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