Do snakes like to be touched? RATR 3 March 2022

Welcome to Royals at the Ranch for Thursday, March 3, 2022. This week I show you some simple habitat ideas using tubs, glass, and PVC, there is a Behavior Break segment, and we finish up with a glimse of one of our Royals. Oh, and our SD Retic Tau Ceti makes an unscheduled, surprise appearnce.
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