As a teacher, my advice would be to ask your teacher if you can volunteer to care for the class pet! I don't know any teacher that wouldn't be thrilled to have a student be involved. In regards to changing substrate, perhaps you share that you want to upgrade the enclosure with new surroundings and enrichment. Then provide a local store with your preferred product. This way it won't feel overwhelming for the teacher if they know exactly what to get and where.
Or people just shouldn't get animals if they're not gonna care for them. My sister had seen a fellow teachers class guinea pig that was living in terrible conditions. Uncleaned, dark, cheap food. She pretty much just took it and by that time it was blind and deaf, but supposedly not all that old.
"Why did I convert a 15 gallon to be bigger?" Cuz I already had it my dad did it for me for free :'D I glued the piece together I guess. Thank you for the 4 Patricks!
Apparently we need a new saying to remind people not to eat their pets: *Pets are friends, not food* We also had pets in the class during first grade. But they weren’t pets in the long run. Basically we went to a farm on a field trip and our teacher said that we were actually gonna bring a few eggs back to the school to learn about the process of a chicken hatching from an egg. And unlike other pets, they weren’t neglected. The complete opposite, actually. We kept constant watch over them making sure they were at the right temperature as we learned about how an incubator works. And when they finally hatched out as chicks, we got to pet and name them and sent them back to the farm.
That sounds like an awesome lesson for a class. I learned so much from raising chicks through our county's ag department classes. I had no idea there were people with PhD's in poultry keeping.
We did this too, but with ducks. In elementary school my teacher took us to a park where there were some duck eggs left all alone for the entirety of our day. She asked the park manager about them and he said that the mother was actually hit by a car in the parking lot the day previously or something. We took the eggs with us and learned how incubation worked, hatched the eggs and when they were old enough we gave them back to the local park. It was so cool
Let's goooo he gave me 4 stars!!! (Also there's actually 5 hides in the enclosure. The bonsai tree, the moist hide, hot hide, middle hide, and there's a rock placed high enough for him to crawl under) also hope you liked the picture of gandalf 😉😂
Sadly I think a lot of people see leopard geckos as the "budget friendly reptile" which they are cheaper than most but it makes some people feel as though they can just DIY their way through the whole thing making a lot of their tanks very plain looking with 2 hides and a bowl.
Hi! I’m the one who posted the first pic, petri is doing well, she’s fed cricket’s. I love my bio teacher and they worked at a zoo for 10 years which is why the husbandry confuses me. The substrate (maybe sand) I still have no clue about, and wish that her tank was bigger. I’ll slowly try to gift my teacher helpful supplies to see if maybe they’ll use them . Thanks for all the advice in the comments I’ll try to help petri out as best I can!
0:48 I once took in my teachers Russian tortoise when she was neglecting it. I simply said “you are going to kill this animal can I please have it” she was looking to rehome him anyways so that’s probably why she gave it to me tho
@@MovieJustin yeah I know but like if u willingly EAT your pet just because you want to…. Like I couldn’t do it for $1000, why would someone just want to eat that for pleasure..
I used a reptifogger (I think? That was the name?) to help my ancient rescue ball python with one good nostril recover from her RI. I had it going on a schedule. When it turned on, I noticed she went into the mist and raised her nose up. Idk if she was just curious but the way she sat there with her head in the mist made me think it was offering some relief. She's all good now so I removed it, but thought I'd mention it as part of the mist/no mist debate. My personal opinion is as long as things are clean, humidity doesn't go too bonkers, and it's not running all the time ... It's probably fine?
Yeah I use a fogger with all my reptiles that come from the rainforest, and literally all of them like to sit infront of it and bask in the mist. It's adorable.
This is exactly why I use the reptifogger for my bioactive tank at 9:38, my isopods and springtails mix the dirt up pretty well and the substrate is rotated. Kaa loves his fogger! Never had any shedding or URI issues at all. :)
Thank you for the review!! I’m going to pat myself on the back for the 4/5 stars at 9:38, considering it is my first bioactive enclosure. I’d also like to throw out there that the fogger is on a timer and only runs for about 10 minutes twice a day, and it is a 55 gallon aquarium so it definitely aids in keeping the enclosure at a nice 55-60 percent humidity while still having the ability to amp it up for sheds, and also is able to dry out enough during the day to ward off scale rot. Thank you again, I’ve been waiting six months for this and am very happy with the outcome of the review!
@@nightinggale6470 Kaa was about 6 months at the time of this post, and in no way was this meant to be his “final enclosure” but more of a temporary enclosure meant only for him to inhabit up to his first year. In addition to this, a 55 gallon enclosure is definitely more narrow but wide enough for a snake of his size being that Kaa is younger. As far as humidity goes, I used 60 percent as a baseline for the entire tank but he has other areas that are more humid in the tank as well ( these being 3 out of the 5 hides provided). Out of his hide selection, three of them have sphagnum moss and are sprayed daily, ensuring that there are options for him to go into a more humid area as needed. I must also add that he is being kept in a smaller environment to ensure precise optimal conditions for him being that his previous owner caused him to have an inflamed vent through force feeding and scale damage through premature sexing. His condition was so severe that after 3 months of syringe feeding my vet gave up on him and suggested that I do the best I could but she believed he would not make it another week. Alas, here he is defying the odds and already in a bigger tank than the one showed in this video, although I do appreciate the additional info though!
Even though I got 2 stars, I loved that you included me. 😂 I plan on getting a larger tank for him, my other Leo is in a 20 long. It’s just about money and these Leo’s were rescued so they kinda got dropped on me. They were both in a ten gallon on carpet. 🤷🏼♂️ fighting and starving. So I think he’s a lil happier here for now. And the cleaning is the fun part! Next time review my larger one I posted lol
Last set, white Animal Plastics, they house 6 different (obviously) ball python. The TV on the wall above one unit is running a coral reef channel. So just the TV but it looks cool. Thanks for rating my room. I will gladly take the 4 stars!
My gecko creed used to be a class pet. He was heavily neglected and was underweight, stunted, being fed the wrong food, in too small of an enclosure, and was on his death bed So I stole him
@@kitchristopher7 she didn't really do anything about it. I had taken him for the summer, and when she asked for him back I told her no and the reasons as to why. I'm pretty sure she knew there wasn't much she could do about it and since she knows I know how to take care of animals she didn't fight with me. Obviously don't try and just up and take something from a teacher you know is going to make a huge deal over it but my bio teacher is pretty carefree so I knew she wasn't going to do much to try and get him back
so I was watching this video and I was like woah! thats some good pacing without you talking to fast and still keeping the vibe. turns out I was accidently on 1.25x speed LOL but now i know its a option if i wanna watch somethin just slightly faster paced!
It is. Anytime I feel some anxiety troubles coming on he is one of a few channels I like watching because it gets my mind off it and generally just calms me down.
Maybe if you have a stubborn teacher, you could print off an accurate careguide + ways to improve their enclosure and leave it on their desk anonymously. Or come together as a class or with a few friends so you're not alone telling them. That way, the teacher can't be irked by any particular student.
My HS biology teacher kept an octopus, as a student in the AP science classes I got to help over the summer for extra credit, so I was there when he set the thing up. I got to see the octopus from a baby to adult life, to its death (they only live for about a year). When it died the teacher cooked it in the biology lab inside a glass beaker. It smelled really good actually, but none of us ate any of it. The teacher ate it instead. 30 minutes later in class he turned green, started vomiting and passed out, and had to be revived with smelling salts. Don't eat animals that died of natural causes. RIP whoever ate that crayfish.
I too had a pet in class My father showed me how to raise a missile from birth, teaching it new skills, tricks, and the meaning of life. And when it was time to release it..it made me sad and realized this was something I had to teach to my own kids. I always get tears eyed whenever we release a missile from our care
As someone who has witnessed the effects of one of your missile progeny, I would like to give your missile farm a 10/10. Would recommend to a friend. The glowing green skin effect is very aesthetically and cosmetically pleasing. This behind the scenes comment made me very emotional. Thank you.
Honestly I can't even question that comment. I'm constantly in the woods it's therapeutic and nature is beautiful. One time I walked all the way out of my town while exploring a new trail.
It sucks how many people keep leopard geckos in tiny tanks, but I'm glad that keeping them in bioactive 40 gallons is becoming more common. I feel like 20 longs are okay when they're babies maybe, but they are too small for adults.
Yeah, I have a 20 long for my gecko and it’s too small for him. I can’t imagine sticking him in a 10, that’s animal cruelty. I’m so excited to get him a naturalistic 36x18x12 Exo Terra
I think mine is an exception, my parents got me him for Christmas from petco and he never really grew to full size he is so tiny. I will convert the 20 long into a bioactive maybe he will get bigger but I’ve had him for a little over a year so idk.
Lobsters are famously young when we eat them 🤣 But yeah, general rule is if you wanna eat an animal you're gonna want to kill it to eat. Dont just eat dead shit, that's how you get sick. Or start a new pandemic
1:35 - I think that snake was out of the enclosure at the time of the filming, hopefully when he's in the enclosure it's a better temperature for the little snek. I appreciate this person is somewhat concerned for their snake, they look like they're on a tight budget hence the straps, but it's a good sign that they know to secure the lid. There's always room to grow your enclosure and the tools you care for a reptile with, but if you're unable to identify what needs to be done that's the bigger issue. Nice to see someone who at least understands basic pitfalls and hopefully they'll be open to learn more and make the enclosure better as time goes on.
these videos make me feel way better about my setup 😂 i always feel like i’m not taking the extra mile. but then i see people who don’t do the basics tho i also see the people that take the extra mile snd theres look beautiful
My high school science teacher killed sooo many class pets. It was so sad. He had a beautiful ball python, and one day stuck a live rat in her enclosure before a school break (I guess to hold her over until we would return) She had always been fed crickets, and frozen MICE. I told him to please remove the rat, as the rat would likely harm the snake. He laughed it off and pretty much chalked up my concern to not wanting the rat to be killed. When we came back to school, the rat had started eating the snake. She was covered in rotting wounds and died from infection. There were SEVERAL others but that one stuck out the most to me because I was really attached to her, as I personally helped care for her. After her there were the poison dart frogs he let starve to death… and then left them dead and rotting in the enclosure. I eventually went to the principal and showed him pictures of all the dead animals and told him of the straight up neglect they were enduring and my teacher was banned from bringing in any more animals.
My family raises chickens. When a chicken dies of old age, we don't eat it. Older chickens have tough meat, and usually taste bad. Also, there's a chance they died of a sickness that you could contract by eating it.
Some of the animals were in extremely small enclosures and I feel like you didn't talk about that enough, inexperienced people who might watch this could very well get the idea that the terrarium is a good enough size and the problem is more with the decor...
My biology teacher brought his aquatic turtle to school for the whole day, there was just water in the Tank nothing to rest on or hide in, no heater in a cold room in germany...I felt so bad
I’ve wanted reptiles for forever now, and Alex just added another dimension to that want. Now I want a bangin reptile room/ enclosure so I can get the highly coveted 5 stars!
I have a 10 gallon that I use as a quarantine tank for my fish, and I just can't fathom a Leopard Gecko being able to live in an enclosure that size for any length of time.
I have bettas in divided 10g tanks (5g each), and pondering switching over to a full 10g per betta. But having a conversation with someone on Serpa Designs new video about a micro tank he made, about whether it's big enough for "one of those tiny bettas." No. No it is not. No I don't care that you've kept a fish "happily" alive for years in a 1g tank. It's still a no from me.
i knew one teacher who had pet reptiles that he brought to school, only one had regular trips to the school(red tail, think there was repticarpet and some basic decor(hide, log, fake leaves) but this was back in like 2k1) and all of them had a better/bigger enclosure back at his place(even if houdini the red tail loved to leave his) Also sweet warehouse build for the monitor, looks actually big enough for the lizard
I feel so bad for that violated dead blue lobster. 😢 My crestie dropped her tail, and I always thought I'd just shrug it off and feed the tail to my pacman if it ever happened, but in the end I couldn't do it..... lobster dude is a fucking psychopath omg
8:45 - So I've got a Rosy Boa neonate, she's 3 months old now, it's a huge 2 x 4 foot enclosure which I have been told many times is bad for them. I've given her 8 hides plus the ones she makes naturally herself, and she has yet to discover 4 of them at all. She roams the enclosure in it's entirety, so I think there is something to be said for clutter. I understand when they're small and young they are afraid and like small spaces, but I think if you provide many small spaces and a quality environment they'll be getting the best of both worlds. She can stretch her le... errr.. scales, but still has the chance to hide and develop a certain independence in a large world.
would love a review that's just like, teacher's set ups for animals. I always thought my bio professor in college was super cool, and I didn't know as much about reptile back then. but now thinking about it.... maybe have a full grown tegu in a 120gal, 2 bps in a 40 gal together, and a 6ft boa in a 120 gal was pretty shitty. at least the tegu got to wander the room a lot. I know the BPs got given to a student who wanted them eventually. I ended up taking his tarantula which was in an alright enclosure. also I have a coworker who took a course in college that was teaching the students how to be science teachers. and I shit you not, one assignment was literally to go out and buy an animal to be the class pet in the future. my coworker ended up getting a nile monitor at a reptile show, not knowing what the fuck it was, then it died. i can only imagine that's how it ended for most the other people as well. to my coworker's credit, he tried his best once he learned what it was and feels awful about it, I'm not mad at him. Just the professor for giving such a stupid assignment, and the vendor who was selling cheap nile monitors to literally anybody.
With foggers, I do think you should run it for a few minutes max and maybe on a lower setting. My BCC seems to like his fogger, he goes right up to it and licks the densest fog while it's going, plus he does not like being sprayed. It is much stronger than spraying which is nice for a large enclosure. Once I accidently did too much a couple times in a row and he got minor scale rot (literally 10 scales and went away with a couple simple chlorhexadine treatments) so do be careful.
I owned 25 proven pairs of lizards back in the 90s.... until a series of tragedies forced me to give them to good friends who already had set ups. At any rate, I also had custom cages for my animals that were 150 gal. glass enclosures, sliding glass doors, vita lights, an area for basking, lots of Manzanita branches to climb and all kinds of hides that I built with red bricks. (This whole long story does have an ending, I promise) Because I invested so much time toward the care of my animals, it would give me a panic attack to see pictures of improperly set up enclosures. Unfortunately there are people who have good intentions, however they haven't invested the time necessary to study their pet's husbandry and care. I loved helping people improve their herps living quarters, however I still have a feeling of panic and dread, when I see photos of improperly set up enclosures, or lack there of! I'm not sure why I have that emotional response, other than I so desperately want to help them immediately, and I worry for the animal's health and comfort. I suppose it all boils down to the fact that I'm weird. 🤭 Do you ever see these enclosures and feel this "worry" for the animals, and want to help the owner right away? I believe your videos are a great way to get valuable info across to owners, so that they can make improvements on their own. I commend you for taking time to help, and I love this video idea! It's definitely productive content and you'll never have a lack of photos of owner's cages that need improving upon! Take care, beary, Zeke 🦜 and BeBe 🦜 macaw 🤗🤗
Cool! I own tons of animals and most of them are Reptiles I love them with all my heart even my boa constrictor that likes to bite my hand! No matter what I’ll always love them even if they want to eat me my Pac-Man frog looks so derpy tho😂
this was a long read but, keep doing that thing! i sure get very nosey when i see anyone caring badly for their kitties. whats wrong with wanting the best for others' pets 😄
I cant wait till I get a good pick of my Leo's enclosure to send to you, I'm really proud of it and would be really happy if you could include it in your next video about reviews, I'm sure that you will like it as well
in Germany every tank (without the big one, and the one with the multiple ones) would be considered als horrendous or bad/non fitted. and they really are
i had a 50 gallon aquarium and my mother decided we should stop getting fish so we got a leopard gecko, a year after we got him now and hes been through a lot he got impacted and didn’t eat for 2 weeks then he got too cold but now we figured it out (also we don’t trust petland anymore bc when we bought him they gave us sand >:() but now hes got such a good appetite hes eating so well and your videos helped a bunch thanks !
11:18 - Smoking around your reptiles is bad for them. So I'd go outside, hit the medical, and then come back in to relax in that amazing reptile room lol.
I walked into my bio lab and saw a betta in a bowl. I told my TA and she told me to talk to the head of bio labs. I walked into his office and said “hi my name is Grace I have really bad anxiety, I’m afraid of confrontation, and men so if I start crying it’s ok and not your fault” 😂 one of my favorite college memories.
My ball python is in a 40 gal, he has a fogger too since we live in a hot and dry climate. They definitely don’t like breathing in fog so we keep it so low that it doesn’t fill the tank at all but keeps humidity up. My cresties LOVE the fogger though
@@nightinggale6470 He’s average size for a male, about 3 or 3 1/2 ft. We originally had him in a 20 gallon to avoid big open spaces so he wouldn’t feel stressed, but he is weirdly active and loves climbing things, so we sized up.
@@nightinggale6470 His tank is the largest and most expensive exo terra you can buy, it’s absolutely massive and I also had to buy an entire separate wire rack for him. Trust me he has more than enough space
@@nightinggale6470 He can fully stretch himself out in the tank, trust and believe it’s big enough. The biggest exo terra you can buy IS absolutely massive. Like I mentioned we had to buy an industrial metal rack because it’s the only thing the tank can fit on. He’s like 5 years old and is thriving. Get over yourself and stop trying to come for me as if this ball python isn’t living his best life. Waste your energy on someone that actually has improper husbandry
@@nightinggale6470 Yes they are massive, for the 100th time, they generally only fit on industrial size metal racks. You’re lucky you’re hiding your face behind a screen, people like you are the worst. Go cry about someone’s 10 gallon, not a ball python living like a king
@@nightinggale6470 He ABSOLUTELY is living like a king, he LOVES that tank and all of the hides and climbing spots he has. It’s huge, and you have issues. He’s 3 ft long and can fully stretch across any part of his tank with extra room. Again, stop wasting your time on someone who thinks you’re a miserable excuse for a human, and knows they have a very happy and healthy ball python. You need to worry about yourself, get a life, touch some grass. Again go worry about someone that has their ball python in a 20 gallon on aspen bedding. Mine is doing just fine.
im new to reptile i have a leopard gecko but i was wondering if they can live of meal worms, im feeding him crickets and meal words but i just need tips
3:00 - Nah man don't worry, those shelves will bow for six months before they collapse. Never have I EVER done this with a pet, but I have put heavy junk on bad particle board shelves to have them bow heavily. They'll have some advanced warning before those shelves give out lol... I wouldn't risk it myself, but I think it's marginally acceptable.
Do you know anything about gargoyle geckos? Looking for advice on my set up. Irs a hexagon and im not sure how to hang stuff to give him more vertical space
As someone who works at a pet store and have a discount for teachers class pets I can assure 80% of the time they want the cheapest things for it and absolutely don’t listen nor care for others advice or recommendations. Lol even worse for fish tanks.
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As a teacher, my advice would be to ask your teacher if you can volunteer to care for the class pet! I don't know any teacher that wouldn't be thrilled to have a student be involved. In regards to changing substrate, perhaps you share that you want to upgrade the enclosure with new surroundings and enrichment. Then provide a local store with your preferred product. This way it won't feel overwhelming for the teacher if they know exactly what to get and where.
This could be so genuinely helpful to many kids, thank you.
Or people just shouldn't get animals if they're not gonna care for them. My sister had seen a fellow teachers class guinea pig that was living in terrible conditions. Uncleaned, dark, cheap food. She pretty much just took it and by that time it was blind and deaf, but supposedly not all that old.
@@KingTFD that’s fair, but it’s too late for the animal in the video. The best course of action now is what this commenter said.
@@KingTFD totally agree. It is disheartening when people do not do thorough research before getting an animal.
I went straight to blackmail and reporting them but I guess offering to help works
"Why did I convert a 15 gallon to be bigger?" Cuz I already had it my dad did it for me for free :'D I glued the piece together I guess. Thank you for the 4 Patricks!
Nice Patrick score!
Looks clean, I do agree painting it black would be more aesthetically pleasing but otherwise a solid 4.5 for me
@@ryat3856 Thank you! I really like wood though so even if I got that from many people, it's gonna stay like that :p
I liked the set up.
@@ZaDussault I like the natural wood contrasting with the black tank, I think it looks nice!
Alex: “a lot of people are afraid…”
Submitter: *hello kitty Gandalf*
Me: well that submitter was clearly not afraid of anything.
i love how hes giving something half stars like hes being so detailed but his rating system is just inconsistent
It is PERFECT
@@GoHerping cant argue with that
Apparently we need a new saying to remind people not to eat their pets:
*Pets are friends, not food*
We also had pets in the class during first grade. But they weren’t pets in the long run. Basically we went to a farm on a field trip and our teacher said that we were actually gonna bring a few eggs back to the school to learn about the process of a chicken hatching from an egg. And unlike other pets, they weren’t neglected. The complete opposite, actually. We kept constant watch over them making sure they were at the right temperature as we learned about how an incubator works. And when they finally hatched out as chicks, we got to pet and name them and sent them back to the farm.
My kindergarten class actually did this too, it was pretty cool
That sounds like an awesome lesson for a class. I learned so much from raising chicks through our county's ag department classes. I had no idea there were people with PhD's in poultry keeping.
I disagree, I would eat any of my pets after they died. But only after they live as long as possible.
My second grade class did this too
We did this too, but with ducks. In elementary school my teacher took us to a park where there were some duck eggs left all alone for the entirety of our day. She asked the park manager about them and he said that the mother was actually hit by a car in the parking lot the day previously or something. We took the eggs with us and learned how incubation worked, hatched the eggs and when they were old enough we gave them back to the local park. It was so cool
Let's goooo he gave me 4 stars!!! (Also there's actually 5 hides in the enclosure. The bonsai tree, the moist hide, hot hide, middle hide, and there's a rock placed high enough for him to crawl under) also hope you liked the picture of gandalf 😉😂
I've made improvements 😂
I feel like I need an “I survived a go herping review” badge now 😂
I’ll take 3.5 as a win though for my first bioactive tank! Thanks!
which one was yours?
@@Bunniesare2cute the crescent front bio-active crested gecko enclosure
@@LittleBeastyReptiles oh thanks! :)
yours was rlly cool-!
@@Lana-dk2ie thank you!
I could watch you speak about a brick for two hours at this point and still be entertained
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Sadly I think a lot of people see leopard geckos as the "budget friendly reptile" which they are cheaper than most but it makes some people feel as though they can just DIY their way through the whole thing making a lot of their tanks very plain looking with 2 hides and a bowl.
Hi! I’m the one who posted the first pic, petri is doing well, she’s fed cricket’s. I love my bio teacher and they worked at a zoo for 10 years which is why the husbandry confuses me. The substrate (maybe sand) I still have no clue about, and wish that her tank was bigger. I’ll slowly try to gift my teacher helpful supplies to see if maybe they’ll use them . Thanks for all the advice in the comments I’ll try to help petri out as best I can!
0:48 I once took in my teachers Russian tortoise when she was neglecting it. I simply said “you are going to kill this animal can I please have it” she was looking to rehome him anyways so that’s probably why she gave it to me tho
If you can eat your pet of 13 years the fbi should be watching you closely…
You'd think. Animal cruelty is more common than not.
@@MovieJustin yeah I know but like if u willingly EAT your pet just because you want to…. Like I couldn’t do it for $1000, why would someone just want to eat that for pleasure..
@@dylan251 I understand. It's all pretty sick.
I feel like it’s a joke
i hope its a joke and they just cooked a store bought crustyboi and did a switcheroo for the pics 💀
I used a reptifogger (I think? That was the name?) to help my ancient rescue ball python with one good nostril recover from her RI. I had it going on a schedule. When it turned on, I noticed she went into the mist and raised her nose up. Idk if she was just curious but the way she sat there with her head in the mist made me think it was offering some relief. She's all good now so I removed it, but thought I'd mention it as part of the mist/no mist debate. My personal opinion is as long as things are clean, humidity doesn't go too bonkers, and it's not running all the time ... It's probably fine?
Yeah I use a fogger with all my reptiles that come from the rainforest, and literally all of them like to sit infront of it and bask in the mist. It's adorable.
This is exactly why I use the reptifogger for my bioactive tank at 9:38, my isopods and springtails mix the dirt up pretty well and the substrate is rotated. Kaa loves his fogger! Never had any shedding or URI issues at all. :)
@@TheNativeLeopard Bruh my Boa’s name is Kaa 🤣
@@thetwistedsamurai *western music plays in background* “This town ain’t big enough for the two of usssssss” LOL
@@TheNativeLeopard now i’m just imagining two snakes in that one jojo pose, GREAT
Thank you for the review!! I’m going to pat myself on the back for the 4/5 stars at 9:38, considering it is my first bioactive enclosure. I’d also like to throw out there that the fogger is on a timer and only runs for about 10 minutes twice a day, and it is a 55 gallon aquarium so it definitely aids in keeping the enclosure at a nice 55-60 percent humidity while still having the ability to amp it up for sheds, and also is able to dry out enough during the day to ward off scale rot. Thank you again, I’ve been waiting six months for this and am very happy with the outcome of the review!
@@nightinggale6470 Kaa was about 6 months at the time of this post, and in no way was this meant to be his “final enclosure” but more of a temporary enclosure meant only for him to inhabit up to his first year. In addition to this, a 55 gallon enclosure is definitely more narrow but wide enough for a snake of his size being that Kaa is younger. As far as humidity goes, I used 60 percent as a baseline for the entire tank but he has other areas that are more humid in the tank as well ( these being 3 out of the 5 hides provided). Out of his hide selection, three of them have sphagnum moss and are sprayed daily, ensuring that there are options for him to go into a more humid area as needed. I must also add that he is being kept in a smaller environment to ensure precise optimal conditions for him being that his previous owner caused him to have an inflamed vent through force feeding and scale damage through premature sexing. His condition was so severe that after 3 months of syringe feeding my vet gave up on him and suggested that I do the best I could but she believed he would not make it another week. Alas, here he is defying the odds and already in a bigger tank than the one showed in this video, although I do appreciate the additional info though!
Even though I got 2 stars, I loved that you included me. 😂 I plan on getting a larger tank for him, my other Leo is in a 20 long. It’s just about money and these Leo’s were rescued so they kinda got dropped on me. They were both in a ten gallon on carpet. 🤷🏼♂️ fighting and starving. So I think he’s a lil happier here for now. And the cleaning is the fun part! Next time review my larger one I posted lol
0:42 “I would give you a zero. But that’s not possible. So I’ll give you a 1.”
I really enjoy how Alex cares just as much about the rooms aesthetics and adjusts the enclosures score accordingly
Last set, white Animal Plastics, they house 6 different (obviously) ball python. The TV on the wall above one unit is running a coral reef channel. So just the TV but it looks cool. Thanks for rating my room. I will gladly take the 4 stars!
My gecko creed used to be a class pet. He was heavily neglected and was underweight, stunted, being fed the wrong food, in too small of an enclosure, and was on his death bed
So I stole him
That’s what I’d do.
Proper response, as you should :)
How did the teacher react??
@@kitchristopher7 she didn't really do anything about it. I had taken him for the summer, and when she asked for him back I told her no and the reasons as to why. I'm pretty sure she knew there wasn't much she could do about it and since she knows I know how to take care of animals she didn't fight with me. Obviously don't try and just up and take something from a teacher you know is going to make a huge deal over it but my bio teacher is pretty carefree so I knew she wasn't going to do much to try and get him back
You did the right thing good job😊👏👍
We’re rescuing our leopard gecko tomorrow and I can’t wait to add our enclosure to the tag (: def won’t be sticking it in a 10 gal tho lmfao
Good luck on your new buddy!
so I was watching this video and I was like woah! thats some good pacing without you talking to fast and still keeping the vibe.
turns out I was accidently on 1.25x speed LOL but now i know its a option if i wanna watch somethin just slightly faster paced!
Is it just me or is his voice very calming?
It is. Anytime I feel some anxiety troubles coming on he is one of a few channels I like watching because it gets my mind off it and generally just calms me down.
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Maybe if you have a stubborn teacher, you could print off an accurate careguide + ways to improve their enclosure and leave it on their desk anonymously. Or come together as a class or with a few friends so you're not alone telling them. That way, the teacher can't be irked by any particular student.
I’m dying at the blue shrimp rn
so sad tho 🍤
@@GoHerping I mean.. I wouldn’t eat it personally.. but.. there are people..
Either way it’s gross 🤢 and cruel…
So was the shrimp
Yes
My HS biology teacher kept an octopus, as a student in the AP science classes I got to help over the summer for extra credit, so I was there when he set the thing up. I got to see the octopus from a baby to adult life, to its death (they only live for about a year). When it died the teacher cooked it in the biology lab inside a glass beaker. It smelled really good actually, but none of us ate any of it. The teacher ate it instead. 30 minutes later in class he turned green, started vomiting and passed out, and had to be revived with smelling salts.
Don't eat animals that died of natural causes. RIP whoever ate that crayfish.
I too had a pet in class
My father showed me how to raise a missile from birth, teaching it new skills, tricks, and the meaning of life. And when it was time to release it..it made me sad and realized this was something I had to teach to my own kids. I always get tears eyed whenever we release a missile from our care
As someone who has witnessed the effects of one of your missile progeny, I would like to give your missile farm a 10/10. Would recommend to a friend. The glowing green skin effect is very aesthetically and cosmetically pleasing. This behind the scenes comment made me very emotional. Thank you.
lmfao
Kim, I saw you on Mikey Busto's vlog channel today.
I'm becoming numba won fan!
@@KrissyMeow *Supreme Ruler
Have some respect please 🙄
Aw yisss, I needed this today after getting lost in the woods 😅
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@@GoHerping same
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Honestly I can't even question that comment. I'm constantly in the woods it's therapeutic and nature is beautiful. One time I walked all the way out of my town while exploring a new trail.
We lost my grandmother in the woods once. She made it on the evening news.
It sucks how many people keep leopard geckos in tiny tanks, but I'm glad that keeping them in bioactive 40 gallons is becoming more common. I feel like 20 longs are okay when they're babies maybe, but they are too small for adults.
Yeah, I have a 20 long for my gecko and it’s too small for him. I can’t imagine sticking him in a 10, that’s animal cruelty. I’m so excited to get him a naturalistic 36x18x12 Exo Terra
I have mine in a bio active 4x2x2
I think mine is an exception, my parents got me him for Christmas from petco and he never really grew to full size he is so tiny. I will convert the 20 long into a bioactive maybe he will get bigger but I’ve had him for a little over a year so idk.
@@andrewh5294 20 long is good for most leopard geckos! mine is just really big and he can use as much space as he can get :)
Lobsters are famously young when we eat them 🤣
But yeah, general rule is if you wanna eat an animal you're gonna want to kill it to eat. Dont just eat dead shit, that's how you get sick. Or start a new pandemic
Never been more annoyed looking at leopard geckos in 10gals
I feel like that one about eating the pet is just a shitpost anyway, not real....
....I think
1:35 - I think that snake was out of the enclosure at the time of the filming, hopefully when he's in the enclosure it's a better temperature for the little snek. I appreciate this person is somewhat concerned for their snake, they look like they're on a tight budget hence the straps, but it's a good sign that they know to secure the lid. There's always room to grow your enclosure and the tools you care for a reptile with, but if you're unable to identify what needs to be done that's the bigger issue. Nice to see someone who at least understands basic pitfalls and hopefully they'll be open to learn more and make the enclosure better as time goes on.
these videos make me feel way better about my setup 😂 i always feel like i’m not taking the extra mile. but then i see people who don’t do the basics
tho i also see the people that take the extra mile snd theres look beautiful
My high school science teacher killed sooo many class pets. It was so sad. He had a beautiful ball python, and one day stuck a live rat in her enclosure before a school break (I guess to hold her over until we would return) She had always been fed crickets, and frozen MICE. I told him to please remove the rat, as the rat would likely harm the snake. He laughed it off and pretty much chalked up my concern to not wanting the rat to be killed. When we came back to school, the rat had started eating the snake. She was covered in rotting wounds and died from infection. There were SEVERAL others but that one stuck out the most to me because I was really attached to her, as I personally helped care for her. After her there were the poison dart frogs he let starve to death… and then left them dead and rotting in the enclosure. I eventually went to the principal and showed him pictures of all the dead animals and told him of the straight up neglect they were enduring and my teacher was banned from bringing in any more animals.
My god that is so fucked
My family raises chickens. When a chicken dies of old age, we don't eat it. Older chickens have tough meat, and usually taste bad. Also, there's a chance they died of a sickness that you could contract by eating it.
Some of the animals were in extremely small enclosures and I feel like you didn't talk about that enough, inexperienced people who might watch this could very well get the idea that the terrarium is a good enough size and the problem is more with the decor...
If your willing to pay to help a teachers pet you could offer to redo the setup. Make it really nice presentation just a gift ig
My biology teacher brought his aquatic turtle to school for the whole day, there was just water in the Tank nothing to rest on or hide in, no heater in a cold room in germany...I felt so bad
I’ve wanted reptiles for forever now, and Alex just added another dimension to that want. Now I want a bangin reptile room/ enclosure so I can get the highly coveted 5 stars!
I have a 10 gallon that I use as a quarantine tank for my fish, and I just can't fathom a Leopard Gecko being able to live in an enclosure that size for any length of time.
I have bettas in divided 10g tanks (5g each), and pondering switching over to a full 10g per betta. But having a conversation with someone on Serpa Designs new video about a micro tank he made, about whether it's big enough for "one of those tiny bettas."
No. No it is not. No I don't care that you've kept a fish "happily" alive for years in a 1g tank. It's still a no from me.
i knew one teacher who had pet reptiles that he brought to school, only one had regular trips to the school(red tail, think there was repticarpet and some basic decor(hide, log, fake leaves) but this was back in like 2k1) and all of them had a better/bigger enclosure back at his place(even if houdini the red tail loved to leave his)
Also sweet warehouse build for the monitor, looks actually big enough for the lizard
AYYY U POSTED MY BOI C-RIP THE CRAWFISH HE GON LIVE ON IN A GO HERPING VID NOW🙏
I feel so bad for that violated dead blue lobster. 😢 My crestie dropped her tail, and I always thought I'd just shrug it off and feed the tail to my pacman if it ever happened, but in the end I couldn't do it..... lobster dude is a fucking psychopath omg
8:45 - So I've got a Rosy Boa neonate, she's 3 months old now, it's a huge 2 x 4 foot enclosure which I have been told many times is bad for them. I've given her 8 hides plus the ones she makes naturally herself, and she has yet to discover 4 of them at all. She roams the enclosure in it's entirety, so I think there is something to be said for clutter. I understand when they're small and young they are afraid and like small spaces, but I think if you provide many small spaces and a quality environment they'll be getting the best of both worlds. She can stretch her le... errr.. scales, but still has the chance to hide and develop a certain independence in a large world.
That last one needs one less star for the fire hazard of cords and power strips
0:00 Goherping when a tank has sand...
WASH AWAY THE ANGER
I haven’t watched a herpes video in a while, very epic thanks herp man
welcome backk
herpes?!?!?!?
you mean herps?
@@dino_theseawing no, it’s a pretty common joke to call him herpes
@@jinxhex than i'm too stupid to realize
would love a review that's just like, teacher's set ups for animals. I always thought my bio professor in college was super cool, and I didn't know as much about reptile back then. but now thinking about it.... maybe have a full grown tegu in a 120gal, 2 bps in a 40 gal together, and a 6ft boa in a 120 gal was pretty shitty. at least the tegu got to wander the room a lot. I know the BPs got given to a student who wanted them eventually. I ended up taking his tarantula which was in an alright enclosure.
also I have a coworker who took a course in college that was teaching the students how to be science teachers. and I shit you not, one assignment was literally to go out and buy an animal to be the class pet in the future. my coworker ended up getting a nile monitor at a reptile show, not knowing what the fuck it was, then it died. i can only imagine that's how it ended for most the other people as well. to my coworker's credit, he tried his best once he learned what it was and feels awful about it, I'm not mad at him. Just the professor for giving such a stupid assignment, and the vendor who was selling cheap nile monitors to literally anybody.
With foggers, I do think you should run it for a few minutes max and maybe on a lower setting. My BCC seems to like his fogger, he goes right up to it and licks the densest fog while it's going, plus he does not like being sprayed. It is much stronger than spraying which is nice for a large enclosure. Once I accidently did too much a couple times in a row and he got minor scale rot (literally 10 scales and went away with a couple simple chlorhexadine treatments) so do be careful.
I owned 25 proven pairs of lizards back in the 90s.... until a series of tragedies forced me to give them to good friends who already had set ups. At any rate, I also had custom cages for my animals that were 150 gal. glass enclosures, sliding glass doors, vita lights, an area for basking, lots of Manzanita branches to climb and all kinds of hides that I built with red bricks. (This whole long story does have an ending, I promise) Because I invested so much time toward the care of my animals, it would give me a panic attack to see pictures of improperly set up enclosures. Unfortunately there are people who have good intentions, however they haven't invested the time necessary to study their pet's husbandry and care. I loved helping people improve their herps living quarters, however I still have a feeling of panic and dread, when I see photos of improperly set up enclosures, or lack there of! I'm not sure why I have that emotional response, other than I so desperately want to help them immediately, and I worry for the animal's health and comfort. I suppose it all boils down to the fact that I'm weird. 🤭
Do you ever see these enclosures and feel this "worry" for the animals, and want to help the owner right away?
I believe your videos are a great way to get valuable info across to owners, so that they can make improvements on their own. I commend you for taking time to help, and I love this video idea! It's definitely productive content and you'll never have a lack of photos of owner's cages that need improving upon!
Take care,
beary, Zeke 🦜 and BeBe 🦜 macaw 🤗🤗
Cool! I own tons of animals and most of them are Reptiles I love them with all my heart even my boa constrictor that likes to bite my hand! No matter what I’ll always love them even if they want to eat me my Pac-Man frog looks so derpy tho😂
Nothing weird about seeing an animal not in the best conditions and wanting it to be better. I think most animal lovers feel the same.
this was a long read but, keep doing that thing!
i sure get very nosey when i see anyone caring badly for their kitties. whats wrong with wanting the best for others' pets 😄
I love these! Your face at 8:36 tho-- PRICELESS 🤣🤣🤣
I cant wait till I get a good pick of my Leo's enclosure to send to you, I'm really proud of it and would be really happy if you could include it in your next video about reviews, I'm sure that you will like it as well
You’re the best can’t wait to watch the video
thanks!
I really love your hair at this length 😍 it's probably a pain but it suits you well
in Germany every tank (without the big one, and the one with the multiple ones) would be considered als horrendous or bad/non fitted. and they really are
i had a 50 gallon aquarium and my mother decided we should stop getting fish so we got a leopard gecko, a year after we got him now and hes been through a lot he got impacted and didn’t eat for 2 weeks then he got too cold but now we figured it out (also we don’t trust petland anymore bc when we bought him they gave us sand >:() but now hes got such a good appetite hes eating so well and your videos helped a bunch thanks !
This is my favorite reptile channel 💗
11:18 - Smoking around your reptiles is bad for them.
So I'd go outside, hit the medical, and then come back in to relax in that amazing reptile room lol.
I walked into my bio lab and saw a betta in a bowl. I told my TA and she told me to talk to the head of bio labs. I walked into his office and said “hi my name is Grace I have really bad anxiety, I’m afraid of confrontation, and men so if I start crying it’s ok and not your fault” 😂 one of my favorite college memories.
I'm a teacher and I have no qualms being told I'm wrong. I'm human. I make mistakes. That's how you learn after all!
You def didn't teach at my school!
I'm crying on how the stars look
this is the best UA-cam series ever
:D
My ball python is in a 40 gal, he has a fogger too since we live in a hot and dry climate. They definitely don’t like breathing in fog so we keep it so low that it doesn’t fill the tank at all but keeps humidity up. My cresties LOVE the fogger though
@@nightinggale6470 He’s average size for a male, about 3 or 3 1/2 ft. We originally had him in a 20 gallon to avoid big open spaces so he wouldn’t feel stressed, but he is weirdly active and loves climbing things, so we sized up.
@@nightinggale6470 His tank is the largest and most expensive exo terra you can buy, it’s absolutely massive and I also had to buy an entire separate wire rack for him. Trust me he has more than enough space
@@nightinggale6470 He can fully stretch himself out in the tank, trust and believe it’s big enough. The biggest exo terra you can buy IS absolutely massive. Like I mentioned we had to buy an industrial metal rack because it’s the only thing the tank can fit on. He’s like 5 years old and is thriving. Get over yourself and stop trying to come for me as if this ball python isn’t living his best life. Waste your energy on someone that actually has improper husbandry
@@nightinggale6470 Yes they are massive, for the 100th time, they generally only fit on industrial size metal racks. You’re lucky you’re hiding your face behind a screen, people like you are the worst. Go cry about someone’s 10 gallon, not a ball python living like a king
@@nightinggale6470 He ABSOLUTELY is living like a king, he LOVES that tank and all of the hides and climbing spots he has. It’s huge, and you have issues. He’s 3 ft long and can fully stretch across any part of his tank with extra room. Again, stop wasting your time on someone who thinks you’re a miserable excuse for a human, and knows they have a very happy and healthy ball python. You need to worry about yourself, get a life, touch some grass. Again go worry about someone that has their ball python in a 20 gallon on aspen bedding. Mine is doing just fine.
"The only thing that worries me is that its wood coloured" - Goherping 2021
I live in a dry state so I keep my fogger just barely on and it gives my ball python the humidity bump she needs
im new to reptile i have a leopard gecko but i was wondering if they can live of meal worms, im feeding him crickets and meal words but i just need tips
My leo loves his cluttered enclosure. He likes to climb so he has branches and hammocks and fake plants 🪴
Do you think you should use something like paper towels or newspapers as substrate for a corn snake?
honestly, i could watch your videos for hours and not get bored lmao
These enclosures scream impulse buy
Keep making these cause it's taking me months to finish decorating mine
3:00 - Nah man don't worry, those shelves will bow for six months before they collapse. Never have I EVER done this with a pet, but I have put heavy junk on bad particle board shelves to have them bow heavily. They'll have some advanced warning before those shelves give out lol...
I wouldn't risk it myself, but I think it's marginally acceptable.
wow ur posting way more often! (not complaining)
The thumbnail broke my heart
Once I finally finish all my upgrades I would love to send in my pics!
hey dude you reviewed that sand boas enclosure today
Do you know anything about gargoyle geckos? Looking for advice on my set up. Irs a hexagon and im not sure how to hang stuff to give him more vertical space
Stan needs more on camera time!
i agree
What should I put as my bearded dragon bed
Thanks for this masterpiece today , having a bummy day. Me n my beardie needed this
I saw this leo in a massive enclosure with all sand and a huge cave for snakes and that was it nothing else
Can you do a more updated leopard gecko setup
Hi there I have a question so my leopard Gecko has suffered from tail rot about a year ago and hasn't grown her tail back is this normal???
When is ep 9??
hello i have a question for bearded dragon lights, where would i put a UVB lamp and where do i put my heating lamp? THANKS! :)
@@nightinggale6470 THanks man i just figured out im getting a fully assambled cage but thanks any way! :)
Weirdly, when i looked up sand boa care, every site i checked said not to use more than half an inch of substrate.
*for a sand boa specifically*
@@nightinggale6470 i thought it was absurd too
is mine good? i have a male bearded dragon and he has crushed peanut bedding, a stick in middle, lounge and a medium large water bottle ?
Like the first leopard gecko it’s definitely shedding and it’s gonna cut off the circulation on the neck because like the shed is gone on the head
As someone who works at a pet store and have a discount for teachers class pets I can assure 80% of the time they want the cheapest things for it and absolutely don’t listen nor care for others advice or recommendations. Lol even worse for fish tanks.
I wanted to send in mine but I didn’t know he was doing a review :( Oh well, great video! 😃
You better send yours now before it’s to late
I wish I could meet go herping in real life that would be sick
You: Hi
Alex: ..... already sprinting away
@Double Dragon Hotel lol
Me too.
he should set up a fan-LAN party it would be sick!
pun not intended but it would literally be sick because of the ronies rn
@Lara ipek yeah
Sneak into class and redo the tank the right way
YES I LOVE THIS SERIES
Is it good for a my small leopard gecko to put it in a 10 gallon? Bc it's small
@@nightinggale6470 my gecko is still small
9:34 fairly sure olive is a tree frog in the middle right.
I’d say so based off of their pfp, but where?
What substrate do you use for ball pythons?
Keep making moreeee. I love these!
I think the blue substrate in the first enclosure in the classroom was blue decorative sand, horrible.
If someone could tell me.. that would be great! He said that he does not use reptile carpet anymore? What does he use?
depends on the species but tile, laminate tile, paper towel and newspaper
@@GoHerping Thank You! Yeah I just got a 3 month old leopard gecko... and I am working on making a natural looking vivarium!
@@GoHerping is Earth Mix arid ok for a leopard gecko? (It’s a type of substrate if you didn’t know)