Episode 6 - The Tired Debate: Racks vs. Cages

Reptile Room Podcast

English - March 11, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 104 MB
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Two opposing sides have emerged in this debate; pro racks and anti racks. However, could there be a middle ground? Andy and Riley brainstorm, discuss their experiences, visit some of the pervasive hypotheses, and conjecture about the future of reptile keeping techniques as a result of this ongoing debate.

Scott Borden’s Blog Post About Racks & Cages

Intro:

Catching upForrest Fanning

Body:

GH calling out FB on arboreal rackStarting the questionLooking at natural history of normal rack system animalsUVB blood testing The history of rack systemsWhen they were first implementedHow they changed the hobby/industryProsEfficiencySterilizationObservationOrganizationConsVisibilityEstheticsArgumentNegativeVarious species benefits and detrimentsBeardiesApplicationsHow they’ve made positive differencesHow people are utilizing and refining them todayCurrent trends towards the futureWhat do each of us useWhat typesFor what speciesExperiencesGood and badFuture plans and thoughts

Outro:

Wrapping up mentioning the ongoing lists of suggestions and hopefully not the audio issuesHow the Australia trip may or may not impact my responses etc and please be flexible and understandableNext!

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Intro Music: Old Blue by Chris Haugen

Outro Music: Cats Searching for the Truth by Nat Keefe and Hot Buttered Rum