Let's Talk Turtles

Episode 50. Ryan and Tom Converse

Episode 50! Ryan and Tom catch up and talk about the CT house bill that was introduced regarding PROHIBITING BREEDING OF ALL ANIMALS IN THE STATE, behavior that can make

Episode 49. Ralph Till and the KAP

Episode 49! Friend Ralph Till joins us once again to talk about the Kleinmanni Assurance Project, a privately established and run studbook aimed at maintaining healthy Eg

Episode 48. Ryan & Tom Talk Turtle News

Episode 48! Ryan and Tom catch up after Christmas and talk about a lot of turtle news! See below for the articles we mentioned! We hope you all had and are having a wonde

Episode 47. Ryan and Tom

Episode 47! Ryan and Tom catch up after Thanksgiving and talk about a variety of subjects, including the results of the first LTT survey! Listen up! Ryan: IG: @RAD_Rept

Episode 46. Dr. Zach Bell and the Okinawa Kame Centre

Episode 46! Dr. Zach Bell is with Two Turtle Tom and I as we talk about the Ryuku Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle of Okinawa! Dr. Bell helped to establish the Okinawa Kame Cen

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Episode 45. Chris Lechowicz talks Turtles and Hurricanes

Episode 45! Chris Lechowicz joins the pod to talk about what turtles do after a hurricane impacts their habitat. Chris has first hand experience from his work on Sanibel

Episode 44. Ryan and Tom Talk Regulations

Episode 44! Ryan and Tom catch up and talk about a several items in the news that can affect keepers. Box Turtle Poaching, the Animal Welfare Act and the Diamondback Terr

Episode 43. Raul Gonzalez

Episode 43! Ryan and Tom welcome Raul Gonzalez to the podcast! We talk about keeping animals outside, moving long distances with animals and, bog turtles and much more. T

Episode 42. Ashley Ortega and Galapagos Tortoises

Episode 42! Ryan and Tom are joined by Ashley Ortega, who has been managing the AZA Studbook and is the AZA SSP Coordinator for Galapagos Tortoises! This episode is FILLE

Episode 41. Jordan Donini Returns

Episode 41! Old Friend Alert!!! Jordan Donini is back and he has been busy! Tom and Ryan talk Florida Box Turtle home range Mangrove Diamondback Terrapin nesting and the

Episode 40. Dr. Heather Smith

Episode 40! Dr. Heather Smith joins the podcast to talk about turtles from 230 million years ago up to modern day tortoises breathing via tracheal gas exchange! Learn abo

Episode 39. Dr. Tharusha Wijewardena

Episode 39! Dr. Tharusha Wijewardena joins Tom and Ryan to discuss her work with turtles in Canada! How effective is a Blanding’s Turtle headstart program in an urban set

Episode 38. Dr. Will Selman and the Graptemys ruling

Episode 38! Dr. Will Selman joins Tom and Ryan to discuss the recent listing of megacephalic Graptemys species. Maybe you heard about the recent listing of the Pearl Rive

Episode 37. North American Turtle Crisis with Tom and Ryan

Episode 37! Tom and I discuss UV Index, Reptile Bulbs and the North American Turtle Crisis. Why are we not talking about this more?! Listen up! Ryan: IG: @RAD_Reptiles8

Episode 36. Aaron Johnson and Kinixys belliana

Episode 36! Tom and I are here with Aaron Johnson as we celebrate his accomplishments with a difficult Hinge-back species, Kinixys belliana! We’ll talk about how he treat

Episode 35. Anthony Pierlioni and the Turtle Room

Episode 35! Tom and I are here with Anthony Pierlioni talking about the Turtle Room and so much more. Take some time out of your day to listen! We hope you enjoy! thetur

Episode 34. Jordan Gray, TSA Symposium and Spotted Turtles!

Episode 34! In this episode Tom and I welcome Turtle Survival Alliance veteran, Jordan Gray. We discuss The TSA annual symposium, spotted turtles and even some conservati

Episode 33. Offsetting the Pet Trade

Episode 33! In this episode Tom and I discuss giving back to offset the pet trade and many other interesting topics. We ask you to listen and be open to understanding var

Episode 32. Manouria and More with Nathan Haislip

Episode 32! In this episode we welcome Nathan Haislip to the show! Nathan has a plethora of Chelonian care experience from a zoo perspective, an NGO perspective and as a