Dear Elle, Please consider making a video to help raise awareness for the Lacey Act Amendments that have just moved up to the Senate. These amendments will directly affect the exotic pet community tremendously, making it so that every animal that is not a cat, dog, or traditional farm animal will be automatically "black listed" throughout the US and will therefore not be able to cross any state border in efforts to boost national security as well as the American economy. These amendments will essentially reverse the federal lawsuit that USARK just won. If these are passed, the pet trade will be severely crippled because pet stores, as well as small breeders and sellers, will not be able to import or export their animals to other states. While the Lacey Act Amendments do have room to create a “white list” of acceptable animals, this will take far too much time and money to successfully add animals to the list, essentially making it impossible to add more rare exotic animals to the list because they will not have the same support as more commonly kept species. As a final thought, these amendments are far too broad. They generalize the entire US, pretending like each state's climate is the same. I live in the North West, which I can assure you is far different than, say, Florida. I believe it should be left up to each state individually to decide what could potentially be a problem based on their environment, not everyone else’s. If nothing else, I wanted to share this problem with the community as there has not been much discussion on the subject as far as I can tell… If anyone wants more information, please go check out USARK’s articles on the 2022 lacey amendments on their website and consider supporting them as they support us in the pet trade.
Always do your research before bringing a reptile home! Can't stress that enough! I absolutely love my beardies, but I can honestly say that they can occasionally be a pain in butt for different reasons. It truly is like having toddlers lol. I got lucky with the python. Soba eats consistently. Once I stopped feeding him in his tank I had more improvement with him.
I've been watching reptile keeping YT for over a year now, and you are the first to explain the importance of digging for leopard/crested geckos. I don't plan to get either one, but I still appreciate the knowledge. Thank you.
Yea, it's just something that I personally witnessed with my leopard geckos and so I looked into it - and its definitely a normal/natural behavior. So I just thought I'd share 🥰
@@ellesreptiles I'm getting ready to switch my Leo to bioactive. Can you suggest a reliable, safe substrate? I was going to order the Sahara mix from Bio Dude. I wanted the Arcadia Earthmix but it's not available in the states.
One thing about leopard geckos that I’ve found is kind of like corns in that they can be fast with like no warning, my girl can be fairly chill when she’s out but you can just see in her eyes she’s looking at where to dart off to next. Don’t get me wrong, my girl can be super sweet when she wants, but the best way to describe her is a pit bull in a gecko’s body😂 Her name, Bandit, suits her well.
I had a beardie for over 15 years, I think the biggest con for me was their stinky poop. It never fails either, you clean their enclosure, and then they poop and it stinks up the entire room. I have several other herps and none thus far have matched a beardie smell.
Elle's reptelles adventures still waiting for that show lol lol 😂 I'm so glad your channel is growing almost at 60k that's 👍 slitter is doing great. Great video like always. Peace love fish and reptelles🤙🤙🤙🤙
I have all the lizards on this list, but I don't own any snakes yet. I would love to own snakes in the future (or honestly right now) I just simply haven't gotten one yet. Lol. I love snakes so so much, so hopefully I'll add one soon!
This was super helpful! I have a crested gecko who I absolutely adore and hope to breed in a few years. I also plan on getting a ball python at Tinley next month. Bearded dragons and leopard geckos are also on my list. Thank you so much for this informative video!
Good information for beginners in the hobby, or anyone really. Good news is big picture I think reptiles are an easy keep . Look forward to your videos every Sunday. 😽
It’s so important to let people know the cons of any animal they want to get. If more people were aware of them we wouldn’t have so many animals discarded, after a short period of time, due to ignorance. 🦎❤️🦎
Another great, informative video! As we learned, there's a lot of misinformation when it comes to keeping one of these terrific animals. It can become nerve wracking. Thank you, again! Happy Sunday!
Awesome video Elle you give good information all the time and I own 2 of the Reptiles in the top 5 list Corn Snake and Leopard Gecko they are Awesome and I own a painted wood turtle she's a awesome turtle
We have 4 out of 5 from this list in our collection 😅 corn snake is the only one we don't have (garter snakes are our choice of colubrids). Good video to watch, but leopard geckos should have a con of being super derpy added! Our little girl takes a few tries to actually get her food in her mouth 😅
I used to have a ball python but I could absolutely not get him to eat since the day i bought him, i had to give him away to a reptile shop that could take care of him professionally.
Great video! I have a question: I ordered crickets for my reptiles 2 times and 95 % of the time they’re dead, is it because it’s cold, or what? I’m not sure. Thank you 😊
Dear Elle,
Please consider making a video to help raise awareness for the Lacey Act Amendments that have just moved up to the Senate. These amendments will directly affect the exotic pet community tremendously, making it so that every animal that is not a cat, dog, or traditional farm animal will be automatically "black listed" throughout the US and will therefore not be able to cross any state border in efforts to boost national security as well as the American economy. These amendments will essentially reverse the federal lawsuit that USARK just won.
If these are passed, the pet trade will be severely crippled because pet stores, as well as small breeders and sellers, will not be able to import or export their animals to other states. While the Lacey Act Amendments do have room to create a “white list” of acceptable animals, this will take far too much time and money to successfully add animals to the list, essentially making it impossible to add more rare exotic animals to the list because they will not have the same support as more commonly kept species.
As a final thought, these amendments are far too broad. They generalize the entire US, pretending like each state's climate is the same. I live in the North West, which I can assure you is far different than, say, Florida. I believe it should be left up to each state individually to decide what could potentially be a problem based on their environment, not everyone else’s.
If nothing else, I wanted to share this problem with the community as there has not been much discussion on the subject as far as I can tell…
If anyone wants more information, please go check out USARK’s articles on the 2022 lacey amendments on their website and consider supporting them as they support us in the pet trade.
I posted about this on my community tab here on UA-cam the other day and on ig stories. It's so scary and sad that this is a possibility 😕
@@ellesreptiles okay! I'm glad you posted about it already! I agree it is terrifying... Thank you for posting about it already, you're amazing! :)
Always do your research before bringing a reptile home! Can't stress that enough! I absolutely love my beardies, but I can honestly say that they can occasionally be a pain in butt for different reasons. It truly is like having toddlers lol. I got lucky with the python. Soba eats consistently. Once I stopped feeding him in his tank I had more improvement with him.
Yes! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 research is SO beyond important. And it's awesome that you've found what works for your python! 😊
@@ellesreptiles also, I just put the snake in the bathtub with a thawed mouse and he takes it immediately. He's a good noodle lol.
I've been watching reptile keeping YT for over a year now, and you are the first to explain the importance of digging for leopard/crested geckos. I don't plan to get either one, but I still appreciate the knowledge. Thank you.
Yea, it's just something that I personally witnessed with my leopard geckos and so I looked into it - and its definitely a normal/natural behavior. So I just thought I'd share 🥰
@@ellesreptiles I'm getting ready to switch my Leo to bioactive. Can you suggest a reliable, safe substrate? I was going to order the Sahara mix from Bio Dude. I wanted the Arcadia Earthmix but it's not available in the states.
One thing about leopard geckos that I’ve found is kind of like corns in that they can be fast with like no warning, my girl can be fairly chill when she’s out but you can just see in her eyes she’s looking at where to dart off to next.
Don’t get me wrong, my girl can be super sweet when she wants, but the best way to describe her is a pit bull in a gecko’s body😂 Her name, Bandit, suits her well.
I had a beardie for over 15 years, I think the biggest con for me was their stinky poop. It never fails either, you clean their enclosure, and then they poop and it stinks up the entire room. I have several other herps and none thus far have matched a beardie smell.
😂 it is pretty bad
An air purifier helps a lot!
Elle's reptelles adventures still waiting for that show lol lol 😂 I'm so glad your channel is growing almost at 60k that's 👍 slitter is doing great. Great video like always. Peace love fish and reptelles🤙🤙🤙🤙
Thank you! And that's so good to hear! 🐍
I have a ball 5 cresties and a corn
Great video as always! I love the hair! Did you get highlights?
I have all the lizards on this list, but I don't own any snakes yet. I would love to own snakes in the future (or honestly right now) I just simply haven't gotten one yet. Lol. I love snakes so so much, so hopefully I'll add one soon!
This was super helpful! I have a crested gecko who I absolutely adore and hope to breed in a few years. I also plan on getting a ball python at Tinley next month. Bearded dragons and leopard geckos are also on my list. Thank you so much for this informative video!
Good information for beginners in the hobby, or anyone really. Good news is big picture I think reptiles are an easy keep . Look forward to your videos every Sunday. 😽
Thank you 😊 oh yea, big picture many reptiles are VERY easy to keep.
I have 2 pit vipers and 3 cobras and i started my keeping with all these animals as a noob. Spot on what u said
You're braver than me 😅
Amazing channel❤️ Thank you for the info in the description too! So helpful.
Thank you! I'm glad the description is helpful, because sometimes that thing takes a minute 😅
It’s so important to let people know the cons of any animal they want to get. If more people were aware of them we wouldn’t have so many animals discarded, after a short period of time, due to ignorance. 🦎❤️🦎
I completely agree! ♥️
So glad I found out about your channel from Wickens Wicked Reptiles. You have great info, presented well, and I love your sweet accent.
Thank you so much! I love Wicken's videos 😊
Good morning Elle, have an amazing Sunday!! My 1st reptile would be a bearded dragon if I ever get one. I've handled those before lol.
Haha beardies are sweet. And I hope you have an amazing Sunday as well! 😊
@@ellesreptiles they sure are lol. Thank you Ma'am 😊
Another great, informative video! As we learned, there's a lot of misinformation when it comes to keeping one of these terrific animals. It can become nerve wracking. Thank you, again! Happy Sunday!
Thank you and I hope you enjoy the rest of your Sunday! 😊
Love this video 😍
Thank you so much! 🥰
Awesome video Elle you give good information all the time and I own 2 of the Reptiles in the top 5 list Corn Snake and Leopard Gecko they are Awesome and I own a painted wood turtle she's a awesome turtle
Such a pretty turtle 😍
@@ellesreptiles they are Elle I can wait for the summer I love taking her the back yards and let her explore
We have 4 out of 5 from this list in our collection 😅 corn snake is the only one we don't have (garter snakes are our choice of colubrids). Good video to watch, but leopard geckos should have a con of being super derpy added! Our little girl takes a few tries to actually get her food in her mouth 😅
😂 that should be applied to leopard geckos and crested geckos honestly
I used to have a ball python but I could absolutely not get him to eat since the day i bought him, i had to give him away to a reptile shop that could take care of him professionally.
Aww I'm sorry to hear that ♥️
I’ve been looking for a video like this
Oh awesome! 😊
great pets animals reptiles
Elle is there a way to reach out to you about my blue tongue skink? I'm here in Huntsville but I have questions.
Hi! 😊 You can email me at ellesreptiles@gmail.com
Great video! I have a question:
I ordered crickets for my reptiles 2 times and 95 % of the time they’re dead, is it because it’s cold, or what? I’m not sure. Thank you 😊
It might be 😕 That or rough handling by the shipping company. Where did you order from? Usually, places have DOA policies for bugs.
@@ellesreptiles The first time I ordered from predator foods, second time from Flukers.
The reason I love gargoyle geckos is because they’re similar to crested geckos, but they can regenerate their tail!😍
Yea they're awesome! 😊 and their regrown tail looks VERY similar to the original, too, which is really cool
What tank do you use for bearded dragon
It's an old jewelry display case I turned into a tank 😊
My parents go me a ball python he’s been great so far every time he has ate
That's awesome! 🥰
Awesome video
Thank you! 😊
you dare challenge these 5 mortal?
🤣
I have a question why am I haveing second thoughts about my new leopard gecko I got him on January 4th...he was 1 month old now he is 2 months old
I'm not sure why are you are 😕
Actually I think I know why because I seen a kid I know get one than after I seen that video I suddenly wanted one that why lol thanks for replying 😅
Good info, and you're absolutely gorgeous too
Thank you!
You too fine