This is heartbreaking i could not imagine losing 10 years of hard work and dedication. Best of luck to the rose city reptiles family with their new adventure!

@RoseCityReptilesTX

Жыл бұрын

I tear up every time I watch the video...very sad to see the reality of what has happened to Hector and other breeders/keepers in Florida. Hectors wish was that I continue his lines of blues and that's what we're going to do.

@bmsreptiles3089

Жыл бұрын

I’m very glad to hear that and we all know you will do fantastically! Very excited to see the blue your produce as well as one day a all black Tegu with your high black bloodline

@Michelle_Mayo

Жыл бұрын

@@RoseCityReptilesTX oh I have been looking for blues, I'm so excited to see what you come up with! Everyone seems more interested in hybrids/tribrids or albinos. I want to see a REALLY blue tegu someday💕

@Michelle_Mayo

Жыл бұрын

@dargon the great yeah well... he's a totally different kind of breeder. He was selling a lot of wc, claiming them to be cb... I know of a lot of people whose animals (not just reptiles) were DOA. Wouldn't give a refund or discount/exchange for another animal. AND when FCW first started cracking down on its reptile regulations, he was one of the first to say he would let all his animals loose... and encouraged others to do so as well! NOT the right kind of person to represent our community 😡

I live in south Florida. FWC has me absolutely sick and gutted, regarding their treatment of responsible reptile keepers. I hate my state and my heart breaks for everyone here that’s losing not only their animals but their life’s work, in many cases. Thank you for giving these Tegu’s a good home. You’ve definitely got a new follower! I’m just so angry😡 Everyone, PLEASE support USARKFL!!🦎❤️🦎

@Shastasnow

Жыл бұрын

It is not just Florida. We keepers need to act quicker or more people will lose pets or their jobs. The amount of work I had to do to get my lizard to be my emotional support pet just so I could keep him in my appartment with me was nuts. I know good doctors so that helped but not everyone does. It is the bad owners and the people with misunderstanding and phobias that are winning. 😢

@dmc3489

Жыл бұрын

Move to California and get back to us about state regulations...

@dmc3489

Жыл бұрын

@Brenda savage shadley Please move to California. Please.

@dmc3489

Жыл бұрын

@Brenda savage shadley cringe

@marshy1499

Жыл бұрын

It's not your state you should hate .it's the owners who just abandoned the tegus. Florida is perfect for tegus.. It's sad for the responsible owners ..

This is heart breaking for Hector. These tegus couldn’t be going to a better place!

I can't imagine what Hector is feeling having to give up his business and his animals. So absurd how a government can do this to good, law-abiding people with no thought or remorse. I'm glad they're in your hands Joey. As someone who dreams of getting a Tegu from you, I know they're in some of the most capable hands in the country if not the world.

I am gutted at the thought of them almost being destroyed and such a good breeder losing his business because of others. Good on you and your wife stepping in for these.

Hector must be so broken to have to get rid of his whole lifes work my thoughts are with him. And I think it's incredible that you are taking them in. So glad they didn't have to be destroyed and get to live out their lives great ending to a crappy situation.

My heart goes out to Hector. So much love and hard word being taken from him by FWL. But he couldn’t have picked a better home for his tegus. Can’t wait to see how they come part of the RCR adventure.

@Michelle_Mayo

Жыл бұрын

Literally came here to say the same. Couldn't have gone to a better family💕

This is why it is SO SO important for EVERYONE to strongly and actively support USARK and USARK FL. I've been volunteering every month at my local shows at the USARK table to try and get it through people's head. If we want to stop these bills, we need active members of USARK to be stepping up when these bills pop up. Calling and emailing representatives, sharing USARK alerts and posts, and donating if you are financially able.

Omg!!! Poor Hector! Thank God for you Joey!!

What an opportunity!! Great job being there for Hector during such a crazy time. I'm sure he appreciates it more than he can put into words. You've got a ton of work ahead of you, but don't forget to get some rest!! Can't wait to see all the new babies 😁

@RoseCityReptilesTX

Жыл бұрын

Definitely so many mixed emotions through the entire thing. Part of accepting this was also accepting all the work that comes with it. Enjoying the process and being mindful of my mental health along the way. Thanks for watching and the comment!

I wish Hector and his family all the best, I can't imagine what it's like to lose your passion, your hobby, your job, your business and all of the hard work across an entire decade. It is so sad to see. I'm glad Rose City Reptiles is the new home to so many Tegus, best of luck in this new stage of your lives. I'm very excited to see what comes out of this, you got this Joey!

Quite an unplanned undertaking! Glad to see that all of Hector's tegus found a good home. Best of luck on this new project!

Make sure you get some rest my man. Our high white red we got from you over a year ago is MASSIVE now and doing SO well! These new gus you have will absolutely get the love and care they need. Hector made the right call.

@Michelle_Mayo

Жыл бұрын

Ha! We've got a high-white red also. Not from Joey, but he's gorgeous. We usually see just black and white tegus up in Maine, or reds that're just kinda... meh. Not that they're not also amazing but when we saw our guy we HAD to have him :) kinda wish we knew reds are a bit more - fiery - though lol... never a dull moment!

FFW has lost it's damn mind. I am so sorry for all the reptile owners and breeders in Florida. This whole thing has been such a nightmare, and it only seems to be getting worse. Please support US ARC, and sign every petition you can get your hands on!

Oh my heart! This is so awful. Bless you for stepping in and saving all these babies. As soon as my lifetime double stack arrives, I will definitely be giving one of the babies a home.

Florida has turned into an authoritarian state, so sad! Very happy that the Tegu's are going to an amazing home!

I got my blue tegu from you back in September. Last week I drove from Alaska to central texas in 3 days (4,000miles) with him and he did great on the drive. I’m active army and just got stationed back in texas❤

@mythworld2185

Жыл бұрын

Wait you can own a tegu in alaska :D

@Michelle_Mayo

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service sir, my husband is an Army vet💕

Thank you for helping Hector out. This made me so sad he had to give up 10 yrs of work. I know how much he loved and cared for these Tegus. I'm happy you have the room to rescue them. Beautiful animals, best of luck with them. And thank you again for saving me their lives.

Rose city reptiles will always be the best reptile breeder of all time such a great legend

This to me was very inspirational and moving. Im from a tiny country overseas i see species, morphs and stores dissappearing from the hobby. Times are changeing. Thats why this made very happy and moved by this.

Wow, what an exciting and sad turn of events. It's amazing how we never know what each day will bring. I'm glad that you were there at the right time for this moment. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

This is such a bittersweet video, I feel for Hector.

You are a life saver

I feel horrible for Hector. 😢😢😢. I'm glad they contacted you Joey!

Awesome stuff man. You know you’re doing good work when a big guy like hector hits you up. Very heart warming video and congrats on all the new children! 😅

So happy all those tegus have a new home! Excited to see them all.

Thank God you could take them! I hate what the breeders are going through in FL. I love that Hector chips them. Bless you both!

So sad for them, but I'm glad you were able to step in and rescue those tegus.

I am so thankful Hector's fantastic group found a home with you. It is tragic that Florida made such a short sighted decision. I understand that they are trying to protect the native species and their natural habitat but it is NOT responsible breeders and owners that have caused the problem. This regulatory change is a knee jerk reaction that will have exactly ZERO benefit to the native species/habitat of Florida. Florida Fish and Wildlife is making some foolish decisions.

I thought there was a hold on licensed tegu breeders from having to evict all their inventory till an outcome in the court case against FWC by USARK? I'm a Florida native and tegu owner. I've jumped through all the manitory stupid hoops to keep mine. This ban has to be stopped!!!

My heart breaks for Hector…but I’m crying tears of happiness right now this is so emotional

Super duper awesome !!!!!! Cant wait to see the up coming videos !!!

Amazing work from both parties involved. Sucks what Hector has to go through, but glad you’re able to help him out. 👍🏻

This pi**es me off! Grateful that you were there to help…but my heart breaks for hector and FWC has lost their damn minds!!

@RoseCityReptilesTX

Жыл бұрын

Incredibly difficult & heartbreaking situation created by FWC. I'm grateful Hector thought of me, and we were able to help make the situation a little better.

@RoseCityReptilesTX

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

This is my worst fear right now. I got my tegu from rose city in the end of December of 2022...ik he's still pretty new but I love my tegu and we are best friends. Watching people lose there animals and hard work of so many years is so sad and it scares me.

I am so excited to see them all. What an amazing opportunity 🥰

Amazing. I am so Happy for you and excited to see what are able to do with this opportunity. Obviously Hector chose someone he could trust who is the best man for the job. My wife and I are planning a move and I can’t wait to get one of those high blues that you will be producing as soon as I have the space to do it properly.

This is crazy in sad man best of luck man hope things getting better

That's a wonderful thing that you did, to take in that many is awesome! I can't believe Florida fish and wildlife was going to destroy all those beautiful tegus. When you look into their eyes you can see the intelligence there. I am sure that they love watching the sun rise every morning just as we do. Anyway great job!

Amazing

This video just got me extremely excited for a Tegu! I will have to get a nice enclosure set up here in the next couple of months

A Tegu is a dream animal of mine and knowing hector lost his entire collection I could only imagine what he’s feeling. I’m glad his collection is going somewhere that they are going to be taken amazing care of and his years of hard work isn’t being flushed away. So for that I think I speak for all of us when I say thank you for keeping his work alive 🤘🤘🤘

Wow awesome man. Thanks for sharing the experience. Sorry to Hector and the family but glad he found ya to help 😊😊

so sad! your passion, your love! lost! good thing is they can still live their lives!

1st video of yours I’ve watched-thank you and please take care! Those Tegus are GORGEOUS! What’s happening with all those other owners?

My first blue tegu was from Hector too, he has amazing tegus.

@RoseCityReptilesTX

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! He has always produced the best blues. Good chance I have your tegus parents.

Can't wait for the next video 😁

I'm just glad they could be rehomed. I thought I had heard of some folks that weren't so lucky and lost their animals.

Your videos have improved so much my man. Keep it up!

What a Honor, but also Luck for Hector to have found a Saint like you, able of taking/caring all 200 Animals in, so they can live. Can't imaging his Relief. He lost no Life to Fls reactionary draconian and harming Excuse of Approach. It will get worse. Won't think of how many will get released and mistreated in Future because of this. Good Times for the Blackmarket. Things like licensed Owning, mandatory GPS chipping would do so much more for the Animals also. It would prevent desperate releases, Pet kills and Abuse from illegal trading and keeping. Thanks for stepping in, saving 200 Tegu Souls and giving them a Loving Home.

Wow! wonder why after 10 years it's suddenly illegal! That's crazy!! Happy that you were able to take them all so they wouldn't be put down.

Happy for you but I feel soo bad for him. I live in Florida and what they're doing in Florida is absolutely criminal. It's disgusting

I can't imagine. Thank you for taking in those poor, sweet animals. Floridia has gone insane. I feel for all our fellow keepers living there. We have to support USARK and any way to keep these laws and ideologies from spreading elsewhere - I guess they got a foothold in FL because of the Burms and fear etc. Fear man, it ruins so much. Sending love to Hector's Habitats and I hope they can at least restart something or, hell, move. To destroy a small business because of fear. So, so sad.

Something like that is amazing to receive but I feel horrible for Hector and all of the real hobbyists in Florida that have to go through this.

@RoseCityReptilesTX

Жыл бұрын

Me too, extremely sad heartbreaking. I didn't think it would come to this but here we are. They can turn your passion and business into a criminal offense.

@Jeremiah-TwistedTrucker

Жыл бұрын

@@RoseCityReptilesTX I'm looking to purchase that nip tail from you hopefully soon. I'll see if you still have it once I can

On one hand I understand Florida F&W and their reasons for banning tegus. On the other hand however, there already a breeding population in the wild, banning pet tegus from responsible keepers will not fix that problem. It is for that reason I overall disagree with the decision. It doesn't solve the problem, just ruin good people's hobbies.

@josharvin6239

Жыл бұрын

Fwc

@insidiousplays3499

Жыл бұрын

The thing Is they dont know who is responsible or not, many many people buy reptiles and dont know anything about them and let them go once they get to big, or aggressive

@Michelle_Mayo

Жыл бұрын

@@insidiousplays3499 no, they know exactly who's responsible, they just won't own up to their own mistakes. Most of their invasives problem is due to Hurricane Andrew destroying the homes and businesses of reptile keepers and/or breeders... in 1992! FWC sat on their rear ends for THIRTY YEARS... but everyone's blaming it on "irresponsible owners" now. Total BS!

@insidiousplays3499

Жыл бұрын

@@Michelle_Mayo the so called businesses aren't ran by fwc so why do they have to own up to their mistakes that they didnt even do

@insidiousplays3499

Жыл бұрын

@@Michelle_Mayo fwc cannot catch every snake and tegu in the wild, they even pay for people to do it

Can’t wait to see what you do with hectors insane collection! I also can’t wait to get a blue from you guys eventually lol.

@RoseCityReptilesTX

Жыл бұрын

We're so excited about working with them as well.

I know it’s heartbreaking for Hector but I am so glad that the two of you could save all these animals from FWC. ❤

Damn that is so sad. Atleast the animals weren’t euthanised. I had something similar happen to me last year. My health took an unexpected turn for the worse and I had to get rid of all my animals. I gave away thousands of pounds worth of animals and equipment for free so I could place them with people I trusted to look after them to the standard I wanted them to be kept.

Terrible situation but great opportunity to help the reptile community and honor to continue in the footsteps of a personal mentor.

If anyone can carry on in Hectors foot steps its you. How special he chose you.

Thank god you were able to save them

Wow. I live in Florida and had no idea this was happening. Hard to think about how many tegus are being sentenced to death by this changing law. FWC is and has been out of control for too long.

@RoseCityReptilesTX

Жыл бұрын

They are out of control and have too much control!

@Lonesome__Dove

Жыл бұрын

@@RoseCityReptilesTX bingo. Too much control. Government oberreach 100%

At that point is when I would seriously leave Florida. That’s just insane to me, my heart goes out to Hector.

Thank you for rescuing these lizards. Governments are too powerful and mean.

I understand Florida's reptile laws because of them already havinga problem with invasive species, but it's still sad to see/think that all of those keepers good or bad having to get rid of or euthanize their pets.

@Michelle_Mayo

Жыл бұрын

Especially when you consider that most of their invasives problem is due to Hurricane Andrew destroying the homes and businesses of reptile keepers and/or breeders... in 1992! FWC sat on their rear ends for THIRTY YEARS... but everyone's blaming it on "irresponsible owners" now. Total BS!

@rosemiller417

Жыл бұрын

This Approach is catastrophic. Cause now Chances are more get set free just to safe their Lifes. It opens Opportunitys for the Blackmarket. Draconian bans rarely have the desired Effect. Mandatory Chipping, GPS, Lincesed owning only, would help the Animals too. It would enable People access, so no shady, dumb Stuff would be necessary for the Desperate. Wich means less Abuse, less Releases. This Approach looks more like dumb Reactionism Witchhuntstyle like actuell Problem solving. Now they kill lawfull People's Pets!

Gosh 200 tegus I can barely handle one such pretty tegus though and what an experience!

@RoseCityReptilesTX

Жыл бұрын

We definitely had to really think about if this was something we wanted to take on. Not an easy decision but we're doing it! Cheers to not having any free time for a while haha.

very sad but an amazing opportunity for u :)

Such a sucky situation, but not at the same time. At least Hector can see his collection thru KZread, when he can't come visit. At least he knows you will take good care of his babies.

Absolutely fantastic job joey. They couldn't have gone to a better home! I'm just thinking where I would put 200 tegus if I was in your shoes. It would be packed over here 😅

I’m speechless…..

😢😢😢 this is so sad poor hector sending ❤❤❤❤❤

Good job respect for all the hard work you to bro 😎 tegus 4 life

Thats that SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY i swear its a real thing😂❤️

That’s an amazing opportunity! I am excited to see you guys flourish! With that many animals, do you think you’d ever need an extra set of hands? I know it’s a long shot, but I’d love to apply if given the opportunity!

Those are gorgeous tegus glad they were saved and got a good home to go to.

Wow that's awesome

It would be a f**king honor to cross paths with a Teague 🥰

Sounds like you may have a few that need new homes, too. I can't imagine absorbing so many so rapidly, and not needing to find homes for some.

What you guys go through in the US in regards to reptiles is just so senseless. Sorry for Hector but I know they will have a great new home.

I wish you talked more about hectors situation and why he had to give you all his tegus.

this is so sad that he had to get rid of all his tegus. Georgia is also banning tegus they starting with the black and white tegus first. and its not just ga and fla its south carolina, north carolina, and alabama as well hope texas doesnt ban them to

@Michelle_Mayo

Жыл бұрын

Ha! Texas is ALL about NOT banning things, which is especially nice lol we've considered moving there more than once... but like, more because Maine's frickin cold 🤣😂

Florida doing heartless things no matter the damage? *Shocking* ...when is Florida's government not being heartless? Welp glad they got out

I couldn't imagine giving up my goos. I cried for Hector and his family 💔 At least he knows they are going to a good responsible tegu owner. I can't thank you enough for my goos. They bring me joy everyday! I brag about them at work. They are part of my family. They live in my living room and I just drew up plans for a bigger better Living room enclosure. With a Disney theme! I can't wait to see all the new goos and see and hear about them. Are all of them blues? Are there albinos? I would love to have a very dark blue male for LORALIE. just saying 😊 And maybe male and female albinos One for your bunch and one from Hectors?

@Michelle_Mayo

Жыл бұрын

It looked like there were several albinis, hypos and hybrids/tribrids too. Definitely not all pure blue, though I hope he continues the pure blue line. A few were so blue the camera even picked up on the color! My dream is to own a RCR super blue someday :)

So sad, I’m from Florida and all these laws will keep me far away from moving back lol but I didn’t know you were so close to me. Do you ever do any of the reptile shows in Louisiana?

This is so heartbreaking. So glad you can take them. What’s going to happen if they get the law pass that you can’t transport across state lines💔

@RoseCityReptilesTX

Жыл бұрын

That would be terrible

SO SAD AND SO UNFAIR TO THE RESPONSIBLE KEEPERS 🙁

@RoseCityReptilesTX

Жыл бұрын

The entire situation is disgusting, and you're right, completely unfair.

@1softkiss

Жыл бұрын

@@RoseCityReptilesTX Breaks my heart :o(

Welcome to Texas ! Florida seems to become worse and worse every day

That's so sad.

They should start to give them good homes outside of Florida and all you need to do is to prove you can keep care of it and that you can pay for shipment from Florida And also remember where the original owner are so then if they move out they can pay you for keeping their tegu

I bet crossing the state line was a pain in the but glad u saved all them beautiful lizards tho 🤘🐍👹

I’d move, no way I’d give up my animals

So not fair, to make someone give up their beloved pets....unreal

How are all.the tegus doing ?

I’m looking for a pair of high white blues. Very sad he had to give up his tegus heart braking. I couldn’t imagine the pain of loading them all up, watching them one by one go away. I’m cutting back on my snakes thought it would be easy but as people look at them, I say oh maybe I’ll keep this one. Maybe I’ll keep that one.

damn I need to come buy a pair

Land of the Freeeeeee

@RoseCityReptilesTX

Жыл бұрын

What a joke 🙄 😒

These are such gorgeous tame and non threatening animals. Florida is so wrong for this!

Dude looks kind of like UK strong man Eddie the beast Hall but without the muscles.😂

What country does the Tegus come from?

Can I fly out to Texas and just help you I would love to get experience and be there to help!!!!!