Frilled Dragons are an Underrated Pet Lizard! - Ep. 219

Ep. 219 - Tommy Maxwell of Tommy’s Reptiles discusses his start in reptile keeping, focusing primarily on keeping Frilled Dragons in outdoor enclosures. He also briefly discusses his experience as a U.S. Navy Rescue Swimmer as well, highlighting reasons for joining, picking his job, and eventually retiring. Tommy discusses many aspects to frilled dragons including the enclosures he keeps them in, cohabitation, their personality, diet, size, natural behaviors, and more. He also goes over his struggles in breeding the species, with hopes to have clutches in the next couple of years. We also talk about his Spotted Turtle and Terrapin turtles, from their DIY bioactive enclosure builds, to cohabitation, to suggestions on good turtle species to keep. Tommy also highlights his love for monitor species and his start in purchasing his own Quinn Monitor, continuing to talk about their size, diets, and temperature requirements. Tommy also discusses short-from content creation and YouTube video creation, displaying his love and struggles with making videos. SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/219-tommys-reptiles/ #219 #animalsathomepodcast SHOW SPONSORS: Visit The BioDude here: www.thebiodude.com @TheBioDudeJoshHalter Amazon Affiliate Shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/animalsathomepodcast PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER: More information here: https://www.animalsathome.ca/affiliate-disclaimer/ JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/animalsathome LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: Tommy’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEdcxcz6rMrVTPK8XxGor0w Tommy’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/tommys_reptiles/ Tommy’s Website: https://tommysreptiles.com/ Video Clips and Photos Used in Episode: https://www.instagram.com/tommys_reptiles/ 00:00 Introducing Tommy Maxwell 2:07 The Bio Dude Bioactive Kits 2:42 Welcome Tommy + His Experience in The Navy 7:22 Career Aspirations + Start in Reptile Keeping 15:33 Tommy’s Frilled Dragons 16:30 The Bio Dude Substrates + Bug Grub 17:31 Tommy’s Frilled Dragons 21:00 Cohabitation + Outside Enclosures of Frilled Dragons 26:58 Personality of Frilled Dragons 28:25 Diet of Frilled Dragons 30:24 Size of Frilled Dragons + Natural Behaviors 33:07 Breeding + Pricing of Baby Frilled Dragons 38:34 Spotted Turtle + Terrapin Enclosure Builds + Cohabitation 48:58 Thoughts on Best Turtle Species 52:07 Monitor Lizard Species 56:40 Quinn Lizard Size + Diet 1:02:08 Start in Reptile Keeping + Content Creation 1:13:07 Chinese Water Dragons 1:18:08 Closing Thoughts SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST: APPLE► https://apple.co/347PjSO SPOTIFY► https://spoti.fi/2UG5NOI _________________________________________ WEBSITE► https://www.animalsathome.ca EMAIL►hello@animalsathome.ca FACEBOOK► https://www.facebook.com/AnimalsatHome.ca/ INSTAGRAM► https://www.instagram.com/animalsathomeca/ DONATE TO AMAZON RAINFOREST CONSERVANCY (ARC): http://amazonrainforestconservancy.com/ ABOUT DILLON: Welcome to my channel, Animals at Home! Here you will find the reptile videos I have made as well as video versions of The Animals at Home Podcast! The podcast mainly focuses on the pet reptile industry. My mission with Animals at Home is simple: To inspire others to push the limits of their reptile husbandry by promoting the importance of high-level, creative husbandry individualized for each reptile.