Clint smiles a lot, and is generally happy when filming his videos. And he's smart, and handsome, and good at explaining concepts. But his voice isn't what I'd call calm lol. He's both very excited and exciting, and I see that as a plus.
Clint needs a tv show, his personality is the strangest overly excited goofiest etc person I have ever encountered. And I LOVE it. He makes me laugh even when he’s not trying to 😂 love the channel. I learn so much
My 87 yr old mother always asks about my Sav monitor and wants to see and pet him. I've had him for years since he was a teeny tiny hatchling so she has had plenty of time to get to know him.
@@charlottewalnut3118 It looks like God gene spliced a snapping turtle, some exotic tree, a Crested Gecko (that smile) and some sort of living alien crystal.
It's a shame that tuataras aren't available- captive bred, of course. Establishing captive breeding populations of threatened or endangered reptiles seems like a good insurance policy against them going extinct in the wild, and provided that captive breeding hasn't sufficiently changed them to the point that they aren't compatible with their natural habitat, releasing a bunch of them back into the wild would be possible if needed. But unfortunately, I doubt we'll take this approach with tuataras at this point.
I LOVED the very appropriate MIB reference, Clint! Also, many people don’t know about or understand the thiamine/thiaminase relationship, so thank you for including that 👍
If you want to keep feeder fish for your pet reptile, amphibian, or predatory fish, here are better alternatives to goldfish: Mosquitofish/gambusia Guppies (dull-colorer ones are good as feeders) Platies (again, dull-colorer ones are good feeders)
Just in case anyone reading this doesn't know, Thiamin/Thiamine is Vitamin B1. Although I don't know if it has to be in a different form from what we consume for reptiles that need it.
I can confirm that when you’re at the park with a snake you stand out like a sore thumb. My friend has done this several times with his smaller retics when we’re playing Pokémon Go, and it is priceless! 😅
I’ve done this with my Bp! He gets so much attention (and secretly we love it) and so many people who thought they were terrified of snakes love him! (He does spend a lot of the time in my shirt though... 😂)
Galatea I hope to do that with my ball python once summer rolls around! Not sure how I’ll feel about it since I don’t like standing out that much, but it should be fun nonetheless!
I actually own a matamata turtle. Amazingly, it was captive bred by a fellow Hungarian turtle keeper and I see more and more Americans and European breeders succeeding in that, seeing more and more captive bredd. So anyway. Luckily I have never experienced any kind of respiratory infection and I have the lil fella for almost a year now... Granted, the only time my room temperature of 22-27 Celsius Degree and 50-60% humidity drops down to 20 Celsius max minimum and 45% is when I open the windows to let fresh air in. The aquarium has a sliding top lid, but I often forget to close that when I change air, so in theory it could have caught a flu. Luckily never did and now I am paying more attention to that. As far as my experience goes with captive bred and my friend's, who got a barely over hatchling size wildcaught... They are fairly easy to switch over to frozen-thawed freshwater and brakkish water feederfish. Pretty much all you need to is vibrate the death fish with a tong in front of them while they try to hunt down the live feeder fish. Then they can very quickly associate the vibration then the tong, then the death fish itself with food. Mine now actually is willing to take dead fish from the aquarium floor, cause it recognizes... The smell? The look? I don't know, but it actually finds and vaccuums it up even if I lazily throw it into the opposite end of the aquarium. They pretty much eat anything that can fit into their mouth and is in the water moving or has been recognized as food. Guppies, minnows, platti... They also readily eat aquatic frogs and even pinky mice (I really don't recommend feeding them that regularly, I offer mine 1 every 2-3 months for some extra activity and mimicking their natural diet of picking off small animals fallen into the water if given the chance). A definitie con though, they need brutal, and I mean BRUTAL filtration to keep the water from turning into a death swamp . Like a shoal of piranha kind of brutal. They produce so much ammonia and waste that even with filtration and stuff they make water pH shift to slightly alcalic - (7.4-7.8ish) just by being there. So trying to neutralise that or other parameters of the water can be as frustrating as running a saltwater aquarium. It's tedious often, really. However, one very cool thing about them is that given they need large aquariums, they can be actually kept together with carefully selected fish. Now what you need to keep in mind is that they need to be be able to reach the surface from standing on the bed of the aquarium, so it can't be too deep. The fish roommates also need to be A) big enough not to be eaten alive and B) not toothy and bitey to harm the turtle (so most cichlids and alligator gars are out) while being okay with potential Ph shifts and shallower water. Most people who keep them with fish are having success with bichirs (Polypterus), sailfin plecos (Gibbiceps), leatherfin upside-down / squeaker or any big catfish, ropefish (Erpetoichthys calabaricus), any lungfish, knifefish, Marble goby and the likes. There are reports of successful cohabs with peacock bass, arrowana, angelfish and discusfish as well, but I am a bit skeptical about those working outside of some pretty big luck factors. In my experience bichirs, ropefish, knifefish, big upside-down catfish and marble goby really do get along well with the matamata. But I would say it is pretty trial and error. It's pretty interesting to note it seems to be a beneficial thing to match the turtle with the desired fish the soonest possible, because as far as I tell, on first introduction the turtle will always test with a quick vacuum snap that a fish can be consumed or not. After that, deemed "unedible" entity won 't be attempted to be consumed again unless the size difference becomes huge. So, in conclusion, what I absolutely adore about them is that they can be an alien looking main piece of a beautiful aquarium, but can be kept with certain, well-chosen fish, bringing a piece of Amazonas into one's house. And that is just really cool.
Kamp Kenan's channel has a great (recent) video about his Mata mata who lives in an outdoor pond, basically like a wild turtle. If that species is of interest, it's a good video to show an ideal wild-type environment.
It's such a shame European legless lizards aren't bred in captivity. We have legless lizards in the UK but it's highly protected to stop people from catching them as pets. The population definitely has been dwindling due to loss of habitat and human activity.
@Zookeeper25 ahh thanks for letting me know. I thought since they were both legless maybe it was a sub species or something. Everyday is a school day! 😁
Where I life (Bavaria,Germany) legless lizards you just can find everywhere so idk I captured them as a child (i mean who doesn't capture animals in childhood) but they aren't the best ,they die pretty fast
Thank you so much for this channel!! I was scared of reptiles until some baby garters started sunning themselves on my porch and I thought “hmmm they’re actually kinda cute”. I started watching your channel and Snake Discover and I’ve gotten over my fears and am looking to getting a reptile when I move into a place that allows pets. Thank you!!! ☺️
When I saw a few baby mata mata turtles in a petshop ( that specialises in reptiles) in Greece, my jaw dropped to the floor. Simply amazing animals. I am fortunate enough to also see a legless lizard in the wild. Unfortunately they are often mistaken as snakes and killed...
meli demi Το καταστημα βρισκεται στην Αθηνα και λεγεται Reptilia Nostra. Αν μενεις στην Αθηνα και εχεις (ή σκεφτεσαι να αποκτησεις ) κατοικιδιο ερπετο σου προτείνω ανεπιφύλακτα να το επισκεφτείς . Εχουν παρα πολλα και σπανια ερπετα και καλα ενημερωμενο προσωπικο
I just want to say thank you. If it wasn’t to your channel I wouldn’t have my little baby gecko. I’ts a crested gecko if someone just wounders. So thank you Clint and stay awsome❤️🦎🐍🐢
Gimley has the sweetest creey smile 😏 Edit: not that i plan to have one of these aquatic reptiles. But from experience guppies are super easy to breed. And fast. They're like aquatic bunnies. So if you kept a seperate tank for a breeding stock you probably wouldnt have to spend too much on fish. Edit2: clints show has a real 1996 animal planet vibe for somereason. Love it!
I wish that I had had you as my biology prof in college - you're always so enthused, and bring solid knowledge to anyone curious about reptiles and amphibians. I've thought about getting a reptile pet, but I dunno...they seem kinda cold....🦎❤
Clint there is scientific research that refutes the common misconception of snakes not having ears Snakes have ears the just don’t have external ears, but they have holes behind the eyes. They do have functional ears but not ear drums or middle ear. Snake ears have air not fluid. There is a lot of research regarding what snakes can or can’t hear I just had to point out about the ear thing
I'd love to hear about some of the friendliest lizards or reptiles. I mean, I know bearded dragons will sit on your shoulder, but what other lizards and reptiles take well to handling or will ride on your shoulder?
It's so freaky watching something snake like blink. I came into the video knowing about legless lizards, but it's so strange that it's not quite a snake.
This video was perfect, I took the Mark Twain test today, so I had to get up early and “study” (by study I mean watch all of Clint’s videos hoping they had some relevance to the test)
Fun fact, it's actually pronounced as "zheltopuzik" and just means "yellow belly":) I remember learning about them in a biology class as a kid, evolution is honestly so incredibly cool!! Never knew that they were also called "european legless lizards" hahah, although I guess that's an accurate description :)
I love this video man. I'm no expert keeper, but I'm pretty advanced and these are animals (minus worm lizard, that's pretty new to me) that have been on my radar for a decade or so, and I hope that someone can breed them all very successfully very soon. Thank you for showing more of the weird side of the hobby. Weirdness is part of why we... well at least I... have gotten into some of the species besides the pet store selections. Keep it up man and I look forward to the next video.
I do reside in a limestony area in southwestern Germany and we have the Legless Lizards in abundance in our garden. They love to be hidden, so I established some piles of stone. Most fascinating is, how fast they can "swim" through the densest vegetation.
I always love to see people so excited about unconventional things, whether it be pets like reptiles, or bats, to hobbies like DND and legos. That passion is so welcoming.
But Clint, what if I want to relieve my youth of babysitting a gator but full time? Where's my saltwater croc video?! 😁 (Yes, I seriously babysat a 2-3 yr old gator in my early teens ^^) Also, I can now only see Gimli wrapping himself around an orc's neck and giving a war cry as he breaks it 😂😂
@@ClintsReptiles Oh grand, I look forward to those and would be happy to share the story if you wanted ^^. Also, please say you made him a little helm and axe 🤣
In Finland legless lizards are called 'vaskitsa'. I found only one of these in the wild. Tho when I found it I thought it was a snake. I'm so happy that they are native to Finland. Great video and I love the enthuziasm in your voice.
hey clint cool fact for you legless lizareds are captive bred here in ireland lots of petshops have them all reptiles in ireland are 98% bred in ireland
I bought a ball python 3 months ago. My girlfriend who was previously terrified of snakes, fell in love with him and now we have 2 ball pythons. I told her "you know people will call us a weird couple behind our backs and will be weirded out by us". She was genuinely concerned about it because she hadn't thought about that before.
Oh I can’t believe I just discovered you. You are a TREASURE. Literally I just wanna hug you haha you just seem so sweet and honest and just so darn in love with reptiles! Your happiness talking about them just makes me smile! You got a sub in me!!!
I’m not a reptile pet owner. Nor do I want to be for the most part. But the reptile facts are fun and neat. I find Clint to be interesting and clearly passionate for what he does. Thumbs up and keep up the awesome videos.
Omg OMG 😱 the tentacle snake has stolen my heart it’s fully aquatic aaaaannnnndd you don’t have to feed rodents!!! I finally found my dream snake 🐍 all my experience is with aquatic pets like fish frogs and invertebrates so an aquatic snake is right up my alley since I already have experience with that ooohhh please tell me that you have videos on these cool dudes
1. No leggy, leggy boi 2. Tentacled stick of the no fish fish tank 3. Smiling leaf faced snappy boi 4. Edgar suit wrinkly noddle 5. Spotted cinnamon bun of the dirt
“Against snakes eating rodents.” I’m against humans eating pizza. Or eating lettuce. that’s wrong. No more hamburgers or veggie burgers for the humans. Absolutely no cake.
I actually found a worm lizard after a storm, it was bright pink and my brother thought it was a worm, it was being eyed by some crows, so I loosened some dirt to try and give it a chance since they're threatened where I live.
Are they forbidden because they are threatened? I know that European species are forbidden to keep, but is the same about foreign wild-caught? Generally is there any substantial hobby in France? I don't hear much out of France. For example in the major reptile shows such as in Hamm French vendors are comparatively few, even though the country has a large population.
Hi Clint, I'm studying natural history in the UK and am in the process of choosing my dissertation topic. I want to do it on reptiles, possibly crocodilians. Could you give me any ideas or advice?
Do you know what the legless lizard reminds me of? Those wooden segmented toy snakes that you can sort of hold out in front of you and when you move them slightly back-and-forth they kind of do an S sort of motion. Know if they had those toys and said that they were European legless lizards it would make more sense. Because snakes art stuff like that but those toys are very stiff like a legless lizard
I think it’s funny that snakes creep people out for moving unnaturally, because I’ve become so used to how snakes move that the legless lizard creeped me out for being unnatural to me
Can you please do a video on Rainbow Boas? There isn't much about their care online and most of it seems relatively uninformed. A video from you would be great because it would be based in fact instead of speculation.
I took a trip to Mississippi when I was young and swear to god I got bit by a worn lizard or worm snake. It was pink, small, no legs and just poking out of a burrow. I went to go see if I could grab and catch it and it bit the tip of my finger before returning down it's hole.
@@ClintsReptiles I live in Australia and I have a lot of Herps around me. I once found 50cm long Eastern Blue Tongue in me gran’s backyard and I held him.
Interesting video! Are you going to make a savannah monitor diet video? I think that would be an awesome video! It would definitely clear up a lot of the miss information out there!
Clint: this snake eats fish. sees fish in background, YOLO Clint: this turtle eats fish. sees a fish swimming around the turtle, YOLO Me while repeatedly slamming head on table: why......
What's funny is that in large parts of Europe you're much more likely to encounter a legless lizard than an actual snake. Mostly slow worms in western and central Europe, they're adorable
Please do not get European legless lizards please!!! There is a big chance their procurement is illegal and for every exported one there are hundreds without a tail that are dropped back in the wild and eventually they die! In the country I live they are disappearing fast!
There is a mata mata turtle thats going on 50 years old named Lynda hidden in a hidden gem of an aquatic pet store on Chicago ave in Minneapolis Minnesota called Aqualand . Super cool and definitely worth checking out that mind boggling creature . She was just left in a box on the doorstep of the store so they took her in, custom built her a tank once she outgrew every other one . With her (and her appetite) in the showroom nothing goes to waste!
