The Retic Lounge

Welcome to The Retic Lounge! The Retic Lounge is a podcast that aims to bring the reticulated python community together and provide a supportive community for new keepers and aspiring breeders. Our episodes will bring our listeners in depth information on husbandry, breeding, discussions on locality retics and their sizes, as well as fun interviews with new and established keepers and breeders. We will also host live Q&A episodes brought to us by our awesome Patreon Members. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lucas-bagnara2/support

Recent Episodes
  • Episode 137: All About Albino Reticulated Pythons | TRL Book Club: Chapter 11 PART 2
    Apr 25, 2025 – 01:05:28
  • Episode 136: Black Dragon VS Reticulated Python | w/Jong Chiu of JC Reptiles
    Apr 18, 2025 – 01:20:24
  • Episode 135: UK vs. US Retic Keeping | Lounge Logic
    Apr 11, 2025 – 01:22:32
  • Episode 134: Specializing in Jampea Locality Reticulated Pythons | w/Chris Schar
    Apr 4, 2025 – 01:02:49
  • Episode 133: Catching Up w/Spencer Vance of Coiled Retics
    Mar 28, 2025 – 01:14:54
  • Episode 131: A Tropical Paradise: South American-Themed Greenhouse w/ Zach Porritt
    Mar 7, 2025 – 01:45:06
  • Episode 130: FREE ROAM YOUR RETICS | Out-of-Box Keeping w/Nicole of Ladytis Exotics
    Feb 28, 2025 – 01:55:41
  • Episode 129: Reticulated Python Nutrition | TRL Book Club: The Complete Reticulated Python Chapter 10
    Feb 22, 2025 – 01:40:30
  • Episode 128: The Resurgence of Bali Locality Reticulated Pythons | w/MayRay Exotics
    Feb 14, 2025 – 01:32:38
  • Episode 127: ALL ABOUT PEACOCK MONITORS | Species Spotlight w/Ryan McVeigh
    Feb 10, 2025 – 02:01:10
  • Episode 126: Are Breeder Loans A Good Idea? | With Eric Lee
    Jan 31, 2025 – 01:20:26
  • Episode 124: How To Tame My Defensive Reticulated Python | w/Alex Carr
    Jan 17, 2025 – 01:40:13
  • Episode 123: New Breeder Highlight: Jennifer w/MOD Exotics
    Jan 10, 2025 – 01:28:52
  • Episode 122: Make Retics Great Again | The Retic Market and Will It Stabilize?
    Jan 3, 2025 – 01:23:39
  • Episode 121: CAPTIVE HUSBANDRY OF RETICULATED PYTHONS | TRL Book Club Chapter 8
    Nov 29, 2024 – 01:31:47
  • Episode 120: ACQUIRING ADULT RETICULATED PYTHONS | w/ Alex Koppa
    Nov 23, 2024 – 01:44:25
  • Episode 119: Sponsorship Spotlight | Cold Blooded Cafe w/Desiree Monnot
    Nov 15, 2024 – 01:54:09
  • Episode 118: TRL BOOK CLUB | The Complete Reticulated Python - Chapter 7: Importation Process
    Nov 9, 2024 – 01:18:16
  • Episode 117: COLORADO'S NEW REPTILE LAWS PROPOSALS | W/ Aaron of Slithers N' Critters
    Nov 3, 2024 – 01:41:03
  • Episode 116: Species Spotlight | Dwarf Burmese Pythons w/ Michael Pennell
    Oct 25, 2024 – 01:54:17
  • Episode 15: TRL Book Club | The Complete Reticulated Python | Chapter 5: Morphology
    Oct 18, 2024 – 01:50:37
  • Episode 113: FROM NOVICE TO PYTHON PRO: James Garreett's Wild Journey Under LAB Exotics
    Oct 4, 2024 – 01:57:38
  • Episode 112: TRL BOOK CLUB CH.3&4 | THE COMPLETE RETICULATED PYTHON
    Sep 27, 2024 – 01:46:32
  • Episode 111: TRL BOOK CLUB CH. 1&2| The Complete Reticulated Python
    Sep 20, 2024 – 01:37:09
  • Episode 110: Learning From Herpetoculture | Reverse Interview w/BlackFish Herpetoculture
    Sep 13, 2024 – 01:46:31
  • Episode 109: THE MAKING OF THE COMPLETE RETICULATED PYTHON | w/Glen McClellan
    Sep 6, 2024 – 01:50:39
  • Episode 108: VENDING REPTILE EXPOS | w/ David Levinson
    Aug 30, 2024 – 02:10:51
  • Episode 107: SPECIES SPOTLIGHT | GREEN ANACONDAS WITH MEGHAN KELLEY OF MEGACONDA
    Aug 23, 2024 – 01:58:44
  • Episode 106: BEN RENICK: A LEGACY CUT SHORT - THE LIFE AND IMPACT OF A REPTILE ICON
    Aug 16, 2024 – 01:19:50
  • Episode 105: TROUBLESHOOTING RETICULATED PYTHON BEHAVIOR | Reverse Interview w/ Jacob St. John
    Aug 9, 2024 – 01:35:07
  • Episode 104: Gary Tarplee w/ CONSTRICTED AND ADDICTED
    Aug 2, 2024 – 02:24:21
  • Episode 103: Locality Talk | Ternate Island Reticulated Pythons
    Jul 26, 2024 – 01:03:41
  • Episode 102: SPECIES SPOTLIGHT DRYMARCHON | w/John Michels of Black Pearl Reptiles
    Jul 19, 2024 – 01:56:46
  • Episode 101: THE COMPLETE RETICULATED PYTHON HISTORY | w/Glen McClellan
    Jul 14, 2024 – 04:12:33
  • Episode 100: REVERSE INTERVIEW | Breeding Retics, the Retic Industry AND MORE w/Luke MacWilliam
    Jun 28, 2024 – 02:06:18
  • Episode 99: LUCAS AND NATHANS BREEDING SEASON AND MORE | Lounging with Lucas and Nathan
    Jun 21, 2024 – 01:23:35
  • Episode 98: Customer Service and Sales in the Reptile Industry | w/Joe Hull of Reach out Reptiles
    Jun 14, 2024 – 02:00:25
  • Episode 97: Field Herping and Wildlife Photography w/Aspen Mahan
    Jun 7, 2024 – 01:33:35
  • Episode 96: The Curly Haired Keepers Reticulated Python Maternal Incubation Experiment w/Abby Stone
    May 31, 2024 – 01:42:19
  • Episode 95: Is The Retic Community Lying About Line-breeding Retics w/Riley Jimison
    May 24, 2024 – 01:31:33
  • Episode 94: MAKING A COMEBACK! | Paul Lucas of The Retic Keeper Discusses His Passion For Retics and His Decision To Keep Them Again
    May 17, 2024 – 01:50:00
  • Reverse Interview: Keeping Reticulated Pythons As Pets w/Katherine Brumwell
    May 10, 2024 – 01:59:24
  • Episode 92: Species Spotlight | Antaresia w/Justin Julander
    May 3, 2024 – 02:18:23
  • Episode 91: The Barber Lounge | Breeding Goals, Community Talk, and MORE!
    Apr 26, 2024 – 01:27:03
  • Episode 90: How To Make One Million Dollars On TicTok As A Reptile Content Creator w/Josh of South Bay Reptiles
    Apr 19, 2024 – 01:50:37
  • Episode 88: Reptile Perches and Enrichment w/Heliguy Serpents | Sponsorship Spotlight
    Apr 5, 2024 – 01:34:37
  • Episode 87: Reverse Interview w/Alessa Abruzzo on Breeding Reticulated Pythons
    Mar 29, 2024 – 01:49:25
  • Episode 86: Getting REAL and RAW with MJ from The Trap Talk Network
    Mar 25, 2024 – 02:41:16
  • Episode 85: Lounging w/ Lucas & Nathan
    Mar 15, 2024 – 55:53
  • Episode 84: Species Spotlight | Boas w/Dr. Warren Booth of Boa Booth
    Mar 8, 2024 – 01:52:23
Recent Reviews
  • Rjimison
    Top Tier Reptile Podcast
    Lucas and Nathan are amazing reptile minds with a great show to elaborate about n everything reptile. Great interviews with great guests (not biased at all having been a guest on the show 😉) and just a pleasure to listen, learn, and enjoy some good conversation!
  • Burning heart exotics
    First retic that I like
    There have been a handful of reptile podcasts that have chosen to listen to. This is the only one that I don’t think (why do I listen to this trash?) periodically. Lucas and Nathan are smart and they hold each other accountable for keeping this podcast informative. It’s not crude and I really enjoy the Fresh new topics.
  • Tristen Cowder
    Great podcast by great people
    This podcast is a great source of information. Whether you don’t have a retic, are considering one, have a few, or are breeder with a lot of animals, you’ll find a wide range amount of detailed information. The hosts go over multiple ideas for each subject and imply that there’s not really a wrong or right to do certain things, which is rare for some others who believe things are in black and white. The hosts, Lucas and Nathan, are able to provide incredible information that is easy to understand and very detailed. They also make a great team with their chemistry that makes the conversation go very smoothly, making it very easy to understand and listen. If you’re wanting a podcast providing great information specifically on super dwarf reticulated pythons, then check these guys out!!
  • LilliputPythons
    They don’t know everything (and it’s wonderful)
    This podcast is so promising. Unlike a lot of hobby podcasts, this approaches the topic of retic keeping from the POV of two keepers who are new(ish) to retics. The hosts are learning and growing in real time along with their audience. There isn’t a sense of, “I’ve been doing things the same way for 20 years so you have to do it my way.” Instead, there’s a genuine effort to learn, grow, and push the industry forward in the process. I can’t wait to see what comes next!
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