230: Which is Better for Reptiles: Captivity or the Wild? | Dr. Billy Sveen - AAH

Dr. Billy Sveen discusses his new scientific paper, Captive Equivalence As A Minimum Welfare Standard For Captivity-Managed Herpetofauna, highlighting the ethics of keeping herps in captivity in comparison to the wild and all that goes into considering the lives of each counterpart. For anyone wanting to improve their care in captivity, or even those wanting to start thinking about the ethics of their care differently, this episode is a must-watch. Dr. Billy Sveen notes The Five Domains of care in captivity and compares them to how the wild counterparts live, with considerations of survival rates, habitat losses, suffering in animals, and more. Billy also demonstrates ways that we as captive keepers can improve our care in enclosures, diet, enrichment, and other aspects of care to ensure that we are keeping our herps responsibly and ethically. SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/230-billy-sveen/SPONSORS: Visit The BioDude: https://www.thebiodude.com/ Visit Zoo Med Labs here: https://zoomed.com/JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/animalsathomeLINKS FROM THE EPISODE:Billy’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creepersherpetoculture/Captive Equivalence As A Minimum Welfare Standard For Captivity-Managed Herpetofauna: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f99c047fa9ceb071696ee9a/t/67ec2f45295d144305dc58f1/1743531845626/V7.1_001_Opinion_Sveen.pdf00:00 Introducing Dr. Billy Sveen2:07 Coming Up: Zoo Med ReptiTemp Dimming Thermostat2:39 Coming Up: The Bio Dude Substrates + Bug Grub3:14 Welcome Billy - Reptile Keeping + Projects8:23 Captive Equivalence As A Minimum Welfare Standard For Captivity-Managed Herpetofauna26:32 Zoo Med ReptiTemp Dimming Thermostat28:03 Applying Welfare Standards36:41 The Bio Dude Substrates + Bug Grub37:42 Updating Captive Care To Improve Welfare + Defining Suffering54:11 Survival Rates + Wild Caught Animals1:03:17 Habitat Loss of Wild Herps + Natural Fallacies 1:14:56 Ethics of Suffering in Animals1:23:24 What Can I Improve + Meeting Standards1:30:54 Closing Thoughts