Getting Your First Reptile? Watch This First! | Tips and Tricks For Getting A New Reptile.
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- Getting your first reptile or a new reptile can be super exciting! This week Zach Shade and I go to Niagara Exotics and pick up his very first reptile and teach you the dos and don't of getting your first reptile too!
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I clicked on this just as soon as I saw it in my notifications. I'm really looking forward to getting my "first" reptile. I had snakes, skinks, lizards, and frogs when I was a kid but I KNOW I didn't do their setups right and probably not their care either. That's what happened back in the day when you only had the pet shop worker's word to go on about what they need. The internet changed everything. I'm really looking forward to starting fresh with the knowledge I need, and I loved this video!
I really hope this video helped :)
I didn't have it in my notifiications, but I saw it in my recommendations now and this is super helpful for me as a first time reptile owner.
My husband had lizards when he was a child, but he never learned how to care for them and they never lived past a couple weeks, so I'm accepting no advice from him.
This turned out so well! So glad I could help you film an idea that was brought from the comment section from comment to reality! I just started handling her a little bit, getting her used to my hand in the terarrium before I start trying to pick her up
Thanks for being a part of it man, for real!
@@WickensWickedReptiles absolutely!
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I just got my first leopard gecko a few days ago, his name is Sir Lance-a-lot!
sick name!
@@WickensWickedReptiles Thanks! 😁
I have had one for three years and her name is Raptor I got it from e2exotics I really recommend them “U.S.A” breeder and got her when she was 1 month old
cute name
I did to for my son
My first reptile was a Leo, and I absolutely love her to bits! And well....I guess I'm a reptile keeper now! 😅
awesome!
Honestly my fav reptile channel on YT.
thank you so much!
@@WickensWickedReptiles thanks for amazing content. Helped me through the rona :)
You are so amazing, man! Very professional and very informative! I'm very new to the reptile arena! Always been a fish keeper, but now adding reptile to my list of pets! Loving it so far and learning so much from you!
Awesome! Thank you!
This channel is so underrated
thanks so much
Niagara Exotics is amazing! Glad to see them get mentioned here!!
I would love to hear you talk about African house snakes. They're such an under appreciated animal in the hobby!
I totally agree, I love house snakes!
I would love to see you include desert iguanas in one of your videos!!! They are so awesome and ridiculously underrated. So much personality and watching their "push-ups" displaying is great. I love mine :)
Why am I watching this? I've had my crested gecko for over a year.
because you like the soothing sound of some random bald dude stumbling over his own words while showing cool shots of animals ?
@@WickensWickedReptiles yes
That description sounds more like md fish tanks
in case no ones told u happy pride month
@@olyvia1380 thanks
Every single one of your reptiles' names is Adorable, I love them.
Im about to get 2 Mourning Geckos and this was very helpful, Ive prepared a 20 gallon for them and They’re going to be here in a few weeks!
wicked!
I’m really forward to getting my first reptile! I’ll hopefully be picking up a northern blue tongue skink at a local expo next year, fingers crossed!
Congratulations on 150k subs!
Looking into getting a Milk Snake. Got most things set up, getting a dimmer switch for the basking bulb.
I appreciate the way you inform your audience “set it up how you want as long as the parameters are right”
Exactly, I see sooo much varying information
“What’s the best temps are for this reptile” when really it just needs to be within a certain threshold, a gradient n what not. Anyways, good stuff!
thanks for making this! getting my first herp, a leopard gecko from the rescue I work at, in 2 weeks!
Have fun! :)
Love this! To kind of go along with this, how about a video about how to find and vet good breeders.
Great suggestion!
One thing I can also recommend to all beginners, make the enclosure is as detailed and as big as your going to want your reptile to be living in for the rest of its life. You will save so much money instead of buying things that are just going to be sitting in your closet after you find something you like better.
totally agree!
Nice! I think setting up the enclosure is half the fun. I just got my first pair of Knob tailed geckos a little over a week ago, just before the world went into quarantine.
That's awesome! Luckily here it seems we can still get out to grab feeders and stuff, might not last long.
I know this video is 3 weeks old. But I just want to say to anyone who lives in the niagara area: Niagara Exotics is absolutely amazing!! The staff there are so incredibly helpful, and kind and they know their stuff. I got my first ever reptile from there- a cornsnake qnd they were AMAZING!! I cannot recommend them.highly enough. Definitely definitely check them out for all your reptile needs.
totally agree
And good video with top quality!
thanks my dude!
what are the coincidences the niagara exotics is in my city!! helpful video
This couldn't have come at a better time! I'm getting a lizard in a few days (not my first but its been a while since I've gotten a new animal). A baby green keel bellied lizard!! So excited
Those are such cool lizards!
Question/possible video idea.. can you use tanks that had been previously used for fish? If so, how can you assure you've properly and thoroughly cleaned it?
You sure can and that’s very common. Clean it using any of a number of methods and once it’s clean, it’s clean. Nothing fancy 😊
thank you I have been wanting a reptile for the longest time (since I was 11ish) I just got my first ever gecko now, it a female striped fat-tailed gecko juvenile just this past Saturday as an early birthday present ive spent a long time researching differnt reptiles for awhile and i went to pacnwrs and found her there
I bought my cuban knight anole and ball python from Niagara Exotics! They do amazing work there
Great to hear! They are really great there! Those Cuban Knight Anoles are amazing!
I was thinking about doing a similar video about a cheap set up from petco for ball pythons
it's a great video topic man!
I was thinking about a leopard gecko and then I saw where one bit someone and was like ono
And have been thinking of a iguana since then. This video definitely helped. Thank you. I'm super excited for when I get one^^
Gotta love youtube for showing me this 3 days after i got mine instead of like i dunno way earlier when i did all my research
I should be in Niagara Falls in September, so I'll try to check out Niagara Exotics while in your region. :)
do it for sure, Tell them I sent you! I love that shop!
Did you go ?
Was it cool ?
I used to have 2 fat tailed geckos a few years back (they needed to be rehomed unfortunately) but they looked almost exactly identical to the ones in this vid. Got some good memories thanks
:)
I'm going to the reptile supershow at the lomoma Fair Plex this Saturday. Any dealers you recommend i check out in particular? Im doing a ton of research first before buying anything.
Great tips👍🏻 what morph is that brown and black gecko??? It’s gorgeous and I haven’t seen many of those. I just went back on videos and see it’s name is Diglit??? Fat tail. Love 😍😍😍
Yes that's Diglett! She's a cutie eh!?
The only bad thing about where I live is that there is no reptile shops in a 3 hour radius. And for pet shops that have more than just cat and dog stuff is only petco. I hate petco but it tends to be the only option for me
My first reptile was a green iguana a won from a carnival. I learned fast.
0:11 reptile hobby starter pokemon. I'm fighting back the "gotta catch'em all" part of my reptile hobby journey because now that I have 3 reptiles it doesn't seem so unreasonable to fill up just one rack...
I WANNA BE THE VERY BEST, LIKE NOONE EVER WASSSSSSS
I’d love a video on what colubrid snakes r known for being bitey.... which ones r known for being great with handling etc. I’ve been surprised at some very popular snakes ppl have as pets and finding out they r known to bite a lot 😬😬
Great suggestion! I like it, will add to the list!
Thanks a lot Wickens! I’m planning to go to Repticon Atlanta for a leopard gecko. I’ll update the comment once I get the gecko.
Please do!
Maybe how to shop online for reptiles. Pretty sure the expo i was going to go to will get canceled if this virus stuff doesnt calm down. Or maybe do a reptile product review on different stuff you got from different places.
I like that idea. Here in Canada the online buying is very, very limited however.
Hey 🤗 new here. What are you using fir a thermometer in your tanks? Do you have a link and or some suggestion as to what to look for in a thermometer and why
amzn.to/3avIhZI - accuracy, that's the key
i caught a western fence lizard two months ago named blue i am soon to get a leopard gecko or green anole
You ever thought about making a discord ?
I don't even know what that is man, haha
Wickens Wicked Reptiles it is a app used to talk to people but you can create your own discord server and allow only certain people to join. I dont really know how to explain it but i tried.
Yourboychipsahoy I’ll check it out for sure
Do it the app is free and your community can talk freely whenever they want
Hello AWESOME ADAM!!!!!!!!!! Question, I think that all of these years I've been in error on my enclosure temperature. I am setting up 4 new enclosures for a Fla Kings, I have one side that a heat mat that is set on 85 to 88 degrees, the over-all air temp however remains at around 73 to 76 degrees, Is this ok as long as the snake has complete access to both temperature areas, or do I need to also raise the air temp on the warm side or is access to the heat pad area enough? I have all set temps on therms. Thanks so much Adam!!!!!!!!!!
Heat mats aren’t a good primary heat source. A halogen flood bulb connected to a dimmer/dimming thermostat is the most natural and beneficial option, Arcadia’s deep heat projector is the second best option. They produce IRA and IRB like the sun, heat that penetrates deep into the skin tissue and heats them far more effectively than heat mats. Whereas heat mats only produce IRC, which only heats the surface of their skin.
@@nightinggale6470 Thank You, Great Info!!!!!!
Would you need to quarantine if you got say two green tree frogs (they where housed together in the store, and you have no other herps) sorry I know almost nothing about reptiles/ amphibians
Question for you hope it's not a dumb one lol but I am looking to get Schneider skinks and I plan to get 2 of them a male and female I don't need to quarantine them do I ?
What is that green mossy thing u put In the moist hide im getting a leopard gecko soon and I was thinking spagnum moss but Im unsure
Sphagnum moss would work find and actually that's what I thought I grabbed off the shelf. It's actually "frog moss" and it looks really great. The box is seen earlier in the video :)
@@WickensWickedReptiles thanks
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i love this channel
This weekend im picking up my first leopard gecko 🥹 ive had garter snakes and bull frogs when I was a little girl but its been years since and lord knows it was a totally different world for reptile and amphibian keeping back in the 90s 😅
Im getting him from a teenager who decided reptiles arent for them. I also won a tomato frog at a reptile expo a few weeks ago and it's doing amazing ❤️ I'm so excited about getting back into this hobby, especially now that im a mom and my son is suuuper into reptiles and amphibians.
Can they be kept in a air conditioned room? I really need to know since if I do get a leopard gecko I will have to keep it in a air conditioned room. Thanks for those that might respond
I’m not an expert, but I don’t see why not!
your vides are amazing i am looking for a leopard gecko but my mum is saying maybe which is an ok sighn
I’m buying a leopard gecko when I move into my new house and I’m gonna name then wicken after your channel thank you for the help
Hey I have a razor back musk turtle and can't find much info on them. I have the turtle that is the size of USA quarter in a 30.1 gallon Landen glass frame less tank. If you could tell me or help me get more info I would appreciate it
is the starter kit really good ? i feel like this is too small. wouldnt something lik e80 cm be better ?
it's good for sure, could be better but works
I agree to a point that we arrange an enclosure for us, however all the extras that I have added to my Leopard Gecko's enclosure as well as my other reptiles can only enrich their lives further. I wouldn't downplay the importance of this as we are literally creating our pets world for their whole life and over the course of that life changes will be made, things will be added, but the bottom line is that I'm constantly thinking about what my pet might like and always feel so happy when they use what I've given them. I hate it when I hear "Oh that will be good enough, he won't care," because in very many subtle ways I think they do. They need enrichment and things to do just as we do and that's how I set up an enclosure with that in mind. I really enjoy your vids just hope you always stress the best ways to keep a reptile not just the cheapest.
I appreciate you taking the time to comment. I always suggest to do the best you possibly can. However, I think if I were to make a video about first reptiles and then go out and spend $1000 and 9 hours of time to set it up that gives off the wrong impression of what it takes to take care of an animal. Again, thanks for watching and commenting :)
Is it okay if you can do a care guide for a Bearded dragon please I want to start breeding and caring for them
here you go - th-cam.com/video/jyt7o-jmPNM/w-d-xo.html
Im getting my first pet snake soon a cali king
Ha would you please do advanced lizards
For sure! I’ve done beginner lizards and intermediate if you’d like to watch those ones until the advanced lizards list is complete
May you please do a video about how to convince parents to let someone get a reptile? Side note, this video was very enjoyable!
Make a PowerPoint on how great they are, how they would benefit the household, how easy/hard they are to keep, and make sure you demonstrate your responsibility. My parents are cool with it but if they weren't that's what I would do. Hope I helped :)
Wraithe Etheridge yeah you did that’s a great idea that I’m definitely going to try thank you
I'm so glad you like the videos. I actually have a video for this exact thing, I posted it a few months ago, check it out!
Wickens Wicked Reptiles I just watched it thank you for the help man!
can anyone tell me where is a good place to buy a leopard gecko online? i dont have any reptile stores near me.
Awe you named him little foot. Was my favorite movie as a kid 😍.
So ive hade morty for a couple weeks now and he is in the blue phase so cant wait for his first shed. Call me corny but i want to preserve his first shed and keep it as a memento and a comparison from baby to adult
If anyone has any links or info for building a bioactive habitat for a ball python it would be a great help. I plan to move him into one when he gets bigger because i have him in a baby tank currently
stick around for that bio active build ;)
Bio dude has excellent bio active set up videos. 😀
Hey, I’m getting my first reptile a clubtail iguana is a tub system okay for it?
so long as they have all they need it doesn't matter the material the enclosure is made from
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thanks
What are your top 5 turtles or Newts Newts are small you can household in big groups and there are some super rare ones that your average Keeper could actually help bring back from extinction
this is a great topic! Let me add that to the list!
@@WickensWickedReptiles I literally just found your Frog video it's really good can't wait to see what you do with this idea
What if there are no actual reptile shops in your area?
I have a 4 year old leopard gecko and rn he is in a 20 gal but I'm thinking of getting a 40-50 gal Viv do you think thats good (and going bioactive)
Yes, 100% get a 40 gallon. It has a LOT more room for the little guy to explore! He’s going to love it! (I would recommend a 40 gallon long so they can explore more)
I got mine about a year ago and got a leopard gecko, I got it a 20 gal for $200, which came right out of my money as a 10 yo, at 10 $200 is a lot, but it was worth every penny, his name is Leonard
wicked name!
If/when possible, I strongly recommend upgrading to a 40 gallon (36x18x18”). Check secondhand sites for cheap used tanks
I caught mine a southern alligator lizard
My first reptiles are a male and female pair of brown anoles (anolis sagrei) named Edward and Annie
Would you recommend getting a snake (I'm looking for a hognose), when you've never ever handled a reptile in your life? Or should I find a way to try that first? As a child I was even scared of picking up my guinea pig... but that was over 10 years ago, so hopefully that's not an issue anymore. Idk.
it could work for sure
My first reptile as an adult was a Rosy boa. I'm not sure I would recommend a hognose because they can be quite sassy, but if you are confident enough to handle that it should be fine.
first reptile i had was in 1997 eastern garter snake then green anole then leopard gecko then water dragons still more and more till to this day
cool!
HI!! should i get a mac snow leopard gecko 2 weeks old or a hypo tangerine carrot tail leopard gecko 1 year old female, for around the same price, really confused on which one to get , would really apricate some advices, thank you very much
should I paint my room purple or blue? same sort of question, it's a personal preference thing
@@WickensWickedReptiles hahahah gotcha, thank you very much, i thought that their nature and behaviour would also differ with the morph, but alright thank you 😃🙏🙏😇
Im considering getting a leopard gecko and im so nervous. Something about getting a mammal feels so simple. Im a mammal, i know what i need and how not to inadvertently neglect my dog or cat. Im so worried ill accidentally fail the little guy. Watching tons of videos
LLL reptile is my favorite reptile store
They’re a mill and not a reputable breeder.
@@nightinggale6470 ok
I live in a Canada and I put my leopard gecko in my coat so he didn’t freeze in the February cold
Do I still need to quarantine my first reptile if I have other animals in my house like birds?
it's not a terrible idea but I'm not an expert on if birds can get reptile diseases.
What morph is the cute heckin hognose?
the big red girl? She's an albino, she just dropped a bunch of eggs too :)
I have to admit I cringed when I saw that starter kit… I’ve been told and told and told that most premade kits are full of the wrong supplies, useless add-ons, and generally aren’t worth the money. I know from research that this is generally true of bearded dragon starter kits… but I’m glad that some are worth the money.
You should make posters
what would you like to see on the posters?
What was the size in the zoo med reptile shelter?
A bit confused, what zoo med shelter?
Wickens Wicked Reptiles, When you showed the other products you buyed there was a hide from zoo med. I’ve been thinking about getting a leopard gecko and I’d like to buy that hide
I have so far never found kits to be economical and it enrages me when they include sand. The best way is to do the research and buy the best quality items.
Great point!I do think kits can be the best way to go if they include mostly what you need like this one did. It ended up being cheaper than getting everything individually
@@WickensWickedReptiles I agree I simply have never had that experience, it's great that you did.
Hold up, niagara exotics is literally a 2 minute drive from my house! I don't want to give away what city you live in but are you close to where they are? Also have you been there since they moved up the street? I love their tortoise they have I watch it for like 30 minutes everytime I go there !!
I was literally thinking the same thing, I've also watched that tortoise for a while lol
Are you going to breed any leopard geckos soon?
not this year
I just got my first leopard gecko and his name is leo
nice!!!
In this episode I guess Diamond had the day off.
this was before I got him
all this time i thought i had to quarantine my first reptile i couldnt find the answer on google im... sighs. thank u .
What is this quarantining thing about with them?
so as to not spread any infection they may have to the rest of your collection
@@WickensWickedReptiles ah I see thank you. I'm trying to learn about reptiles because I want to get a few, but I'm holding off a bit longer till I feel more knowledgeable.
Looking at getting my 1st snake (western hognose). When you talk about temperature on hot side, does that mean on top of substrate, or bottom? Should the heating pad take-up about half of the tank and stay plug in 24/7 with thermostat? Non UVB lighting would be fine for day/night cycle? Terrarium size 36LX24DX18H
hot side temp is ambient temp, hot spot temp the temp of the surface the body of the animal would be touching. ... here's the link to the care guide for the rest th-cam.com/video/5vOb76zEq7A/w-d-xo.html
I can personally say that the "complete starter kit" at petsmart Is not complete...do not get one for a corn snake you NEED a lot of places for it to hid and climb
Yes
Also, make sure the lid of the enclosure is always secure. Mine is on its "second walk around my apartment" without me. They are notorious escape artists
@@samuelneuin1988 yeah my first corn escaped without a trace and (different enclosure) nacho has escaped multiple times, but he doesn't go far and I check on him a few times a day
Where was the interwebs when I got my first reptile (mumbles) years ago at 9 yrs old???? Not exactly a beginner animal, but he did well for 10 yrs until I lost him to a URI from a mass week long power failure due to a bad ice storm...
haha oh the interwebs!
I’m 16 and I’ve had a corn snake 4 rats 2 hairless rats a cockatiel bird a ball python and a dog oh and 2 cats
I have 2 house geckos but I’m scared that I’m not good enough for them
Niagara exotics?!?!
Me with 30 reptiles: ah yes I see
hahahah nice
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You do not like PetCo? I get all of my fish from them and have been for nearly 15 years. l now use them as my supply source for my feeder mice for my big corn snake, it eats 4 large mice every couple of weeks. The store I go to does not have much of a reptile selection. At the peak of my reptile hobby and lecture circuit, I had 17 snakes and four lizards, all but my corn snake, banana king snake, Amazonian Tree Boa, rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata or Charina trivergat), and my my big plated lizard, a rescue who I called Digger, were indigenous to my area.
I enjoyed giving reptile presentations to the folks round where I lived, mostly to show that the reptiles were nothing to fear, if they had one they did not want in their yard, I would remove them, for free. I removed everything from garter snakes to Northern Pacific Rattlesnakes and relocated them way from populated areas. My outlet for reptiles and supplies went out of business even with me spending nearly $750-$800 a month there, it took nearly two dozen adult mice and about a dozen pinkie mice to feed my snakes. As well as the 200 crickets, and two dozen large meal worms for the lizards..
When I quit giving lectures, I returned all of my native reptiles to the wild, except Fatso and one female, as well as my two native boa constrictor, rubber boa (Charina bottae), they were a breeding pair giving me up to six neonates each breeding season. These I would release back into the wild after keeping them a few months to be sure they were healthy, sort of fat and taking food well. My female big boa, would hide under the collar of my blouse while I gave my lecture, she always seemed to time it just right to show herself, she was the gentlest of my snakes. One big issue was trying to dispel a a longing running myth about the big Pacific gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer catenifer), being a cross with the rattlesnake and therefor venomous. Had a big male, called Fatso, that I would allow select guest to handle, he was really laid back. They all tame out nicely after handling for a few minutes after wild capture. Fatso was a rescue, taken from the second floor corridor, in one of the local hotels. All of my exotics died from old age Digger was about 5 y/o when rescued and he lived at my house for another 20 years before he quietly passed away one night, he alone accounted for over half the crickets and meal worms every two weeks.
I just love the reptiles of the Pacific Northwest, more fun to raise then the exotics. I would love to see more on the indigenous reptiles.
thanks so much for watching and taking the time to reply
I have a heat gun just like yours lol.
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I took my eastern box turtle back in a wheelbarrow ehen my neighbor offered him to me, sadly he is most likely dead (i
Ive in their natural habitat so there is a chance) but i felt like i could kill a god at that moment
You love reptiles
I really do
My corn snake go into his water bowl to shed ... I never get good shed bc he leaves them into water so theres soggy slimey sheds and they break when i take them our 🤡