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I hate when people do GoFundMe's to raise money for buying a pet. Like... man, if you can't make enough money to buy the animal, you don't make enough to support it once you have it.
That's the same with a lot of things, but one thing is cars. Everyone wants an exotic brand, but they can straight up by a $40k BMW 3 series, so what do they do? Decide to buy a used BMW 5 series for only $10k, they get all excited and happy, until the thing starts to break down and need repairs. Soon their paying over $10k in repairs and its keeps adding up
@@alscritters156 Cars are different though cause paying $40k over the course of 10 years with repairs is a lot more manageable than paying $40k up front.
@@thetwistedsamurai Maybe you can afford to feed it, but can you afford to build the enclosure? Can you afford exotic vet bills? Can you afford a trip to the ER if something goes wrong and your bird bites someone? Even if you do, pets are a luxury. If you can't afford the animal, don't get it. There's no reason other people should buy you a pet, unless you're crowdfunding for a service dog or the like, because our healthcare system is a nightmare and people need help. But no one NEEDS a bird, or a reptile, or any kind of pet.
If you can’t afford to buy a reptile (or any animal for that matter) without fundraising, don’t buy the animal. You won’t be able to afford it after buying it either. If you can afford an animal without fundraising, don’t, because you can afford the animal and other people shouldn’t have to pay for the things you want. Thanks for coming to my TED talk
@Adam I don’t really see the issue tbh? they didn’t say anything about not being able to afford it otherwise, they might just want to save some money by cleaning up an old one.
I mean no one NEEDS a pet. And yknow when I was a kid I wanted a dog. My mum said if you save up all the money and take it for a walk every day and take care of it. So I saved the money- every single time someone gave me money i would constantly ask people for money all because I wanted a dog. I finally got him and I still love him to this day so at the time I couldnt afford a dog but he still gets taken care of. I think it's different if you save ONLY for the animal and you dont have enough to provide adequately or if it's simply a quick decision that you dont think through? Idk I hope this doesnt seem hateful
@@anotherhuman3866 no it's all good! What I mean by afford is that if you can't afford to care for the animal or pay for it yourself/give it lots of time and attention, you probably shouldn't get one. But since you were younger I'm guessing your parents helped with some of the costs, right? You were young, and that's a bit different imo. But when people online who already have pets just randomly want to buy another one when they don't have money, and then they go asking random strangers for the cash, that to me shows that you won't be able to afford the animal in the future.
@@snakeluvr1395 ahhh yes that's very true actually. That makes sense sorry If i seemed rude lol. But yeah that's very valid there did seem to be people that want others to give them money for more pets when they already have some. I mean if you arent happy with one pet and giving it good care why would you want multiple that you cant care for? Doesnt make sense lol are they going to start a GoFundMe eberytime they need something for the pet LOL
@@anotherhuman3866 you didn't seem rude! I did the same thing when I wanted pets as a kid. But I feel like most people online are adults or are able to make their own money, but they're just lazy and they ask for money online. What kind of dog do you have?
@@snakeluvr1395 that's really true- nd I have a mix of a schnauzer and a shitzu so he was pretty cheap lol but I'm glad I got him even if everyone calls him ugly. I mean rn I'm 17 and I want a snake but unlike those people making GoFundMe for buying animals they cant afford I'm waiting until I can afford one lmao- idk why people have to rush into things I'm sure most of the people have/can get jobs so I dont understand why they dont save for a while unless it's for something urgent like vet bills. Do you have any pets?
@@arissag.4811 then hire an assassin for the assassin of the assassin if they win. They will be too tired and then you could hire another to finish the job.
Why do people say "I can't say no" like it's a good thing? I feel like I automatically assume they're either hoarders or can't afford animals, or both, whenever I hear that
People like to reason with themselves in thier head. They know they cant afford it but if they say "i just love them too much, I cant say no" It makes them think thier behavior is acceptable.
I couldn't say no to getting my bearded dragon who cost $100. Idk what it was but I knew. I've got him all set up and provided for though and I'm able to support him. Sometimes theres a special bond. But I wouldn't have got him if I didn't have a way to care for him.
I work at a chain pet store and I can 100% confirm that refraining from “rescuing” really does make a difference. My store will never order a uromastyx or an emerald swift again.
There's a $1,000 (yes 1K) lizard for sale at my local petco. I live in a Texas suburb and I have no idea who tf would buy him. A THOUSAND DOLLARS. Why would you just have him in a random petco??
Purchasing an animal from a pet store is NOT "rescuing". That's one of my biggest pet peeves. If you buy an animal at a pet store, you are part of the problem, NOT part of the solution. Excellent video. Thank you.
Kind of true, but I know for example a friend who saw a neglected snake at a pet store who was severely underweight. They decided to buy it and so saved it (although they normally only buy from trusted breeders).
@@Chakrenqueen That's not rescuing, that's enabling. The store will now get a replacement snake (possibly two, since it's now a proven seller), and proceed to mistreat the new one(s). Your friend is part of the problem.
@@Chakrenqueen maybe your friend has good intentions, but speaking from experience, pet stores won’t order more animals if they see that they aren’t selling.
I might say, we live in Germany. There is a possibility, that things like that are handled differently here 🙂 and like I said: only took the snake with them because it wouldn't eat at the store and was underweight.
21:59 "I don't know what the divorce has to do with [affording the animal care]" They're likely going from a dual income home to a single income home, and depending on who made more money on the relationship, it could be a significant drop. I'd watch more of this content
Yeah, I remember when my parents got divorced when I was a kid my Dad had to stay at his friend's place so a while. Even after that he ended up subletting in a neighborhood where my older brother would wake up to gun shots. It sucked and I now have an irrational anger at suitcases after living out of one for while- my Dad couldn't afford me having a second wardrobe... or a dresser.
Thank you for recognizing that a vets office is a business and needs to pay expenses. I work at a vets office and the price of meds and vaccines are fluctuating as of late. We also have things being seriously back ordered and people get mad when we don’t have their food or something that we literally have no control over because our supplier ran out. We feel bad racking up prices but we spend so much keeping everything running. Yes, we charge $15 for a bandage change but the 4 products we use in the process are just getting more and more expensive as they become less available.
Your suppliers are corrupt profiting off of people's an animal's pain and vets are enabling it because people either pay or their pets die. Same as the American healthcare system. Most medicines are not expensive to produce at all but you and your supplies are selling them at sometimes 100x the original production cost. Trust me, I understand how the system works. My dog got parvo (very deadly disease) because I rescued a sick dog off the street, and housed it overnight for one night before bringing it to the shelter. I kept the animals apart but parvo is highly contagious and she caught it anyway. (My dog was a rescue and an older dog as we were told her shots were up to date which is why she was not vaccinated for it.) It would've cost $1600 for my dog to stay overnight at pet hospice and be nursed back to health, but I ended up paying $800 dollars to do it myself. $800 for three medications, one liquid bottle and two pill bottles with five pills in each one. It was worth it to save my girl but that doesn't change that the system is corrupt and I was forced to line people's pockets or watch my dog slowly die. It's not your fault that things are bad but pet owners are not upset for no reason and you nor vet offices are the victim here. I do want to pay to keep offices in business and I'm happy to see good, loving animal care docs getting the pay they deserve for saving sick animals but the profit incentives are far too much for your medical suppliers.
@@lilkidd8936 you made a grave error in not confirming your dog's vaccination record, and then exposing it to a strange, unwell animal. when you couldn't afford to pay multiple trained professionals to provide necessary lifesaving care for your dog, you took a risk and did it the "cheap" way. expertise is valuable. the ability to immediately stabilize a sick animal the moment it gets sicker is also valuable. an additional $800 to administer three medications, provide overnight round the clock care, and have instant access to additional specialized care when minutes make a huge difference is not an absurd fee. I want to know who your vet is, because it sounds like their prices are pretty reasonable!
@@honeybee1110 you're right, it's a problem. He knows it too. He goes through phases of it. If it became too much of a problem to the point of it was affecting our lives then I know he wouldn't do it
@@GoHerping the compliments on my skins at the start of the game gets me through the horrors of ranked tbh. The characters do be small but the splashart do be sexy 😔
If you cannot afford an animal, you shouldn't get one. What happens when it needs an emergency vet visit? Another GoFundMe perhaps? What if you don't raise the money in time? The animal is just supposed to die of a treatable problem? This e-begging is so immoral. People asking for money for cosmetic surgeries, pet money etc.
I almost cry everytime I see the poor reptiles as PetCo. I wish I could buy them all but, like you said, they would just restock even more and abuse those ones. Plus, I already have my new Austrailian Tree Frog to take care of :D
There's a horse rescue near me the regularly gets horses from the kill pen, but I had to have it pointed out to me that they're just saving some individuals while giving money to the people who scoop up more horses for slaughter. They're good-hearted people, so it's really conflicting.
@@megb7715 Oof the slaughter horse industry is such a scam. One of my horses is from a kill pen and I'm so glad she was saved but it's a very unfortunate cycle. They have a separate lot they specifically sell to horse rescues, those horses have jacked up prices and were never going to actually be slaughtered. They make a profit off those horses and buy 3 more for slaughter. Pretty depressing.
@@ak-zm3ll Isn't it a bit different with horses, because no one is actually breeding them for this purpose, so there won't be an unlimited "refill" supply?
@@animalobsessed1 Oh there's an unlimited supply even though no one is breeding horses for slaughter. We just have so many horses in the US and not many people need them. Horses have long lifespans and are ridiculously expensive, often owners can't afford or won't spend money on an injured or unneeded horse. And there are hundreds more being created by irresponsible breeding every year, kill pens will always be thriving here.
YES. THANK YOU FOR SAYING IT 🙌 Buying an animal from a pet store is not rescuing it!!! People get all butt hurt when you tell them they basically just paid animal abusers but it’s the truth!!
Honestly it depends on the situation. I think whe. You buy from a store that has a snake that isn't eating and they can't get it too eat (this happened with my snake) I think your rescuing it. But lmao poeple really taking in a gekko "I resqued it from a shop by buying it" 😂
@@lottepepplinkhuizen9220 it can be situational, but most of the time these animals are just being mistreated and that’s why people want to “rescue” them.
I spent 26k on treatments for my childhood pet kitty cat. They sure do add up fast, especially in the midst of an old friend passing from this life into the next one. Under normal circumstances I wouldn't, nor couldn't spend that much on an animal but that cat was my constant companion through a very rape and substance abuse filled childhood, the subsequent turbulent, violent, and general awkwardness that was adolescence, into adulthood and becoming a man. I could not have done it without him, and miss him every day. ...now I'm a sad popsicle. : (
The people who say they 'cant say no to a pet' aren't helping in any way, if they take it in and can't properly care for it that's just sad, someone else, who has the space and supplies could have taken it, I think it's rather 'greedy'
Legal begging is not my cup of tea. My 20 year old Maine Coon cat , Alice needed treatment for her kidney problems and over active thyroid. My snake had a prolapsed rectum. I used my tax money for their vet bills. Do Not Have an animal you are not able to care for properly for the animals lifetime. It is a huge commitment. Metabolic bone disease is preventable.
In regards to the divorce one, I imagine it's a messy divorce that's requiring hefty legal fees. That would explain why neither parent has the budget for the tortoise anymore
My mom sort of does the “can’t say no” thing with animals, especially rescues. But I’m the only one who takes care of the animals, and things like dogs is definitely not my passion. She got a rescue Anatolian who is now obsessively licking her leg to the point where it bleeds, and while she’s determined to fix the leg before she thinks of rehoming the dog to a proper home she doesn’t actually want to put in the work, it’s all up to me. But the dog would be much better off at a different home in the hands of somebody else, and it’s not “shameful” to rehome an injured dog. I hate the false rescue mentality in people.
İ just want to say Anatolians are designed to be working on farms and a big reason your dog İs probably licking her leg İs because she’s bored :{ they’re not meant to be house pets. They’re like boarder collies, they need something to do
@@krissy4052 she actually is a farm dog, we got her from a dude who kept her on a chain most of her life. We’ve got another Anatolian and she’s kept with the cattle. I personally think she’d be better as a house pet because she’s so nervous all the time.
As someone whose dreamt of having a bird and is very interested in reptiles now in thanks to videos like yours, it's difficult but I have to accept that I can't go out of my way to take care of another life if I can't take care of myself; mental health is just as important as physical and needs to be, at least, manageable enough before dedicating yourself to a task so long term.
I work at a locally owned pet store (we have like 5 total locations in my area) and im happy to say that we truly take great care of our animals and inform people the best we can about them, but we still get people who come in to get a parakeet and a tiny cage or a betta and a like 2gal bowl/tank with no heater or filter. 🙁
My sister keeps her betta in a 5 gallon with no heater and she feeds him blood worms every day, and dosent even do partial water changes, only full scrubs like once every 2-3 weeks, even up to a month 😞 no matter how much I try and educate her because I myself aspire to have a beautiful planted fish tank, she always just says “well he isn’t dead yet”. ☹️ it’s beyond depressing and frustrating.
When I got adopted my cat, she had an eye infection I wasn’t aware of. I got her medical records after adopting and saw that she had been given medication for it, and it seemed mostly cleared up. After a few days, she was clearly uncomfortable, wouldn’t open her eyes completely, etc. So I took her to the vet and had to a week of ointment in each eye twice a day. Took her back in because one eye had cleared up completely, and the other was still irritated. So another week of ointment in that eye. Talking to the vet, she said that this is something that could be a consistent problem throughout her life, because the infection that caused it will be dormant in her for the rest of her life. Things like stress or other illnesses can exacerbate the problem and cause it to come back. That was three years ago, and I’m so grateful she hasn’t had any problems since. But it’s also something that I wasn’t expecting, nor was it something I was prepared for when I adopted her. And now I know that in the future I need to be ready for those kinds of expenses before getting additional pets. Obviously it’s impossible to anticipate every potential issue and I may not have enough set aside we’re one to arise, but it’s my responsibility to at least try to be prepared
i was gifted a turtle for my kid. was already bought and we didn’t had anything for him, so i made a patreon for anyone that might like to help us with him, i am trying my best to give him the best life. We earn very little in puerto rico and we can’t afford veterinary care, not that he need it but in case he does is not something we can afford. so for now, i did that too.
I’ve been to the same avian vet for all my birds and even through a myriad of health problems I haven’t spent more than a thousand dollars in the last year (and that’s Canadian money) what are y’all doing in the US???
You must just have a good vet that charges fair. I paid 500 dollars just in a single surgery to remove a few of my cat's teeth. Just a general check up is 75 dollars Canadian where I live. I have spent about 800 just this year alone on my cat for shots, that surgery and a few other simple issues. I can't imagine the costs of several health problems or multiple animals.
Most vets (and human medical providers) will work with you on bills. My cat got a urinary blockage and he was on the verge of death so I rushed him to the vet. The vet usually charges $80 for an emergency vet bill and the procedure of clearing the blockage was around $500. I told them I recently fell on hard times and I didn't want to lose my cat so they waived the emergency fee and then let me pay down the bill slowly
I've lived in 4 countries and I can tell you vets cost very different amounts from country to country. I don't know why, it doesn't seem to correlate to medical or general living expenses.
@@cursedGalataea there’s no pet insurance for small animals/birds/reptiles in Canada, I checked before I got my newest bird since he’s a baby I figured insurance wouldn’t be too tough but there’s nothing so I’m just gonna be careful with my money lol
@@cursedGalataea pet insurance isn't worth it, especially for an older cat. It won't do anything for his current problems since they won't fund pre-existing issues.
this video now makes me want to see a video from you, where you go over necessary and unnecessary vet appointments or if/what i can prepare before. i have reptiles but i never needed to go once and it would really help me and maybe other people out to know what e should look out for! thanks!
What I really appreciate about your channel, and in videos like these, is that your level headed. You openly admit, "Yo shit happens. Reptiles just die sometimes." I know a lot of people feel bad and others will often tell them they did something wrong so it's nice to hear someone kist speak some life truths. My betta was 3 years old, I know he had an excellent setup, but he just died one day. An aquatics store worker tried telling me it HAD to have been something I'd done wrong, but in truth the fish just died. I had a cat suddenly die in his sleep from a freak kidney failure years ago. Shit happens. Don't feel bad if you gave it your best. Anyways, I'm rambling, I just really appreciat that aspect of your videos.
It's only $275 to file for 501(c)(3) - we had to pay to file for incorporation with the state and I think a small fee for our solicitation license, but the 275 was the bulk of it.
I took my gecko to the local semi-exotic vet and they told me she had MBD, I had cared for her perfectly and I knew they were wrong. I took her to another exotic vet who told me exactly what was wrong and how to treat her-it was not MBD and it really angered me
THANK YOU for addressing the problem of people adopting or buying animals they can't afford to care for just because they feel sorry for them. I see it all the time on Twitter and FB and it drives me up to wall. Expensive emergencies happen, especially as the animal ages, so if you can barely afford basic care, you're gonna be blindsided when that emergency inevitably hits. It's far better not to bring an animal into your life if it's just going to get neglected in the long run.
Story time: my husband and I decided to get our first reptile, a corn snake, from a rescue. The rescue had two snakes on offer for us. They were brothers, from the same clutch of eggs, and had been together for 5 years, even living in the same enclosure (which is really bad for snakes and the reason they were rescued). Now, snakes do not bond in the same way that mammals do (as you'll know). So while my heart was breaking over the idea of separating two brothers, my husband reminded me that they were probably happier apart than they would be together. And besides, wouldn't it be better to take one home and give it excellent care, than take two and give them both mediocre care because we couldn't afford the expenses? This is the kind of thing you have to consider folks. If you don't have the resources to care for an animal, then don't try and stretch yourself to the point where you have to go begging to the internet for help! If your pet gets unexpectedly sick, then that's understandable, but there's a difference between an unfortunate circumstance and biting off more than you can chew. And our snake is doing very well, so we made the right choice taking one home and not both.
I would literally live on 75c ramen so my animals get what they need so it’s pretty annoying when people say they don’t have funds but are able to purchase non necessities. Moral don’t buy something you can’t take care of 😅🙄
Love your content ! I started watching you about two weeks ago and now I’ve binged watched all your videos and ordered a sweatshirt from your shop! Big fan! You seem very educated and very well rounded and I love your humor ! - sincerely, an avid turtle caretaker 🐢
The ones that drive me crazy are the pet owners, "Please pay for my pets surgery because I decided to own a pet without making sure I could afford one!" If you cant afford the vet dont get the pet, like shelters are one thing I get nonprofit shelters trying to fundraise for a surgery. That's different.
i work at a local pet store dedicated to not adding to animal abuse in stores. We get leopard geckos and bearded dragons directly from a small local breeder, so we know exactly where they come from. People get mad that we don’t have any other reptiles, but rather that than abuse
the issue I have is so many people will crowd source buying a reptile as a pet, but if you cant afford to buy the pet I doubt you can afford to take care of it properly. Like, I get crowd sourcing a nice enclosure or upgrading your setup, especially if you have a following based around your reptiles, but not just GETTING the pet.
I would *eventually* like to start a reptile rescue. There aren't any in my area, and too many big box stores selling reptiles. My first goal is to get education in herpetology, though, so I know what I'm doing.
I completely agree with your petsmart/petco opinion. I fell for the trap of "Oh I am used to caring for animals/volunteered at wildlife centers before, I'll work in pet care" only to firsthand see so much animal abuse and neglect with petsmart. I genuinely tried my best for the animals when there, even bringing supplies from home to give proper care in the isolation rooms. Quit the moment I was able to and I urge people to not fall for the "saving" animals from those places, as it just continues the cycle of abuse those animals go through.
reptiles are cool, i have a tiny red eared slider and he is the cutest pet i've ever owned also 168th comment :) edit: i was reading comments and i had forgoten youtubers are real people who could leave real replies
I probably won't buy any reptiles soon but your channel has been great for learning what to do for startup. Great content. Entertaining, and a little wacky too. Keep up the good work and education.👍
my mom and I recently lost one of our 3 cats to cancer and it's so so tempting to get another one, especially because people often find strays and kittens where we live. but we've both lost our jobs due to covid so we have to say no, especially so we know we can take care of the cats we already have. it's not that hard to be responsible.
I work at a vet and I hate whenever we have people come in with an expensive breed of dog but then can’t afford the bills and complain about it, same with people who buy puppies
Hey I know this video is older but I just had a question. where do people post these gofundmes I have one I recently made which is of importance however idk where to post it. Is not reptile related though.
I did a GoFundMe for my beardie when he was diagnosed with oral cancer. I was only asking for 200$ just for one surgery expense. No one donated, but ither way I spent thousands and thousands of dollars out of my own pocket for him and his chemo. And where I'm at alot of insurance dont cover reptiles. I had to put him to sleep 2 years ago cause unfortunately, he wasnt responding well to chemo. After 2 years after being diagnosed one day after one of his chemo sessions he started vomiting blood and not being active and spent 7 hours at the vet holding him and crying. I was holding him before and after he was put down. He went really quick. I miss him desperately. He was my best friend. I dont know why I'm typing this. 😖
Without watching the video I knew I loved it already! Thank you so much for bringing this to the attention of others. I promise I'll watch the video now.
I loved the video! I think you did an amazing job explaining all of this. I love rescueing reptiles but I work my butt off to make the money for them. I babysit, train dogs, pet sit for various animals including reptiles, and am working on getting another more stable job and getting a youtube channel started to hopefully eventually be able to make money off of it. I currently only have one recue beardy and would love to rescue more but i am making sure I have over $200+ dollars saved and ready to go for when I do recue another reptile.
My goodness ~ our sweet young man is turning into a real handsom man , growing up so beautifully inside and out ! Keep up your excellent works buddie! Peace and blessings!!
I had a ginnie pig and it had a severe eye infection and it would cost 800 dollars to remove the eye, we just gave him anti biotic which was 100 dollars and took care of him till he passed away. Sometimes its hard to let go, but we couldn't afford 800 dollars for eye removal and apparently eye infection is connected to there lungs also being infected, so to spend 800 when he might die still regardless. Interesting the antibiotic and feeding him dandelions gave him about month more of life. Yet his companion is thriving and still with us. I feel like hes got a healthier immune system. We just have him with out a companion cause we did buy another gunnie pig and he died after only having him for 2 or 3 months. So gerald is lonely but doing well and we have no plans to buy more ginnie pigs in the future.
In my opinion you could have been much more (brutally) honest. I'm more in the axolotl community specifically than the general reptile/exotic pet community and these kickstarters/gofunme's/petitions are getting way out of hand. Every few days on the Axolotl subreddit some shitty kid has made a "get me 10,000 signatures and my mom said I can have an axolotl" petition that people will actually sign for some reason. I think it's appalling and in that situation I guarantee neither the child nor adult will properly care for the animal. Axolotls happen to be a very trendy pet and I see them suffering improper husbandry every single day online because some parent bought their kid one thinking they could throw it in a fish tank. You could honestly make a video on this topic specifically as it is becoming an epidemic. So many axolotls living in un-cycled environments, on gravel, eating fish flakes. It is tragic.
I feel so lucky we actually have a local reptile store that breeds their own animals and takes great care of them, they specialize in ball pythons and geckos and also have some other animals. It’s where I got my first ball python!
I had a beardie, I spent so much on him, took care of him to my best abilities, made sure everything was right, had schedules, had checkups, I did everything, went to bed and woke up and he was dead. I still have no clue what happened
My best friend was actually able to help finance the medical treatment of two kittens she had taken in using gofundme, but the contributors ended up all being family and friends (basically anyone she knew in real life who saw her facebook posts about it) and the vet bills ended up being more than she was able to raise. Luckily, the vet clinic she went to has an "Angels' Fund" set up which selects one family per year to pay the vet bills for and she ended up being selected. The cats are now happy and healthy adults and I guess the moral of the story is that these crowdfunding sites can be useful, but you shouldn't rely on them as your sole means of supporting/treating animals and there may be other sources of funding available to you.
Swollen limbs can likely indicate gout. I have unfortunately bought two geckos with gout when I was younger. Happens from either a high protein diet or persistent dehydration. It's usually the latter.
Seems like you've had unfortunate experiences with exotic vets, so I wanted to share one very good experience I had (keeping in mind that I am Canadian, so experiences might be a bit different). I have a red-headed slider. A couple years ago, one of his back legs got crushed in an accident. It was really awful, the leg was swollen to 3 times it's normal size and was so discolored it was almost black. I rushed him to a nearby vet. They saw him right away, checked out his leg using x-rays, stabilized it, and provided me with pain killers and antibiotics (injections they taught me to safely administer). This first visit, meds included, cost me 300 dollars. I brought him in for checkups almost weekly for three months after the incident, and for each checkup I was never charged a cent. They were wonderful, and my turtle made a full recovery. This vet clinic is one that's associated with a vet school, and I'm sure that's partially why I didnt spend more on this, but the care was top notch. Dont get discouraged from the expenses. Take time to look around- there might be a vet clinic like this near you too.
If you come across any questionable fundraisers, email 'em to me! alex@goherping.com
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YOU NEED TO REPLY TO ME ON PATREON NOW
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I Pay you rent now so you should reply
@@benjaminparker1881 valid
@@GoHerping well you can’t just act like everything is fixed. my name is the same on patreon as RUclips
next video: becoming a petco employee and dismantling the system from within
im not sure if i'd get the job
Alex was the impostor
I was chatting up this like 30 year old woman who was a cashier at petco and I felt like a retail worker interacting with shitty customers
This is like among us, but for reptile enthusiasts.
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I hate when people do GoFundMe's to raise money for buying a pet. Like... man, if you can't make enough money to buy the animal, you don't make enough to support it once you have it.
That's the same with a lot of things, but one thing is cars. Everyone wants an exotic brand, but they can straight up by a $40k BMW 3 series, so what do they do? Decide to buy a used BMW 5 series for only $10k, they get all excited and happy, until the thing starts to break down and need repairs. Soon their paying over $10k in repairs and its keeps adding up
@@alscritters156 Cars are different though cause paying $40k over the course of 10 years with repairs is a lot more manageable than paying $40k up front.
@@xMJJMoonwalker plus there are still additional costs for the 40k car like tires, interest rates....
Mmmm, for something like a $3,000 macaw, believe me, I can barely afford the adoption fee, but I can afford taking care of the bird.
@@thetwistedsamurai Maybe you can afford to feed it, but can you afford to build the enclosure? Can you afford exotic vet bills? Can you afford a trip to the ER if something goes wrong and your bird bites someone? Even if you do, pets are a luxury. If you can't afford the animal, don't get it. There's no reason other people should buy you a pet, unless you're crowdfunding for a service dog or the like, because our healthcare system is a nightmare and people need help. But no one NEEDS a bird, or a reptile, or any kind of pet.
If you can’t afford to buy a reptile (or any animal for that matter) without fundraising, don’t buy the animal. You won’t be able to afford it after buying it either.
If you can afford an animal without fundraising, don’t, because you can afford the animal and other people shouldn’t have to pay for the things you want.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk
Nice
Never been to a better one :)
Actual post on Facebook yesterday "Any one have a medium to large water dish i can have? 💕💕"
Straight up facts.
@Adam I don’t really see the issue tbh? they didn’t say anything about not being able to afford it otherwise, they might just want to save some money by cleaning up an old one.
Me and my sister laughed at your wisdom tooth video, she now refers to you as “high chipotle man.”
Lemonebee I watched it and immediately got chipotle lol
I'm officially calling him "high Chipotle man"
😂 yes
My brother has never watched Alex before but now when I watch him, he goes "is that the wisdom tooth guy?"
That was so funny I fell on the floor laughing XD
"Charity is... pretty cool"
-Alex Green, 2020
If you can't AFFORD a pet, you don't NEED a pet. That simple.
Edit: stop bringing up service animals, those are not pets
I mean no one NEEDS a pet. And yknow when I was a kid I wanted a dog. My mum said if you save up all the money and take it for a walk every day and take care of it. So I saved the money- every single time someone gave me money i would constantly ask people for money all because I wanted a dog. I finally got him and I still love him to this day so at the time I couldnt afford a dog but he still gets taken care of. I think it's different if you save ONLY for the animal and you dont have enough to provide adequately or if it's simply a quick decision that you dont think through? Idk I hope this doesnt seem hateful
@@anotherhuman3866 no it's all good! What I mean by afford is that if you can't afford to care for the animal or pay for it yourself/give it lots of time and attention, you probably shouldn't get one. But since you were younger I'm guessing your parents helped with some of the costs, right? You were young, and that's a bit different imo. But when people online who already have pets just randomly want to buy another one when they don't have money, and then they go asking random strangers for the cash, that to me shows that you won't be able to afford the animal in the future.
@@snakeluvr1395 ahhh yes that's very true actually. That makes sense sorry If i seemed rude lol. But yeah that's very valid there did seem to be people that want others to give them money for more pets when they already have some. I mean if you arent happy with one pet and giving it good care why would you want multiple that you cant care for? Doesnt make sense lol are they going to start a GoFundMe eberytime they need something for the pet LOL
@@anotherhuman3866 you didn't seem rude! I did the same thing when I wanted pets as a kid. But I feel like most people online are adults or are able to make their own money, but they're just lazy and they ask for money online.
What kind of dog do you have?
@@snakeluvr1395 that's really true- nd I have a mix of a schnauzer and a shitzu so he was pretty cheap lol but I'm glad I got him even if everyone calls him ugly. I mean rn I'm 17 and I want a snake but unlike those people making GoFundMe for buying animals they cant afford I'm waiting until I can afford one lmao- idk why people have to rush into things I'm sure most of the people have/can get jobs so I dont understand why they dont save for a while unless it's for something urgent like vet bills. Do you have any pets?
Is a gofundme to hire an assassin to kill me acceptable
yeah
And an assassin for the assassin. Then watch them fight. Either you die or you watch a cool fight, win/win.
@@ronaldyang2295 id rather die tho that'd be cool
@@arissag.4811 then hire an assassin for the assassin of the assassin if they win. They will be too tired and then you could hire another to finish the job.
Anything’s acceptable at this point
Why do people say "I can't say no" like it's a good thing? I feel like I automatically assume they're either hoarders or can't afford animals, or both, whenever I hear that
Same and it's because they usually do fall under both categories.
People like to reason with themselves in thier head.
They know they cant afford it but if they say "i just love them too much, I cant say no"
It makes them think thier behavior is acceptable.
or they think the animal is cute and low mantinence meanwhile every pet requires work, time, and money
I couldn't say no to getting my bearded dragon who cost $100. Idk what it was but I knew. I've got him all set up and provided for though and I'm able to support him. Sometimes theres a special bond. But I wouldn't have got him if I didn't have a way to care for him.
Hey I needed 420.69$ to buy a Komodo dragon I live in a studio apartment with no running water but I can’t say no (this is a joke)
Hah, now that's a real reason to help (lmao)
Lol did you randomly pick that number cuz i can see what you subconsciously think about all day. And the dollar sign goes in front of the number 😂
I always put the dollar sign after, idk...it just seems....right.
That is a holy price it can't be helped with
@@classys-chassis6433 Bruh, the picking of the number was DEFINANTLY purposeful.
I work at a chain pet store and I can 100% confirm that refraining from “rescuing” really does make a difference. My store will never order a uromastyx or an emerald swift again.
my brother works at a pet store, & i can confirm this, if the animals don't sell there's no incentive for the store to order more
There's a $1,000 (yes 1K) lizard for sale at my local petco. I live in a Texas suburb and I have no idea who tf would buy him. A THOUSAND DOLLARS. Why would you just have him in a random petco??
@@madisenkornele3227 wait really?? What kind of lizard is it?
@@ConnorSentByCyberlif3 Ive seen multiple reptiles in the three digits in petco and sell like hot cakes sooo
@@MarinesMalevolentRule69 wait really? Weird
perhaps
no
Tf two days ago
Why do the comments keep saying 'two days ago' RUclips explain.
@@sneegtbh4644 assuming they had access to video early, probably wasn't public until now
@@arissag.4811 k that makes more sense now
Purchasing an animal from a pet store is NOT "rescuing". That's one of my biggest pet peeves. If you buy an animal at a pet store, you are part of the problem, NOT part of the solution.
Excellent video. Thank you.
Kind of true, but I know for example a friend who saw a neglected snake at a pet store who was severely underweight. They decided to buy it and so saved it (although they normally only buy from trusted breeders).
@@Chakrenqueen That's not rescuing, that's enabling. The store will now get a replacement snake (possibly two, since it's now a proven seller), and proceed to mistreat the new one(s). Your friend is part of the problem.
@@Chakrenqueen maybe your friend has good intentions, but speaking from experience, pet stores won’t order more animals if they see that they aren’t selling.
I might say, we live in Germany. There is a possibility, that things like that are handled differently here 🙂 and like I said: only took the snake with them because it wouldn't eat at the store and was underweight.
Not all pet stores are bad
"I wan thing so giv doller"
doesn't hurt to ask?
things go herping likes (in order):
Money
adventure time
reptiles
i mean
yes
@@GoHerping adventure time is elite
You forgot the cat part😔👋
Chipotle
you forgot to put cats (above reptiles)
21:59
"I don't know what the divorce has to do with [affording the animal care]"
They're likely going from a dual income home to a single income home, and depending on who made more money on the relationship, it could be a significant drop.
I'd watch more of this content
Only people with divorced parents remember that newly single parent struggle lol
Yeah, I remember when my parents got divorced when I was a kid my Dad had to stay at his friend's place so a while. Even after that he ended up subletting in a neighborhood where my older brother would wake up to gun shots. It sucked and I now have an irrational anger at suitcases after living out of one for while- my Dad couldn't afford me having a second wardrobe... or a dresser.
Thank you for recognizing that a vets office is a business and needs to pay expenses. I work at a vets office and the price of meds and vaccines are fluctuating as of late. We also have things being seriously back ordered and people get mad when we don’t have their food or something that we literally have no control over because our supplier ran out. We feel bad racking up prices but we spend so much keeping everything running. Yes, we charge $15 for a bandage change but the 4 products we use in the process are just getting more and more expensive as they become less available.
Your suppliers are corrupt profiting off of people's an animal's pain and vets are enabling it because people either pay or their pets die. Same as the American healthcare system. Most medicines are not expensive to produce at all but you and your supplies are selling them at sometimes 100x the original production cost. Trust me, I understand how the system works. My dog got parvo (very deadly disease) because I rescued a sick dog off the street, and housed it overnight for one night before bringing it to the shelter. I kept the animals apart but parvo is highly contagious and she caught it anyway. (My dog was a rescue and an older dog as we were told her shots were up to date which is why she was not vaccinated for it.) It would've cost $1600 for my dog to stay overnight at pet hospice and be nursed back to health, but I ended up paying $800 dollars to do it myself. $800 for three medications, one liquid bottle and two pill bottles with five pills in each one. It was worth it to save my girl but that doesn't change that the system is corrupt and I was forced to line people's pockets or watch my dog slowly die. It's not your fault that things are bad but pet owners are not upset for no reason and you nor vet offices are the victim here. I do want to pay to keep offices in business and I'm happy to see good, loving animal care docs getting the pay they deserve for saving sick animals but the profit incentives are far too much for your medical suppliers.
@@lilkidd8936 you made a grave error in not confirming your dog's vaccination record, and then exposing it to a strange, unwell animal. when you couldn't afford to pay multiple trained professionals to provide necessary lifesaving care for your dog, you took a risk and did it the "cheap" way. expertise is valuable. the ability to immediately stabilize a sick animal the moment it gets sicker is also valuable. an additional $800 to administer three medications, provide overnight round the clock care, and have instant access to additional specialized care when minutes make a huge difference is not an absurd fee. I want to know who your vet is, because it sounds like their prices are pretty reasonable!
If they can’t afford the initial purchase don’t enable them getting a pet they can’t pay for
"19 people just donated to animal abuse". lost it.
Some people didn’t know they were doing that,so don’t send hate to people who think their helping
I don't think it was meant as a joke. It makes me angry when people knowingly pay for animal abuse. I'm sure he feels the same.
Time to set up a gofundme to fund my League of legends skin addiction.
Oh so it's not just my boyfriend then 🤷♀️ I'm sick of hearing 'babe I'm buying a skin'. If I could get all that money back I'd be a rich woman 😂
you can barely even see league skins, the characters are so tiny on the screen lol
@@honeybee1110 you're right, it's a problem. He knows it too. He goes through phases of it. If it became too much of a problem to the point of it was affecting our lives then I know he wouldn't do it
@@GoHerping but you get to flex on the loading screen
@@GoHerping the compliments on my skins at the start of the game gets me through the horrors of ranked tbh. The characters do be small but the splashart do be sexy 😔
If you cannot afford an animal, you shouldn't get one. What happens when it needs an emergency vet visit? Another GoFundMe perhaps? What if you don't raise the money in time? The animal is just supposed to die of a treatable problem?
This e-begging is so immoral. People asking for money for cosmetic surgeries, pet money etc.
I almost cry everytime I see the poor reptiles as PetCo. I wish I could buy them all but, like you said, they would just restock even more and abuse those ones. Plus, I already have my new Austrailian Tree Frog to take care of :D
There's a horse rescue near me the regularly gets horses from the kill pen, but I had to have it pointed out to me that they're just saving some individuals while giving money to the people who scoop up more horses for slaughter. They're good-hearted people, so it's really conflicting.
@@megb7715 Oof the slaughter horse industry is such a scam. One of my horses is from a kill pen and I'm so glad she was saved but it's a very unfortunate cycle. They have a separate lot they specifically sell to horse rescues, those horses have jacked up prices and were never going to actually be slaughtered. They make a profit off those horses and buy 3 more for slaughter. Pretty depressing.
@@ak-zm3ll Isn't it a bit different with horses, because no one is actually breeding them for this purpose, so there won't be an unlimited "refill" supply?
@@animalobsessed1 Oh there's an unlimited supply even though no one is breeding horses for slaughter. We just have so many horses in the US and not many people need them. Horses have long lifespans and are ridiculously expensive, often owners can't afford or won't spend money on an injured or unneeded horse. And there are hundreds more being created by irresponsible breeding every year, kill pens will always be thriving here.
@Cameron Smith Omg me too
amen on the “vet techs don’t get paid enough.”
YES. THANK YOU FOR SAYING IT 🙌
Buying an animal from a pet store is not rescuing it!!! People get all butt hurt when you tell them they basically just paid animal abusers but it’s the truth!!
Petsmart adopted an animal to me because they trust me. It’s a spider morph but it was .1$ so it issss what it isssss
Honestly it depends on the situation. I think whe. You buy from a store that has a snake that isn't eating and they can't get it too eat (this happened with my snake) I think your rescuing it. But lmao poeple really taking in a gekko "I resqued it from a shop by buying it" 😂
@@lottepepplinkhuizen9220 it can be situational, but most of the time these animals are just being mistreated and that’s why people want to “rescue” them.
I spent 26k on treatments for my childhood pet kitty cat.
They sure do add up fast, especially in the midst of an old friend passing from this life into the next one.
Under normal circumstances I wouldn't, nor couldn't spend that much on an animal but that cat was my constant companion through a very rape and substance abuse filled childhood, the subsequent turbulent, violent, and general awkwardness that was adolescence, into adulthood and becoming a man. I could not have done it without him, and miss him every day.
...now I'm a sad popsicle. : (
that cat was lucky to have you looking out for him ❤️
Sorry for the loss of your dear friend
"We have the room for a lot more! We just don't have the funds." I have room for a PS5, but I don't have the funds either. Gofundme plz!!!
I felt bad for the lil gecko with the abscess :(
Not my fav content to watch because I want to help ofc, while you giggle 😂 nice sweater doe
Nobody:
Alex: 25 hours of my day goes into these animals.
Me: oh so he’s a time lord then!
He did say he watched Bravest Warriors
This is me commenting, for the algorithm's big stupid head. Here you go you insufferable bot, give me suggestions i actually want to watch
epic
@@GoHerping epic
@@elliefitz5403 epic
epic
epic
The people who say they 'cant say no to a pet' aren't helping in any way, if they take it in and can't properly care for it that's just sad, someone else, who has the space and supplies could have taken it, I think it's rather 'greedy'
Legal begging is not my cup of tea. My 20 year old Maine Coon cat , Alice needed treatment for her kidney problems and over active thyroid. My snake had a prolapsed rectum. I used my tax money for their vet bills. Do Not Have an animal you are not able to care for properly for the animals lifetime. It is a huge commitment. Metabolic bone disease is preventable.
I love your Beardie back there having a staring contest with the drywall
In regards to the divorce one, I imagine it's a messy divorce that's requiring hefty legal fees. That would explain why neither parent has the budget for the tortoise anymore
im just staring at Stan's pancake pose in the background the whole video
THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE PETCO AND PETSMART STORES! FINALLY SOMEONE HAS THE GUTS TO SAY IT!
He has been saying this for a while now actually. Look up his video where he calls like 48 Pet Smart stores.
"19 people just donated to animal abuse."
~Alex Green, 2020
My mom sort of does the “can’t say no” thing with animals, especially rescues. But I’m the only one who takes care of the animals, and things like dogs is definitely not my passion. She got a rescue Anatolian who is now obsessively licking her leg to the point where it bleeds, and while she’s determined to fix the leg before she thinks of rehoming the dog to a proper home she doesn’t actually want to put in the work, it’s all up to me. But the dog would be much better off at a different home in the hands of somebody else, and it’s not “shameful” to rehome an injured dog. I hate the false rescue mentality in people.
İ just want to say Anatolians are designed to be working on farms and a big reason your dog İs probably licking her leg İs because she’s bored :{ they’re not meant to be house pets. They’re like boarder collies, they need something to do
@@krissy4052 she actually is a farm dog, we got her from a dude who kept her on a chain most of her life. We’ve got another Anatolian and she’s kept with the cattle. I personally think she’d be better as a house pet because she’s so nervous all the time.
This was fun. you are so soft spoken yet you basically put them in their place lol.
you said in the last video someone does your captions. you should have a word because they are full of typos.
i think you’re using the auto generated ones
@@ashi5254 nope definitely not. just double checked. Mistakes are still there. Most obviously the use of apostrophes.
As someone whose dreamt of having a bird and is very interested in reptiles now in thanks to videos like yours, it's difficult but I have to accept that I can't go out of my way to take care of another life if I can't take care of myself; mental health is just as important as physical and needs to be, at least, manageable enough before dedicating yourself to a task so long term.
The slow jazz and business stuff was epic
ay ima make a GoFundMe i want a NVIDIA PNY GeForce RTX 3090!
Edit: My mom wont let me sign up ;-;
sing ur heart out
@@GoHerping wym sing my heart out?
Edit: oh it means "keep hoping"
Edit: it is a typo
Typo 😶
@@sneegtbh4644 its hoping
Not what I mean but ok
Legend says that the first guy is still looking for money to build people custom enclosures
I was about to make one. I’m sorry Alex, I almost messed up.
disappointment
@@GoHerping I’ll go back under the stairs :(
@@GoHerping damn, mine was gonna be just like a “buy me coffee” thing. These people are asking for whole animals lmao.
@imunderpressure uggjhg yeah I’ve heard of that but I don’t really have anything to give lol.
@@speahlo4471 this is why kids you shouldn’t ever start drinking coffee. You will enslave your life to it because you will become an addict
I work at a locally owned pet store (we have like 5 total locations in my area) and im happy to say that we truly take great care of our animals and inform people the best we can about them, but we still get people who come in to get a parakeet and a tiny cage or a betta and a like 2gal bowl/tank with no heater or filter. 🙁
My sister keeps her betta in a 5 gallon with no heater and she feeds him blood worms every day, and dosent even do partial water changes, only full scrubs like once every 2-3 weeks, even up to a month 😞 no matter how much I try and educate her because I myself aspire to have a beautiful planted fish tank, she always just says “well he isn’t dead yet”. ☹️ it’s beyond depressing and frustrating.
My gecko watched the whole video. Not impressed.
Edit: hah dont listen to her she isnt a valid opinion
they are ALL VALID 😤
Lmao
I mean, you’re not wrong, your gecko *isn’t* an opinion...
When I got adopted my cat, she had an eye infection I wasn’t aware of. I got her medical records after adopting and saw that she had been given medication for it, and it seemed mostly cleared up. After a few days, she was clearly uncomfortable, wouldn’t open her eyes completely, etc. So I took her to the vet and had to a week of ointment in each eye twice a day. Took her back in because one eye had cleared up completely, and the other was still irritated. So another week of ointment in that eye. Talking to the vet, she said that this is something that could be a consistent problem throughout her life, because the infection that caused it will be dormant in her for the rest of her life. Things like stress or other illnesses can exacerbate the problem and cause it to come back. That was three years ago, and I’m so grateful she hasn’t had any problems since. But it’s also something that I wasn’t expecting, nor was it something I was prepared for when I adopted her. And now I know that in the future I need to be ready for those kinds of expenses before getting additional pets. Obviously it’s impossible to anticipate every potential issue and I may not have enough set aside we’re one to arise, but it’s my responsibility to at least try to be prepared
i was gifted a turtle for my kid. was already bought and we didn’t had anything for him, so i made a patreon for anyone that might like to help us with him, i am trying my best to give him the best life. We earn very little in puerto rico and we can’t afford veterinary care, not that he need it but in case he does is not something we can afford. so for now, i did that too.
Why have I been working to fund my animals when I can just beg online? Thanks Goherping!
I’ve been to the same avian vet for all my birds and even through a myriad of health problems I haven’t spent more than a thousand dollars in the last year (and that’s Canadian money) what are y’all doing in the US???
You must just have a good vet that charges fair. I paid 500 dollars just in a single surgery to remove a few of my cat's teeth. Just a general check up is 75 dollars Canadian where I live. I have spent about 800 just this year alone on my cat for shots, that surgery and a few other simple issues. I can't imagine the costs of several health problems or multiple animals.
Most vets (and human medical providers) will work with you on bills. My cat got a urinary blockage and he was on the verge of death so I rushed him to the vet. The vet usually charges $80 for an emergency vet bill and the procedure of clearing the blockage was around $500. I told them I recently fell on hard times and I didn't want to lose my cat so they waived the emergency fee and then let me pay down the bill slowly
I've lived in 4 countries and I can tell you vets cost very different amounts from country to country. I don't know why, it doesn't seem to correlate to medical or general living expenses.
@@cursedGalataea there’s no pet insurance for small animals/birds/reptiles in Canada, I checked before I got my newest bird since he’s a baby I figured insurance wouldn’t be too tough but there’s nothing so I’m just gonna be careful with my money lol
@@cursedGalataea pet insurance isn't worth it, especially for an older cat. It won't do anything for his current problems since they won't fund pre-existing issues.
this video now makes me want to see a video from you, where you go over necessary and unnecessary vet appointments or if/what i can prepare before. i have reptiles but i never needed to go once and it would really help me and maybe other people out to know what e should look out for! thanks!
Look through his videos. He does one where he talks about why he thinks vets are unnecessary and goes over a lot of this.
I only used go fund me once, to help with paying for my heart surgery, I got about $200 and I was happy with the help. :)
What I really appreciate about your channel, and in videos like these, is that your level headed. You openly admit, "Yo shit happens. Reptiles just die sometimes." I know a lot of people feel bad and others will often tell them they did something wrong so it's nice to hear someone kist speak some life truths. My betta was 3 years old, I know he had an excellent setup, but he just died one day. An aquatics store worker tried telling me it HAD to have been something I'd done wrong, but in truth the fish just died. I had a cat suddenly die in his sleep from a freak kidney failure years ago. Shit happens. Don't feel bad if you gave it your best. Anyways, I'm rambling, I just really appreciat that aspect of your videos.
It's only $275 to file for 501(c)(3) - we had to pay to file for incorporation with the state and I think a small fee for our solicitation license, but the 275 was the bulk of it.
I think you should do a few more videos about Reptile Fund Raisers. I liked hearing your take on some of these fundraisers
I took my gecko to the local semi-exotic vet and they told me she had MBD, I had cared for her perfectly and I knew they were wrong. I took her to another exotic vet who told me exactly what was wrong and how to treat her-it was not MBD and it really angered me
THANK YOU for addressing the problem of people adopting or buying animals they can't afford to care for just because they feel sorry for them. I see it all the time on Twitter and FB and it drives me up to wall. Expensive emergencies happen, especially as the animal ages, so if you can barely afford basic care, you're gonna be blindsided when that emergency inevitably hits. It's far better not to bring an animal into your life if it's just going to get neglected in the long run.
Story time: my husband and I decided to get our first reptile, a corn snake, from a rescue. The rescue had two snakes on offer for us. They were brothers, from the same clutch of eggs, and had been together for 5 years, even living in the same enclosure (which is really bad for snakes and the reason they were rescued).
Now, snakes do not bond in the same way that mammals do (as you'll know). So while my heart was breaking over the idea of separating two brothers, my husband reminded me that they were probably happier apart than they would be together. And besides, wouldn't it be better to take one home and give it excellent care, than take two and give them both mediocre care because we couldn't afford the expenses?
This is the kind of thing you have to consider folks. If you don't have the resources to care for an animal, then don't try and stretch yourself to the point where you have to go begging to the internet for help! If your pet gets unexpectedly sick, then that's understandable, but there's a difference between an unfortunate circumstance and biting off more than you can chew. And our snake is doing very well, so we made the right choice taking one home and not both.
7:22 Yes I love working 25/24 hours a day
Bahahaha
I would literally live on 75c ramen so my animals get what they need so it’s pretty annoying when people say they don’t have funds but are able to purchase non necessities. Moral don’t buy something you can’t take care of 😅🙄
When you said "bad charity" I lowkey felt like a pet named Charity that was being told off. XD I felt it in my soul.
Love your content ! I started watching you about two weeks ago and now I’ve binged watched all your videos and ordered a sweatshirt from your shop! Big fan! You seem very educated and very well rounded and I love your humor ! - sincerely, an avid turtle caretaker 🐢
Joys of working at the exotic vet, I get to choose what tests are done when and why and free exams🥳😂😭
The ones that drive me crazy are the pet owners, "Please pay for my pets surgery because I decided to own a pet without making sure I could afford one!"
If you cant afford the vet dont get the pet, like shelters are one thing I get nonprofit shelters trying to fundraise for a surgery. That's different.
I know you mentioned that you want to try creating more commentary videos and im so excited!
i work at a local pet store dedicated to not adding to animal abuse in stores. We get leopard geckos and bearded dragons directly from a small local breeder, so we know exactly where they come from. People get mad that we don’t have any other reptiles, but rather that than abuse
If you can’t afford to buy the thing itself, you probably can’t afford to take care of the thing....
this man started my reptile addiction
I just want to say I’ve been binge watching ur videos. Ur a chill guy who likes reptiles with a sprinkle of anxiety and I can really relate 🤧
Glad to see your channel growing. Keep it up!
thanks!
the issue I have is so many people will crowd source buying a reptile as a pet, but if you cant afford to buy the pet I doubt you can afford to take care of it properly. Like, I get crowd sourcing a nice enclosure or upgrading your setup, especially if you have a following based around your reptiles, but not just GETTING the pet.
Can’t believe you were the one who cried about Chipotle 😂
I would *eventually* like to start a reptile rescue. There aren't any in my area, and too many big box stores selling reptiles. My first goal is to get education in herpetology, though, so I know what I'm doing.
wait, gofund me isn't the American health Care system? you can just use it for other things as well?
I completely agree with your petsmart/petco opinion. I fell for the trap of "Oh I am used to caring for animals/volunteered at wildlife centers before, I'll work in pet care" only to firsthand see so much animal abuse and neglect with petsmart. I genuinely tried my best for the animals when there, even bringing supplies from home to give proper care in the isolation rooms. Quit the moment I was able to and I urge people to not fall for the "saving" animals from those places, as it just continues the cycle of abuse those animals go through.
If I fail my class because I'm watching your videos that's on you Alex
I think that's on you, he's not makin ya watch the video during class 👁👁🏌
Not reptile related, but our vet charged us $500 to tell us our dog is horny. I am not joking.
reptiles are cool, i have a tiny red eared slider and he is the cutest pet i've ever owned
also 168th comment :)
edit: i was reading comments and i had forgoten youtubers are real people who could leave real replies
@3:48 ahahahahahaha this is my life dude, people just don't have any logic and your bluntness just made my day, thank you LOL
I probably won't buy any reptiles soon but your channel has been great for learning what to do for startup. Great content. Entertaining, and a little wacky too. Keep up the good work and education.👍
Oh my god as if I was catching up on your videos and find my Kickstarter from a year ago, mortified 😂😭
my mom and I recently lost one of our 3 cats to cancer and it's so so tempting to get another one, especially because people often find strays and kittens where we live. but we've both lost our jobs due to covid so we have to say no, especially so we know we can take care of the cats we already have. it's not that hard to be responsible.
I work at a vet and I hate whenever we have people come in with an expensive breed of dog but then can’t afford the bills and complain about it, same with people who buy puppies
I actually really enjoyed this!! I’d like to see some more memeish editing like in the beginning as it makes me more focuses on the vid!!
I would really like to know what shelving you're using for the beardie enclosures behind you!
Hey I know this video is older but I just had a question. where do people post these gofundmes I have one I recently made which is of importance however idk where to post it. Is not reptile related though.
I did a GoFundMe for my beardie when he was diagnosed with oral cancer. I was only asking for 200$ just for one surgery expense. No one donated, but ither way I spent thousands and thousands of dollars out of my own pocket for him and his chemo. And where I'm at alot of insurance dont cover reptiles. I had to put him to sleep 2 years ago cause unfortunately, he wasnt responding well to chemo. After 2 years after being diagnosed one day after one of his chemo sessions he started vomiting blood and not being active and spent 7 hours at the vet holding him and crying. I was holding him before and after he was put down. He went really quick. I miss him desperately. He was my best friend. I dont know why I'm typing this. 😖
Without watching the video I knew I loved it already! Thank you so much for bringing this to the attention of others. I promise I'll watch the video now.
I loved the video! I think you did an amazing job explaining all of this. I love rescueing reptiles but I work my butt off to make the money for them. I babysit, train dogs, pet sit for various animals including reptiles, and am working on getting another more stable job and getting a youtube channel started to hopefully eventually be able to make money off of it. I currently only have one recue beardy and would love to rescue more but i am making sure I have over $200+ dollars saved and ready to go for when I do recue another reptile.
My goodness ~ our sweet young man is turning into a real handsom man , growing up so beautifully inside and out ! Keep up your excellent works buddie! Peace and blessings!!
I had a ginnie pig and it had a severe eye infection and it would cost 800 dollars to remove the eye, we just gave him anti biotic which was 100 dollars and took care of him till he passed away. Sometimes its hard to let go, but we couldn't afford 800 dollars for eye removal and apparently eye infection is connected to there lungs also being infected, so to spend 800 when he might die still regardless. Interesting the antibiotic and feeding him dandelions gave him about month more of life. Yet his companion is thriving and still with us. I feel like hes got a healthier immune system. We just have him with out a companion cause we did buy another gunnie pig and he died after only having him for 2 or 3 months. So gerald is lonely but doing well and we have no plans to buy more ginnie pigs in the future.
In my opinion you could have been much more (brutally) honest. I'm more in the axolotl community specifically than the general reptile/exotic pet community and these kickstarters/gofunme's/petitions are getting way out of hand. Every few days on the Axolotl subreddit some shitty kid has made a "get me 10,000 signatures and my mom said I can have an axolotl" petition that people will actually sign for some reason. I think it's appalling and in that situation I guarantee neither the child nor adult will properly care for the animal. Axolotls happen to be a very trendy pet and I see them suffering improper husbandry every single day online because some parent bought their kid one thinking they could throw it in a fish tank. You could honestly make a video on this topic specifically as it is becoming an epidemic. So many axolotls living in un-cycled environments, on gravel, eating fish flakes. It is tragic.
maybe I should do a petition version lol. If you come across any def email them to me
I feel so lucky we actually have a local reptile store that breeds their own animals and takes great care of them, they specialize in ball pythons and geckos and also have some other animals. It’s where I got my first ball python!
I had a beardie, I spent so much on him, took care of him to my best abilities, made sure everything was right, had schedules, had checkups, I did everything, went to bed and woke up and he was dead. I still have no clue what happened
My best friend was actually able to help finance the medical treatment of two kittens she had taken in using gofundme, but the contributors ended up all being family and friends (basically anyone she knew in real life who saw her facebook posts about it) and the vet bills ended up being more than she was able to raise. Luckily, the vet clinic she went to has an "Angels' Fund" set up which selects one family per year to pay the vet bills for and she ended up being selected. The cats are now happy and healthy adults and I guess the moral of the story is that these crowdfunding sites can be useful, but you shouldn't rely on them as your sole means of supporting/treating animals and there may be other sources of funding available to you.
Swollen limbs can likely indicate gout. I have unfortunately bought two geckos with gout when I was younger. Happens from either a high protein diet or persistent dehydration. It's usually the latter.
Seems like you've had unfortunate experiences with exotic vets, so I wanted to share one very good experience I had (keeping in mind that I am Canadian, so experiences might be a bit different).
I have a red-headed slider. A couple years ago, one of his back legs got crushed in an accident. It was really awful, the leg was swollen to 3 times it's normal size and was so discolored it was almost black. I rushed him to a nearby vet. They saw him right away, checked out his leg using x-rays, stabilized it, and provided me with pain killers and antibiotics (injections they taught me to safely administer). This first visit, meds included, cost me 300 dollars. I brought him in for checkups almost weekly for three months after the incident, and for each checkup I was never charged a cent. They were wonderful, and my turtle made a full recovery.
This vet clinic is one that's associated with a vet school, and I'm sure that's partially why I didnt spend more on this, but the care was top notch. Dont get discouraged from the expenses. Take time to look around- there might be a vet clinic like this near you too.
“Let me spend your money so I don’t have to spend my own.”
My 501c Animal Rescue was $250 for the filing and license and $60 for the EIN number. So $310 for everything.
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