Top 5 Reptiles That Can Live In A 40 Gallon Enclosure FOREVER 

I really enjoy these because you don't talk about the most common and obvious animals. You really show your knowledge and passion about reptiles👍

"I already see - you're getting upset, you're putting your Monster down and yelling upstairs to your mom that you're going to be late for dinner as you go crazy on the keyboard - like just calm down, wipe the Cheetos dust off, and settle for one second." - WWR 2020 I lol'd for reals.

You should make a “stop biting my ear” T-shirt

Adam: "40 gallons is too small for a ball python" Facebook groups: "if you keep your ball python in anything larger than a 10 gallon, you're being blocked from the group"

Loved the Karen bit *I kEeP tHe BaBiEs In ShOeBoXeS!!!*

0:45 Rosy Boa 2:46 Collared Lizard 4:30 African House Snake 6:40 Leachy Gecko 9:25 Hognose Snake

thank you for mentioning a 40gal being too small for a bearded dragon. sooo many people have them in such small enclosures and neglect their care bc “they’re so easy.” i have a disabled beardie and even he needs all the space he can get

I think I cracked a rib laughing somewhere around “wipe off the Cheeto dust” 😂

I was literally thinking last week “I know I’m getting a hognose but would rather have a few animals in large enclosures than several in the “minimum.”” Still a good six months away though from that purchase

I've been wondering why no one talks about African house snakes. They're beautiful. Also, I agree with you about 40-gal being too small for a corn. I'm upgrading my corn from a 40-gal to a 4ft by 2ft by 15in PVC enclosure this week.

My first lizard as a kid was a collard lizard my parents got me for Christmas.

Collared lizards aren't the most handleable but will eat out of your hand and are extremely intelligent

My first lizard was a tegu I still have him he’s so healthy and sweet

First off, my son and I love your content. Unfortunately he's only 5 and your videos aren't available on RU-vid Kids. That being said, your content is amazing, your passion and knowledge is beyond helpful. The problem is, now my son wants a reptile room and about one of every breed of snake you've covered in your videos. Thank you for providing such valuable content for us to learn and develop a new hobby around.

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Finally... someone out there recommending the correct minimum size habitat for a beardie! Thank you!

So glad you advocate for Ball Pythons being in larger enclosures. I've seen people advocating for keeping adult females in 20 gal enclosures (actively discouraging people from going for bigger enclosures too) and am horrified by the regression in husbandry that some people try to promote.

Why does every neat reptile I want is so rare to find? Thank you for this list! I'm really glad you're talking about other reptiles than the ones Clint's reptiles and Snake Discovery do. And you talk a lot more of the care, which is also very appreciated! I'm actually considering maybe getting a gecko instead of a hognose as a first reptile since they might be easier to take care of and less expensive (still my dream noodle though, but the pretty ones are getting expensive!).

Im so happy to see the rosy boa getting some attention, probably one of my favorite snakes. My yearling rosy has been such a lovely animal, and its the most inquisitive and friendly snake I've met. I also love all the different localities within the species.

Love your vids man keep it up. Definitely feel I've learned a good bit from you

Yesss my rosy boa was my first snake, and I always recommend them to everyone. What a fascinating, curious little baby

Recently found your Channel and it keeps giving me more great ideas and hubby not appreciating. "OH I need a Rosy boa... dear Santa...." Greetings from Finland 😎

Corn snake owner here! Both of my corns are in 40s right now and I’d like to say- I completely agree with you. My baby corn utilizes all of his space, he’s extremely active, and he loves his enclosure- same with my adult. He’s exactly 5 feet as of his last shed, and I fully intend to upgrade him to a 75- he utilizes all of his space and a 40 just feels cramped to him. I would fully agree that a 75 is better for a corn. Loved the video!

Love your videos, so informing, great information, and makes us smile

i absolutey love how passionate you are about reptiles. reptiles don't get the love they deserve

new reptile exists: wickens: it guide time

Can you make a list for reptiles that do well in a 55 or 60 gallon aquarium? That would be pretty interesting as well.

I saw some African house snakes at my most recent expo here in South Carolina. I hadn’t heard of them before but was fascinated by them, so it’s cool to hear you mention them!

I LOVE THIS SERIES 🐍🐍🐍

I love your videos because they're semi unscripted and makes the videos ALOT better.

glad you talk about providing larger enclosures for the ball pythons. i make sure that all of my snakes have more space then recommened because i think they deserve and should have as much space as i can give them

I just moved my male Plains/Western hog into a 40 breeder a couple weeks ago and he LOVES it! He's always out exploring everything. I couldn't even imagine keeping a female in anything smaller than a 40

Left a comment on the last video about rosy boas earlier today and you upload this today. Dont know if that was a response to my comment or just a huge coincidence but glad to see my questions answered anyway.

I really appreciate your honesty. I have access to a free 40 gal terrarium, and I was planning on putting a bearded dragon in it. After watching your videos I decided not to. Most places I looked it said it would be fine, but I trust your explanation more. What ever animal I choose to get, I want to provide excellent care not just mediocre or bad care. Thank you for your videos!

I was waiting for this video!

first time vewing, i am very impressed, i wiil keep watching, thx

That was a great video !!!

Honestly I'm starting to agree with the idea of a large enclosure for corn snake. My corn is just shy of 4 feet long and I have her in a 55 gallon, but I'm thinking I need a larger enclosure soon for her.

First, love the videos keep up the good work!

Everytime i see u with your bearded dragon , lived for 8 years....im sad too admit under relativly bad care ( lived in a 60 gallons with barely any light as my parents were to greedy to give him more than 5 hours of heating ). I was 12 when i got him and like a dog he used to always come everywhere i went...so sad hes gone but thanks to him and channels like this im doing way better carewise for leopardgeckos and phasmids. Keep it up with the great videos. Sorry for bad grammar im german.

Rosy boas make great first pets. IMO they're better than ball pythons and even cornsnakes. Super calm, comes in many colors, don't get big, live birth (for breeders), and very affordable.

Great video today now I know what I am going to put in my 40 gallon terrarium

I actually didn't know 40 gallons was too small for my beardy (God rest his soul). Thank you for informing me sir.

I have my hands full with my Blue Tongue right now but I do want to get a 2nd reptile eventually. Rosy Boas are the only snake on my shortlist and it's nice to know that another 4X2X2 wouldn't be necessary for them! That gave them a bit of a boost. (I love how shiny they are it makes it so mesmerizing when they move).

I had 3 collard lizards living together for 10+ years in a 40 gallon. Lived together no problem other than one occasion where a tail got mistook for a cricket. Handling was not actually too bad as enjoyed being held and spending time seeing us come into the room but if you have space, watching them run is amazing as run on there back legs. Male was very impressive for size whilst females may have been abit duller but all had tons of personality and definitely recommended

If you want to know how many gallons a tank is just use LxWxH/231 so the standard 36x18x16 40 gallon breeder is 44.9 gallons. If you get the petsmart/petco brand which is 36x18x17 is marketed as a 40 gallon breeder but is 47.7 gallons. That extra inch makes a difference.

Without a doubt, your best video yet. If you keep improving so quickly I won’t be able to keep up with you.

I totally agree with you on the beardy thing. My new rescue beardy is currently on a 40 gallon and I can not wait to upgrade him to a 4x2x2. He is only around a foot long because he is majorly stunted and has a missing part of his tail because he was kept in a 20 gallon tank with the same lights and an improper diet for 6 years by his previous owner. I love him to death and would love to give him more room!

Skipped the 30 gallons one? Doesn't matter, I enjoy watching these regardless

Thanks for informing me about the ball pythons because I was about to upgrade to a 40 gallon but now I'll look for some bigger ones

Rosy boas!!! Yes!!! I want one as my first pet snake so bad!!! I am so happy to see them on this list!

I’m entered and I’m guilty right now of the beardie in a 40 gallon tank. I have plans I’ve been working on to build better enclosures for her and future reptiles. She’s about 6months I think but doesn’t have an official name yet so I call her sweetheart. Thanks for the tip on the grubs I ordered them about a week ago and I’m excited to see how she likes them when they come in! Killer channel man

What i heard about from a breeder/general reptile expert in my area a few years back is that rosy boas make excellent pets for all the reasons you mentioned...unless you're unfortunate enough to get one that wasn't handled regularly as a young hatchling. He said they're pretty dumb even by snake standards (but he meant that with love) and they're hard to teach new tricks. He was volunteering at a reptile rescue (which admittedly went defunct about a year later, presumably because he left or got fired and nobody else knew what they were doing, but I digress) that had an absolutely gorgeous bay of LA rosy boa with one unfortunate flaw - that thing was convinced all humans were food. It had a gorgeous temperament outside of that, but that was kind of a deal breaker for someone who specifically wanted a pet that wouldn't bite. I believe he got adopted eventually by someone probably more qualified to care for a snake with *ahem*...behavioral issues, but yeah. That thing went HARD on his handler's hand and nearly got me because I was letting it sniff me. So don't rely on older individuals to not bite, and definitely don't leave it in a cage for a few months and expect it to behave well. They're not mean snakes AT ALL, they are just...kind of dumb. They're one of those species where food bin training could be beneficial, in my unprofessional opinion (I know food bin training is a controversial subject, but snakes who aren't anxious or easily stressed shouldn't regurgitate after being asked to slither from one bin into their cage. At worst, just dont rush them, but I've never had any problems with my corn snakes)

Rosy boas are super awesome! I have two and both of them think everything that moves is food lol! I find that if you give them stuff to climb on they love to climb, super active and charismatic! African house snakes are super underrated, I would love to have one some day! I would also love to have a lechie some day!

THIS IS THE EXACT INFO IVE BEEN NEEDING

I have a Beardie in a 40 gallon, but he is old (12) and stunted from MDB. When I got him as a rescue 2 years ago he was in a 20 gallon! He has a bigger one at the school where I work (he was the Library Dragon pre COVID), but he never uses all the space. If I was to get another Beardie, I would definitely have him in the bigger tank. Or even something larger.

I'm planning on getting my first snake, well it's been since I was a kid the last time I had one, and it's an Eastern Hognose Snake BECAUSE they play dead and I have just heard so many good things about them! When my neighbor told me about the hognose snake that slithered in her house, I just fell in love with more and more research I have done. Even my mom who HATES snakes, actually said how cute they were when I showed her a video of one playing dead!

One thing to keep in mind is that corns vary a ton in size. The record was something like 6 1/2 feet long and that’s definitely to big for a 40g. But some stay very small. For example mine is nearly 9 years old and is only about 3 1/2 feet long. Little guy. So it’s case by case.

You're hilarious and I really like your videos. Is there any way that you could make closed captioning available? I don't know if that's up to you or the platform, but it would make it possible to watch your videos effectively while not having access to speakers

I agree on the bearded dragon. I bought an exoterra for my first beardie and realized he was outgrowing it. built him a nice 4x2x2 and we're both much happier

Do a video on the new evidence about ball pythons being semi arboreal

I love your videos

i always love your "not a care guide" care guides lol!

The first snake I got, a year ago today, is an albino African house snake (see pfp). Completely underrated, I was so I love with her I bought her sister in September!

Oh, wow! Thanks for your suggestion, I'm going out tomorrow for my 40 gallon enclosure and get myself a Nile crocodile ASAP! Hehe! :p Just couldn't resist.

I totally agree with the bearded dragon thing, (not like I don’t agree with anything else) when I got my beardie got him a 10 gallon- first lizard, mug mistake, Mushu grew fast, we quickly got a 40 gallon and he’s about a year old and still in it, for the past like 4 months I’ve been looking for a 120 gallon, I started building one in school then the unit ended and it was thrown out, but my teacher told me he’d cut the peices for a home project and my brother in law is gonna weld one together as a late birthday gift, just in case one or the other goes wrong. But yeah, if you want a beardie you gotta prepare yourself for a tank cause upgrading can be a pain in the butt

Can confirm, African house snakes are absolutely fantastic pets. There are a couple different species and localities out there, such as cape house snake, black house snake, Tanzanian house snakes, etc., and all of them are beautiful. I have a cape house snake and she's been an absolute dream to care for.

"Beauty is in the eye of a person that holds bees" lmao I thought it was "beauty is in the eye when you hold her"

Ty Wick

Would you recommend the same for a 30 gallon wide square aquarium tank also? One with more a more spacious surface unlike a more narrow wide 30 gallon? Or would you have any different suggestions? I was sold a 30 gal that was leaking horribly and I don't want it to go to waste so I'm stuck on what I can do with it. Thanks!!

Union RU-vid must have been like: Wilkes Wicked Reptiles, a pet that can live in Lincoln’s head forever

Cheetos dust, LMAO😂🤣. The 🇨🇦 G.O.A.T strikes again with useful and honest edutainment. Thanks Adam. Take care my friend.

the collared lizard's are so beautiful !! never heard of them before ' ^ ' !

My corn snake is perfectly happy in her 40 gallon breeder!!! (She’s also 9 months old and still eating Fuzzy mice. She’s tiny) We will see as she grows. I also have a ball in a 20g L. But she’s a hatchling... after Christmas I’m thinking of getting her a huge like Christmas tree storage tub or wrapping paper tub to move her into. I had no reptiles February 2020 and now I have 2 🤣 the addiction is real.

Great list as usual! I've definitely had African house snakes on my list for a while. Disagree with collared lizards though - they're small, but very active. I don't think I'd feel comfortable putting one in less than a 4x2. But then I haven't had one in a long time ago, and I certainly wasn't doing it right then, so maybe I'm wrong hahah. I wonder if chuckwallas or uromastyx couldn't be done, though? Someone with more experience would have to weigh in on that. Excited to see if a 4x2 video is next....

Love these videos! Gives us all a chance to get ideas on new animals. I have a question for everyone. I have an old aquarium in the garage. If I remember right is 46× 48× 12. Would I be able to comfortably house a Rosy Boa in it, or will the 12in deep tank not be wide enough even though the snake would have length and height to make up for it?

There were like a million house snakes at my reptile expo I go to. Most were almost solid black snakes too! I was told they were a sub species. They were like $75

Have you done any any videos with blood pythons? Been looking everywhere for a good video on them and cant find anything and yours are always great

When I get my first snake, it , without a doubt, will be a rosy. I’ve been planning it for years.

Love the channel bro, from the Uk 🇬🇧

I would love to see another set of animals that can live in a 40 gal their whole. I have an extra one and on this list I’m only interested in hognoses and rosy boas. So I’d love to hear more options.

I just got a pair of African House Snakes. Love them.

The baby snakes had me like awwwwwww. So cute!

I’ve NEVER seen a collared Lizards and now I want one!!

Funnily enough this is kinda the same process that ended up in me getting into rosies. I had a 36x18x18 exoterra that was going unused after my lacerta died (bought him from a shady person of a facebook group and he was in poor health when i received him). So I had the tank just sitting around and started doing research on snakes cause I've decided I need something that needs a little less frequent care, and was tired of trying to breed unsect feeders in my closet. (smelly) Found Sand Boas through clints page and was gonna go that direction until I found rosies on a local shops website while looking for those guys. As cute and derpy as sand boas are, there is something amazing about rosies, especially because I'm from california and they are a native species here. The amount of variation in diff localities is crazy, you can find them in all kinds of color schemes and variation in the strirping pattern.

I love to see you do a whole video about animals you can cohab -- whether they are the same animal or different -- and the suggested size habitat to keep them in

Hey Adam. Quick question. I was just watching your ball python care guide. I was just wondering how often do/would you feed your baby ball pythons and how often do you feed your adults?

My new favorite word! i keep 'tropically' type reptiles too,lol.

You must have the marathon wrigglers of corn snakes! I have only kept them (as far as snakes go), and I will admit they can move at good speed if you leave them alone. Compared to so many lizards, though, corn snakes are so slow. Mine are slow and chill, but every time you bring up "fast corn snakes," I can't help looking at my lazy derps. Me: "Why aren't you ladies fast?" My corn snake girls: *not moving* My male skink: *zooooom!*

I’m SO glad you didn’t say Beardies I’m so tired of people saying they thrive in 40 gals. They’re way too small.

I ❤️ your videos

I'm so glad I found these videos, when I simply google "reptiles that can live in 40 gallons" all those lists start with bearded dragon! WHAT!

THANK YOU FOR SAYING 40 GALLONS IS TOO SMALL FOR BEARDED DRAGONS’ it is so true. We see too many dragons in 40 gallons and it is not ok.

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You're 100% right the reason I don't have a ball python even though I really really really want one is because that thing need more then a 40 gal. Especially as an adult.

We need a second version of this

The most trainable reptile should be added to your video idea list

Leachies are really cool. My dream lizard is a Uromastyx, but they're a close second!

Gods I love Rosy Boas. Most people don't understand how ABSOLUTELY UNDERRATED these sweeties are! I'm getting myself a big girl soon! They are definitely more expensive than a fair amount of BP, Redtail and Corn morphs. Be ready to fork up at least $200 USD for them at minimum if you're on the east coast of North America. Also I feel like Leachianus should have larger enclosures than a 40g. They move A LOT and need a lot of enrichment too. GigaGecks are great, but be prepared for a tiny and more opinionated cold blooded cat.

What about 30 gallons? I have a spare 30 gallon and I was wondering what reptile I could possibly have in it.