Happy 4th of July! We're dicussing what it means when a snake is "in blue" and all of the different things you should do and not do when a reptile is shedding. And to celebrate the holiday, we're playing a game of "Would You Rather" classic BBQ foods edition!

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04:27 How often do reptiles shed

09:27 Humid shedding tips

13:14 Dry shedding tips

16:08 What does "in blue" mean

18:38 Keeping snake sheds

21:25 Scaleless snakes shedding

25:02 Stuck eye caps

28:48 Stuck shed on lizards

31:05 Viral shed peeling videos

33:38 What is the best gift?

36:06 Hot dog vs hamburger

38:48 Potato salad vs macaroni salad

39:40 Corn bread vs beans

40:10 Pulled pork vs brisket

40:42 Ruffles vs Lays

41:50 Watermeleon vs berry mix

43:30 Fruit flag cake vs cherry pie

44:30 Vanilla drumstick vs bomb pop

We're talking about what venomous reptile species we would keep and the do's and don'ts that going into all of that. We also catch you up on Lyssa's adventurous bachelorette party and discuss whether or not different scenarios would be consider cheating.

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00:00 Bachelorette trip adventures!

12:12 Socks found a home

13:35 LA Pet Fair announcement

14:59 Poisonous vs venomous

17:38 Do we want to keep venomous species

18:33 Hognose snakes

21:07 False water cobras

22:18 Black mambas

24:26 Gila monsters

26:44 Venomous species escaping

30:49 Medical precautions

33:27 Stigmas with venomous species

36:06 "Is it cheating?"

Quarantining is such an important process of bringing a reptile home so we wanted to share our tips for how to do it to ensure your animal is healthy! Then we discuss our plans for our reptiles if we were to pass away and end the episode with a round of Smash or Pass: Male disney characters edition.

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Learn about the different pros and cons of feeding freeze dried bugs, canned bugs, frozen feeders, and live feeders. And we do something a little crazy in this episode... We're eating some wacky jelly beans as we play the game Bean Boozled where you take the risk of eating a peach or barf flavored jelly bean!

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03:07 Vanderpump Rules 07:08 Feeding freeze dried bugs

12:22 Feeding canned bugs

16:17 Feeding live prey to snakes

20:18 Feeding frozen/thawed prey

22:10 Passing on parasites

23:17 Tips for hunger strikes

24:27 Watching live feeding videos

27:30 Turtle food pellets

29:00 Chameleon consult calls

30:22 Bean Boozled

We've spent A LOT of money buying our reptiles and we're sharing exactly how much in this episode! We also answer one of your questions on using the word "collection" in the reptile hobby and finish the episode with blind ranking first date activities.

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We are finally speaking out about our thoughts and opinions on cohabitating reptiles and the video Wickens Wicked Reptiles posted about keeping 6 leopard geckos together. We also answer another voice message from one of our listeners asking for advice and react to your lost reptile stories!

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07:05 Mating reptiles

10:40 Communal reptile species

19:26 Wickens Wicked Reptiles cohabbing leopard geckos

33:01 Communal species

34:44 Voice message: Best piece of reptile advice

39:50 Reacting to your reptile escape stories