Rhett Hebert
Rhett Hebert is the founder, owner, and head curator of Rhett's Exotic Pets, an exotic reptile breeding business in Wellington, FL, and Tyrus's son, appearing on Planet Tyrus's "Tyrus' Zoo" episodes.
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Sep 28, 2026
TyrusHOST
Um-
7 MINS LATER
TyrusHOST
Sure, go ahead.
TyrusHOST
At this age, at that size, they are very fragile.
Rhett HebertGUEST
I typically want to get them through at least six to eight consistent weeks of feeding.
Rhett HebertGUEST
Um, but with these guys, uh, like you're saying, they're going to change, you know, as they get older, the colors are going to get brighter and the, the pattern's going to get prettier and stuff.
Rhett HebertGUEST
So I definitely want to hold them back and see how they turn out because it's my first time ever breeding these.
TyrusHOST
I don't know, just how they act.
TyrusHOST
In California, they're known to eat rattlesnakes.
Rhett HebertGUEST
Other than that, they're gonna eat your typical, like, you know, rodents, birds, other, uh, reptiles.
Rhett HebertGUEST
As babies they'll even eat insects and stuff, maybe, like, earthworms or different crickets, things like that.
Rhett HebertGUEST
But yeah, very diverse diet, very, uh, good for any ecosystem they're native to.
Rhett HebertGUEST
The snakes are very good, so if you ever see one of these guys around, don't mess with it.
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TyrusHOST
Now do you prefer, um, is it, uh, more about price management or just because you're, you're dealing with, uh, a large numbers, do you prefer frozen food opposed to live?
TyrusHOST
Obviously, the traditional leopard gecko is a lot cheaper than morph geckos, but would you classify this as a beginner's pet or an advanced pet?
Rhett HebertGUEST
You know, all reptiles are going to have their challenges, but like you're saying, these guys have been around for a very long time.
Rhett HebertGUEST
If you run into any issues at all, there's going to be hundreds of people that have the answers online.
Rhett HebertGUEST
That's my biggest thing is even though I've been doing this for over five years, I am on my phone throughout the day constantly researching and double checking the information I know.
Rhett HebertGUEST
It's just a really good tool to go online, even ask, you know, your local reptile shop or anybody you know who also has the pet for their advice, their experience and things like that.
TyrusHOST
And just like anything else, you have to socialize them.
TyrusHOST
the technical name for this, and I'll let you break it down for everyone.
Rhett HebertGUEST
So they're very, very closely related, but the difference is the black heads are from Northern Australia, and like I said, the womas are from, uh, Central to Western Australia.
TyrusHOST
You have, uh, two different morphs of this species, right?
TyrusHOST
Always
Rhett HebertGUEST
it kind of just has grown over the years and I'm learning about new species and new things are becoming available.
Rhett HebertGUEST
And it's just, it's really, really awesome to just kind of expand the collection, expand my knowledge and share that knowledge with other people.
Rhett HebertGUEST
I'm on a bunch of different platforms, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, Morph Market.
TyrusHOST
Because they blend in really good with the bark on trees.