The Jurassic Wildlife Podcast

Ava De Jesus - Jurassic Wildlife

Each episode, we'll dive into the most interesting (and often controversial!) topics in the reptile industry. From genetics and breeding, to behaviour, enrichment, ethics, and beyond. We’re here to challenge outdated practices and elevate the standard of reptile keeping through honest conversation, evidence-based care, and a deep respect for the animals we love. Whether you're a keeper, breeder, hobbyist, or enthusiast — this one’s for you!

Episodes

  1. 11/11/2025

    Reptile Breeder Answers Common Reptile Questions | The Jurassic Wildlife Podcast

    Today we are going through 13 of some of the most common questions I get as a reptile keeper with over a decade of experience and a reptile breeder!  What questions do you have about reptiles? Let me know in the comments and I’ll answer them in the next Q&A video! 0:00 - Introduction  0:20 - What should I put in my reptile enclosure? (Q#1) 2:40 - How do I know if my reptile’s diet is good? (Q#2) 4:07 - How do snakes shed and how can I help them shed properly? (Q#3) 5:34 - Do snakes need UVB light like some lizards do? (Q#4) 6:32 - How often should I feed my snake? (Q#5) 7:43 - Why do snakes sometimes refuse food? (Q#6) 8:57 - What are some signs of a sick snake? (Q#7) 10:15 - What Antaresia species is best for beginners? (Q#8) 11:04 - What is the best substrate for snakes and why? (Q#9) 12:09 - How can I tell if my reptile’s enclosure is the right size? (Q#10) 13:07 - Do reptiles feel emotions? (Q#11) 13:31 - How do I handle a snake? (Q#12) 14:12 - How big should a spotted python enclosure be? (Q#13) 14:23 - Ending Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Castbox, Deezer, IHeartPodcasts, PocketCasts, and more! Want more? 🌐  Website: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/ 📆 Book a husbandry consult: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/products/snake-husbandry-consults 🐍  Shop live reptiles: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/collections/snakes 🛒  Shop products: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/collections/products 📖  Read our blog: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/blogs/education 🍃  About Jurassic Wildlife: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/pages/about Socials! 📸  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jurassicwildlife/ 📘  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JurassicWildlife/ 📌  Pinterest: https://au.pinterest.com/jurassicwildlife/ 🎵  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jurassic.wildlife 🎬  Youtube:  @JurassicWildlife   Contact us! 📩  Email: jurassicwildlife@gmail.com 📞  Phone: 0438 881 266 📍  Location: Gold Coast, QLD #jurassicwildlife #reptilecare #petcare #reptilehusbandry #howtocareforreptiles #petreptile #petsnake #Q&A #reptilequestions

    15 min
  2. 10/14/2025

    Reptile Ethics, Welfare, & Healing Powers w/ Shira Loa Snake Therapy | The Jurassic Wildlife Podcast

    For this episode, Shira Loa from Snake Therapy has come on to chat about ethics, welfare, and the amazing role snakes can have in helping others…Let’s pick her brain apart! Want More Of Shira? 📸  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/snaketherapy_shiraloa/  📘  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Snake-Therapy-with-Shira-Loa-61554278306205/  🎬  Youtube: @snake_therapy  Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Castbox, Deezer, IHeartPodcasts, PocketCasts, and more! Want more? 🌐  Website: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/ 📆 Book a husbandry consult: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/products/snake-husbandry-consults 🐍  Shop live reptiles: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/collections/snakes 🛒  Shop products: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/collections/products 📖  Read our blog: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/blogs/education 🍃  About Jurassic Wildlife: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/pages/about Socials! 📸  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jurassicwildlife/ 📘  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JurassicWildlife/ 📌  Pinterest: https://au.pinterest.com/jurassicwildlife/ 🎵  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jurassic.wildlife 🎬  Youtube:  @JurassicWildlife   Contact us! 📩  Email: jurassicwildlife@gmail.com 📞  Phone: 0438 881 266 📍  Location: Gold Coast, QLD #jurassicwildlife #snaketherapy #shiraloa #petsnakes #reptilewelfare

    1h 32m
  3. 09/17/2025

    How Much Does A Pet Snake Cost? | The Jurassic Wildlife Podcast

    What is the TRUE cost of owning a snake? How much mula do you really have to cough up initially and every year to take care of your scaley baby? Well, let’s find out! 0:00 - Introduction 1:38 - The Snake 2:05 - Hatchling Set Up 5:44 - Final Cost For Hatchling Set Up 6:17 - Adult Set Up 9:28 - Final Cost For Adult Set Up 10:28 - Ending Watch on YouTube and listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Castbox, Deezer, IHeartPodcasts, PocketCasts, and more! Want more? 🌐 Website: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/ 📆 Book a husbandry consult: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/products/snake-husbandry-consults 🐍 Shop live reptiles: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/collections/snakes 🛒 Shop products: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/collections/products 📖 Read our blog: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/blogs/education 🍃 About Jurassic Wildlife: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/pages/about Socials! 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jurassicwildlife/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JurassicWildlife/ 📌 Pinterest: https://au.pinterest.com/jurassicwildlife/ 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jurassic.wildlife 🎬 Youtube:  @JurassicWildlife  Contact us! 📩 Email: jurassicwildlife@gmail.com 📞 Phone: 0438 881 266 📍 Location: Gold Coast, QLD #jurassicwildlife #reptilecare #petcare #reptilehusbandry #howtocareforreptiles #petreptile #petsnake #costofowningasnake #howmuchdoesasnakecost

    11 min
  4. Bitten By A VENOMOUS Snake w/ Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers | Jurassic Wildlife

    08/19/2025

    Bitten By A VENOMOUS Snake w/ Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers | Jurassic Wildlife

    For this episode, I've invited on Summer from Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers to help answer some commonly asked questions about reptiles, and share some CRAZY snake catching stories - including her getting bitten by a VENOMOUS snake, getting bitten on the FACE by a carpet python, and her LOSING part of her vision from a snake tooth in her eye! Want More Of Summer? 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/snakecatchwithsummer/ 📘  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Summers-Snake-Rescue-and-Relocation Want More Of Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers? 🌐 Website: www.thesnakecatcher.com.au 📞 Phone: 0408 545 440 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunshinecoastsnakecatchers/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SunshineCoastSnakeCatchers 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sunnycoastsnakecatchers 🎬 Youtube : @sunshinecoastsnakecatchers 0:00 - Introduction 1:02 - Summer The Snake Catcher 4:59 - Myths & Misinformation 5:58 - Start Of Summer's Snake Catching Journey 6:34 - Snake Catching Stories 9:10 - Price Of Hiring A Snake Catcher 13:29 - Process Of Snake Relocation 15:31 - Client Reactions To Snakes & Snake Catching 17:39 - Snake Bite To The Face! 18:57 - Venomous Snake Bite! 22:06 - Why Summer Became A Snake Catcher 23:06 - How To Deter Snakes 24:03 - Relocating Mama Snakes & Injured Snakes 25:52 - Relocating Other Animal Species 26:47 - Process Of Becoming A Snake Catcher Legally 29:38 - Crazy Client Stories 32:40 - Reptile Education & Misconceptions 42:47 - Omnomlete Yawning & Ending Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Castbox, Deezer, IHeartPodcasts, PocketCasts, and more! Want more? 🌐 Website: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/ 📆 Book a husbandry consult: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/products/snake-husbandry-consults 🐍 Shop live reptiles: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/collections/snakes 🛒 Shop products: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/collections/products 📖 Read our blog: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/blogs/education 🍃 About Jurassic Wildlife: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/pages/about Socials!📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jurassicwildlife/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JurassicWildlife/ 📌 Pinterest: https://au.pinterest.com/jurassicwildlife/ 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jurassic.wildlife 🎬 Youtube:  @JurassicWildlife  Contact us! 📩 Email: jurassicwildlife@gmail.com 📞 Phone: 0438 881 266 📍 Location: Gold Coast, QLD #jurassicwildlife #snakecatcher #venomoussnakerescue #snakebite #venomousanimals #snake #snakecatching #animalresue

    43 min
  5. 08/05/2025

    How To Care For Your Reptile PROPERLY | The Jurassic Wildlife Podcast

    Did you know that making sure you’re doing this ONE thing right can dramatically decrease the chance of your reptile getting sick? In this episode we're going over the fundamentals of reptile husbandry as a whole, and we are doing in a way that you can apply to ANY reptile species -so that you can make sure your reptiles are happy and healthy! 0:00 - Introduction 2:32 - Husbandry Consultations2:52 - Top Tip For Adequate Husbandry 3:37 - Housing5:42 - Temperature8:06 - Lighting9:47 - Enrichment 11:15 - Nutrition12:58 - Ending & bloopers Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Castbox, Deezer, IHeartPodcasts, PocketCasts, and more!Want more?🌐 Website: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/📆 Book a husbandry consult: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/products/snake-husbandry-consults🐍 Shop live reptiles: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/collections/snakes🛒 Shop products: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/collections/products📖 Read our blog: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/blogs/education🍃 About Jurassic Wildlife: https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/pages/aboutSocials!📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jurassicwildlife/📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JurassicWildlife/📌 Pinterest: https://au.pinterest.com/jurassicwildlife/🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jurassic.wildlife🎬 Youtube:  @JurassicWildlife  Contact us!📩 Email: jurassicwildlife@gmail.com📞 Phone: 0438 881 266📍 Location: Gold Coast, QLD#jurassicwildlife #reptilecare #petcare #reptilehusbandry #howtocareforreptiles #petreptile #petsnake

    13 min
  6. Husbandry, Ethics, & Bad Reptile Breeders | The Jurassic Wildlife Podcast

    07/22/2025

    Husbandry, Ethics, & Bad Reptile Breeders | The Jurassic Wildlife Podcast

    If you don't know me...i’m Ava, Antaresia breeder, veterinary nurse, and the founder of Jurassic Wildlife - where we specialise in exotic morphs and ethical breeding and keeping practices. In this first episode, we’re diving straight into the basics of husbandry, ethics, and the bad reptile keepers/breeders out there. We’re talking about the standards that should be non-negotiable, why enrichment should be considered a bare basic, and how too many reptile keepers and breeders are still clinging to lazy practices. I’m here to challenge the acceptable and advocate for keeping animals in a way that allows them to thrive, not just survive. If you’re a keeper, breeder, hobbyist, or enthusiast who actually gives a damn about animal welfare — you’re in the right place! 0:00 - Introduction to animal welfare  1:33 - The common mindset towards enrichment  5:05 - Misinformation and bad reptile breeders/keepers 12:14 - Final comments and ending  Want more? 🌐  Website - https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/ 📆 Book a husbandry consult - https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/products/snake-husbandry-consults 🐍  Shop live reptiles - https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/collections/snakes 🛒  Shop products - https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/collections/products 📖  Read our blog - https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/blogs/education 🍃  About Jurassic Wildlife - https://jurassicwildlife.com.au/pages/about Socials! 📸  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jurassicwildlife/ 📘  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JurassicWildlife/ 📌  Pinterest - https://au.pinterest.com/jurassicwildlife/ 🎵  TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jurassic.wildlife 🎬  Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@jurassicwildlife Contact us! 📩  Email: jurassicwildlife@gmail.com 📞  Phone: 0438 881 266 📍  Location: Gold Coast, QLD #jurassicwildlife #snakehusbandry #ethicalbreeding #antaresia #pythoncare #exoticpets #reptilepodcast #reptilekeeping #reptileethics #snakepodcast #animalwelfare #enrichment #reptilecommunity #reptilekeeper #reptileeducation

    13 min

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Each episode, we'll dive into the most interesting (and often controversial!) topics in the reptile industry. From genetics and breeding, to behaviour, enrichment, ethics, and beyond. We’re here to challenge outdated practices and elevate the standard of reptile keeping through honest conversation, evidence-based care, and a deep respect for the animals we love. Whether you're a keeper, breeder, hobbyist, or enthusiast — this one’s for you!