Podcasts about gecko nation radio

Alexander Griffin Bentley returns to Herpin' Time Radio to talk about a very exciting project that he is involved with that will be using GPS technology to track the movements of timber rattlesnakes. Check out the video describing this project here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52AMW3hwOGY You can visit the website or donate to the project here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52AMW3hwOGY You can listen to our previous episode with Alexander Griffin Bentley here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/herpin-time/2016/02/07/about-life-with-alexander-griffin-bentley

This episode of Herpin' Time Radio begins our three part series covering the Mesozoic Era with part I, the Triassic. The Triassic was an exciting period of Earth's history as the world was dominated by one super continent called Pangea. This is also when the very first dinosaurs walked the Earth. The Triassic set the stage for the great things to come. Join us as Amber Redfield walks us through this exciting time period! Amber is a musuem educator as well as an amatuer paleontologist working as a fossil preparator at The Academy of Natural Sciences at Philadelphia Pennsylvania. We are not only going to talk with Amber about the dinosaurs, but also about the climate, the plant life, the insects, and every single thing we can pack in to one episode. Check out the BIghorn Basin Dinosaur project that the Academy of Natural Sciences is involved with at: https://www.facebook.com/Bighorn-Basin-Dinosaur-Project-326961870839356/

On this episode of Herpin' Time Radio, we welcome Lisa Powers from FrogWatch USA back to the show to talk about the scientific method. You can check out FrogWatch USA here: https://www.aza.org/frogwatch/ You can also listen to our previous episodes with Lisa Powers here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/herpin-time/2014/12/28/herp-think-tank-with-riley-campbell-lisa-powers http://www.blogtalkradio.com/herpin-time/2013/05/15/ask-the-herpetologist-with-lisa-powers  

Join Herpin' Time Radio as we talk about rattlesnake conservation with guest Tony Daly-Crews from the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Conservation Foundation. The EDCF's goal is to conserve eastern diamondback rattlesnakes (Crotalus admanteus) through captive breeing programs, public education and awareness, and through reintroduction projects. Check out the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Conservation Foundation website at: http://www.savethebuzztails.org/#!about/cee5 And on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/savethebuzztails/

Our guest on this episode of Herpin' Time Radio is Alexander Griffin Bentley who filmed the video 'About Life' while doing research on venomous snakes in the Francis Marion national Forest in South Carolina. Alexander has done a great deal of wildlife research while working with the Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy (ARC) both in the U.S. and in Ecuador. You can watch the video 'About Life' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUR-8oyL6W8 You can check out the Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy (ARC) here: http://amphibianandreptileconservancy.org/

On this episode of Herpin' Time Radio we will be joined by guests Marisa Tellez Kohlman and Miriam Boucher from the Crocodile Research Coalition. They have been involved in conducting research on American crocodile acoustics and vocalizations in Belize. Check out the Crocodile Research Coalition at: https://www.facebook.com/crocodileresearchcoalition/

Airing Sunday January 10, 2015 at 8:00 P.M. Est and 5:00 P.M. PST Marcia Mc Guiness of Golden Gate Geckos joins us for a Banded Gecko and Leopard Gecko chat. We welcome your phone calls with questions and discussion topics. Call 646-478-5331. Once connected press #1 to be added to the call que. You can also listen to the show on your phone by calling our number. As always our live chatroom will be active while the show airs. You can find it by following the show link from a computer or tablet. See you there and thank you for making Gecko Nation Radio a global success!

This Sunday the 10th of January, we will be talking to the very cool Nick Franklin of G&N Geckos about crested geckos! Nick works with a variety of high end morphs.   Go check out his facebook page and see what he's all about! https://www.facebook.com/GN-Geckos-435676403277862/?fref=ts

On this episode of Herpin' Time Radio we welcome Herpin' Time Radio founder Jd Hartzel and his daughters Makayla and Abby who are the stars of the Nature Girls YouTube videos. Nature Girls is a Hartzel family production desinged to teach you, the viewer, about nature. Check out the Nature Girls YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWi6BVDyiaWWXc8UeR0Caw/videos

On this episode of Herpin' Time Radio we welcome back our good friend and corn snake breeder Don Soderberg. Don is a true pioneer in corn snake breeding and has produced a great many morphs and genetic combos. In recent years Don has worked hard with scaleless corn combos as well as the amazing palmetto corns. Check out South Mountain Reptiles at: https://www.cornsnake.net/index.php?lang=en Check out our previous interview with Don Soderberg at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/herpin-time/2011/12/28/the-corn-crop-of-south-mountain-with-don-soderberg

Scotty Littrell has been gracing the pages of facebook with some amazing colubrid photos for some time now. Now he's coming on the air to talk snakes with us.

Airing Sunday December 6th at 8:00 P.M. EST Tokay X will be joining us this Sunday evening on Gecko Nation Radio. Owner Jack Dambach, will be answering questions on tokay gecko husbandry, breeding and the future of tokay geckos in herpetoculture. Dambach has been a life-long herpetoculturist and began commercially breeding burmese pythons in the early '80's. He's worked as an alligator wrestler, wildlife educator, sold snake venom, reptile importer and wildlife filmmaker. Today he manages one of the largest tokay gecko colonies in the U.S., owns Action Manatee Tours LLC, a USFW licensed "swim with the manatees" program in Crystal River, FL and works as a video journalist for a 24 cable news channel. Join us in our live chatroom by following the show link at show time. We welcome your calls with questions and discussion topics. Call 646-478-5331 Press #1 when connected to be put in the call que.

On this episode of Herpin' Time Radio we welcome the return of Tom Crutchfield. Mr. Crutchfield recently spent an amazing three weeks deep in the heart of the Amazon jungle and now he's back and he's going to tell us all about it as well as his many other adventures. You can listen to our previous episode with Tom Crutchfield here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/herpin-time/2013/02/13/htr-welcomes-tom-crutchfield

Our guest on this episode of Herpin' Time Radio is none other than Kathy Love of CornUtopia! Kathy is well known within the reptile community as she has spent many years working with a wide variety of reptiles in captivity, most notably corn snakes. We at Herpin' Time Radio feel very fortunate to be able to speak with Kathy and we highly encourage our listeners to join in. Check out CornUtopia at: http://www.cornutopia.com/Corn%20Utopia%20on%20the%20Web/-%20ABOUT%20KATHY%20LOVE%20Cornutopia%20corn%20snakes%20cornsnakes.htm You can watch Kathy's probing and popping videos here: http://cornutopia.com/Corn%20Utopia%20on%20the%20Web/-%20Sexing%20corn%20snakes%20-%20intro%20to%20vid%20clips.htm

On this episode of Herpin' Time Radio we welcome field herper Mike Pingleton. Mike has herped all over the United States as well as other countries and he will be sharing those experiences with us during this interview. You can read Mike's Blog here: http://www.fieldherping.org/ This is Mike's life list: http://www.pingleton.com/lifeindex.htm Also check out HerpMapper here: http://www.herpmapper.org/

On this episode of Herpin' Time Radio we welcome Chad Gray of Chad Gray Reptiles. Chad works with a multitude of python species. Listen in as we discuss the captive care and natural history of these amazing animals. Check out Chad Gray Reptiles at: http://www.chadgrayreptile.com/ And on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Chad-Gray-Reptiles-146682142073658/?fref=ts

On this episode of Herpin' Time Radio we welcome Chris Barmore, president of the Kentucky Herpetological Society and owner of Barmore's Boids. Chris specializes in working with a variety of different pythons that he's going to be telling us about and we'll also be talking about the importance of herp societies. Check out Barmore's Boids: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?fc=f&showPageSuggestions&id=153431658149018&_rdr Check out the Kentucky Herpetological Society: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?fc=f&showPageSuggestions&id=334906045836&_rdr

Ever Evolving Exotics is a reptile store in Tuscon Arizona that is unlike any other. EEE practices and teaches proper husbandry methods for several species of reptiles and amphibians. This is a store that is for both beginners and professionals alike. EEE also just recently celebrated their two year anniversary of being in business. Besides owning EEE, David Deem is an avid field herper so there is a good chance that we will also talk about field herping in Arizona. Check out Ever Evolving Exotics: http://www.everevolvingexotics.com/index.html And on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ever-Evolving-Exotics-485885038134096/

Rocktober is here and it's time for us to shut our mouths and give you a soundtrack to clean your cages to. That's right, the annual Jam Session is here. It's time to rock out boys and girls.

Susan Mule joins us on this episode of Herpin' Time Radio to talk about the natural history and captive care of mountain horned dragons of the genus Acanthosaura.

Join us as we travel to the legendary Snake Road in southern Illinois. Snake Road located at larue Pine Hills in Shawnee National Forest is a federal research area of prime habitat. One one side of the road is a four hundred foot limestone bluff. On the other side of the road is lowland forest and swamp. This is where the wild things are

Recently, Dav Kaufman of Herper's TV made a trip to Isreal to find and film many different reptiles and amphibians in the many habitats that Isreal has to offer. The result was an exciting two part series on Herper's TV. Now Dav is coming on Herpin' Time Radio to talk about his adventures in the holy land. Check out Herping the Holy Land part one The South: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuAxhcpJh7M And Herping the Holy Land part two The North: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT2rQy2sKU4 Also check out Ophis Entertainment on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ophis-Entertainment/222800307731354

On this episode of Herpin Time Radio we will be interviewing a baby Louisian Pine Snake, the first non human guest in Herpin' Time Radio history.

On this episode of Herpin' Time Radio we welcome guest Jayd Rains who will be talking about his work with Indian Creek Herpetology and also about the work he does at the Kentucky Reptile Zoo. Check out Indian Creek Herpetology at: https://m.facebook.com/indiancreekherpetology?refsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Findiancreekherpetology&__mref=message Check out the Kentucky Reptile Zoo at: https://m.facebook.com/kentuckyreptilezoo?refsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fkentuckyreptilezoo&__mref=message

On this episode of Herpin' Time Radio we welcome back one of our favorite guests, Sara Viernum, The Wandering Herpetologist. It's been a while since we've talked to Sara and she's had a lot going on. The Wandering Herpetologist website has been updated and new authors have been added and there are a lot of good informative articles. Check out the Wandering Herpetologist website here: http://www.wanderingherpetologist.com/

On this episode of Herpin' Time Radio we welcome guest Donovan Winterberg from the talk radio show Corn on the Pod. Corn on the Pod is a podcast that focuses on corn snakes. Check out Corn on the Pod: http://www.facebook.com/cornonthepod?__mref=message Donovan also has many other projects that he's involved in that he will be telling us about.

Cobraman Ray Hunter from Hunter Serpentology LLC joins us to talk about venomous snakes. Ray studied herpetology and toxinology at the University of Florida and has an extensive background working with cobras and other venomous snakes. Check out Hunter Serpentology at: http://cobraman.net/4436.html  

The All About Snakes Facebook page was created by Nes Merced to be an educational, family orientated resource to help people with responsible animal ownership and also conservation education. Check out the All About Snakes Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/allaboutsnakes/info?tab=page_info

On this episode of Herpin' Time Radio we welcome guest PJ Coombs of PJC Reptiles. PJ produced the first powder corn snake in 2008 and she has had many other accomplishments in the herpetoculture hobby. Join us as we talk snakes with PJ Coombs.   Check out PJC Reptiles at: https://m.facebook.com/pjc.reptiles?stype=ms&s=100004520623188&_rdr

On this episode of Herpin' Time Radio we welcome Snakelady Greta Patterson. Greta promotes snake education and highlights those who do good things for animals all over social media. You can check out Snakelady Greta Paterson's work at: https://facebook.com/snakeladygreta http://twitter.com/snakelady http://instagram.com/ssssnakelady http://youtube.com/snakeladygreta  

That's right folks. Our good friend David Pelle and Tim Walton from Gecko Nation Radio is returning to HTR for a grand meeting of the minds. Gecko Nation Radio airs on Blog Talk Radio every Sunday at 8pm eastern time. Check out Gecko Nation Radio at: http://www.facebook.com/GeckoNationRadio?__mref=message http://www.blogtalkradio.com/GeckoNationRadio http://www.facebook.com/davesfinegeckos?__mref=message

Airing Sunday 5/31/15 at 8:00 PM EST Corn Snakes are the Leopard Geckos of the snake world when comparing combos and different morph genetics. There are so many different types and combinations available today that it can make your head spin. Donovan & Nikki Winterberg (Children of the Corn Snake) are going to join us and help make sense of this exciting part of the Herp community. Not only are they avid Corn Snake keepers but they also just started a Blog Talk radio show devoted to these amazing snakes called Corn On The Pod. You can find that show by following this link http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cornonthepod   In fact they just interveiwed Kathy Love who has done for Corn Snakes what Ron Tremper has done for Leopard Gecko morphs over the past decades. Gecko Nation Radio is proud to have them as an affiliate. Join us for this sure to be great episode. As always the chatroom will be available during the live broadcast by following the show link. The phone lines are always open for your comments, questions and discussion topics by dialing 646-478-5331. Press #1 once connected if you'd like to come on the air. If you would just like to listen on your phone don't press #1. See you there!

Airing 4/12/15 at 8:00 P.M. EST and 5:00 P.M. PST. Join us this Sunday with our guest Amanda Rose Wanner. Amanda is a very talented graphic design artist that has gained a lot of recognition in the reptile community. She was recently given the co-hosting position over at our affiliate Herpin Time Radio. We will talk about her art and new radio career. Join us in the chatroom while the live broadcast airs by following the link. If you'd like to call in with questions, comments, and discussion topics our number is 646-478-5331. Press #1 when prompted to be put in the call que. If you'd like to listen to the show on your phone call the same number but don't press #1. Thank you for making Gecko Nation Radio a global success!

Airing 3/1/15 at 8:00 P.M. Eastern & 5:00 P.M. Pacific Have you noticed all the new and amazing color variations in Argentine Horned Frogs these days? These incredible amphibians have really come a long way in recent years and are a very popular pet world wide. They are often called Pac Man Frogs due to their voracious apetites and large mouths. In this episode we welcome Mike of Mike's Phat Frogs for a fun  discussion all about some of our favorite amphibians including African Bull Frogs. We will discuss morphs, husbandry, feeding and breeding of frogs in captivity. Join us in our chatroom while the live show airs by following this link. We also welcome your questions, comments and discussion topics during the show by calling in to 646-478-5331. Thank you for making Gecko Nation Radio a global success. 

Airing 1/18/15 at 8:00 PM EST Arti Sanz Geckos is doing something real cool to help our veterans and it involves geckos. Animals have a very good reputation as being natural healers for people with a variety of ailments especially mental and stress related ones. Our pets are very unique and to be able to bring joy and happiness to those who really need it is an amazing gift. Join us for this special episode. Maybe this will inspire you to think of a way to use your interest to help someone else. We welcome your calls and hang out in the chatroom during the live broadcast. The call in number is 646-478-5331 and the chatroom can be found by simply following the show link at the time of the broadcast. The chatroom works best with google and Firefox browsers. Thank you for making Gecko Nation Radio a global success!

Airing 1/11/15 at 8:00 PM EST Join Tim and Dave in a discussion all about Leopard gecko morphs. We will hit on old morphs and new morphs. What are you working on? We welcome your ideas, topics and input. The call in number is 646-478-5331. Hang out in our chatroom while the show is live by following the show link. The chatroom works best with Google and Firefox browsers. Thank you for making Gecko Nation Radio a global success!

Airing 12/21/14 at 8:00 PM EST. It's ladies night on Gecko Nation Radio. Marcia McGuiness of Golden Gate Geckos and Rebecca Hassler of Dragoon Gecko Join us for a show devoted to women in the gecko community. We welcome your phone calls and discussion topics. The call in number is 646-478-5331. Join us in the chatroom while the show airs by following this link. If the chatroom does not appear when the show starts simply refresh your page. The chat room works best with Google and Firefox browsers.

Looks like we missed our own anniversary on 9/29/2013. So we are going to celebrate this Sunday 12/14/14 at 8:00 PM EST. Tune in for the fun. We will have some of our sponsors and favorite guests popping on too. We welcome your phone calls. Maybe we will even do some contests with prizes. The call in number is 646-478-5331. Hang out in the chatroom while the show airs. The chatroom works best with Google and Firefox browsers. Thank you for making Gecko Nation Radio a success! :)

Airing 12/7/14 at 8:00 PM EST Many of the hobbyists in our community decide to take their interest up to the breeder level. When that decision is made a whole new set of equipment is needed. Not all the equipment out there is created equal. Here at Gecko Nation Radio we want to advise you about the absolute best and safest products for your operation. Like anything else in this world, you get what you pay for and quality will certainly cost a bit more. Paul Edwards from Protek Caging has a vision to create some of the worlds absolute best reptile racks and they sure are! Check out his website at http://www.protekcaging.com. Tune in to this episode to learn what it is like building top quality racks and also what it takes to break into the rack marketplace. If you have any questions feel free to call in at 646-478-5331 and join us in the chatroom during the live broadcast. The chatroom works best with Google and Firefox browsers. 

After a long disappearance Mr. Jason White returns to the Herp community and reprises his role as our favorite news anchor..well besides Steve Barker of course. Join us Sunday at 8:00 PM EST to find out what Jay has been up to, why he took a break, and what's in his plans for the future of DRN. Check him out on Youtube at www.youtube.com/user/dailyreptilenews Join us in our chatroom while the show is going on. The chatroom works best with Google and Firefox browsers. Follow us on facebook at www.facebook.com/GeckoNationRadio

Airing Sunday September 28, 2014  Vin Russo from Cutting Edge Herpetoculture joins Tim and I for an evening of snake conversation. We will cover Boa Constrictors, Ball Pythons and Green Tree pythons. We will also learn what it takes to run the Long Island Herpetological Society which Vin is a founder of. Check out his website at www.cuttingedgeherp.com. We will also be giving prizes away live on the air to fans in  the chatroom and possibly callers. Our chatroom works best with Google and Firefox browsers. Follow the Gecko Nation Radio facebook page at www.facebook.com/GeckoNationRadio

Airing Sunday September 21, 2014 at 8:00 PM EST The Gourmet Rodent has far reaching roots in the Herp Industry and it's unique history. Much of that history is untold. The Gourmet Rodent is one of the largest reptile breeding operations in the country and they supply Petco and Petsmart with their reptiles nationwide. Mike Layman is the new owner of The Gourmet Rodent and with that comes some significant changes and challenges no doubt. Tim Walton, my cohost and I are very excited about this interview and are looking forward to hearing what it takes to run such a large scale operation so well. The challenges and the rewards will be our focus. Be sure to not miss this special episode and join us in the chatroom. The chatroom works best with Google and Firefox browsers. Also check out the Gecko Nation Radio facebook page at www.facebook.com/GeckoNationRadio. Thank you for making Gecko Nation Radio a global success.

Airing Sunday 9/7/14 at 8:00 PM EST. Are you a keeper and breeder of Leopard Geckos? If so you will not want to miss this special episode with one of Germanys top leopard gecko breeders, Rebecca Hassler of Dragoon Gecko. Her intelligence is matched only by her beauty. Some of the topics that we will be discussing are morph standards, feeder insect nutrition (gut load), overall Gecko nutrition, supplementation, current events, her Neon Bell project, her Lavender project and much much more. We will also open up the phone lines for your questions. If you'd like to call in the number is 646-478-5331. Join us in the chatroom. The chatroom works best with google and fire fox browsers. Visit Rebecca's site at www.dragoongecko.com Check us out on facebook at www.facebook.com/GeckoNationRadio

Airing Sunday 8/31/14 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time. Super sized Leopard Geckos are highly sought after in the hobby. For some, size certainly does matter. Join us for a fun discussion all about Giants and other morphs that Keith Kiggins works with over at Giantleopardgecko.com. GNR is proud to have Keith as a sponsor to the show as well. Hang out with us in the chatroom. The chatroom works best with Google and Firefox browsers and appears shortly before the show starts. Maybe there will be a prize for listeners?? Check him out at www.giantleopardgecko.com Follow us on facebook at www.facebook.com/GeckoNationRadio

Join us for a current events segment of Gecko Nation Radio.

Oliver Kuepper joins us for an interesting discussion about Naultinus grayii (The New Zealand green gecko) and his experiences keeping them in captivity. This species is usually the holy grail for many gecko breeders and enthusiasts incuding myself. Ollie also works with other rare species of geckos not commonly seen in the trade. Visit his Blog at http://rawdogreptiles.blogspot.com/  For this special episode I will be joined by Tim Walton from Slice of the Jungle as my co host.  Please join us in the chatroom while the show airs. The chatroom is easily accessible from a pc or tablet and works best with google and fire fox browsers.Get there by following the show link at the start of the show. Thank you for making Gecko Nation Radio a global success. Visit our facebook page at www.facebook.com/GeckoNationRadio

Airing Sunday July 27, 2014 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time. The Godfather of Leopard Geckos Ron Tremper has a bunch of exciting updates for the community. Hear it first on Gecko Nation Radio Sunday. Ron is a world renown breeder of the finest Leopard Geckos, Snakes, Tortoises and more. No one has contributed more to Leopard Geckos than Ron. He continually amazes us with his creations. Join us in the chatroom and call in with your questions or comments at 646-478-5331. Visit his website at www.leopardgecko.com

Airing live Sunday at 8:00 PM EST (All past shows are avialble for download on Itunes and at www.blogtalkradio.com/GeckoNationRadio Join us for an interesting interview with Jordan Russell of California Breeders Union. Jordan always has amazing and exotic animals to offer the community. His involvment in the RAACA fundraising for USARK is of paramount importance in today's fight to keep our rights to own exotics pets. He has been instrumental at raising thouands of dollars for this cause. Our discussion will cover a broad array of topics. Please join us in the chatroom and of course you are welcome to call in with your comments or questions at 646-478-5331. Follow the Gecko nation Radio facebook page at www.facebook.com/GeckoNationRadio

Join HTR as we talk about The Noxen Rattlesnake round up And other great Herpin Topics. 

Join us for a fun evening of Gecko conversation. I am joined by Julie Bergman of www.geckoranch.com and Marcia Mc Guinness of Golden Gate Geckos is my co host. Julie Bergman is one of the pioneers of Leopard Gecko morph making going back 2 decades. She is also the former president of the Global Gecko Association and author of several gecko related books and counltess articles. Julie works with many species of geckos but her true love is Phelsuma species (Day Geckos). You can check out her work at www.geckoranch.com. Please like and follow the Gecko Nation radio Facebook page at www.facebook.com/GeckoNationRadio 

Airing Sunday June 16, 2014 Jeff Ribeiro joins us to discuss his amazing invention, Repti Ledge. Have you ever thought of something functional that could help people or more specifically Herpers? Jeff has and made his vision a reality. Join us as we discuss how and why he thought of this great contraption. The phone lines will be open for your questions and comments and our nightly raffle for callers will of course be happening. Hope to see you in th chatroom. The Blog Talk chatroom works best with Google Chrome and Firefox browsers. It will launch usually 5 minutes before the show starts. If you do not see it simply refresh the page. Until Sunday :) Follow the Gecko Nation Radio facebook page at www.facebook.com/GeckoNationRadio and Repti Ledge at www.facebook.com/Reptiledge and www.reptiledge.com

If you are a keeper and breeder of Reptiles and other Herps in America you will be passing your animals offspring on to other people. You may ship anywhere in the US overnight in most cases or do local pick ups and drop offs. Having your pets offspring reach other countries can be a confusing and often expensive process. Many of us don't even try to figure it out because we feel it will be to much of a hassle. This episode aims to answer all your questions about international shipping to Canada. Sam Fard of Reptile Express Canada joins us for an informative evening about a variety of topics related to the export of animals from the US to Canada. Don't wonder about it anymore. Tune in and learn how to do it. You can visit their site at www.reptileexpress.com. Join us in the chatroom during the show. Just follow the show link on your computer and wait for the chatroom to appear shortly before the show starts. The Blog Talk site works best with Google and Firefox browsers. Please visit the Gecko Nation Radio facebook page at: www.facebook.com/GeckoNationRadio

Airdate June 1st 2014 at 8:00 PM EST. New Leopard Gecko aficionado Darry Burton joins us for a fun evening about the hobby. Darryl has extensive experience in keeping many species of snakes "back in the day" and also was co owner of The Mouse Factory (a very popular feeder business 20+ years ago). Darryl has recenty gotten back into herpetoculture and has chosen Leopard Geckos as his primary focus. We will discuss what its like being a new hobbyist in todays gecko game and also reminisce on the good old days of herpetoculture that he and I know very well. We will open the phone lines for your calls in the second half and of course there will be a raffle and prize for callers.. We'd love to hear your beginner stories and what you like most about being involved with herpetoculture. See you in the chatroom. To join us in the chatroom simply follow this show link. Shortly before the show starts the chat room will be avialable. Just scroll down. If you don't see it refresh your page. The Blogtalk site works best with Google Chrome and Firefox web browsers. www.blogtalkradio.com/geckonationradio Also follow the Gecko Nation Radio facebook page at:www.facebook.com/GeckoNationRadio

Air date 5/18/14 at 8:00 PM EST: Shawn Gray from Night Glow Reptiles joins us for an evening of Herp topics. Night Glow Reptiles is a small family run operation that specializes in breeding leopard geckos. They also work with several other gecko species, blue tongue skinks, panther chameleons, tortoises, and turtles. All of their animals are bred in house and their lineage is well documented. We will cover Leopard Geckos, Blue Tongue Skinks in addition to Shawns other endeavors.  Visit the Gecko Nation Radio facebook page at www.facebook.com/GeckoNationRadio

Yes you heard that right. The snake guru himself has fallen for Leopard Geckos! All you hardcore snake fans probably didn't think that could happen. Well, we will get into Brian's new interest in these awesome lizards and also cover his other endeaavors. Brian is a self made man that has followed his dreams in herpetoculture. He has traveled the world and is a valuable part of our great community and industry. Join us for this epic interview. See you all in the chatroom! Follow the Gecko Nation Radio Facebook page at www.facebook.com/GeckoNationRadio

In this episode we will host an evening of open lines. We may even make a few of our own phone calls. To participate call 646-478-5331. We will of course do our nightly raffle for callers. The prize will be announced during the show. So far John Scarbrough will be joining me. John is the owner of Gecko Boa Reptiles and a proud sponsor of Gecko Nation Radio. All are welcome. See you in the chatroom. Visit the shows facebook page at www.facebook.com/GeckoNationRadio

Join us for a Gecko Nation Radio exclusive interview with Matt Baronak of Sasobek Reptiles. Matt is known world over for his morph combos and special projects such as the G-Project. He has pioneered the White & Yellow gene here in the US and helped give us a whole new chapter in combos. Having one of the most diverse collections on the planet he never ceases to amaze the community with his incredible creations. Follow him on facebook at:https://www.facebook.com/sasobekreptiles We welcome callers in the second half of our interviews so get your questions answered by calling in. Follow the Gecko Nation Radio facebook page for show inks, infor, and contests. www.facebook.com/GeckoNationRadio Thank you for making our little show now a worldwide success!

Marcia Mc Guiness and I will be hosting an evening of open lines and unscripted conversation. Call in and be a part of the fun! The call in number is 646-478-5331. Follow the Gecko Nation Radio facebook page for show links, info and contests: www.facebook.com/GeckoNationRadi

In this episode we will cover Sean Holliday's amazing inventions related to incubation of reptile eggs. With in depth research and development he has been able to create some very functional tools for gecko breeders. As with any great invention it will be imitated by others. We will also discuss what important factors that seperate his original G.E.O from the knock off brand. Many of you have questions about incubating your reptile eggs. Incubation can be a complex art to master. It takes years to get comfortable with your technique. We have you covered in this show. You will walk away with valuable techniques and tactics after listening to this episode. Please follow the Gecko Nation Radio facebook page at www.facebook.com/GeckoNationRadio for show links, contest info and more. You can follow Sean at www.yourgeckoguy.com and on facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/Your-Gecko-Guycom

In this episode we are speaking with Gary Orner of Orner Exotics and The Gecko Blog on facebook. Gary has kept venomous snakes and now he specializes in Leopard Gecko morphs. Our discussion will range from husbandry, morphs, social media, and the future for his projects.  You can follow him on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ornergeckos. Please follow the Gecko Nation Radio Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/GeckoNationRadio

Do you want to learn how to breed and keep roaches to feed your insect eating pets? Are you nterested in vending at a reptile expo? Do you have questions about Fat Tail Gecko husbandry? If so, this is the episode for you. John and Crissy of Loki Reptiles are two of my favorite people in the Herp community. I vend with them at the NY White Plains Expo several times a year. We will also discuss the challenges of acquring wild caught Fat Tail Geckos and acclimating them successfully to captivity. Find them online at www.lokireptiles.com and on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LOKIREPTILES Visit Gecko Nation Radio on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GeckoNationRadio

John Scarbrough of Gecko Boa Reptiles joins us for a very special episode all about wild type or sub species of the common Leopard Gecko. These are sought after world wide and John is one of the few breeders that has all of them. He may be the only person that has every individual sub species here in the USA at the time of this broadcast. We will hear about his experiences with these amazing and integral parts of the gecko hobby. Don't miss this Gecko Nation Radio exclusive interview. Airing on Sunday 2/16/14 at 8:00 PM Eastern. Please check out the Gecko Nation Radio facebook page!

Jon Klarsfeld DVM of GiantDayGecko.com joins us for a informative disscussion about Day Geckos and reptile veterinary treatments. I will be joined by a special guest co host none other than JD hartzel of herpin Time radio (a big Phelsuma fan and former keeper and breeder). Day geckos are one of the most colorful geckos to work with. They can be very interesting and beautiful pets for experienced keepers.  Reptile ailments and tratments is something we should all be informed about and I will make an effort to discuss various gecko related diseases, viruses, pathogens etc. Don't miss this sure to be historic episod of Gecko Nation Radio.  Please also like the shows facebook page at www.facebook.com/GeckoNationRadio and the youtube channel at www.youtube.com/user/GeckoNationradio

This is a spur of the moment special episode for the Gecko Nation Radio fans. Matt has some important updates and news about his gecko operation to share with the community. We will hit on past projects and future ones in this two hour episode of geckonian awesomeness. Don't miss it!

It is going to be a great time talking to Marcy from MS2 Enterprises and the creator of the MS2 premium chow. We will be disscussing what it takes to properly feed your feeder insects in order for them to pass on optimal nutrition to our pets. You are what you eat right? That goes for our special pets too. MS2 is also a proud sponsor of Gecko Nation radio. Don't miss this valuable episode! We are now on Itunes! Please also check out the MS2 website at http://ms2ent.weebly.com Please also check out: www.davidsfinegeckos.com (Under construction) Facebook pages: www.facebook.com/davidsfinegeckos www.facebook.com/GeckoNationRadio https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flexwatt-Reptile-Heat-Tape/609249295755580 Gecko Nation Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time on Blog Talk Radio at www.blogtalkradio.com/GeckoNationRadio and on Itunes

Join us Sunday 10/13/13 as we speak with Jamie Karns of Razor Sharp Reptiles (www.razorsharpreptiles.com). Jamie is a very well known breeder of Leopard Geckos, snakes and more rarer species. He currently vends at expos in the northeast region. He is also a proud sponsor of Gecko Nation Radio. For this episode, I will be joined by a guest co host, Destiny. Don't miss this special episode. Visit the shows facebok page at www.facebook.com/GeckoNationRadio and on You Tube at www.youtube.com/user/geckonationradio All audio and video work for GNR is done by Steve Barker from BCBrkercreations. Visit him on YouTube at www.youtube.com/user/bcbarkercreations

Join us Sunday 10/6/13 as we speak with John Scarbrough of Gecko Boa Reptiles (www.Geckoboa.com). John is a mid scale breeder of Leopard Geckos, Snakes and other herps. He is also a sponsor of Gecko Nation Radio. I find John's conversation to be very intelligent and his experience is helpful to people at many levels in the hobby. If you have asporations of starting your own reptile breeding operation then you will not want to miss this episode. Thank you for making Gecko Nation Radio an instant success.