Marie Lavigne is a Canadian reptile breeder and the owner of Konoha Reptiles. Konoha Reptiles is mainly focused on breeding geckos including Phelsuma, Strophurus, Nephrurus, Oedura, and more. Marie also works at Exotics Addicts, a reptile shop owned by her boyfriend Jo in Blainville, Quebec. In this episode, Marie gives some valuable insight into how she sets up her baby snake breeding racks to ensure the snakes thrive when they are sold to pet keepers. She also explains the pros and cons of working with reptiles full-time and how to communicate with keepers and breeders about enrichment and advancing care.

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WE DISCUSS:
0:00 Coming Up
1:58 Welcome Marie & Background
21:30 Overview of Exotics Addicts Reptile Shop
28:54 How did you initially approach reptile care?
31:24 EK Magazine & CRH Ad Read
32:35 Adding Enrichment to Tub Setups
40:38 Politely Challenging The Status Quo
48:20 Ethics of Scaleless Snakes
51:30 Are Your Young Snakes Successful in Pet Environments
1:03:50 Reptiles as a Career, what is it like?
1:14:44 Closing Thoughts
1:17:27 Outro

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https://www.instagram.com/konohareptiles/
Marie’s R+ Services
https://www.instagram.com/exotic.addicts/
https://www.exotic-addicts.com/

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