You could have brought up the dangers of pointing the laser at the eyes of yourself or your reptile. Judging the average age of your viewers makes you realize the necessity of it.
True, didn't think about that. The packaging had it written a few times, along with all of the papers inside. They even sent me an email after ordering with warning information, so hopefully anyone buying will notice. But we can use this as a PSA... KIDS! DON'T POINT THE LASERS IN THE EYES OF HUMAN OR NON-HUMAN ANIMALS!
I’m have a beardie.. my dad actually had a temperature gun before and when I got him and he lets me keep it when he’s not using it! It’s REALLY useful.. highly recommended!
When he threw the spray bottle and zoomed in I died laughing because I pictured that with the seinfeld theme song in the background or is that just me?
I have been keeping snakes and lizards for 12 years with NO thermostat and I have never had a problem with heat. also I did used to have a thermo for my snake and he almost died cuz it malfunction when I was at work for 9 hours
I'm able to get some of my animal's temps just right without a thermostat, but they really handy. The newer ones, like the Zilla brand has an automatic cut-off if it hits a certain temperature or overheats.
Noah's Ark Exotics yikes hope they’re better now. As soon as he said something about how strong the smell was I kinda knew it probably isn’t the best product…
Chuck Horne where can you find one and are they accurate and worth the money? ive never heard of these and this might be the single most needed accessory
Solarmeter seems to be the brand I see mentioned most for the hobby. They come in several versions within different accuracies, one - the 6.2 I believe, is marketed specifically for UVB reptile lamps. Amazon.com and on-line reptile supply stores carry them - about $250!
Though I have kept a schedule, dechlorinated water and a humidity gauge/ thermostat, and have heard of the reptile timer and using latex/ plastic gloves, I haven’t heard of the scanner or the humidity spray-. And oh boy, do I wish I would have known about these early on when keeping reptiles/ amphibians! Thank you for taking the unconventional route with the supplies! Though the usual “spray bottle, disposable food dishes, heat lamps and paper towels” supply videos can be helpful to new herp keepers, and get the point across, its nice to see a video that helps not only beginners, but can be useful for more well-immersed keepers as well!
thermostats are a must with snakes I order offline because only store near me sells them they charge almost 60 a piece for the 1000 watt with 3 outlets and 50 fir 500 watt single outlet
I know this is really old, but try checking their website. I went to a petco, the thermostat was priced at 60something, but on their website it was like 40. I just showed the cashier and they gave it to me for 40
first of all, i know this is an old video, but these are super informative! and you're really funny so its easy to pay attention and gain information. thanks so much!
in just the few months i have followed you on here, i have to say you keep improving your self , you are right up with with major breeders for standards they have with the care of their animals .All you have to do now is just get more reptiles . :)
Dude, you're awesome. Bought my first common ball python this week, and have been using your videos prior to my purchase to help my animal stay healthy and learning more every day. Keep it up
You can buy the light timers a lot cheaper at Wal-Mart. I use one of my enclosures, but I'm pretty sure they have ones that you can plug in multiple lights to
This is so helpful thank you! I really need to buy a timer thermometer for my Geckos heat mat and I should look in to the Zilla timers! I have one but it’s not Zilla and not specifically for reptiles so it keeps messing up, so I’m doing everything manually it’s so annoying! I’m also in to the thermostat that you showed in the beginning! I love watching your videos and Leopard Gecko Talk here on RU-vid! Pretty cat
European here, you can get thermostats for lights aswell, it just needs a dimmer/dimming function. The price goes up though, but again it worth it, with room temperatures fluctuating :D
I use a thermostat on my lights just fine. Habistat do a dimmer so it just dims the 75w bulb to where it will keep temperature constant :) my lights go off at night as snakes would naturally have a temp drop when the sun goes down so the stat gets the bulb nice and hot to bring the vivarium back up to temp when I turn it on in the morning then dims it to maintain temp throughout the day..... works well imho but does have to be a dimmer thermostat not a pulse....
Do you sell herping kits I’m thinking after corona virus going to another country to go herping as I can’t in England and it would be cool if you had those. Thankyou!
For folks with lots of reptiles, it's worth it to get an ROI unit. I have one on my kitchen sink, and it's so much easier to instantly have safe water for myself and all my pets.
I bought a herp stat 6 for 450 but I plan on breeding western hog nose snakes so I will need quite a bit of power out of that little thing for racks in the future but I just have 4 for now in tubs on their own heat mats
Hey Ale, I heard somewhere that having half-logs as hides isn't good for snakes because they don't feel covered enough, or the opening is too big. Thoughts?
I see where people are coming from with that, but I've been using half logs with the majority of my animals for a long time and they were fine. So I wouldn't say that they're unusable, but other things could give them more comforting cover
19 reptile species are getting legal, from 15th of August here in Norway. So I've been watching a ton of your videos for knowledge.. I'm probably going to get a corn snake, although the rainbow boa is beautiful it seems a bit more difficult to take care of.
You could use the thermometer gun or whatever for fish too.Not cooking fish.Like for pet fish when yo don’t have a thermometer you could use it to check if the water is the right temperature.
Do you think aquarium conditioner would work the same way as the one specified for reptiles? I don't want to use it, just in case it could be harmful for the snake.
I don't know much about fish and I can't give a definite answer, but I feel like if water is good enough for fish, it should be good enough for reptiles. Just a guess though
I'm sorry this doesn't relate to the video very well but I am getting a bearded dragon and I was wondering what is the best place to buy them. Sorry but you are the only reptile you tuber that I watch. Thank you!
Hi Alex! So i have a three month old leopard gecko, and she weighs 17 grams. Is that normal? Should I be feeding her more? I currently feed her 6 crickets everyday. Is that enough? I hope you could reply soon, I am very worried. Thanks!
they should make highend controllers for reptiles like the ones they make for saltwater aquariums ill be awesome to control the lights,heat mats and foggers from work and know the temperature and humidity by just looking at my phone ill be good for those who take care of lots of different reptiles. not trying to be lazy or anything but its also good to constantly know whats happening inside their enclosures.
I can't find the schedule in the care guides, it only has a ball python, leopard gecko, and corn snake guides and links to videos. Am I missing something? Where should I go to find the reptile schedule?
I honestly don't know. Lucy has been a great eater ever since her first feeding. I have heard of senting with tuna which seems simple, and also lizards, but I don't know how you would go about it.
Thanks :) And pugnado, I've heard some people have dipped their mice in chicken broth and it worked really well but i've never tried it so can't say for sure. Just make sure you don't throw out the broth after your next meal with chicken I guess
How would you know the exact amount of humidity that is in the tank? I'm still a little co fused as to how you would do that, since you said reptiles need very specific hear and humidity conditions
I'm DYING. So far at #6 i have everything that is in this vid already down to the brands. And I'm sitting here thinking in sarcasm "what item that i currently own is going to be next? A thermostat?" Ah world.
Tho tbh after using this one i have become more of a fan of the iPower digital thermostats from BN Link just for the precise readings and clear adjustments that you get over the analog ones. And plus you can mount them to your wall by the enclosure, and i think that looks fancy.
Some of my own husbandry items that were not on this video but i feel are essential in any keeper's toolbox include: ·F10-SC veterinary sanitizer. I recommend carying both F10-SC, and F10-SCXD. The detergent in SCXD makes it a great all around reptile cleaner. It's my go to choice when doing my pet chores. Normal SC is just for sanitizing, so in practical use it must be used after the tank is cleaned with something else. To me that sounds like unnecessary hassle, but F10-SC is great for nebulizing herps with RI (when properly diluted in 1 to 250 parts cleaner to water ratio, do your research on how to nebulize properly) and having that weapon against RI in my Arsenal gives me major piece of mind. So i think it should be in everyone else's too. ·snake hooks of varying sizes ·betadine or reptile wound spray and non pain relieving Neosporin for any potential injuries especially if you feed live (pls don't feed live) · extra latching bins for soaking animals/storing animals while cleaning enclosures and trashy Tupperware designated ONLY for thawing rats. ·also gold, have a quality mini hand broom and dust pan. I love them. Lastly you can also keep journals for your animals to write down concerns you have when you have thm, questions you will get around to answering, observations of any new behaviors, and general info about shedding pooping eating and husbandry as you do it. That way, if you ever needed to look back on how you cared for an animal a year ago because your getting another like it and want a refresher of what it was like back then, you have the experience documented. Or if you are at a vet and you are trying to pinpoint problems in your husbandry or describe behaviors of your animals with the utmost clarity, descriptions in a journal can help the vet find out exactly what's wrong. And lastly if you've just had your animal for a while and am feeling a bit nostalgic the early entries in the book can just be fun to read. If not a little cringy. (Assuming your husbandry has improved over the years.) I have both my kingsnakes and texas black ratsnakes first sheds in their respective books. It's so cute because it reminds me how small they were. 💖 and it's honestly kinda cool to hold them next to it and really see how much they've grown. It totally gives you that proud scale mommy feeling.
Arizona Vivariums that’s not true at all where did u get this information I have not seen one person use a drainage layer if it’s not bio active and I’ve been researching reptiles for years
It's the only one I've used, it's been really useful and accurate. The only annoying part is you have to manually change the temps assuming the animal needs a different temperature during the day and night. I'm sure programmable ones are way more expensive though. So, so far, i'd recommend it
Instead of retisafe I use an aquarium one that is much stronger meaning I do not use as much to fill up the gallons of water. It is also about the same price
