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Is Selling Reptiles to Uneducated Buyers Worth It? | Exotics of The World TV

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Ashley Norman and Jake Rutherford are the creators of the Exotics of the World TV KZhead Channel. Ashley is a long-time reptile keeper and owner of the UK-based reptile shop, Exotics of the World, and Jake is a relative newcomer to herpetoculture which the duo a great balance between novice and experienced keeping. In the episode, we discuss the importance of sacrificing animal sales to ensure animals sold are going to proper homes, how to educate new keepers without scaring them away due to the expense, plans for the Exotics of the World TV KZhead Channel, and more!
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0:00 Coming Up
2:21 Welcome Ash & Jake & Quick Bio
13:43 Jake - Experience as a customer
20:03 Hiring a competent Reptile Shop Staff
28:33 Psychology of New Reptile Keepers & Beardies as a Beginner?
39:47 Reducing Standards to Make Reptile Sales
48:58 EK Magazine & CRH Ad Read
50:10 Starting Exotics of the World TV KZhead Channel
57:48 Current and Future Video Content
1:09:15 Film Breeding Operation
1:15:20 Closing Thoughts
1:17:55 Outro
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ABOUT DILLON:
Welcome to my channel, Animals at Home! Here you will find the reptile videos I have made as well as video versions of The Animals at Home Podcast! The podcast mainly focuses on the pet reptile industry. My mission with Animals at Home is simple: To inspire others to push the limits of their reptile husbandry by promoting the importance of high-level, creative husbandry individualized for each reptile.
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  • *Thank you for watching! Check out Ash and Jake's Channel here:* www.youtube.com/@exoticsoftheworldtv

    @AnimalsatHomePodcast@AnimalsatHomePodcast3 ай бұрын

  • When I purchased my ball python from a private collector, we were talking for over a week about how large she already was, what her diet was, how well she sheds, etc. I went above and beyond with the space I gave her and thank goodness I did, because she is growing like a weed. Many people try to do the bare minimum, but they really do thrive with the best care you can give

    @faithcrisis2138@faithcrisis21383 ай бұрын

  • The funniest episode Dillon ever had. A blast. These blokes make the reptile community special. Monty Python troupe quality. 🎉

    @mikeyben6144@mikeyben61443 ай бұрын

    • I completely agree with that 😂 this one was a lot of fun

      @AnimalsatHomePodcast@AnimalsatHomePodcast3 ай бұрын

  • Such an enjoyable episode. Theses two are positively delightful.

    @rustyolgun@rustyolgun9 күн бұрын

  • You'd be surprised how often customers wont or can't read haha. I've had to read out price tags for customers. Regarding customer service is the burnout, very few working ended up keeping pets in the end or their enthusiasm was gone. Being in retail it's working at difficult times, I once broke a rib and had to finish the shift. Customers only make it worse though to be honest and the internet has only enhanced that customer vs store divide. Maybe it's bigger with fishes but constantly no matter what I see comments about not trusting stores or the staff. Interviews like this do help bridge that gap. I did work with reptiles in a store context, I had to as at the time I needed a job was a very bad store in the Southampton area. But then it might not look bad from the outside but the reptiles were bad (I'd argue fish were worse), just the displayed looked impressive but even for the plants they wouldn't live long. I was employed for the fishes and mixed stores have an issue with expecting staff to do it all. It got bought out by one of the owners and honestly became worse. So for stores I research a lot beforehand now and am careful where I go to, a bit of a pain as for each type of pet I need to go to a different store. I just can't justify supporting bad stores .

    @FreshwaterIchthyology@FreshwaterIchthyology3 ай бұрын

  • Great conversation, thankyou. Grimsby is too far away for me, but in the Midlands, I'm very impressed with the family run reptile shop in Coventry. Shame that people don't have / talk about Rankins Dragons as smaller versions of the Beardies - they are great little reptiles. I have my two in a converted piano!!!

    @juanitabolster2483@juanitabolster2483Ай бұрын

  • Well done cast ,,,, well educated ,,, much appreciated ,,, keep up your amazing works ,,,

    @snakemannn1744@snakemannn17443 ай бұрын

    • Thanks man!!

      @AnimalsatHomePodcast@AnimalsatHomePodcast3 ай бұрын

    • @@AnimalsatHomePodcast 🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈

      @snakemannn1744@snakemannn17443 ай бұрын

  • Did not know these guys existed! Immediately subscribed after listening to only 1/2 the podcast haha! Looking forward to seeing their youtube channel grow :D

    @krysiabrowne3605@krysiabrowne36053 ай бұрын

    • Awesome, glad you like them! And thanks for subbing to their channel and watching the episode

      @AnimalsatHomePodcast@AnimalsatHomePodcast3 ай бұрын

  • When I go to a pet shop is seeing good enclosures that's give a better idea, the first snake I brought 2 decades ago was from a shop that kept their snakes in tubs and stuff. This meant when I went home I recreated similar with very little enrichment then over time learnt and changed improved to today we're my snakes have so much enrichment and excerise in their enclosures alone. I think a shop/breeder needs to show the seller how is responsible to keep their pet not just make a sale. Unfortunately not all pet keepers will put the time in to improve and learn and will be like the shop does this so it's fine. I have bred Cresties last year as its a bucket list dream to breed and pass on my love for reptiles and teach responsible husbandry, I have done this by having an example of a good enclosure for the animals size and also advising how they need to progress. There is nothing inherintly wrong with pet shops it's come down to whether the owner puts money an profit over care and being a positive part of the hobby

    @steviekyme9153@steviekyme91533 ай бұрын

  • Fantastic episode! I really enjoy their channel too they are so funny.

    @elizaann2@elizaann23 ай бұрын

    • Thanks for watching! 🙂

      @AnimalsatHomePodcast@AnimalsatHomePodcast3 ай бұрын

  • Really enjoyed this episode, but then again I enjoy every episode lol

    @spacecoasttortoise@spacecoasttortoise3 ай бұрын

    • Well, glad you enjoyed this one as well! 😀

      @AnimalsatHomePodcast@AnimalsatHomePodcast3 ай бұрын

  • Another great episode!👏👏👏

    @VENVM666@VENVM6662 ай бұрын

    • Thank you for watching!

      @AnimalsatHomePodcast@AnimalsatHomePodcast2 ай бұрын

  • Thanks for having us on Dillon :) Much love big man

    @exoticsoftheworldtv@exoticsoftheworldtv3 ай бұрын

    • Thank you for joining me on an episode! 🙏🏻

      @AnimalsatHomePodcast@AnimalsatHomePodcast3 ай бұрын

  • I think the crux of the issue with exotic pet industry in general is that they’re so often seen as “replaceable.” I’ve seen it too many times to count. Genuinely neglectful keepers don’t sweat it if a $70 animal dies because it can replaced it so easily. I think that more or less stems from a lack of empathy towards non mammalian species, but pricing could definitely be a factor there. Then you have the instances where the keeper loves their pet but doesn’t understand the care/time/money it requires. It’s still neglect, but there’s more hope in those cases since they may at least acknowledge room for improvement. I hate to say this because I was a little kid once with no real money to spend, but I feel like higher prices can mitigate instances like this. It paints them as being more than a cheap, replaceable animal and keeps undesirable keepers out of the market entirely. Not the best solution since it cuts down on the hobby’s audience, but I genuinely think it would help reduce cases of neglect and misinformation. Cheaper food, enclosures, and enrichment would help bridge that price gap to a degree, but materials like that lean more towards a fixed price. Regardless, cheaper means of providing quality care paired with a higher cost for individual animals would be an interesting idea to explore.

    @aidandressel6884@aidandressel68843 ай бұрын

    • Very very well said, thanks for watching the episode!

      @AnimalsatHomePodcast@AnimalsatHomePodcast3 ай бұрын

  • I absolutely love your content and I make sure to comment this every time I watch one of your videos lol. Bring back anole expert Christopher Hitchens!! Haha

    @reggie8370@reggie83703 ай бұрын

    • Thank you very much! Glad to hear you’re enjoying the show 😀

      @AnimalsatHomePodcast@AnimalsatHomePodcast3 ай бұрын

  • Great vid, a bit of a rhetorical question. Obviously its not a good idea to sell to people who have no clue but i have a feeling thats not the deep dive point of this conversation 😅 Youre allowed to laugh and have fun, you know that right? Lol Trust me kids arnt watching this. You can have a laugh at adult humor.

    @caughtafaygo@caughtafaygo3 ай бұрын

    • 😂😂 haha yes that’s true! Thanks for watching 😁

      @AnimalsatHomePodcast@AnimalsatHomePodcast3 ай бұрын

  • Your podcast title reads “187: AAH Is Selling Reptiles to Uneducated Buyers...” on my app 😂 I thought it's you who are selling the animals. Maybe add a " | " or ": " after AAH to avoid confusion.

    @yuanheli307@yuanheli3073 ай бұрын

    • 😂😂 great point!!

      @AnimalsatHomePodcast@AnimalsatHomePodcast3 ай бұрын

  • These guys are so funny, love the Trump impressions

    @kittymorris2989@kittymorris29893 ай бұрын

    • 😂😂 yes, they’re hilarious!

      @AnimalsatHomePodcast@AnimalsatHomePodcast3 ай бұрын
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