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Damian Mckay is a long-time reptile keeper out of Australia and the owner of Copperhead Customs, which is an enclosure design company that specializes in custom-built backgrounds and decor that not only look amazing but are functional and specific to the animal they are made for. In this episode, we cover the fundamentals of building reptile habitats, including enclosure size, basking and heat, hydration, security, and sanitation. We discuss how to design habitats with function in mind, rather than aesthetics. Damian also walks us through the step-by-step process he uses to build backgrounds and much more!

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0:00 Coming Up
2:19 Welcome Damian & Background
20:48 What is Copperhead Customs?
23:07 Habitat Design Essentials
24:06 Understanding Enclosure Size
27:18 Basking & Heat
28:50 Hydration
34:54 Security and Hides
38:59 CRH & Pateron Ad Read
39:50 Sanitation & Ventilation
44:52 Using Natural History to Create a Functional Habitat
1:04:54 Natural Looking but Inappropriate? Using Thermostats
1:16:04 Process for Building Custom Backgrounds
1:37:54 Minimum Enclosure Size
1:53:07 Help New Keepers Start Properly
2:08:13 Bullying within our Community
2:20:07 Damian's YouTube Channel Idea
2:29:57 Closing Thoughts
2:31:10 Outro

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ABOUT DILLON:
Welcome to my channel, Animals at Home! Here you will find the reptile videos I have made as well as video versions of The Animals at Home Podcast! The podcast mainly focuses on the pet reptile industry. My mission with Animals at Home is simple: To inspire others to push the limits of their reptile husbandry by promoting the importance of high-level, creative husbandry individualized for each reptile.

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