LEAF-TAILED GECKOS (UROPLATUS) IN THE WILD! (Are we keeping them correctly?)

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Of all the reptiles and amphibians of Madagascar, one particular gecko stands out in the crowd, the leaf-tailed geckos of the genus Uroplatus. And throughout the remaining rainforests of Madagascar, these amazing geckos are some of the most unique lizards of earth with tails that mimic dead leaves, and special camouflage that allow them to virtually disappear in plain sight. These lizards are increasingly popular amongst keepers all over the world, but how much do we really know about how they are living in the wild?
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@Reptiliatus Год назад

“Phantastic” video my friend! It’s so funny watching this footage back and seeing how tired I was some of those nights 😂. I promise I was having the most amazing time! Was a true pleasure finding members of my favourite Gekkonidae genus with you! Uroplatus are truly amazing 🦎🍂! 🤠

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I think we all were! It was a blast being out there with you!

@Reptiliatus Год назад

@ haha definitely! We could sleep when we got back! Likewise friend!

@clistiarobinson34 Год назад

I just want to say thank you for taking us on these amazing adventures with you, it is so awesome to see these animals and reptiles in their natural habitat hopping, eating and having a wonderful life. I hope you have an amazing weekend dāv

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Glad you like them!

@sIayerz Год назад

The Reptile community is so lucky to have this amazing content, this in the wild series is incredible.

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Thank you!

@45proteinconsumer Год назад

man i've ALWAYS wanted to visit Madagascar ever since i was a little kid 😊 thank you for taking us on these incredible adventures

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Glad you enjoyed it!

@sherrybrzeczka7966 Год назад

"if you're an insect..." *Rainbow Meal Worms ad pops up* Timing is EVERYTHING!🤣

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I know what I'm doing :)

@nicholas87541 Год назад

Wow, these geckos in the wild look very well camouflaged! Another great in the wild video!!

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Thank you very much!

@cara9648 Год назад

I love this series. Thanks for going out and taking us with you as you gather information!

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My pleasure!

@readyalways1414 Год назад

Love the leaf tail geckos BIG DOGGIE 💯👣

@loriw2661 Год назад

What a great video, Dāv! You’re killing this Madagascar series! 🦎❤️🦎

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Thanks! Glad you're enjoying!

@Wpsreptiles Год назад

Incredible video! So glad you got to find these!!

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Thanks Billy!

@Whitetankexotics Год назад

Ahahahaah. Love the pop sound effect

@tylerniday8935 Год назад

This is just the type of content I was waiting for. Thank you Dav! And VERY good job Dion!

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Glad you enjoyed it!

@rebeccafriend4854 Год назад

Awesome video! Thanks Dav’!

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Glad you liked it!

@frankclifton5288 6 месяцев назад

Love this little geckos!!!🦎

@ashersamphibiansandreptiles Год назад

Uroplastic 😂😂😂😂 Great video Dāv

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Glad you enjoyed

@exomake_mehorololo Год назад

They look amazing 😊

@mightymorphingreptiles Год назад

Awesome video Dav🎉 appreciate you taking the time to make this video as I’m a keeper of a keeper of sikorae and phantasticus! Appreciate your work Dav muffin!

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Muffin? Lol

@SuperHoops-1882 Год назад

Gr8 video Dāv. I've learnt so much watching your channel. And congratulations - you are the first you tuber that i have ever binge watched😎 Unfortunately got the covid 19 virus so stuck at home on ths sofa watching Dāv Kaufmann tour the world and educate me. I think the Amazon was the best. I'd love a gecko. One day!!! Have a nice day. 🇬🇧Dave, Hanover Germany

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Happy to hear that!

@DoorsToHideBehind156 Год назад

I really liked how Dayyan pointed out the calcified sacks in the uro geckos become enlarged in captivity because I've seen that in other videos. This video was so informal and wonderful to see! I love you guys love the compilation and these videos!

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I totally agree!

@EddySoto61 Год назад

Number 7 viewed n liked. Real fan. Luv u n wat u do Dave

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That's awesome! Thanks!

@EddySoto61 Год назад

Anytime man, my son and I watch u all the time. We can get enough!!! Gimme more retic insight. That’s my language, my son luvs water monitors. And

@happybee7725 Год назад

This is the video I’ve been looking forward to the most. Uroplatus are by far my favourite genus of geckos. They are all so damn cool. I used to keep phants but I really like the bigger species.

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So glad you enjoyed!

@lizdyson3627 Год назад

Love them.

@NerinaRSA Год назад

Beautiful Gecko

@Inverts4Introverts 5 месяцев назад

Anytime i hear "treetrunks" i think adventure time, making it the perfect name for one of these little guys

@leam89 Год назад

I had a pair of henkeli which don't seem to be available in the hobby anymore about 20 years ago and just loved them. They would produce eggs and lived for many years.

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Those are cool and there's some still around

@NerinaRSA Год назад

BEAUTIFUL

@avaogara 3 месяца назад

love this i just got a crested gecko bot 2 wk ago .she adjusting well i love her ...i try toduplicate her hsbitat in my exo terrs n yea my girl definatly comes out in evening too

@ABCHerping82 Год назад

Thanks Dav! Leaf tail geckos have some of the best camouflage in my opinion!

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I agree!

@BlackLagoonReptiles Год назад

These geckos are soooo cool!

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Aren't they?

@hyunjido Год назад

Wow that sikorae is beautifulllll

@LanceKirkman Год назад

Simply Epic, thank you Dav! #RattleOn

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Thanks Lance!

@LanceKirkman Год назад

@ you're welcome

@sherrybrzeczka7966 Год назад

Really interesting!

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Glad you think so!

@mattcarr2050 Год назад

love leaf tails

@krimson89 Год назад

Would love it if you came across some pictus geckos, i know there from the south of Madagascar. Would be cool to see their habitat.

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Maybe on my next trip I'll find those

@AirQuotes848 7 месяцев назад

They seem friendly and gentle. What do they eat?

@kevinpoe8137 Год назад

From what I’m gathering so far, is that they might do better in the basement or the cellar for your house than in your the main floor of your house, like your living room or bedroom

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Quite possibly

@chriswheeler6092 Год назад

They are amazing looking. I would like to have a couple of them one day.

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Me too!

@chriswheeler6092 Год назад

@ Thank you for responding.

@mattcarr2050 Год назад

how would you say their numbers are doing in the wild? do they have a chance ?

@ariw9405 Год назад

I know you already provide so much info but would it be possible to spotlight some of the fascinating plants in these locations? 😊

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That's coming up in the next video!

@FreedomAnderson Год назад

Mossy Leaf Tailed Geckos are my favourite species of Gecko.

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One of mine too

@suchcruelty207 Год назад

So at night 68-73 degrees cool and humid, but did you guys get any readings for the daytime when they're still out just hiding in plain sight?

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Yes, you’ll see that in the satanic leaf tail gecko video coming up

@DanielCastillo911 7 месяцев назад

It would be very useful to also have the daytime humidity and temp value

@alyssahirsch2330 Год назад

They really do look like cresties wearing a leaf skin!

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Right?

@randomtube8226 Год назад

I keep the inside of my house at 70°F year round. Would it be safe to not use a heat source? Since they need high humidity. Is a fogger ideal? Everything inside of the enclosure should be covered in a layer of moss? Would a mesh or screen enclosure be a good choice? Thinking something along the lines of a chameleon.

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Yes to everything but the screen enclosure. Use a Zilla front opening glass terrarium

@douglasbeauchamp9161 Год назад

Great vid Dav...and thanks for the $100 dollars to say that... wait this money seems funny!!! ;) great sound effect too I sh*t you not

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Any time! Lol

@andrewroy9263 Год назад

I have seen a sikorae poop in a video before I have seen a sikorae in real life. Life is weird

@chriswheeler6092 Год назад

I wonder how much the color and patterns of these animals varies in the wild.I always wondered if you have come across animals with albinism or anything like that in the wild.

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I haven't but that would be cool!

@slitheryserpents Год назад

💜💚💚💚💜

@fastbreak0822 Год назад

Excellent content bro....... It’s horrifying seeing and knowing the habitat for the creatures of Madagascar is almost completely destroyed by human population and development.... Sure would love to see the entire Iskand of Madagascar a wildlife preserve void of any humans aside from caretakers of this preserve.... I have had the pleasure of keeping and breeding many euro plat. species in captivity over my 50 years of life..... Crazy how the locals cut down trees solely for charcoal when natural gas is available...... Fuckin hunans are selfish and wasteful...... Please everyone get our 💩 together..... We aren’t the only animals on planet earth.... We are part of an amazing ecosystem on earth... We are all connected..... Shout out Brian Barczyk....... Good vibes only..... One x

@Fledermausmann Год назад

It's amazing to see these little creatures in the wild. And frankly, that's where they should stay. I think Dav does a good job educating people about them but I really hope they don't "become popular" in the industry because that just means that the species will become more and more threatened. Poaching animals to sell as pets is one of the biggest threats to most animals (along with deforestation and killing for "traditional medicine.")

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I agree with you on some points but we aren't poachers and there is becoming less and less habitat for them to live in the wild, so captive breeding initiatives will eventually be the only thing that saves them from extinction.

@Fledermausmann Год назад

@ Hi Dav, thanks for replying. I fully agree with you on the importance of captive breeding initiatives. Sadly, habitat destruction is the foremost threat to wildlife. I do however think that captive breeding initiatives should only be run by qualified and skilled professionals, not every Tom, Dick and Harry who goes to a pet shop and gets something on a whim. Thank you again for your kind reply.

@XxLXWKEYxX Год назад

Can you please add carpet pythons on your list of animals to see in the wild? Specifically coastal carpet pythons or bredlis

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If it wasn't for covid, I'd already have that done. I'll film it the next time I'm down under

@XxLXWKEYxX Год назад

@ ah okay I see, thank you for considering it, they’re my favorite snakes

@TheWildShotsPodcast Год назад

any plans for an "in the wild" video in Europe?

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I'll be heading there in April and we'll see

@TheWildShotsPodcast Год назад

@ woohoo Davs coming to Europe 🥳

@ggoannas Год назад

How hot during the day?

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I'll show that in the satanic leaf tail vid coming up

@postmillennial1177 Год назад

Chameleons? Panther?

@jurgenvanspengen3794 Год назад

He had other videos of chameleons

@postmillennial1177 Год назад

@@jurgenvanspengen3794 are we keeping them right video on chameleons would be cool

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Panther and Parson's Chams in the wild is coming soon!

@carltoncarnivores Год назад

Rather rude of that one gecko to give its opinion on filming like that...seems a frequent habit of reptiles to answer the call of nature in the middle of a shoot.

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Right? Lol

@mustachadon Год назад

No, youre a platus.

@bluecavemen Год назад

One thing I hate about American reptile keepers they only talk about what the trend is. Europeans seem the only place that talk and have a lot of rare and unique reptiles. There are so many different kind so Uros. Yet they only talk about this specific. I'm going to dislike this video. At first i was excited when he mentioned Uroplatus. After seeing it it was very disappointed.