Episode 12 - Dan Mulleary of DM Exotics

Reptile Room Podcast

Intro:

Welcome to the Reptile Room Podcast everyone, thank you for joining me yet again for Episode 12! Tonight we are going to waste no time and jump right into this much anticipated episode. Tonight’s guest is someone who I have looked up to in the reptile world for years, admired his youtube channel and travels, intrigued by the importation business he participates in, and I have purchased several snakes from him over the years. Welcome Mr. Dan Mulleary!

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Q’s:

• How did you get started in the hobby of keeping and breeding reptiles? (3:30,
• What were your initial animal interests? (4:00, 4:45, 5:15,
• How did your trajectory wind you into the import/export side of things? (31:20, 34:00, 36:00,
• As someone who keeps reptiles and is constantly bringing new animals in, how do you manage the various husbandry parameters for the various species? (47:45,
  • In your youtube videos I notice some of your walls/racks/tubs seem to be interchangeable for your needs at any given time. How did you come up with that design and how does that all work to your advantage? (46:00, 47:26, 49:30,
• What are some of the challenges with keeping so many species in such a fluid system? (53:45, 56:00,
• Moving to Thailand soon! House is essentially done, just finishing work commitments here. What are you most excited for and looking forward to? (58:30, 1:02:00
• Is Apple excited to get to spend more time with you and be near her family in your future retirement? (1:03:00,
• Travel channel style vlogs? Eco-tourism? (10:00, 11:20, 15:30,
• What’s next for you two and DM Exotics? (21:00, 24:00, 50:00,
• Who will carry your torch? (18:00,
• What will be the plan? Come back? Export to the us? (13:00, 14:30,

New Guest Closing Questions: 1:05:00

1. Who do you look up to most in the reptile world? (Dave Barker, Mark O’Shea)
2. What is your holy grail reptile to keep? (sub-species of beauty rat)
3. If you could devote an entire bedroom to one species to build a massive vivarium, what would you keep and design? (hornbills, binturong)
4. If you could go back in time to a younger you right before you got into reptiles, what wisdom would you impart upon your younger self? (into one of getting everything, you should have a pair of everything, not just one)
5. If you could pass on one piece of advice to the listeners about keeping snakes/reptiles, what would it be? (keep what you like, don’t follow the trends, have some balls, keep what you like)

Close out:

Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule and work life, animal life, home life, etc.

How can folks get ahold of you and what would you like to put out there for all of the listeners who tune into everything you do like myself?