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@@WickensWickedReptiles sorry just forgot to proof read I meant that I thought you had already made a top 5 master leval reptiles videos but I mite be wrong I don’t know I’m not you
I'm so glad Raptors were at the top of the list! I'd argue most pet birds aren't kept properly, and that's with commercially available cages and food. (Granted, a lot of the cages labeled for certain species are too small for them) I have chickens and I constantly question if I'm doing enough for them. I couldn't imagine trying to keep a freaking EAGLE as a pet!
The same thing he says about reptiles fits with birds, the bigger the better. I hate those tiny parakeet/canary cages, especially when they are not tame enough where you can let them out to fly.
@@jengle1970 absolutely!! It's so sad to see birds kept in a way they can't do one of their most basic instincts. Even though chickens are flightless they still enjoy flapping their wings and running around. The "industry standard" is 1 Sq foot per bird, which is absolutely ridiculous to me. Sure, when they're roosting at night they use less than a Sq foot of space, but during the day they use every inch of their 20' by 40' run. It sickens me to see 2 or 3 hens crammed in a tiny chicken coop they bought offline 😔
I rescued a senior Meyers parrot a couple years ago from a tiny cage in a shed with green water and have done everything in my power to give him the best twilight years possible but I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s not really moral to keep these types of parrots as pets. He’s meant to fly over massive amounts of land and live in large flocks and I can never truly replicate that.
As a lifelong caretaker of parrots, and a newbie to the world of reptiles (rehabbing a chameleon with MBD, under the guidance of a skilled caretaker/rescuer and 2 exotic vets), I REALLY appreciate #1 and you acknowledging the crossover between reptilian and avian, both in keepers and general difficulty/care. In parrot world, even a tiny parakeet requires, at the very LEAST, an intermediate level of knowledge and experience if you are caring for them **CORRECTLY** (keyword here), so imagine the level of care, determination, patience, and dedication it would take for your #1! (which I know is not a parrot, but is still in the avian family).
You are so right about raptors. I have two of them, a red tail and a peregrine both captive bred as part of a conservation program (neither are eligible for release. One due to medical issues that require human intervention and the other likes to pick fights with eagles. Needless to say, she loses, everytime. Hence captive now). You are looking, especially when young 10+hrs a day just on handling and manners. That's not including exercise. That's not including feeding or cleaning. Keeping in mind that feeding a raptor is very different then a dog. Costs are expensive! Between the aviary, medical, food, gear, enrichment, weathering perch, and a logging book for feeding, weight, exercise, attitude, plus keeping track of molted feathers for imping. It's not a hobby. It's something that will take up your entire day. As is between the three of us and two apprentices we barely get everything done properly.
I'll back up the dwarf caiman point. If they had the personality of an American alligator maybe they could be argued for as comparable to an Asian water monitor, but they generally are extremely defensive in a way that is unlikely to work out well for people.
I'd never get a dwarf Cayman! If I ever become a billionaire, and live in a mansion on my personal island, I might consider something like a saltwater crocodile or two on my property. So I can throw people I don't like, or tax collectors in with them! .... But other than that, I think these animals are best observed either in ZOO's or on Discovery Channel!
Puppers trying to steal the show. That Thorny Devil is wild! Also I think all birds are difficult let alone birds of prey lol. They are gorgeous though. It makes me sad to see birds in cages where they can't fly too. Thanks for the awesome vid!
Thorny devil's also shot blood out of their eyes like bad ass water guns when they feel threatened. It's crazy to watch and kinda scary. They have very good aim and I'm sure whatever true eating them doesn't like having blood shot into their eyes.
@@WickensWickedReptiles Hi there, love the channel! I just subscribed! I have a question .... Since you have a pet dog, and all of these reptiles ... can it get dangerous for them, or for your dog? I wonder, since my mother lives in the same house, and has a cat ... if I get something like a common boa, would my pets eat each other? Is that something I need to worry about? I plan to have the snake mostly in the terrarium, only taking it out sparingly. So far that is the biggest fear that I have, and the reason I have not gotten a boa so far! If there's a video you explain this, I apologize, I discovered this channel not long ago!
yes birds of all sorts are pretty high maintenance, except maybe chicken that live outside, idk how much work chicken are, but parrots for example are also frequently kept very poorly. they need a partner for example and have very special diets depending on the exact species
Thanks for talking about the birds, in Facebook I have seen a ton of monsters that have their poor parrots, canaries, finches, etc in the worst living conditions in the world. And there is always that bastard that also have a raptor in even more horrible conditions. It's just so heartbreaking
Many of the raptor keepers I know say you need about 100 acres of mixed terrain to keep a raptor happy. The bird will not use all of the land every day but they like to switch things up. It needs to be the kind of terrain where they would normally live but without and local residents. With falcons you should have enough money to fly them in a plane to a specialist vet say in Dubai. They also need a flight cage about the size of an average home but still need to be flown outside most days.
I once did a youtube dive into falconry and thought it was the coolest thing. Then the guy I was watching talked about the hours out of every day it took for him to care for his 1 falcon, and that he (who had been doing it for 5ish years and was raised in a family that had done falconry for generations) still frequently visited and spoke with a master falconry guy to better understand these birds and educate himself..... Yeah I landed on using a falcon as my dnd characters pet instead. Much easier to take care of with the rule "don't kill my pets" lol
I think Chandler does a great job with his owl. He takes it out to let it fly, and has a huge space. But other than that, having one of those birds chilling in a cage is abuse
Okay, we all know that Diamond is the real star of the show. In fact, he's probably, producer, director, and script-writer. Diamond is the man, and he probably signs all the checks. That being said, that puppy was adorably innocent, just trying to get your attention and lick you. He had such a happy and comfortable look being held like that.
I am a zookeeper for a reptile zoo that has two different species of caimen on exhibit. The Spectacled caimen are actually very well behaved and easy to work with. The Dwarf caimen are mean little b@stards!
I had a friend that was into falconry and had acres for her dogs and a big mews with a flacon and a beautiful owl, she displayed all her hoods in her home… I miss her dearly
Raptors are a protected species in the US and illegal to own even parts of them. The only people who can (should) have them are trained to work with them and have permits to keep them. They are usually associated with a rescue or rehab facility.
I think a good example of good husbandry of birds of prey or owl rather, is Chandler. You constantly see him outside letting it fly, working with it etc. Actually pretty cool.
Love this list!^^ I do always get a little sad about bush vipers being too spicy and difficult to keep, since they are so gorgeous like little tree dragons... But plains hognoses are just as cute, way less dangerous and so much easier to maintain!
Good point about Birds of Prey. Think about it like this: in Harry Potter, they didn’t even keep the owls in their dorms. They were kept in a specific area where when they needed to send a letter, they’d go over and get their owl to send end. All other times Hedwig, Pidgewidgeon and Trevor were allowed to do owl things like keep the property rodent free.
I worked at an AZA accredited aviary doing husbandry for a lot of owls and they are so hard to keep even if you have the space outside. A lot of species are very sensitive to stress and heat. I also learned that corvids are matter level as well, even if you have the outside space they have high enrichment and social requirements and get into a lot of trouble. I would only recommend getting a raven or crow if didn't ever have to work and could spend most of your day interacting with it and giving it enrichment.
Having worked with captive raptors in zoos and other educational facilities (and being one of those people who intends to get a falconry license someday) I 1000% agree about #1 on the list.
Although (as someone who had done a lot of research into falconry and hopes to one day become a falconer), he seems to think that the issue is their housing and not the frequent exercise they need. He straight up said ‘they shouldn’t be kept in a shed or barn’ when modified sheds and barns make up a good percentage of mews
@@Daro-Wolfe True. Frequent exercise, knowledgeable diet management and handling, unique health concerns... but I can forgive a lot of detailed understanding of what care is needed from someone whose whole point in bringing them up was saying "most people, myself included, have absolutely no business having one of these animals in captivity."
I just happened to get recommended one of your videos in my feed one day. Now I can't stop watching them and the only connection to reptiles I have is the desire to get one. I keep changing my mind though but after one of your videos, I think I am going to go for a Dumerils Boa. Great channel, thanks for the content.
Alright ive subbed, this channel is awesome! I dont own any reptiles or really have the desire to, at least at this time in my life, but watched a random vid and now i cant stop! Great work!
Thorny Devils and Horned Lizards are my favorite example of convergent evolution! Two very unrelated species that look really similar, have similar behaviors, and have similar diets.
Me, a Green Anaconda keeper with one that's incredibly sweet and seems to go towards people wanting to interact with them! I absolutely agree with them being on this list. I've worked with Burms and Retics way longer, so I felt that I could care for a Green when I was pretty certain I could confidently work with a Green and "tame" her down. Though, she was incredibly sweet from the start! She's 4 years old now and just incredibly amazing, but I wouldn't ever recommend them even for those who keep a burm or Retic unless they can provide more than just a typical terrestrial enclosure. I believe she's the happiest when she can laze about in her water! She doesn't mind me handling her even in shed, which I try not to unless she needs her enclosure cleaned.
Great list buds! I looked into that cereal and it’s sooo expensive, like about 10$/box? I’ll stick to my cheerios I think lol Well well well! Adam! The comedian ?! the body builder?! I love the you we know today, all of your past lives combined into an extremely charming, charismatic, caring dude who loves teaching about reptiles! What a life so far! Oh, just so everyone knows, 3 weeks of research for a bearded dragon isn’t even enough imo, I’m still learning new stuff every day
Nice love how you added raptors I’m absolutely crazy about falcons and actually have a friend Norma that keeps all different raptors and breeds them and sells them for small game hunting it’s absolutely amazing and I’m in the process of getting the license to work with them but not sure if I’d ever keep one as a pet unless I was able to give it a huge outdoor enclosure. Yea to work with raptors I need an extra license to go with my wildlife rehabilitation license and then I’ll be able to help injured ones so they can be released. It’s really sad I find quite a few injured hawks and owls each year and there is hardly anyone around qualified and licensed to help them so I want to make sure I do it the rite way without breaking any laws definitely don’t want my animals being taken away because of a piece of paper stating I’m qualified 🤦♂️🤷♂️ but loved the video and have an awesome day everyone 🙋♂️✌️
I knew a pro bird of prey guy when I was working at the Ren Fair in New York. All that guy did was tend to the birds all day, every day. He would take some of them out in the morning to fly around and others out at night. I'm not sure when he slept. Then when a big migration was happening he started getting up even earlier to bird watch.
I was actually just watching or reading something where someone was talking about taking care of horny toads (also eat mainly ants) and even making an ant colony that would feed them is nearly impossible. You'd have to have a bunch of huge ant farms and make new ones all the time because you would depleat the colony completely every few months. Seriously impossible.
Tell that to my ants! Also ... that toad you speak of, sounds like a nice idea for pest controll! I just dare not google horny toad! I fear I will discover something unsightly!
Kind of surprised that you didn't even mention that owning a Bird of Prey is INCREDIBLY illegal if you don't have the correct licenses and paperwork for it. You aren't even allowed to go up to a dead one and take a feather from it. That's how protected they are. You aren't allowed to own one, or even part of one.
That’s true for USA and probably Canada, but there are tons of viral videos of pet raptors in other countries where they are not protected. Those are probably the videos he mentioned people keep sending to him.
Literally here in PA a guy I lived up the road for just a few houses ended up having a crocodile in his pool in his back yard it got out on my street! I just remember everyone freaking out. He had a super small pool and was a super shady man with little kids and clearly no protection for this animal no fences or anything and somehow, he kept it in for quite a while. I am just hoping they got the crocodile in a proper environment
If I may add arboreal vipers are also very difficult as a baby to feed , most of them won't eat themselves ( also not with the normal tricks to get a baby snake to feed ) so you need to assistfeed several times upto months and even with restraining tubes that's a task itself not even talking about the danger 😉. Ist hard to keep them alive. Great video again thanks 😊
Lol puppy reminding me why I love puppies and also adopt grown dogs (except Jade). Excellent list, very fun video. I am shocked that regular people keep eagles. My hometown (Sitka, Alaska) had a highly regarded raptor center and the sheer amount of work and space needed to keep an eagle.. poor captive babies if they aren't being kept like that.
There are a pair of kestrels that nest in the bell-tower of the church across the street right here in town-down Manhattan, NYC! The church sits on a one-block grassy square (seminary square) in Chelsea. I live on the 7th floor of a building directly across the street and I’ll occasionally see them (especially during breeding season) chasing or plucking a pigeon on one of the rooftops outside my window. Other ppl have had raptors (esp; red-tailed hawks & peregrine falcons) nest on their terraces. It’s also illegal to disturb the nest until the chicks have fledged. So damn cool!
What a fascinating video..... I don't understand why some people think some things are good ideas.... keep Stevie..... she looks pretty master level in terms of dealing with her cuteness alone :)
I adore Bush vipers, they are some of the most beautiful snakes in my opinion, but I'd never get one for the exact reasons you mentioned. I'll enjoy pictures of them instead 😉
Dingo keeps Black Mambas... you wanna talk some extreme master level... his videos give me extreme anxiety 😬 😫 this was an awesome list, and honestly the first time I've ever heard of a horny devil! So you taught me something new today 😀 thanks as always and keep up the awesome work Adam!
I didn't get to finish Dingo's live stream today but I'm pretty sure dude was set to handle one of his snakes with a broken/casted arm 🤦♀️ and the fact that he is allergic to the venom of 80% of his snakes? Dingo is off the chain!
Thorny devil's shoot blood out of their eye sockets when they feel threatened. You should check it out. It's crazy to see them do it. They have great aim as well
I would put horney toads in the same category of master level as thorny devils, because of their diet. I love them but wouldn't keep them in captivity for more than a week (as I did as a kid). And you have to jump through mega hoops to keep an owl. Also like wolves, can't leave them alone for any length of time.
There's an eagle nest out in the backyard and that's close enough to a pet as any bird-of-prey will ever be for me. Or pretty much any bird. Chickens, maybe, but they'd be free-range. Just doesn't seem right to lock them in a cage. Unlike a leopard gecko in a twenty gallon long, birds need lots of room in three dimensions to fly.
I've been meaning to compliment you on another aspect of your presentation. I really like how you never tell anyone they shouldn't own this or that, but you explain how different animals are suited to different levels of experience in animal husbandry. When I used to be part of the exotic pet community on the net, I didn't see a lot of that kind of understanding especially among people who owned, or tried keeping others from owning various mammals.
@@WickensWickedReptiles Exactly. That's a great way to go about things. I wish there had been more like you back when I was in the pet owning community.
Nah, you definitely shouldn't keep certain animals and should be forcefully told not to and prevented from doing so. Fucking libertarian weekend warriors hate being told "no" more than they love animals 🙄
Same. My dogs will disappear during the day... they are found upside-down, sleeping in their open kennels ❤ It's important for them to see their kennel as their safe space
Ive also worked with crocodiles, alligators, and caiman. Caiman are the most difficult of the crocodilians to work with in my opinion. Alligators and crocodiles wear themselves out super fast, but with caiman, they wait for you to think they have calmed down then they explode. They are fast, super defensive, and can still seriously injure you even if they are a 3-4 foot animal. I would rather have crocodiles than caiman because crocodiles are more predictable.
I feel like a screech owl would be almost an option as a pet. but even something that small i would feel bad about unless i could let it roam the entire house
Ayyy, Cuvier's dwarf caimans, my dream reptiles (one day, one day...), also gotta agree with you on them, I wanna maybe try to gain some experience with them by workign at a place that has them, do maybe a year of research and planning, definitely not something you get when you feel like it.
Great content Adam! Your videos made me realize I need a reptile friend in my life. I think I’m gonna go for a beardie (basic, I know 😅) and it’s very exciting!
Owls in the Family,,, dang. Tell me you were a 4th grader in the Canadian public school system late in the 20th century without telling me you were a 4th grader in the Canadian public school system late in the 20th century.
Adam, you got me with this video today!!! Thorny devil is the most beautiful reptile ever!!! But I never meant to keep one, I would not like to have some billions of ants at home just to feed it... And for almost one decade I think about taking the tests to get a falconry licence, just because I would love to keep a Uhu (Bubo bubo). But, just like you, I do not like birds on cages. They are meant to fly. And I'm still not able to keep it as it deservs. By the way, I'm still deeply in love with Stevie.
You should do some vids on your body building experience. You looked good. I got into that at the beginning of 2020. But then I got hurt. As always great vid!
hey adam i was wondering could you maybe make a video at some point on how to keeep enclsoures humid? i have been having a little trouble keeping my crested geckos enclosure at a good humidity level and i would love some easier ideas.
Love the pup! I'm sure he's a moose now. Yes, please, folks, don't keep raptors! I grew up on a farm and we had several of them wild in our barns and trees. I can't imagine putting one of those beautiful, majestic creatures in a cage of any kind. They deserve to go wherever the wind or their instincts take them.
You could add the Pseudoxenodon genus of snakes. I'm in love with them, but apparently nobody (and I've done quite a bit of research), nobody has managed to crack the code of these adorable little false cobras. They almost always perish within a year of importing, and even master level keepers who've kept them alive for several years, have never gotten them to breed (in the US). Supposedly, some German breeders have produced a couple clutches of eggs, but the offspring also failed to thrive. I can't find anyone who has managed to keep them long term in captivity, and they are probably going on the CITES list soon, since their habitat in Thailand is being cleared for farm land. I would pay a ridiculous amount of money for these, if anyone ever figures out how to properly care for them, I think they're my favorite snake genus.
@@WickensWickedReptiles So did I. I don't remember a lot of it now, but that Weeps was the shy one and Won was the bold one that got into everything. The funniest part was when Wol flew home and presented his catch to the family - a skunk. That book was where I learned that owls are not put off by a skunk's defence, unlike most predators.
Anacondas are a dream reptile of mine and I will definitely keep them eventually. However when asked what kind of enclosure I'll need I always point people to Barcyk's enclosure because I am adamant about giving snakes their best life. It's a long term goal but my God I am so excited to work with these beautiful giants
I’m the one who owns the anaconda in this video. Yes they can be very temperamental. They were a dream for me. Receiving these snakes was exciting and eat like tanks
Thank you for the raptor comments. As someone that works in Wildlife Rehab it is a very important message that the general public is not equipped to own a bird of prey.
The biggest difference between keeping a burm and an anaconda (because as far as length goes they are very similar in size) is like you said, the water. Green anacondas (if you get them CBB from a good breeder) are super docile like burms. But you need something big enough for a green anaconda to swim. Not just soak, they need to swim.
Agreed 100% and I'd like to add in my past experience with big Burms and Retics the one thing I wish I could've done differently is offer them more than just a soaking tub. I think they benefit greatly from being able to swim and submerge at will. One of the reasons they are thriving in the Everglades. One of the best decisions I ever made was to build my custom enclosures for them with vertical height for climbing limbs as well. My Burmese and Retics were waaaaay more arboreal than most people realized at the time. (Pretty much all of the 90's)
@@billdenny9599 Appreciate it man! And yeah, I wish more people gave their large constrictors areas to swim and climb because they will use all that opportunity that they are given.
@@Repti-verse I sold the last of my snakes in 2001....fast forward to today and I'm about to get back into keeping. It amazes me the wealth of information keepers have discovered the last two decades. More amazing is the availability and price drop on snakes that in my day were SUPER expensive. I started following Bob Clark on Facebook a few years ago out of curiosity. His reptiles were like the holy grail to me and my friends back in the 90's. I now regularly see people nearly "steal" pied retics, albino pied ball pythons etc.....etc.... using his Facebook auctions. 🤯 That got me looking deeper into reptile content and I've found some amazing breeders and content creators. Looking forward to jumping back into the hobby. Small body at first because I'm in love with the work folks are doing with Old World Ratsnakes (Mandarins, cave dwellers, Blue Beauties..etc...etc....)now but I'm sure there will be some girthy Burms in my house again one day and they'll have ample space to climb and swim. Cheers.
Well.. my mochi made number 2… just socialize animals at a young age.. complely understand the heats, you can’t handle or do much with them but the big snakes.. while they are young can be tamed down really well.. I’ve heard much more issues with yellow anacondas then green. All the greens I’ve experienced are low energy pups. Worked with a 14 ft female named ginger and brought her to boys and girls clubs to spread awareness of the beauty and dangers of large snakes. When you have a animal that can tolerate so many different smells at once. You got a good animal
I go to scuba dive at this resort in Mexico a couple times a year. They have a guy from the government who comes out to run his little hawk to scare of the gulls and grackles. He interned for years and one day he still won’t let me hold the gauntlet. Raptors are awesome let them fly.
I have never even heard of thorny devil til today. They are crazy looking. I never even heard of a marine iguana til I watched your videos. That's one thing I like about your channel. And immediately thought of Chandler when talking about this list. I think he has all but the thorny devil.
Have a look at the capabilities of the Australian Wedgetailed eagle, specifically their penchant for attacking drones and even light aircraft. Truly amazing creatures. And very very capable of killing an adult human
Thorny Devil's are on my reptile bucket list but I think I'd only get one if I was at least a part-time reptile educator. They're SO COOL, but the hardest part about keeping them, in my opinion, is their diet. If I can work out a way to keep thousands of ants to be able to keep up with their appetite, I'd get one.
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It feals like you made a videos that was the same premise as Thai one or am I confused
@@JohnDoe-uz2yt what or who is Thai one?
@@WickensWickedReptiles sorry just forgot to proof read I meant that I thought you had already made a top 5 master leval reptiles videos but I mite be wrong I don’t know I’m not you
@@JohnDoe-uz2yt no you’re right, this is a part Ii
Nice video
I'm so glad Raptors were at the top of the list! I'd argue most pet birds aren't kept properly, and that's with commercially available cages and food. (Granted, a lot of the cages labeled for certain species are too small for them)
I have chickens and I constantly question if I'm doing enough for them. I couldn't imagine trying to keep a freaking EAGLE as a pet!
it's crazy eh!
The same thing he says about reptiles fits with birds, the bigger the better. I hate those tiny parakeet/canary cages, especially when they are not tame enough where you can let them out to fly.
@@jengle1970 absolutely!! It's so sad to see birds kept in a way they can't do one of their most basic instincts.
Even though chickens are flightless they still enjoy flapping their wings and running around. The "industry standard" is 1 Sq foot per bird, which is absolutely ridiculous to me. Sure, when they're roosting at night they use less than a Sq foot of space, but during the day they use every inch of their 20' by 40' run. It sickens me to see 2 or 3 hens crammed in a tiny chicken coop they bought offline 😔
Chickens are underrated as pets. I love my silkies and polish. Baby them so much.
I rescued a senior Meyers parrot a couple years ago from a tiny cage in a shed with green water and have done everything in my power to give him the best twilight years possible but I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s not really moral to keep these types of parrots as pets. He’s meant to fly over massive amounts of land and live in large flocks and I can never truly replicate that.
As a lifelong caretaker of parrots, and a newbie to the world of reptiles (rehabbing a chameleon with MBD, under the guidance of a skilled caretaker/rescuer and 2 exotic vets), I REALLY appreciate #1 and you acknowledging the crossover between reptilian and avian, both in keepers and general difficulty/care. In parrot world, even a tiny parakeet requires, at the very LEAST, an intermediate level of knowledge and experience if you are caring for them **CORRECTLY** (keyword here), so imagine the level of care, determination, patience, and dedication it would take for your #1! (which I know is not a parrot, but is still in the avian family).
happy it was helpful :)
You are so right about raptors. I have two of them, a red tail and a peregrine both captive bred as part of a conservation program (neither are eligible for release. One due to medical issues that require human intervention and the other likes to pick fights with eagles. Needless to say, she loses, everytime. Hence captive now).
You are looking, especially when young 10+hrs a day just on handling and manners. That's not including exercise. That's not including feeding or cleaning. Keeping in mind that feeding a raptor is very different then a dog. Costs are expensive! Between the aviary, medical, food, gear, enrichment, weathering perch, and a logging book for feeding, weight, exercise, attitude, plus keeping track of molted feathers for imping. It's not a hobby. It's something that will take up your entire day. As is between the three of us and two apprentices we barely get everything done properly.
I'll back up the dwarf caiman point. If they had the personality of an American alligator maybe they could be argued for as comparable to an Asian water monitor, but they generally are extremely defensive in a way that is unlikely to work out well for people.
100%
Best ive seen with gators or crocs is someone having it on their land or property but not necessarily in a true cage
I'd never get a dwarf Cayman! If I ever become a billionaire, and live in a mansion on my personal island, I might consider something like a saltwater crocodile or two on my property. So I can throw people I don't like, or tax collectors in with them! .... But other than that, I think these animals are best observed either in ZOO's or on Discovery Channel!
@@Member_zero fuck zoos
They're way too available imho
Puppers trying to steal the show. That Thorny Devil is wild! Also I think all birds are difficult let alone birds of prey lol. They are gorgeous though. It makes me sad to see birds in cages where they can't fly too. Thanks for the awesome vid!
I totally agree!
Thorny devil's also shot blood out of their eyes like bad ass water guns when they feel threatened. It's crazy to watch and kinda scary. They have very good aim and I'm sure whatever true eating them doesn't like having blood shot into their eyes.
@@denigong9708 Horned Lizards spray blood from their eyes not Thorny Devils
@@WickensWickedReptiles Hi there, love the channel! I just subscribed! I have a question .... Since you have a pet dog, and all of these reptiles ... can it get dangerous for them, or for your dog? I wonder, since my mother lives in the same house, and has a cat ... if I get something like a common boa, would my pets eat each other? Is that something I need to worry about? I plan to have the snake mostly in the terrarium, only taking it out sparingly. So far that is the biggest fear that I have, and the reason I have not gotten a boa so far!
If there's a video you explain this, I apologize, I discovered this channel not long ago!
yes
birds of all sorts are pretty high maintenance, except maybe chicken that live outside, idk how much work chicken are, but parrots for example are also frequently kept very poorly. they need a partner for example and have very special diets depending on the exact species
Thanks for talking about the birds, in Facebook I have seen a ton of monsters that have their poor parrots, canaries, finches, etc in the worst living conditions in the world. And there is always that bastard that also have a raptor in even more horrible conditions.
It's just so heartbreaking
agreed!
Many of the raptor keepers I know say you need about 100 acres of mixed terrain to keep a raptor happy. The bird will not use all of the land every day but they like to switch things up. It needs to be the kind of terrain where they would normally live but without and local residents. With falcons you should have enough money to fly them in a plane to a specialist vet say in Dubai. They also need a flight cage about the size of an average home but still need to be flown outside most days.
Stevie is adorable. What a great personality he has. You can tell he is living a great life. Just awesome. Great video also.
I once did a youtube dive into falconry and thought it was the coolest thing. Then the guy I was watching talked about the hours out of every day it took for him to care for his 1 falcon, and that he (who had been doing it for 5ish years and was raised in a family that had done falconry for generations) still frequently visited and spoke with a master falconry guy to better understand these birds and educate himself..... Yeah I landed on using a falcon as my dnd characters pet instead. Much easier to take care of with the rule "don't kill my pets" lol
I think Chandler does a great job with his owl. He takes it out to let it fly, and has a huge space. But other than that, having one of those birds chilling in a cage is abuse
I know his channel but admittedly have never seen his owl content
He also handles venomous snakes without a hook. 🤷♀️
@@Ellzy1 One day he’ll suddenly stop making videos
Bagoy is such a sweet, happy boy! You should totally check him out 😊
@@QWERTYOP80 at least people will care lol nobody knows who you are, will be a sad lonely death
You have such a great personality and wonderful at presenting these animals in an educated manner. Love your channel and all your videos!
Thank you so much!
Thank you for putting raptors in here. I work with them as my career and it's wild how many people tell me they grew up having one as a pet.
Okay, we all know that Diamond is the real star of the show. In fact, he's probably, producer, director, and script-writer. Diamond is the man, and he probably signs all the checks. That being said, that puppy was adorably innocent, just trying to get your attention and lick you. He had such a happy and comfortable look being held like that.
I am a zookeeper for a reptile zoo that has two different species of caimen on exhibit. The Spectacled caimen are actually very well behaved and easy to work with. The Dwarf caimen are mean little b@stards!
I remember a hawk landed in my garden with a pigeon in its talons now that was an impressive site to see.
Great content as always.
that is so cool!
It definitely was.
Your work has help me conquer my fear of snakes. I have a corn snake and getting a ball python next. Great work!
You can do it!
Much better pets than anything on this list!
Dude you were a bodybuilder??!! That’s wild!
I had a friend that was into falconry and had acres for her dogs and a big mews with a flacon and a beautiful owl, she displayed all her hoods in her home… I miss her dearly
Raptors are a protected species in the US and illegal to own even parts of them. The only people who can (should) have them are trained to work with them and have permits to keep them. They are usually associated with a rescue or rehab facility.
I think a good example of good husbandry of birds of prey or owl rather, is Chandler. You constantly see him outside letting it fly, working with it etc. Actually pretty cool.
Love this list!^^ I do always get a little sad about bush vipers being too spicy and difficult to keep, since they are so gorgeous like little tree dragons... But plains hognoses are just as cute, way less dangerous and so much easier to maintain!
Omg!! Was that you??? You look MUCH better now, I had to actually pause the video, lol lol. Love your content, you always make me giggle
Good point about Birds of Prey. Think about it like this: in Harry Potter, they didn’t even keep the owls in their dorms. They were kept in a specific area where when they needed to send a letter, they’d go over and get their owl to send end. All other times Hedwig, Pidgewidgeon and Trevor were allowed to do owl things like keep the property rodent free.
I worked at an AZA accredited aviary doing husbandry for a lot of owls and they are so hard to keep even if you have the space outside. A lot of species are very sensitive to stress and heat. I also learned that corvids are matter level as well, even if you have the outside space they have high enrichment and social requirements and get into a lot of trouble. I would only recommend getting a raven or crow if didn't ever have to work and could spend most of your day interacting with it and giving it enrichment.
Having worked with captive raptors in zoos and other educational facilities (and being one of those people who intends to get a falconry license someday) I 1000% agree about #1 on the list.
Although (as someone who had done a lot of research into falconry and hopes to one day become a falconer), he seems to think that the issue is their housing and not the frequent exercise they need. He straight up said ‘they shouldn’t be kept in a shed or barn’ when modified sheds and barns make up a good percentage of mews
@@Daro-Wolfe True. Frequent exercise, knowledgeable diet management and handling, unique health concerns... but I can forgive a lot of detailed understanding of what care is needed from someone whose whole point in bringing them up was saying "most people, myself included, have absolutely no business having one of these animals in captivity."
@@emilyb4583 true
Your humidifier tripped me out thought I had somethin smoking next to the right side of my TV
hahahha!
I just happened to get recommended one of your videos in my feed one day. Now I can't stop watching them and the only connection to reptiles I have is the desire to get one. I keep changing my mind though but after one of your videos, I think I am going to go for a Dumerils Boa. Great channel, thanks for the content.
thanks so much for watching!
Alright ive subbed, this channel is awesome! I dont own any reptiles or really have the desire to, at least at this time in my life, but watched a random vid and now i cant stop! Great work!
Thorny Devils and Horned Lizards are my favorite example of convergent evolution! Two very unrelated species that look really similar, have similar behaviors, and have similar diets.
Amazing point! OH! Convergent evolution video?
@@WickensWickedReptiles That'd be sweet!
My husband was watching this with me and he goes "Oh look, a Herpe Eagle!" I was like... its HARPY Eagle 🤣
hahahaha! I've got a big Harpy Eagle tattooed on my chest, the coolest Eagle in the world!
Me, a Green Anaconda keeper with one that's incredibly sweet and seems to go towards people wanting to interact with them! I absolutely agree with them being on this list. I've worked with Burms and Retics way longer, so I felt that I could care for a Green when I was pretty certain I could confidently work with a Green and "tame" her down. Though, she was incredibly sweet from the start! She's 4 years old now and just incredibly amazing, but I wouldn't ever recommend them even for those who keep a burm or Retic unless they can provide more than just a typical terrestrial enclosure. I believe she's the happiest when she can laze about in her water! She doesn't mind me handling her even in shed, which I try not to unless she needs her enclosure cleaned.
i see these comments and get mad jealous having a friendly anaconda is so fire
You are so crazy. Lol
Ya' know why I like your videos? Because I can tell you love animals. I mean, you made your pup dance, for chrisake.
I really do love them
Great list buds! I looked into that cereal and it’s sooo expensive, like about 10$/box? I’ll stick to my cheerios I think lol
Well well well! Adam! The comedian ?! the body builder?! I love the you we know today, all of your past lives combined into an extremely charming, charismatic, caring dude who loves teaching about reptiles! What a life so far!
Oh, just so everyone knows, 3 weeks of research for a bearded dragon isn’t even enough imo, I’m still learning new stuff every day
ehh thank you!
Nice love how you added raptors I’m absolutely crazy about falcons and actually have a friend Norma that keeps all different raptors and breeds them and sells them for small game hunting it’s absolutely amazing and I’m in the process of getting the license to work with them but not sure if I’d ever keep one as a pet unless I was able to give it a huge outdoor enclosure. Yea to work with raptors I need an extra license to go with my wildlife rehabilitation license and then I’ll be able to help injured ones so they can be released. It’s really sad I find quite a few injured hawks and owls each year and there is hardly anyone around qualified and licensed to help them so I want to make sure I do it the rite way without breaking any laws definitely don’t want my animals being taken away because of a piece of paper stating I’m qualified 🤦♂️🤷♂️ but loved the video and have an awesome day everyone 🙋♂️✌️
very cool!
I knew a pro bird of prey guy when I was working at the Ren Fair in New York. All that guy did was tend to the birds all day, every day. He would take some of them out in the morning to fly around and others out at night. I'm not sure when he slept. Then when a big migration was happening he started getting up even earlier to bird watch.
yeah it's such a chore but rewarding I bet
I was actually just watching or reading something where someone was talking about taking care of horny toads (also eat mainly ants) and even making an ant colony that would feed them is nearly impossible. You'd have to have a bunch of huge ant farms and make new ones all the time because you would depleat the colony completely every few months. Seriously impossible.
sound about right
I just need to borrow one for the summer 😩 never ending any supply in my house.
Tell that to my ants! Also ... that toad you speak of, sounds like a nice idea for pest controll! I just dare not google horny toad! I fear I will discover something unsightly!
Kind of surprised that you didn't even mention that owning a Bird of Prey is INCREDIBLY illegal if you don't have the correct licenses and paperwork for it. You aren't even allowed to go up to a dead one and take a feather from it. That's how protected they are. You aren't allowed to own one, or even part of one.
That’s true for USA and probably Canada, but there are tons of viral videos of pet raptors in other countries where they are not protected. Those are probably the videos he mentioned people keep sending to him.
Lol that's only in the US, a lot of countries don't have some crazy laws like this.
Literally here in PA a guy I lived up the road for just a few houses ended up having a crocodile in his pool in his back yard it got out on my street! I just remember everyone freaking out. He had a super small pool and was a super shady man with little kids and clearly no protection for this animal no fences or anything and somehow, he kept it in for quite a while. I am just hoping they got the crocodile in a proper environment
Absolutely fantastic video. This type of information needs to be out there for all to see. Thanks brother.
If I may add arboreal vipers are also very difficult as a baby to feed , most of them won't eat themselves ( also not with the normal tricks to get a baby snake to feed ) so you need to assistfeed several times upto months and even with restraining tubes that's a task itself not even talking about the danger 😉. Ist hard to keep them alive. Great video again thanks 😊
I’m not even remotely close to being a dog person, but Stevie is so cute and she always steals the video!
she's so big now!
Lol puppy reminding me why I love puppies and also adopt grown dogs (except Jade). Excellent list, very fun video. I am shocked that regular people keep eagles. My hometown (Sitka, Alaska) had a highly regarded raptor center and the sheer amount of work and space needed to keep an eagle.. poor captive babies if they aren't being kept like that.
There are a pair of kestrels that nest in the bell-tower of the church across the street right here in town-down Manhattan, NYC! The church sits on a one-block grassy square (seminary square) in Chelsea. I live on the 7th floor of a building directly across the street and I’ll occasionally see them (especially during breeding season) chasing or plucking a pigeon on one of the rooftops outside my window. Other ppl have had raptors (esp; red-tailed hawks & peregrine falcons) nest on their terraces. It’s also illegal to disturb the nest until the chicks have fledged. So damn cool!
What a fascinating video..... I don't understand why some people think some things are good ideas.... keep Stevie..... she looks pretty master level in terms of dealing with her cuteness alone :)
master cuteness level for sure!
This was a awesome video! Keep up the great work man!
Thanks! You too!
That thorny devil is crazy lookin! And my god that puppy is adorable, I can’t even.
Cuvier's dwarf caiman look like they are constantly judging you 🤣🐊
oh they are!~
@@WickensWickedReptiles 🤣🤣🤣
Since I am playing pokemon, have you ever thought about doing a 'for fun' episode theorizing reptile pokemon care? Maybe a April Fools day?
I love this idea!
Need an episode of how to keep a turtwig , maybe small at first , but requires huge amount of space and sunshine when fully evolved
I adore Bush vipers, they are some of the most beautiful snakes in my opinion, but I'd never get one for the exact reasons you mentioned. I'll enjoy pictures of them instead 😉
WooHoo! FINALLY a list like this that my Nile monitor isn't on! :-)
Dingo keeps Black Mambas... you wanna talk some extreme master level... his videos give me extreme anxiety 😬 😫 this was an awesome list, and honestly the first time I've ever heard of a horny devil! So you taught me something new today 😀 thanks as always and keep up the awesome work Adam!
Dingo is NEXT LEVEL!
I didn't get to finish Dingo's live stream today but I'm pretty sure dude was set to handle one of his snakes with a broken/casted arm 🤦♀️ and the fact that he is allergic to the venom of 80% of his snakes? Dingo is off the chain!
Thorny devil's shoot blood out of their eye sockets when they feel threatened. You should check it out. It's crazy to see them do it. They have great aim as well
I was literally just watching your other Top 5 Master Level Reptiles video😆
welcome to part 2
I would put horney toads in the same category of master level as thorny devils, because of their diet. I love them but wouldn't keep them in captivity for more than a week (as I did as a kid). And you have to jump through mega hoops to keep an owl. Also like wolves, can't leave them alone for any length of time.
I know green anacondas mainly tend to be a little bit friendlier than the yellows
All the yellows I’ve seen are very bitey and unpredictable x
Have you made a handling video for snakes or any reptile,would love to show my kids,nephew and niece!!
There's an eagle nest out in the backyard and that's close enough to a pet as any bird-of-prey will ever be for me. Or pretty much any bird. Chickens, maybe, but they'd be free-range. Just doesn't seem right to lock them in a cage. Unlike a leopard gecko in a twenty gallon long, birds need lots of room in three dimensions to fly.
I've been meaning to compliment you on another aspect of your presentation. I really like how you never tell anyone they shouldn't own this or that, but you explain how different animals are suited to different levels of experience in animal husbandry. When I used to be part of the exotic pet community on the net, I didn't see a lot of that kind of understanding especially among people who owned, or tried keeping others from owning various mammals.
the way I look at it is who am I to tell others what they must or must not do. I just offer advice.
@@WickensWickedReptiles Exactly. That's a great way to go about things. I wish there had been more like you back when I was in the pet owning community.
Nah, you definitely shouldn't keep certain animals and should be forcefully told not to and prevented from doing so. Fucking libertarian weekend warriors hate being told "no" more than they love animals 🙄
I like how When somebody puts Dwarf in the name of anything It clearly means it can fit in a 5 gallon
Stay strong with crate training. We fed/feed our pups in their crates and they now sleep happily in there as adults.
Same. My dogs will disappear during the day... they are found upside-down, sleeping in their open kennels ❤ It's important for them to see their kennel as their safe space
even the most experianced zoos struggle to keep some of these
well, some of them
Have you seen Chandler’s outdoor setup for his owl? It’s amazing!
Wow, number one was unexpected but appreciated! Any time I see viral videos of people with owls in their home it makes me sick.
Ive also worked with crocodiles, alligators, and caiman. Caiman are the most difficult of the crocodilians to work with in my opinion. Alligators and crocodiles wear themselves out super fast, but with caiman, they wait for you to think they have calmed down then they explode. They are fast, super defensive, and can still seriously injure you even if they are a 3-4 foot animal. I would rather have crocodiles than caiman because crocodiles are more predictable.
Nice and didn’t know you worked with them where was that?
@@pumpkinchow My venomous trainer has a few crocs, alligators, and caiman.
I feel like a screech owl would be almost an option as a pet. but even something that small i would feel bad about unless i could let it roam the entire house
Didnt know raptors were technically reptiles thanks for educating me just recently realized my passion for reptiles snakes and croc skinks in general
They are not reptiles
@@ChicagoMel23 idiot birds are reptiles do research before you lose more chromosomes
Ayyy, Cuvier's dwarf caimans, my dream reptiles (one day, one day...), also gotta agree with you on them, I wanna maybe try to gain some experience with them by workign at a place that has them, do maybe a year of research and planning, definitely not something you get when you feel like it.
so much work for sure
Great content Adam! Your videos made me realize I need a reptile friend in my life. I think I’m gonna go for a beardie (basic, I know 😅) and it’s very exciting!
That's awesome that you have a pergine falcon nearby! They are one of my favorite animals!
Great stuff per usual!
thank you!!!
The puppy is by far the coolest animal on here
I definitely agree I personally do want to say I thought the Komodo dragon would be in the list I really enjoyed the video
I demand more Stevie cameo appearances on this channel.
Owls in the Family,,, dang. Tell me you were a 4th grader in the Canadian public school system late in the 20th century without telling me you were a 4th grader in the Canadian public school system late in the 20th century.
hahaha fourth grade was about 2001 for me.. so yeah, basically you've got me figured out exactly haha
Adam, you got me with this video today!!!
Thorny devil is the most beautiful reptile ever!!! But I never meant to keep one, I would not like to have some billions of ants at home just to feed it...
And for almost one decade I think about taking the tests to get a falconry licence, just because I would love to keep a Uhu (Bubo bubo). But, just like you, I do not like birds on cages. They are meant to fly. And I'm still not able to keep it as it deservs.
By the way, I'm still deeply in love with Stevie.
You should do some vids on your body building experience. You looked good. I got into that at the beginning of 2020. But then I got hurt. As always great vid!
yea I stopped because of an injury too
What a great list and will not have any of those in my lifetime. What I will be getting are boxes of that Magic Spoon.
ehhh, the cocoa one is so good!
Absolutely agree with this list 100%, always love seeing these master level vids!
Another excellent video Adam and Stevie is adorable!
I Skipped Forward in the Video and when you showed the leopard Gecko in the Kaiman Part I actually thought you were talking about leopard geckos
HAHAHAHA
hey adam i was wondering could you maybe make a video at some point on how to keeep enclsoures humid? i have been having a little trouble keeping my crested geckos enclosure at a good humidity level and i would love some easier ideas.
Love the pup! I'm sure he's a moose now. Yes, please, folks, don't keep raptors! I grew up on a farm and we had several of them wild in our barns and trees. I can't imagine putting one of those beautiful, majestic creatures in a cage of any kind. They deserve to go wherever the wind or their instincts take them.
she's huge now
Many birds could be on this list. I have kept birds for over 5 decades. Amazing animals. I have raptor experience BUT will not ever have one of my own
Enjoyed this one a lot!
Yay, thank you!
Was not expecting 6:45😅 Congrats on going to stages!
eh thanks, it was a lot of work for a few trophies but it was worth it!
You could add the Pseudoxenodon genus of snakes. I'm in love with them, but apparently nobody (and I've done quite a bit of research), nobody has managed to crack the code of these adorable little false cobras. They almost always perish within a year of importing, and even master level keepers who've kept them alive for several years, have never gotten them to breed (in the US). Supposedly, some German breeders have produced a couple clutches of eggs, but the offspring also failed to thrive. I can't find anyone who has managed to keep them long term in captivity, and they are probably going on the CITES list soon, since their habitat in Thailand is being cleared for farm land. I would pay a ridiculous amount of money for these, if anyone ever figures out how to properly care for them, I think they're my favorite snake genus.
Oh, I remember reading "Owls In The Family"
loved that book!
@@WickensWickedReptiles So did I. I don't remember a lot of it now, but that Weeps was the shy one and Won was the bold one that got into everything. The funniest part was when Wol flew home and presented his catch to the family - a skunk. That book was where I learned that owls are not put off by a skunk's defence, unlike most predators.
Anacondas are a dream reptile of mine and I will definitely keep them eventually. However when asked what kind of enclosure I'll need I always point people to Barcyk's enclosure because I am adamant about giving snakes their best life. It's a long term goal but my God I am so excited to work with these beautiful giants
I’m the one who owns the anaconda in this video. Yes they can be very temperamental. They were a dream for me. Receiving these snakes was exciting and eat like tanks
Thank you for the raptor comments. As someone that works in Wildlife Rehab it is a very important message that the general public is not equipped to own a bird of prey.
thanks for watching!
Fortunately there's no way of getting one in the USA without a falconry license
Thorny Devils shoot blood out of their eye sockets as a defense mechanism it's really wild and they have good aim
The puppy has the cutest baby face
sure does!
6:45 omg I friggggeeeeeeeeen knewwww it!!!!!! 👏🏻💪🏻
The biggest difference between keeping a burm and an anaconda (because as far as length goes they are very similar in size) is like you said, the water. Green anacondas (if you get them CBB from a good breeder) are super docile like burms. But you need something big enough for a green anaconda to swim. Not just soak, they need to swim.
Agreed 100% and I'd like to add in my past experience with big Burms and Retics the one thing I wish I could've done differently is offer them more than just a soaking tub. I think they benefit greatly from being able to swim and submerge at will. One of the reasons they are thriving in the Everglades. One of the best decisions I ever made was to build my custom enclosures for them with vertical height for climbing limbs as well. My Burmese and Retics were waaaaay more arboreal than most people realized at the time. (Pretty much all of the 90's)
Nice channel btw. Just subbed. 👊🏻
@@billdenny9599 Appreciate it man! And yeah, I wish more people gave their large constrictors areas to swim and climb because they will use all that opportunity that they are given.
@@Repti-verse I sold the last of my snakes in 2001....fast forward to today and I'm about to get back into keeping. It amazes me the wealth of information keepers have discovered the last two decades. More amazing is the availability and price drop on snakes that in my day were SUPER expensive. I started following Bob Clark on Facebook a few years ago out of curiosity. His reptiles were like the holy grail to me and my friends back in the 90's. I now regularly see people nearly "steal" pied retics, albino pied ball pythons etc.....etc.... using his Facebook auctions. 🤯 That got me looking deeper into reptile content and I've found some amazing breeders and content creators. Looking forward to jumping back into the hobby. Small body at first because I'm in love with the work folks are doing with Old World Ratsnakes (Mandarins, cave dwellers, Blue Beauties..etc...etc....)now but I'm sure there will be some girthy Burms in my house again one day and they'll have ample space to climb and swim. Cheers.
That bodybuilding photo though...Adam you had HAIR?!
Well.. my mochi made number 2… just socialize animals at a young age.. complely understand the heats, you can’t handle or do much with them but the big snakes.. while they are young can be tamed down really well.. I’ve heard much more issues with yellow anacondas then green. All the greens I’ve experienced are low energy pups. Worked with a 14 ft female named ginger and brought her to boys and girls clubs to spread awareness of the beauty and dangers of large snakes. When you have a animal that can tolerate so many different smells at once. You got a good animal
I go to scuba dive at this resort in Mexico a couple times a year. They have a guy from the government who comes out to run his little hawk to scare of the gulls and grackles. He interned for years and one day he still won’t let me hold the gauntlet. Raptors are awesome let them fly.
I have never even heard of thorny devil til today. They are crazy looking. I never even heard of a marine iguana til I watched your videos. That's one thing I like about your channel. And immediately thought of Chandler when talking about this list. I think he has all but the thorny devil.
Thorny devil's shoot blood out of their eye sockets. It's cool
Have a look at the capabilities of the Australian Wedgetailed eagle, specifically their penchant for attacking drones and even light aircraft. Truly amazing creatures. And very very capable of killing an adult human
wild
Thorny Devil's are on my reptile bucket list but I think I'd only get one if I was at least a part-time reptile educator. They're SO COOL, but the hardest part about keeping them, in my opinion, is their diet. If I can work out a way to keep thousands of ants to be able to keep up with their appetite, I'd get one.
Thorny Devils are so cool, A dream animal if they weren't as hard to care for.
same!