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@shaeoloppie4079

2 жыл бұрын

Where did u get split crow sweater I’m from Halifax Nova scotia

@rottweilerfun9520

2 жыл бұрын

What's Audible ? I've heard of it but I don't know what it is.

@tangofett4065

2 жыл бұрын

@@rottweilerfun9520 the best place to get audio books on your smart device. I’ve had it for year, but Adam’s WWR code is really awesome for the money it’ll save you

@rottweilerfun9520

2 жыл бұрын

@@tangofett4065 , Thank you very much .

@Freefall-Am

2 жыл бұрын

What should I name my ball python🐍

I was fortunate enough to live in a place where we had Hellbenders living on our property. They lived in a small pool that was fed by seasonal rains. I spent a lot of time watching them and didn't realize how lucky I was to see them in the wild. We had a lot of heavy rain the next Spring and they disappeared down the seasonal stream. That was over 30 years ago and I never saw another Hellbender in the wild. And funny you mentioned Mudpuppies as an alternate. They showed up in the pool where the Hellbenders had been after the rainy season that year.

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

that is so amazing!

@joshuastover1047

2 жыл бұрын

I’m fortunate to still have them in my area. They’re quite amazing creatures

@GorillaGlue42

2 жыл бұрын

I first discovered Mudpuppies about 5 years ago when I was fishing, I caught over 10 and just kept releasing them. One thing I learned was they love to eat worms lol

@aperson336

2 жыл бұрын

Aren’t mudpuppys endangered

@cliffordbowman6777

7 ай бұрын

Reptiles instead of dogs or cats? Bunch of G-damn idiots. Weirdos.

Talked my boyfriend out of trying to get a crocodilian by showing him red eyed crocodile skinks… he’s setting up a bioactive enclosure now for the first captive bred baby he can find :)

@WickensWickedReptiles

Жыл бұрын

well done!

As an Australian watching this: I wish our illegal to own list looked something like this. Anything that isn’t Australian is illegal here 😢

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

well you can have axolotls... haha

@Alatreon2435

2 жыл бұрын

At least you have cool natives that you can keep like antaresia pythons, carpet pythons, so many amazing monitors including the ackie, the Mertens water monitor and lace monitor.

@rottweilerfun9520

2 жыл бұрын

You have some really cool ones there at least.

@dantealexander9863

2 жыл бұрын

Well, you have some of the coolest reptiles in the world, so be happy.

@dragonwithamonocle

2 жыл бұрын

There are so many awesome animals I wish you guys could keep... From garter snakes and kingsnakes to mexican red-kneed tarantulas. But many of the most popular exotics in the hobby come from Australia! Bearded dragons (like three species of them! Seriously!), blue tongues, ackies, and so so so many more. Where I'm from, I'm insanely lucky if I see any reptiles, even one, in any given year. It's just too cold here in winter. Meanwhile folks in australia can just step out into their garden and find a blue-tongued skink crawling through their garden. The most interesting thing I've ever found near my house was a silk moth or jewel beetle, and those were both one-off instances.

The person who imported bearded dragons as we know them into the States (and inevitably all of "not australia") was jailed for it! We gotta thank that lad for perhaps the most popular and best starter lizard in the reptile trade.

@leemasters3592

2 жыл бұрын

There is no legal export of native animals from Australia. Any wild caught Australian native specimens have been illegally poached and smuggled out of the country. Usually in horrible conditions that cause most to die en route. Zoos sometimes can get exemptions, usually for captive bread animals but only to other zoos or similar institutions.

@clintondemoss8774

2 жыл бұрын

And thank God for him I love mine

@thebluewolf2472

2 жыл бұрын

@@leemasters3592 actually Australia only prevented the export of natives in the late 90s/early 2000s... I have an older friend who used to own so many exotics, but when the new laws came in he had to surrender his animals. So before that law was passed, it was pretty easy to import and export animals to and from Australia.

@leemasters3592

2 жыл бұрын

@@thebluewolf2472 Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982.

@thebluewolf2472

2 жыл бұрын

@@leemasters3592 sorry, I seriously thought it was the late 90s, early 2000s.

When you mentioned the hellbenders, it reminded me of a time that I went to the St Louis Zoo for a school field trip. They took us to the basement of the reptile building, and showed us their breeding program they had to help the species in the wild. They had ALOT of hellbenders in fish tanks.

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

very interesting !

I live somewhere where someone very publicly lost a cobra and now we're looking at a bunch of new snake laws. I don't keep hot snakes myself (and won't, ever) but there are some venomous spiders (well, more highly venomous) I want to keep, so I'm definitely keeping an eye on it. Boo irresponsible exotic owners.

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

one bad apple often ruins the bunch

@wandereringshadow8658

2 жыл бұрын

I have no clue why you would make a huge public deal out of losing your Cobra. Just inform the proper officals and get the situation handled in private, and usually things will be fine. Making a public show out of it will only result in bad things.

@chitlitlah

2 жыл бұрын

@@wandereringshadow8658 I think she's talking about what recently happened in Fort Worth, and if I recall correctly, the owner did alert police who then alerted the public so they would know not to mess with any snakes that might be it. I'm not sure why new laws would be needed though. That person was already arrested for existing laws. That's like making new laws because someone robs a bank even though they're already in prison for it.

@caseysmith5890

2 жыл бұрын

Does that happen to be in North Carolina? I know it happened there a year or 2 ago

@loquinbritton3186

2 жыл бұрын

@@caseysmith5890 yeah, I think it happened last year in Raleigh

I think a really cool follow-up video to this one would be the top 5 countries with the strictest laws regarding owning reptiles and amphibians.

@toastcrumbsinmybed9841

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like NZ 🤣 we can only keep Bearded dragons, blue tongue skinks, leopard geckos, eastern water dragons, axolotyls, and firebelly newts. There are a couple shinglebacks I heard but no one breeds them and no new reptiles/bloodlines can be imported. You can get permits to keep native geckos but it's a process and usually they have to be kept outdoors in the most natural environment as possible

@KleopatraSzabo

2 жыл бұрын

@@toastcrumbsinmybed9841 Singapore only allows you to own red stripes terrapins and that’s it :0 we’re also allowed green tree frogs, and that’s the only amphibian

@nobrainsnoheadache2434

Жыл бұрын

Canada is one actually, you can't have turtles in my province, which disappoints me

I absolutely LOVE what Dayyan is trying to do with his Red eye croc skinks, he’s captive producing them in order for us to be able to more readily keep them, it’s this kind of conservation that’s so important in keeping the wild animals in the wild, to produce captive bred and share THOSE with the herping community… 🥰🥰🥰 Um, I think Diamond was a bit distracted in this video, you may wanna have a chat with him about professionalism…

Ackie monitors are a fantastic substitute for a komodo dragon! Watching our boy hunt big locust and hoppers is a treat every time! Great video, like always.

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

@another183

2 жыл бұрын

There's also black throat monitors, if your feeling frisky and want some size

@sampagano205

2 жыл бұрын

@@another183 I mean if you're going to bring them up you might as well bring up crocodile Monitors and asian water monitors.

@rottweilerfun9520

2 жыл бұрын

Sheet , you oughta see my Komodo Dragon catching a neighborhood kid ! It's like a real life Godzilla movie.

@theflyingdutchguy9870

2 жыл бұрын

they really are the cutest monitors

I think those little crocodile skinks are a very reasonable alternative!!! They look like dragons too. Def gonna be conversation starter and you get to keep your hands!!!

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

I think so too!

@TealHikari

2 жыл бұрын

They are just adorable!!

Always love the amphibian additions! A salamander top 5 would be cool too

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

coming soon!

@midknight4383

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely do that I love salamanders and I have a few!

@Tatiana-fk9wb

2 жыл бұрын

Ooooh I like this!

@MrNiC0S

2 жыл бұрын

Salamander/newt

Mudpuppies can be hard to own in a lot of states that restrict ownership of native salamanders. If you are in the US, an easier option may be a lesser siren or an amphiuma. You can often find these for sale wild caught from large retailers, and occasionally available captive bred. If you're not in the US though you're probably out of luck, salamander importing is extremely restricted due to chytrid fungus

Back in the mid 90s, I worked a stand at Soulard market in St. Louis. There was a guy that would go to all the fruit stands and stuff and hand out business cards with a number to call if anything alive was found in a crate. He'd come catch it for you for free. Always figured it was an animal control thing, never thought it could have been someone trying to find rare stuff. Just a random thing I remembered.

I'd never heard of the red eyed crocodile skink in my life before this video, and they have officially entered my list of dream reptiles/inverts to have as a pet one day.

In 1972, my Dad took us kids to Woolworths to buy a birthday present for my cousin. For some inexplicable reason, he decided a baby alligator ($9.99) would make a swell gift for an 8yr old. My Aunt was horrified, my cousin was puzzled - it didn't go over very well. I don't know what became of the poor little thing. I wonder when they became illegal to own in Canada.

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

your dad is wild!

Great list/video. Like it or not many areas have restrictions making certain reptiles illegal so you're going to need to find an alternative. Well here you go...

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

I hope it comes in handy for someone :) Thanks Rick!

Really enjoyed this one. Love the videos you’ve done with top 5 of something and then give substitutes. Always fascinates me around different country’s, states etc that have different roles around reptiles

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

You've always made great videos but my God the production quality has skyrocketed in comparison to 2 years ago when I started watching you. You're an awesome resource, keep pumping out fun and informative content!!

Nice video!, I'm so excited for Christmas because I'm getting a blue tongue skink which is my first reptile. It's not really my first because I took care of a copper skink which I caught myself but my 1st bought reptile I guess? lol I love your videos

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

congrats!

@sasquatchdonut2674

2 жыл бұрын

Noice. Great lizard from what I hear. You doing the enclosure bioactive?

@glub9075

2 жыл бұрын

@@sasquatchdonut2674 I'll try lol I'm thinking of using some snake plants and a few logs lol because ik blue tongues are beasts lol. I'm in nz and so I can only get leos, beardies and blueys

@sasquatchdonut2674

2 жыл бұрын

@@glub9075 ok. Well good luck

Another great video. I like these kinds. And i think your takes on these are pretty spot on. And i enjoy the longer videos.

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

I’d never, ever get a Komodo dragon. They look amazing and all, but they’re huge and their bite is really dangerous. I wouldn’t get one even if they were legal, no thanks. I love reptiles, but I don’t want to have a pet reptile that can kill me in a single bite. 😬

@margaretkaraba8161

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, they kill wild buffalos by biting them on the back leg and waiting for them to die from sepsis. Check out the BBC Earth channel on here - search "Deadly 60 komodo" it's a video section of a group of komodo in Indonesia following/chasing humans to food.

@PhoenixWA80

2 жыл бұрын

If you're in the US and visiting Mount Rushmore (Rapid City, SD), there's a great reptile zoo (Reptile Gardens) that not only keeps crocodilians, they have a komodo dragon! One of the highlights of my summer this year was a visit to this zoo. It was so good, we went twice! Once on our way east, and again on our way back home. Both visits were a thrill.

Great job man! Always love your videos!

In New Zealand, we can only keep 5-6 introduced lizards (excluding native geckos, but they require a permit, have to be captive bread but cannot be bought or sold), the rest of the reptiles we can own are chelonians which there is a wider variety. The only amphibians we can own are 3 species of introduced frog (two of which look near-identical), axolotls and fire belly newts. That's all we have. Anyone found owning native reptiles without permit, snakes or illegal reptiles goes straight to prison + $10k fine. Not to mention there's talks of banning them all entirely. The herp keeping hobby here is scant and at risk of eradication.

@robertbeighter6336

2 жыл бұрын

Surprised the Tuatara didnt make the list... I guess thats what he meant by schedule A.

I just found your channel and subscribed, you create some great content! Great editing and music. Thank you.

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

I've never heard of a red eye crocodile skink but now I need one. It's adorable! It looks like a mix of crocodile/pokemon/and dragon.

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

they are amazing!

@MalonzeProductionsGaming

2 жыл бұрын

They have a high demand to keep alive. And they are terrified of people most of the time. But if you put the research and work in they are cute little dudes

Happy that someone acknowledged the Super Dwarf reticulated python, they so cool, definitely gonna add one to my collection soon.

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

they sure are amazing

@stanleyyy427

2 жыл бұрын

I’d love to have one, but they’re so expensive from what I’ve seen

Been waiting for this vid. Thanks Adam

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

really hope you enjoyed!

Subscribed because your a fellow Canadian also the info you gave in this video is a definite learning tool as I didn't know these were illegal for a someone to own as a house pet

YOO your trip to costa rica was awesome loved it so much cool snakes I love the eye lash pit vipers such a good video love it great work Adam

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

thank you very much!

I always love your obligatory amphibians lol. The hellbender was a very cool choice for this list 🤘🏼

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

they are such cool animals!

Yes number 4 was a good one, thank you for this, all of your videos are great

Today I picked up my bearded dragon for the first time I watched a ton of your videos on bearded dragons and you have helped tons with my little pal thanks very much!

Ive never been into reptiles, but after watching your vids. now i am. They're so cool

adam your my fav reptile channel! i love all you do!

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

oh thank you so much!

Been waiting all day for a video and here it is nice!

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

hope you enjoy!

Awesome video! Bromeliad Boa look so cool and a bromeliad bioactive with bromeliads would be such an awesome set up.

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

That would be cool!

Here’s some others I think would fit the list too! Marine iguanas Japanese giant salamander (basically hellbender but it’s still different) Basically anything from the Galapagos (their land iguanas) Tuataras

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

true

I really dig your "replacement" videos...keep up the great work!

Amazing video as always!! Have you ever dealt with alligator lizards or met someone who owns them? Ive always seen them as mini crocs haha

Great list , very informative

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

thanks!

Monday / Thursday can not come around quick enough when it comes to WWR Video uploads 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much! woooooo

I just found your channel. Thanks for honest advice. I know how hard it is to tell people getting that dream pet might be a bad idea

@WickensWickedReptiles

7 ай бұрын

thanks so much for watching!

Good list, Adam, thanks!!

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Those croc skinks are so awesome but I hear their lifespan is really short kinda a deterrent for me

I would like to add Xenopus Laevis on the list! African clawed frogs are AMAZING pet frogs, but in many parts of the world they are invasive and illegal to own. I would suggest the Xenopus Tropicalis instead. They are very similar in appearance, but a little more sensitive and require a warmer temperature, and are therefor not thriving in the same countries as the ACF. Check them out! :D

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

very true

keep up the great work bro

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!

This video was just so amazing

Great video!

It's amazing and disturbing that the statement "Komodo Dragons are more than likely not a good pet for you" is a controversial one...

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

right!?

Lol I just read that Wisconsin really doesn't have any restrictions on exotic animals.... the list in my head in growing longer and longer lol, starting with an Egyptian tortoise. I love my torts

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

yep!

Hi and greetings from Germany. I just discovered your channel and I absolutely love it. Me and my girlfriend also breed Leopard Gecko's since 2 years now and plan to expand our reptile "collection" (don't know if this is the correct wording if you see them as family members) I just have a small "criticism" about your Care guides because I just watched the one about Leopard Gecko's of yours. It would be really awesome if you could also tell/show the lengths of the enclosures, temperature etc. in the metric system (cm/m,°C etc.) It would be really helpful. Anyways, ceep it up and I am excited for all your future content

Another great video mate, being Aussie love you’re inclusions of Australian reptiles :) Carpet pythons could also be a good substitute for Burmese and retics maybe? Especially big females carpets

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

I mean maybe

@alexmarti7684

2 жыл бұрын

@@WickensWickedReptiles Love the inclusion of our Aussie reptiles in the videos mate as well!

When I saw the Bromeliad Boa my first thought was Solomon Island Tree Boa, which I actually saw at an expo last year along with the ground boas. They are on my bucket list, I love their dragon heads.

Dumerills boas can get up to 7 or eight feet, are quite heavy bodied, extremely tame and mellow, and take the easiest craps to clean up. Such a wonderful good sized constrictor. Beautiful , charming, easy husbandry and easy to breed.

Your shot of the American Crocodiles, is that at the Tarcoles River in Western Costa Rica? We were there back in August. They were all basking on a tiny island just like that. I think the bridge is called "Crocodile Bridge." Awesome video, by the way!

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

yep, exactly, we were there three weeks ago!

@TFerrazzo72

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome. We went night herping in Manuel Antonio. Experience of a lifetime. Hope to see a video soon of the Pacific Coast!

I just love Diamond always stalking your ear.....lol

I went to Costa Rica and saw an eyelash viper up close. The flora and fauna of that country is amazing, man.

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

it really is!

👍👍👍👍, thank you for the info

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

maybe solomon island ground or tree boas for a bromeliad boa substitute. I don't expect my ground boa to get very large and he loves being in his branches

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

good call!

In the garter snake community one is the San Francisco garter snake. Very beautiful, but illegal to catch, keep (and even touch wild ones) in the USA due to them being on the endangered species list. Other countries such as Canada and many European countries it's legal to have captive bred offspring. A good alternative in the USA is a California red-sided garter snake. Similar looking colour patterns and keep. Lots being bred captive too so wild caught is not needed.

Kimberly monitors are pretty awesome and like all monitors, exceptionally smart. Those and Akies are good choices for people looking for a smaller monitor. Before anyone jumps into monitors though just realize they can be challenging with heating and lighting and because they are so bright they really do need a really good amount of enrichment and time.

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

100% agree!

There's a term in psychology called Reactance. It's when you say something and the other person does the exact opposite. So by uploading this video and saying people can't or shouldn't own these reptiles, I'm willing to bet there are some viewers who will research on how to obtain said animals.

@marypenebaker898

2 жыл бұрын

Reading comments before I wrote. I agree with you and I think this video is irresponsible. The man in the video seems to be completely dismissive as well as an educated about invasive species and the results and the devastation. He seems to be under the impression that we care about the owner that gets killed or injured because they were irresponsible reptile owners. It doesn't matter if you have a zoo that is allowed to own and display some of these reptiles. There is nothing responsible when you cannot predict the end result of the devastation it will bring by being introduced into a new habitat. Force majeure is reason enough to not be able to import or own one of these devastating species.

Another WWR banger! I want a red eyed crocodile skink now ahah

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

enjoy! :)

I didn’t purchase it, but I did once see a bromeliad boa for sale on MorphMarket.

Nice list!

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

KEEP DOING TOP 5 THEY ARE MY FAVORITE VIDEOS!!!!!!!

I'll love to have me a Komodo Dragon, because they're my Dream reptiles to have, because I love monitors, but I still love my Mangrove Monitor, he's pretty cool.

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

amazing!

Had a mud-puppy for many yrs. Found wild in northern Ontario. Got him from a buddy . It lived for around 10 yrs. Got pretty big . Amazing creatures. 🇨🇦

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

a buddy of mine just caught a couple ice fishing yesterday, wild

Love the new lighting

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much!

You and Diamond are the best duo

Great video

I've found a similar situation to the hellbender one with quails. I live in Louisiana, and the quail species that lived here is now extinct in the wild. So it's hard to get one and to breed them, and you're not allowed to release them into the wild either. You need a permit if I remember correctly.

I love crocodile skink shoutouts. Literally my favorite animal since I found out about it LOL

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

they are so amazing!

Here in New Jersey, it’s completely illegal to own both green and yellow anacondas, but as far as my own understanding and research, and I could be wrong, but burms, retics, and rock pythons are legal to keep, which puzzles me to no end! And boa constrictors don’t require a permit to own!

@lilbill7385

2 жыл бұрын

Why would anyone want an anaconda?

Speaking of the Komodo dragon have you heard about the clutch the Dallas zoo just successfully hatched. Can’t wait to be able to go see the babies they are sooo cute.

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

I had not heard that but such great news!

My man filmed a whole commercial 💀💀 This is not a diss, it was actually a fire ad lol.

Oh my goodness, those red-eyed crocodile skinks truly look like tiny dragons!!! Extremely beautiful👌🙏🏼

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Love the video 🤩 and your animals 😄

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much!

A town down the road from me has banned the keeping of all snakes but not lizards

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

sad days

Love it keep pushin

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

thanks!

Wonderful video, Thanks for sharing. I’m new friend always like your video

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for visiting!

my duughter worked at London zoo reptile house for some years, i had the privalige of meeting one of the komonos while visiting her, it was one of the most awsome moments in my life! they have had problems keeping them alive, they go off there food easily

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

that's very cool to know!

For number 4, I would mention Caiman Lizards. Got two that I work with at my museum and they definitely look and act like crocodilians.

Great, now I want a Red-eyed Crocodile Skink, thanks a lot says my bank account. Having a Komodo is like that guy in Miami who had a hyena in his hi-rise apartment. BTW, what is the plant above your right shoulder on the small terrarium? Thanks for yet another terrific video!

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

Florida do be wild!

Love crocodile skinks. Definitely on my wish list. I just like skinks in general.

#4 Crocodile vs Red Eyed Crocodile Skink blew my mind! I'm like, heck no, I'd never get a Crocodile, but heck yeah, those little Red Eyed Crocodile Skinks are super cute!

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

adorable eh

Nice suggestions.

This is a cool video! I love the people being naughty lol

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

hahah nice!

I think that the comodo dragon is totally number one and I love monitors I just can't ceep one. When I wake up in the mornings on Mondays or Thursdays I'm like yessss can't wait for Adam to post.

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much!

I wanted a big lizard. Looked into something like the Sailfin Dragon. after researching it and realized an adult lizard needed an enclosure that was at least 5ft long by 2 ft wide and 5ft tall I decided against it. Now thinking about something more along the lines of the red eye crocodile skink.

Hey bro where is that second Costa Rica video?! First one was awesome brodie

So many cool reptiles to choose from to make a top 5. Less common but still cool is the eastern Indigo snake with the black Mexican king as a good alternative.

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

good call!

I am going to check out the Red Eyed Crocodile skink. WOW, what a beauty.

@WickensWickedReptiles

9 ай бұрын

wicked!

Instead of the first one I can also recommend the pacific ground boa, they do pretty well in captivity in my experience, are pretty small (usually around a meter), and are boas. I wouldn't really recommend them to complete beginners because they need a ton of humidity (not as much a something like a green tree python, but still around 80%) and because they tend to be pretty defensive, especially juveniles. But overall there pretty decent pet snakes, especially if you're willing to put work into handling them in which case they are usually extremely calm animals and can get as tame as a ball python.

A good one is the Oenpelli python. Only a few are in captivity across the world and all of them are in zoos as part of conservation programs (to my understanding at least). The perfect replacement is a Bredli carpet python, they look very similar though a little bit smaller, and make decent pets.

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

amazing snakes and so rare

The leaves look really nice where you’re at . Just wanted to share that

@WickensWickedReptiles

2 жыл бұрын

oh thanks!

I live in Missouri and have seen them while on a few float trips. The are amazing to see in the wild. The largest I saw was two feet.

I would like to see a video about blue tail skinks. I don't know if they are legal to keep but I see them crawling around my home foundation during the spring and summer months. Very cool looking little animal. Thanks 👍🏼 #Thankmas

@themotions5967

2 жыл бұрын

It depends where you are a lot of states don’t allow the keeping of local species without permits except for some exceptions For instance my area has wild corn snakes, but it’s not illegal to own or breed them as the corn Snakes we breed in human care are a mixture of localities and genetically distinct from the wild varieties local to my area. Blue tail skinks may fall into the same area honestly if they are local to Your area you may want to check as I don’t know if they would consider captive bred animals of that species to be a exception as they do for animals like corn or king snakes in many places around the US where people keep them and they are rescues also found wild

Maybe as well for more experienced owners a good fill in for crocidilians could be a Caiman Lizard