97: Fraser Gilchrist – Animals at Home Network

Exploring ethical captive management of reptiles & amphibians through the lens of biological science, conservation, and human nature. The Animals at Home Network is a herpetoculture-based podcast network that hosts: Animals at Home Podcast by Dillon Perron, Project Herpetoculture by Phillip Lietz and Roy Arthur Blodgett, Reptiles & Research Podcast by Liam Sinclair and Ellie Hills, and Animals Everywhere by Bryce Broom. Each show on the network brings all members of the reptile community together to discuss reptile husbandry, scientific research, breeding, wildlife conservation, and more!

Mike Tytula of Alpha Reptile is back on the podcast to discuss his recent trip to Colombia dedicated to finding dart frogs in the wild. The conversation included insights on interpreting data collected in the wild. Mike also talked about his previous trip to Madagascar with other reptile content creators where they had a fascinating but depressing experience witnessing the destruction of nature. Additionally, they discussed his reptile room and the animals he cares for with his girlfriend Bree.

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WE DISCUSS:
0:00 Coming Up
2:24 Welcome Mike- intro to the trip
14:00 Tesoros De Colombia
17:49 Herping in Colombia
24:21 Interpreting Wild Collected Data
29:17 Why Mike Wants to See Animals in the Wild
33:26 Tomaskas Ltd.
34:48 Some of the Incredible Dart Frog Species Mike Found
38:48 Phyllobates terribilis MOST TOXIC ANIMAL ON EARTH
44:30 More Herping and More Frogs
57:00 Variation in Color in Wild Dart Frogs
1:01:15 The Best Thing About Traveling
1:05:52 Visiting a Town That Floods Everyday
1:08:20 Bahia Solano Darth Maul Frog & Torrential Rain
1:11:55 Eating Termites and Ending the Trip
1:18:50 The Madagascar Trip – Inspiring and Depressing
1:26:40 Mike and Bree's Reptile Room
1:43:12 Closing Thoughts
1:44:12 Outro

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197: AAH Finding the MOST TOXIC DART FROG in the World & Herping in Colombia | Mike Tytula

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Fraser Gilchrist is a long-time reptile keeper out of Scotland. Currently, he is focused on 3 species of python (Royal, Angolan, and Sumatran), Egyptian Tortoises, and Widemouthed Agamas. Fraser is the administrator of the studbooks for the Armadillo and Sungazer lizards and also the founder of the Save Our Sungazer (S.O.S) initiative. Fraser walks us through the aims of S.O.S, why Sungazers are endangered, why they are so challenging to breed in captivity as well as the results of a long-term climate data collection study. Fraser also explains how he assists the Scottish Government in creating reptile welfare and industry regulation.