For those concerned about the mold- don't worry! It appeared to be isolated to the surface as the drywall was still firm. As instructed, we cleaned it with a bleach water solution. Since it was less than 9 square feet, it was safe for us to do so :)

@thunderrain789

2 жыл бұрын

I'm honestly surprised that's all the mold there was. Very glad though. The room looks really nice too, good job with that!

@plaguewifedaydreamingastro8411

2 жыл бұрын

Ah thank goodness, I was searching for this comment.

@ArsonBeanTanks

2 жыл бұрын

You should pin this comment lol

@bellaander

2 жыл бұрын

my anxieties have been dispelled

@xylypotatohead3947

2 жыл бұрын

That's so good to hear. Wishing you all the best 💜💜💜

It's like their destructive teen has finally moved to go to university and the parents went in to clean the room and just accepted their damp fate (love you Emily and Ed, thank you for your content)

@Sam-uh9nt

2 жыл бұрын

This comment is so under rated

@youtubeuser5402

2 жыл бұрын

A university is a 4 year college (in america!!!)

@autumnreed6823

2 жыл бұрын

I wanted to put that but I was lazy

@crystalpeacebear1985

2 жыл бұрын

@@youtubeuser5402 but depending where the op is from University is their name for college

@youtubeuser5402

2 жыл бұрын

@@crystalpeacebear1985 dude, what r u saying?? "but depending where the op is from university is their name for college" huh??

That minnow is a legend. Not only did it survive hungry turtles for who knows how long, but also being in an abandoned tank for literal months. Mike is a new favorite of mine. Also since minnows tend to be schooling fish, Mike needs some buddies!

@levirundallorr4456

2 жыл бұрын

Some fish are legends we had a tank brake and couldn’t find 2 goldfish for 40 minutes. They survived without water and are still alive today this was years ago.

@BrendenTurtle

2 жыл бұрын

@@levirundallorr4456 Some fish just don't want to die. I had all the equipment in one of my tanks go down overnight and I didn't prepare a backup. I woke up to find all my tetras dead and half my guppies dead. It was devastating however all my Albino Corydoras survived (except one) and I have them all to this day. One of the worst days of my aquarium keeping life, but I'll never forget how relieved I was to see that some of them survived. Some fish truly are legends.

@OhItsMaxwell

2 жыл бұрын

I feel you! My aunt got evicted, and she had to bring her goldfish to our house. He lived in his tank, in the car, for two days!! I was amazed!

@squidgyvr8001

2 жыл бұрын

@@OhItsMaxwell not as bad tho

@diamondaisy7468

2 жыл бұрын

It’s really sad they neglected a living animal yet own a zoo

Emily and Ed: "This room is DISGUSTING. There's mold." Also Emily and Ed: *clean it barefoot*

@jennycatzzbokii3680

2 жыл бұрын

And without masks or gloves

@catpax6075

2 жыл бұрын

🤢

@isabellajauregui4844

2 жыл бұрын

Tbh, when you have a lot of animals, you learn it's easier to just go for it and shower after. You're going to have to anyways. Why get your shoes gross and potentially ruin them?

@PixieSpellsLove

2 жыл бұрын

@@isabellajauregui4844 Ruin their shoes? Really? They can wear rubber boots/gardening shoes! Hell even crocs! There are shoes MADE for this type of stuff. By going barefoot they can track SO much bacteria throughout the house between the room and bathroom.

@nikeyagentle8684

2 жыл бұрын

fr i watched that too

I love Emily's comment "we were worried about how we were going to sell this house with an alligator in the basement".... as if rex was going to give tours to potential buyers or just be left there when the new people move in or something lol

Like many others are saying: painting over mold is never enough. Mold spreads like plants. "Can't go under it, can't go over it, let's go through it!" and will go through the drywall and into the infrastructure. I grew up in a damp environment, once that stuff appears it's game over and you need to replace before it grows bigger than a video game boss in the dark unreachable interiors.

@LaurieGeePea

2 жыл бұрын

Will mold continue to grow without a source of moisture?

@smilecentaur

2 жыл бұрын

ou could also kill it with bleach water on the wall

@TheBlenderweasel

2 жыл бұрын

^ YES. And this is especially true in the upper midwest, our houses up here are built so tightly sealed up to prevent heat escaping in winter that they also have a bad habit of trapping moisture too, making mold very hard to get rid of once it's there. Also, the untreated mold could cause you a serious problem once you're ready to sell the house (I work in real estate). When you sell you'll be required to fill out a seller disclosure and mold/water damage are always asked about. If you fill out a disclosure and say that you had mold that wasn't professionally treated your buyer will probably bring in a mold inspector, and if they find an ongoing mold presence in the house you're going to have a hard time selling/getting the price you want. It's best to be safe and take care of it now rather than wait til you're trying to sell!

@raycasas2867

2 жыл бұрын

They were spraying what I assume was bleach or mold killer as they were removing parts and painting.

@tiffanysandmeier4753

2 жыл бұрын

@@smilecentaur you have to be careful with mold and bleach. It is actually recommended to use soapy water to clean mold or specific products to deal with mold, not bleach. I think I was told that when bleach is sprayed onto mold it has a defensive reaction and releases spores which isn't good for your lungs and can result in the mold spreading

As someone who lived in a mold infested apartment for 2 years, and that professionally remediated once, and the mold came back…. I can almost guarantee that those walls have mold inside them. Cleaning the exterior and painting it not enough. That room is a health hazard.

@Nefairy_ZeldaYT

Жыл бұрын

i agree

@xxUncleBuckxx

Жыл бұрын

I have done mold remediation jobs and you are correct. Those walls need to be striped to the studs at least two feet up from the floor minimum. That should all be done in a negative pressure environment.

@user-ik2co2dk2e

5 ай бұрын

I am watching this probably earlier than you I don’t really know, but they have said that the mail was limited to the outside

I know you're getting a million warnings, but when me and my BF ignored mold growing in our apartment they took out the entire wall to see that it was COVERED in black mold and a pipe that had been coroding for years. Be safe :)

Ed's "and you guys STILL think you want an alligator???" Was so quality. It's been so nice to see Ed's confidence in front of the camera grow over the years.

@Dapper_Frog

2 жыл бұрын

hmm, maybe ed, maybe

@amanda1271

2 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking this!! It's crazy how much Ed screentime we get since the build started!

@debbievaneersel

2 жыл бұрын

Ya like....I'm good without an alligator in my basement tbh lol

@jenniferpadgett1396

11 ай бұрын

Yessssss

Emily and Ed, PLEASE get a professional remediation team to clean out the mold from your walls!! As people have said in this thread, it could spread and be much more expensive to repair in the future, and is also a huge health risk!! I know too many people who have gotten extremely sick from unknown mold in their homes. We love you and want you both to be healthy!!

@jennifer7582

2 жыл бұрын

It may also open them up to civil liability.

@rdizzy1

2 жыл бұрын

There is also a massive amount of conspiracy theorists thinking they are getting sick from mold with mystery symptoms (very similar to what happens with the people that think they have lyme disease, when they don't), when in reality, humans are inhaling mold spores of many, many different kinds all day and all night (an average of 4000-6000 spores per cubic meter of air indoors and 9000-11000 spores per cubic meter of air outdoors), no matter if you see mold or not, indoors or outdoors, we are always breathing in fungal spores constantly, and our immune system is fine with them. Also 1 black mold is not the same as another black mold, people see a black mold and automatically think it is a toxic stachybotrys mold, and it almost always is not, like 99% of molds that happen to be colored black are not actual toxic black mold, very, very few are toxic to humans in comparison to all possible mold species. (Unless you happen to have some severe immune deficiency) Many mold remediation companies are bullshitting people and scaremongering them into full remediation treatment for no reason, just sucking money out of people, and even lying to people about the species of mold they find (without ever actually testing for species and knowing that elderly people cannot possibly go up into attics and small hidden spaces to actually check for themselves), it is a major issue, at least here in the US.

@nomdeplume2213

2 жыл бұрын

@@rdizzy1 ive seen ppl die of black mold. Especially those who already have a suppressed immune system. So no, black mold is extraordinarily dangerous.

@justbecause9645

2 жыл бұрын

@@rdizzy1 A lot of mold is a myth spread by TV shows.

@SpeedDemonStar

2 жыл бұрын

@@rdizzy1 Tell that to my friend who was intubated in the hospital ICU for several weeks due to mold and who just recently got his trach removed (it's not even fully healed shut yet) and yes, it was confirmed that the illness that tried to kill him was indeed caused by mold. There was no visible mold in his house but after the results came back from the tests of his lungs, an air quality test was ordered on their home, revealing near deadly levels of mold spores in the air. The only reason his wife and kid didn't get as sick (although they suspect that the kid's asthma was likely caused by it and greatly improved almost immediately post-cleanup) is because the worst area was in his bedroom (he and wife don't share a room because of snoring and scheduling conflicts). Moral of the story: mold is NOT something you should just ignore.

Not gonna lie, I started tearing up just seeing her in such a lovely, spacious place. Especially when I think about where she came from. Obviously the swimming pool in your place was an upgrade from where she started, but this is truly what she deserves and you all are amazing for sacrificing so much for her.

Ed looks so amazing! I can’t recall what I thought he looked like before (not bad, certainly!) But I think it’s a combination of the stresses mellowing down and his confidence growing, his smile is just absolutely stunning :’)

If the walls are drywall, keep an eye on the lower portions. Those moldy parts may need to be replaced. Did you prime with Kilz or similar before painting? If not, the stains are going to come through, even with the color you chose. We had to remove nearly all the drywall in this house. Which was okay because there was nice wood underneath.

@nixasteria

2 жыл бұрын

Watching the video and seeing them just painting over the mold gave me so much anxiety lol

@pucklebearry

2 жыл бұрын

When Ed was removing the baseboards i saw Emily scrubbing the mold so hopefully it wasn't just plain hot water, hopefully there were some sterilizing chemicals in there.

@hukhh3145

2 жыл бұрын

@@pucklebearry isnt scrubbing mold like a horrible idea

@zebraloverbridget

2 жыл бұрын

That was my thought too only I was surprised they didn't test the wall by removing some of the dry wall to see if it penetrated into the wall or was only at the surface. There's Also the issue of if the mold penetrated then there's a chance that it can continue to spread into the frame for the wall. Which is a lot harder and more expensive to replace compared to just removing and replacing the bottom part of the dry wall.

@lulucanpy3513

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm kinda surprised they didn't just replace the lower part of that drywall (and the carpet tbh). ETA I wrote this before I saw that the carpet was being replaced lol no one come for me. Not removing the drywall perturbed me too much.

So my room flooded recently and we called a restoration company to help clean it up. They had to take out the lower half of our wall to make sure no mold was left so it was safe for people to live in. I worry since you just painted over the mold that won't be enough. I don't want you guys getting mold poisoning!

@jurassica2504

2 жыл бұрын

Just painting over the mold seems so reckless. They really should get a remediation company to assess the room

@Lucia-yc9zj

2 жыл бұрын

4:57 it’s not like Emily didn’t try to scrub the wall with cleaner, they didn’t JUST paint over it.. but yeah it probably does go beyond the surface.

@mostlyghostey

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lucia-yc9zj You are absolutely right she did scrub it. I didn't mean to discredit that. Unfortunately, you're also right about there probably being mold deeper in the wall. :( I just want ed and Emily to be safe!

@sarahbeaulieu999

2 жыл бұрын

@Angelina L 👇💋 this is a family channel

@enderriolugirl7358

2 жыл бұрын

@@sarahbeaulieu999 Sadly it is a bot. I have seen the same exact message and such dozens of times on diffrent channels and many comment threads. At least this one's profile pic is a tamer one.

Wow I never saw Emily have her hair out like that but that was amazing it it changed so much all the memories you did there with Rex

Can't help but love how cheeky Rex looks when smiling and chillin in the zoo while Emily and Ed do back-breacking labor fixing up her mess.

"A bit of mouse storage there!" Very bold of that mouse to decide to store it's food in a room that housed both an alligator AND a snapping turtle-

@hjalfi

2 жыл бұрын

I notice the mouse never came back to collect its seeds, though...

@SaraAson

2 жыл бұрын

Very bold and smart. No one would have ever thought to look there

@tiffanysandmeier4753

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the green tree pythons that were in the closet.

@snakewithapen5489

2 жыл бұрын

Did that mouse, per chance, happen to go by the name of... Despereaux?

That room was not near as bad as I was expecting; that being said, PLEASE get an air quality test done ASAP. I have a friend who just recently got out of the hospital after a long time on a ventilator in the ICU, just from the damage that mold spores did to his lungs after living in their home for only about a month and there being no mold visible on the surface of the drywall. The surface looked completely normal, but when the air quality test came back really bad so they checked the backsides of it, it was solid mold.

@AK-jt9gx

Жыл бұрын

Do you know how one would go about getting this kind of test? Googling it isn’t working out for me. Thanks in advance

@SpeedDemonStar

Жыл бұрын

@@AK-jt9gx If you're in the US, start with the iaq section on the usepa website.

Yiiiikes with the mold, guys. Really not done properly. Please get the place thoroughly treated. Especially if you're planning to sell. "Nobody needs to know that she used to live in here," uhhh! Yes they do! Crinnnnging. And the lack of respirators/masks/what have you while dealing with years worth of water damage and months worth of stagnant water and black mold is a serious health concern. I honestly can't believe how reckless you guys were in this video. A lot of professionals left some really great comments and I implore you to gut that room and test your whole house for an infestation.

It warms my heart to see someone who cares so deeply for their animals. You two clearly love what you do to the extent that even a dirty job like this is worth it. The world needs more people like you!

@user-pp6kd7ut4k

2 жыл бұрын

All the animals except that poor minnow lol

@hant679

Жыл бұрын

@@user-pp6kd7ut4k yeah, because that was totally intentional 🙄

Emily: "no body needs to know an alligator lived in here" Also Emily: has a KZread channel showing years of an alligator living in said room.

@sherlocked776

2 жыл бұрын

I would LOVE to know an alligator lived in one of the rooms (as long as it was fixed, of course!) though I'm sure most homebuyers wouldn't feel the same😂

@carolbrooks21

2 жыл бұрын

I WOULD BE LIKE I WILL BUY IT but could I ask one favor could I get one of her teeth

@dirtywhitellama

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine buying that house, then a few months later finding this channel...

Every time I saw Rex's old room I always worried about all the water damage that it would cause. I hope it can be salvageable!

@miekekuppen9275

2 жыл бұрын

I´m surprised it wasn´t worse!

I watched this and wanted to cry i will miss the memores we had with rex

I haven't watched this channel in SOOO LONG, (jst since when the zoo was being constructed!) And I forgot how much I loved this channel!!!

As someone with permanent damage in his lungs from living somewhere where mold in the drywall was not handled properly, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE for your safety get a professional in there to handle the mold. Just cleaning the surface and painting over it will not work and can be very dangerous. Just because the wall didn't feel soft doesn't mean there isn't a mold infestation. I'd hate to see either of you get sick.

@raenfairy

2 жыл бұрын

If the damage is irreversible would it still be worth going to see a doctor? Just, I've never really considered or known how damaging mold actually can be until seeing comments in this video, however a good... 9ish years ago I stayed at a friend's for a while on their sofa & after a while they ended up pulling out the sofas & half the wall was covered in mold. I don't understand what people mean by drywall or if it's the same way on just a wall 😅 sorry I can be a bit slow & sorry for the long comment, just I've noticed it's caused some form of damage to my chest/lungs but don't know if it would be worth going to a doctor after this long.

@rubinikie

2 жыл бұрын

@@raenfairy with mold, its usually better to check out what youre experiencing and to know how bad what youre dealing with is! i have a pretty bad mold allergy myself and even if the effects mold can have on you might be irreversible, ive found that its better safe than sorry with it, even if its been a while. doctors also might have ways to help you cope with your situation even if they cant fix it, too!

@raenfairy

2 жыл бұрын

@@rubinikie Thank you for your reply, I didn't even know you could be allergic to mold 😅 will definetly go get it at looked at then, again, thank you 😊

@charlie2.048

2 жыл бұрын

@@raenfairy Definitely go to a doctor. For me some of the damage is permanent because of an existing genetic disorder that causes poor healing amount other things so I wound up with scarring in my lungs. But there are medications that can help a lot depending on what exactly is causing your problems.

@Lazysushi18

2 жыл бұрын

Read the pinned comment

I think others have said, but you might have to go back and replace all the drywall around the base of the room. If mold got into the drywall, just painting over it isn't going to fix the problem.

@sweetluvgurl

2 жыл бұрын

I was kinda thinking the same. I didn’t think just covering it up would fix that. Also, mold is a health hazard

@bbysiea

2 жыл бұрын

@@sweetluvgurl look at the pinned comment, they mention it!

@alanwisse192

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta use kilz paint primer to kill seal and destroy mold. As I commented above.

@raerohan4241

2 жыл бұрын

@@bbysiea I saw it, they used bleach. The problem is that bleach won't kill all the mold in porous surfaces - and drywall is an example of such a surface. What they did is not adequate, unfortunately

Thank you guys so much for not being afraid to show the realities of owning an alligator. Your amazing and my family has learned so much from you !

Let’s appreciate. What this Chanel is. The two awesome people on it. How long this takes to do and yet here we are. Thank you Ed and Emily for the amazing work you put in to make people happy and avoid animal mis treatment it really helps. Keep it up!

As someone who lives in Michigan and has family who work in construction: not ripping out and replacing the moldy drywall has me CRINGING. I appreciate them sharing this process and I really hope we get an update on if they have that mold removed.

@KattLover5412

2 жыл бұрын

They didn't even paint it with mold paint before painting over it which is like the bare minimum

@bumblebreeze3285

2 жыл бұрын

from Emilys comment: For those concerned about the mold- don't worry! It appeared to be isolated to the surface as the drywall was still firm. As instructed, we cleaned it with a bleach water solution. Since it was less than 9 square feet, it was safe for us to do so :)

@happy1pizza

2 жыл бұрын

Finally, another Michigander!

The whole video: Ed and Emily salvaging what’s left of Rex’s room. Lol

@NolanStidham

2 жыл бұрын

yeah

@judybeeding1813

2 жыл бұрын

Clorox bleach kills black mold. Learned that after the flood of 2008.

@judybeeding1813

2 жыл бұрын

You should wear gloves, protective clothing and masks.

@heysaucemikehere1804

2 жыл бұрын

@@judybeeding1813 It only kills surface mold

Watching you clean this felt so rewarding! Happy she’s loving her new enclosure and I’m sure the visitors love to see her up close :)

I wanna see more house renovations with them 😂 it’s so fun

With all of the water that has gotten on the walls over the years there is almost certainly mold on the back side of the dry wall.

I used to work in fire and water restoration. Mold remediation was a specialty of our company. With the time the wall spent wet and covered with mold especially with it's growth behind the baseboards you need to have the walls opened and the drywall replaced. At minimum the lower half of the wall. You also need an inspection done and a sporicide sprayed on all surfaces both inside and outside the walls. I've seen people combat this problem with bleach and end up deathly ill as it inevitably fails. You are both great people and my wife and I have been enjoying your escapades for quite some time. Be careful, stay safe, and please do not take chances with this!

@brianchandler7957

16 күн бұрын

We're living in mold, come help us! Entire house full of mold and land lords won't help us. Kids got hillusonation problems.

They are such great pet owners!I LOVE WATCHING THEM!They are such great and caring people and work so hard for their animals.We love u guys

love how the videos have shown her growth and now we can see her chill just floating in water and stretch fully!

I expected them to replace the lower drywall. Now I’m worried about mold in their walls.

As someone who has lived through hurricanes, moldy walls should be replaced and the studs behind should be tested as well.... if there is mold visible on the outside of the wall (especially since it came about b/c of it being wet) then it is already inside the drywall and just scrubbing off the fruiting portions (that's what's visible) won't get rid of the main structures growing inside the wall...

@courtneyrichards3895

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Commenting so maybe they see this!

@thewolfthatwearsthepurgema1624

2 жыл бұрын

I agree as someone who has also lived through hurricanes and family who are allergic to it

@sarapeters4165

2 жыл бұрын

yes! and this is proof that they knew there was mold and must be disclosed if they ever sell the house. After seeing this video I would require receipts and statements from a professional remediation company with removal of drywall, baseboards, carpets and underflooring.

@lisaluebbert5351

2 жыл бұрын

I work for a remediation company and this hurts my brain a little, but not my house.

@AztecCroc

2 жыл бұрын

That's with mold coming from the outside in though (rain, burst pipe, etc) so you wouldn't see it til it had grown all the way through the drywall. This water started from inside the room so would be starting from inside the room then growing back into the drywall.

Emily your hair down looks so good!! The room looks so good! And its so cool that you guys want a new house you have grown so much over the years that ive watched you!!!!

The carpet installers: what did you have I here a alligator in here Edd and Emily: …

And that is why mold and mildew is problematic for buyers - it gets covered.

@frankajames

Жыл бұрын

Snicker 🤭 🤭

I have some serious respect for that daredevil of a mouse. Stealing food from a bird and hiding it in the enclosure of an alligator.

@theclimbingchef

2 жыл бұрын

Hero of 2021

I LOVE the name Rex! My little short-haired red dachshund was Rex. Cute little name for a cute little animal.🤍🧡🤍💚🤍

Those are gorgeous blues! You got a good eye for colors Emily!

great vid, but how did you deal with the mold? just because you can't see it doesn't mean it isn't putting potentially deadly spores into the air... if you're trying to sell the house, the inspector will likely find it during an air quality test (or if the mold starts to grow through the paint, which is inevitable) and you won't pass the inspection... you're probably going to have to replace the drywall

@IISheireenII

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nika44 mold remover works great for brick walls and similar thick stone walls, but that is drywall. And not just drywall that developed a bit of mold on the surface you can still treat away. This mold has festered for years in a thin porous material. There is bound to be lots of it on the inside. This wall is not salvageble.

@errinwellman1960

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nika44 in water remediation, drywall is basically considered DOA if it is wet ever. It needs to be removed and replaced or this house can not be sold in good faith.

That is definetly a "make it look pretty so we can sell" and not a "undo damage" renovation. That mold worries me. Even if you scrubbed it down with bleach, with those wall types there is bound to be more on the inside :/ The poor unsuspecting person who is going to buy the house.

@cynthiab3168

2 жыл бұрын

I know... Reminded me of a bad landlord I had once 😬

@sparkles7111

2 жыл бұрын

@@scapegoatmiller9110 *people CANT buy houses anymore

@pivinne5536

2 жыл бұрын

i sincerely doubt that ed and emily realised that they have a serious mould issue- they're not the 'make pretty so we can sell' type are they? Most people who havent had to deal with it before dont realise that just clearing the visible mould isnt enough

@OfelieArt

2 жыл бұрын

Ikr when I saw the renovation was *only* $1400 I was like there's definitely more damage there....

@violethelianthus1436

2 жыл бұрын

According to them, the drywall itself was still firm and the mold appeared to just be on the surface. Also it was less than nine square feet, so it was safe for them to clean it as they did.

You really need to cut open the drywall to see behind the drywall to safely say the mold did not penetrate the walls. It would not take a large cut, something you can patch easily if all is well. I just had a home inspected for mold and mold cannot be 100% killed with bleach.

Emily: "I bet there aren't many animals that would leave tooth scratches on your walls!" My free-roam rat: *devious squeak*

Me watching baking videos: “man, I wish I had ‘smell-o-vision’!” Me watching this video: “man, I’m so glad I don’t have ‘smell-o-vision’!”

@AuttumnDawn

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm like no thanks

@Robynhoodlum

2 жыл бұрын

You ain't just whistling Dixie. I've cleaned my fair share of turtle tanks, even with a proper filter set up, that smell will knock you over, I can't even imagine Rex's 3mo old pool!

“There aren’t many pets that will leave tooth marks on your wall” Fun fact: When my dog was teething she ATE the walls of my house

@jasminpovey49

2 жыл бұрын

We had one who did similar because of anxiety 😅

@dominowolf3408

2 жыл бұрын

Haha! My Belgian mal went running across the wood floor and smashed her head through the Sheetrock when she was a puppy.

@Typhio

2 жыл бұрын

When my dog was a puppy she ate the MIDDLE of the wall and the middle of the carpet 😭 Like how do you get your lil jaws around the center of a wall I still don’t understand

@shisurvives2635

2 жыл бұрын

No one is allowed to see underneath my bed until I fill in the wall and paint over it for Christmas 💀 she ate the corners, the middle just bit her way through to the cement

@thatonedog819

2 жыл бұрын

Same. We never got it replaced because now that's the only corner the animals bother

That carpet makes me very nostalgic! I immigrated from Wisconsin to South African about 2 years ago. That carpet scream Midwest house. I miss it.

I love the videos you make and I love learning about the new animals that you get also I like your hair down

Ed and Emily: No human babies, should be easy *Adopt Alligator* Rex: I am angsty teen Ed and Emily: Oh

Agree with everyone saying get the mold dealt with - frankly, we had a flood that resulted in mold and even WITH a remediation team it still came back until they came out a second time because some got missed because it wasn't grown enough to be visible yet! Mold is a horrendously tricky thing to get rid of once its set in and left best to the experts who can test for what you can't see.

Emily: "Let's tear up the floor!" Ed: "Hurray!" 😂🤣

Honestly, I love this video. I felt so guilty after deconstructing a tank and letting it sit for like 2 months (I’m in medical school and it picked up a lot with the new semester), and this makes me feel a lot better about it.

Don't underestimate that mold, to be on the safe side i would replace the sections of the wall that had mold/water damage. I've had to deal with black mold and no amount of treatment and cleaning and dehumidifying helped because it was rooted behind the walls. It always came back, and I was always sick from living with it.

Some helpful advice, you may want to hire a house inspector or someone who can test for mold and wood rot I. The basement before you plan to sell the house cause you could be found liable for any damaged wood structure, or mold growing on the inside of the walls due to moisture and mold spread. It is also a good idea for your own health just to want make sure there is no traceable detections of mold.

“I bet there aren’t a lot of other pets that will leave tooth marks on your wall.” Alligators… and rabbits lol

I can't wait to see Chloe get an updated hone with Rex's old pool! I hope the video comes out soon!

This is incredibly dangerous for not just you but the unsuspecting people who buy your house. That mold isn’t just on the surface, it grows *through* the drywall and on the studs behind it. When we found mold in the house we bought we had to call in a hazmat company to cut the drywall out and remove it, and treat the studs underneath. Bleaching the mold on top and painting over it is just covers up and hides the problem, but it’s still there releasing spores into your air.

@MsJazzyRay

2 жыл бұрын

@@issadraco532 If you don't like the channel, you can just GO

@Bijlez

2 жыл бұрын

@@issadraco532 The fact that you decided to take time out of your life write an essay like this

@lyonessie

2 жыл бұрын

@@issadraco532 rofl you are so mad. I hope this stays rent free in your head for the rest of your pathetic life. Stay bothered pls and thank you.

@frogsplashley

2 жыл бұрын

@@issadraco532 you must be fun at parties

@WolfanTerror

2 жыл бұрын

@@issadraco532 Why did you waste your time writing all that that no one cares about

I was panicking so hard while watching you just painting over mold, and then saw that literally every 2/3 comments are about that 😭😭😭

Ed and Emily are litterally couple goals.

Pickle Rick in the30 minutes later after the board sticking out of the window was beautiful

Keep an eye on the moldy area of the walls. Even though you bleached it, it may still seep through. If it does, best thing to do is cut out the bottom 1'-2' of drywall and replace it.

I would bring in a professional to deal with that mold. With the moisture in that room for years there is definitely mold in the drywall. Leaving it could be very dangerous.

I’ve been watching this channel for forever and it makes me kind of sad to see kind of the wreckage of what was once my favorite thing but it’s OK. I’m glad that everything has new enclosure.😊

Really glad u guys showed this and the cost to fix it as well. Maybe help deter someone from just getting a gator as a pet without things being thought through

Emily: “it’s full of alligator poop” Also Emily:*grabs it with her whole hand without thinking twice*

@nikeyagentle8684

2 жыл бұрын

frr bruh

@agoldfishwithinternet2382

2 жыл бұрын

Seems crazy ,but when you work with animals on a daily basis poop and getting it on you is inevitable and you thbecome quickly desensitised to it ,enough so to do stuff like that.I work with birds of prey ,and generally if you’re not scraping/scrubbing/wiping poop you’re being pooped on(sometimes at ,depends one bird lol)the “that’s gross” aspect gets old FAST. you just scrub your hands well before you move on to the next job .

@debbievaneersel

2 жыл бұрын

Working with animals does that to you yeah :) no matter what animal feces, we can wash our hands no problem no double thoughts lol

Okay but if that is black mold in the wall y’all are gonna need to research how to properly clean and dispose of everything in this room. Black Mold releases spores and while being deadly it is also very hard to get rid of. Seriously you need to research that black mold can come back and IF you are selling your house you have to disclose that there has been mold in your house.

@zebraloverbridget

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think it is necessarily black mold. Yes, it's mold, but the color could just be from the aligator poop. I still think they should have ripped out some drywall to see how far it penetrated so they could remove the moldy parts and replace it

@mirandaf6186

2 жыл бұрын

@@zebraloverbridget I agree that’s why I said if. Regardless it’s mold and needed to be properly researched and cleaned. It can make them or any animals left in their house sick. Or anyone who buys their house sick.

“Well, are you ready to smell like alligator poop today?” -Emily 2021

Huh. You guys carry yourselves so positively that I removed my first worries of: wow I wonder how they waterproofed a room in their house for Rex! They must have done it! Everything must be 100 percent working as good as it should be working besides the space!

I love your channel, so please take this as constructive criticism to save you from the inexplicable amount of damage mold has done to my life. You need to completely remove the drywall in that room because the mold penetrates far deeper than the surface and will just grow back right through the new paint. It also produces spores and mycotoxins, and those spores and mycotoxins are airborne and will deposit on surfaces throughout your home. We were healthy before the mold in our rental and now suffer chronic, debilitating health effects and truly, our entire lives have been destroyed. Hobbies we once loved are impossible since we are now so sensitized to mold, careers have been ruined due to medical problems, and the monetary loss is staggering. It's hard to believe all this could happen due to a fungus, but it's true. I urge you to do some research for yourself. But most of all, save yourself the pain and suffering and please consult a reputable mold remediator (not all are trustworthy, so do some research) to stop this in its tracks before it causes you potentially irreparable harm.

@skyllarrk

2 жыл бұрын

This comment needs more likes so they can see this. I'm so sorry about what you've gone through. :(

@Lazysushi18

2 жыл бұрын

Read the pinned comment and stop assuming…

@camdudley428

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lazysushi18 I'm not assuming anything. I wrote this comment before the pinned comment was posted out of concern for Emily and Ed. There is simply no need for your animosity. I was trying to be helpful. So perhaps you should stop assuming...

@Lazysushi18

2 жыл бұрын

@@camdudley428 why did you assume I had animosity towards you also why not just delete the comment if you know you’re wrong after reading the pinned comment

@camdudley428

2 жыл бұрын

It's been 3 months and you are upset about what is phrased as helpful advice. Go troll someone else. I have no need to delete my comment since it is not incorrect. Mold remediation should be taken seriously, and even "professionals" often botch the job since there is no actual oversight governing the field. Clearly Emily and Ed are not upset with my attempt to be helpful, nor are the 97 people who up voted my comment. You are just being rude at this point, and I will not engage with your childish behavior any further.

It’s very dangerous to just paint over mold.l without doing proper mold remediation. I knew someone who died after doing that because her lungs filled up with mold spores. She was 25. Please please please take the proper steps. Just because you covered it up doesn’t mean it’s not still there and flourishing.

@drgaming3219

Жыл бұрын

She removed it

@RiptxdeVR

Жыл бұрын

Bro she literally took it all off

Yeah that mold is not good. We had to replace all of the drywall in the basement when the house flooded, and only the bottom bit was moldy. It was still firm, but it was moldy and it wasn’t good. Mold is not something to mess with. It completely screws up your lungs.

The new trim matches my houses new kitchen/dining room floor owo.

Definitely should have cut and replaced the damaged sheet rock. You don’t want to mess with mold. It stays inside the rock and stains will return. Returning stains means mold is present.

The mold definitely needs a bleach or uv treatment before repainting. If you live in a dry climate hostile to mold you can get away with bleaching and drying small areas of mold but if you live anywhere with sufficient humidity you have to rip out and replace stuff.

@AuttumnDawn

2 жыл бұрын

With them living in Wisconsin. They should have just cut off the bottom 3ft. Treated behind it. N replace.

I'm way behind on your videos as I just found the channel recently, but the room looked great when you got through! I grew up in Florida, so I can't imagine keeping a gator indoors. Of course you had to do that with Rex. I'm glad she loves her new digs. I bet you missed having her at home for a while!

When I saw the discolored ceiling the image of the alligator smoking a cigar popped into my head and I can't stop thinking about it.

Anyone else worried about all of that black mold…..

@presmisspearlthesnake699

2 жыл бұрын

No they will take care of it

@hant679

Жыл бұрын

They followed the governmental guidelines for mold, so it's all good.

@brionygliddon5868

Жыл бұрын

No

You really should have done a "flood cut" on that drywall. That's just going to mold again. ...before everyone beats me up over this, I would have you know... a couple of months ago, my reptile room flooded. I lost everything - including my wife to suicide - so my advice is to cut that drywall out and fix it right (same thing they are doing with my now abandoned home) if you hope to recover the value and not smell mold in perpetuity

@lulucanpy3513

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Our home flooded and we had to do that. Drywall isn't **that** expensive to replace either.

@jennifermiller5041

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry for your loss. Toxic mold is a neurotoxin and can lead to suicide. My heart breaks for you. I lost my nephew to suicide, and its absolutely got wrenching.

@jasonrumfelt2990

2 жыл бұрын

@@jennifermiller5041 thank you for the condolences. To be clear, we lost the house to water, I lost my wife to the circumstances surrounding it and not the actual mold itself. my kids and I ( who have all met Emily and Ed ) don’t have a choice but to continue on and the kindness of strangers has been crucial to that process. I appreciate you reaching out. Didn’t mean to drag everyone down but certainly appreciate you all and your support ❤️

@jasonrumfelt2990

2 жыл бұрын

Also Jennifer, I’m sorry about your loss. No feeling is final and I wish we could help more people understand that. ❤️

@nomdeplume2213

2 жыл бұрын

Ive replaced thousands of panels of moldy drywall in my lifetime and youre 100% correct. Its an absolute impossibility that mold isnt on the other side of the drywall. Its going to ruin the new carpet and the framework if they dont actually replace it

For one, this makes me feel a lot better about myself leaving things uncleaned for a few days or weeks due to depression or just being busy. For two, if you don't deliberately paint your painting shirt, it's not really a painting shirt lol But most importantly: Mike the Minnow is an unstoppable force and I love him, he's so cute😅

I'm usually not that person, and I know lots of people have already mentioned the mold issue, but really, no gloves, shoes, or masks/respirators of any kind while cleaning? The amount of things that could go wrong and end with one of you injured or sick is very, very high. I know given your upload schedule that this was probably filmed a little bit ago, but there's really no excuse to not at the very least be wearing shoes down there until you got the new carpet in. The mold is another issue entirely and you should contact a professional to assess the actual damage, especially if your planning on selling the house. It's going to cost you more money but it's better to treat it now then find out your house is potentially unsellable due to the mold not being properly taken care of.

@iimuffinsaur

2 жыл бұрын

I could be wrong at what I'm looking at but it looks like black mold too. Or maybe its just dark colored mold idk

@jessicaconda4825

2 жыл бұрын

@@iimuffinsaur Unfortunately you cant tell visually if a mold if black mold or not, which is one reason it can be so dangerous, and why it needs tested.

@iimuffinsaur

2 жыл бұрын

@@jessicaconda4825 ooh okay thank you. I havent dealt with mold many times. I hope they do get it checked

@Meraxes6

2 жыл бұрын

I always cringe when they do things like spray paint without respirators, inhale clouds of perlite, etc.. be safe guys!

@sweetluvgurl

2 жыл бұрын

@@llamawalrushybrid Chill out. They likely didn’t really know. People said they’re from the Midwest and aren’t used to things like that from lack of hurricanes and then more insulation being used for homes from the colder weather conditions. Not to mention in the video, they said they didn’t really know what they’re doing.

I struggle with mold in my very humid house and would always recommend a fungicidal spray solution rinsedown before repainting, but I have traditional brick walls. With drywall it's not considered safe again unless it's replaced, sadly.

@AramatiPaz

2 жыл бұрын

I need find some it those. My brick house is danm humid and there's Soo much mold around my bed.

When they were moving the pool I kept thinking about that friends episode “PIVOT !” 🤗😂😂

Love the paint color and your buckees pajamas! You’re so skinny I’m so jealous lol

I appreciate that you are showing the aftermath of keeping large reptiles in doors.

@sdqsdq6274

2 жыл бұрын

if its well plan and design , i see no issues

@dagmar0904

2 жыл бұрын

@@sdqsdq6274 yeah, but a lot of people dont do that...

I would urge you to get a professional mold clean up team to look into that room and DEFINITELY look into getting the dry wall replaced. With that room being as moist and the mold being hidden for so long theirs definitely more of it inside the walls.

I just followed you on twitch!❤ I didn’t know what you streamed on tho😅 I also followed you on tik tok❤ your videos are amazing btw!

Rex has so many memories with you you have a lot of things to tell your grandchildren

I wouldn't have even put the carpet back. I'd use vinyl, linoleum, or wood flooring. It's a lot easier to clean. Also, since it looks like it's dry wall I'd take some of that wall off to see what the base condition is then repatch it if there is no continued dmg. Good job!

@lulucanpy3513

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed about the carpet, but carpet is cheaper and a surprising number of people like having carpet in their basement

@opheliaettienne8269

2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely despise hard floors lmao 😭 carpet everywhere I can get away with it, except for the porch, kitchen and bathroom

@lulucanpy3513

2 жыл бұрын

@@opheliaettienne8269 Rugs are your friend

@dagmar0904

2 жыл бұрын

yeah same. Im not from the us, so having carpet floors seems so weird to me...

@riabouchinska

2 жыл бұрын

@@dagmar0904 I didn't know it was specifically an American thing... I live here and I've always been kind of grossed out by wall-to-wall carpeting, I think it should have gone the way of the dodo bird by now

I really do hope they read the comments here, that room could be festering with mold as many has said. At least get someone to inspect it so you don't run into any problems if you're ever trying to sell the house later. Or just for your own health.

The new colors in the old rex room are nearly exactly the same as my bedroom, accent wall and all, and I think it looks nice

It looks amazing guys! And the word ya were looking for is baseboards lol

You're going to have to replace the drywall where the mold was. As someone who lives in a hurricane zone, the mold will continue to grow within the wall and can be very dangerous to you over time.

@AztecCroc

2 жыл бұрын

That's water coming from outside the wall into the room, this water started from the room.

@lulucanpy3513

2 жыл бұрын

@@AztecCroc Doesn't matter. That water/moisture was constantly barraging that wall for years. Also, a burst pipe (where the water touches the walls from the inside of the house) would do the same thing. Better safe than sorry for mold.

This is… honestly one of the grossest videos I’ve ever seen? Like cleaning out a biohazard of a room with no shoes, no gloves, no face masks/respirators, no replacing the molded drywall, just painting over it (even though that’s not going to solve the issue, because mold can grow through it). Not to mention whatever might be growing under the new carpet. This is poorly done on so many level and tbh I’m surprised Emily and Edd would do things this wrong and then upload it.

@karenk3486

2 жыл бұрын

I was surprised, too! Especially by their non-chalant attitude after they saw the concerned comments and still don't sound like they're going to get things checked out by a professional. Are they unaware of the risks they posed to themselves in their handling of this cleaning process and band-aiding the mold problem, as well as the health/safety risks they're imposing on the future tenants of their home? Do they not care about that?

I still remember watching the struggle getting that pond into the room in the first place!!

If you cant get rid of all the mold by scrubbing, you need to cut that drywall put and replace it. Or at the very least, sand the crap put of it first. It'll spread if there's ANYTHING left. And there's a bunch left in that basement

I can't wait to watch this. But I have class in a few minutes but I am going to see how far I get

@gwensanimals2899

2 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA SAME

@tinfoil1232

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck

@fuzzybusz5660

2 жыл бұрын

LOL SAME

@Dartify

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@shallowthehedgehog7454

2 жыл бұрын

I'll say a fue mins