HOW TO: Create Naturalistic Reptile Habitats | Natural Herp Keeper

Matt Summerville and Kristy Jensen are the creators of the YouTube Channel, The Natural Herp Keeper. Both Matt and Kristy are experienced Zoo Keepers and bring their knowledge of creating natural habitats in a public zoo to their private collection. In the episode, we discuss how to create realistic mock rock walls, tips for achieving realistic arid substrate, the importance of using the natural world as a guide & much more!

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0:00 Coming Up
1:01 Guest Introduction
3:50 Housekeeping
4:23 What got you into keeping?
9:35 Zoo-Keeping
12:23 What has Zoo Keeping Taught you?
14:16 WARREN THE WOMBAT
18:00 What do you keep privately?
27:51 What are the benefits of Natural Keeping?
33:20 DIY Mock Rock
45:14 Choosing Wood features with Character
48:21 Cave Enclosure
52:04 Natural Arid Substrate
1:02:48 The Natural Herp Keeper Channel
1:08:37 Herping Highlights
1:14:02 Closing Thoughts
1:16:58 Outro

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Welcome to my channel, Animals at Home! Here you will find the reptile videos I have made as well as video versions of The Animals at Home Podcast! The podcast mainly focuses on the pet reptile industry. My mission with Animals at Home is simple: To inspire others to push the limits of their reptile husbandry by promoting the importance of high-level, creative husbandry individualized for each reptile.

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