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Hey - Recently (on monday) i did a reptile presentation for a 5th grade class at my school. I brought in a variety of herps for them to interact with, and i talked about commitment in ownership, care, life for them in the wild, adaptations, and conservation. The kids took in A LOT! They loved the animals, and it was an enjoyable experience for me as well. In the pictures, I am showing my viper boa, my red tail boa, my tegu (haha i was trying to be careful so they wouldnt stress him out, and look at my face!!!), and i beleive the last ones are of 2 of my bearded dragons. I brought in a whole bunch more, but thats all they got pictures of. Enjoy! (PS im a junior in highschool, 16 yrs old)

If the pictures dont show up, you can see them under my name in the Photo Gallery (in the personal folder "reptile Presentations"
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That's awesome that you're getting involved with reptile education at such a young age...I guess I fall into the same category doing a reptiel rescue at 23.

Our reptile education program started out just bringing a few of our rescue animals in for the kids at a youth group that my wife and i help out with. Now that we're starting to make rep-ed a more formal part of our rescue operation, I'm wondering if you have any advice on what's worked best for your rep-ed events. The more tips I can get the better.

Thanks! (and keep on educating the kids on how much care is involved . . . not knowing how much work reptiles are is why many people bring them to our rescue).
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Jesse Rothacker
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