The Desert Mind
If you’re here, you’re interested not just in better husbandry, but in Herpetoculture as an evolving industry and way of life. This is where I write about what I’m seeing in my animals, how my thinking changes over time, and how I believe this field needs to grow if it’s going to mature beyond trends and hype.
You’ll find working ideas, long-term patterns, and honest documentation of what holds up in the real world as well as unbiased and nonjudgmental consulting with your Herpetocultural endeavors.
In the dry heart of a Southeast Asian country—where the soil turns to powder underfoot, and the thorn trees lean away from the wind—there once lived a quiet grazer. It moved slowly, deliberately, its domed s...
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Happy Monday, Everyone! I woke this morning to the first Ornate Uromastyx clutch of 2026. The mother has already bred in previous seasons, but the father is a very nice Green Form (CB 2023). I produced the ...
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Good morning, everyone! Here is a repost of a short piece that got much attention. I think that the example given here of Bee Pollen is representative of the kinds of imbalances present in Herpetoculture tha...
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Hey everyone! I hope you are all having a productive and engaging Interesting to note that winter in Colorado has been sufficiently warm that I have been able to sun soak the Tortoises during most days....in...
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Hello and welcome to my new endeavor, The Desert Mind. With the help of the great people at 41 North Digital, and due to the deactivation of my Patreon page, The Desert Mind is designed to be an extremely u...
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Philippe D’Vosjoli (someone I admire and deeply respect) introduced to Herpetoculture the idea that our main guiding ethos should revolve around “from few, many.” The main thrust of this concept is that wild...
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