Top 5 Reptiles YOU Are Keeping WRONG | Most Neglected Reptiles in 2021

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Reptiles like turtles, bearded dragons, ball pythons and more are so commonly kept you'd think we wouldn't be neglecting them, we as a community would have their care down. Turns out, a lot of us have no idea how to properly care for pet reptiles.
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@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

what reptiles do you see being most commonly miskept?

@Mikitasreviews 3 года назад

Chinese water dragons

@wrenpen 3 года назад

bearded dragon, so many people keep them and most do it wrong

@Sarah-cg5vf 3 года назад

I see corn snakes a lot, being miskept, I rescued a 4ft 9" corn that was in a tank that you would keep a hatchling in.

@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668 3 года назад

Kardashian. That's my answer. You know what I mean.

@GR-uc1gq 3 года назад

Turtles

@elizaeliza5937 3 года назад

I have a confession. I kept my male painted turtle in a 10 gallon tank with no substrate or enrichment for 10 years. I upgraded him to a 75 gallon tank with river rock substrate, live nontoxic plants, hiding places, a massive above tank basic platform, and the biggest filter I could afford about a year ago. Both of us are so much happier now, he gets to dig through the rocks, swim through thick plants, and chase down fish like a mad man and I love watching him enjoy all of it. Channels like your are what taught me how to improve my husbandry skills and knowledge, Thank you for calling attention to common poor practices.

@evelyn-nm6iy 3 года назад

okay but this is why these videos are so important for people to make, not to shame people, but to educate people, thanks for not being an asshole about it like some people are and putting your animal first and risking the hate comments by acknowledging that you weren't educated at first!

@jfaw87 3 года назад

Same bro, I just completely redesigned my map turtle tank with more filtration and a more natural substrate. It’s still smaller than I want, however, I’m moving soon so I plan to pick up a larger tank and filter for them and have it ready for when they move.

@elizaeliza5937 3 года назад

@@jfaw87 I wish you and your map turtles luck! It is such a pleasure to keep turtles and watch them enjoy their tanks. :)

@deadmanomegagaming4061 2 года назад

@@jfaw87 what have you got now and what do you plan on getting

@grimnight 2 года назад

good on you for improving! its wonderful to see people realizing their mistakes and improving, rather than just denying the existence of their mistakes at all. unfortunately denying mistakes is very common within the pet (especially reptile) community.

@rafaelcostadematos5806 3 года назад

"Just because you've been doing it for a long time doesn't mean you are an expert". I really need a t-shirt with it.

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

I should make it

@NorwayPlanes 3 года назад

@@WickensWickedReptiles yes

@saintedcat3140 3 года назад

@@WickensWickedReptiles you should

@mojothiele6436 3 года назад

@Wickens Wicked Reptiles you should, I would buy one and some for my friends.

@saintedcat3140 3 года назад

@@mojothiele6436 same

@jonsweeney4347 3 года назад

The "enclosure cant be too big" thing is probably the one weird misinformation thing that cooks my noodle the most. These animals come from *outside.* You literally cannot get a larger enclosure than their natural habitat.

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

THANK YOU!!!

@aliablackwell8311 2 года назад

True, but at a certain point it becomes unimportant the animals have set ranges. Most of that range is for hunting and they have little interest in it beyond a possible food source. Bigger is better but a leopard gecko probably won't make use of a room like a Burmese python would. Not to mention heating and lighting expenses become astronomical over a certain size.

@jonsweeney4347 2 года назад

@@aliablackwell8311 well I mean yeah, there's clearly an upper limit in terms of practicality for an animal (and that might even be down to individual animals, too, since different critters can be more or less exploratory just based on temperment,) but the main objection most people have about larger enclsoures is the mistaken impression that an animal will feel exposed in a large space, even if given plenty of clutter and hiding opportunities.

@errinwellman1960 3 года назад

I think what too many people think is that you're creating a house for your reptile. No, you're creating a neighborhood. It's just this neighborhood is only inhabited by 1 reptile. Give them options in where to go, hides to live in, places to explore. Because they don't just want to live in one hole, they need stimulation.

@Terreos 3 года назад

People definitely don’t think that way. One of the most useful tips I read was to have more than one hide. Especially ones that the reptile can walk all the way through. So even if it’s shy it can walk around the enclosure without feeling exposed.

@IrieRogue 3 года назад

Precisely. In the wild they have vast, seemingly endless space. How could you ever provide them too large a space or too many a hide? Makes no sense.

@Ignorethis12345 3 года назад

Also some people just put 2 hides and say it's good. They need stuff in-between to explore and hide behind.

@mypawfectfamily 3 года назад

Ahh that’s the best analogy ever

@fkujakedmyname 3 года назад

depends on the nature of the animal if they just sit and wait to ambush in the wild yes they do like one spot

@joeexotic2263 3 года назад

I never understood why people go so minimal when decorating an animals enclosure why wouldn’t you want to have a small rainforest or a small desert or creek in ur room? Decorating my chameleons cage was so fun and looking at it in my room is great

@thewinterwoods 3 года назад

Exactly. Having cool natural enclosures is a big reason why I have lizards.

@Madchris8828 3 года назад

@@thewinterwoods it might just be laziness?

@Bread45 3 года назад

In my case its definitely money I own a turtle that's of a decent size and in a 40 gallon and I really wish I could get a very nice filter and tank overall but I cant afford it.

@yeahnobro 3 года назад

@@Bread45 I think it's okay to just go little by little. Once every couple of weeks get a new little decoration for the tank.

@princess0sousue 3 года назад

@@Bread45 this is going to sound harsh but people who aren't financially stable probably shouldn't own a reptile in the first place...

@jdm8702 3 года назад

As soon as you said BPs, every Facebook group on the just raised their pitchforks

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

oh yes, I feel the hate already

@wildabeeest638 3 года назад

I love this joke

@girl_with_the_ghost_tat2 3 года назад

Any time I tell people I put my BPs in 4x2x2 I get drilled by the old timers with “how many snakes do you have and for how long!?!” I dunno buddy but they all eat religiously and have over 9 hides in their enclosures and shed perfectly. 👍🏻

@ronan5823 3 года назад

I see facebook idiots recommend 10 gallons for female ball pythons and I cringe every time.

@adamsneath6976 3 года назад

@@ronan5823 That is insane how people recommend that, my crested gecko is in an enclosure 3 times that size

@Lucky20231 2 года назад

I have all this same rants about keeping pretty much every rodent as pets. Rats in 10 gallon tanks, hamsters in those redic plastic tube things.. it’s a weird human thing to intentionally seek out pets as companions but then not bothering to care or research what’s going to keep them ideally so they can be well adjusted and psychologically soundly. Keep it up!

@WickensWickedReptiles 2 года назад

Right on!

@annikkirahko6714 Год назад

Yeah hamsters and their awful care break my heart they get treated like crap, and I’m guilty as anyone. I had no clue how to properly keep my hamsters until recently

@elizabethkeen7851 3 года назад

4:54 this is the same with Betta fish .My mom really said I spoiled my fish because she neglected hers. Most people neglect there fish because there just cheap fish. Like yes they need more food than pellets. That’s like eating oatmeal for every day for your whole life.

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

brutal

@subzero2488 3 года назад

My mom's the exact same. I have a hamster and a gecko, she's always telling me that they need small cages because they're small animals. She even said I should just keep my gecko in an ice cream tub 😐

@elizabethkeen7851 3 года назад

@@subzero2488 Hamsters are a lot of work if done correctly. Vegetables and herbs and seed mix. A big enclosure with a lot of bedding and then a ton of things for them to do.Hamsters are really fun to watch though. I just watch videos on them though I want one a lot😂

@ironmammoth530 3 года назад

Agree with you 100% Of all fish the betta's are the most abused. People keep them virtually in tea cups. I always kept mine in a minimum of a 5 gallon tank. People would then just be stunned as mine would out live theirs. I used to tell them, "You could live in a 5' x5' box, but would you want to?" Varied diet helps too.

@subzero2488 3 года назад

@ElizabethKeen I agree they're fun to watch, though mine usually comes out late evening to run around while we're trying to sleep 😂 it's noisy but I mean at least he's having fun. He's also a picky eater so I've got two different food mixes and a bunch of fresh things in the fridge just for him. They're so cute and loveable, it sucks that I see so many people that don't take proper care of them :(

@sampagano205 3 года назад

I think the common theme here is that animals that are big and animals that are cheap tend to get bad luck because people don't really think they need to pay way more for the enclosure than the animal.

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

basically yes!

@sampagano205 3 года назад

@@WickensWickedReptiles I wonder if you go to australia if you'd find a bunch more people keeping blue tongues in bad conditions? Because I think they tend to win out here in that they're expensive enough that you have to really specifically want a blue tongue, and that probably means you've learned what a blue tongue needs for real.

@humanname99 Год назад

that's crazy to me. I spent 3x the price of my corn snake on his enclosure. you can find pets for free! it's keeping them that gets expensive lmao okay edit bc technically I spent less than 1/6 of his price on his enclosure, he's a baby and I got his temporary cage off Craigslist lol. but the supplies that go into his setup were 3x as much as him, including shipping.

@averyatencio9083 3 года назад

"top 5 reptiles youre not keeping right" jokes on you, I dont have 5 reptiles to keep incorrectly

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

hahaha

@jakethesnakestoner 3 года назад

You’ll get there. 🙃

@tofinilith_ 3 года назад

@@jakethesnakestoner Lmao exactly 💀 It's addicting 💀

@foxylilmimi 3 года назад

@@tofinilith_ facts! So much for i just want "A" snake. Now i have 4 n 4 different species.

@tofinilith_ 3 года назад

@@foxylilmimi Weow. On the 24th of December, I got my baby beardie and as soon as I got him, I was looking into/at other reptiles

@MosKing. 3 года назад

I completely agree. My bearded dragon is in a 40 gallon right now but I am working on making a custom enclosure that is around 160 gallons because I want him to have the best life possible in my care

@astridmcilveen5733 3 года назад

Great idea! Mines in an 80 right now and its definitely adequate but I want to upgrade to 160 because he doesn't have a ton of space to run around

@Janeway1269 3 года назад

"Just because you've been doing it for a long time, doesn't make you an expert." This line alone made this video worth watching. That line applies to EEEEEVERYTHING! Why do so few people understand this???! Thank you!

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

it's frowned upon to say but so true

@elijade 3 года назад

I love how you educate people in a kind way! You seem like such a great guy, love your vids!

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

I appreciate that! thank you

@saintedcat3140 3 года назад

I love how you talked about the glass enclosures and how to do it properly, I personally have my BP in one and have most of the screen covered and three sides spray painted black. He was perfect sheds and no stress

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

glad to hear, it's such a simple thing too

@saintedcat3140 3 года назад

@@WickensWickedReptiles exactly

@rickcroney1286 3 года назад

Great topic, people need to be held accountable to provide the best for their pets! If the truth hurts then fix the problem.

@reptiletailz108 3 года назад

And the reality is if anything he said offended u more than likely it's because I know what ur doing is not you giving everything I can to these animals my baby's eat better than my wife and kid! Lol

@snakesonaframe2668 3 года назад

THANK YOU SO MUCH. Every. Single. Time. I say “hey maybe you shouldn’t keep a snake in an enclosure it can’t stretch out in” I get told OVER AND OVER “SnAkeS GeT stReSsEd iN a bIg EnCLoSuRe” it makes me so frustrated.

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

Happy to help!

@watashiwannadie 3 года назад

My friend said she wanted a beardie and that she has a red heat bulb and a teeny tiny 10 or 20 gallon terrarium. I was like "oh noooo youre gonna need a lot more than that..." she wasn't against providing proper care, she just didnt know what all went into it. Its a good thing she told me so i could steer her in the proper direction.

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

awesome!

@capnmoby13 3 года назад

This kind of thing needs to be said. I've been keeping reptiles for 30 plus years and I learn new things all of the time.

@DM-ql6ps 3 года назад

I got my beardie as an adult rehome and her previous set-up was pretty much exactly what you described. She was kept in a 40 gallon with a bad UVB bulb and was fed wild-caught insects. Now she's in a 4x2x2 (about 120 gal) and had been treated for intestinal parasites and is doing well.

@wildabeeest638 3 года назад

Kudos to you

@genshark8790 3 года назад

I'm in the same boat with my boy. But no UVB in a 20 gallon at a year old :/ they fed him wild insects and pellets, kept him on sand with a red night light. I'm honestly surprised the only thing wrong was parasites. But he is loving his 120 and is so much healthier!

@wildabeeest638 3 года назад

@@genshark8790 you as well

@davidkilby1043 3 года назад

Well done

@jackdavis6968 3 года назад

I built my bearded dragon a 140 gallon tank and I've had her for about 6 months she's so spoiled but I love her to death!!

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

nice!

@Dragonemperess 3 года назад

AWESOME!!!!

@lidathorn6449 3 года назад

"Should be able to can" Translation: "If you're going to do it at all, do it right."

@MrsVrba 3 года назад

Sulcata tortoises will now and forever be “Boulder Dogs” to me. Thank you.

@grimmurk 11 месяцев назад

The fact that you include your own past inadequate husbandry and staying humble, makes you one of my favorite reptile youtubers. Sharing your past mistakes and providing accurate information for rookies like myself helps us keep from making those same mistakes. Keep up the great work!

@WickensWickedReptiles 11 месяцев назад

I really appreciate this!

@adrianne7506 3 года назад

"Should be able to can" i love that lol

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

I am a poet haha

@nesssativa 3 года назад

ONE THE MAJOR STATEMENTS OF THE ENTIRE VIDEO!!! 💯💯💯🎯 TOTALLY SHOULD BE ABLE TO CAN! 🥴🤣🤣🤣

@emmarose2037 3 года назад

I'm so happy I found channels like this one when I first started keeping a ball python. I had that poor boy in a 5 gallon. Idk how the heck he didn't get an RI but poor Pavlov is now in a large bioactive 3 foot long enclosure and will soon be upgraded to a better PVC 3 foot long fully bioactive enclosure with lots of enrichment and clutter. And a 5 foot long when he's fully grown. I love my little dudes and designing their enclosures is so fun

@jakethesnakestoner 3 года назад

Hell yeah! Good for you!

@blah1234879 3 года назад

Pet store employee here. Beardies are definitely the most mistreated. Last week someone told me they're only feeding their baby 10 crickets a day. 9/10 people have no uvb, and most people don't feed veg. I always ask a lot of questions when I'm getting crickets for people and do my best to educate.

@Dragonemperess 3 года назад

Thank you for doing your best!

@dynamosaurusimperious6341 3 года назад

Well it's always nice to see Wicken start speaking staright facs,cause Wicken is just so smort.

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

Wickens with the facs dawg

@heddabedda306 3 года назад

More of this please. Help bring reptile husbandry into this decade. Too many new keepers are watching 50 year old guys run puppy-mill style breeding facilities (with husbandry practices from the 1990’s) and thinking they should replicate that at home. Good grief. Let’s have more conversations about what it means to provide: proper infrared heat sources, UVB for boosting vitamin D levels in snakes and reducing bacteria in enclosures, the five types of enrichment each animal needs, how to structure an enclosure to make a reptile feel secure, how to target train your reptiles, how to switch to consent-based/cooperative care, what a humane amount of space looks like, how to add nutritional variety, how to feed based on behavior instead of a schedule to prevent over feeding, etc.... so many opportunities here to use data and research from recent years instead of outdated folklore!

@mattg6106 3 года назад

I got my first Children's Python not too long ago and put her into a custom enclosure with a lot more verticality than what most 'care guides' suggested (one guide I read suggested "a shallow tub" for this semi-arboreal snake). She climbs all over the place at night and seems to enjoy exploring through all of the clutter and such. I also looked at and compared the temperatures suggested in these care guides to their natural environment and found that the care guides generally put the cool side temps around 10 degrees higher than they would be in nature. They also didn't account for the natural dry seasons that they get in nature but that's a bit more understandable for shedding purposes. After reading three different guides that gave three completely different feeding schedules for juveniles, as well as other things, I really started to wonder who was writing these things and how long ago. Anyhow, my point is that the top results that pop up on Google aren't always the best results. Do more research on the animal, their natural environment, and find and follow keepers that have proven success. And if you don't want to do the work and the research then don't own the animal.

@BillyNeverDies 3 года назад

Do 'Top 5 mistakes keepers make that lead to health problems in their animals"

@jakethesnakestoner 3 года назад

#1 feeding them too much.

@gabbtastic 3 года назад

This sounds like a great video!

@ladyst4rdust1975 3 года назад

yes please it would be so helpful

@allyterps9223 3 года назад

YES PLEASE

@koolfunnykat 9 месяцев назад

I love your channel. I don't have many people in my social groups who are passionate about reptiles so seeing and hearing your stories really helps keep my passion for them healthy. I always feel encouraged to do better for my babies. We need people to bluntly point out flaws sometimes.

@WickensWickedReptiles 9 месяцев назад

I'm glad it helps!

@kayceelynn5281 2 года назад

I've had my oldest ball python 13 years. He had an extremely empty setup for years (I was about 9 when I got him), was a horrible eater, constant problems shedding. 1 log hide, a heat rock, water dish, some aspen. Over the years (as I've learned more, resources became more advanced, and I could afford more) he has better substrate, plants and clutter and multiple hides and even climbing opportunities with UVB lighting. He never misses a meal anymore, sheds like a champ, and is always out on his branch basking. It's amazing to see the change in him as his setup has improved- I even got him to switch from live mice to f/t rats easily after years of accepting just live So I agree. Yoy can't go too big, just too empty, there's no walls in the wild. And personally, I think it's more interesting to observe an animal In a well decked out enclosure than in something with nothing to look at. I have 3 other ball pythons and a carpet python now and following that same thing with giving them enriching enclosures, I haven't had issues with any of them from the start

@nekomochibun3189 3 года назад

I feel so bad. I've been keeping my ball python in a 20 gal for a few years because breeder groups say they'll get stressed out in something bigger. I just bought a 4x2 pvc enclosure for him. Huge upgrade!

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

that's amazing!

@Dragonemperess 3 года назад

Never too late!

@GreenestTrampler 3 года назад

So glad I became a patron. Fantastic stuff

@Melisski Год назад

One of the reasons I’m having a hard time researching reptile husbandry in preparation to get my first snake is that I don’t know what sources to trust. I read a lot of “care sheets” online and a lot of them have wrong information, like keeping a corn snake in a 20-40 gallon enclosure. The books I purchased are also out of date. Right now I’m in the process of watching every single video by you, Clint, and Snake Discovery because I feel like that’s who has the best information, plus I can see the condition of the animals you all are keeping. One video idea might be going through what you think are the best sources for research, not just ranking other vloggers. Just an idea. I’m very much enjoying your work, though. 👍🏻👍🏻

@Breviparopus 7 месяцев назад

You probably have one now but the best places to go are your local reputable petshop or rehomeing center

@Lenlon703 3 года назад

Snakes can have preferences when it comes to hides, my corn prefer long logs with holes instead of caves, my king prefer hiding behind caves or plants so i give more cover instead of hides, my male bp prefer artificial rock caves and would never use the plastic one, and my female bp is the least picky. People who give the same 1-2 hide their entire life would never know this.

@thatreptileguy1380 3 года назад

This is very true! My milksnake likes to burrow and doesn’t use his hides at all, but the corn I work with absolutely loves his little caves but won’t use his branches. One of the rat snakes absolutely loves tubes and branches but refuses to use his cave, and the bp just likes to ignore all of her stuff and lie down on top of her substrate. It all depends on the individual snake!

@jean-christopheparent7106 3 года назад

I have a female BCI that is only 9 months old, she has a lot of options to climb everywhere in the enclosure. And I will do the same with her final enclosure once she gets to her full size, she LOVES to climb.

@juliac3933 3 года назад

That’s awesome. I hate seeing boas not being given climbing opportunities. They are semi arboreal ffs

@jean-christopheparent7106 3 года назад

@@juliac3933 Yeah I did lots and lots of research before getting my girl and I read a lot about them being in the trees, also about them being good swimmers, so she has a big water area. I replicate everything she has in the wild, if she decides not to use it then too bad but at least I gave her the option to. :)

@jvandyke8079 3 года назад

So true Adam! Great video! I believe it's all our duty to the reptiles to call out others on what they may be doing wrong... Doesn't mean we have to be jerks about it (You were NOT in the video), but we can all learn from each other... That's what this community is about!

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

Boom, well said!

@TheEleonore18 3 года назад

Here in Germany i hear often, that an encloser needs to be so big that the snake can lay in a straight line, as a point of reference. i think it is a very good tip to find the right enclosure for your snake.

@direct2397 3 года назад

Got 3 red eared sliders a few months back. They are 3 old ladies. All well over 30 years old. But they were kept in a tiny plastic tub. Now, they have a massive aquarium with everything a turtle could ever want or need. And now i let them live and hope they will stay with me for another 20 to 30 years :) great video, cheers from Belgium.

@tressahendrix0231 2 года назад

I was really scared to click on this because it breaks my heart to think i might be doing something wrong and hurting my animals but it's really important to stay informed, thanks for always informing everyone on important topics!❤️

@nogames8982 3 года назад

I also can't stand it when I hear that corn snakes can be kept in a 20 gallon. Crazy.

@galanthius8924 3 года назад

Amazing vid, I really agree with you here. Not a reptile, but I also see a lot of frogs not kept properly either, especially on Instagram/tiktok since people think they're "cute," and use them for views. Can't wait to see what you make next though as always!

@lilithlane8189 3 года назад

This is why I watch 100 videos and read so many articles before I consider getting an animal within the next few years... and I will still spend those few years learning still before and after I get them...

@tomanderson2721 3 года назад

When I was stationed in Korea 10 years agoI inherited 2 tiny Chinese gold thread turtles, they had been housed in what couldn't have been more than a 4 gallon tank that had no filtration and was filthy. For the year I was stationed there I cared for them best I could, being in military dorms. But when it came time to leave after my 1 year tour I knew they would never be provided the proper care...so I sorta smuggled them home with me. I got them a 120 gallon and set it up very nicely, and they absolutely thrived. I kept them for another 5 years then gave them to a friend as a classroom display. They are still doing well to this day.

@IrieRogue 3 года назад

Bearded dragons were also number one on my list. I was planning on making this video if someone else didn't soon, in fact. I'm so tired of seeing neglected beardies and leos!!!

@wolfygrl24 3 года назад

You give such great info. I loved your comment “there are Monitor people and people who keep Monitors” so very true. Seriously thank you though for this video, I’ve been working with all sorts of different animals for years and instead of getting better even with all the info available it seems we as a society are not improving and possibly even regressing. The easier it is to get these animals the worse the care gets.

@sampagano205 3 года назад

One thing that might be good to go along with the more serious stuff is also stuff like how to set up various animals well but cheaply, and emphasizing that that kind of thing is the minimum you should do. I really liked the video where you go into the stuff that you can use to decorate an enclosure from the dollar store for example.

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

I've done a few of those, i could do another :)

@leighjen2012 3 года назад

I liked those videos also. My animals can't tell a $1 plant from the similar one at $8 at a chain petstore. I'm on a tight budget and little money saving tips like this are allowing me to upgrade/purchase larger enclosures than I would have been able to afford.

@sirenamares1390 3 года назад

I had a ball python breeder say that the most you should give a male ball python is a 20Long. And yup, because stress, they claim. And she also said people shouldn't give ball pythons opportunities to climb because they are terrestrial and they'll just hurt themselves. And she had people agreeing with her. Hearing you say the truth is refreshing.

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

that breeder is a silly goose

@swtch.s Год назад

my 8 moth old lives in a 20 gallon and is somewhat close to being upgraded

@caseysilva6919 3 года назад

This was amazing stuff. I feel even though most of us are doing everything correctly, we still are doing research and learning to make things better. I have 2 Leopard Tortoises that have a huge outside enclosure during the warmer months, but I live in Rhode Island, so we do have about 7 - 8 months of cold weather. During those months they have an insulated room in my garage that has the correct heating / lighting requirements. They are both healthy at 20 & 21 years old.

@jakethesnakestoner 3 года назад

I ABSOLUTELY do not think it’s “most of us”. I actually think the opposite and 75-90% of reptiles sold are neglected and people don’t care enough to even look at a forum to TRY and give them good care.

@caseysilva6919 3 года назад

@@jakethesnakestoner I should have been more clear in my statement. Most of us that own reptiles, frogs, or any animals that actually follow forums.

@eliarellano4972 3 года назад

@@caseysilva6919 omg. When u donated $200 in that last stream was crazy. U are so generous and so selfless. Have a great day!

@caseysilva6919 3 года назад

@@eliarellano4972 thank you so much for the kind words. I think it is important to do what you can in the things you believe in. My pets from my dog to my frogs and everything in between are my world.

@eliarellano4972 3 года назад

@@caseysilva6919 of course😁😁

@nicesangwitch 3 года назад

Love the video. Wish you added Crested geckos to the list. I find there is a lot of crap info on the internet about about to care for these guys. I really learned a lot about them from your care guide. Thanks!

@xzydra1170 3 года назад

I absolutely agree with all the points you made! I feel like there all different kinds of ways to do things, but people really need to be aware of providing animals with the proper basics and enrichment! I see so many people bashing tubs, but then keeping their animals in a tank with no enrichment and completely wrong humidity and temperature. I love what you've been doing for animals, by the way, it's nice to see someone with great information presenting it in such an entertaining way!

@MrGotsomeskillz 3 года назад

Aaah, yes my favorite; "But' I've been doing this/Keeping them like this for X amount of years and they are fine!"

@GrandMasterPeep 3 года назад

Decorating the enclosure is my favorite part

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

agreed

@bisexualfrenchfry1953 3 года назад

I’ve been watching your channel and a few other reptile channels for a month now non stop because I’m planning on getting a leopard gecko soon and I want to make sure I know and understand his care and such, and what things are/what they do. Lol I even watch videos not about them on your channel. You do a great job!

@merlinambrosius4398 3 года назад

Good points, well made. I did a year or so research before getting my first BP last year. I'm still learning, and constantly checking my husbandry, always looking for ways to improve. That was a good vid.

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

thank you very much

@me92mm 3 года назад

I’ve seen so many outdated care guides for a lot of animals, last week I ran into an article from 2009. Like what. Do your research and do it RIGHT

@poketvenus 3 года назад

My 3x had his boa in a converted china cabinet and full of levels and branches. His girl was never in a hide or just listless on the bottom. She was active and radient.

@ethanbyrd4582 Год назад

Love watching you man keep up the grate work

@WickensWickedReptiles Год назад

Appreciate it!

@BrickleyExoticPets 3 года назад

I didn’t even have to watch this video to know I’d love it. I’m sick sorry and tired of people saying .... ‘Iv been keeping for 40 years and this has always worked fine’ Surviving and thriving are NOT the same thing!! We should always be trying to improve our keeping skills!

@adrianne7506 3 года назад

Love this. Thank you 🖤

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

You're so welcome!

@bradhoo3483 3 года назад

So glad to see these being made on educating people, I made the mistake of asking for turtles when i was 9, did very basic research with my parents and within a year it had died. 2 years after that bought a beardie (after extensive research personally) which I've had now for 9 years, and a blue tongue which I've had for 2 years, both completely healthy and i hope that more parents get to see these kind of videos, every animal's happy life needs to come first before a child's want

@leannetrix8220 3 года назад

Love this type of video. Hope you can do part 2 to this 😊🦎

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

Definitely!!

@shmeatloaf3281 3 года назад

Can you do reptiles that don’t need a lot of humidity. I live in a place that’s dry and humidity control is a pain

@cypheri1339 3 года назад

Look for desert-loving species. I actually have to work to keep my Rosy boa's humidity low enough.

@ZHExotics 3 года назад

Great job with this video, I definitely agree that these animals are pretty neglected, and I understand most people are taught the wrong thing, but that just makes the reptile community look bad, and this can definitely be fixed, but will take time

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

I hope so too!

@scoobyscooby7762 3 года назад

Love the video man! Great info

@KamarieAitken 3 года назад

Awesome video on an important subject. Keep showing your passion for topics like this. Still waiting on that kingsnake care guide video 😉🐍

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

Coming soon!

@valerietaft9831 3 года назад

With my Bearded Dragon, I got one thing I was currently working on wrong but again, I'm working on it even before the video.

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

nice!

@Sarah-cg5vf 3 года назад

Hit the nail on the head with this Thank you, If people want exotics then it's their duty to do what's right for that animal

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

thanks for the positive feedback

@Sarah-cg5vf 3 года назад

Not a problem at all, I've rescued 4 snakes over the last year and the condition of them and the tanks they came in where just absolutely horrendous. I feel really strongly about people learning about exotics and their husbandry. It blows my mind that they can't even do that correctly. Thank-you for doing what you do in teaching people how to properly look after exotic pets.

@stevenbrown5981 3 года назад

Love the videos man! You should do a top 5 large lizards that make good pets. So many people seem to get nile monitors and the like bc they’re cheap but they’re just not reasonable. I guess a top 5 reptiles with misleading prices would be good too.

@jferguson3930 3 года назад

Thank you for making this. So embarrassed for the things I used to think were okay. I used to think ball pythons got stressed with open space and could live in a ten gallon (,,: also I’ve recommended calcium sand to someone a few years ago and will never let myself forget it. Glad these new videos with updated proper information are being made.

@liv_7271 3 года назад

I think we can all agree that fish are the most neglected pets in the world.

@seanchurch694 3 года назад

100%

@eliarellano4972 3 года назад

Poor spikey bois being under-cared for😢

@leahgodek1173 3 года назад

Adopted a rescue bearded dragon in September, he was living in a 40 gallon with a years old UVB and a mealworm only diet. I knew nothing about BD's but I had to try. After hours of research and talking to my local exotic vet, I have his setup about perfect. 4'x2'x2' Zen Habitat, about 125 gallons, cool side 75 warm side 85, basking 95. Watching this video made me so proud of myself and super happy to hear actual quality advice on beardie keeping. Thanks so much!

@justyouraverageyoutubeacco256 3 года назад

This is a great video! Reptiles are so often miskept (I read one statistic that estimated 3/4 of pet reptiles die within a year of being bought), so it's really important to talk about proper care. I'm sure this video will make a difference, for some reptiles. Great video.

@wrenpen 3 года назад

third comment lol but thank you for making this video! there definitely needs to be more videos about bad husbandry and i appreciate your controversial videos. love your channel loads, honestly you deserve a million. would totally subscribe to patreon if i wasn't broke

@alexkarasoulos 3 года назад

Amazing topic! In a lot of FB groups i see lots of dying chameleons and leopard geckos. Top 5 Skinks would be an amazing video! (Better add Peter's Banded Skink)!

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

thanks :)

@Aliciahalie 3 года назад

Dav’s videos are so great. Seeing the animals natural habitat and behaviors allow us to be better keepers. The Animals At Home channel is also amazing at advancing the care of reptiles by sharing the newest research. They dive deep into each topic and talk to experts in the industry/hobby. Snakes n’ adders is another channel that is great. They will take a species and gather data on weather, range, diet, etc. The ball python episode was eye opening! The amount of information available online is great but sifting through the good and bad can be difficult. Following a breeders way of keeping is going to be easy, cheap and efficient for a large quantity of animals but most keepers aren’t breeders. Allowing an animal to exhibit it’s natural behaviors should be our goal. You can keep a reptile alive and breeding by doing the bare minimum but I’d prefer to see keepers have health and well-being at the forefront. I want to see more space, more enrichment and advanced husbandry.

@ashleeaustin358 3 года назад

Great job, loved this topic!

@halalmemes4515 3 года назад

Top 5 or top 10 plants for reptile and amphibian enclosures? Basically terrarium/vivarium plants!

@EvoJenn 3 года назад

How can you say in the same thought that a 40 gallon aquarium isn’t big enough for a ball python while also saying that you’re not hating on rack systems which barely give them enough room to move

@EvoJenn 3 года назад

@Xpgamer Jr what rack system had racks the size of 40 gallon breeders?

@_corrine12_ 11 месяцев назад

Very informative, thank you.

@Stu161 2 года назад

I like this kind of video because I agree with you, it's our responsibility to provide the best for our animals, and videos like this are great help for newer keepers like myself, who may have gaps in our knowledge 👍

@lovedivinejess 3 года назад

At this rate you will be at 100k in no time!

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

I sure hope so :)

@wildabeeest638 3 года назад

@@WickensWickedReptiles likewise

@RyderHasACamera 3 года назад

I was gonna say first but then realized all of patreon saw it early

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

hahaha yea

@TheHamishX 3 года назад

This was a great video! I have 3 northern bluetongues and I have constant upgradeitis. Very serious condition. Always want them to have more space because they use it all. Next house they are getting 3'x 8' enclosures. I can't imagine not wanting to spoil your pets it's kinda all I dream about.

@tinadiver13 3 года назад

Thanks for making this video - I’ve been guilty of this when buying an animal from a pet store (reptile shop) and setting the tank / crappy enclosure based on poor recommendations Glad that was decades and decades ago and glad that the hobby continues to be elevated by people that foster evidence based husbandry and keeping practices

@jakethesnakestoner 3 года назад

Pet stores and breeders need to take WAY MORE responsibility for being proactive about preventing neglect and ensuring proper set up/care BEFORE PURCHASE of ANY animal.

@Civis1307 3 года назад

You have to keep Tarantulas in an smaller enclosure, because they can get stressed out in an enclosure too big for Them. But DO NOT PROJECT THAT THINKING OVER TO REPTILES. Thank you.

@5ubv3rsion 2 года назад

I keep my tarantulas in larger enclosures. The trick is to add multiple hides, extra foliage, basically the same thing you'd do for a ball python in a larger enclosure. That said, some Ts use the space, and some Ts use one cork tube and never go anywhere else. But I like to give them the option to choose where to hang out, instead of only having one choice. Especially considering I'm not very good at thinking like a tarantula, so the hiding spot I made that I think is perfect may not be what the spider wants. If I let them pick, they're more likely to find what makes them most comfortable.

@katherinemini246 3 года назад

i myself have a bearded dragon and a blue tongue skink, both in 120 gallons and what kim kardashian posted made me sick to my stomach. i went on a rampage

@Redy656 11 месяцев назад

Before I got my snake, and was looking online at what sized vivs to get, I kept seeing stuff saying that too big of a vivarium can stress them out which really confused me. Im glad i came across this video because I genuinely had no clue whether this was true or not and every time i'd look online about it it would say that too big causes stress. So glad i found this video before my snake got too big for her viv. Love the vids keeo em coming

@MotherTheresa8 3 года назад

Thank you so much for this video! I recently got a juvenile ball python and I've been price shopping for larger enclosures for his growth. I've only ever seen 40 gal max recommended for adults, so I'm glad to know I should go even bigger now before I bought something too small too late!

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

wicked

@wrenpen 3 года назад

everyone can do better, there's always new stuff to learn! but yeah some people should never keep reptiles

@WickensWickedReptiles 3 года назад

100%

@reptiliangarden 3 года назад

🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 So good!!!! Thank you for making this fantastic video!

@lizbay3985 3 года назад

Love this video really hit the nail on the head

@Smile-dm6yu 3 года назад

I'm in love with this video. People trying to educate others on good husbandry for commonly kept animals? Yes, please. I go on craigslist a lot looking for reptile things and the amount of neglected animals I've seen is awful. I see a lot of breeders or people who just care about their pets, but mainly it's bearded dragons living in 30 or 40 gallons with those little red lights and analog temperature things, full-grown ball pythons in 40 gallons, etc. Very rarely can you go on a budget when it comes to taking care of animals lol

@ashlieday5280 3 года назад

I have been looking for a bigger terrarium for my bearded dragon for so long, he's been in a 40 gal for 2 years, and I am so happy when I head about Kages! Once I get my tax return my baby is getting 110 gal tank!! Thank you for talking about this !!