The poo.. not a fan, lol. I spot clean daily, even in my bioactive enclosures. Also, I just bought a shirt! If I win the giveaway, can you send a kids shirt for my son? 😁 🐍🐍🐍
I hated going to buy feeder insects. Now I just breed them. The winter is a little tough with crickets, but I am getting success again now that it is getting warmer.
Since it's always good to get a few different sources for info, Snake Discovery has some good bioactive videos and Josh Halter, aka The Bio Dude, has amazing build videos and great products!
@@lightningwolf788 Yeah, they're all awesome! I've watched a lot of video's about bioactive setup's already, but I always find it helpful/interesting to see how different people make them😊
“Yeet these cage Karens into outer space immediately” is probably my favorite thing you’ve ever said and if I was still in high school it would be my senior quote
@@WickensWickedReptiles What bothers me more than immature infighting are those TH-camrs who feed live prey animals on their channel *EXPRESSLY FOR VIEWS.* Many people feed live food - a few reptiles do require movement to stimulate their feeding response. However, I think it’s highly unethical to film doing so regularly *JUST FOR CLOUT.* There’s something inherently wrong with posting a pet bunny being suffocated by a pet constrictor or live baby chicks/ducklings/kittens being torn apart by a monitor or tegu. Do the vast majority of us a favor & fulfill your “blood-lust” (and that of certain viewers) on your private channel. TBH I don’t know how YT allows it. Also, those “animal fight” channels where perfectly healthy animals are made to fight each other (often to the death) strictly for views should be taken down. People like this give *ALL* animal enthusiasts a bad rap. Such vids give ammunition to proponents of the “Lacey Act” which would have the entire exotic pet-keeping hobby banished! Sorry, my _”INNER KAREN”_ emerged ...but for good reason
I think about the cost like this: I paid 300 for my snake that can live up to 30 yrs and eats once a week. Hubs paid 600 for a dog that lives half as long. Dog comes with automatic vet costs: needs updated rabies shots yearly plus flea and heartworm preventative meds year round plus quality dog food. Snake might need the obligatory health check up once or twice a year. Not counting emergency costs which could happen to both.
It is so insanely helpful to get content like this especially from someone that you can tell actually takes care of their pets. I have a learning disability and it’s really difficult for me to absorb and sort through all the information you find online and I never know how to fact check it so I’m 100% sure it’s safe for my animals, but this channel is super concise and easy to understand. You’ve helped improve the life of not only my lizard but all of my aquatic pets as well. Thank you so much!!
Bioactive, bioactive, bioactive. I swear by it for all my frogs and reptiles. Watching them thrive in these enclosures I have created makes me feel so elated every day 🐍
Yup. Everything from my False Water Cobra to Tomato Frogs are in a bioactive enclosure. My water monitor is the only one I wouldn’t consider bioactive but I do have isopods and mealworm beetles in his cypress mulch substrate
@@Jeff-kx1po 11 dart frogs, 14 Dumpys, 3 Lemur Tree Frogs, 4 Monkey Tree Frogs, 2 Mossy Tree Frogs, and a Pacman frog. I'm not done...adding more in the next year.
Living somewhere where reptiles aren't popular has pros and cons: I might have some slight difficulties finding supplies locally but I can always order online and have to go out of town for a vet But No mites or reptile diseases around and everyone is so impressed to see my bearded dragon when it's warm outside and taking him on a walk with me 🐍
My question is, how on earth do you only have 97k subs. Everyone in the reptile community should sub to u coz ur so helpful even advanced keepers could do with some of ur advice!!
I'd LOVE to see you make an arid or semi-arid bioactive enclosure! There are so many build videos for tropical bioactive setups, but those of us with semi-arid species don't have much to go off of
The 3 dislikes are the featured cage Karen comments :D Love the videos, hands down my favorite reptile channel! Sadly nowadays I don't have the space for reptiles like I used to have a couple years back so got more into tarantulas but the love for reptiles will always be there!!
I never thought my reptile poops were that bad (even giant Dumerils Boa poops)... until I got a tegu. That is a whole new level of awful. I know people say beardie poop is worse, but I have got to disagree. It's a good thing Jub-Jub is cute! I think the toxic parts of the community is worse than any poop though. That is why I hardly do anything on Facebook aside from my insta automatically posting to it. Right out of the gate I got blasted for a herping video I did last summer because I brought a hook with me (to an area with potential rattlesnakes). It was really upsetting and discouraging.
"You should be keeping that thing in a tub, because it's gonna get scared and it's stressed, and in the wild they only have paper towel as bedding"--- DYING. x'D
I found you when i was looking for videos for my leopard gecko and I'm still hooked! Could you make a video on how to make a bioactive leopard gecko enclosure?
Any special stuff coming for your birthday? New pets? Would definitely like to see a bioactive build video! Especially how to make backgrounds with foam that you can grow plants on. And how to make some naturalistic hides. Thanks for the entertainment and info, I find it really helpful to refer to! 🐍
Hey Adam, great video! Could you make a video about your blue tongue skink enclosure just like Diamonds enclosure video, I just got a Indonesian Blue Tongue Skink, and this will help me out a lot with her enclosure after her quarantine. Thanks Adam! Great vid as always
@@WickensWickedReptiles thank you!! I’ve learned so much from you. I wish I had videos like this when I had my Chinese water dragon. Not a beginner pet for sure. I have a red foot tortoise and a yellow headed gecko who likes to eat my guppy fry.
I have two Chinese water dragons in a 4 feet tall cage that is 4 feet at bottom with a pond and I have a water system So I can make it rain by using a pump to pump up water.
I joined a Swedish Royal / Ball python Facebook group, after my first post I did leave the group with a very bad taste in my mouth. Half of the comments I received were really toxic while the other half was welcoming. My ventilation solution was a work in progress and I sure got a shitload of negative feedback because of that, rather than getting constructive helpful tips.
I’ve had to leave wayyyy too many Facebook groups because of the toxicity... it’s insane! People like that make me uncomfortable showing off my enclosures because I know they’d be looking for a reason to complain about them
It really hurts me to think that new keepers or keepers who are looking to improve are afraid of being attacked, so they don't ask questions, and this leads to them continuing poor care practices.
My big qualm with keeping is dealing with misconceptions. People who think my ball python is venomous and will escape the cage at night, or that my geckos are riddle with parasites and salmonella. It's e x h a u s t i n g. Nobody tells you when you get into this that you will just inevitably become an ambassador, that you will work up HOURS AND HOURS of explaining the same simple shit to people! If you love these animals, then of course your friends and family will be exposed at some point. Just education and calming and reassuring constantly... People become like children when they get frightened and can be SO unreasonable!!
My bearded dragon is potty trained 😁...its amazing! I'm 100% serious there is a 7x7 inch area of her enclosure that is just paper towels and she ONLY goes to the bathroom on the paper towel!
Just so you know, Diamond has contacted me via an inter dimensional conduit to say he wants you to know how much he loves his enclosure. And oh, that he thinks I should get busy and get my first reptile. Let him know he has been heard. 😍🦎🐍🐸😍
The cost is amazingly said I always go to this expo that sells rats for cheaper and in the end I only spend 50 dollars that last me around 7 months. I buy everything as my local expo and always buy in bulk, expos are cheaper to buy items and such from.
Dont buy from a dollar store. Dollar stores buy stock as cheaply as possible, which means much of its inventory is from China. Chinese manufacturers of cheap goods also buy the cheapest materials and ignore safety requirements. You dont know what nasty chemicals are leaching out of their plastic in your food or water dishes. Its just not worth the risk. Since plastic bowls and whatnot are things you are going to buy once and have forever, you are better off paying a few more bucks and get something from a pet store that, in theory, has checked the products are safe for animals.
re: your promotion of the discord server. your discord server definitely isn't a friendly environment. I ended up leaving because people were such dickheads. my friend got harassed and dogpiled because they thought that she was too young to care for an iguana, and one of the people (you know who... the know it all...) has the entire admin team except for sage as admins in his own server so he can do whatever he wants and they won't kick him.
Top 10 beginner snakes just so you can make a bit of a bigger video and show more snakes than what we are used to hearing from people or maybe even intermediate snakes?
🐍🐍🐍 I followed you on my regular insta and on our business insta both of those are CourtneyLuvsToSing and uniquemerch1031 and these are amazing things to point out and what I hate most is cleaning up poop 😂 but I do it cause I love them!
Heavy RT on the community toxicity. My least favorite aspect of the hobby by far. r/ballpython is absolutely brutal. So many new keepers getting absolutely crucified for making one mistake.
I just got a leopard gecko and he’s my first reptile, and I’ve done tons of research so I’m less phased, but this guy on Reddit was talking about how a 70/30 topsoil and play sand mix is the ONLY acceptable substrate and anything else is terrible. Ok Karen
I definitely agree on the loudest 10%. As someone on some Dutch Facebook groups, i can relate. Sometimes people post pictures on the group of a ballpython in A TRANSPORT BIN and people already go wild. This also goes for people who ask help. They, most of the time are drilled right in the ground. Yes, the majority doesn't do this but still. Anyway. Love the videos. Keep them coming! 🐍🐍
I'm so glad you brought up the cage Karens. I'm not a new Reptile keeper by any means, so I wasn't scared away, but I had the most ridiculous run-in with a group of Cage Karens recently. I was in a group for Bearded Dragons on Facebook. I liked the idea of the group at first because they claimed to exist to spread helpful information and encourage new Bearded Dragon keepers. It seemed like a cool place to check out others' enclosures, as well as their dragons. Shortly after joining, I noticed that the 4-5 admins were ganging up and bashing every single person who's cage wasn't setup exactly like theirs. They started asking members, including myself, for photos and videos of setups/daily care routines so they could criticize every aspect of their reptile keeping. I simply ignored these requests, but people were constantly torn down by them. Then, if other members tried to console them or encourage them in any way that didn't line up exactly with what the admins wanted you to say, you were immediately censored, and would then receive a barrage of condescending private messages. This also expanded into personal choices. The admins have a list of "approved products and vendors", and if you don't use only things from this list, you are attacked. The exact incident that made me draw the line though was the most ridiculous of all. There's a particular Bearded Dragon Breeder that I've used for a few years now. He is amazing for the community. Not only does he breed some beautiful dragons, but he extremely informative and helpful. He provides an extremely comprehensive and well researched care guide, as well as a ton of information about specific morphs of reptiles. There was a new member of our group, who had never kept reptiles. She had questions because she was interested about Bearded Dragons. The ADMINS used links to my breeders morph and care information to help her make a decision. They said the links were the best collection of information they could find. I commented and recommended this man as a breeder. I told her that my last 2 dragons came from this man and encouraged her to contact him directly. I was immediately blocked from commenting, my comment was deleted, and I received 4 private messages, all as long as this comment lol. Basically I was told that he wasn't an "approved breeder" (i.e. one of the admins and her close friends that breed). They went on to say that since I wasn't an admin, I couldn't recommend purchases because I wasn't an admin, therefore I couldn't be trusted. That's bad enough, but they continued to state that the breeder himself couldn't be trusted because he wasn't on the approved list, but THEY WERE USING HIS CARE INFORMATION TO HELP OTHERS!!!
I only hate the MONEY SPENDING to be honest 🤣 in my country not a single reptile is as cheap as they can be in north america or uk. Also my country is just generally very expensive. Also I just bought huge new vivarium for my leopard gecko and also one for my BCI with a water feature to swim in. Every time you english speaking countries think "man, this is expensive!" you bet yo ass it it much much mofe expensive in Finland 😆
For me, it's the community for sure. But not even the keyboard warriors. The literal convicted criminals. At least in my area of the U.S., exotic animals and felonies seem to go hand in hand. Not all of the felonies involve the reptiles, but some of them do. I have rescued a few animals from criminals on the run with warrants out for them. Many times there are thefts, hard drugs, assaults, and worse. Every show I go to in my area has me on edge because every year, at least a few of those vendors seem to get convicted with something that causes them to vanish mysteriously from the hobby.
Love your videos! You’ve got me interested in getting a dumeril boa!!! One of these days. I just recently got a crusted gecko and jeweled lacerta. Love them both Drogo and Khaleesi. 🐍🐍🐍🐍
You should look into the animal abuse from TH-camrs like Catch em all fishing, Joey Slay Em & Jacob Feder. Reach out to NERD New England reptile. They posted a video a couple weeks back. Because of this animal abuse laws are being passed, affecting people who keep reptiles for educational purposes.
My other hobby is plastic modeling. I'm part of a podcast regarding that hobby. The dirt that is thrown around by some folks in that hobby is unbelievable.
I am new to reptiles, I have a baby corn snake, I am very afraid of when he gets bigger, how big and messy his poops will be.... I am especially terrified of being pooped ON.... any suggestions ???
Ugh, the cage Karens. Very few FB reptile groups without them. And about half the time it's some 19 year old whose only reptile experience is a beardie they've had for 6 months, but they've deemed themselves an expert.
I agree about the cage Karen's. Especially with ball pythons. A certain group freaked out when I put my 600 gram male ball python in a 4 by 2 by 1 enclosure from his 20 gallon enclosure I had , telling me he will be stressed and will not eat. I have been monitoring him for 3 weeks and he acting fine and has ate his last three meals. So now I really avoid that group.
Lol cage Karen’s 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I get so much crap about my crested geckos. I put them straight into large in closures. Never had an issue all bioactive setups. Get so much hate about loose substrate and large enclosures.
People who don’t offer help and just want to put down others in the hobby are the worst! Posted a pic of my bioactive enclosure for 3 red eyed tree frogs for new plant suggestions. A dude posts that my enclosure is definitely too small and I should “do my research” before caring for animals. I asked which size he recommended and when I measured mine... it was 5 square inches bigger than his recommendation.
Bro I made the mistake of getting involved with the reptile community on Reddit. Absolute garbage. I was sharing how my special needs leopard gecko is in a ten gallon and people trashed me and called me a horrible keeper... yes, I know leopard geckos are better in 20 gallons and I don't mind you telling me that, but don't be rude for Pete's sake! A few other things that happened was I found a wild snake outside and some users told me to put it back, but they were name calling and being rude, and then when I asked advice for not overloading myself with reptiles I was called a hoarder and told to see a therapist.😩 Hey like sharing opinions is fine but don't trash other people holy crap Sorry that was long 😂
You mentioning that people complain about Diamonds enclosure is why I don't ever show Titania's enclosure. She has such a lovely bioactive enclosure and she is a younger dragon who spends 90% of her time up in her branches and is insanely healthy and growing like a weed. Sometimes I'm sad I can't show off her beautiful live plants and how she interacts with her clean up crew but at the same time so many people freak out about lose substrate.
What I dislike about reptile? They are expensive! Ever since I got rid of my reptiles because it was my mom’s wish, I seem to have endless cash available.
Not just our scaly friends. We have 4 guinea pigs and the produce and insane amount of turds. Fortunately, their excrement is quite dry and rarely smells. it's the pee that's the odor problem. If someone could figure out how to litter box train them, they'd be the perfect pets.
I have bioactive for my ball python and ksb, I love it. Want to learn more on how I can improve. I used to drive 1hr away for just 1 live rat (I got a picky eater). Im so glad I found a local breeder, call him my rat dealer. I might one day be pulled over by a cop cause it does look like a gas station drug dealing 😆 🐍
Would you recommend going bioactive for my ball python? I have a bioactive enclosure for my crested gecko but I’m not sure about the snake being on the ground all the time with the critters?
I really would love a video about bioactive terrariums. Will create one for our crestie but I always love learning more. Maybe learn other tips and tricks. Great video! 🐍👍
After I pick up the poop I spray the area with No Scent pet oder management for reptiles. Its eco-friendly, all natural, and has good bacteria. It works really well i love it
🐍 I definitely wouldn't mind a bioactive enclosure, I feel like everyone does it a little bit different and it's interesting to see. I really want one for one of my tarantulas. *Also, you will forever get a like from now on automatically, for having a George Carlin clip.* 😅
K, I agree with 100% of this video. Another thing I would add to the list is the amount of animals that end up neglected and in need of rescue. Every one wants cute babies but some eventually get bored with them and they get forgotten. Or tossed out to fend for themselves. It's pretty horrible.
I would like to thank you for your #1 talk. I blamed myself for a really long time when my first snake (baby corn) just randomly after having him 5 months just up and died on me. It made me so paranoid that I had messed up somehow because at the time I was still pretty new in the hobby but the other one I had at the time was just fine and still is.
I don't have an exotic vet near me, so anytime one gets sick (luckily basically never) i have to prepare a temporary portable enclosure to drive 4 hours.
Join groups that are more supportive of new people. The fish keeping community is pretty toxic too, just look at a post where the person says they're new before joining anything
You would be surprised....or maybe not...on how many people we YEET everyday from our group....we dont allow negative comments and we have a pinned post that not everyone keeps their animals the same and that doesn't make it wrong...its just different!!!
What do you dislike most about keeping reptiles? How do you get around it?
You can’t just free roam them but it is fun to make terrariums
The cost of it. I get around it by buying in bulk when I can and going to the dollar store for as much stuff as I can
The poo.. not a fan, lol. I spot clean daily, even in my bioactive enclosures.
Also, I just bought a shirt! If I win the giveaway, can you send a kids shirt for my son? 😁
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I don’t like crickets. I never have. But it’s worth watching my leopard gecko, Pichu, nom them up! 🐍🐍🐍
I hated going to buy feeder insects. Now I just breed them. The winter is a little tough with crickets, but I am getting success again now that it is getting warmer.
I'd love a video about bioactive terrariums! I'm going to be making one myself soon so it would be super helpful 😊🐍
Great idea!
Since it's always good to get a few different sources for info, Snake Discovery has some good bioactive videos and Josh Halter, aka The Bio Dude, has amazing build videos and great products!
@@lightningwolf788 and clints reptiles
The best designer of bioactive builds is Tanner @ Serpa Design. He is a true artist, his creations are stunning.
@@lightningwolf788 Yeah, they're all awesome! I've watched a lot of video's about bioactive setup's already, but I always find it helpful/interesting to see how different people make them😊
He actually went a whole video without Diamond eating his ear 😂😂
I was shocked
Or did he?
“Yeet these cage Karens into outer space immediately” is probably my favorite thing you’ve ever said and if I was still in high school it would be my senior quote
hahahaha amazing
Bet now thats gonna be my senior quote!
@@WickensWickedReptiles
What bothers me more than immature infighting are those TH-camrs who feed live prey animals on their channel *EXPRESSLY FOR VIEWS.* Many people feed live food - a few reptiles do require movement to stimulate their feeding response. However, I think it’s highly unethical to film doing so regularly *JUST FOR CLOUT.* There’s something inherently wrong with posting a pet bunny being suffocated by a pet constrictor or live baby chicks/ducklings/kittens being torn apart by a monitor or tegu. Do the vast majority of us a favor & fulfill your “blood-lust” (and that of certain viewers) on your private channel. TBH I don’t know how YT allows it.
Also, those “animal fight” channels where perfectly healthy animals are made to fight each other (often to the death) strictly for views should be taken down. People like this give *ALL* animal enthusiasts a bad rap. Such vids give ammunition to proponents of the “Lacey Act” which would have the entire exotic pet-keeping hobby banished!
Sorry, my _”INNER KAREN”_ emerged ...but for good reason
You take the good you take the bad and and we have the sneks of life.
I'll show myself out.
HAHAHAHA
When you just changed their water and they use it as a toilet that's the sneks of life
I haven't watched the video yet, but I know one thing I hate about reptiles is how costly they are. Can't wait to watch!
100% so expensive!
Fr 💀 My 3 inch lizard *by himself* didn't need to be $70 💀
@@tofinilith_ ikr. Reptiles are so expensive :P
@@stellarreptiles5013 it’s not so much the reptile that’s expensive. It’s the start up and maintenance that gets you
I think about the cost like this: I paid 300 for my snake that can live up to 30 yrs and eats once a week. Hubs paid 600 for a dog that lives half as long. Dog comes with automatic vet costs: needs updated rabies shots yearly plus flea and heartworm preventative meds year round plus quality dog food. Snake might need the obligatory health check up once or twice a year. Not counting emergency costs which could happen to both.
It is so insanely helpful to get content like this especially from someone that you can tell actually takes care of their pets. I have a learning disability and it’s really difficult for me to absorb and sort through all the information you find online and I never know how to fact check it so I’m 100% sure it’s safe for my animals, but this channel is super concise and easy to understand. You’ve helped improve the life of not only my lizard but all of my aquatic pets as well. Thank you so much!!
hey thanks so much for watching!
Bioactive, bioactive, bioactive. I swear by it for all my frogs and reptiles. Watching them thrive in these enclosures I have created makes me feel so elated every day 🐍
Yup, my dart frog tank im building now will be bioactive! What frogs do you have?
Yup. Everything from my False Water Cobra to Tomato Frogs are in a bioactive enclosure. My water monitor is the only one I wouldn’t consider bioactive but I do have isopods and mealworm beetles in his cypress mulch substrate
@@Jeff-kx1po 11 dart frogs, 14 Dumpys, 3 Lemur Tree Frogs, 4 Monkey Tree Frogs, 2 Mossy Tree Frogs, and a Pacman frog. I'm not done...adding more in the next year.
@@joshuastover1047 so it's semi-bioactive 😁
@@caseysilva6919 Wow! I would love to have that many some day... Frogs are some of my favorite herps
Living somewhere where reptiles aren't popular has pros and cons:
I might have some slight difficulties finding supplies locally but I can always order online and have to go out of town for a vet
But
No mites or reptile diseases around and everyone is so impressed to see my bearded dragon when it's warm outside and taking him on a walk with me 🐍
good call!
I love that you point out what we are all thinking and either don't think to ask or don't want to ask.
Hahaha basically
@@WickensWickedReptiles I never would have thought the smell. But there is a smell!!!
My question is, how on earth do you only have 97k subs. Everyone in the reptile community should sub to u coz ur so helpful even advanced keepers could do with some of ur advice!!
wow thank you so much! feel free to share with your friends :)
I remember the time when I got kicked out of a reptile group because I talked about handling reptiles...
In specific reptile groups like that, you're bound to get kicked out if you're not a pushover.
I'd LOVE to see you make an arid or semi-arid bioactive enclosure! There are so many build videos for tropical bioactive setups, but those of us with semi-arid species don't have much to go off of
I’ve recently got my Leo and I’ve been wanting to do a bioactive enclosure could you consider doing a video about this one.
nice!
@@WickensWickedReptiles I second this request! 😁
The 3 dislikes are the featured cage Karen comments :D
Love the videos, hands down my favorite reptile channel! Sadly nowadays I don't have the space for reptiles like I used to have a couple years back so got more into tarantulas but the love for reptiles will always be there!!
Thanks for watching!
From that thumbnail ik there was a dooty duty section. That face just looks terrified 🐍😨🤣
hahahahaaa!
You know it’s a good day when you come back from school and WWR uploaded
woooooooohooooooooooo
Definitely do a bio active build. I love seeing the different ways people build there’s for ways to add or improve my own 🐍
for sure I'll make one!
We love going bioactive with our reptiles. We have 13 and it’s truly amazing for them as well as us!🐍
nice!
I never thought my reptile poops were that bad (even giant Dumerils Boa poops)... until I got a tegu. That is a whole new level of awful. I know people say beardie poop is worse, but I have got to disagree. It's a good thing Jub-Jub is cute!
I think the toxic parts of the community is worse than any poop though. That is why I hardly do anything on Facebook aside from my insta automatically posting to it. Right out of the gate I got blasted for a herping video I did last summer because I brought a hook with me (to an area with potential rattlesnakes). It was really upsetting and discouraging.
HOW DARE YOU USE A HOOK FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY! Pick them up with your mouth like a mother bear carrying her cubs!
@@WickensWickedReptiles right!?
"You should be keeping that thing in a tub, because it's gonna get scared and it's stressed, and in the wild they only have paper towel as bedding"--- DYING. x'D
ahhaha about right!
I found you when i was looking for videos for my leopard gecko and I'm still hooked! Could you make a video on how to make a bioactive leopard gecko enclosure?
for sure I can!
Any special stuff coming for your birthday? New pets? Would definitely like to see a bioactive build video! Especially how to make backgrounds with foam that you can grow plants on. And how to make some naturalistic hides. Thanks for the entertainment and info, I find it really helpful to refer to! 🐍
Possibly! Might do a stream!
Hey Adam, great video! Could you make a video about your blue tongue skink enclosure just like Diamonds enclosure video, I just got a Indonesian Blue Tongue Skink, and this will help me out a lot with her enclosure after her quarantine. Thanks Adam! Great vid as always
Sure thing!
You’ve definitely got one of the most underrated TH-cam channels out there 🐍
You think so? thank you so much
@@WickensWickedReptiles thank you!! I’ve learned so much from you. I wish I had videos like this when I had my Chinese water dragon. Not a beginner pet for sure. I have a red foot tortoise and a yellow headed gecko who likes to eat my guppy fry.
agreed 🐍
I have two Chinese water dragons in a 4 feet tall cage that is 4 feet at bottom with a pond and I have a water system So I can make it rain by using a pump to pump up water.
I'm about to get a bearded dragon. Thanks for the tips. I will avoid the Karen's 😁🐍
Good luck!
Loving that Letterkenny shirt my dude lmao
grill marks bud
Thats a Texas sized 10-4
2 words. Double double.
🐍 So close to 100K my friend!!! I'm so stoked for you!!!
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Can you film a video on your bio active bts enclosure great vid 🐍
100%
The bad comunity are unfortunatly in all hobbies 🤯🙈 🐍
100%
Fitness ratto in my mouth 😂🐀🐍
Liked the George Carlin clip 💛💚
the GOAT
I once mentioned that I mist my bearded dragons enclosure on Facebook. End of story.
hahaha, you started something special there I bet!
Commenting to support your algorithm. Can't watch this atm at work. Hope I'll get to it later
thank you!
I joined a Swedish Royal / Ball python Facebook group, after my first post I did leave the group with a very bad taste in my mouth.
Half of the comments I received were really toxic while the other half was welcoming.
My ventilation solution was a work in progress and I sure got a shitload of negative feedback because of that, rather than getting constructive helpful tips.
I’ve had to leave wayyyy too many Facebook groups because of the toxicity... it’s insane! People like that make me uncomfortable showing off my enclosures because I know they’d be looking for a reason to complain about them
no doubt!
It really hurts me to think that new keepers or keepers who are looking to improve are afraid of being attacked, so they don't ask questions, and this leads to them continuing poor care practices.
The stupid part is that it's not hard to suggest improvements without being a jerk about it.
My big qualm with keeping is dealing with misconceptions. People who think my ball python is venomous and will escape the cage at night, or that my geckos are riddle with parasites and salmonella.
It's e x h a u s t i n g.
Nobody tells you when you get into this that you will just inevitably become an ambassador, that you will work up HOURS AND HOURS of explaining the same simple shit to people! If you love these animals, then of course your friends and family will be exposed at some point. Just education and calming and reassuring constantly... People become like children when they get frightened and can be SO unreasonable!!
U release Constant bangers bro 💓🐍🦎
ohhhh you are too kind!
My bearded dragon is potty trained 😁...its amazing! I'm 100% serious there is a 7x7 inch area of her enclosure that is just paper towels and she ONLY goes to the bathroom on the paper towel!
I am here for your transparency in your videos. You are always upfront and relatable. 🐍
I appreciate that!!
DEALING WITH BUGS 😬🐛🦗
If I didn't have to deal with bugs I wouldn't 😬
I feel ye!
@@WickensWickedReptiles And when that one cricket gets loose and all you can do is sit there and listen to the darn thing chirp all night
My question is how do you get your plants (in the background) looking so gorgeous? How about a ‘how to keep your plants alive in the enclosures’ 🐍
great idea!
@@WickensWickedReptiles thanks
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i love your insta and have liked it and liked the vid and subscribe. 🐍
thanks so much
I needed this video. Great content lately
Glad you enjoyed it!
Just so you know, Diamond has contacted me via an inter dimensional conduit to say he wants you to know how much he loves his enclosure. And oh, that he thinks I should get busy and get my first reptile. Let him know he has been heard. 😍🦎🐍🐸😍
Ohhhh the cage Karens... maybe a reaction vid to hate comments roasted by Dr FecSnec 🤔 🤣
I actually love this idea!
Yessss
Omg yess 😂
The cost is amazingly said I always go to this expo that sells rats for cheaper and in the end I only spend 50 dollars that last me around 7 months. I buy everything as my local expo and always buy in bulk, expos are cheaper to buy items and such from.
Dont buy from a dollar store. Dollar stores buy stock as cheaply as possible, which means much of its inventory is from China. Chinese manufacturers of cheap goods also buy the cheapest materials and ignore safety requirements. You dont know what nasty chemicals are leaching out of their plastic in your food or water dishes. Its just not worth the risk. Since plastic bowls and whatnot are things you are going to buy once and have forever, you are better off paying a few more bucks and get something from a pet store that, in theory, has checked the products are safe for animals.
re: your promotion of the discord server. your discord server definitely isn't a friendly environment. I ended up leaving because people were such dickheads. my friend got harassed and dogpiled because they thought that she was too young to care for an iguana, and one of the people (you know who... the know it all...) has the entire admin team except for sage as admins in his own server so he can do whatever he wants and they won't kick him.
“Your local guy who breeds rats in his basement.” That sounds like the guy who your mom tells you to avoid when you are little.
I would love a video on setting up a bioactive. I'm establishing an isopod culture now in hopes of moving to bioactive. 🐍
another great video, mr. great face guy , lol 🐍
Thank you kindly great face lad!
Top 10 beginner snakes just so you can make a bit of a bigger video and show more snakes than what we are used to hearing from people or maybe even intermediate snakes?
IN THE WILD THEY ONLY HAVE PAPER TOWEL AS SUBSTRATE
it's true
Mine personally is not owning any reptiles. Kind of what I dislike most about keeping reptiles
booooooooo
@@WickensWickedReptiles ouch.
🐍...BUBBLES! 🤣 great video and you have great taste...allegedly lol
nobody wants to admit they ate nine cans of Ravioli
🐍🐍🐍 I followed you on my regular insta and on our business insta both of those are CourtneyLuvsToSing and uniquemerch1031 and these are amazing things to point out and what I hate most is cleaning up poop 😂 but I do it cause I love them!
Heavy RT on the community toxicity. My least favorite aspect of the hobby by far. r/ballpython is absolutely brutal. So many new keepers getting absolutely crucified for making one mistake.
for sure
I Like Before Watching.
thank you!
I just got a leopard gecko and he’s my first reptile, and I’ve done tons of research so I’m less phased, but this guy on Reddit was talking about how a 70/30 topsoil and play sand mix is the ONLY acceptable substrate and anything else is terrible. Ok Karen
sounds like a real cool dude there haha
I’ve never had a problem with picking up poop, until i got big lizards.. Big lizards always have the smelliest poops I swear!!
some poops are worse than others
I definitely agree on the loudest 10%. As someone on some Dutch Facebook groups, i can relate. Sometimes people post pictures on the group of a ballpython in A TRANSPORT BIN and people already go wild. This also goes for people who ask help. They, most of the time are drilled right in the ground. Yes, the majority doesn't do this but still. Anyway. Love the videos. Keep them coming! 🐍🐍
people enjoy getting mad for no reason!
Hello great video information Adam
Glad you enjoyed it
Omg!!! That shirt is EVERTHING!!! LMAO!! 😂😂😂
hahahaaa
I'm so glad you brought up the cage Karens. I'm not a new Reptile keeper by any means, so I wasn't scared away, but I had the most ridiculous run-in with a group of Cage Karens recently. I was in a group for Bearded Dragons on Facebook. I liked the idea of the group at first because they claimed to exist to spread helpful information and encourage new Bearded Dragon keepers. It seemed like a cool place to check out others' enclosures, as well as their dragons. Shortly after joining, I noticed that the 4-5 admins were ganging up and bashing every single person who's cage wasn't setup exactly like theirs. They started asking members, including myself, for photos and videos of setups/daily care routines so they could criticize every aspect of their reptile keeping. I simply ignored these requests, but people were constantly torn down by them. Then, if other members tried to console them or encourage them in any way that didn't line up exactly with what the admins wanted you to say, you were immediately censored, and would then receive a barrage of condescending private messages. This also expanded into personal choices. The admins have a list of "approved products and vendors", and if you don't use only things from this list, you are attacked. The exact incident that made me draw the line though was the most ridiculous of all. There's a particular Bearded Dragon Breeder that I've used for a few years now. He is amazing for the community. Not only does he breed some beautiful dragons, but he extremely informative and helpful. He provides an extremely comprehensive and well researched care guide, as well as a ton of information about specific morphs of reptiles. There was a new member of our group, who had never kept reptiles. She had questions because she was interested about Bearded Dragons. The ADMINS used links to my breeders morph and care information to help her make a decision. They said the links were the best collection of information they could find. I commented and recommended this man as a breeder. I told her that my last 2 dragons came from this man and encouraged her to contact him directly. I was immediately blocked from commenting, my comment was deleted, and I received 4 private messages, all as long as this comment lol. Basically I was told that he wasn't an "approved breeder" (i.e. one of the admins and her close friends that breed). They went on to say that since I wasn't an admin, I couldn't recommend purchases because I wasn't an admin, therefore I couldn't be trusted. That's bad enough, but they continued to state that the breeder himself couldn't be trusted because he wasn't on the approved list, but THEY WERE USING HIS CARE INFORMATION TO HELP OTHERS!!!
Karens gunna Karen
I only hate the MONEY SPENDING to be honest 🤣 in my country not a single reptile is as cheap as they can be in north america or uk.
Also my country is just generally very expensive.
Also I just bought huge new vivarium for my leopard gecko and also one for my BCI with a water feature to swim in.
Every time you english speaking countries think "man, this is expensive!" you bet yo ass it it much much mofe expensive in Finland 😆
hahhaha I bet!
For me, it's the community for sure. But not even the keyboard warriors. The literal convicted criminals. At least in my area of the U.S., exotic animals and felonies seem to go hand in hand. Not all of the felonies involve the reptiles, but some of them do. I have rescued a few animals from criminals on the run with warrants out for them. Many times there are thefts, hard drugs, assaults, and worse. Every show I go to in my area has me on edge because every year, at least a few of those vendors seem to get convicted with something that causes them to vanish mysteriously from the hobby.
I hear ye!
Love your videos! You’ve got me interested in getting a dumeril boa!!! One of these days. I just recently got a crusted gecko and jeweled lacerta. Love them both Drogo and Khaleesi.
🐍🐍🐍🐍
That is awesome!
🐍 I just subscribed yesterday and have been binge watching your TH-cam!!
thank you so much! did you like today's new video?
You should look into the animal abuse from TH-camrs like Catch em all fishing, Joey Slay Em & Jacob Feder. Reach out to NERD New England reptile. They posted a video a couple weeks back. Because of this animal abuse laws are being passed, affecting people who keep reptiles for educational purposes.
I saw it. So disgusting!
My other hobby is plastic modeling. I'm part of a podcast regarding that hobby. The dirt that is thrown around by some folks in that hobby is unbelievable.
I don't doubt it!
I am new to reptiles, I have a baby corn snake, I am very afraid of when he gets bigger, how big and messy his poops will be.... I am especially terrified of being pooped ON.... any suggestions ???
corn snake poo isn't that bad
Hay pls do a king snake video! Great video again!!!!!!!!!!!🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎
I will soon!!
One thing I hate about reptiles:
SHARP NAILS
no doubt!
Your friendly local who breeds rats in his basement guy.😂😂
he's the best ahhaha
Love supporting local❤🐍 The gentleman we get our rats/mice from breeds the African rats the ball python loves it!
Love it!!
Ugh, the cage Karens. Very few FB reptile groups without them. And about half the time it's some 19 year old whose only reptile experience is a beardie they've had for 6 months, but they've deemed themselves an expert.
sounds like you've met the Kage Karen's
I agree about the cage Karen's. Especially with ball pythons. A certain group freaked out when I put my 600 gram male ball python in a 4 by 2 by 1 enclosure from his 20 gallon enclosure I had , telling me he will be stressed and will not eat. I have been monitoring him for 3 weeks and he acting fine and has ate his last three meals. So now I really avoid that group.
they can be so silly!
Lol cage Karen’s 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I get so much crap about my crested geckos. I put them straight into large in closures. Never had an issue all bioactive setups. Get so much hate about loose substrate and large enclosures.
the Karens are gunna Karen
People who don’t offer help and just want to put down others in the hobby are the worst!
Posted a pic of my bioactive enclosure for 3 red eyed tree frogs for new plant suggestions. A dude posts that my enclosure is definitely too small and I should “do my research” before caring for animals. I asked which size he recommended and when I measured mine... it was 5 square inches bigger than his recommendation.
agreed!
Bro I made the mistake of getting involved with the reptile community on Reddit. Absolute garbage. I was sharing how my special needs leopard gecko is in a ten gallon and people trashed me and called me a horrible keeper... yes, I know leopard geckos are better in 20 gallons and I don't mind you telling me that, but don't be rude for Pete's sake! A few other things that happened was I found a wild snake outside and some users told me to put it back, but they were name calling and being rude, and then when I asked advice for not overloading myself with reptiles I was called a hoarder and told to see a therapist.😩 Hey like sharing opinions is fine but don't trash other people holy crap
Sorry that was long 😂
people can be brutal
You mentioning that people complain about Diamonds enclosure is why I don't ever show Titania's enclosure. She has such a lovely bioactive enclosure and she is a younger dragon who spends 90% of her time up in her branches and is insanely healthy and growing like a weed. Sometimes I'm sad I can't show off her beautiful live plants and how she interacts with her clean up crew but at the same time so many people freak out about lose substrate.
I feel ye dude
I know right I have a spotted python and it’s 5 bucks for a couple mouses
indeed!
What I dislike about reptile? They are expensive! Ever since I got rid of my reptiles because it was my mom’s wish, I seem to have endless cash available.
no doubt!
Not just our scaly friends. We have 4 guinea pigs and the produce and insane amount of turds. Fortunately, their excrement is quite dry and rarely smells. it's the pee that's the odor problem. If someone could figure out how to litter box train them, they'd be the perfect pets.
wow eh!
I have bioactive for my ball python and ksb, I love it. Want to learn more on how I can improve. I used to drive 1hr away for just 1 live rat (I got a picky eater). Im so glad I found a local breeder, call him my rat dealer. I might one day be pulled over by a cop cause it does look like a gas station drug dealing 😆 🐍
wow eh!!!
Yes make the bioactive video I would like that🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍
I will!
Would you recommend going bioactive for my ball python? I have a bioactive enclosure for my crested gecko but I’m not sure about the snake being on the ground all the time with the critters?
100%
I really would love a video about bioactive terrariums. Will create one for our crestie but I always love learning more. Maybe learn other tips and tricks. Great video! 🐍👍
Noted!
After I pick up the poop I spray the area with No Scent pet oder management for reptiles. Its eco-friendly, all natural, and has good bacteria. It works really well i love it
cool!
🐍 I definitely wouldn't mind a bioactive enclosure, I feel like everyone does it a little bit different and it's interesting to see. I really want one for one of my tarantulas.
*Also, you will forever get a like from now on automatically, for having a George Carlin clip.* 😅
eh, he's the GOAT!
K, I agree with 100% of this video. Another thing I would add to the list is the amount of animals that end up neglected and in need of rescue. Every one wants cute babies but some eventually get bored with them and they get forgotten. Or tossed out to fend for themselves. It's pretty horrible.
100%
Anyone who doesn’t know who bubbles is your doing a huge disservice to yourself
100%
U forgot fungus gnats and crickets. I am lucky to be in Germany so I can buy locusts. I will stay away from crickets from now on.
lucky!
I would like to thank you for your #1 talk. I blamed myself for a really long time when my first snake (baby corn) just randomly after having him 5 months just up and died on me. It made me so paranoid that I had messed up somehow because at the time I was still pretty new in the hobby but the other one I had at the time was just fine and still is.
hope it helped
i love your channel !! it’s helped so much for my beardie ❤️🐍
I'm so glad!
I don't have an exotic vet near me, so anytime one gets sick (luckily basically never) i have to prepare a temporary portable enclosure to drive 4 hours.
wicked!
Join groups that are more supportive of new people. The fish keeping community is pretty toxic too, just look at a post where the person says they're new before joining anything
I bet!
You would be surprised....or maybe not...on how many people we YEET everyday from our group....we dont allow negative comments and we have a pinned post that not everyone keeps their animals the same and that doesn't make it wrong...its just different!!!
Poop would be number one for me. It's why my mantids are easy to deal with and why I'll never have a doggie of my own }O: lol
so.much.pooooo