:00 Coming Up - ZooMed + The Bio Dude1:02 Round Table - European Reptile Podcast Intro2:22 Welcome Bene, Florian, Stefan, and Til6:28 The Start of the European Reptile Podcast11:36 Stefan’s Thoughts on Inspiring Others13:52 Division of Podcast Members15:44 Goals Of The Podcast21:30 Future Guests Of The Podcast24:41 Filming a Podcast Q’s27:46 Til’s Plant Advice31:09 Podcast Microphone + Sponsorship Q’s34:29 ZooMed Dragon Food35:24 Sponsorship Q’s Continued36:04 European vs American Herpetoculture46:04 Turning Reptile Keeping Into a Business48:48 Perception of Negative Aspects of The Hobby51:27 Pet-Tube & Europe Language Barriers55:26 Reptile Equipment Differences in Europe1:02:16 Euro-Style Terrariums?1:05:34 DIY Enclosures + Greenhouse Aesthetics1:11:31 The Bio Dude Substrates + Bug Grub1:12:31 Moving With Large DIY Enclosures1:14:32 Focusing on Smaller Groups of Reptiles1:20:00 Opinions of Others Online On Experimenting with Setups + Reptiles1:27:14 Keeping Native Plants in Native Species’ Enclosures1:28:41 Experimenting with Recreating the Reptile’s Habitat1:32:26 Podcast Questions + Advice1:38:30 Closing Thoughts