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The glitch at 5:34 is my messed up B footage of the feeding needle. The clip was supposed to show how it's hollow, but somehow only a single frame shows. So don't worry, you're not missing a secret message or anything ;)

me: *doesn’t own any snakes or plan to* me: i have to watch this. this is vital information for my life.

“It also works as a back scratcher which is really handy”

I always wanted a cat. But after watching this channel... *Danger Noodles i am ready for you*

I'm so glad you found him a lady! I'll stop looking :)

Hey, great videos. I’m a veterinarian (including for sneks), the feeding needle you refer to is more specifically called an olive tip cannula. We more commonly use them to flushing blocked lacrimal ducts, but yup, very useful for lots of applications. It takes a little hunting around to specifically find the olive tip, but I HIGHLY recommend these over the easier to find blunt tips--we’ve seen and had to deal with accidental injuries from the blunt tips in the hands of owners not familiar with tissue handling. Also, in regards to using chlorhexiderm, it is VERY important to dilute it waaaay down so that the diluted solution is just barely a light sky blue color. It is NOT a better disinfectant at higher concentrations, but can irritate healthy tissue. This stuff will totally strip skin oils, so it’s useful for cleaning any skin wounds (ie, like a bite from live prey) before applying the polysporin ointment, but NEVER full strength or anything close to it. It’s also a good idea to keep it away from eyes, (and very important in non reptile species) but is very good for swabbing the inside of the mouth in snakes with bacterial issues in the oral cavity. Again, always diluted to about 2%. Last, I also really like dispensing some of the tiny little gel tubes of probiotics for reptiles that are stressed, sick or otherwise not eating. We’ve had very good luck with it restoring the normal micro flora of the gut (which is usually provided by their prey), plus the good bacteria produces B vitamins, which are an excellent appetite stimulant. We use the olive tip cannula for that, too. Thanks for the great videos!

I have never had a reptile and this channel has really helped me educate myself. I'll most likely never have a reptile for a buddy but this channel is so interesting.

“We’re not socks, but someday we’ll make a great pair.” Aww, Roger! That’s the cutest pickup line I’ve ever heard!😊

I would add a mister bottle to that list if you keep species with humidity needs, and on that same note there are temp guns available with a humidity gauge as well. Great vid!

I really appreciate having you and Clint’s Reptiles on RU-vid. You are entertaining but don’t hold back the actual science and data. Much love your way! P.s. I got my first ball python this week. I banana cinny and he just ate his first frozen/thawed meal tonight. I feel like a proud father

I hadn't thought about having something to keep the tank warm if the electricity went out. Thanks for that.

Along with the Polysporin, I recommend having Betadine on hand! Like Polysporin, it's good for wounds, and I would argue easier to use? My corn snake escaped her enclosure over two years ago while my parents were looking after her (I was away from home for a couple of days) and after 5 weeks, we found her outside and "capturing" her was a tricky task because of the location (on our front deck, trying to sneak away between two planks of wood), and she suffered a few minor scratches. I got her Betadine, mixed it with water (can't remember how much of each, that's the only time I've had to use it for reptiles), and basically just put her in this tub for roughly 15+ minutes every day. Each time she shed, her wounds basically disappeared and now you could never tell she had any wounds.

Perfect list! I would add a mister for those with tropical species. I have a Brazilian rainbow boa and my exoterra gallon size misting bottle is a life savor. I used those non electric warmers when I brought my BRB home from an expo. It was a chilly day in the 60s and I taped a warmer to the bottom of a shoe box sized bin with a plant and hide in it so he could feel safe and warm on the long drive home instead of that deli cup they all come in.

I learn so much from your channel Honestly I find this so entertaining and educational! Baby False Water Cobra is soooooo cuteeee!!

Thanks! Now I just need a snake...

I love anakes and reptiles and all animals really. This channel is helping me educate myself for when I am older and able to get a snake. Keep up the good work!!! 🐍🐍🐍💚💚💚

*"We're not socks, but someday we'll make a great pair"* Why can't I find someone as romantic as this noodle?

I have no danger noodle but snakes are really cute ^_^

Me: has a fever and can’t find a thermometer Also me: why nit use the temp gun ✌️😂

Things every snake owner should have: *a snake.*

Roses are red, Violets are blue, I have a noodle How about you?

A couple of additions... 1) If you're using a lamp as a heat source, keep an extra bulb around. They'll always burn out at the most inconvenient times. 2) Ivermectin shampoo(particularly if you don't have a preventative mite spray). This can be diluted and used to kill mites if you notice them. As a python guy, I like to have Q-tips for swabbing it over heat pits as well(I never liked the idea of tweezers). 3) Have some good literature related to your species available. If you are a green tree python person, "The More Complete Chondro" by Greg Maxwell is essentially a bible. Memorize all the information you like, but it never hurts to have it compiled. 4) I used a little notebook to keep track of feedings, egg-lay dates, hatch dates, and any other little handy notes. 5) Hand sanitizer. Salmonella risk from reptiles truly is minimal, but I always kept it around my quarantine enclosure, to avoid spreading anything from a quarantined animal to anything else(always work with quarantined animals last anyway). But cleaner hands never hurt anyone. 6) A pillowcase. These are the easiest-to-get snake bags for when you need to transport or ship a snake. Larger species will obviously require something more serious, but anything smaller than a good-sized BCI is pretty easily accommodated.

You were right with the "everyone HAVE". There are too many different reasons to use "have" in that sense, so I won't say them. Just, you were right with "have". 04:21

I know you already talked about it in another video but just to reiterate, the Temperature control plug thing for the heat mat is a must to control the heat mat temperature. Also this seems obvious but a separate container you can house your snake in during deep cleaning their enclosure or treating the enclosure or whatever else needed. And also a container to put them in, in case you need to transport them to the vet.

I laughed so hard when you said snake hooks double up as a back scratcher😂😂

Nobody knew how popular “Laser temp guns” would be (Hindsight 2020) For reference back in 2019 the temp gun in the link was 15 USD and now in the beginning of 2021 the price has increased by almost 10 USD

I was obsessed with your videos a few years ago and recently I was holding a snake and it reminded me how much I love these videos and I cant wait to watch more and learn as much as I can before I get my first noodle

This was a very helpful vid. I was interested in getting a snake but I want to be well educated before getting into something that's new.

Emily omg thank you for posting this TODAY. My birthday is coming up on the 18th and my nana said she might get me my first snake and im taking down as many notes as I can so that im prepared for my first scaly friend! I love your videos!! (what inspired me to learn more about snakes and get the confidence to care for my own) ♥♥♥

Hey snake discovery! After a discussion between myself and a few friends I was wondering if you could do a video on your thoughts on inbreeding snakes to get new or rarer morphs? My apologies if you've already done one of these and I've just not found it!

Just started a job at petco, and I love watching these to help us improve. It's been great so far

Ugh she’s just such a breathe of fresh air. Love her.

I’m think about getting a snake soon so this video is going to help me a lot on keeping my snake healthy.Thank you!

Thank you soooooo much for posting that video I’m trying to convince my parents to let me get a snake and I had no idea that you would definitely want those items thank you🐍

I have to say you thank you. I subscribed to your channel and I really pulled up my level of English ( I'm from Belarus ) . And of course I want to say you have a fascinating and interesting , informative content and I really enjoy watching your videos . Thank you :)

I love when you feature your falsies 😍😍 just got my first!

Please please do a video California on red-sided garter snakes, I'm really interested in them and believe you got some recently.

I don't have a snake, or thinking about getting one, but I just like your videos so here I am!

We are in LOVE with the false cobras!

Those big feeding tongs are INTENSE!!! They’re like military style sock grabbers, as seen on TV...LOL

Said it like a million times but gonna say it again I love you’re vids!

So I’m thinking of getting a snake and this video was so useful thank you! And I’m watching your other vids to get more info on snakes!

Ive entertained the idea of getting a pet snake in the last few years, but i was always worried that itd end up having to be a giant if i wanted something unique. Watching your channel has shown me just how different even species im familiar with can be. I live in Michigan, and Ive had plenty of run ins with garter snakes my whole life, but i never knew they could be so beautiful like Fatness and the red sided you guys have. Its really been so educational and I love watching your videos to see what you have to teach us all. I wish i could have you guys out for my kids birthday someday, but alas, too great a distance. Still, thank you for all you do to help educate us all. I appreciate it a lot and i know the future generations will too. :)

Just wanted to say thank you for all your videos I just inherited a baby ball from an unfit owner and have never owned one of my own you guys help a lot more to snakes than I first thought.

Im a CVT, I don't work with exotics, but I LOVE Chlorahexadine! We sometimes use it as a pre surgical scrub on lighter colored animals as Betadine stains light colored fur. Its awesome stuff!! and it smells amazing! lol

Great list! I highly recommend getting a good pair of feeding tongs (I use a pair of hemostats actually). I started with a cheap pair of tongs, but when your ball python needs to be entertained with a dancing rat before he will eat and your tongs keep dropping the rat, well it is kinda frustrating!

Another amazingly helpful video! I'm redoing basically all of my snake setup, so this is timely. I was looking for a reliable temp gun, and this is perfect!

Thanks for showing off the heat packs! I live in an area where the power tends to be knocked out by storms a lot and I hadn't gotten a plan together yet for power outage (got my first snake less than a month ago) so this really helped me to get ready for that, thanks!

I thought you would say: "The first tool we recommend every snake owner has an hand would be a snake-" I really hoped for it, but then came the -hook! xD!

Oh wow I’m very early for this. Very helpful information now that I have a new pye balled python.👍

The snake freed from the glue trap looks sooo happy 😍

I have had my snake about 3 weeks now and i never thought about any of these!! Thank you so much

Hey can you please do another Rex video

Protip you can also use temp guns to pretend you’re a spy. *I am the snakey spy. I hiss at evil.*

Good point about preparing for a power outage. I didn't even think of that! Need to keep everyone warm.

I have two snakes, a 10 year old ball python and an 8 year old Colombian red tailed boa (both are male) Your videos have been so educational to me! Even after all of these years of owning snakes, I never knew about that cool temp gun! Thank you so much for this channel. You defiantly have a new subscriber and a new fan!

OMG I HAVENT EVEN WATCHED THE VIDEO YET BUT I SWEAR IF THATS A BABY FALSE WATER COBRA IM GONNA LOSE IT SKSKSKS Edit: *OMG I NEED IT* ❤❤❤❤

OMG my mum is letting me get a corn snake yay I’m also gonna buy every thing u shown in the video btw I love your vids

honestly, saved this video to favorites so i can write down a list later and get some supplies. great video!

For any Australians out there, the most common animal safe/not irritating cleaner in Australia is called F10. Not many pet owners know about it but it’s definitely worth it if you have multiple pets

Thought there was a subliminal message at 5:33. Slowed it down and everything!

Great video guys! I love your vids and you make me really want a snake, but my mom won't let me get another pet (I have a bearded dragon) and my dad lives in an apartment, but my dad really wants a snake, and when he moves to a house, we'll get one!

I've been looking into getting a ball python and your videos are a big help, thanks!

I always tap lightly on the glass of my tank when I'm going to feed my snake. She know when I have food and it works great!

I subscribed!!

Hi, Could you make a basic *need* to have for most colubrid snakes? Like heating pad/tapes Lights and Mouse supply? Or how to set up/build an enclosure for the first time? Thank you for the amazing vids^-^

I was actually taking some notes for the pet snake that I may own one day and I love this channel and I love you guys so keep up the awesome work! ❤️

Chopsticks. Always keep a reptile-specific pair of chopsticks on hand. I know you said that snake tongs last forever, but I have had THREE pairs of them (I even got expensive $25 ones after the first two broke) break on me. The best part is that only one of the three actually broke while feeding... I've found that chopsticks are an excellent backup if your tongs end up breaking, or if they go missing. Just pick up a few extra pairs next time you go to an oriental restaraunt. Very useful!

So close to 500k subs!!!

Yayaya I love your videos 😀🐍 First:) yes finely

I just want to say this video helped me a lot! I haven't any resource like this when I was researching ball python care for my new pet and I got almost all of these before I got my snake!

These videos are so full of great information! I love Roger’s little black V on his head! Love from a reptile lover! 😄🐍

I LOVE SNAKES!! I WANT ONE!!!! WHY MOOOOOOOM!!!

Am I the only one that saw the pic glitched in the vid around 5:34-5:35

Hey Emily thank you do much for making this video because my mom said she'd get me my first snake for my bday on July 16th so I need to know everything I have to beforehand, and thank you so much for making this channel to educate others about reptiles, you are one of the reasons I finally asked for a snake I've wanted one for a long while now but now thanks to you and other snake educators on RU-vid I finally have the confidence that I'd be able to take care of one well, so next month I'll be getting my very first snake, a female western hognose, thank you

I love this channel and the fact thats she always sooooo HAPPY. It even makes me happy 😊

Ima new sub!

Hey snake discovery I was just wondering if you ever get scared of the snakes

Watched this video last night and 30 minutes after power goes out due to the hurricane. Thank goodness I watched this so I knew to get hand warmers for our scaly friends living inside. This has been super helpful!

This video is GOLD!! 😍 Luci and I thank you! 🐍❤️

Hey Emily I'm a complete beginner and I don't know what kind of sneakers should get to start out with I'm really scared because I've never even handle us make before and maybe if you could do a lesson in Kentucky Maybe I could get to know a little bit more... I watch your videos all the time to try to learn how to take care of them but I just don't think I can do it by myself I'm scared. ............... Please like so Emily can see this.

Don’t think I didn’t see that ditto in the background

Thank you so much! I am planning on getting a corn snake so this is helpful.

I don't own a snake I just like watching this and every day when I watch u I learn a lot more about snakes

Roses are red Violets are blue I have a noodle What about you? My noodles name is Cosmo He’s from the stars He’s Rainbow in sunlight But brown in the dark He’s just a baby, not even a year He’s almost 3 feet But will be around 4 He will live to be 20 and maybe some more My snakes name is Cosmo What about yours? But there is still one mystery! What breed is Cosmo?

I was catching frogs in my friends back yard and she called them gross. I don't get it. They were so cute!!

Thank you for the great information!! I don’t have a snake myself but plan to get one. Your channel is helping me learn more about snakes and preparing me for my future snake!! I can’t wait for the next video!! ❤️🐍

Great information as always, Emily!

Any recommendations on a snake breed to have as your first snake. I’ve never owned one before and I’m still trying to do research on what I should get.

First great vid

tysm emily your videos always help me im getting a corn snake tmr so it helps ALOT!

Omg this is so helpful I have always wanted a snake and I’m going to get one tomorrow so now I’m really prepared thanks so much:)

Why, is someone such as myself, who can't even go into the reptile house at the zoo, watching these videos? Interesting, but my idea of an exotic pet is my hedgehog

so many firsts STOP IT! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH IM DROWNING *blegh*

Honestly thank you so much this video alone helped me so much to get me started with my snake journey

Awesomely helpful video, Emily!

First like and comment ilysm

my snake is lost pray ill find him

This is a perfect video for me! My dad found a ringneck snake and my dad decided to keep it! Tysm!!!

I know this is off topic.. but your hair color is flipping gorgeous. And you're so beautiful!!