Dr. Billy Sveen discusses his new scientific paper, Captive Equivalence As A Minimum Welfare Standard For Captivity-Managed Herpetofauna, highlighting the ethics of keeping herps in captivity in comparison to the wild and all that goes into considering the lives of each counterpart. For anyone wanting to improve their care in captivity, or even those wanting to start thinking about the ethics of their care differently, this episode is a must-watch. Dr. Billy Sveen notes The Five Domains of care in captivity and compares them to how the wild counterparts live, with considerations of survival rates, habitat losses, suffering in animals, and more. Billy also demonstrates ways that we as captive keepers can improve our care in enclosures, diet, enrichment, and other aspects of care to ensure that we are keeping our herps responsibly and ethically.

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LINKS FROM THE EPISODE:

Billy’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creepersherpetoculture/

Captive Equivalence As A Minimum Welfare Standard For Captivity-Managed Herpetofauna: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f99c047fa9ceb071696ee9a/t/67ec2f45295d144305dc58f1/1743531845626/V7.1_001_Opinion_Sveen.pdf

00:00 Introducing Dr. Billy Sveen

2:07 Coming Up: Zoo Med ReptiTemp Dimming Thermostat

2:39 Coming Up: The Bio Dude Substrates + Bug Grub

3:14 Welcome Billy - Reptile Keeping + Projects

8:23 Captive Equivalence As A Minimum Welfare Standard For Captivity-Managed Herpetofauna

26:32 Zoo Med ReptiTemp Dimming Thermostat

28:03 Applying Welfare Standards

36:41 The Bio Dude Substrates + Bug Grub

37:42 Updating Captive Care To Improve Welfare + Defining Suffering

54:11 Survival Rates + Wild Caught Animals

1:03:17 Habitat Loss of Wild Herps + Natural Fallacies

1:14:56 Ethics of Suffering in Animals

1:23:24 What Can I Improve + Meeting Standards

1:30:54 Closing Thoughts

Daniel Solis of Oropel Lodge discusses his experiences surrounding nature in South America, as well as reptile keeping and breeding in the past in this episode. Daniel thoroughly talks about his dilemma with keeping reptiles in captivity, whilst appreciating wildlife as they are in the wild. He also enjoys wildlife photography, outlining a couple experiences with capturing wild reptiles in their natural habitats. Daniel Solis also runs the Oropel Lodge, a destination to see and experience wildlife and tourist activities in Costa Rica. We discuss all of the possibilities that people can experience at his lodge, from photography excursions, night life tours, ziplining, birdwatching, and so much more. This episode is perfect for people who are curious to learn how their scaled companions live in the wild, as well as potentially learn about an experience to observe it for themselves.

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Oropel Lodge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oropellodge/

WE DISCUSS:

00:00 Introducing Daniel Solis of Oropel Lodge

1:42 Coming Up: The Bio Dude

2:18 Coming Up: Zoo Med ReptiTemp

2:49 Welcome Daniel + His Relationship with Nature

7:56 Breeding and Keeping Reptiles

19:11 Daniel’s Wildlife Photography

19:25 The Bio Dude Substrates + Bug Grub

20:25 Daniel’s Wildlife Photography and Super Dwarf Reticulated Pythons

28:17 Expeditions in Costa Rica and Around The World

35:49 Keeping Large Reptiles in Captivity vs The Wild

43:34 ReptiTemp Dimming Thermostat

45:05 Species Well Suited For Captivity?

49:05 The Oropel Lodge in Costa Rica

59:44 The Controversy Of Reptile Keeping

1:02:33 Animal Experiences at Oropel Lodge + Rescue Dogs

1:11:18 How To Book With Oropel Lodge

1:13:07 Closing Thoughts

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