Reviewing Reptile Products from Wish! (Part 2)
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- We enjoyed reviewing the products from Wish last time so we decided to do it again! Come with us today as we review five more products and see if any of them are worth purchasing for your scaly family members!
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That baby snake rack can be used for writing utensils in the office.
To keep them warm? Lol
Wait that is kinda smart
@@cousinmajin as a mini organization system. Given its small size it might actually work for that
Yep. Or just general storage of small things. Probably wouldnt be bad for makeup or hair stuff either.
Or an isopod rack
I actually use the scooper a lot when feeding my chameleon! I'm really bad with tweezers and the spoon allows me to easily catch and drop three crickets in the feeding dish at a time. For me, it's a lot faster and easier way, but I do agree that it shouldn't really be curved.
If it was like two tiny shovels shoved together it could be better
@@datgaydangernoodle1315 Yea, it could be better but it still gets the job done
A tweezer would be really hard for me
as someone with shaky hands who's managed to spill plenty of things on spoons before I found it pretty useful as a concept when Emily got out those pellets
I also love being able to capture my bearded dragons attention with a moving bug without having to release the insect. That way I know the bug won't have time to escape and hide if my beardy doesn't see it right away.
Had the feeder scoop not been broken, you’d actually probably get a lot of use of it for inverts. I keep tarantulas, and I use mine for feeding my Ts. 10/10 would recommend… but not from Wish lol.
Wish = floating plastic trash in the ocean
@@kib7406 pretty much yeah
You can also use it to feed shy turtles or fish to get food closer to them and away from the other critters in the pond/tank.
You can contact wish and get money back
@@kelceypeterson8501 but how do you undo the broken plastic garbage...
What's interesting about the chameleon pump is that those aren't UK plugs so even though we have the correct voltage over here you would still need a plug adapter.
In most of them you can select what plug you want when you order. Or at least they used to
Jup, and to be save, especially with products from a source as Wish, you would need one of those plug adapters that have the protection to over powering the appliance which would still add 20 to 50 euros to the list. Because accidentally adding 110 volts to a 220 appliance just makes it work less or not at all, but adding 220 volts to a 110 appliance gets dangerous quickly! It will either melt the appliance, or straight up catch it on fire. Please be careful with this everyone.
Is china plug😊
oh i never thought of that
Do your phones charge super fast?
The “turtle” habitat could be used as a ball python water dish
How much would your average ball python water dish cost? I just want to see if this is an economical way to get your hands on one
@@the_undead depends on the brand and if you’re going for a naturalistic look in the enclosure
@@ellie_1617 I would like cheap, beyond that I don't really care (got to try and make this at least a semi fair comparison)
Go to ikea and buy one of their small bins
My only concern for this being a water dish is the amount of bacteria that would possibly build up in the span of a day
You guys should keep the turtle habitat for educational purposes, to show people why it's so bad and stuff
Oh, that's a good idea
Yes, have it next to a suitable one so that people can see what it should be.
@@slytheringingerwitch that is a 175 gallon is minnnum for any species of turtle not that dumb plactic one.
@@reptileloverreptile-vt6fd Hey don't read my comment......I know its dumb....
@@slytheringingerwitch That would be great to show people!
The turtle “habitat” I bought my sister so we had a place to put the turtle while changing things out and cleaning his tank. So not as a home but a temporary storage that allows him access to water. It works well for that!
Edit: my sisters turtle is much smaller than your turtles haha. He looks much less awkward, and I think our “habitat” was bigger than this one too
a plastic tub from ikea or walmart would also do the job
Back when I was a kid I had a tiny painted turtle it would have worked for, at least until it got a bit bigger as I had it in a large tank which I was told was what it needed, but it looked so weird in the large tank as such a tiny thing lol still it would make a good holding enclosure while cleaning stuff for smaller turtles nothing perm for sure.
I think it might be good as hermit crab habitat? Idk
I really think you guys should look into manufacturing your own chameleon watering systems. If all it is is a pump and a nice design you guys could easily sell them. You could get someone to make you a 3D model and then 3D print them with a food safe pla. It would be great for you guys to have made in house supplies and you could even customize them.
I would love to buy a reptile safe water feature from SD I don't trust the ones I have found and my snake love moving water more then still so I must up the walls enough for dripping for him.
Time for another collab with universal rocks???
This is a really good idea! Like making the stand look like some actual rock or a log or something so it doesn't scream SMOOTH PLASTIC inside the enclosure + adding US standard pumps
A naturalistic SD brand chameleon water system would be dope!
3d printing for a commercial product is a really dumb idea.
The tong scissor device is actually pretty handy it’s like a sifter for mealworms, when you own more than a couple reptiles that need mealworms digging through that mealworm substrate gets really annoying lmao
"when you own more than a couple reptiles"? Buddy they got a whole zoo...
When I bought my geckos from someone who was rehoming them they gave me those things in the supplies they gave me too. it only works if you're using a very fine substrate for the worms. i use just plain oats like for oatmeal so they arent that useful to me.
Thinking the exact same thing, filters out the dross and the ones that are too small, and gets a decent portion size in one go rather than digging around and trying to get only worms or tweezing worms one at a time. You still have go get the adults and pupae out if you have a breeding setup rather than buy them but that's much easier
The weird broken plastic scoop thing would work for scooping out a small amount of mealworms or superworms from loose substrate!
The top of a critter keeper or the small slotted litter scoops in the small animal section at Petco (gray) both work BEAUTIFULLY 😉 I used to manage a Petco, we sifted a LOT of worms and those both have the perfect size slots. You can sift a whole cup of mealworms in one go lol
@@kwiggy5091 Former PetSmart lead here. Big same! I used to use a small critter keeper or sometimes the 5 gallon tank mesh lids over a plastic shoebox to sift through mealies and supers. Hahah.
I always used them to get a closer look at bugs me and my friends caught when we were kids
My brother made a feeder scooper like that with a tongs and a cut up racquetball to scoop up crickets, shake them with calcium, and dump them in for his reptile. It worked pretty well.
I usually see those plastic scoops used in occupational therapy and early childhood development for kids that need help with fine motor skills.
The kids use them to pick up little colored balls or pom poms and sort them by color.
Now I’m wondering if the OT scoops got repurposed for handling insects or if insect scoops got repurposed in to scoops to help with occupational therapy.
This was hilarious. Shelly's probably swimming around in her awesome pond, thinking, "Idk what the heck THAT was about ....."
But, hey! At least I got some food!
I busted out laughing when u put Shelly in there, she looked absolutely ridiculous in that small thing
Me too 😂😂😂
And when she snatched a bite of food and was trying to put her head underwater to swallow it. Poor girl.
The wimpy vine could be wrapped around some piece of wood to decorate it and add a little more to grab on to, or glued to the background itself.
Our family actually owns one of those turtle habitats or at least one that looks really similar. It might be absolutely awful for an actual turtle, but my son's stuffed turtle loves it :)
Off-topic, but would you consider doing a video about how to properly *pet* different types of exotic animals without causing them stress or discomfort?
(Also, it'll be a good excuse to post some more of those cheek rubs Ally seems to love so much ...)
Yes! And also to show what kind of animals dont like physical touch as affection
Like hermit crabs
Great idea!
Definitely! Or just handle in general
+1
I love how you always have your pokemon plushies doing shady things in your kitchen background.
The plushies seem to really enjoy sacrificing their own, don’t they? Lol.
For real there like your dying today
what plushies. Obviously they have no ghosts around the house, not at all (because it's a mimikyu XD))
If you struggle to catch insects with tweezers I could see a higher quality version of those food scoop scissor things being useful. I also think they'd work better than a spoon if someone else was taking care of your pet for a bit. If you draw a fill line on them then the exact amount to feed the animal is obvious, but if you just tell someone to feed "X amount of table spoons of food" theres a lot of variance between level tablespoons and heaped tablespoons where the animal could be over or under fed.
Just FYI, the step up/down "that guy" transformer does end up shortening the life of whatever you're using it on, just because of the stress. (We have things from Australia my husband brought over when we got married, because it was cheaper than replacing items, and while we've gotten years of use, we haven't gotten "full life of products" use out of the electronics. They do die early.)
Interesting, my family in the US has been using one for a UK 220v Hoover for 20+ years
My daughter has one of those scoops in a bug catching kit and I think I've used it for moving spiders (carefully) out of the house. Kinda handy for bugs I can't identify too.
Maybe the turtle "enclosure" could work for watching tadpoles grow? You might want to jimmmyrig a lid, though... (We have a pond near our home that we catch tadpoles from and then release after they're grown, we just use gravel, pond water, and a bubbler in a clear plastic tote!)
Worth noting that the humans who manufacture these “off brand” products are often subject to abusive labor practices.
Absolutely this !!!
as are the amazon employees who ship the on brand stuff to you. and the on brand stuff is usually manufactured in china (etc.) too. i really don't know if there is too much difference there when you want to buy more ethical, in both cases you get questionable working conditions, especially for electronics who are rarely made in the US..
@@XLightChanX Both exploit laborers, but at least with off-brands, you get less overpricing.
@@XLightChanX I’ve heard about that. Not sure if Amazon has reached here yet. Wish have, but now there’s a big economic penalty on buying items from outside EU. So it’s popularity has decreased significantly.
@@XLightChanX At least with Amazon they're a little bit better to their employees.
I love that the "Creation" dripper is straight trying to look like Zoo Med packaging lol
Can we just take a moment to appreciate Emily, Ed, and what they do? 😊
Their videos are entertaining and educational. Love you guys, and your snakes!! ❤️
Yes
And they dont say 'like' in every sentence!
@@dont_blink3578 very true 😂
I love snake discovery! I never knew I would love Reptiles I’ve always loved birds but Reptiles weren’t my thing until I found this channel I started watching the first video Emily has ever had and I kept watching videos daily I starting to get interested so I got myself my first ever box turtle a couple months later I started really getting into Reptiles and amphibians so I got a boa constrictor and I am so happy they found the channel it’s changed my life to the best life I could ever have thank you Emily and Ed.
@@nicolesreptilezoo7525 Same! I was always scared of reptiles and wasn’t a big fan but now I really want a snake!!!
I wouldn't trust any product that runs on line voltage and sits in water with a 100ft pole, especially when it doesn't have a 3-pronged outlet. Recommendation, use DC pumps to prevent the possibility of electrocution.
I wouldn't trust any electrical items from Wish especially for using with animals.
Yeah... the US two pronged outlets scare me... we used to have them in the uk until they realised how dangerous they were and we changed to 3-Pin
@@wilkins67890 Except that modern third pins are usually a false pin so it fits the socket. The earth isn't really needed for more appliances
@@golddragonette7795 Not in the UK by law they all have to be functional 3-pins
@@narichan The melamine issue with pet poisonings has little specifically to do with China, it was also found in US pet food production companies, such as Menu Foods in Kansas, for instance.
Me: "that supposed turtle enclosure belongs in the trash!"
Ed: *smacks plastic bin on floor*
Me: "or it belongs as Cat Ed's toy...both are sufficient uses."
Is nobody gonna talk about wobuffet terrorizing eevee in the background
I think ita mimikyu dressed like eevee
@@13Fayt13 I think so too. Still, wobuffet is trying to make cake out of it! 😨😱
Please don't stop these! They are so interesting.
I agree
Definitely
Would be better not to support buying from wish tho.
@@Boxofcare666 well it's teaching people that most of these are practically useless, I would rather one person by say this is a worthless item then have 10 people buy and think that it's actually a decent thing not knowing that there is objectively superior items out there
That "turtle enclosure" might be okay for a fiddler crab for a short time.
Lol at how high Emily’s voice kept getting anytime she was trying not to speak too harshly about the products
The baby rack is PERFECT for decay's brown snake babies. You just need to cover the holes with paper towel :)
Eds positive outlook on the items even tho they are a NAH is awesome 😂
She is starting to be snotty.
@@justbecause9645 no she’s not
I'm allergic to crickets if they scratch me so I could see that being a useful tool. That said I got a whole bunch of those things from the Dollar tree for a dollar each so.......
"If you're in the US, not worthy, but if you're in the UK, it's really cool!"
Other countries that use 220: 👁👄👁
we dont actually exist im afraid 😔
We clearly don't have electricity wdym
It's amazing the UK even got a mention in a US video to be fair haha
to be fair a lot of places that use 220 dont really have similar plug styles
It's even funnier when you know that the UK doesn't use that type of two-prong plug (not sure if there's a technical name for it). And while most adaptors are not too difficult to find or afford, some are a pain to find. So as a Brit I would say the water fountains are a meh rating from me.
Even if all the products were functional, I simply can't trust that most of these products of unknown origin are healthy, and will leach no chemicals into the animals habitat or food, oh well. Thanks, I enjoyed the video.
Especially given the carbon footprint of getting it shipped in as an individual package from China, and of course all the unknowns going into the making and production of the product
I agree... some plastics leach toxic chemicals that can kill a small animal. I wouldn't trust it.
Thumbs up for Mimikyu Eevee chillin in the back 👍🏼
Omg yesss! I am always so excited for Tuesday’s and fridays every week!
Edit: ok can we plz get an update on Quasimodo (Srry if I spelt it wrong)
Who is Quasi?
@@ChronicRapunzel A deformed snapping turtle. Hatched in the hatching mystery turtle eggs video
Wow, I'm glad I live in Europe, because a month ago I bought a cat fountain from Wish and the pump looks like yours and works fine here. When you guys said it's a 220V pump and you have only 110V in America, I looked up what my country has: 230V. :D
Do be careful though with sources like Wish. They also sell 110 appliances to 220/230 countries with no mention of it, and if you dont use plug adapters that regulate the voltage, and put 220/230 v on a 110 appliance it will overheat, melt, catch on fire or all of the above.
I can’t be the only one who doesn’t own any reptiles but watches Emily every day and every video.
You could use the baby rack for storage or something :)! or for over stock of tiny items in your shop like pins or buttons!
Did anyone notice the captions on 12:26 or was that just me "Oh wait this is a kid friendly channel" XD
i noticed it too
finally someone who noticed it
I literally bought one of those “turtle habitats” as a swimming pool for my frogs hahahaha
Congrats on (almost) reaching 2.5 million subs! Seems like only yesterday Emily was trading places with her sister to teach us about stick bugs. And now look at ‘em! 2.5 million subs and a whole heckin’ zoo!! You guys deserve all the awesome things this platform has allowed you to do and I feel privileged to be a small part of making Snake Discovery what it has become. ❤️ from 🇨🇦
The fact you had to "up" the power for the pumps makes me wonder if that was the problem with the heat mats in the original video.
Ahhhh I’m so early!! Can y’all please do another video about Ed’s green tree pythons? It seems like we never see them on the channel.
I’m super early i’ve never been this early
This is wild, the first Wish video was in my recommended last night so I rewatched it for a laugh. Now here we are... part 2
Emily: We're comparing off-brand snake merch to the real stuff!
Also Emily: (wears Dav Kaufman's Reptile Adventures shirt)
Yesss! I love it! We all appreciate the effort Emily and Ed put in the videos, thank you for being such a inspiration 💚🐍
The “Perfect Turtle Habitat” reminds me of the “how to raise the perfect alligator” horrible
Was pretty neat to see you do a part two on wish. Need to see you do a part 3. I believe wish has this really janky looking incubator that you need to review. Or maybe that should be a video one of these times. The best incubator for reptiles. On the great debate
I lost my marbles when you put Shelly in that "habitat." She looked like she was being prepped for the oven, the poor thing. 😅
The cricket scoop actually works for spot cleaning my Uromastyx enclosure
DO A PART 3!!!!!! - these are so educational, entertaining, and genuinely help a lot of people!
PS - love your channel so much!!
I'd be hesitant to put a hermit crab in that turtle "enclosure". They might mistake it for a decent sized shell replacement.
You could use the turtle thing is like a bath for the turtles if they ever need to take a medicated bath and just fill it up all the way
I had to buy a step up/down transformer for my imported PlayStation. I got it for about $25 on ebay a couple of years ago, so you don't have to buy a $400 transformer. You guys are just OP because you need a huge one for the zoo. XD
The reason why they bought a $400 one is because it came from a reputable brand who cares about safety (even if it is only because electrical code requires it) eBay sellers usually have zero regard for safety and only care about money.
The poor poor turtles that's supposed to live in that enclosure, doesn't really look suitable to me. And I'm not even near being a reptile expert ^^'
Wasn't expecting the countdown , but I'll admit that's very on brand for Ed 🤣😂
I was chanting to myself, “Scissors! Scissors would work. Get the scissors!” Lol.
The scissor scooper I think is meant for live feed
If the container was x2 or x4 bigger it would work.
It's the obscure golf fun fact at the end for me 😂
I remember when they posted the first Wish haul video. I feel so nostalgic 😂
This is the first video I ever saw from this channel and it led me down a rabbit hole of me watching almost all of your videos multiple times. Your channel very quickly made me go from a lifelong phobia of snakes to being absolutely fascinated and being able to hold one for the first time. As a zoology student, this is a phobia that I've wanted to shake for years and I couldn't have done it without your channel. Thank you for the entertaining and educational content!
Ed launching the useless tub on the floor is absolutely savage and I am so here for it 😂
i feel like instead of using the scooper for food you could maybe use it for spot cleaning instead for smaller reptiles with loose substrate ! so even if it doesn’t work for food if for nothing else you could use it for that i think that’s a good idea especially for people who get grossed out when they have to clean up haha
I love this series so much! Thank you Emily and Ed for being amazing💗. I've been sick and you guys make my day
That "turtle enclosure" looks worse than useless for its intended purpose. I see no reason to buy one for any reason, but so as not to waste it, I'm sure it could be repurposed into something useful. It might make a good hide for a big snake or lizard if it is turned over, a hole is cut into it, and it is covered with spray-on foam or something else to make it opaque. It could even be covered with stuff to make it look natural like many of the decorations in the zoo; somebody who is skilled at this could turn it into a nice looking hide. Other than that, if it had a lid, it could be used as a temporary enclosure or carrying case for smaller animals, but the lack of a lid makes it mostly useless for this purpose.
As someone that is actively researching to get a musk or mud turtle in the next year or two (depends on if I have everything sorted for it by early summer when it's safest to get them shipped), it makes me so angry how many '"PROFESSIONAL" sites sell those horrible set ups for turtles, those things have barely enough area to even be the size of a basking platform for most adult turtles. Kids don't know any better, and a lot of overwhelmed parents will just take the advice at pet stores. It's just terrible.
It's meant for short term use or travel. Like going to a friend's, hotel, etc. People just use it regularly which it's not intended for.
@@MusaKitty ..... Right.... Because it's smart to travel with you pet in something they can escape from---
I've seen snapping turtles live in a muddy algae covered pond without water circulation. I've never seen a snapping turtle bask in the sun. They actually avoid fresh flowing water in the wild. That turtle bowl is the perfect starter size for a hatchling.
Turns out, cat water fountains with a raised spout work great for chameleons
I always love when you guys post a new video but I really needed this chuckle today. Work has been STRESSFUL as nothing wants to work or if it does work, it runs as slow as it can. I've come VERY CLOSE to tossing my work laptop frisbee style out my window. Also, and anyone correct me if I am wrong, but I think you can have outlets changed to deal with higher voltage. I feel like my dad has mentioned this before (he's an electrician and I am just trying to remember what he's said. I am no expert).
That's the best laugh I've had a week. I've ordered once from Wish. I didn't expect much and I wasn't disappointed.
I love how they used bearded dragon as an example
Just had a look and both those fountians come in 110v on wish so you could just look through the listings and choose the right one for the country you are in rather than buying a step up transformer.
Based off the previous wish video and this one, I'm going to assume that even if you buy the 110 volt version that doesn't actually change anything because which is basically just a scam as far as I'm concerned
Well also there’s a fair bit of houses in my state that have like one outlet that’s 220v
@@michalena8695 first off that would probably actually be 240-volt but close enough. 2nd off North America does use 240 volts just in a really weird way that allows for 120 volts if you use one hot and one neutral wire in a circuit, however if you use two hot wires correctly then you'll get a 240 volt circuit, this is normally used for stuff like appliances or electric car chargers or other stuff that needs a lot of power.
@@the_undead eh close enough haha got the bit off knowledge, I picked up in my hs trades class, kinda mixed up. Wasn’t trying to correct you just thought it might be different in my state
I haven't watched yet but I'm sure its going to be very helpful to people who are newly getting started in reptiles
Watching Emily's Minnesota nice collide with these awful products (combined with Ed's Wisconsin sarcasm) is so hilarious.
I’m from Minnesota, so while I am Minnesota nice, I also have a heckuva sarcastic side, too! I have absolutely no idea where the sarcasm comes from either.
I had an extremely long day at the warehouse and I came home to this video.
Absolutely cracked me up. The camera and sound editing *chef kiss*. Perfect. Thanks guys.
Woohoo! Another wish video! I’ve been waiting for this 😊😄
Can we talk about what was going on in the background? 😂
Was Wobbuffet trying to blend Mimikyu?? 😂
I was searching for this comment hahahaha I noticed it aswell
Pokèmurder?
Wobbuffets motto is gotta kill em all
Love these types of videos 🤣😔 also slightly concerned about whats going on in the background 🤣🤣🤣
I bet my crazy cat would actually like the drip drinking fountains 😂
Im a bit concerned wheater the fountains/waterfalls are foodsafe and dont contain harmfull chemicals as the regulations depend on what country they are produced in.
Yes. Looks like cheap plastic.
I'm going to start this off with I am by no means an expert but, based off of my knowledge of reptile care the fact that it is cheap plastic wouldn't make too much of a difference, so long as you clean and disinfect it before use with your reptile (which honestly you should do basically regardless) any water dish water feature thing should be okay to use. If there are potential problems with cheap plastic that I am unaware of please let me know because like I said I am by no measurement an expert on this
@@the_undead Im no expert either. But i think it should be something to think about when buying something like that. I personally never had reptiles and dont really know what to be carefull about.
@@the_undead the problem with cheap plastic are plasticisers and other stuff contained, maybe the colours as well, which will be washed out by the water. You don’t know if these are safe for animals and they would drink this stuff every day so you could slowly poison your animal.
@@Lena-eg2xo if you want me to be perfectly honest with you it's better to be overcautious than not cautious enough. This applies to almost everything in your day to day life. It's just a matter of where you draw the line.
Would the "turtle" "enclosure" work for raising tadpoles maybe? 🤔
This is sooo hilarious!!!! Actually such an idea for you guys to do. That’s so awesome and YES I WOUKD LOVE YOU GUYS TO DO A PART 3.
The turtle habit would make an epic Barbie pool! 🤷🏻♀️😂
Maybe, you should try the heat mat from wish in part 1 using the transformer.
Actually, the turtle one might work rather well for extremely young turtles while they're growing out. It's not a permanent thing there, but for a small turtle when starting out and then moving to the larger turtle things of a similar shape.
So glad you guys brought this back!!💚💚🐍
These videos are pretty fun! I would love to see more in this format. :D
The scooper came with a beginner kit for catching queen ants I got a while ago. But it’s harder to get them in there, then into a little tube…than it is just to use the tube to get them in the first place lol
Could something like that turtle enclosure have been used for Quasimodo when he was born? Obviously not for more than about 2 months, but maybe good for a small blind animal of some kind
You guys are so smart. The fact u guys were so easily able to understand why that pump didnt work. I would never ever have realized it needed 220v vs 110v.
When I was really young, I remember they sold turtle enclosures like that (Even smaller actually) for red eared sliders in the country I lived in. They’d always say ‘oh they don’t grow that much, this will be fine’ thinking back on it the turtles probably ‘didn’t grow that much’ because they didn’t make it very long with the care most people gave them. A distressing amount of people believed adult red eared sliders where just a different bigger species than the babies they sold
I just know this is gonna be good
*thinking, if it was me, I'd just chuck the "turtle enclosure off camer*
Ed: *pulls it off camera*
>:3 Yes, get rid of the mealworm house, we no need that for reptiles
The thing with the pumps makes me wonder what other products that "don't work" just needed dofferent voltage
Which does still mean they don’t work really if they’re not designed properly for what they’re sold as
The last container, the plastic tub. It can work for freshwater crabs and such. That need digging medium but also water. Like vampire crabs. Should be big enough for a few of those. Plus you get a natural water/land separation for a cheap 22 bucks. DIY solutions might not be easier to accomplish the same separation.
Once again, a horrifying pokemon scene in the background 😂
Me: *sees turtle tank* cat litter tray
Ed: "It's a kitty litter box!"
Me: *nods head* mhm
I loved part 1 so happy you did a part 2
Awesome video guys, love the little captions you put on form the pets 🤗🥰👏