The 6 WORST Things about Reptile Keeping

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Reptile keeping is an amazing hobby, but there are downsides to everything. Let's talk about some things you should keep in mind before investing time and money into your first, second, third, or 100th reptile!
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@lyssdeline4178 7 лет назад

con: Reptiles tend to live for a long time, so when they pass away it can pretty tough because they've been such a big part of your life.

@insomniacraccoon 7 лет назад

OR Con: Reptiles live for a long time, things come up or change so you may find yourself unable to care for the reptile for its entire lifespan.

@weefslider 7 лет назад

Lyss Deline Birds are even worse, since they form incredibly strong bonds with their owners.

@ribbonoosehood6597 6 лет назад

I'm not getting a ball python when I'm 40-50 tbh unless it's an oldie

@mrs.mekiaellemouyers1973 6 лет назад

I KNOW AND ITS SO HARD ON YOUR HEART but then you get another snake everything is better THEN DIES and cycle continues

@herphero4909 6 лет назад

Or reverse that: this is me reversing it. | con: Reptiles tend to live for a long time, so when the keeper passes away it can be pretty tough since you have been such a big part of their lives.

@emily-lq6jf 7 лет назад

negative to owning snakes: after they eat, you have to wait 24 hours before being allowed to boop a snoot

@notabitchboy2150 6 лет назад

Emily Wolfe Treu :( my corn snake ate yesterday 12 hours ago

@zacharysilvers8266 6 лет назад

well after you eat dinner would you want to go and play a game of tackle football as wide receiver?

@leifdarkwood 6 лет назад

...yes?

@crystalwaters7989 6 лет назад

worst downside of sneku owning

@EVANGELIONAIRE 6 лет назад

Depending on the snake, it could take days to be able to play with your snake again.

@pvtdipwad2944 6 лет назад

Con: When you own reptiles people joke around about killing them. And then get extrememly offended when you joke around about killing their dog. Like seriously, hurt my babies I'll hurt yours (:

@PageShearling 6 лет назад

ShoKyre It's so insensitive when people do that.

@lexisveggiefood6723 5 лет назад

Heck, people say that about my "normal" pets. It makes me depressed, and my grandpa won't stand up for me by telling his "friends" to screw off.

@pineapple_kid2570 5 лет назад

Yeah it is very offensive when people say theyll kill my beardies

@Cookiecuttershark-xx 5 лет назад

my granda thinks my snake will constrict me and my whole family while also invenomating us... she's a hognose

@MidnighHowls 5 лет назад

EXACTLY, MY FIANCE DOES THAT TO ME Him "Lol what if I just threw him in the microwave?" Me: "I'd throw you in the oven."

@moonrose19 7 лет назад

I would have to say that one of the biggest negatives of owning reptiles and in particular snakes... are people's uneducated opinions about them. Such as ew why do u have a snake it's going to eat you! Or relatives not wanting to visit anymore because you have a snake in your house.

@arnoldmorfin257 6 лет назад

Yeah i hate that... But what if a friend that u hate is afraid of snakes... He will never go to your house... The day that i felt in love with snakes i showed my dad the snake i wanted (bp) and he told me to go away... And i asked him and he said that he was hell!!!! Afraid of snakes... But know he is a little bit convinced by me, but he still hates snakes

@silversuchomimus 6 лет назад

Eiffel Rose yea we saw a legless lizard on a walk and I was literally putting my face in it and she kept saying "what if its a viper?!" And I was like really... And her excuse was that "no legs and in summer = viper"

@durpddurke4633 6 лет назад

Steve Gee HAHAHA I can relate so much *Flashbacks to witch-like laughing and asking about school*

@Ingmatter 6 лет назад

Steve Gee amen to that, I think this comment just sold me on getting my first

@lexisveggiefood6723 5 лет назад

I now need snakes, instead of wanting. I do NOT get along with 90% of my relatives anyways. :-)

@herrruin1415 7 лет назад

I think a downside of reptile keeping is that it is often difficult or impossible to say how your animal feels. Like when a dog is hungry he defently is going to tell you, but with reptiles it's more difficult but on the other hand isn't that the interesting part of the hobby?

@christianhildalgo 7 лет назад

Jey Jey it's actually very easy to tell. At least if you spend hours watching them every single day like I do. When something's up, you'll notice right away, you'll see the behavior changes completely.

@herrruin1415 7 лет назад

Yeah thats kinda what I meant. You have to "study" your animals before you can understand and read their behavior. So for a beginner it's hard, but if you know your animal it's easy thats right. So my comparison with the dog was for the view of a beginner. Everyone can see if a dog feels uncomfortable but it's harder to tell for a reptile, at least I think so.

@Colopty 7 лет назад

They have body language like any other animal. And really, body language is different for all animals, you still need to learn it. However you likely have experience with animals like dogs from a very young age, which makes the body language of dogs feel more natural to you, so you don't even consider that reading dogs is a learned skill.

@startheangel9760 7 лет назад

My python sits on his log or goes hunting when he's hungry.

@sapphireotaku3399 7 лет назад

Most people suprisingly don't know how to read their dogs either! I've worked with behaviorists and learned so much. They're just less vocal is the issue, but body language is the language of animals and we're certainly not born fluent. :) I get what you're saying, but keep at studying them, it's quite interesting once you get into it.

@gillianbrenner1470 6 лет назад

A big con for me personally is that people around you don't understand why you'd want a snake as a pet. They joke about killing it and are too scared to even come near it; it makes me laugh

@lexisveggiefood6723 5 лет назад

Gill Rennerb my grandpa's "friends" "joke" about my dogs/other pets like that. I swear one day I may slap him across the face (NOT my grandpa. The lowlife joking about hurting pets).

@Taylerlrox 5 лет назад

How can you be around people like that? I have one friend that I understand why she feels the way she does, we don't choose our phobias and hers is the worst I have EVER heard about let alone experienced. Once someone said my lizard should be fed to his dog and I blew up on him, calling him a deplorable monster that has no empathy for any life other than his own. He reached out to me later apologising and asked if he could come by and meet the lizard. I don't always expect that to be the result but I am a firm believer of "You don't have to want to cuddle them, but you do have to want to save them."

@itsmaxx8461 5 лет назад

I just got a gecko and my mom can’t even be in my room for more than two seconds because she’s scared of it... like really mom??? It’s small than most of my shits

@joeymilfenjoyer 5 лет назад

Joke about the same thing back, then if they get offended, tell them that they joked about it, so you should joke about it

@kailenetram9522 4 года назад

People would be disturbed if someone told you they’d murder your dog or cat, but the same people joke about murdering reptiles. I’ve had friends ask me if I was gonna cook and eat my snake once he got big enough (i’m korean) and that I should step on him. It’s really messed up how unvalued the creatures are.

@miacollins1994 6 лет назад

con: lots of people are scared of them, so sometimes its a problem trying to convince your parents to get one

@justarandomfan2421 5 лет назад

Mia Collins i want a snake or a Taruntala but my parents wont let me

@karamellcreme 5 лет назад

Mia Collins My dad supports the idea of me getting my very first corn snake.

@picnicblanket6428 4 года назад

My dad at a reptile expo: Next time we are looking for a pet we might want one of those Me:Dad that’s an Asian water monitor My dad: So Me: Remember mrs. Kipling? My dad: Yeah Me: there you go

@justsomeyanderewithinterne622 4 года назад

I remember my parents hating them then as soon as i got a snake they realized all they want is a chill life

@jackhammons3733 4 года назад

I’m gonna be honest it mainly was my mom I had to convince but she eventually got over my bp

@astermix95 7 лет назад

one thing that's negative is when you tell people you want/have a snake and you're fully prepared to have one, and they start pulling the "snakes are dangerous" bs. i mean, i did the research. it's not like i'm going to get a cobra or a rattlesnake straight from wherever you find them. i don't think people realize how much safer it is to own a snake over a dog sometimes. certain dog breeds don't work well if you live with children. snakes are always okay pets if there's children around. if they bite you it's not like you're going to have to go to the hospital.

@astermix95 6 лет назад

Reesau from my experience, i've been injured worse by a dog than my friend getting bit by her snake once. from a bite. depending on the snake, it's not like their fangs are gonna do much but cause you to bleed a little. the only thing you have to worry about is the bite getting infected, but that won't happen unless someone doesn't understand the basics of cleaning a wound and putting a bandaid on. and even then, there have been wounds worse that went untreated other than washing it than a snake bite. sorry for ranting. i'm just angry at people thinking snakes are dangerous when they're really aren't. it's the venomous ones you have to worry about, and even then they'll only bite if you provoke them.

@crystalwaters7989 6 лет назад

actually, and yes i am a reptile owner myself, not all snake breeds are safe around children. now dont get me wrong, you are right about them being safer than dogs, but on the other hand there are snake types such as baby Jungle Carpet Pythons, younger Blood Pythons, and Rock Pythons. these snakes, while for some would make good pets, would not be for kids. While yes, most snakes are wonderful pets even for young children, others dont make the best. And no, imnot saying that these more agressive breeds are flat out dangerous, im just saying that as a kid, would being constantly bitten by your parents baby snake make a good impression of the species?

@raelonewolf 6 лет назад

Good points being made here. Obviously a venomous snake is dangerous, and I will even give critics the point of some non-venomous species being potentially dangerous (such as the Burmese or reticulated pythons), however a pet corn snake, ball python, rosy boa, etc. are not dangerous whatsoever. Also, while I do not advocate people keeping very large snakes as pets, I will say that if I had to choose between being locked in a cage with a 15 ft Burmese python or being locked in a cage with a German Shepherd, I would definitely choose the Burmese python.

@SugarsnapCaely 6 лет назад

I know! Whenever I go over to my friends houses, especially if they have large dogs I always get kind-of to really nervous around them. Especially if they start jumping up at me. Snakes on the other hand (as long as they aren't venomous of course) I would be really chill with. Now that doesn't mean I dislike dogs or get nervous around all of them (my best friend has a very rambunctious cocker/springer (I forgot which breed exactly) spaniel and I love her. This is probably because I've had more time to adjust with her though rather than with neighbors or other friends. Hopefully when I get a place of my own I can get a snake. ^^

@CommanderWiggins 6 лет назад

Most commonly kept snakes aren't going to do any more damage than a cat bite would, usually less. All you're going to need after a bite from a Ball Python or a Corn Snake is a band-aid. The only exception is the Western Hognose, which does have very mild venom, nothing close to life threatening.

@garritgreen 6 лет назад

I can definitely corroborate on the animal addiction. Got my first leopard gecko about 2 years ago, and now I charge people to come look at the zoo in my bedroom...

@milena9776 7 лет назад

I rescued a hatchling red eared slider last year, and he's changed my whole life. I have his tank on my desk and because he gets scared I always move slowly in my room, at this point I do it even when he's not there. When we left on vacation I constantly had nightmares about him dying in horrible ways. I've never cared for anything so much in my life. It's amazing how a reptile that "doesn't show affection like dogs and cats do" can change your life so drastically.

@chug1493 7 лет назад

A wild res? They belong in the wild.

@insomniacraccoon 7 лет назад

They never said it was wild.

@no-yp7gi 4 года назад

@@chug1493 most wild res aren't even native to where they live, it would be fine. Stop bring critical

@reptileexpert1206 6 лет назад

Late but one negative in keeping reptiles is when you say you have a snake and someone goes "Oh, I love snake boots!"

@ObsceneScenery 5 лет назад

I had one guy tell me my snake would be a nice belt because that's all she's good for. - . -

@gentlesandladymen 4 года назад

reptileexpert120 it makes me so mad when people say that. My friends dad said that my snake is only good for being made into a pair of boots “FOR HIM” because they are a danger to “the human race” -_- like bro my 12 inch DeKay’s brown snake’s snakes won’t be large enough for even a toe of a boot. It’s so angering.

@Koyomix86 3 года назад

Annmarie Hill someone said that to me so I said that there dog would make a great coat and the got so pissed lol

@lizhenry5783 7 лет назад

I think you're the Bob Ross of reptiles.

@SnowLeopardIsawesome 6 лет назад

happy little sneks

@mahmoudkahilan7888 6 лет назад

lol your so right!!! XD

@teresamuriel8676 5 лет назад

Yeeesss!!

@DaybirdAviaries 5 лет назад

Happy little tree

@allpowerfulmitochondria759 5 лет назад

What about Afroherpkeeper? lol He’s the one that actually has the Bob Ross afro 🤣

@cjfilmssk8progression466 7 лет назад

I like the avocado on your wall

@GoHerping 7 лет назад

Thanks

@cjfilmssk8progression466 7 лет назад

GoHerping no problem

@mosesramos5594 7 лет назад

CJ films same

@fig9111 7 лет назад

Dod it replace tontro?

@rubadux 7 лет назад

first thing I thought opening the viewpage: _The avocado is back!!!_

@DanniWearsPrada 7 лет назад

Addiction: can confirm. I'm constantly looking for new babies haha

@rainierreptiles3219 7 лет назад

That low key addiction part of the video is so true!!! My first reptile I got in December and now I have three

@Bellescc 7 лет назад

Lizard Lover 03 I'm not even kidding same, I got a ball python on December 11th, then in April I bought 2 leopard gecko

@Bellescc 7 лет назад

Lizard Lover 03 I'm not even kidding same, I got a ball python on December 11th, then in April I bought 2 leopard geckos

@robinsinger86 7 лет назад

Lizard Lover 03 Right! I started with one bearded dragon, now I have two and a ball python, so rewarding though!

@rainierreptiles3219 7 лет назад

Katherine Burkett Definetly

@dragonfireartstudios8051 6 лет назад

Lizard Lover 03 yup. I would have three but my first crestie passed away.😢😭

@garcoleopard2319 7 лет назад

The thing that really sucks about having reptiles is other people that don't like them

@biancadeet 6 лет назад

When you understand the do's and don'ts of care it's SO HARD to hold your tongue for every little thing

@kosmik8647 6 лет назад

I bought my very first ball python last month and I've noticed that I'm very anxious about how she's feeling and if she's okay. I'm terrified about blood mites because she's my first reptile and I wasn't aware of snake mites before I bought her. Then I found videos about mites and started worrying because the terrarium I bought was used and what if there's mites in it. So far my snake seems clean. I haven't found any mites and the guy who sold me the terrarium said that his snakes never had any mites. It has been almost a month since I bought her and I think I already should have found mites if she has any but she seems clean. But yeah I can totally agree that reptiles can stress you out or give you serious anxiety. I only want the best for my baby. ^^

@alexsquid8560 6 лет назад

I'm not sure how it is when you're living with your parents and they allow you to have a pet snake (or otherwise reptile), but for me, being an adult with a family, my grandparents always tell me that I'm endangering my family by having a snake. I'd say that's a downside, but that is also not their choice, so...lol.

@alieninvaider 5 лет назад

Jade Murillo your family would be in a lot more danger with you keeping a large dog in the house than you keeping a snake. More people ( mostly children ) are attacked and killed by dogs every year than any other animal alone. Your family is a lot safer with a snake. 🐍

@Myahatmal 4 года назад

the only reason i have a pet snake is because we live in a rented place and instead of getting a dog, bunny,ferret and all the other things i want, the snake almost does nothing/doesn't hurt our house and they don't have to deal with it..as long as they don't have to really see or take care of it, its fine

@THCKeemy 7 лет назад

Lowkey reptiles are really addictive

@rradiosilencee 5 лет назад

I got a leo and I want more but I can't :'/

@arosesthorn8978 7 лет назад

people call you crazy or ask really uneducated questions when you say you have a reptile (mainly snakes)

@petrescuework-difficultcas6581 4 года назад

"Uneducated questions"? Yeah, if they haven't educated themselves on the animal, they are uneducated and it is something positive if they want to learn more about it by asking questions. If people ask me about my pets, their care, etc., I am always willing to educate and share my opinion so that other people get the information they want or need to make informed decisions.

@kailenetram9522 4 года назад

Shepherd Sam i think what they were meaning were questions like “is it dangerous?” “What if it escapes? It could kill you!” And I get asked these questions all the time. I have a corn snake that can fit in my palm and a leopard gecko.

@johnschalkwyk7192 4 года назад

last week my auntie asked me if my tortoise could hop out of his shel;l???? lmao

@MrMcFrizzy1 7 лет назад

If say one of the negatives for some reptiles is the time commitment. For example, leopard geckos can live 15-20 years. That's a looong time! I have a 2 year old leopard gecko and will hopefully have her for many years to come, but you need to think about if you're ever going to move, or go to college, or live somewhere that doesn't allow them when your older. I think that's a big reason parents sometimes don't want their children to own reptiles because of their age, the parents don't want to get stuck with the animal when their kid goes to college. That's one of the reasons I can't get a ball python

@CooperStark117 6 лет назад

Mr.McFrizzy I own a tortoise That's a life commitment 50-100 years 👍🏻

@isislee919 6 лет назад

you could get a doctor’s note stating that your reptile is an Emotional Service Animal and that allows you to keep it in no pet housing

@karamellcreme 5 лет назад

Isis Lee *Hell yeah.*

@petrescuework-difficultcas6581 4 года назад

Or you just move to flats where animal keeping is allowed? I never got the "Animals aren't allowed in my new flat, do I have to bring it to the shelter" thing. Then why don't you simply chose a different flat? It's not like there was only one flat available at a town. Or you were forced to move in there. When searching for a new flat (my last one I lived in), I searched for nine months until I found one that allowed the keeping of my two indoor cats. You have to plan in time. And have to look constantly for new flats available, ask there, explain your situation, etc. I think, people who give up their pets because of moving just looked for a poor excuse to get rid of it.

@greaninn 4 года назад

Shepherd Sam yeah but flats that are pet safe cost a lot and not everyone has the money to buy a reptile safe house, especially college, but with snakes and ect you can sneak them in but still. It’s not a lame excuse

@chaoticscarecrow7325 7 лет назад

"Snek get to big and eat mailbox" 😂😂😂😂

@sapphireotaku3399 7 лет назад

I worry about laws with my boa. They already resricted every other large species common in the pet trade! Very worrisome. If he got out in any northern state he'd be dead within a week anyway. My state doesn't even have any snakes. It's a ridiculous law. When I move for college he'd have to come with me, being only 5 right now and my mother doesn't exactly love him. I mean, she would care for him if she had to, but it's really not fair to do that to her. And he's so curious and social, I couldn't leave him to be locked up all the time even in a large cage.

@acesfan29 7 лет назад

Crickets that get loose in the room is kind of a bummer, but I guess it means being more careful when feeding it your reptiles. :)

@donaldtharider4688 6 лет назад

acesfan29 yes those loose crickets it happens and it sucks foreal

@StickyFeets 7 лет назад

For me it all started only 6 months ago with Fra, my tarantula that's pictured in my profile icon. Then more tarantulas, then gecko, snakes, and more tarantulas haha. Cool news is Fra is now confirmed to be a female since she just laid eggs and wrapped them up into a sac today!!!!

@swegbruh199 7 лет назад

people criticize you for keeping a reptile since they dont show affection the way a dog or cat would

@briannaharter4411 7 лет назад

Poeple do it to any pet that's not a dog or cat(dog owners are espceailly judgemental). Bird:how dare you keep something that flies in a cage. Fish:what's the point they die with in a week and don't do much. Small rodent(especially if it's a mouse(doublely so it's a rat))ew they are nasty,carry disease and will bite you. Spider:ew they are nasty and dangerous. These are just a few examples of the judgements poeple pass on others pets without even owning them or really knowing anything about them.

@lexisveggiefood6723 5 лет назад

Da Dragon Durp I love my dogs, and I'm not like "ewww" when I see a snek, I scream "AWWWWWWW I WANT IT!!!!!!!!!!"

@amberschwendinger7902 7 лет назад

Please give me rehabilitation I have a reptile addiction

@queensemi8556 6 лет назад

Amber Schwendinger pshhhh screw that... show me dem noodles 😛

@brennencanfield4856 7 лет назад

You are so right about always wanting animals! That is so me! Although the next pet I want is not a reptiles it's all I can think about all of the time! (The next animal I want is a praying mantis.)

@mattr2238 6 лет назад

Hey man, I have tons of respect for what you do. You go to school, take care of tons of animals, and you operate a successful RU-vid channel. All of those are full time commitments, but you do them very well! You're gonna go far in life.

@BryceBroom 7 лет назад

Awesome man I just went away for two weeks and I kept contacting the person looking after the reptiles to like check the things I would normally check like are heat pads working is the humidity to the t and so on

@creaturecorner6908 6 лет назад

The addiction part is right. I’ve had my snake sense before I was born and recently I got 2 turtles, and today I’m getting a bearded dragon

@emmylikeslemons3375 6 лет назад

That stress while on vacation is real lol, I've never felt so much stress and I wasn't even gone for too long but I was so worried about my kingsnake and python

@carolinelopezpr5236 4 года назад

The addiction part is true😂 I got a gargoyle gecko a few weeks ago and I want more reptilesssss🙃 I have the time and money for them but not the space so I might have to get a shelving system lol

@maddiemainer 7 лет назад

I can't really travel because I get horrible motion sickness and claustrophobia so instead I fill the hole in my heart with animals lmao

@maddiemainer 7 лет назад

I am gonna move to Washington eventually tho (I live in California rn) so that's gonna be quite a Hassle. The first thing I'm doing when I'm getting there is gettin myself a muhfuccin axolotl

@lukesimms2392 7 лет назад

maddiemainer I took a trip to Seatle Washington from So. Cal and it was fun as hell not sure bout living there tho lol

@samanthahein9537 7 лет назад

this video is edited so nicely! cool video & very relatable hahha. hope all your reptiles stay well!

@jenin427 7 лет назад

That last point tho. So truuuuuuu. I had one for about a year (ball python) and got 3 in a span of 20 days this past summer 🙃

@alison6437 6 лет назад

If you trust the wrong person to watch your animal, you could come home to an ill or injured animal.

@nosch43 5 лет назад

"lowkey addiction" - me with my leopard gecko, ball python, and soon to have a crested I've got my eye on....and that's only like 1/5th of the ones i want.

@couldntthinkofausername9291 6 лет назад

5:45 so true. I got my leo a few years ago and now I'm addicted to reptiles. Currently I have a ball python and the same leo but hope to expand my pet kingdom! Also great video and very relatable!

@ashleykasperson3054 6 лет назад

Thank you for the reality check!! Great video!

@Tap__water 6 лет назад

Thank you. you have helped me so much on what to get for my snake that I am saving up for thanks you!!!!! Love your videos keep up the amazing work😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

@Shaggy-lu6dz 6 лет назад

Unless you bring the trash with you to each enclosure there is the possibility that you may drop shit on the floor making the carpet reek of the feces of a demonic noodle.

@colek5211 7 лет назад

Reptile squad where ya at????

@Yote_Yammers 7 лет назад

Cole K Fishing I'm not yet but will hopefully be getting one for christmas

@succynutty2760 7 лет назад

Ellie. name what are you hoping for??

@nathanbarbosa7424 7 лет назад

I guess I'm here but all I got is a Russian Tortoise

@itsboneless5337 7 лет назад

Getting one for my birthday

@Bellescc 7 лет назад

CoolBeans with my swag geckos, ball python and future crestie

@keenanstone7999 7 лет назад

Go heroine is actually a god at content I think about I don't know what to do with my dnowcornsnake and that morning the video covers my problem than go herpinh

@_saltycdog 7 лет назад

Goooooo HEROINE!!!

@thespecialbroccoli6969 7 лет назад

PIZZA GAMES Go Heroin doesn't appreciate your grammar

@jkrabby6658 7 лет назад

Go heroine?

@Colopty 7 лет назад

Go heroine, you're drunk.

@sapphireotaku3399 7 лет назад

Colopty No, he's high on heroin, clearly.

@andrewcunningham8542 7 лет назад

GREAT video. I can relate to all of these concerns. I have 18 reptiles and 8 amphibians (parrot, 2 cats, 2 dogs, and 2 rats as well) so pretty much a zoo. Most people think that's a lot, which it most certainly is. I do spend about an hour a day on things if not more on "busier" days. With school, work, a house and a girlfriend to tend to things can get a bit chaotic. You honestly have to love it and make sacrifices to be in the hobby, financially and time-wise. You would enjoy some more exotic animals for sure! Might have to wait until you get your own place though...I have a Cuviers caiman and a savannah monitor and that never would have flown when I lived with my parents, understandably lol. I would also say a big negative is the time spent trying to acquire feeders. I've started up breeding projects on Dubias/mice/rats/and feeder lizards because the time and money I was spending on that was not sustainable.

@michaelkershaw2128 3 года назад

@GoHerping I have been watching so many of your videos lately. I recently got leopard geckos from a friend who did not what them anymore (total of 3). I know generally not more than 2 in a cage but they have grown up together and have not had any issues yet. I diffidently want more reptiles already. The more videos I watch the more I learn that the current enclosure I have needs to be improved.

@Syclopskitten 6 лет назад

Con: The smell of dead, waterlogged crickets.... Its happened a few times where ill find a cricket in the water bowl..

@nicosy282 7 лет назад

I have a corn snake and if I go out on a trip, I will have to pay someone for snake-sitting.

@snake_gal2 6 лет назад

you can leave them a week or 2 without food, but would be helpful to get someone to replace water

@maddydelgado8126 6 лет назад

Emily R snakes can only go 7 days (one week) without eating at MAXIMUM. Please don’t ever have your snake go 2 weeks without eating

@Mrbladeos 6 лет назад

Lol, not true by a long shot. My Brazilian Rainbow boa has went around a whole month without eating. Ball pythons have been known to fast for about half a year from time to time, and survive perfectly healthy. Depends on the metabolic rate of specific reptiles. and shape the animal is in prior to said fast.

@Myahatmal 4 года назад

@@maddydelgado8126 are you serious? That is not true, and for example, Go herpings snake didn't eat for months im pretty sure. If they go on a trick, the snake will be fine, they could feed them before and then when they come back and feed maybe a little more

@pixeldragon7899 4 года назад

@@maddydelgado8126 My carpet only eats once every 3 weeks, if I fed him weekly he'd become really fat and I wouldn't be able to handle him as much.

@maxypoopoo 4 года назад

5:54 he is talking about them like Pokemon gotta catch them all

@deniseemond9263 7 лет назад

I have one snake and three dogs. Two of my dogs are sick now. The money I just put out was in the thousands. But it was found that both dogs have autoimmune disease. So now I am buying prednisone and pain pills and oh boy. Now I'll do whatever my animals need, but now the prednisone is causing these dogs to pee All over the house. The work is very heavy for me now that I'm older. I still do it but wow is it hard. I loved this video. People need to know what can and eventually will come up. Thanks

@helga4791 5 лет назад

Totally feel ya on that accident emergency thing. Years ago, had a ceramic heat light drop from its holder onto a custom made glass lid. The drop did not crack it, but the heat did! Did not have a backup lid. Was very lucky that my centralian got along with my much bigger ball until I could get them to remake the custom lid. I now have a backup metal screen lid for that tank. Problem is, it does not hold in the heat or humidity as well. A friend has broken the custom glass lid recently, he put it on the ground leaned up against my rabbit cage thinking it would hold it up. It did not. I mean, that is a $200 glass lid that I have already had to pay for twice! I did not see that money. So now my ball python is in her narrow 55gal instead of a much wider floor area 75gal. If she were a younger, more arboreal ball, the 55 would be fine. However, she is a 10lb 5' 27 year old ball who does not want to be in a tank that is only 11 3/4" wide on the inside. So I am trying to refigure how to make that setup work with what I have, but I am still going to have to spend money on heat more heat mats if not the lid. Lesson learned- don't let anyone take out your snakes, even if you know they have snakes and know how to handle them, does not mean they know how to handle the equipment.

@chloebolohan8185 7 лет назад

It truly is an addiction😅my collection doesn't stop growing and probably never will☺️

@aaron5406 6 лет назад

Me: MOM CAN I GET A BALL PYTHON Mom: ERIN SHUT UP YOU ALREADY HAVE LIKE 26 ANIMALS.

@TuesdayRawls99 6 лет назад

Erin Palmer i own 40 animals and i just want more. FURRIES AND REPTILES WILL BE THE DEATH OF ME

@nyoom5125 6 лет назад

This is so me omg

@PotatoAJ831 6 лет назад

that will be me i only have a rabbit and a leopard gecko but i hope to sometime within the next 6 months to get a corn snake and sense last year i got both of my first pets i think i will probably get two pets this year too but depends =p i have my limit of 5 pets until i move out of my parents house no it's not a rule from my parents i made that rule and i'm sticking to it =3

@sageexotics1589 6 лет назад

Negatives= I’m a hermit. Just hanging out with my pets, not doing anything else. I’m not sure if this is healthy but I like it. Although my moms always sighing when I’m staying at a friends house and I text her this novel of instructions for one freaking night. Also you if you just keep collecting, you’re gonna be getting rid of your bed soon enough to make more room, buying more shelves and racks to keep them all. And of course, changing your own environment for them. I have my room a lot warmer than usual, especially since I’m Canadian, and when my mom comes in she’s practically dying from the heat. You’re gonna have to have a day/night cycle for them, so you can’t stay up all night reading (unless you get a flashlight or something). For some if their room is so bone dry they can’t even keep the humidity up with misting (so my room) they may have to get a room humidifier. If you like to have house parties with booming music and flashy light all night long well you won’t be able to host one yourself anymore. You will inevitably become broke AF because you’re devoting everything to your animals.

@calmdownjamal8951 5 лет назад

The addiction is so true. I've gotten 4 snakes, a chameleon, a leopard gecko, and a tarantula since October lol I can't be stopped

@AshleyRose-ik7dw 6 лет назад

The lowkey addiction is so true, going back three months me and my partner had zero reptiles, now we have two corn snakes (three if you include their brothers we got at the same time) and recently a pair of leopard geckos.

@YenCrew 6 лет назад

Lol talk about always wanting more. I don't even have my first snake yet & I already have a list of other reptiles I want 😂😂

@esragilbert5408 7 лет назад

Love the vids

@fuzzyoneone 7 лет назад

haha ! Your last one is so true. I'm so annoyed by it also - I got my ball python 1 month ago, love the lil bugger. but I spotted a chameleon as well yesterday that was super friendly and chilled. New friend incoming.

@dougrayrussell3461 7 лет назад

Loved the live stream

@weefslider 7 лет назад

Owning any animal is so exhausting but incredibly rewarding. The addiction part hits way too close to home. Three years ago I got two mice and now I've had 7 mice in total (only two are living, they have such short lifespans :( ), a Betta, two rats and a conure. I don't have a reptile because I already have """too many animals""" according to my parents, which frankly I don't think is true ;)

@PotatoAJ831 6 лет назад

i have a leopard gecko and a bunny my dad does not seem to mind me talking about getting a corn snake and does not seem to care about me getting one (because i make sure to do as much research as i can before getting a pet and usually pay for the stuff for them myself) i got the bunny and leopard gecko last year so idk what i'm gonna do this year probably just going to stick with 5 or less pets until i can move out

@Jonathan-lf2br 7 лет назад

The stress thing is so true alex when I went on my VK I called my mom like 50 times on a 3 day trip lol

@morpbaconstein 4 года назад

Can definitely confirm the reptile addiction. For the first 10 years of my life I was in a strict no pets family. But I always loved animals especially reptiles, and when we moved and I started really researching and getting obsessed I got a bearded dragon after months of convincing and research. Then we got another Beardie, then another, then a crested Gecko, then another beardie, then my mom rescued a cat all out of the blue (which the kitty is doing really good and is the best floofball ever) Then after we lost our first two beardies (one due to old age and the other being a disabled rescue that never fully recovered). We took in another Beardie, then a Leopard Gecko then another Disabled one a few months later. And All of them are doing great, but it is funny how we went from 1 pet to 8 over the course of 3 years. And 90% of my day is spent caring for my scale babies and I couldn't be happier. :)

@belindamariee256 6 лет назад

Haha “low key addition” more like HIGH KEY ADDITION. omg.😂😂😂🙏🏻❤️

@ljzard 7 лет назад

awesome it was helpful cuz im new to this (:

@destroy141 6 лет назад

that last point is so true I cant wait till may when i can get my first snake after having a beardie for a year

@Chinesetakeout382 4 года назад

Most of these are definitely concerns, but it’s all worth it for your scaly best friend. My biggest issue with owning a reptile is how people will make uneducated opinions about them before even seeing them. But it can also be a pro because now we have a way to educate people about reptiles.

@Jambamjar 6 лет назад

that last one is so true. i went to an expo telling myself-not to buy anything, ive only had my gecko a month aaand walked out with a ball python and i really want a skink

@PoppinRandomBubbles 7 лет назад

I think Taylor Nicole Dean has a highkey addiction to reptiles :p

@HolyyMoleyy 6 лет назад

PoppinBubbles I would have a high key one too if I was basically getting paid to own exotic animals. 😍

@jfman0006 6 лет назад

I have both a western terrestrial garter snake and a Californian king snake. Not having any trouble so far and they are both great snakes.

@dragonfireartstudios8051 6 лет назад

Beamo from adventure time, top right corner!!!!

@dragonfireartstudios8051 6 лет назад

P.s. I can't spell her name.

@tarankelly 6 лет назад

I'm getting my first snake next month, I'm so excited.

@amandac.2195 6 лет назад

Great video! Definitely addictive lol. I think a downside is, at least in my area, is the lack of GOOD pet stores that carry quality supplies for reptiles. If my UV light goes out, for example, I have to wait at least 2 days to receive another one in the mail through Amazon. I do keep extra supplies on hand in case something like this happens, but it's still annoying. It's also impossible for me to find a good variety of feeders locally (insects and rodents). I have to wait for shows to come around or pay a ton of shipping to order through the mail. 😒

@GoHerping 6 лет назад

Yeah I have to live off of Amazon since I don't have any stores other than the big chains near me. #NotSponsored but maybe you should consider investing in an Amazon Prime membership, I love having it now lol.

@amandac.2195 6 лет назад

GoHerping I have prime! Def couldn't live without it lol

@Mrbladeos 6 лет назад

Oh god, i feel the pain my Epicrates Cenricha will only take live prey. And, their is literally one pet store with in a decent (as in about a hour / hour and a half) one way drive.

@kaylier7692 6 лет назад

The thing u said about addition is totally right about 9!months ago I finally got my parents to get me my first reptile(crusted gecko) and about 4 months after that I started begging for a snake so I’m am currently saving my money to buy a ball Python 👍

@aightmateyyy 6 лет назад

Thank you for reminding me to clean my axolotls tank- looks like I'm gonna be binge watching you for the next 2 hours haha

@DeathImI 5 лет назад

I'm allready addicted haha... I've only had my Ball python for like 3 weeks and I want another one allready hahaha... also a kenyan Sandboa is such a cool animal.

@isaiahnavarro2490 7 лет назад

Love your voids bro

@jgr7487 6 лет назад

I have 4 dogs: I have to plan their feeding before deciding to go out and after! am I stopping by to feed them dinner? will I get home too early in the morning so I feed them before going to bed of to I feed them some half an hour later than usual?

@silva_power8910 7 лет назад

watching this vid with my 7 months old ball python, Lucy, and we love them ;)

@blue_banana_2127 7 лет назад

Can you do a corn sbake updated care guide with a kit and stuff like that

@startheangel9760 7 лет назад

With the travel one you'll need to find a exotic vets close to you before hand incase of an emergency because regular vets don't have experience with birds or reptiles.

@PvtColtyWolty 7 лет назад

You should make a video on all of the species you would like to keep in the future and ideas on their setup. Even if its farfetched.

@TuesdayRawls99 6 лет назад

If you have fur and reptiles. VET BILLS!! And finding a vet that will take that certain reptile. I have to take an hour long trip just to go the vet for my snake when my horses/ dogs vet is 30 minutes away

@noahvanwill 7 лет назад

100% agree. I do think, However, the pros outweigh the cons with keeping herps

@FieryLittleRaven 5 лет назад

Your right about wanting another one. I have a beautiful lemon pastel ball python here now. But I saw a corn snake at the Pet Smart store. And as soon as it hears my voice it pokes it's cute little face out of it's hide lol. I'm weakening daily 😒

@kurohebi98 2 года назад

Just the general lack of reptile care when it comes to veterinaries, or at least where i'm from, and also how good they are at hiding their problems. I'm not a reptile owner yet but i've read up on articles on pets dying of obesity or even stuck eggs that weren't even noticed until it's death, it just makes me worried if i'm going to be a good dad for them or if i can provide proper care for them in these situations.

@tokec8471 7 лет назад

How often should i spray with water in my bioactive cornsnake setup? And my ball python setup?

@CMDRBonbon 6 лет назад

A negative I've run into is having to spend more money than anticipated due to a miscalculation or a mistake. For example, having to buy a bigger water bowl or more clutter for your cage. My recent investment was into a lamp to heat my cage to maintain a better ambient temperature, as the temperature of my house is dropping more with winter. The person advising me told me to go 75 watt, but I probably should've gotten a 50 watt as the 75 watt raised my temperature a little too much, so now I either have to figure out a way to hang the lamp or buy another 50 watt, both options that'll cost me more money.

@Mrs.smilemore 7 лет назад

I can totally agree with that last part, it is a lowkey addiction😅😂

@leviquentin1134 4 года назад

Omg...ever since I got my first Snake last November I can relate to this so much xD

@killzgaminghd3265 7 лет назад

Alex what do you use to clean your snake Enclosures ?

@Creatureexotics 5 лет назад

The addiction is real. 😩 I have 5 and adore them but the temptation never ends 😂

@servicedogchopper7613 4 года назад

Much harder to find a vet. I don't have reptiles but was surprised you didn't include it, with all of the vet issues you've had.

@melvangelgonzalez972 5 лет назад

I don’t even have a reptile but i love watching these videos and I really want to get a corn snake but I feel like my parents won’t allow me to

@DaneH64 3 года назад

5:47 i feel that, i started with 1 snake, now i have 1 crayfish, 2 snakes, and 1 turtle, and i used to have an axolotol and 2 lizards but they got old (rip mr squirms the axolotol, and rip alexander and jeevers the anoles)

@silversuchomimus 6 лет назад

We go on regular trips every 2 ish months for 2+ weeks and the trip is 10+ hours in the car and going through the Eurotunnel there and back. Can corn snakes withstand that and if they do and they come with me do how do I bring the f/t mice?

@jaidawells2803 6 лет назад

Silver Suchomimus Your corn snakes shouldn't be going that long without you being there. Food wise they would probably would be fine if fed beforehand. However they would need water changes and temp regulations if it is past 2 weeks. You can bring the snake there if you are staying at a place for those 2+weeks (he has a video on that). And as far as mice a small cooler or bag with ice packs should be fine to keep them in till you get to your destination.