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

Ashley Norman and Jake Rutherford are the creators of the Exotics of the World TV YouTube 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 YouTube Channel, and more! SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/187-exotics-of-the-world-tv/ WE DISCUSS: 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 YouTube Channel 57:48 Current and Future Video Content 1:09:15 Film Breeding Operation 1:15:20 Closing Thoughts 1:17:55 Outro LINKS FROM THE EPISODE: CHECK OUT Custom Reptile Habitats HERE https://www.youtube.com/@exoticsoftheworldtv https://www.facebook.com/exoworldltd Support, Subscribe  & Follow: CHECK OUT Custom Reptile Habitats CLICK HERE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST NETWORK: SPOTIFY► https://spoti.fi/2UG5NOI Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/animalsathome Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AnimalsatHomeChannel Follow on Instagram: @animalsathomeca