Get a mangrove monitor, 4ft is a big one, they're one of the smaller more manageable monitors that's ACTUALLY reasonable to keep. Ackie monitors are another small monitor species that most people can feasibly own without needing to build a GIANT enclosure for it. Don't give up on your monitor dreams!!
He'll get there soon. These things are usually non-linear, where years of hard work lays the groundwork for "suddenly" getting popular. His videos are certainly good enough to catch fire when the TH-cam recommendation algorithm finally figures out who all to recommend the videos too.
Lived in Thailand for 12 years .... in Thai the water monitor is called "Hia'" pronounced heeah, it is also one of the worst insults, curses to call someone "hia" ... will lead to violence. It is such a taboo to say that many people will not even call the lizards that, they will call it "dtua tong dtua neung". meaning body gold body silver, a reference to the yellow and white spot markings on the body, resembling coins. They also can be seen on some beaches hunting small crabs and looking for dead fish, they will swim in the sea also., the young ones are good tree climbers but the big adults stay on the ground or in water.
I enjoyed keeping and otherwise interacting with members of this species. It is very satisfying when one seeks out your company, or very carefully and precisely accepts offered food.
My buddy had one, bit realized he wouldn't get the planned larger space, so he found someone who wanted to breed her. She ended up on Clint's reptiles, such a squimy lizard
Cool Vid! I loved seeing these guys in Singapore. They were always super chill and would let you walk right past them. Huge commitment to keep one captive though. Cheers, Chris
I had one living under my house in Bangkok. They can get HUMUNGOUS, biggest one I ever saw had me mistaken it for a crocodile at first! They're pretty common and have adapted so well to urban life they're like scaly pigeons haha.
I'm in thailand right now, I just saw one of these absolute beauties out living in the wild in the Similan Islands... saw some pretty cool fish while I was out there aswell but this guy was the highlight for me... dont know how to attach the picture on here though which kind of sucks
What beautiful animals. I absolutely love them. Ever since I saw rescuers down under when I was a kid and saw that monitor was obsessed. Lol thanks for taking us along on your trips.
I wouldn't be worried about that. They aren't likely to attack a person unprovoked. I'm a responsible pet owner I would take the proper precautions to make sure my dog stayed safe, much like I do with the racoons in my area.
@swiggity swooty like I said, they aren't likely to attack a person. i never said they couldn't. There is tons of wildlife where I live and I have never had anything happen to any of my animals. I'm not saying it couldn't happen I'm just saying i have enough experience with wild animals that I wouldn't be overly concerned
@swiggity swooty Its ok that you would be afraid to have them in your area I'm sure a lot of people would, but I'm not one of them. There's no argument that you could make that will change my opinion on this.
swiggity swooty bruh chihuahuas can be aggressive as shit for one, they are far more prone to biting than most Asian water monitors, and second, you should be comparing the Asian water monitor to a dog which reaches a similar size, dogs that get around 50+ lbs on average, the Asian water monitor would hardly be a hassle to move around were it the size of a chihuahua
I know cocohusk can keep humidity great in tubs but for a monitor needing a larger enclosure I feel a substrate that can compact a tad better would help more. I have small & large PVC & wooden enclosures for all my animals & found that cocohusk doesn't retain humidity that well alone. So I did a dirt ,soil, husk-coir/moss mix & it held humidity way better.
You need more subscribers you're actual such an amazing youtuber one my favourite always come to see if you've done a reptile in wild during my research. Always love that you actually go to the wild to show how they're kept
Once again Dav, thank you for the amazing information. I almost got one last year, but decided to wait. After watching your video I dont think I am going to get one. My Tegu has her own room 20 foot by 10 to wander around in. I dont think putting a pool in that size room would work to well.
Your so dedicated ! Thank.you for all you do and you truly are a brave animal lover to venture to some of the places you go. I enjoy and respect all you do and thank you for continuing to rattle on!
Another great video! Pretty scary with the boat traffic... monitors didn’t even react to all those people. Unique reptiles. Definitely need to be dedicated to raise a baby. Love the trip! Keep those videos coming
Nicely constructed, informative video. The biggest water monitor I've seen in the wild was about 7 feet long on Hong Island on the Andaman Sea off Krabi. With the park and tourist facilities on Hong Island, the monitors there probably fall between the urban and wild classifications it didn't run for cover. If we have them in Northwest Thailand, I haven't seen them.
The temperatures will very by about 10 degrees so the ambient temp should vary throughout the year`28 in Dec and 38 at the end of June. The humidity also varies hugely.
Awesome! I've been very interested in getting a veranus salvator. Ive been doing a lot of research watching many videos & reading stories from people keeping them. I just think they're so smart and could be an amazing pet. I've read about monitors in the area you are in. I read that the people don't kill them there & don't mind having them around.
Ever since the TH-camr "The Lazy Peon" moved from UK to thailand. Ive been super interested in the country. Its so beautiful. Also he saw some wild monitors and showed it on his video. That was neat too.
My favorite video in this series so far!!! What cool places to get to see in person! I’m glad u went so we got to see them too. The public area with the monitors is just crazy. I can’t believe how well humans and the monitors can co-exist like that. U cracked me up in the waterway market 😆😆 looked a little hairy there for a minute. Lol. These new videos have given herpers such great info for raising healthy and happy reptiles. You couldn’t get any better than going to the source of where they live in the wild. Lucky u!! If we all would cough up a little more $$ of support, I’d hope u could do more of these 👍🏻 I’ve had a blast watching all of them. I want MORE MORE MORE!!!!!! Love ya Dav!
Dāv Kaufman's Reptile Adventures Thats great to hear we have more like this in the near future! But listen, if it’s really hard to get into the country, it may mean we don’t want our Dav goin there in the first place 😜 are we gonna hafta add “ stay safe “ in your motto now?? 😂😂 .... I know those places can hold some great adventures tho! Now ya got me wondering what lies ahead. Can’t wait!!!
That is impressive to see them survive on urban environment and it is sad at the same time to see them come down to that. What possible food are available in that environment? I wonder how many of them are caught for food.
Oh boy, have I been stoked for this video! That's the dream baby, right there. Pubba and my new retic will be occupying the majority of my time and space, it will be a minute until I have the means for one of those precious cherubs! Another excellent video in the greatest series on TH-cam 😊🤘 It brought me such joy to know that the babies they relocated were cared for properly and given the chance to live out the rest of their lives in peace 🤗💓 Slinky is the best! He has a great enclosure, I've definitely stolen some ideas from Kenan.
Hey bro i love this vids u do like this. I dont understand why your channel hasn't just exploded. U definitely derserve it i mean i guess u still have to live at home with mom and collect a bunch of animals u know nothing about. Then u might hit about 1million subs. Lol sorry i just think your vids are great an very helpful and educational so keep it up my brother.
Honestly .. you can keep these in your backyard in the summer if you live in Southern California , given you have a basking area just in case, as well as a pond . Winter would be a problem tho 🥶
In write in Russian. Дэйв, у тебя отличный канал таких мало. Путешествуешь по всему земному шару и рассказываешь как правильно содержать животных,продолжай так же! Ты прям там где рептилии живут в дикой природе так мало кто показывает. Рассказываешь как кормить в неволе и какие условия нужны. Спасибо тебе за это! У нас в России герпекультура только начинает набирать обороты. Холод, зима делают свое дело. Лето +30, зима -30 С. хотя не везде. Желаю тебе еще больше зрителей!!!!!!
I just found your channel ! And I love it . Funny story I executed a search warrant and they had one running around the apartment! Good thing I’m a nerd herp and had no problem grabbing him! Super calm and relaxed- maybe I should do a video on my channel of what I’ve run into while working !
Another great video, Dãv! Love this series. It would be awesome if you could do a video on caiman lizards next time you're in South America (Peru), since there's so little information on these guys in the wild (and knowledge about keeping them in captivity). Rattle on, brother! 🤘
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures...thanks for making this Native American ladys day with a traditional greeting of Native language. We are all relatives, including the trees, animals, plants, rocks, Sabe people, the Paissa, and you are doing more to show this than you understand. Our elders foretold these thing's, you are fulfilling their word's with what you are doing. 💛 I'm glad I'm here to see what they foretold. Peace my relative.
One of my dream animals. I'll probably never have the space for proper care, but they sure are beautiful.
Same here.....I love monitors 🥰 But I'll never be able to keep one.
They are very common in Singapore. The older generations used to eat them.
Get a mangrove monitor, 4ft is a big one, they're one of the smaller more manageable monitors that's ACTUALLY reasonable to keep. Ackie monitors are another small monitor species that most people can feasibly own without needing to build a GIANT enclosure for it. Don't give up on your monitor dreams!!
@@nicks1063 That's what I did. I got myself both a mangrove and an ackie.
@@lildragon6415 Nice!!
I honestly don't know how you don't even have 100,000 subs, you deserve over a million!
Thanks! I appreciate that
I honestly thought that he had more than 100,000 subs.
He'll get there soon. These things are usually non-linear, where years of hard work lays the groundwork for "suddenly" getting popular. His videos are certainly good enough to catch fire when the TH-cam recommendation algorithm finally figures out who all to recommend the videos too.
Newt Scamander probably a lot of butt hurt people
Totally agree, such an underrated and amazing channel!
Very glad to see someone trying to help people be more responsible with their pets!
thank you
Lived in Thailand for 12 years .... in Thai the water monitor is called "Hia'" pronounced heeah, it is also one of the worst insults, curses to call someone "hia" ... will lead to violence. It is such a taboo to say that many people will not even call the lizards that, they will call it "dtua tong dtua neung". meaning body gold body silver, a reference to the yellow and white spot markings on the body, resembling coins.
They also can be seen on some beaches hunting small crabs and looking for dead fish, they will swim in the sea also., the young ones are good tree climbers but the big adults stay on the ground or in water.
Cool, thanks for sharing!
Nice
It is very popular for those new generation people called this reptile "Toob" / "Loong Toob"/ "I hear Too' " Loong Too' "
@@Tigerbi Famous among low life Samgeebs brat cause those well manner kids will never speak such word ๕๕๕๕
I enjoyed keeping and otherwise interacting with members of this species. It is very satisfying when one seeks out your company, or very carefully and precisely accepts offered food.
Wow I have to say this is one of the best overall advices I've ever heard anyone who loves reptiles. Is a great show. 👍 respect
I’m glad they left the monitors alone ❤️
Video comes at a great time while I’m traveling Thailand, and it is pretty unbelievable how adaptable the monitors are to living alongside the locals
Enjoy your trip!
My buddy had one, bit realized he wouldn't get the planned larger space, so he found someone who wanted to breed her. She ended up on Clint's reptiles, such a squimy lizard
Cool Vid! I loved seeing these guys in Singapore. They were always super chill and would let you walk right past them. Huge commitment to keep one captive though.
Cheers,
Chris
I had one living under my house in Bangkok. They can get HUMUNGOUS, biggest one I ever saw had me mistaken it for a crocodile at first! They're pretty common and have adapted so well to urban life they're like scaly pigeons haha.
Or a big scaly version of stray cats and and dogs
"Hahaha, we're gonna die! Hahaha!"
😂😂😂
That was way funnier than it should have been 😂😂😂
Cool vid. I think it’s time u take a fan on a trip.(me)
😂😂😂😂
I'll fit in your suitcase, you won't even know I'm there! 😁
I may be working something out like that in the future. We'll see.
🤯 I would spontaneously combust from excitement and joy!
And that's exactly where they belong running wild where they're the happiest
Can you imagine going at the park and feeding the monitors instead than ducks? 😍
And that's why I love this park!
8:14 that bird was like aye bro where you going ? 😂
I'm in thailand right now, I just saw one of these absolute beauties out living in the wild in the Similan Islands... saw some pretty cool fish while I was out there aswell but this guy was the highlight for me... dont know how to attach the picture on here though which kind of sucks
That's awesome! I don't think you can attach pics to comments. Another thing YT is behind on.
"We're gonna die".... It always makes me laugh.
What beautiful animals. I absolutely love them. Ever since I saw rescuers down under when I was a kid and saw that monitor was obsessed. Lol thanks for taking us along on your trips.
Yes, a giant wild monitor in your office is bad luck
That park looks amazing, wild slinkys all over the place and not bothered about humans. I wonder if anyone has ever been bitten by one of them.
What a beautiful place to be
Toss a coin to your lizard oh valey of plenty oh valey of plenty! 🤣
I spend a lot of time in Bangkok and these lizards are everywhere in the city. I even used to get retics in our carpark
amazing
I would love to have these living around my house. Such beautiful and fascinating animals.
I wouldn't be worried about that. They aren't likely to attack a person unprovoked. I'm a responsible pet owner I would take the proper precautions to make sure my dog stayed safe, much like I do with the racoons in my area.
@swiggity swooty like I said, they aren't likely to attack a person. i never said they couldn't. There is tons of wildlife where I live and I have never had anything happen to any of my animals. I'm not saying it couldn't happen I'm just saying i have enough experience with wild animals that I wouldn't be overly concerned
@swiggity swooty Its ok that you would be afraid to have them in your area I'm sure a lot of people would, but I'm not one of them. There's no argument that you could make that will change my opinion on this.
swiggity swooty yes but you can say the same about any dog
swiggity swooty bruh chihuahuas can be aggressive as shit for one, they are far more prone to biting than most Asian water monitors, and second, you should be comparing the Asian water monitor to a dog which reaches a similar size, dogs that get around 50+ lbs on average, the Asian water monitor would hardly be a hassle to move around were it the size of a chihuahua
That is so friggin rad! I'm gonna ask my friend in Pattaya if she ever sees any in her area.. Thanks as always for the coolest vids, Dav!
I know cocohusk can keep humidity great in tubs but for a monitor needing a larger enclosure I feel a substrate that can compact a tad better would help more. I have small & large PVC & wooden enclosures for all my animals & found that cocohusk doesn't retain humidity that well alone. So I did a dirt ,soil, husk-coir/moss mix & it held humidity way better.
Thanks for the great tip!
Very common animal in Singapore. It is call 'See-ka-zua' or 4-legged snake in Hokkien ( a Chinese dialect language). 😄
I recommend you to visit Jakarta, capital city of Indonesia. There is spot where you can find monitor lizard too there
Indonesia has the most variety of monitor lizard species for sure
Just got a 3yo het black dragon female from toothless, then a couple days later you release this awesome timing! Great video!
You need more subscribers you're actual such an amazing youtuber one my favourite always come to see if you've done a reptile in wild during my research. Always love that you actually go to the wild to show how they're kept
Thank you!
You should do the same with the Savannah Monitor, saludos desde Mexico. 😁
That's on the list
Once again Dav, thank you for the amazing information. I almost got one last year, but decided to wait. After watching your video I dont think I am going to get one. My Tegu has her own room 20 foot by 10 to wander around in. I dont think putting a pool in that size room would work to well.
The real reason Dāv went to the market!!
Excellent man
#RattleOn
You got that right!
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures way cool man
Your so dedicated ! Thank.you for all you do and you truly are a brave animal lover to venture to some of the places you go. I enjoy and respect all you do and thank you for continuing to rattle on!
Love all your videos! Bro, You should definitely do a video on the Argus monitor! 🙏🙏🙏🙌🙂
So neat to see reptiles in the wild! And not quite so wild :D Species that adapt thrive!
I love how they tuck their front legs back to swim :)
These are the best care videos ever
When I get mine I am putting it in a 8ft x 4ft x 4ft enclosure and then the pond is going to be a 6ft x 2ft x 2ft
Love your wild adventures
Great video any tortoise sittings
No sadly
Another great video! Pretty scary with the boat traffic... monitors didn’t even react to all those people. Unique reptiles. Definitely need to be dedicated to raise a baby. Love the trip! Keep those videos coming
I like that you can question and not be relentlessly attacked
Nicely constructed, informative video. The biggest water monitor I've seen in the wild was about 7 feet long on Hong Island on the Andaman Sea off Krabi. With the park and tourist facilities on Hong Island, the monitors there probably fall between the urban and wild classifications it didn't run for cover. If we have them in Northwest Thailand, I haven't seen them.
The temperatures will very by about 10 degrees so the ambient temp should vary throughout the year`28 in Dec and 38 at the end of June. The humidity also varies hugely.
Very cool, greetings from Indonesia my brother, I am also a hunter😃😃
They are everywhere here, in my country. Even in polluted environments such as river & lake, they are well-adapted & doing really good there.
New kiddie book
The Country Monitor Lizard and the City Monitor Lizard
I'm stealing this :)
If this book exists by the time I have a kid I don't think I'll ever give them anything else 😂😂😂
That would have been my all time favorite as a child if it existed!
I like the way you keep me informed on the Asian water monitor
Liked but forgot to comment yesterday. Always look forward to your videos. 🤘
This is one of my favorite videos yet!!
All of Slinky’s girlfriends & exes! Beauteous! 😍🤩🥰
I just wish they'd keep their environment a little cleaner.....kinda sad. Such beautiful reptiles.
New subscriber here. You're a consummate pro. Love monitors. Can watch them all day.
Thank you!
Great video thanks
Awesome! I've been very interested in getting a veranus salvator. Ive been doing a lot of research watching many videos & reading stories from people keeping them. I just think they're so smart and could be an amazing pet. I've read about monitors in the area you are in. I read that the people don't kill them there & don't mind having them around.
That is correct
Ever since the TH-camr "The Lazy Peon" moved from UK to thailand. Ive been super interested in the country. Its so beautiful. Also he saw some wild monitors and showed it on his video. That was neat too.
Very Nice Information! Cool video.
Thanks for taking us along with you Dáv!
Wow! The difference from urban to natural habitats is a fantastic example! Nice work as always
Thanks!
Oh man, those moniters are like stray dogs.
A very well done video focusing on water monitors.....excellent!
Thanks!
My favorite video in this series so far!!! What cool places to get to see in person! I’m glad u went so we got to see them too. The public area with the monitors is just crazy. I can’t believe how well humans and the monitors can co-exist like that. U cracked me up in the waterway market 😆😆 looked a little hairy there for a minute. Lol. These new videos have given herpers such great info for raising healthy and happy reptiles. You couldn’t get any better than going to the source of where they live in the wild. Lucky u!! If we all would cough up a little more $$ of support, I’d hope u could do more of these 👍🏻 I’ve had a blast watching all of them. I want MORE MORE MORE!!!!!! Love ya Dav!
Thanks Stacey! I have some big plans coming up for more of these videos but some countries are hard to get into, but I'm working on it!
Dāv Kaufman's Reptile Adventures Thats great to hear we have more like this in the near future! But listen, if it’s really hard to get into the country, it may mean we don’t want our Dav goin there in the first place 😜 are we gonna hafta add “ stay safe “ in your motto now?? 😂😂 .... I know those places can hold some great adventures tho! Now ya got me wondering what lies ahead. Can’t wait!!!
That is impressive to see them survive on urban environment and it is sad at the same time to see them come down to that. What possible food are available in that environment?
I wonder how many of them are caught for food.
I would love to see a ball python in the wild video. I think that would be super interesting
Just been to Thailand, there was about a 5 foot one in our hotel grounds in phuket
cool stuff. man are there plans for adventure of green basilisk and eastern water dragon？ theres two are cool middle size lizards no doubt. thanks
Hey dav I saw your post today and I can’t wait for the ackie video
Great stuff! Hey Dav!!
Awesome video on awesome reptile! Thanks for all your work and dedication!
Great info! Thank you for sharing this!! So important for monitor owners to step up their enclosure game, or don’t get a monitor!
I'm from Thailand . Big water monitor lizard lives in the bushes infront of my house and sometimes he comes to my house to ask for a tuna.
And once, the lizard broke in to my kitchen and tried to open my fridge-_-
Excelent video.
1.2 k views and yall can drop any likes. Do better as followers, this channel is amazing.♡
Great content.
Definitely a dream animal! Their intelligence, personality and how they look is just down right rad! Small or big, monitor lizards are amazing
the only thing that they usually don't have is long term planning for their slinky's
Awesome video! Any chance of a video on black throat monitors somewhere in the future? Or any kind of tree monitor?
Subscribed! First video of yours I've seen, very professional. Better than most of the wanna be herp guys videos.
Oh boy, have I been stoked for this video! That's the dream baby, right there. Pubba and my new retic will be occupying the majority of my time and space, it will be a minute until I have the means for one of those precious cherubs! Another excellent video in the greatest series on TH-cam 😊🤘
It brought me such joy to know that the babies they relocated were cared for properly and given the chance to live out the rest of their lives in peace 🤗💓
Slinky is the best! He has a great enclosure, I've definitely stolen some ideas from Kenan.
That's awesome!
Greta vIdeo Dav!
Beautiful animals and beautiful video, tks 😘
Hey bro i love this vids u do like this. I dont understand why your channel hasn't just exploded. U definitely derserve it i mean i guess u still have to live at home with mom and collect a bunch of animals u know nothing about. Then u might hit about 1million subs. Lol sorry i just think your vids are great an very helpful and educational so keep it up my brother.
Another amazing video Dāv! I can't get enough of your "in the wild" series! Keep it up! :D
Thanks! There's lots more of these to come!
Honestly .. you can keep these in your backyard in the summer if you live in Southern California , given you have a basking area just in case,
as well as a pond .
Winter would be a problem tho 🥶
I don't think they would appreciate more invasive species haha. Florida already has moniter lizards
Awesome Dav
In write in Russian. Дэйв, у тебя отличный канал таких мало. Путешествуешь по всему земному шару и рассказываешь как правильно содержать животных,продолжай так же! Ты прям там где рептилии живут в дикой природе так мало кто показывает. Рассказываешь как кормить в неволе и какие условия нужны. Спасибо тебе за это! У нас в России герпекультура только начинает набирать обороты. Холод, зима делают свое дело. Лето +30, зима -30 С. хотя не везде. Желаю тебе еще больше зрителей!!!!!!
LOVE the monitor videos keep it up
I love these “specific species in the wild” episodes. Just wish you had more suburban footage!!!
I like the way they walk like they’re on the runway 🤣
I just found your channel ! And I love it . Funny story I executed a search warrant and they had one running around the apartment! Good thing I’m a nerd herp and had no problem grabbing him! Super calm and relaxed- maybe I should do a video on my channel of what I’ve run into while working !
you should!
Dāv Kaufman's Reptile Adventures I’ve had quite a few encounters hahaha
I'd totally be down to check that out!!!
Irie Rogue I guess it must be done ! Lol stay tuned !
All these Boots and Shorts Dāv videos sets my little lesbian heart aflutter!
I should totes make a playlist. 😂
suggestions for feeding wc hatchling that’s too flighty to think about food ?
Another great video, Dãv! Love this series. It would be awesome if you could do a video on caiman lizards next time you're in South America (Peru), since there's so little information on these guys in the wild (and knowledge about keeping them in captivity). Rattle on, brother! 🤘
I've only seen one while I was there and it was really difficult to get a good of them. Next time I'm down there I'll see about doing that.
I'm definitely a rattler but I don't know which kind for sure perhaps a Mojave green or a southern Pacific
Woah! Wish you had done a meet and greet while you were here in Thailand!
Dav! Mitakyue Oyasin. Two videos in one day....made my weekend. Brian Kusko yesterday, Dav today.
Mitakyue Oyasin. Just wait. We are heading to Australia together next week. We'll both have some great videos I'm sure
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures...thanks for making this Native American ladys day with a traditional greeting of Native language. We are all relatives, including the trees, animals, plants, rocks, Sabe people, the Paissa, and you are doing more to show this than you understand. Our elders foretold these thing's, you are fulfilling their word's with what you are doing. 💛 I'm glad I'm here to see what they foretold. Peace my relative.
Please do a video about Ball pythons or Leopard geckos living in the wild 😍
This is so cool, I love that you take the time to do the research and in the process tech us how to best take care of our chosen pets