How Should We Define "Reptile Breeding Mill"? | James Graham

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James Graham of Top Shelf Geckos is a small-batch reptile breeder out of Canada, mainly focused on African Fat-Tailed Geckos, New Caledonian species, and Collared Lizards. In the episode, we discuss how James is able to produce a profit while providing enriching living conditions for his breeding stock. We also discuss the controversial concept of “breeding mills” and contemplate whether or not “industrial” breeding operations could be considered reptile breeding mills.

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0:00 Coming Up
1:00 Guest Intro
4:14 Housekeeping
5:08 Welcome James & Background
9:57 When did you start breeding? African Fat Tail Geckos
22:42 How has your breeding operation changed?
27:42 Industrialized care vs. Breeding-mills
37:20 Making profit with "animal-first" standards
48:20 Snake vs. lizard breeding standards
54:42 Are you optimistic about herpetoculture & micro breeding
1:05:00 Collared Lizards & Monkey Tail Skinks
1:11:01 More ethical discussion
1:22:50 Closing Thoughts
1:26:23 Outro

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