NERD · from Kevin McCurley
The Weekly Note
One note a week from Kevin — behavior, husbandry, the animals, and the honest answers this hobby doesn’t always get. Written to be read slowly.
Socialization: Interacting With the Animals in Your Care
Reptiles are not decorations, and they are not machines. Socialization — regular, predictable, respectful interaction — changes what these animals are capable of, and it changes what you are capable of as a keeper.
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They Call Him an Abuser. Here Is What I Actually See at NERD.
Kevin McCurley gets called a reptile abuser by people on the internet because some of his animals live in rack systems. I have stood in that building. This is what the accusation gets wrong — and why the outrage hurts the animals it claims to defend.
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Understanding Rack Systems: What the Critics Get Wrong
Rack systems are the most misunderstood equipment in reptile keeping. Here is what a rack actually provides from the snake’s point of view, where racks are the right tool, where they are not — and why the "drawer" framing misses how these animals experience the world.
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