• 219: Frilled Dragons are an Underrated Pet Lizard! | Tommy Maxwell - AAH

  • Dec 25 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
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219: Frilled Dragons are an Underrated Pet Lizard! | Tommy Maxwell - AAH

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  • 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/ We Discuss: 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 SPONSORS: Visit The BioDude here: www.thebiodude.com CHECK OUT Custom Reptile Habitats HERE Guest’s Social Media Tommy’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEdcxcz6rMrVTPK8XxGor0wTommy’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/tommys_reptiles/Tommy’s Website: https://tommysreptiles.com/ Support, Subscribe & Follow: CHECK OUT Custom Reptile Habitats CLICK HERESUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST NETWORK: SPOTIFY► https://spoti.fi/2UG5NOISupport us on Patreon: patreon.com/animalsathomeSubscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AnimalsatHomeChannelFollow on Instagram: @animalsathomeca
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