Kenan just blew Nat Geo out of the water. This was Far and Away the best video I've ever seen on your channel and I've been a subscriber for years. What you showed today I should really change the way people think in the reptile World about monitors. Really really really amazing footage and interaction with your friend Lagertha
As a Biologist that was amazing!! The lack of aggression was so revealing of their relationship. You have done well with your animal placement, as this video proves. I love turtles and tortoises but your channel has me rethinking the whole lizard and snake avoidance.They are both beautiful and fascinating. Thanks for your dedication and videos!!
Lagertha, this was an awesome feeling episode, she was really gentle feed as you say. Croc monitors aren’t they amazing especially when the circle you in a none threatening manner. And that tortoise had a real treat just amazing💯
I inherited a Crocodile monitor, years ago at the time i new nothing about them,she was so good and calm, i used to walk her on a leash and random strangers would walk up to me and pet her, they are so very smart, i learned so much from her. i did some extensive research on them, and after two years I found a reptile expert like you with a good facility to take her from me.
Ugh... as a mammal/rodent rehabber (I end up with lots of squirrels), it's so hard to watch them eat, but I'd say that girl missed you, Kenan. She was looking at you with a far softer look than we've ever seen in a video. I think you had a breakthrough! Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
That was some "Our Planet" type footage and interaction. 3 different species sharing the same space and for 2 the same meal. I can't get over how surreal that was. It's been a thought week and that 20 min just made everything better.
She was just making sure there was some scraps for her pet tortoise to enjoy. 🦎🐢😃 I think that company has made her a happy camper and enjoying life more. So glad you showed us this video. GOD BLESS and have a awesome day.
This is truly such a joy to watch. Seeing the elongated tortoise pull up a chair to lagarthas feast and the croc monitor "passing the gravy"!! Such a great video Kenan, you rock brotha!!!
Awesome....being from Australia I love monitors, Lacey's were my favourite but I must say Lagertha has totally turned me to the dark side, lol the croc side of the force....wow what an amazing creature Laggy is & the croc monitor is now my favourite. Great Vid Kenan, ur amazing & a very lucky man indeed
Kenan - Lagetha and the other animals must have missed your presence. She's like "where have you been my bearded buddy?" powerful footage though, loved the interaction
I thought in the same way. Most croc-monitors I've seen (inclusive Laga) always had something like mistrust or panic in their eyes, when humans were around. Today she had a total different look.
WOW!!!! That was epic! She has come a long way! I loved how when you went to take the second rat away, she was pawing at the air like, "No! Give it back!" Thank goodness you did! And that crazy brave tortoise is hilarious! You definitely have to give him/her a name now, that was amazing to watch!
Your calm and professional approach to Lagatha makes the whole encounter today seem tame and domestic. Fortunately your frank and honest narration reminds us that you are in a dangerous situation. That is a powerful drama. Congrats.
Wow, what an amazing surprise video! I'll be watching this one frequently. So much incredible footage of the feeding and Laggy pushing her boundaries with you. You could really see the wheels turning in her head as she circled you and interacted with her tortoise roomate. Awesome stuff!
I really like this style of video (and the swimming with series) where we get to watch the animals move around and interact vs. the quick fly-bys during normal feeding videos. 👍🦎🐢
This was an absolutely awesome experience to watch!!! Amazing progress!! I love the fact she didn't have a problem with you being right there or have an issue with the tortoise being right there trying to share the food.
Man, after watching so many of your videos, this one was by far the most interesting to me. She didn’t care that you were there, she was more worried about working her way through the prey animal. Even so much that she almost didn’t care that the tortoise wanted a bite!! Absolutely incredible man!! What an amazing experience!!
It's amazing how Lagertha's Colour has become so vibrant now that she is exposed to the natural elements, sunlight and diet! That is proof that your care and husbandry is paying off! Keep it up! great work! Love coming here and learning from you and the team!
Wow. Fantastic to see that Lagatha is comfortable enough to behave in, what I assume is, such natural behaviour while you are in such close proximity. Shows the effort and hard work you have put into her Kenan. Congratulations mate, you should be proud.
i can imagine how amazing it was for u kenan. i only know her from sitting on her box and being a littly angry, seeing her like this is truly amazing, even for me! ;)
very interesting to see. I believe you said this is a wild caught animal so she wouldn't be used to always having appropriate size rodents given to her, she would have scavenged and had to tare up prey items in the wild, so we are seeing a bit of that coming though here.
I guess she realised quickly that this rat was too big for her to swallow whole like monitor lizards usually do, thus she started tearing it appart into pieces small enough to fit.
This is amazing! Your hard work has paid off!!!! The iphone cam looks great btw!!! This is a really good indicator of how comfortable she is! She is showing really cool natural behaviors!!!
This was an amazing interaction! I am absolutely stunned to see her getting so close and being so comfortable that she's alright with you seeing her take her time. She always has seemed so weary. Fascinating stuff, thank you for sharing it!
Total turn around from her earlier self. Good work Kenan. She is unbelievably beautiful. I think that having some company (the tortoises) might have contributed to her taming more quickly. The tortoises and Lagatha are buddies now.
Wow!, that was so amazing. What a breakthrough moment. So glad you were there to experience and share that moment. The door from their world opened for just a moment, and they let you in. If you could build that trust, mind blowing.
Don’t know why anyone would leave a dislike! Super cool behavior from a croc monitor, never seen this in other videos about them in captivity! Awesome video!
That tail was curled when on the left but once she could see you from her good eye she uncurled. That left side will always come shy but it will eventually come. Kudos! This is the best 20 minutes of Lagatha ever!
Now that was wild! Had to keep watching the lizard gutting the rat! What a brave tortoise. I noticed Kenan in a much better mood than when he came back from Australia! Thank you and stay safe 🙏 and healthy 🦎🐢🤘!
This was such an amazing video to watch!!! So glad you were able to get this footage. I love how she seems to be getting used to you.....sooooo awesome!
That is awesome! Making huge steps in a short time with her, especially since she was wild caught. You are definitely a reptile whisperer. So awesome to watch her walk around you so calmly. She's an amazing animal, love to watch videos of her.
@Courtz Courtz I was thinking that as well. As we know Lagetha,is wild caught and finally allowing Kenan to hand feed her. She's also taking in all the different smells from the rat that was harvested,cause it's not something that she just killed herself either(btws for those that know) she's blind in one eye,so she's alittle insecure in that inspect anyone walking alongside her *Blind side* I'm glad we get to see some feeding responses from her getting it from Kenan,no problem taking any bait from the tongs..
Yeah or they like the taste of the inside meat, instead of of just swallowing one hairy rat? I think it tastes better with the meat exposed and if they're in the wild having to catch life prey, they'll have to wrestle and kill the rodents. So it's enrichment and she plays with it to get to the juicy parts. We all have our meals a different from time to time and so do animals. I truly think she was trying to imitate having to wrestle life prey and she likes the taste of the raw meat 🍖
@@iGoddess that makes a lot of sense 😱cause if there's No blood or flesh kill smell to it she might be even more hesitant about what she's about to eat. @KampKenan if you don't mind one day.. Give Legatha something that was recently killed like you did Slinky a few months back.. You might get a whole different feed response to the potency of the smell.. Like when you have Slinky that huge rabbit.. as for those want know monitor lizards like their cousin the Komondos have powerful enzymes to break down bacteria in dead or even live prey..
Wow...she really opened up to you. I think she missed you, and was happy to have you back, so much so that she lowered her guard. I think she was just looking for a particular organ or maybe in monitor language it meant she is comfortable taking her time next to you, knowing you give her food and not take it. What a beautiful moment. Huge step and I think progress will be faster now in regards to trust and your relationship with her. I agree with you so much, just spend time with your animals. If you only interact with them to feed them, you may have gotten an awesome animal prepped and socialized to be an awesome friendly pet but you're gonna end up with an animal that only associates you with food PERIOD. KUDOS KENAN! Great vid, thank you so much for sharing. Next few times you go in there maybe have to wear some gear lol heavy duty plastic ankle guards and what not. Just incase. Ttys cant wait for the next video. Love you Laggy Lou❣
This is so freaking cool, behavior we don’t normally get to see
Those tortoises obviously don’t have much fear for her.
Tortoises can't be swallowed whole
Kenan just blew Nat Geo out of the water. This was Far and Away the best video I've ever seen on your channel and I've been a subscriber for years. What you showed today I should really change the way people think in the reptile World about monitors. Really really really amazing footage and interaction with your friend Lagertha
It's nice to see that the speckled lights/shadow from that simulated "canopy" with that bamboo roof makes her move around more.
Thanks for noticing🤠
As a Biologist that was amazing!! The lack of aggression was so revealing of their relationship. You have done well with your animal placement, as this video proves. I love turtles and tortoises but your channel has me rethinking the whole lizard and snake avoidance.They are both beautiful and fascinating. Thanks for your dedication and videos!!
you never really get a sense of how sharp an animals claws are until you have one wrapped around your arm or see it cut open and gut a rat :o
The Elongated: Hey man, sharing is caring
Lagatha: Be gone armored friend.
*Swallows the remaining rat*
Elongated: (●__●)
lol armored friend
Instantly thumbs up! Let's see Lagetha grow and develop into the baddest croc monitor out there!
YES!🤠
Lagertha, this was an awesome feeling episode, she was really gentle feed as you say. Croc monitors aren’t they amazing especially when the circle you in a none threatening manner. And that tortoise had a real treat just amazing💯
I inherited a Crocodile monitor, years ago at the time i new nothing about them,she was so good and calm, i used to walk her on a leash and random strangers would walk up to me and pet her, they are so very smart, i learned so much from her. i did some extensive research on them, and after two years I found a reptile expert like you with a good facility to take her from me.
Ugh... as a mammal/rodent rehabber (I end up with lots of squirrels), it's so hard to watch them eat, but I'd say that girl missed you, Kenan. She was looking at you with a far softer look than we've ever seen in a video. I think you had a breakthrough! Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
That was some "Our Planet" type footage and interaction. 3 different species sharing the same space and for 2 the same meal. I can't get over how surreal that was. It's been a thought week and that 20 min just made everything better.
She was just making sure there was some scraps for her pet tortoise to enjoy. 🦎🐢😃 I think that company has made her a happy camper and enjoying life more. So glad you showed us this video. GOD BLESS and have a awesome day.
This is truly such a joy to watch. Seeing the elongated tortoise pull up a chair to lagarthas feast and the croc monitor "passing the gravy"!! Such a great video Kenan, you rock brotha!!!
Awesome....being from Australia I love monitors, Lacey's were my favourite but I must say Lagertha has totally turned me to the dark side, lol the croc side of the force....wow what an amazing creature Laggy is & the croc monitor is now my favourite. Great Vid Kenan, ur amazing & a very lucky man indeed
Kenan - Lagetha and the other animals must have missed your presence. She's like "where have you been my bearded buddy?" powerful footage though, loved the interaction
Lagy's so pretty, such an awesome specimen. You're so lucky you get to put in those hrs of interaction and observation with her.
I know she’s a dangerous animal, but she seems to be a really sweet soul- I can see it in her eyes. I think she missed you, Kenan!
I thought in the same way.
Most croc-monitors I've seen (inclusive Laga) always had something like mistrust or panic in their eyes, when humans were around.
Today she had a total different look.
"Clever girl" 🤔😂
WOW!!!! That was epic! She has come a long way! I loved how when you went to take the second rat away, she was pawing at the air like, "No! Give it back!" Thank goodness you did! And that crazy brave tortoise is hilarious! You definitely have to give him/her a name now, that was amazing to watch!
This is great progress hopefully now she will start to tame down even more quickly
You caught her eating a meal and feeding her pet tortoise all at once 😂 awesome video.
I love her interaction with the tortoise so much! They are adorable together. I can’t believe it
To quote the legendary Johnny Bravo:
"I'm disgusted but currious."
😂😂
TheUAZCs 😂
Why would you say something so controversial yet so brave
Your calm and professional approach to Lagatha makes the whole encounter today seem tame and domestic. Fortunately your frank and honest narration reminds us that you are in a dangerous situation. That is a powerful drama. Congrats.
Thank you!
Wow, what an amazing surprise video!
I'll be watching this one frequently. So much incredible footage of the feeding and Laggy pushing her boundaries with you.
You could really see the wheels turning in her head as she circled you and interacted with her tortoise roomate.
Awesome stuff!
That's so cool, she's showing you she thinks you're ok....Sitting still and letting her explore you is totally awesome!!
That's a lot of love and patience you showed ro that animal to see so much progress in such a short time.
I really like this style of video (and the swimming with series) where we get to watch the animals move around and interact vs. the quick fly-bys during normal feeding videos. 👍🦎🐢
This is great I'm so glad you both are building a relationship and a bond ,there's nothing better
Oh my golly gosh this is breathtaking!!! I’m at a lost for words.... Just WOW!!!
It’s so great to see how far she’s come and the trust you guys are building. She’s looking at you like “Do you want half of this or not?”
This was an absolutely awesome experience to watch!!! Amazing progress!! I love the fact she didn't have a problem with you being right there or have an issue with the tortoise being right there trying to share the food.
That is just awesome 😁👍 She must really appreciate the company of those tortoises and being so close to you Kenan is a serious sign of complete trust.
Man, after watching so many of your videos, this one was by far the most interesting to me. She didn’t care that you were there, she was more worried about working her way through the prey animal. Even so much that she almost didn’t care that the tortoise wanted a bite!! Absolutely incredible man!! What an amazing experience!!
It's amazing how Lagertha's Colour has become so vibrant now that she is exposed to the natural elements, sunlight and diet! That is proof that your care and husbandry is paying off! Keep it up! great work!
Love coming here and learning from you and the team!
I have watched this video many times. It was such an important landmark in Lagatha's emotional development. Your bond with her is growing very strong.
The amount of serotonin that this video gives me is kind of ridiculous. So satisfying and rewarding when a animal starts to trust you. Awesome post 🥰
Wow. Fantastic to see that Lagatha is comfortable enough to behave in, what I assume is, such natural behaviour while you are in such close proximity. Shows the effort and hard work you have put into her Kenan. Congratulations mate, you should be proud.
I very much love being a part of this long trusting process with you Kenan, we all remember when she first arrived. Too cool!
Lagertha surely missed you Kenan. Also, I've always thought she is a small Monitor Lizard. But boy, she is getting big and healthy!
Yes she is!🤠
@@KampKenan how long is she and how much dose she weight
Your beard is looking *mighty* and *orange* .
I'm so jealous.
Keep on Having Fun.
younger ZZ top look alike😀
Yesssss! I love how beautiful Laggy looks! Her coloration is truly amazing 😉
I was thinking that also where she freshly shed she looks gorgeous
i can imagine how amazing it was for u kenan. i only know her from sitting on her box and being a littly angry, seeing her like this is truly amazing, even for me! ;)
Same doesn’t she look smaller on the ground ?
@@stewartlow2664 yea a little bit
very interesting to see. I believe you said this is a wild caught animal so she wouldn't be used to always having appropriate size rodents given to her, she would have scavenged and had to tare up prey items in the wild, so we are seeing a bit of that coming though here.
I guess she realised quickly that this rat was too big for her to swallow whole like monitor lizards usually do, thus she started tearing it appart into pieces small enough to fit.
This is amazing! Your hard work has paid off!!!! The iphone cam looks great btw!!!
This is a really good indicator of how comfortable she is! She is showing really cool natural behaviors!!!
This was an amazing interaction! I am absolutely stunned to see her getting so close and being so comfortable that she's alright with you seeing her take her time. She always has seemed so weary. Fascinating stuff, thank you for sharing it!
Amazing stuff Kenan,I was on the edge of my seat,I can only imagine how it was for you :)
What an AWESOME interaction!!! VERY impressive! Thank you for sharing! ❤️
That was hands down the most intense video, I’ve watched of yours!
What an experience! Big Cajones!!! Love it!
She’s checking you while she’s eating, She’s trusting you & I love it
Giant reptile fan, I never thought I would ever see a tortoise and a monitor lizard sharing food. This was amazing 😍
Amazing to see you so close to her. Your hard work and time is paying off.
awesome, to see how much calmer she is around your presence!
Total turn around from her earlier self. Good work Kenan. She is unbelievably beautiful. I think that having some company (the tortoises) might have contributed to her taming more quickly. The tortoises and Lagatha are buddies now.
Wow!, that was so amazing. What a breakthrough moment. So glad you were there to experience and share that moment. The door from their world opened for just a moment, and they let you in. If you could build that trust, mind blowing.
One of the best Kamp Kenan Moments without doubt 👍🏻
Amazing 👏 👏 👏 I second that this probably the first time ever filmed of such unique and rare behavior between species. Thanks for sharing 👍
Don’t know why anyone would leave a dislike! Super cool behavior from a croc monitor, never seen this in other videos about them in captivity! Awesome video!
Thanks Jaren🤠
Wow so glad she is getting use to you, this video was very educational and eye opening. Really enjoyed her and tortoise interacting.
Thank you.... you open this world for so many of us.
That tail was curled when on the left but once she could see you from her good eye she uncurled. That left side will always come shy but it will eventually come. Kudos! This is the best 20 minutes of Lagatha ever!
Great to see she is not on her box anymore but using the enclosure more. I think you did well with providing more shade and some company.
Kenan: every animal is scared and will stay away from them
The tortoises: Imma end this girls whole career
Thank you for sharing this Kenan, I'm glad you captured it for us.
It’s almost like she was trying to share it with you Kenan!!!
This was awesome seeing both animals interact.
So cool how you can see lagathas shedding skin turn from black to white all in this video. Great footage Kenan!
Now that was wild! Had to keep watching the lizard gutting the rat! What a brave tortoise. I noticed Kenan in a much better mood than when he came back from Australia! Thank you and stay safe 🙏 and healthy 🦎🐢🤘!
She has made some amazing Progress!! Thanks for the update.
This is where one can get quality content related to reptiles.
Edit: I've never got so many likes! Thanks
Nice to see such a happy captive animal. Great video as always.
Thx!🤠
The video was so awesome with the two sharing a moment too. Patients pays off. Such a great video.
Wow!! What an amazing animal you have there Kenan. This is an awesome video 👍🐊
What an amazing interaction! Thank you so much for sharing this with us Kenan!!! Incredible 🥰
This was such an amazing video to watch!!! So glad you were able to get this footage. I love how she seems to be getting used to you.....sooooo awesome!
She's so gorgeous i could cry! She loves her new roommates
That is awesome! Making huge steps in a short time with her, especially since she was wild caught. You are definitely a reptile whisperer. So awesome to watch her walk around you so calmly. She's an amazing animal, love to watch videos of her.
Maybe two rats were too much and she wanted a smaller second meal, shows how smart monitors really are. Great vid
@Courtz Courtz I was thinking that as well. As we know Lagetha,is wild caught and finally allowing Kenan to hand feed her. She's also taking in all the different smells from the rat that was harvested,cause it's not something that she just killed herself either(btws for those that know) she's blind in one eye,so she's alittle insecure in that inspect anyone walking alongside her *Blind side*
I'm glad we get to see some feeding responses from her getting it from Kenan,no problem taking any bait from the tongs..
Yeah or they like the taste of the inside meat, instead of of just swallowing one hairy rat?
I think it tastes better with the meat exposed and if they're in the wild having to catch life prey, they'll have to wrestle and kill the rodents.
So it's enrichment and she plays with it to get to the juicy parts.
We all have our meals a different from time to time and so do animals.
I truly think she was trying to imitate having to wrestle life prey and she likes the taste of the raw meat 🍖
@@iGoddess that makes a lot of sense 😱cause if there's No blood or flesh kill smell to it she might be even more hesitant about what she's about to eat. @KampKenan if you don't mind one day.. Give Legatha something that was recently killed like you did Slinky a few months back.. You might get a whole different feed response to the potency of the smell.. Like when you have Slinky that huge rabbit.. as for those want know monitor lizards like their cousin the Komondos have powerful enzymes to break down bacteria in dead or even live prey..
I was thinking the same Courtz....I saw her expression say, "got a smaller one maybe?" lol
@@rhondaking6433 yeah she wasn't indecisive it just a bit more than she could handle 😓
Before you got Lageta I didn't even know what Croc monitors were but I have grown to love her. She is a great ambassador animal.
I think she missed you and now she is showing you how much she trust you. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
👍🤠
Fascinating! Absolutely amazing footage. Could of watched that all day. Brilliant.
Glad to see that you and your family are back at home safe and sound. Great video 😀👏
Wow that's one of the coolest feeding videos I have ever seen.
Thank Kenan your a cool cat with a variety of cool kitten's. Lol
I literally gasped when I realized what was happening! So exciting for you!
Such an exciting moment, glad u enjoyed it!🤠
That was awesome. Welcome home this by far is one of the best videos yet
So rare moment of animals... thanks Kenan!
WOW! This experience has been so incredible! Thanks for sharing here.
Great video and it was great seeing you and Joesph the Mink man collaborate together. Always a pleasure watching your videos. Watching from Upstate Ny
Kenan you are doing great. True mesmerizing nature!
Wow...she really opened up to you. I think she missed you, and was happy to have you back, so much so that she lowered her guard. I think she was just looking for a particular organ or maybe in monitor language it meant she is comfortable taking her time next to you, knowing you give her food and not take it. What a beautiful moment. Huge step and I think progress will be faster now in regards to trust and your relationship with her. I agree with you so much, just spend time with your animals. If you only interact with them to feed them, you may have gotten an awesome animal prepped and socialized to be an awesome friendly pet but you're gonna end up with an animal that only associates you with food PERIOD. KUDOS KENAN! Great vid, thank you so much for sharing. Next few times you go in there maybe have to wear some gear lol heavy duty plastic ankle guards and what not. Just incase. Ttys cant wait for the next video. Love you Laggy Lou❣
Damn, this was a big moment between the two... well, three... of y'all! Totally rad!
Really rare to see a monitor try to break up a piece of food like that, instead of just gulping it down whole. Great video.
I really like how you have these big enclosures for your animals.
What I have witnessed is that they need to learn ur behaviors and movements and once u do they become calmer and have trust. Consistency is key!!!👌
On the scale of crazy you Kenan
are CRAAAZY!!
Great video, so fortunate to have captured it👍🙏❤️🐍❤️
Super awesome video it’s crazy how calm cool and patient you are
Thats amazing how she knew how to open the rat up and get the good stuff. Animals are truly amazing. Good work kenan, 👏
Awesome ... So glad you were able to share this amazing progress with us . Truly just enjoy all your videos informative and fun 😀
I know u r enjoying her feeling closer to u! It’s amazing from where she started with ya 👌