Progressing Ball Python Breeding & More | Luke Cordall

Luke Cordall is the owner of LHC Pythons, a UK based snake breeding operation. In the episode, Luke gives us his interesting background in reptile keeping, as well as what species he currently keeps. We also discuss breeding ball pythons including how to improve racks, being mindful of how addicting morph breeding can be, and whether or not greed is taking over the hobby. We also cover the importance of keeping locality lines clean, the responsibility of keeping big snakes and more!

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0:00 Coming Up
1:07 Guest Introduction
3:06 Housekeeping
4:15 Welcome Luke / Reptile Background
9:21 When did you start breeding & What do you keep?
12:41 Keeping a variety of species?
16:24 Keeping Bloodlines clean (Suriname Boa)
20:44 Breeding Feeder Rats
25:16 Where is herpetoculture is headed?
28:18 Utility of Breeding Racks
35:37 How has your hobby changed?
38:55 Large Species
46:10 Improving Racks & Morph Addiction
57:04 Conservation Mindset
58:38 Closing Thoughts
1:01:25 Outro

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