About this episode

In this episode, Daniel Wilson discusses CritterCAD, a tool for designing reptile enclosures.

What if you could build your reptile enclosure before spending a single dollar? In this episode, I sit down with Daniel Wilson, creator of CritterCAD, a 3D vivarium design platform that helps keepers design naturalistic enclosures, experiment with layouts, and evaluate their husbandry using a species-specific CARE score. We discuss how the software was built, the challenges of turning husbandry into a digital tool, the role of community-driven care information, and where CritterCAD is headed next. Whether you're planning your next enclosure or just love innovative reptile-keeping tools, this is an episode you won't want to miss. SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/254-crittercad/SPONSORS: Visit The BioDude: https://www.thebiodude.com/ Visit Zoo Med Labs here: https://zoomed.com/JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/animalsathomeLINKS FROM THE EPISODE:CritterCAD: https://www.crittercad.com/ https://www.instagram.com/crittercad/Photos and Video in Episode:Provided by Daniel Wilson0:00 Intro 3:40 Welcome Daniel & Background 11:11 Career & Education 13:16 Intro to CritterCAD31:29 Live CritterCAD Demo and picking enclosure 40:11 Substrate 57:48 Backgrounds…

People in this episode

Host: AAHN

Guest: Daniel Wilson

Topics covered

• reptile enclosures
• vivarium design
• 3D design tools
• animal husbandry
• community-driven care

Keywords

• reptile enclosure
• CritterCAD
• 3D design
• husbandry
• vivarium

Sponsors

The BioDude, Zoo Med Labs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CritterCAD

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