The 5 BEST Reptiles For Apartments, Dorms and Small or Shared Living Spaces | Part I
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- Living in an apartment or dorm or even just having roommates might limit which reptile species you are allowed to keep. But there are 5 amazing reptile species including snakes, lizards and even an amphibian that make perfect species to keep in small or shared living spaces!
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Apartment living or dorm room living can limit your reptile keeping options, but if you have the time and a little bit of space for a pet reptile, perhaps you might want to consider a plains hognose snake. Western hognose snakes come in all sorts of morphs and are tiny and fun to take care of. Corn snakes are another great snake option for small spaces as they do not take up tons of space and enclosure options range from tubs to racks to aquariums or even PVC reptile enclosures. Blue tongue skinks are medium sized and very docile lizards, just absolutely stunning and majestic and one of my very favorite species to take care of. Poison Dart Frogs are amphibians of course but with their bright colours and easy care requirements are amazing pet frogs. Crested geckos like taller spaces and bioactive spaces work well. These geckos might be the king of all small space reptiles!
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What species do you think is the best for small spaces?
Leopard gecko
R O S Y
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Leos
Defo a pygmy rattler
Dart frogs
A friend of mine kept a California kingsnake and 2 tarantulas in his barracks. He did that knowing it's prohibited per the military. He got away with it because the walk-in closet where he stored his clothes are considered his personal items where it was mandatory that he buy his own lock to secure his valuables; therefore it's not subject to the inspection for cleanliness lol. I would like to reiterate that this is not me but a friend of mine who's in the military. Yes.. a friend.
I did the same thing. I had a tarantula and a crested gecko when I was at fort Campbell. Funny thing was when I got them I had two of my friends with me and they thought I was high 🤣
HAHA that was me too. I kept snakes in a rack in my barracks locker. waaaaay too much anxiety every field day...
@@dakotaalexander9292 I thought i was the only one
De pura casualidad no hablas español?
My friend had a ferret in the barracks in Germany.
Both of my roommates were absolutely TERRIFIED of reptiles, I brought a crested gecko home and they held him and going on about how soft he is etc. They've even volunteer to take care of him when I'm out of town. Crested geckos are the absolute best reptile!!!
[Update] she laid an egg!!
seconded ✋
Whrn i was at uni (second year - i a rented house, not student accommodation) I kept tarantulas, african bullfrog, beetles, scorpions, mice, ball python, corn snake, geckos, chickens, ducks and more 🤣 only had to get rid of all indoor animals when I got married...
Cresties are like gateway reptiles😂 we started with them and have moved up to bearded dragons and hognose snakes.
laughs in hognose snake
Update on the egg?
I'm in a house share, one issue with keeping snakes is that either you will either have to buy a separate freezer or have to have really cool house mates that are cool with you keeping mice or rats in the shared freezer 😅
I put the bag of mice in a paper bag so nobody can see the mice
Yeah, I just let them take the L. Fortunately, my roommates are all males so their amount of fcks to give are a lot more flexible.
My wife wasn't okay with me keeping rats in the freezer so I decided to buy my own deep freezer specifically for rats. I lucked out and my neighbor moved and left theirs by the side of the road like a week before I was going to buy my own lol
I’m ok with it if my roommate has one lol😂
I just knew the hognose snake would be on this list! I keep a male one myself, and he's really awesome and outgoing for being so small. I can also recommend a fire skink as a blue tongue alternative, if you want a smaller, but awesome and reasonable reptile for a small space and don't mind keeping feeder insects.
i have Hobi , my evans hognose and 2 garters. Hobi is soo outgoing. he taps on the glass when I get home from work wanting to be let out to crawl all over me and my desk.
best snake ever
@@HeavenlyiceDream Mine named Egon is crazy curious and wants to interact with just about everything he can when outside by rubbing his nose against it. He tests his strength against my fingers by trying to lift them. He also seems to have an obsession with keeping his enclosure as it is, as moving around anything makes him cranky for days while he also becomes way more hissy and seems to be pushing the items back to where they are supposed to be with his nose. He's otherwise very chill, and comes to my hand when I put it into his his area without provoking a feeding response. He's very easy to handle and introduce to strangers when he's outside.
Adam is my biggest mentor in reptile owning, i am aching to get one and Adam is the person who has let me understand how all sorts of amazing reptiles need things that others dont... thank you so much Adam, and stay awesome!! 🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
thank you so much!
@@WickensWickedReptiles no problem man you deserve more popularity then you get...
he really is great and deserves more popularity. though so many titles have confused me with like "are ball pythons really that great" or something like that
That was funny when the frog was making noises. Western hog nose are so adorable
I agree!
My personal pick for my apartment reptile (and first-ever reptile pet) was a Mexican Black Kingsnake, and I’ve never looked back. Maybe not the best for tiny spaces, since he uses every corner of his 120 gallon tank, but I personally wouldn’t go smaller than that with a corn snake, either, and corn snakes tend to get rather longer and are also active anyways. I cannot say enough good things about kingsnakes; if you’re not afraid to maybe get munched on by a tiny mouth, their beauty, ease of care, hardiness, and bold personalities easily make them a top-tier small snake.
The new design on the thumbnails is much more eye-catching than the old ones. Keep up the great work!
thank you!
I definitely agree, it's more dynamic and sticks out more when scrolling through
Agreed. They're quite nice and remind me of the thumbnails gamers often use these days.
I was literally waiting the entire video for the old "don't bite my ear".
Diamond didn't disappoint as usual! 😂 I keep 5 snakes and 2 birds in a small room with a king-sized bed.
All of them have big enclosures and I've rearranged the room twice to make space for more whilst aquiring them 👌 To say I'm looking forward to getting a bigger place is an understatement!! Loved the little bit in the middle showing your frog enclosures, they are beautiful 👍 top content as always!
Diamond is a mad lad
@@WickensWickedReptiles Diamond 🔹 should take over as the program's Host.
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I'm almost at two weeks with my first snake, which is also a hognose! He's eating great and seems pretty well settled. I love him!
How's he/she doing now? I own a California Kingsnake aberrant male that's 66% het for albino (but I don't plan to breed with him, he's my family).
Also he's born June 29 2020 and I have him since August 24 2020 and he's 110cm now and lives in an 80 gallons enclosure.👍🐍 I really love snakes.
Who gave you the hognose bug was it Adam or a different TY person; for me it was 2 channels Exotics Lair and SnakeDiscovery.
I'm so glad Cresties made it on the list. Easy, sweet and amazing little lizards! Can't wait for the reptile room tour!
Ok one more: I actually think the solution to loud frogs is to just intermittently play loud frog calls on TH-cam and then sometimes turn them off and sometimes don't turn them off. It's certainly no worse than my neighbor who currently plays the same song over and over and sings along loudly and off key, or my other neighbors who played Forza at 2AM every day.
yeah i think any reasonable person wouldn't complain... but also I used to live above someone who would call the cops if I played electric guitar.... without an amp... just the most silly person
@@WickensWickedReptiles man your neighbor was the WORST. the correct response to someone playing guitar in the apartment above you is to slip a note under their door requesting freebird
As someone who lives in a studio apartment, I do have forbidden skittles (St. Isabel tree frogs). They do call, but it sounds so quiet and squeaky that half the time I forget it's them making the sound. Plus, I agree about the beautiful spaces. Their terrarium let me combine my plant lady tendencies with my love of amphibians.
adorable!
Haha me right now in my room with 5 gallon betta tank 3 gallon shrimp tank and 30 gall fish tank n bout to add 120 bearded dragon n want collard lizard in 50 n have them all in my room cause we have woodstove for heat but heater in room lol
I totally agree with cresties being #1. My room has a huge window which keeps it quite warm year round, so no additional heat source required, diet is super easy, and he's very sweet and docile. Only tricky thing in the beginning was humidity if I've got a fan going in my room, but that's easy to counter with a small humidifier.
How warm does the enclosure get?
I loved the video! Honestly though, once you go to 4x2x2 enclosures, you could keep so many animals. So many different snakes and lizard (and even frogs) would do great in 4x2x2, bit I get the concept of other care requirements being considered as well. I'd definitely say my easiest reptile that I have is my crested geckos!
Good point!
67 gallon (48*18*18) enclosures are up there as well when it come to snakes, corn snakes, king snakes, smaller ball pythons, rat snakes, dwarf Burmese pythons, pine snakes, dwarf boas, male Central American boas, and more. Not sure about lizards. You could get away with bearded dragons and keep those lizards that are kind of like small bearded dragons, but I’m not sure about anything else.
I bought a baby leopard gecko a few years ago. Started with a 10 G terrarium and upgraded it to a 20 G a year ago. My mother and father didn’t like her at first, but now they adore her and are now taking care of her while I’m in college. I was thinking about getting some type of reptile once I start renting out an apartment or living off campus, so this list is very helpful. Great video 🙏🏼
I have a male Western Hognose in my small apartment and he's perfect!! (as well as a few ball pythons..) I would also say that Rosy boas, Rubber boas (if you can find one), and Kenyan sand boas would be other perfect little snakes for a small apartment or dorm!
My crested gecko has been one of my favorites to keep and has been pretty low maintenance in the bio active set up. It’s my first reptile and I really like having the height to play with rather than floor space. I’m in a small one bedroom apartment so only have one book shelf for tanks, so I have my crestie and is 10 gallon tanks I have a tomato frog, Pac-Man frog, and a fire belly toad. I got them all on a similar feeding schedule and all are bio active so it’s all pretty easy to maintain.
Great list, totally agree. Love guessing your next answer on these types of list, and was able to guess that cresties would be number one!
I live in a apartment and have cresties!
Glad you enjoyed!
i also like the idea of a blue tongued skink for an apartment/dorm situation because 1) your roommate probably won’t be afraid of it like they may be afraid of a snake, and 2) it won’t get loose and hide like a snake could, which could be an even bigger issue than normal in a shared space
I definitely hid my tarantula in my dorm room
haha nice!
Love your videos. I love how your content is always improving
Your videos are getting so good man. I havent had time to watch for a bit and the quality is outstanding. I love the enclosure footage and the music you put with the presentation too.
"Top 5 reptiles you can keep in a dorm room!"
#1: *Komodo Dragon*
So much respect for you and the channel you've created.
Just the video I’ve been waiting for 😎
YOU ROCK! Love watching your videos.
I have my crested gecko in my apartment and it's the best pet I've ever had! What an amazing and easy animal to have. I live with a friend and he loves Kuzko too and never bothered him at all! Glad they made the list tho it was obvious they would.
This was a super great video! Keep up the great work!
Great seeing Irwin!
Awesome list
thanks for the awesome video! love the new thumb nail by the way
Another very awesome WWR video
Thank you
200k let’s goooo, I got pack into reptiles literally a year ago this mknth and now have started my own channel and “shop” this is awesome congrats Adam
From watching Adam’s videos I’ve learned so so much about reptiles and I was once one of those people who was a little freaked out or scared by reptiles but now I think they’re beautiful animals with their own amazing personalities. I’ve changed my views so greatly I’m hoping to get a crested gecko very soon and that’s all through Adam’s amazing videos and care guides and I wanted to say a huge huge thank you for posting them and having such an amazing channel.
Great ideas and video!! It's very helpful! 🤗💜🤗
Love this video every time I watch your video and wait for one the school week goes SO fast!
You're the best!
Keep fetherin' it brother! Follow that proto.
Love your videos, and the late great Conald.
You guys rock!
Fedsmoker! Omg I was not expecting that in a video like this haha had me rolling. Keep featherin it brother
My Guinea pigs heard the frog croaking and went crazy wheeeking. Males were ready to bring it on and me female was like, come here big boy.
I'm really digging your new thumbnail design. More eyecatching!
thank you!
I just recently got a California King Snake, I love him! He's still relatively small, and I have him currently in a 24 x 18 x 12, I know he's going to need something bigger in the future.
He big is he now, and what enclosure do you house him in. I’d recommend bare minimum a 40 gallon enclosure, since bare minimum the length plus the width should equal the full length of the snake.
However, bigger would be more desirable such as a 75 gallon enclosure, preferably so your snake can stretch out or near enough (like, if your snake is 4’2 and the enclosure is only 4 feet long, it’s so little of a difference that it doesn’t really matter).
Great video idea!! 💥💥
Thank you 🤗
Finally one of these.
wooooooooo
Well, beside the blue skink, it's literally my bucket list! I have a Hognose and it only question of time when something else follow me home!! :) Love your video! keep up the good work!
Agree 100% on crested being #1. I’d have added sand boas too, if you get a nice curious one that at least periscopes sometimes.
I’ve just found your channel and I’m so so glad I have !! Thank you so much!! Love from the UK 💕
So glad! Welcome aboard
Great thumbnail, loved the video! Awesome, Adam!
The "Eyelashes Always On Fleek" was hilarious ☀️
I love your content some of the things you say are funny 🤣..keep it up 👍
Got a genuine laugh from that lemon meme
You have cinematic master pieces
I live in a small one bedroom apartment and have never had a reptile pet before. There are so many reptiles that I do like and would want, northern blue tounged skink, crested gecko, mourning gecko, emerald tree skinks (Clint sold me on those) or pink tounged skink.
But the more I researched, the more I really thought about it; my first reptile will be a hognose snake. They are going to fit my lifestyle the best (other than my mom not liking snakes) and I can't wait to get one!
Very funny and informative video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
3:05 majestic scaly friend .. great footage
she sure is majestic
You are my favorite TH-camr
Love the increase of video quality keep it up
Thanks!!
holy crap adam. almost reached that 200k subs. congratulations in advance🥳
Nice vid
I didn't think I'd ever see number 2 beat number 1 on any top 5 from Adam.... I own a number 2 and she is great as always great video
I appreciate the plants in the dart frog enclosure
This is the funniest video I've seen in a while. Cracked me up so much
yay:)
Living in a shared space, this was a fantastic video to watch. Mostly because I'm going to be picking up a bluey shortly and this was very reassuring
I just got an albino axanthic hognose baby boi partially thanks to your channel. He's so cute but I wasn't prepared for how much he stays under the aspen lol (it reminded me of what you said about sand boas being an expensive tank of sand) maybe its because hes still adjusting to the new place. He's above the aspen for about 30 minutes a day then hes back under the aspen for the rest of the day. I love when I see him scooching around his room, its so precious 🥺
they can hide a lot at first
@@WickensWickedReptiles thanks, it just makes me nervous because I've never seen him drink and I haven't found any urates so far (although they could be blending into the aspen). He has 2-3" of lightly compressed aspen with undertank heating at approx 85F, a hide on the warm side, and a water bowl on the cool side with lots of leaves in between for cover.
alright i'm gonna say it: your montage music is all bangers no skips 😎
I would love a video on how to set up proper UVB for a crestie! I’ve seen it talked about more and more lately
Awesome video Adam
Glad you enjoyed it
I swear this guy reads my mind on what videos to make!
I have a crystal ball
I live in an apartment and I have this spot in my living room with no furniture it's just like an open space that's like half room. Perfect space for a couple of scaly pets but I still need them to be easy to move. Thanks so much for the video! Hognose is a dream for me
this is a useful video omg. i’m only allowed to have my snakes in my room so this’ll help.
NICE!
I live in a fairly small house. So glad to see my corn snake made the list!! And now I have other reptiles I can consider. Never thought of using the top of a dresser! Duh. Awesome video!
Good to see that some things never change - like Diamond trying to chew on Adam's ear
I have a small house and have recently overcame my fear of reptiles thanks to your channel and a few others. We just purchased a male variable kingsnake. We hope to expand into a small collection and are grateful for such informational content. Looking for to your upcoming tour!
That’s so awesome
Your channel has helped our whole family overcome our fear of reptiles over the last year. I just got my first snake, a hognose named Nope, a couple weeks ago and am already in love. We already have 2 beardies but the kids have claimed them😂 we'll be moving by the end of the year and can't wait to set up a reptile room in our new house.
I just got the blue tongue names! Steve and Irwin! I love it
Living in a one bedroom apartment and recently just got my first snake, a normal ball python and she's awesome super chill and sweet definitely recommend ball pythons for both apartment living and for a first snake
I wouldn’t have seen Adam giving the cresties the dub over hogs in a million years 😂! It’s nice to see more appreciation for cresties here ❤️
Hognose snakes are the best. I love their little faces. Great video.
Useful video for when I’m in college
Glad you think so!
Bro the memes in here with the light amount of natural chaos in this video is giving me life
I highly recommend corn snakes! I bought one in January and I LOVE it! They're super docile easy cheap and they come in so many cool colors we actually just bought a baby ball python as well! But I will say ALWAYS so research with reptiles get advice but learn to make you're own decisions on them! people bicker on enclosure size bedding heat source etc do what you do can do/what you think is best
I was living in a dorm at college and now I’m living at home and I have an Albino Black Rat Snake and an African Fat Tail Gecko! Both comparable substitutions for some of the animals on the list but I love my reptiles!!
I'm a teen living in a tiny apartment with my two parents and on-and-off sister. A plains hognose snake is PERFECT. They don't need super big enclosures, especially as babies, they're good to get people afraid of snakes unafraid because of their adorable faces, and they're awesome for handling. Highly reccomend.
Thanks for confirming that the Plains Hognoses are what I need in my life ❤️ (and apartment ..)
Our pleasure!
great video adam. could you make a video about the best plants to use for various bioactive setups?
this video could not have come at a more perfect time than today. just got the news i need to move in august, and my partner and i are hoping to move from a townhouse to an apartment.
Forbidden Skittles XD I absolutely love your humor! That's an animal on my wish list. Josh's Frogs makes them too easy
The fedsmoker reference put you at the top of my reptile channel list keep featherin it brother
Plant person here, your birkin in the dart frog enclosure is stunning.
Love this Top 5!! The crested gecko is what I'd have, if I could! I don't need a small space pet but love this for its smaller cost for set up and animal and I love the fact that the feeding is very simple. One question- do they small bad? The hognose was super cute too!!
I love just when he was about to start muck started croaking 🤣🤣
You put this video up at an interesting time. I plan on moving next year and want to bring my California Kingsnake with me. Here’s hoping it won’t be an issue
Awesome video ( as always ) and very helpful to be honest, personally I live in an apartment with my family ( I am under 18 btw ) and because of my mother I am not able to keep big animals , despite the fact that I want to . All in all nice video and I hope to see another one soon 🤘
If I were to be honest Adam is the best reptile/pet TH-camr up there with snake discovery and Clint’s reptiles and also go herping and literally every reptile/pet TH-camr that doesn’t abuse their reptiles and also knows what their talking. About
thank you so much for the kind words
AS A COLLEGE STUDENT THIS VIDEO IS PERFECT!!!
thanks for watching!!
I’ve been waiting for more dart frog videos from you.
I’d love to see a video going over different dart frog species! I’d love to own some in the future but there’s so many I don’t really know where to start
I absolutely love corn snakes
This list is spot on I have little room in my apartment and have considered all of these but stuck with crested geckos.
Amazing