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They are pretty cool, right? I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

All of the turtles and tortoises are in temporary winter enclosures, they can’t stay outside year round here in upstate NY. They all have larger enclosures outside during the warmer months when they are more active.

I’m hoping soon, there has been some breeding behavior seen, but don’t know for sure.

We are in upstate NY, we are hoping to have a place open to the public in the next couple years!

Yeah, the girls love naming the animals lol!

Yeah, the girls love naming the animals lol!

@@the-reptile-haven I love that! You guys are an amazing family. Our family enjoys watching your videos. We have learned a LOT!

I'm glad! Me and the girls love making these videos!

Great name! We will throw that in the hat!

Awesome! I love rankins! We have about 15 babies right now looking for new homes!

Thanks, glad you liked it!

Thank you!

depending on the animal there is definitely a max enclosure size for babies/juveniles as they can get easily stressed out in too much open space unless you have the entire enclosure filled with rocks, branches, hollow logs, etc. and for most people that is not going to happen, so it is easier to start with a smaller enclosure for the first year then go up to their full size enclosure.

We definitely have some of those in the works, thank you!

thank you!

Us too! 😁

Thank you so much! Leo’s are great pets! Are you getting a baby or adult? they are really easy, just make sure their enclosure is kept warm, lots of hiding spots and decor for them to explore, change it up once in awhile to give them some enrichment with a new environment. I leave a dish of mealworms in their at all times so they can eat when they want, then supplement with crickets, roaches or superworms once a week.

gargoyle geckos are really cool, I've never kept them but I've been thinking about getting a pair or two. Bearded Dragons are one of my favorite reptiles, I have had many over the years, I've also hatched out several hundred babies too lol!

thank you!

Yes, I have been using the escape proof feeding dishes for years and they work great with dubias, they will work good with mealwoms and superworms too as long as you don't fill the dish to high. Egyptian Uromastyx and frilled dragons are definitely on my bucket list!

I’d love to be a high school science teacher!

@@the-reptile-haven do it then. You are stopping you

I did go back to school a couple years ago and am only about 20-30 credits away from my bachelors degree in biology. I just need to save up the money to pay for the last few semesters, then I can start teaching while I get my masters. that's been the plan at least. the older I get the less achievable it feels sometimes...

Thank you!

I don't have a website up and running yet, hopefully soon. But you can email us at Lucas@AREexpo.co for more info on purchasing a baby when they are ready to go. or you can message us on Facebook, The Reptile Haven Wildlife Center.

They are about 5-6 centimeters, and I’m not sure on weight because they are so small they don’t even register on my scale lol! Their father weighs 70 grams though to give you a comparison on an adults size.

Yes, Tom crutchfield has always said conservation through commercialization and I completely agree, with the continuing loss of habitat, which is because of humans, conservation through captive breeding may be the only chance some of these species have at survival.

@@the-reptile-haven I love that man and his family. He was at a Canadian expo recently. I wish I could have been there

He has always been someone in the reptile hobby I’ve always wanted to meet! He basically started the reptile hobby in the US!

I have been keeping and breeding bearded dragons for over 20 years and have always kept my dragons in groups of 1:1 or 1:2 and have never once had any issues. You just need to make sure you never have more than one male in an enclosure and have a second enclosure incase the females don’t get along, which I have never had happen. You need to make sure all dragons have their own hides, plenty of basking places, and visual barriers.

Thank you! That’s awesome! I live bearded dragons, I’ve been keeping and breeding them for over 20 years now and still love them!

Glad you liked it lol!

I know, some people don’t think of them as actual “animals” which is very sad. That’s one of the main reason I work in this field and make these videos, trying to educate(and entertain ) as many people as I can reach.

Haha! Probably, and the sad part is someone would believe it! Lol!

@@the-reptile-haven well yes they’d believe it. Likely the person who believed the Ball was sizing her up as a meal. 😂

Wow 🙄 a ball python couldn’t eat you even if it wanted to lol! Yes! We have some “fun fact” videos planned.

@@the-reptile-haven she actually gave her Ball to the guy that told her that fallacy

They don’t actually change their color to match their surroundings, their natural color does tend to blend into the colors they live in, but they can’t consciously change their color to match what is around them. They get darker when they are cold or stressed and get brighter when they are warmer and “ happy” for lack of a better word.

yes they do :)

Yes! I love zero leatherbacks! And I think when you add hypo into that it just brightens them up and makes them look really nice.

Thank you! I didn’t put any snakes in the list because I dont currently have any snakes, but yes there are a few snakes that would make the top of that list just because of the easy feeding schedule and no need for special lighting. I love animal education! I try to put the best info I can out there.

Thank you!

Absolutely I will! I’m so glad people are as interested in this stuff as I am! I have many more ecosystem builds in the plans. But in the mean time I will definitely put together a more in depth video on this ecosystem enclosure.

@@the-reptile-haven thank you

You should also add cherry shrimp

that's awesome!

I know, I am a breeder that sells babies, but when I sell them I make sure the customer has done their homework and knows what they are getting into, even if it means I don't make the sale. I just want every animal I sell to go to a good home that understands what they are getting into and ready to take care of that animal for the rest of its life.

Yes, thank you! I forgot to mention that! it is actually full of calcium but has a chemical (Oxalic acid) that blocks the absorption of it.

People say this about spinach and it is true, but it's also true that spinach is a good source of other beneficial nutrients so I like to give some once in a while. Arugula is another good staple food and kale. 100% stay away from fruits as it's not good for the teeth... they don't need it.

@@jeffreymagni1272 I’m careful when the animals are young about spinach. I have a 10 year old Egyptian Uromastyx I feed it to though. As for arugula my Uros love it! I also get them dandelion greens out of my yard.

@ChiaraMainolfi Right on. I always wanted Uro, but can't get too many animals. Yeah I only give it like twice a month. I used to do wild dandelion too, but I have to spray the yard now so they're off limits. My guy would love to eat the flower. I found a place online that sells seeds though so I may try to grow some myself indoors or even inside his bioactive enclosure if they'll grow.. they are weeds after all lol.

@@jeffreymagni1272 my Egyptian Uromastyx actually weighs 201.1 grams! I love my Uros but they like it hot! I keep them in a separate room so I can keep them warm enough. I have 2.57 acres and don’t spray so even my Sailfin gets the dandelion greens.

What kind of tarantula do you have? That’s a great idea! Thank you!

I have a Brazilian Blue Beauty dwarf, a Pumpkin Patch dwarf and of course a Brazilian Black.

Awesome! I’d love to get tarantulas again some day!

@@the-reptile-haven I like them, they don’t take up a lot of space but babies do eat crickets and those stink

almost all my animals eat some kind of bug so that's ok with me lol!