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219: Frilled Dragons are an Underrated Pet Lizard! | Tommy Maxwell – AAH
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.
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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
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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.
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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/UCEdcxcz6rMrVTPK8XxGor0w
- Tommy’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/tommys_reptiles/
- Tommy’s Website: https://tommysreptiles.com/
Support, Subscribe & Follow:
- CHECK OUT Custom Reptile Habitats CLICK HERE
- SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST NETWORK: SPOTIFY► https://spoti.fi/2UG5NOI
- Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/animalsathome
- Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AnimalsatHomeChannel
- Follow on Instagram: @animalsathomeca
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