AmphibiCast Folgen

No hobby is complete without a set of tools to go along with it and in this episode I share some of my experiences with some of my favorite husbandry tools. From day-to-day maintenance tools,  to emergency necessities,  these are all must have items for any frog room. For listener discounts on In Situ Vivariums visit https://insituecosystems.com/?ref=amphibicast

If you've ever spent some time on YouTube looking for dart frog videos you've definitely come across Mike Tytula's channel.  Mike keeps a wide variety of herps and his channel is a great place to go for top quality content. In tonight's episode Mike and I talk about his channel, what makes for good care advice, the exotics hobby in Canada and much more. We also share some of our personal insights with each other in terms of  how the hobby has grown, how to advise beginners and Mike gives us an update on his upcoming projects (which include  podcast of his own). 

Have you ever wanted to know everything there is to know about the Xenopus genus? Well, this is the episode you have been waiting for. Tonight my guest is Dr. Marko Horb of the National Xenopus Resource and we discuss the genus from top to bottom. Xenopus (commonly known as African clawed frogs) have been model organisms in labs for almost a century and are also an extremely popular genus among hobbyists. Our understating of them has grown tremendously over the years and they have been instrumental in the development of medical applications for humans. Marko walks us through their beginnings in  early labs, their lifecycles, husbandry specifics, and much more. Dr. Horb is also the Lab's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Chairman, and we go on to discuss the specifics of amphibian animal welfare and high standards  that the lab consistently exceeds.  This episode is packed with  information that any amphibian enthusiast can appreciate so sit back and enjoy it.