Top Five Reptiles YOU SHOULDN'T KEEP! Keep These Ones Instead
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- Опубликовано: 7 июл 2024
- Some Reptiles that you may find on "best reptile" list's might not be the best for you. BUT there are some great options that you may not find on any list that may just be a great reptile choice for you.
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And blue tongue skinks thrive on a high quality dog food, with added treats like bananas, blueberries and veggies that you mix with the food.
It's true. They are such great animals
How to tell a good quality dog food from a bad one?
Research the company's. I use stella and chewys raw dog food cause the wide variety of flavors and amount of time it keeps.
Adam is right, i have a beardy named kevin he is great but if i knew about the blue tongue skink over a year ago i would have got one
Beardies are great but they smell so freaking bad
So I'm getting a leo soon and my friend Is gonna get a beardie (they will be pur first reptiles) so I sent him your channel to help him out he is 11 I am 12 I have studied reptiles since age six he has not so you will save his life
yeah i had to give mine away.
ironically he was named irwin too
Antonio Leoni yes . But pricy and need a big tank
I wanted to get my g-daughter, age 9, a bearded dragon. She loved the name because it was a dragon. But after watching your channel, I have changed both our minds. If she gets a reptile now it will be a leopard gecko.... Thanks, Adam....you are a fantastic teacher...
That is awesome! Dragons can be really great pets but take more work. Leopard geckos are amazing and very easy to take care of
For what it's worth I would suggest either a leopard, crested, and gargoyle gecko for your granddaughter those should be pretty appropriate for a starter animal.
I agree with L, but ask your granddaughter what she wants. A gecko that runs around and eats bugs? Or a gecko that hops around sometimes but is mostly just sitting and chilling and eats a powder mixed with water. And if she wants a desert style tank or a tropical style one. If she says yes to the first of the options, Leopard. If yes to the latter, Crested.
I think I would get my 9yro sister a Crested before a Leopard purely because I think she would have an easier time mixing repashy than powdering crickets and worms :) And she would not need a light on at night, which may keep her up on school nights.
@@writheagainsoon great idea....I can also let her look at a reptile store for the different animals. Thanks
Every time I hear how bad beardie poop is, (not saying it's not gnarly) I look over at my 5' iguana & lol
haha oh man I can only imagine
I have a veiled chameleon, I honestly regret getting her, dont get me wrong, I love her, but shes a side job in and of herself. Dont get a chameleon
chameleons seem great but man are they work
Noah Stirrat I was offered an adult veiled chameleon for free, everything included. I almost excepted it but then declined because I didn’t think I was up to it and I didn’t have the room. I am very glad that I declined now. I could have taken good care of it but the space restrictions I have and everything else just would’ve made it very difficult.
@@tinaleighton6390 yea, and if you have a full time job they just are not a good fit, I'm lucky that I'm still a teenager and live with my parents so my mother can help with my chameleon if I can get a job after the COVID-19 lockdown. If you're a breeder or dont work and have the time to put into a chameleon, go for it, but if not, I wouldn't do do it again
Should just not have it if you can't look after it. Might sound harsh but it's true unfortunately
So far the best I've owned has to be a Burmese, she's got an amazing character and tbh id say she's about the same of not better to deal with than a corn snake lol
Takeaway from this video: chameleons are the macarons of reptiles
beautiful, everyone loves them, but are a pain in the ass to make (or in this case care for, lmao)
And savannah monitors are evil
I really liked this video, I've never seen a video in this format and think it's a great idea so that beginners don't go out buying things like chameleons
Glad you enjoyed it! I wanted to give it a try, glad it landed :)
I had already pivoted from wanting to go out and get myself a chameleon to focusing on the snake I've been dreaming of since I was a kid, but I'm really glad I stumbled across this video anyway!
"If your hearts set on satan.." lmfao
well I mean, am I wrong? haha
@@WickensWickedReptiles probably not haha
Maybe it is. The reptile hobby is a lot like my dating life. The less they want to do with me, the more interested I tend to be. 😂
Had one, he was like an angry badger, 100%fightmode.
I've had my heart set on an Argentine Tegu since I was 8. I don't have a stable enough lifestyle to accommodate one right now, but the day I buy a house I'm getting a hatchling from a good breeder and building him a SICK custom enclosure... Complete with lockable doggie door so he can come say hi as he pleases when I'm home.
I also can't wait to get one
I have 2 i love them both and they make fantastic pets
do you have one yet?
????
I'm with ya. As soon as I have the room, I'm getting a Tegu.
Tegus are so freaking cool
Yeah clints reptiles has one and it is so cute😍😍😍😍😍
Stay safe from corona 😷😷😷😷😷😷😷
@@DianneAlexander4858 gus gus is ADORABLE!!!
My Red Tegu is almost 2 years old (I had her since she was about 3-4 month old) and she is AWESOME!
But she does require A LOT of space. But she is adorable.
She does have a huge bioactive enclosure, yet she still spends the majority of the day just roaming freely around the house.
@@elirane85 That's awesome. And yeah, that's the only reason I don't have a tegu yet is because even if I got a baby, they grow so fast that I wouldn't have space to upgrade it. So a tegu will have to wait til I'm out of my 1 bedroom apartment, and into a more appropriate housing situation for a large lizard species.
When I was doing research and looking into getting a lizard, those were my primary choices, Beardie and BTS. I am so glad that so many people now in the community are talking about BTS, I would have been so disappointed and unhappy with the experience of owning a Beardie, for me. I have loved watching my BTS grow from a three week old baby and can't wait to see how she is as an adult. :)
Hoping to get one soon! Love my beardie though too...
GamesAndShips Where I live a BTS is hella expensive lol
@@finnrussley3822 same
I just think they are so ugly
BTS is a K pop group.
Based on everything I’ve learned about Brazilian rainbow boas leaving them completely alone for more than a day or two seems to almost be a death sentence for them unless you’ve got a very good misting system and the other aspects of their husbandry are totally on point. Which is why as beautiful as they are I decided a long time ago that they’re not for me. I don’t know how accurate my statement was so please feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.
Billy Smith keep them in a plastic tub and you have leave them for days, plastic is better for keeping the humidity in
@@Chengchengsfish I keep mine in a planted tub with a spot of loose and wet substrate to burrow. Bitch is thriving.🥰
@@Chengchengsfish I have a male and female, keep them in plastic tubs with a hide on warm side and a moss box on the other and they are doing excellent, i agree with you completely, as long as they got a moss box and fresh water you're good to go.
Not true at all. I’ve had my girl for 6 years and she’s super easy to care for. Just have a humid hide and mist once a day and you’re good to go. So easy.
Im really happy that you included comparison pets in today's episode, other pet tubers have yet to do this. Thumbs up 😄
Thanks! 😊
Dumeril boas are my favorite my girl is 8ft all day she was a rescue and is still the sweetest ever
Totally agree on the beardies. Took care for 3 when I worked in a pet store although the care wasn't difficult the poop was very smelly and alot to deal with.
I had a friend with a beardie. One time, long ago, we decided to make the smelliest substance ever and one of the ingredients was his beardie's shit
@@jimothyj2638 I bet it was the worst of all the ingredients
@@jimothyj2638 lmao
I think you should do a video 'on is it cruel to keep reptiles as pets.' seeing as my dad and I were talking about how I was getting a blue tounge skink and he said don't you think it's cruel to keep reptiles. I don't think it is seeing as they live longer lives and don't face predators. P. S I'm getting the blue tounge skink which will be my first reptile
I like this isea. I did a video similar to this last week but I'll do this one for sure
@@WickensWickedReptiles and Im deffinetley gonna give my blue tounge a good size enclosure I'm making one that's gonna be 6ft long and 3ft wide and maybe a 1ft tall
I think this is a great idea. Not just a general video but some myths and misconceptions debunking.
Because it's not only the "they all want to chase us and see us dead!" myths of reptile haters that are a problem, but also people who do mean well but only know reptiles and snakes from movies, especially kid movies, or from documentaries where you see a snake or reptile squeezed in along with animals that do indeed move around a lot and need space to move so they don't wither away.
People easily make the well-meaning mistake to think that something that can get several meters long or looks like a small dinosaur needs similar care like a large, active dog breed or hunting dogs. Or, the message that even small parakeets and single fish shouldn't be crammed into tiny cages/tanks with barely any enrichment finally becomes mainstream and people conclude it's the same with reptiles. At least, that's what I thought all my life until a year ago.
So, while "here is why they aren't actually out to get us!" videos are still important, I think we also need more "Your heart is in the right place but snakes, tegus, and skinks aren't elephants, lions, antelopes, or bassets."
Is it cruel to keep the animal? Only if you don't provide it the proper care... Sadly, this is probably a very high percentage of keepers, or at least higher than it should be... most people that get their first pet, even dogs, tend not to do a lot of research figuring they'll learn along the way, and also tend to buy on a whim without realizing that once it's there, it's there for the next several years (in the case of some reptile species, decades).
Dobby best pet in the world getting mine nexts year. Just note they are pricey
I love how near the end of the video when you said “I just had to end with Cubone” she wagged her tail 😂🥺💓 such a cutie
Right!! She said bye too haha
Wickens Wicked Reptiles the best goodbye 💓
I love the Dumerils boa! that it is my dream boa! I just got my first kenyan sand boa so maybe in a year or two I can get a dumerils.
I love my dumerils
When getting into lizards, I can honestly say I failed miserably with bearded dragons. How ever, I now have a crested gecko and a Madagascar giant day gecko. They are awesome and growing like weeds (haha just like my kids). My MGD is just a display animal but my CG loves to be handled and is pretty chill.
We have an amazing Savannah monitor... He had his moments, but basically"puppy trained" him with treats and he's a lover.
That was excellent. A bit of a different way of looking at our options, with an alternative suggested. Good stuff!
Awesome, thank you!
I was totally agreeing with you which is surprising… until you're number one I have both a Brazilian rainbow boa and the dumeril's boa and there is no comparison Brazilians are way better… but nonetheless excellent video
I don’t know much about dumerils but the brazilians need high humidity and are a lot more susceptible to fluctuations in it, which could be hard for someone getting their first reptile
Yah, that one is silly. It's not hard at all to keep humidity. Pvc holds in humidity like crazy. I've got a fogger set up on mine, and I could go out of town for as long as he doesn't need a rat.
I got my first reptile like a week ago, its a Brazilian Rainbow Boa. I am a Beginner, but I can say that it’s easy to keep the humidity above 75%. You just need to put a big waterdish on the warm side and that’s it!
just live in Singapore a open the window lol.
I am an experienced snake owner, but traded my reptiles in the army and then had 3 kids about 15 years ago. We have a now bearded and a leopard gecko, but I’m ready to be a snake owner again and it will absolutely be a Brazilian Boa.
I want a B and W tegu now 😂 they're adorable ❤ imma wait till the kids get older though lol
Just here to say. My stepdad had a rainbow boa when I was a kid, effer got its tail into a knot, so my mom had to unknot the tail while my stepdad held its head with leather furnace gloves on. Still got bit, several times. It ended up escaping its enclosure, to where it was found less than three days later, already deceased. (This all happened when I was about seven so don't @ me I didn't do it)
Meanwhile, the dumerils boa he got around the same time is now 17-18 years old, in my care, with the chilliest temperament and still doing amazing. Literally not a single mishap ever.
how did it knot its own tail 👁👄👁
Great alternative choices vid. Always introducing me to new species I've never seen or heard of before.
Glad you enjoyed! More of these videos to come:)
I love my sav. She's in my top 2 favorites in my collection (tied with my retic), and I still wouldn't recommend them as pets unless you really know what you're doing
I think they are great for a very small percentage of people
@@WickensWickedReptiles agreed. My husband and I run a reptile rescue, and someone sent us a message (about a year ago now) saying they had a very aggressive lizard and they couldn't keep her because not only was she aggressive, but she was getting bigger than they could handle (they didn't have any other reptiles, so they really didn't know what they were getting into when they got her). Long story short, my husband and I ended up adopting her, and like you said about the chameleons, savs are definitely a full time job to get tame and keep them tamed down.
@@WickensWickedReptiles Monitors, of all types except for maybe ackies, are only for advanced keepers. They are tough, which has lead to many people keeping them improperly because they seem to endure it. Until they don't. Also, they don't fit the profile of cuddly, complacent animals like many pet owners seem to want. I frequently tell people monitors are not like a dog they're more like a room mate. As a keeper, you don't decide what's going to happen, you and the animal have to reach a consensus. Because of their needs and personalities, I discourage most people from getting them. For those that are willing to properly accommodate them, however, I don't think any reptile is as interactive or rewarding to keep (maybe crocodilians but I don't have experience with them).
And it seems you have no idea how to take care of it. I saw the video of you feeding chicken to it... I hope you at least stop feeding it from november/december to june/july.
The only thing that is comparable to vertebrates in their diet is lizard eggs that consist 3 % of their diet. Majority of their diet consists of millipedes (49,4 %) with beetles (21,2 %), larvae (15,1 %), crickets/locusts (9,1 %) and snails (2 %).
@@dougkelly1933 I wouldn't completely agree with that there are several monitors that beginner keepers can definitely have such as Timors, Roughnecks, Whitethroats and Quinces. In fact I heard that roughnecks especially Brown roughnecks might be the best starter monitor of all at least all around
Awesome video! Thanks for the details in the corner and the awesome examples.
Glad it was helpful! thanks for watching
I fostered a sketchy burm for almost a year. She was 10ft long and 68lbs when she moved to her final home. She never bit me, but the constant hissing and side eye were enough. I named her Mary Jane.
Awesome video man! Your energy in your vids is great love your videos :)
I appreciate that! thanks so much for watching
I have waiting for this video! Love the content
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Glad you enjoy it! more to come like this one
My cousin had a panther chameleon named alfredo. (he passed away on Valentine’s Day this year. Rip :(...) but alfredo was actually a family members neighbors and they lost him in their backyard and he was found months later!!!! That house hold already replaced alfredo and no longer wanted to keep him so my cousin took him in. He was already 3 years old when he was taken in and he lived for another 4 YEARS!!!! he lived for almost 8 years!!!! A panther chameleon that was found outside in a backyard in lil Indiana. Such a crazy story!!! Rip alfredo 💕
Saw you on Animals at home. Enjoyed. Maybe I'll be on there 1 day with my tarantulas 😊
Beardies are awesome BUT poop smells too nasty.
I used to own and breed chameleons and I can honestly say I feel that they do not belong in captivity they rarely thrive
hey thanks for watching, man I love AAH!
this video was great. i love your channel!
oh thank you so much!
Great vid brotha!!! I like all the comparisons
Glad you like them! thanks for watching dude
When I was doing research on the Bearded Dragon what absolutley turned me off was that everyone mentioned the bad smell and that they poop a lot.
so.much.poop!
The Dumerill's Boa saying hallo to the camera was so cute!! One of my sand boas does that 😄
So cool!
Beardies are so over rated. And the smell pulls into wooden surfaces such as doors. It caused so many fights in the house till he died.
I love beardies but man they stink
Nah they make great pet lizards. Also they dont really smell if you get rid of their shit everyday and clean them out every month
I had 2 beardies. 1 died on 9th april...her 2nd birthday...no warning signs at all. Fine in the morning...gone in evening 😭😭😭 her brothers ok though from what I can tell
Kinda sad that lizard spend it's whole life being called stinky...
But yes, my beardie does smell. And is kinda a grump. But I still love him.
@@WickensWickedReptiles This was a problem for me at first, but we went bioactive and it's been amazing. Our beardie is thriving and no smell. Understand it might be more difficult for beginners, though.
My Rainbow Boa would just constantly want to bite out of nowhere. Your right about Acrantophis dumerili they are cool.
This was great, thank you🖤
You're so welcome! thanks for watching
Man I’ve been really loving this channel thank you RUclips algorithm
Great educational video , 😊 thanks
Thanks for watching!
Cracking video mate as always 👌
Thanks 👍
@@WickensWickedReptiles
Mate so many people taking crap but you say it how it is 👌👌
Am i the only person who spent the whole video watching irwin in the background and realising why he recomend a blue tongue when i dm him
sam mukjerjee they cool as heak
The color of the bearded dragon is amazing at the begining.
Excellent video, I have a few of those and agree with all of them although I really thought number 1 was going to be an iguana
I’ve been really interested about snakes for a while now and have researched how to take care of them. This channel is so informative and fun! I won’t be able to get a snake myself for awhile, but hopefully some day I can be a proud owner of a friendly noodle
Awesome! Thank you! I hope you get a noodle boi soon
Savannah monitors are also insectivorous. Nearly all keepers feed them meat, which will generally result in fatty liver disease
Fantastic video brother
Many many thanks dude!
Me and my stepfather bought in total 2 savanna monitors😅 (over a spend of a couple of years tho)
The first one was a sweetheart and never did anything and actually was really nice.. but sadly we couldn't afford her so we have to give her a new home.
Several years later we wanted to try it again. The little guy was 24/7 stressed.. always mouth open hissing and biting :( so after trying to tame him down (that didn't help btw) we had to give him a new home too😅
Now we are getting ackie monitors since I do really love the spieces and still wanted to have something small :)
I really liked this comparison video!! Especially beardies! I see beardies recommended as first-time reptiles all the time, and so many of them don't do well simply because they have been so effectively branded as "easiest/best pet lizard", that people just get them and don't think they have to put time or effort into 'em, and certainly not house them in a properly-sized tank.. Or worse, some parent thinks their kid is responsible enough, but let's be real, a seven-year-old doesn't want to clean up that smelly poop, and isn't going to remember that the UVB light needs changed.. Seen too many beardies with health issues / early deaths to feel right about saying they're the perfect first-time pet / reptile for everybody. It's nice to see a RUclipsr saying "maybe they aren't the best pet" for once. lol
I'm glad you made this video! Great information and I love the alternatives. False chameleon are on my list. Probably going to breed them.
Awesome! Thank you! False chameleons are great
Love this vid bro! Keep it up!
Thanks! Will do! love love bro
@@WickensWickedReptiles Haha 😂
Very solid points in this one!
thanks dude
Man my skink looked just like yours, ages ago, great pets, and yes if I get another it will be a Northern, I had trouble with mine because the enclosure was huge and wasn’t able to maintain humidity well without growth........mine was “farm raised” so yeah, problems from the get go. However Northerns being the best entry, they are all great, as with usual, always try to get captive bred.
Great now you made me want a Northern again lol.
I'm impressed with the change in the way your videos are filmed! Your'e in the reptile room, handling or showing the animals you are talking about. If you don't have it, you include clips. Fantastic. Compared to your other videos I've seen, this is SO much better! I am more motivated to watch your videos with this layout, it makes the video interesting and we get to see the beautiful reptiles you have. After all, what's the point of having an animal channel if you don't show the animals?!
Thank you so much! I'm really trying to grow and improve
Great points and great different options!
Thanks for watching! Thanks for the feedback also
I love your video. And, Im about to look up Dumeril boas. ! Ty.
Glad it was helpful! thanks for watching
Having a ball python is a second job in my opinion, however, I am new to reptiles. Before I got my BP I had’t ever entertained the thought of having a reptile. I have done hours of reading and asking questions and I guess it’s so time consuming because I want to make sure I’m taking the absolute best possible care that I can provide. I’m constantly checking the thermostat and humidity because it’s winter in Canada. I thoroughly enjoy these videos.
We got a baby brazilian rainbowboa and he is the sweetest thing I have ever seen.
We expected him to be nippy, but he didnt bite us or something like that, we can take him out whenever we want and he wont bite.
We also have no problems with the humidity, but we tested it weeks before we got him so we are sure everything works out.
I think we got just really lucky with him and I am super happy with that.
Back in 2017 or so Savvies were super trendy. Don't ask me why, people were saying that Savvies and Tegus were basically the same, with slightly different diets and temperature. I'm super glad I went with a Tegu!
Cool how that boa did a little wave 👋 goodbye with her tail as you began the outro.
she's a very polite snek
Aww what a good co host Cubone is. She's always so curious about the camera.
I definitely agree with you on these especially beardies. Most people don't realize how important uvb/a truly is. Lol Cuban false chameleons are awesome and a great alternative to chameleons. Have a great day!
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Love your videos I don’t have the cash right now due to me loosing my job because of COVID 19 but I plan on buying a hoodie as soon as I can. Keep up the great work! Stay safe
The Dumeril's tail wag at 14:00 is awesome
so cute eh
Such a good video and I agree I am considered a beginner but i have a boa imperator and a blue tongue skink and they are such great and easy pets
Glad it was helpful! both are great pets
I miss my Snow Corn. I got her when she was almost 2 and a half years old from my uncle (he bred her parents together). I got her to just after her 10th birthday before she passed away. She and I bonded very well too. She only bit me once because she saw the mouse in my hand and bit my finger by mistake.
I had a baby Brazilian rainbow boa. I named her Skittles. She was amazing but you are absolutely right. They take MUCH more care. I had to put her in a separate tub to thoroughly steralize the one she was in due to her previous "roommate" and less the 12 hours of lower humidity killed her. :(
so sad :(
I agreed with all except the Brazilian rainbow boa. I really don’t find humidity an issue. I swear by reptile humidifiers. As long as you ensure there’s no mold and you get a decent humidifier. Hook it up to a zoomed timer and you never gotta worry about humidity
I expected beardies even before I clicked because I have 3 and plan on getting more in the future and there are one of the more high maintenance lizards I have in terms of food and uvb (out of my smaller lizards)
they are but they are also amazing
Yeah I agree
Can you do a top 5 rear fanged? You might have to get some more first but that would be cool
ruclips.net/video/QrnAUIpwzfY/видео.html
Another alternative for the rainbow boa would be a white lipped python. Although not a boa they have the iridesence most people are after. They do need moisture but not as wet as a rainbow and are very active and like to climb. The babies can be a little nippy but they are quite tameable and their colors are stunning.
We keep our BRB on coco coir in a 4' boaphile. Water the substrate like watering a plant. Keeps the humidity at 80% no problem. We have left her home for a week while on vacation with no problem whatsoever. Humidity really isn't super difficult to maintain in an enclosed space. Much harder with a terrarium with screen top
Great video !! Although I could never replace my brb dumerils are amazing
What an interesting topic! Still trying to decide on what my first reptile will be. (No money right now, so I have plenty of time, LOL.)
Agree on all of these points.
thanks for watching :)
My sister and her kids bought a few chameleons a few years ago and I kept telling her not to do it. My ex and I wanted chameleons, and when we went to the reptile store they told us to stay away because of their care, especially since we're beginner keepers. They stress out easy, need a lot of care, and most of them die quickly for whatever reason. Everything I was told, I relayed back to my sister but the breeder told her "oh no ours are super friendly and don't get stressed out like normal chameleons".
I think they lasted about 4 months.
I have a savannah monitor. And he is amazing. Walks free in the house when I'm home. Sometimes he is chilling with his buddy stella. Stella is a pitbull btw😄. Bigboy (savannah monitor) loves te go anywhere. Even in the bathtub on my front yarn 🤣Only when he hungry he gets a little mad but after a few rats and some cowhart he is a puppy dog🥰
I have a savannah monitor, and I tell people they should not want one. I definitely agree with the tegu if you want a large lizard. If I'd had a choice, I would have gone tegu. I got my savannah from a co-worker's son who couldn't keep it. My husband had had one a long time ago (when there was even less info on keeping them, he also volunteered at an old museum that had some other reptiles etc when he was young, long story) so he at least had experience with it. I wanted a pet, and he is allergic to just about everything else. Like I don't think we can keep an omnivorous reptile because he'd be allergic. So I said sure we'll take it (and did a ton of research.)
But I'm lucky with my savannah, he's about like a grumpy cat. He hangs out, sometimes he's grumpy, but he doesn't bite or whip and I can pick him up if I want (at most he'll hiss if I'm taking him out from somewhere he doesn't want to be taken out from). He's just not going to stay and be held though. He is curious and comfortable with me, but not affectionate. I mostly trust him, but of course have some caution and always tong feed because I like my fingers. I do believe he shows some restraint with me, or I would be a lot more clawed up than I am.
He's fun to feed, but I had to learn a lot about raising bugs after I got him, and he has his section of stuff in the freezer haha. Big learning curve!
Of course my friends love pictures of him in my facebook feed, because he is a mischievous goofball, and everyone is startled he's bigger than they expected.
It's funny the last was the brazilian rainbow vs the dumerils boa. I love the look of the rainbows, those peacock eyes, the red colors, plus the iridescence, but I know they have particular care. I was more seriously considering a dumerils boa once I discovered them if I ever want to more up to a larger snake (but I don't want anything huge- I just have 2 ball pythons now, and I am perfectly happy with them.) But I'd probably research more on mid snakes and even consider something like a childrens python. I just don't clearly know about adult sizes for all of them.
I'd probably be more tempted by a BTS if I wasn't worried about my husband being allergic. I like the look of them more than beardies.
I got a boa for my birthday nearly 5 years ago and I'm growing him slow. He's still growing and is about 5 and a half foot just now. He's got some Hogg Island in him so didn't really expect him to even get this big but I know he's still got the potential to get bigger and I'm ok with that!!!
I really like this video thanks so much for this I enjoyed it
I'm so glad!
I agree with the list. After all, all animals are amazing.
But I'm still sold for a beardie. Skinks are cool too, but I met some beardies and I just loved their personalities and looks. I also have hyposmia so I could have a skunk and never know how bad it smells :)
Dumerils Boas are one of the most underrated snakes, period.
speaking as someone who's had a chameleon i totally agree. I loved her! she was a veiled and i loved her so much! And she was SUPER cool. But. she was hard to handle, very stressful to keep, and took up a lot of time and thought. I'm not going to get another chameleon although I am glad i had her while i did.
Oh wow! They are cool animals but a ton of work
Here (Brazil) we have a lot of available information about the brazilian boas. You probably don't speak portuguese, so I'll give a advice. Don't own a Epicrates Cenchria cenchria. They are more aggressive. Brazil is a humid country, so we recommend brazilian boas as begginer snakes, because of their easy behavior and disease resistance. The humidity needed is a problem in USA, but they are easy snakes.
As someone who has cared for almost every animal on this list I 100% agree with your list of not to get and list of replacements. The only ones I haven't cared for are false chameleons and tegus but have heard good things. I have cared for all the ones on the don't list and would never own them.personally.
I have both a savannah monitor and a tegu, raised both from hatchling, and my tegu is the evil one, my sav is a super cool sweet dude! I also have a Brazilian rainbow boa and he's one of the easiest snakes lol his tank is semi bio, so I clean up the big chunks but he's got isopods and springtails. He's nipped a few times but generally he's amazing to handle
each is an individual for sure
A grumpy Savannah is a happy Savannah is the general rule of thumb for Savies. All monitors are in my opinion is expert. We have two and they are a huge handful and we love them but if you do not interact with them daily then you could be in trouble.
A shout-out for Dumeril's Boa. I got one last year and out of 15 snakes, he is my favourite. But I don't think you conveyed their power enough. mine is fully grown and is immensely strong but at the same time intelligent and personable.
they can be very strong for sure
I agree Savannah Monitors are not for everyone! I have a 3 year old and love him but wouldn’t tell anyone to get one. Not only for lighting and food but you have to provide a huge enclosure not only in length but deep they love to dig! But mine will not set under a hot spot over 105 I don’t know if I’m the only one but he can’t handle one that hot and after trying different temps 105 he’s comfortable with
They are for no one. Not before successful husbandry methods have been demonstrated to them. Every year approximately 25 000 wild individuals are harvested from mainly Ghana. Only to live short miserable lives in hands of reptile keepers that don't know how to keep them. It's been 150 years and still nobody knows.
I have a veiled chameleon and I agree 100 percent with what u said they are a whole lot of work and u rlly gotta figure that shit out before u get one :)
1000%
Make a video about those animals that are on your short list of the animals you don’t own but would love to own, and why you want them!
already have - ruclips.net/video/Fj0qFCg_MM8/видео.html
i’m sorry but my heart is set on a brazilian rainbow boa😂 i’m not getting one until i’m more experienced and have a job that allows it or friends that are willing to help out whenever needed. they’re just so beautiful and worth it in my opinion
I really wish Cuban false chameleons were a more appealing color in oppose to brown. But honestly I think I might consider them. A handleable chameleon sounds cool. And I'm getting my first job soon, so I can save up!
We have a male Dumerils who is 15 years old and is 7 1/2 feet long. Very laid back and friendly, and will often stay in my lap or on my shoulders.
that's a BIG dumerils, wow
The reason I would choose a savanna monitor because where I live you need a license to keep Black and white Tego
wild eh!
I see your still workin the Boa, great looking snake.
Yes, thanks
This is an awesome video I just got a red tail boa today he’s my second snake
that's awesome!
LOL, how different things can be. Long years ago I got a Savannah Monitor that was anything else than tamed because it wasn't treated well after the original owner had an accident and fell into a coma for several months. His family didn't know much about the monitor and didn't really care. When I got him it was really a beast. But I took my time treated him well and after a few weeks I've been able to handle him without running danger of getting bitten. Another few weeks later the monitor was just as tame as a puppy and I really could walk him on a leash just like a dog. Of course not a dog leash it was more like a cat leash. He loved being cuddled and petted and you could handfeed him and he never confused my hand with the food. Complete opposite were 2 Tegus that I got, both adult ones. Almost identical background, not treated well, nobody really had cared about the Tegus and they've been really wild. And there was no chance to calm them down or even tame them. Maybe it was exceptional but me for myself would rather go for another Savannah Monitor than a Tegu although I can't keep reptiles anymore due to health issues.
Thank you
Ugh it saves me much time and (brain) to research about a reptile.
And you as a more experienced reptile keeper, it means alot and really good reality check on it.
I'm just into ball pythons hehe boring or not they're chill noodles and I like them alot. 🥰
But I still look and research, I meant that its easiest from a reptile keeper/breeder, go from that and look how other people experienced about their reptiles