According to Heart and Moon, here are the seven deadly sins of reptile breeders in the last episode before winter break! Ranked from least offensive to absolute no-no's, we go over our list of red flags to watch out for when looking to buy your next scaley friend. Also, Tryn cannot pronounce 'grumpy uncle'. But that's okay. We all have our weaknesses.

In this episode we have the privilege of digging through the mind of a lifelong scientist; our very special guest Dr. Donald Johnston makes an appearance and leads us through Genetics 102!

Don has a PhD in molecular biology and holds a BS in biochemistry. He is also a friend of Tryn's, and a fellow Seasonal Naturalist with her at Northwest Trek.

We could not have asked anyone better to give us such an exciting, fun, and yet gentle dive into genetics! We go deep on some other topics, too.

So grab your coffee and have a notepad ready - we certainly learned a lot from Don during this episode, and we hope you will, too!

Today we go over the good, the bad, and the 'Ruh Ruh Raggy' about Dysecdysis (i.e. bad sheds). Since Soo was a little under the weather, Tryn did most of the heavy lifting in this episode, but your dynamic duo was no less passionate or playful as we discussed why dysecdysis is undesirable, how to prevent it, and what to do when it happens!

We're sssssstoked to bring you this extremely fun and informative episode featuring Zowie (pronounced Zoh-wee) of ZA Reptiles!

Zowie is a reptile educator for children, with a focus on conservation, who takes us on an inspiring journey with her as she details how she found her calling!

She opens minds and hearts for a living, and shows animal lovers that there are more critter-based professions out there beyond zookeeper, vet, and breeder. This is one of our favorite interviews for the inspiration it has brought us, and will continue to bring others (we hope!)

It was an honor having ZA Reptiles represented on our show - please enjoy and have a great time learning alongside us!

We interrupt our regularly scheduled broadcasting (or whatever) to bring you this short, special episode about Suzi Moon's recent trip up to Washington State from her hometown in Cali to Visit Tryniti Heart for a wild, jam-packed weekend of reptile and chocolate-y fun!

We have some unknown quantity of little regrets to share in this episode; things we wish we knew before getting our very first hognoses. But perhaps we can help you dodge some of these regrets and mistakes by sharing what we know now!

Listen in and share with us the things you wish you knew about your hognose, or other pets, before you got them!

Get ready, and dont worry! Part of what we try to do this episode is to help unlock the complicated mysteries of hognose genetics! Recessive, incomplete dominant, and dominant... do you know how these different types of genes work? We're saving the topic of polygenics for it's own episode because, trust us- there's more than enough to talk about!

Who knew bedding could lead to such a heartfelt and passionate episode by two snake loving dorks? We did! And here is the proof!

In this episode Tryn Heart and Suzi Moon discuss the substrates that should be avoided at all costs, the substrates we like and use, and even how we can be conscientious about the sustainability of our bedding choices.

For those interested in the link mentioned by Tryn near the end of the episode to learn more about safe soil options, check here:

https://www.thebiodude.com/blogs/the-science-behind-the-soils/the-nitrogen-cycle-and-bioactive-terraria