Episode 6 - The Tired Debate: Racks vs. Cages
Two opposing sides have emerged in this debate; pro racks and anti racks. However, could there be a middle ground? Andy and Riley brainstorm, discuss their experiences, visit some of the pervasive hypotheses, and conjecture about the future of reptile keeping techniques as a result of this ongoing debate. Scott Borden’s Blog Post About Racks a Cages Intro: Catching up Forrest Fanning Body: GH calling out FB on arboreal rackStarting the question Looking at natural history of normal rack system animals UVB blood testing The history of rack systems When they were first implemented How they changed the hobby/industry Pros Efficiency Sterilization Observation Organization Cons Visibility Esthetics Argument Negative Various species benefits and detrimentsBeardies Applications How they’ve made positive differences How people are utilizing and refining them today Current trends towards the future What do each of us use What types For what species ExperiencesGood and bad Future plans and thoughts Outro: Wrapping up mentioning the ongoing lists of suggestions and hopefully not the audio issues How the Australia trip may or may not impact my responses etc and please be flexible and understandable Next! ____________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe on Google Podcasts, iTunes, Spotify, and many more! Connect with us here: Website / Facebook / Instagram ---g Topic Suggestion Form Find Riley: Facebook / Instagram / YouTube Find Andy: Facebook / Instagram RSS FEED Intro Music: Old Blue by Chris Haugen Outro Music: Cats Searching for the Truth by Nat Keefe and Hot Buttered Rum @30:10 rack quote from Andy @34:20 some keepers dedicating time to animals in the sun…. @37:00 UVB lighting talk @46:00 being critical of others @49:00 debate vs discussion @52:00 great example of a tub helping a pituophis @58:00 asking why