Im so glad you addressed the hedgehog video. I’m an admin in a large hedgehog group and this video is posted a lot. We constantly have to make educational comments and posts to address the problems in the video
I've had hedgehogs before and that video bothers me so much because you can see that they're stressed. When the video first started going viral, I had a bunch of people sharing it with me on Facebook. I had to do a lot educating about why that video was problematic.
Imagine knowing your cat might fall into water and panic, and instead of preventing it, you whip out a camera to film it, and don't help them.. Some people are idiots. Nothing ruins a "Cute funny animals" compilation video for me quicker than clips of cats panicking in water. :(
My pets love investigating water when someone is in it (ie, baths and showers or pools) but i always make sure i'm around to make sure they dont panic. If I'm in the shower my cat likes to hop in if i sit down in the tub and he will stand on my legs so his paws don't get wet, its super funny tbh, and then i always make sure the glass door is open enough for him to hop right out when he's had enough. my dog however likes to bite at the water and push me around in the shower but being wet isn't her favorite thing so while i 100% video her im also always ready to just throw my phone down to help her.
yeah, as someone with 4 cats I felt so bad, you can even see that the cat's tail puffed up which only happens when cats get scared/spooked so it was really distressed...
@@bubbleteabeatboxx the procedure isn’t painful, like the other comment says (and many explaining) it is done when the animals are still developing and cannot feel. When they are fetuses. So supporting it is not harmful whatsoever, especially since fireflies were specifically made for medical research
some people just don't understand that animals have feelings too, they might not be the same as you but they have pain both physical and emotional. they aren't your toys and shouldn't be treated as such, they are living breathing creatures that deserve the world T^T
The firefly process is done before the nerve system is fully developed i believe. The firefly process was developed by a biologist who initially was researching privately and he saw the market for it in the trade. I dont know the survival rate but it isn't intended to hurt the animals involved! Please note that im not an expert on this. I simply did a report on Axolotls a year ago and fell into the rabbit hole of researching Fireflies.
Thank you for contributing your knowledge to the clip. No one can say wether the embryos feel pain or not, but the process itself is extremely worrying and off putting to me. It should not be a thing
It was Strohl's Herptiles. He is a biologist and chameleon and axolotl breeder. I could see making the first two for research purposes but I can't really abide by him making more just to sell. I almost bought two of the ones he made but when I found out how it was done I decided not to get them.
Now KloudNine Axolotls makes them too! It is done SO early in the embryonic stage that there is def no pain felt. These are, in fact, the only two people to do them and it’s mainly done to research the science behind them. Coming into the pet trade is just a bit extra.
Emzotic it is done before the nervous system is formed, meaning no pain can be felt (it’s physically impossible to feel without nerves), there are less than 10 breeders in North America, last I heard, that do this because it’s costly to do so
i believe you should have done your research bc you tore stressinabox down as problematic for something that she has discussed in depth on her channel. she educates her following on the health of aquatic creatures like axolotls, perhaps you’d check her out and learn a thing or two as well 🥰
you know the issue isn't stress in a box, the issue is that firefly axolotl's might become a popular pet, then next thing you know backyard axolotl breeders will be splicing their embryos to make a quick buck. agree em should have done some more research, but she is absolutely right to criticize.
@The Penguin /Panda Lord Axolotls are only endangered in the WILD. They're one of the most commonly bred amphibians, so pet Axolotls (like the one in the video) are very much not endangered (in fact one could say the captive population is thriving) . Likely the Axolotl in the video was bred from domestic axolotls so the whole "axolotls are endangered!!" thing doesn't even apply here.
The first one made me really upset. Firstly it was a silly idea to put a cat and a lizard together in a clearly slippy bathtub, then they film a cat almost having a panic attack instead of lifting it out. Such a shame!
I know Em isn't a cat person, but damn, way to show concern for the bearded dragon but no fucks given for the poor cat flailing about in a panic while the owner clearly stands there watching it in distress.
I love your react videos because they’re so informative!! It’s really disturbing to see what people do to animals for their own selfish gains/pleasure. So glad for last video to end things on a happy note :)
i love these kind of videos, not only do you explain the bad side of what most people would find wholesome you give such an amazing explanation as to why its not as wholesome as it appears, i adore your channel and everything you're about
It’s interesting how most people think the problematic videos are cute and that the only video that has no issues is the problematic one. Thank you for such an informative video!
When I gave my hedgehog baths I always made sure to just give her a small amount of water, enough so her feet were submerged. It makes me angry how people think hedgehogs can swim in deep water :(
I am not a pet owner but I am curious... Is there any chance that when a part of the tail is cut and reintroduced in another axolotl, the host's body can reject it and the antibodies of the the host and the tail will battle with each other and can eventually kill the axolotl...?
What's in a name I’m not sure about the success rates of things, but that could potentially be why the rates of success are theoretically low. That’s IF they are low however. That’s a very good point. The woman in the clip mentioned that the tail was from a sibling, so maybe scientists use siblings because it’s theoretically a better match? It’d be very interesting to see some actual statistics on the survival rates for the spliced embryos.
What's in a name I come back with research! “Axolotls' extraordinary immune system, which accepts cells from other genetic lines without rejection, and ability to heal without scarring makes this possible.” So there’s little to no risk of rejection, HOWEVER another source says that the scientists who do this procedure cite a success rate of less than 2% so it’s still very dangerous.
Fireflies have almost a 100% success rate. The original procedure was done to track acceptance of transplants due to their abundance of stem cells. Also, chimeras are not possible in amphibians due to the structure of the egg. What you see is a perfect split mosaic (modaicism is when two or more phenotypes are displayed) . Strohls Herptiles is the biologist behind the firefly procedure. He has many papers noting the valuable research provided by this procedure and instead of culling the animals once done, he sold them off in the pet trade to live out their lives. The scientist now behind the new set of "lightning bugs" (her trademark ) is doing similar research. Strohl also has a great paper explaining as to why chimera is not possible in amphibians. I highly recommend you reach out to him for more info about these animals.
Is it just me or did the hedgehogs look like they were in a toilet? Probably just me. Regardless, love that you're educating the general public. Gods know most people don't seem overly interested in educating themselves about anything other than what is in their everyday lives.
If anyone could explain to me this that would be nice but why is it any different modifying axolotls to look cuter than us selectively breeding dogs to look cuter, Like we have bred pugs to the point that there is a high risk of many health issues just because we wanted them too look cuter and more appealing to us
The firefly axolotl was originally a project made by a professor who was studying them. He made 50 examples to observe if switching their tails in the embryo would work correctly and in general to see how their cells would react. This was actually for the purpose of potentially saving the wild endangered species. Axolotls regrow majority of their body but never 'perfectly' like the original parts (when I adopted mine she was missing a whole front arm, now grown with an extra finger and a swollen 'bicep'). Some axolotls will regrow defective tails that outside of aquarium life could put them in a lot of danger. This project was to see if they could help the wild population gain in number by saving the vulnerable ones using our captive bred axolotls as donors. All the embryos survived into adulthood and were adopted out once the project was done. While it may seem really cruel, scientists would do anything to save the native species and if that means sacrificing captive bred axolotls (which breed way too easily even in unexperienced hands and we create much higher survival rates of the embryos that most could even find homes for) then they are willing to do it because once the native species goes extinct there's no going back. So although the ethics of the original project were questionable, I can somewhat understand it. The breeders now that are creating them for simple aesthetics are unethical end of and are only doing it for profit.
The reason why they are 'firefly' is because different coloured tails were much easier to observe. He also didn't want to cut up adult, live axolotls hence his project relied on the embryo state which is believed to lack major nerve development resulting in the axolotl not feeling any pain during the process.
I give my hedgehog oatmeal baths! He isn't sure about them but afterwards he gets lots of worms and is held in warm washcloths so he dries warm and happy :)
Hi Em! I'm a big fan of yours and I'm so glad you are posting videos more frequently again. You are one of the people who inspired me to get into exotic animals and I'm thinking about becoming an animal educator. Snake Discovery is another channel that really inspired me. Do you know Ed and Emily or at least have heard of them? Anyways, I have a pet pacman frog, his name is Pierre, and I was wondering if you can do a creature feature on pacman frogs or a similar species. Love your vids!
So with the fire fly it is a 98% success rate the reason you don’t see a lot of them is because it is not a common or easy thing for people to be able to do but it is before they have pain receptors so they don’t feel it and will not be effected by it during there life time
Who else has been here for years 🤧 I love your videos em and I have a long floof noodle myself (ferret) you have taught me so much and hope all your animals are ok ❤️
Beriah Ross when you get older move away to somewhere where you can have one, luckily I didn’t have to but my family has always had ferrets but I wish that you can have one eventually ❤️🙏
The problem with the Slow Loris video, is that with highly exotic pets, viewers assume owners know their proper diets and give them appropriate food/snacks. Off the bat, I would not have thought "oh dont feed it rice, its bad for them", I would have thought "oh cute, they like and can have little rice snacks"
Maybe you should do some research on @stressinabox. Her axolotls are happy and healthy. Judging people without knowing really anything about them is so shallow.
Stressinabox is not problematic next time instead of just bashing of what you see in JUST ONE video instead of knowing the person and what they do look more into them don’t use them for your clout ❤️
This is a fair critique and not an example of me going after anyone. If I wanted to go after her, which is not my style at all, I would have cut out her narration where she clearly states that she didn’t do this procedure and won’t be creating her own fireflies.
Oh Jazzy She didn’t come after the girl, she came after the scientists who do the splicing and dicing. She came after the unnecessary production of firefly axlotols, not the woman who was keeping them.
I own a bunch of mosaic axolotls, piebalds, as well as lightning bug axolotls and they have almost a 100% success rate. I’m close with the girl who produces them and she really loves her axolotls dearly. It’s done in embryo form before their nerves have fully developed. I love them so so much and they are thriving.
Ferrets and cats seem to play and react to play in a similar way. Sometimes people think cats are angry when playing, but theres truly a difference between a playful hunter and a pissed off one
I'm glad you didnt just ignore the submission of the video that featured your friend because in the end there was nothing wrong with it. You still took the time to react properly to it and explained why it was ok and why it might have looked bad. A lot of other creators might have just ignore the submission and not include it into the video. You are one of those hobest creators and we love you for it! (And for Kiba, we love you and your channel for Kiba mostly xD)
Learnt more about exotic pet today. The video of the slow loris is pretty old, watched it before, and also the tickling one. Found out about what slow loris went through, not long after and hated it. Im frm Singapore, all exotic pets are banned. Only dogs, cats, rabbits, chinchillas, guinea pigs. hamsters, certain breeds of birds, red sided terrapins are allowed to be kept as pet. So i really enjoy informative animals videos like yours, since i would most likely never be able to see such animals upclose in person
There are many things I support Singapore on (especially when it comes to fining people for littering) but I do believe certain exotics make good pets. After all, any animal can suffer abuse - not just exotic. I’d like more licensing for exotics. Thank you :)
Hey, Emzotic. Stress didn’t create the axolotl. Firefly axolotls are created before they have nervous systems stop hating on a person that didn’t do the mutation. They’re literally just lab tested axolotls
Hey! This is a canned response so I can get this out to everyone who is commenting along these lines. I do not have an issue with StressInABox. She clearly takes great care of her aquatics. This is why I left in her voice over in the video. She explains well that she didn’t create the fireflies. You’ll notice her audio is the only original clip audio I left in the video because she explains her involvement (or lack thereof) in the creation of the firefly. My issue lies entirely with the procedure itself, because it’s completely unnecessary and done for aesthetic purposes. Thank you 💦
Emzotic also one question. What are some cute exotic animals? My mom hates spiders and snakes I LOVE THEM. But I cant Get them, so what are some simmilear less scary animals? Also the axalotle girl did not make Pua. I have starting researching alot cause Even though I Cant Get animals for 3-5 years I want to be really informed by then. Also your videos made me start loving reptiles
I’m on @stressinabox’s side, due to you not properly displaying her account. She has been pressing awareness about all the animals she has knowledge on. She is caring and has a good heart. Then, due to your tactics to spread hate, it’s leaking onto her platform of education. @stressinabox heart is in the right place in every way. I hope as a fellow animal lover and caretaker, that you will put your pride aside and help fix the mess you caused.
well... the cat is literally having a panic attack and cant exit. its slipping, struggling, and its tail is fluffy, which means its scared. fucking help the cat out
Get a humidifier! The workers from the reptile store I got my ball python from said a few sprays of water a day should be fine, but it certainly isn’t. Make sure the humidity is around 40-50 percent and once you see the snake is about to shed, bump it up to 60-70. Make sure to lower it back down after the snake is done shedding. Just a reminder that I’m not a reptile expert, I’m just a fellow ball python owner and this has worked really well for me. Hope it works out!
I don't know why people are automatically assuming you're throwing shade at StressInABox or that you hate her just because you don't like what was done to her axolotl even though she had no involvement with the procedure. Just because she didn't ask for the modification to be done doesn't mean it's okay for "Firefly" axolotls to be produced. Even besides the fact that it's unnecessary and harmful, it's also not even that "aesthetically pleasing" of a modification anyway tbh, it looks weird.
Ariann it’s not done for aesthetics. It’s a research project done by literally two labs. They’re trying to study the regeneration of axolotls and it’s implications for other regenerations. Please do the barest amount of research before completely demonizing what could be a very important study. The animals are only sold as pets after they’re done being studied because the alternative is to cull the animals. The procedure is painless and has a near 100% success rate as well.
@@emilysanders5385 Your fingers must hurt from typing the same paragraph over and over under everyone else's comments criticizing the procedure because I _know_ you're not just getting after me about this.
@@cbnxijrmdjkxms1922 "Please do the barest amount of research" seems like a pretty spicy thing to say especially since I'm not the first or the only one to comment about the procedure in the first place.
After working with a lot of cats I can add a bit to what you said the first video. I've had one of the worst and deepest wounds form cat kicks. Even when it doesn't look that bad, it'll hurt like hell.
hey Em! thanks so much your youtube channel is SUCH an insparation i have learned EVERYTHING about ferrets and i'm finally getting one his name is going to be snoopy >3 a merch idea you could do you,dobby and niffler and kiba ;D thanks ;]
hi Em, is not much to do with the topic but I don't know if you spoke about teacup puppies, I read a lot of things about it, so I wonder what do you think about that? Greetings from Chile!
Can u please do the video "mother lion playing Paddy-Cake with three year old" it "looks" cute but I think it might be really dangerous if the glass wernt there, I think the little girl would be hurt bad. The girl was staring the lion in the eyes and laughing while the lion is frantically pawing the glass. 😬
Hello I love you sooo much I love all your animals and your ferret soo cute I want to be a zoologist thank your for this video can't wait to see the next video
Your the best Em!!! I’m so happy your making videos still! I can’t wait for your new series! If you responded to me it would make my day a whole lot better! I love learning from you and hearing your explanation for certain things! It really makes my mind more mature and helps me realize that I need to do my research and make sure I can handle a certain creature before adopting! I also can’t wait for another creature feature! Do you think in the future you could do one on Ringtailed cats?
I keep hedgehogs, but that water is too deep and can give them ear infections.. you only need a small water enough to keep there feet wet the clean poop off their feet and brush the poop off their quills with a tooth brush and it should be done like once a month. Trim their nails and leave them be they don’t like deep water they get super anxious. If they are dry oat meal baths are great but it needs to be a bit deeper to do a soak and some do not do well with it
I’ve worked with Border Collies and wow - they’re incredible dogs and sooooo very intelligent. They need a ton of exercise and mental stimulation or they can act up.
if you do get one please do a lot of homework beforehand that's why dogs are dumped at shelters people buy puppies thinking there' cute and when the puppy gets big they don't want to care for them anymore and dump them at a shelter
Oh ok at first with the ferret I was kinda pissed at first I thought it was scared to be honest but it’s good to hear that it’s good my bad to be honest
Thank you for that kind of videos. Hopefully, people understand what can be done or Not, with animals. I swear people doing stupid things with them making me upset. The last one is awesome though lmao.
Fireflies have almost a 100% success rate. The original procedure was done to track acceptance of transplants due to their abundance of stem cells. Also, chimeras are not possible in amphibians due to the structure of the egg. What you see is a perfect split mosaic (modaicism is when two or more phenotypes are displayed) . Strohls Herptiles is the biologist behind the firefly procedure. He has many papers noting the valuable research provided by this procedure and instead of culling the animals once done, he sold them off in the pet trade to live out their lives. The scientist now behind the new set of "lightning bugs" (her trademark ) is doing similar research. Strohl also has a great paper explaining as to why chimera is not possible in amphibians. I highly recommend you reach out to him for more info about these animals.
@@CheshieD Its extremely upsetting that someone like Em would use her platform to demonize and shame a procedure she very clearly did not educate herself on prior. As someone whos always looked up to Em's "education before judgement" stance, this is very troubling. She is still allowed to dislike the research but at least educate yourself before throwing false info such as low survival rates and purely aesthetic aspects.
I'm not even at this point in the video yet, but this sounds really interesting and I know what I'll be reading about the rest of the night instead of sleeping haha
@@sinandcyanide7505 there's not many true information out on the subject best be is just to ask the person who currently creates them she's amazing person her Facebook page is KloudNine Axolotls . She's currently suffering from a heart condition so please don't go attack her she's one of my bestfriends and I don't know anyone to be as great of a person as her.
fireflies actually have an almost 100% success rate, but there are only two breeders who produce them which is why you don't see a lot of them. Like Logan said, the original purpose was to actually track transplant acceptance and research stem cell use for possible use in humans! The lotl's arent hurt at all in the process from what im aware and now both breeders who create these lil dudes are involved in research surrounding stem cell use from lotls ^^ im sure either of the breeders would happily give you more information if you got into contact with them
it makes me really mad that she’s just going off of guesswork and making assumptions without actually doing any research into them so she’s sent so much hate to the poor girl that owns them. Like thank you Samantha for being a voice of reason.
@@NaturallySadie28 You cant blame Em for that. If people went after stressinabox thats on them not on Em. Em spoke SOLELY about the firefly themselves, nothing about her actual care. Em did not send hate, she simply stated her opinion on that axolotl type itself. Em is going off what she knows and her own morals about the process so dont think im attacking Em or going to condone anyone including you saying shes sending hate when shes not.
@@ChibiCherub Em should have blocked out stress’s name tho. Also stress does not make FFAs or sell them but em is kinda impling that she’s a bad person for even having one.
@@devonkiwerski1524 that's not ems problem. Em doesnt block out any videos she criticizes. I went and rewatched that entire section and she never implied that, thats your own bias.
If u do another one of these videos, I’ve seen a lot of “funny” videos where pets get into peoples marijuana edibles and end up eating large amounts of thc and they take a video of their high dog and think it’s cute. I think it’s awful and maybe u could give your response in another video
Yikes! I hear you. I’m not sure if the UA-cam algorithm would enjoy me pushing that sort of critique, but I am very open to more suggestions on reaction videos. Certainly, giving pets foods you know is going to affect them poorly is never good
@@Emzotic Wouldn't you be able to just say they're (the animals) eating "special food/treats"? I've seen someone youtubers review edibles and they usually titled their videos as "eating special treats/snacks".
This!!! I smoke, and I won’t even smoke in the same area near my animals. Just the second hand smoke is harmful to your pets, and can possibly affect them depending on their size and how much smoke there is. I cant imagine purposefully doing something like that, or leaving out your stuff. It’s very irresponsible
I’m glad to see people explaining the reality of the Firefly axolotls. As soon as I saw the video I guessed that this was early embryonic manipulation, as that is incredibly common in research and education (actually I’ve manipulated a few embryos myself during my college studies). Things like that Tiktok and, unfortunately, this video by extension, make the unfortunate mistake of misrepresenting the process, and I get why. Most people don’t know that pigmentation is literally one of the very first things that happen in embryo development, so a process that looks like “cutting off tails” is actually just the movement of a few cells in most cases, well before any ability to feel pain has developed. As for it being “unnatural”, I can’t really say I see that as a bad thing. Lots of unnatural things are unfairly demonized (GMOs, anyone?) and I just don’t want to partake in the fear mongering. If I were going to point to a legitimate concern it would be copycats, people with no background in embryonic research and shoddy insufficient setups wanting to slapdash scramble some embryos just to make a quick buck off a potential budding fad. That’s something I would genuinely be worried about, because while I trust scientists immensely, I don’t trust mill breeders as far as I could throw them.
Thank you for adding this. I was also sceptical at the term "unnatural", because many horrible things are natural and many good things aren't. That's not an argument. It goes to show that even on very good channels you should always keep a sceptical mindset and not just take things in.
keeping a Primate as a pet is a cruel as putting a human child in a cage. They are ridiculously intelligent creatures and can literally go mad in a cage. It's horrible!
Primates are so hard to predict. They can be perfectly fine for years and then randomly attack one day. There was a case years ago: a woman had a pet chimp and it attacked her and her friend and almost killed them. The chimp was shot and killed in the end. Very sad.
@@alexiasimoes3762 Oh, I remember reading about that! So, the chimp, Travis (age 14) was an animal actor owned by Sandra Herold. Other than a couple shenanigans incidents, he'd been well known around town and well liked. Travis had been treated like a son. He could dress himself, drive a car, and use a computer. The chimp was a celebrity. Earlier that day, Travis had been rambunctious and used a key to get outside, so Sandra called up Charla Nash, a good friend to her and Travis, to help wrangle the chimp back indoors. As soon as Travis saw her, he went BALLISTIC. Sandra, having tried and failed to get Travis off Charla with a shovel and then a chef's knife, holed-up in her car and frantically called the police. Police arrive and Travis charges them, opening the car door to attack the cop. After several shots, Travis retreats. Charla, horribly mutilated but still alive, is rushed to the hospital. She lost both hands, her entire face, and had significant damage to her skull and brain. Later, Travis is found dead in Sandra's house, near his room. So, what happened? They don't know, for sure, but there are some possible factors. 1). Charla's new haircut dramatically changed her appearance. Maybe Travis thought she was a stranger. 2). Charla was holding his beloved Tickle-Me-Elbow doll. 3). Travis had Lyme disease, which does have disorientation and dramatic mood swings as symptoms. 4). Earlier that day, Sandra had given Travis tea laced with Xanax (which he wasn't prescribed for) to help him calm down. Xanax can WORSEN aggression and anxiety in people who are already in an agitated state. In animals, this unpredictability can lead to tragedy. PSA: Hey, don't give animals (or people) medication that hasn't been prescribed by their doctor. Also, wild animals are not and never will be safe to keep as pets.
What? Almost everyone who has a primate as a pet treats it like a young child. They play with it, take it on walks, makes sure it can get food and water when it needs to. You can't just assume every owner of a primate is a bad one.
Billy Bob yea but that’s kind of the problem don’t you think. You are treating it like a human child when it isn’t. A lot of the times they are fed diets that aren’t healthy for them.
lmao I would have helped my cat and kept the lizard safe straight away even if it meant scratches and first and formost MY CAT WOULDNT HAVE BEEN IN THE SAME ROOM lol
Hey Em! The reason firefly Axolotls are so rare doesn’t have anything to do with the success rate. It’s because only two people in the entire world make them; Strohl’s Herptiles and KloudNine Axolotls. Both of which have slowed done their research significantly due to health reasons. Also the process is done EXTREAMLY early in the embryonic stage, not while they’re already developed beings. So there’s absolutely no pain felt! It is done as research to see if embryonic transplants can be done and how successful they can be. Ones coming into the pet trade is just a little side product!
That’s very interesting. Thank you for sharing. I understand the procedure is done early on and that the embryos likely don’t feel any pain, but I feel the procedure is morally unacceptable because it’s done purely for seething. I’m sorry the creators have slowed down due to health reasons, but I’m glad there won’t be a huge surge of these altered animals on the market .
@@Emzotic I say again. You are an idiot. Unless you know the people personally that make them you don't have an opinion on why they do it and when. Step off and take the video down
@@Emzotic Em you really should do some research on this subject before continually demonizing it. I have seen other comments explaining the procedure and why it is done thoroughly, including offering resources to more information, but it seems as though you are choosing to ignore these comments in favor of responding to the ones that suit your narrative. Many folks look up to you for animal education, so please make sure that you yourself are educated on the subjects you discuss on this channel.
@@ronepupi Kinda odd they're released to the public though, is that even legal? In the Netherlands the rules are pretty darn strict and it would surprise me releasing such animals into the public would be allowed.
Yes!! It almost doesnt make that much sense from an evolutionary standpoint, because it means that the animal is has to take extra time to lick, coat and bite. It has clearly worked for them for a long time though!
@@Emzotic @Emzotic That's what I was thinking! I wonder what caused them to evolve in such a way.. The only thing I can think of is possibly that having their first defence to be to lick the inside of their elbows could protect their head from predators? But having to then coat their fangs before being able to defend themselves seems such a long process to defend themselves.. Super interesting animals.
I'm super grossed out but also intrigued by that Axolotl video. I wonder, would the Axolotl still try to re-grow its tail after such a disturbingly cruel act of mutilation? Y'know, I don't think I want to know actually. Please don't do this, anyone. I very much doubt that poor Axolotl is going to live very long.. Poor little thing.
@@Emzotic Sometimes I wonder if it could also be beneficial to have their toxins on their skin too. Even if they can’t get a bite in, they raise their arms out for defense. If they were to get attacked, I imagine the predator would still get the toxins into its system by biting or fighting the loris. It could also just happened to be that the loris evolved to produce venom from a specific kind of oil or sweat gland that was already there with another function. It’s interesting to remember how evolution doesn’t always change species to become the most efficient versions of themselves, but often only keeps around “what apparently works right now”
I love when people try to disprove me and call me a Karen when I point out they're breaking usually multiple federal laws cause "they know what they're doing" and "they know the law" when they clearly don't and don't reply when I find a .gov site and quote the cite where it says what they're doing is not allowed
For the first video, what about the cat being stressed from trying to get out of the water. The owner could have easily helped it but instead he choose to let it get stressed and film! Cats do get stresses as well and these types of acts should not be couraged for "comedy" filming.
The worst part is when you say this on a video like that and you are treated like you are the bad person 😅 Like, showing concern for animals and not wanting them to get stressed for the sake of views is a bad thing..
ngl i would have been dying laughing if my cat fell in the tub. thats honestly not that bad of a thing/video, its just they let it go on for SO LONG and i doubt they helped it out
@@rangerlovee3324 The concern isn't as much for the cat(although certainly unnecessarily stressful) but for the lizard, which could have gotten injured by being propelled across the room or clawed up. It's an example of a pretty irresponsible pet owner, who should maybe not have that lizard in their care.
I would just like to say you put stressinabox in a terrible light here. She actually takes really great care of her axolotls. She isn't problematic, she actually is dubbed the aquatic care person most people go to. She actually got both siblings and they are thriving. What she said wasn't the best but she has both and is caring for both. She has them for educational purposes at the moment.
Hey! This is a canned response so I can get this out to everyone who is commenting along these lines. I do not have an issue with StressInABox. She clearly takes great care of her aquatics. This is why I left in her voice over in the video. She explains well that she didn’t create the fireflies. You’ll notice her audio is the only original clip audio I left in the video because she explains her involvement (or lack thereof) in the creation of the firefly. My issue lies entirely with the procedure itself, because it’s completely unnecessary and done for aesthetic purposes. Thank you 💦
Emzotic she's not doing it for aesthetic purposes if you want to see some people do that then go actually look at her videos where she calls those type of people out, stop degrading people and actually get facts
@@alishaamber5 it's for biomedical experimenting on seeing if axolotls can take transplants. We use axolotls a lot for research to help people with conditions like being an amputee
Is it just me or do Slow Loris' look like they're about to cry? It's adorable but also kind of sad at the same time haha. By the way, if Emzotic sees this, what do you think about chameleons and would you ever get one if you haven't already?
Taking the tails doesn't actually hurt them as it's done in the embryo before it can feel pain, theres only two breeders that make them which is why there are so little. I hope this clears things up as it doesn't actually hurt the animal, they even add sedatives just in case!
Haha because she doesn’t already control everything else in my life🙄😂 I’ve been watching you for awhile now and I fell in love with your ferrets, I got my own little “stinky sausage” after doing weeks of research and haven’t regretted it since (except that I don’t know why I can’t find any matching socks anymore🤔)
Right. That’s in the pro gal narration of the video which I left in because StressInABox clearly states that she didn’t do this to the axoltol. The procedure is gross. Not the creator.
I see you defending your stance on the Axolotles in the comments. And I get where you are coming from and your opinion is valid. The problem is that the video you showed was an educational informative video posted by an ethical and well educated Axlotle breeder: and you failed to mention this information within your own video. Because we are human and do not always do our research or take in the full contents, some of your followers who do not know her work may assume that you are making the statement that she follows unethical practices, and may find her and attack her, and that's not fair to her. This is why a number of her followers are in the comments trying to explain and defend.
I understand that. I accept submissions for reaction videos and try to maintain a fair stance without calling out the actually humans in the videos. I can see both sides. ❤️
Apologies if I am incorrect but I thought the firefly (also called lightning bug) axolotl are so rare because only 2 people in the world create them and I also believe that they were created to begin with by scientists to see if transplants would affect the animal and their regeneration abilities and if the lotls would be able to use that limb like it was theirs originally. So if humans were able to develop some sort of regenerative abilities would receiving transplants do more harm than good? The fireflies were made for scientific research and they came out without any harmful or health damaging consequences but people don’t like them but yet most of these people will more than gladly support animals that were made for fashion that have many health problem such as the pug...
I’m just gonna say this because people are now coming from your video and going to her and giving her hate. she did not breed them she rescued her firefly axolotl’s. She is a breeder but she’s also rescues them.
I don’t care if I would have had to stick my arm in the tub for the cat to crawl up my arm (and literally murder my arm in the process because that’s what happens). You DONT just leave an animal in and environment that’s causing it that amount of stress. Whoever owns that cat doesn’t deserve it. Period!😡😡😡
So, I'd first off like to say, great video, glad you covered these topics, I too was upset by the Hedgehog video. Now, if you don't know this, the person showing off the Firefly Axolotle explains why there aren't many Firefly Axolotles. It has little to do with their sucess rate, it mainly has to do with the fact that splicing tails takes time and effort, some breeders just don't want to do it. It's also a fairly new thing, so it hasn't spread that much around they're community. Now, I know that there is also the "does it hurt" question, and the answer is, no. The breeders who do this only do so when it is in their first stages of devolpment, and when their nerves haven't devloped yet or are not fully devolped. This means they do not feel the splicing happen.
Thanks Lilly. You left a really interesting comment. I personally believe it’s fascinating from a *can we* point of view, but *should we* is a different matter when the only purpose is to create an aesthetically different creature
Im so glad you addressed the hedgehog video. I’m an admin in a large hedgehog group and this video is posted a lot. We constantly have to make educational comments and posts to address the problems in the video
I found it disturbing.
@@clairealexander1346 what the people In the ticktocks did is very disturbing
Ugh... I bet there’s also a lot of backlash every time you have to do that
I've had hedgehogs before and that video bothers me so much because you can see that they're stressed. When the video first started going viral, I had a bunch of people sharing it with me on Facebook. I had to do a lot educating about why that video was problematic.
Imagine knowing your cat might fall into water and panic, and instead of preventing it, you whip out a camera to film it, and don't help them.. Some people are idiots. Nothing ruins a "Cute funny animals" compilation video for me quicker than clips of cats panicking in water. :(
Yeah that was a shame
My pets love investigating water when someone is in it (ie, baths and showers or pools) but i always make sure i'm around to make sure they dont panic. If I'm in the shower my cat likes to hop in if i sit down in the tub and he will stand on my legs so his paws don't get wet, its super funny tbh, and then i always make sure the glass door is open enough for him to hop right out when he's had enough. my dog however likes to bite at the water and push me around in the shower but being wet isn't her favorite thing so while i 100% video her im also always ready to just throw my phone down to help her.
Yeah Exactly and poor cat😢 . I have a black cat myself would never do that to her!! 🖤
That breaks my heart. I’d dive in after them or jump after them if that was the case. Who the hell would film something like that
yeah, as someone with 4 cats I felt so bad, you can even see that the cat's tail puffed up which only happens when cats get scared/spooked so it was really distressed...
Hey. Stressinabox DOES NOT make fireflys. She literally says she doesn't make them.
I was going to say that most youtubers at least try to get and understanding of how that got the animal when it comes to situations like this
She is still supporting it though.
@@bubbleteabeatboxx It's literally done when the animal is in a fetal stage of life, they can't even feel it happen.
@@bubbleteabeatboxx the procedure isn’t painful, like the other comment says (and many explaining) it is done when the animals are still developing and cannot feel. When they are fetuses. So supporting it is not harmful whatsoever, especially since fireflies were specifically made for medical research
@@muffinthelegend8573 it might not be painful for the animals, but it’s unnecessary and can kill axolotls for literally no reason
The thought of a hedgehog wanting to smell less appetizing and concluding that smushing pineapple into its spines is the right move makes me giggle😂
some people just don't understand that animals have feelings too, they might not be the same as you but they have pain both physical and emotional. they aren't your toys and shouldn't be treated as such, they are living breathing creatures that deserve the world T^T
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@@Emzotic oml i cant believe you replied im so happy :D
The success rate of a firefly axolotl is nearly 100%
The firefly process is done before the nerve system is fully developed i believe. The firefly process was developed by a biologist who initially was researching privately and he saw the market for it in the trade. I dont know the survival rate but it isn't intended to hurt the animals involved!
Please note that im not an expert on this. I simply did a report on Axolotls a year ago and fell into the rabbit hole of researching Fireflies.
Thank you for contributing your knowledge to the clip. No one can say wether the embryos feel pain or not, but the process itself is extremely worrying and off putting to me. It should not be a thing
It was Strohl's Herptiles. He is a biologist and chameleon and axolotl breeder. I could see making the first two for research purposes but I can't really abide by him making more just to sell. I almost bought two of the ones he made but when I found out how it was done I decided not to get them.
Now KloudNine Axolotls makes them too! It is done SO early in the embryonic stage that there is def no pain felt. These are, in fact, the only two people to do them and it’s mainly done to research the science behind them. Coming into the pet trade is just a bit extra.
Emzotic it is done before the nervous system is formed, meaning no pain can be felt (it’s physically impossible to feel without nerves), there are less than 10 breeders in North America, last I heard, that do this because it’s costly to do so
i believe you should have done your research bc you tore stressinabox down as problematic for something that she has discussed in depth on her channel. she educates her following on the health of aquatic creatures like axolotls, perhaps you’d check her out and learn a thing or two as well 🥰
perhaps you read the comments she’s wrote? idiot
you know the issue isn't stress in a box, the issue is that firefly axolotl's might become a popular pet, then next thing you know backyard axolotl breeders will be splicing their embryos to make a quick buck. agree em should have done some more research, but she is absolutely right to criticize.
@The Penguin /Panda Lord Axolotls are only endangered in the WILD. They're one of the most commonly bred amphibians, so pet Axolotls (like the one in the video) are very much not endangered (in fact one could say the captive population is thriving) . Likely the Axolotl in the video was bred from domestic axolotls so the whole "axolotls are endangered!!" thing doesn't even apply here.
The first one made me really upset. Firstly it was a silly idea to put a cat and a lizard together in a clearly slippy bathtub, then they film a cat almost having a panic attack instead of lifting it out. Such a shame!
I know Em isn't a cat person, but damn, way to show concern for the bearded dragon but no fucks given for the poor cat flailing about in a panic while the owner clearly stands there watching it in distress.
I love your react videos because they’re so informative!! It’s really disturbing to see what people do to animals for their own selfish gains/pleasure. So glad for last video to end things on a happy note :)
That’s Cr Ying. It’s always good to end on a high note!
Firefly axolotls are perfectly fine! When it’s done they can’t feel ANYTHING and it doesn’t affect them AT ALL!
i love these kind of videos, not only do you explain the bad side of what most people would find wholesome you give such an amazing explanation as to why its not as wholesome as it appears, i adore your channel and everything you're about
I learn so much from em's vids...
Luv you ❤❤❤
It’s interesting how most people think the problematic videos are cute and that the only video that has no issues is the problematic one. Thank you for such an informative video!
When I gave my hedgehog baths I always made sure to just give her a small amount of water, enough so her feet were submerged. It makes me angry how people think hedgehogs can swim in deep water :(
It is so good to see someone who understands the subject talking about what happens!
Thank you, Geraldo!
I am not a pet owner but I am curious... Is there any chance that when a part of the tail is cut and reintroduced in another axolotl, the host's body can reject it and the antibodies of the the host and the tail will battle with each other and can eventually kill the axolotl...?
No, it’s done when they’re embryos. Not even close to being born yet and it’s a l w a y s done with siblings :)
What's in a name I’m not sure about the success rates of things, but that could potentially be why the rates of success are theoretically low. That’s IF they are low however. That’s a very good point. The woman in the clip mentioned that the tail was from a sibling, so maybe scientists use siblings because it’s theoretically a better match? It’d be very interesting to see some actual statistics on the survival rates for the spliced embryos.
I personally haven’t seen many Fireflies around. That’s what leads me to believe that the success rate is low
What's in a name I come back with research! “Axolotls' extraordinary immune system, which accepts cells from other genetic lines without rejection, and ability to heal without scarring makes this possible.” So there’s little to no risk of rejection, HOWEVER another source says that the scientists who do this procedure cite a success rate of less than 2% so it’s still very dangerous.
Fireflies have almost a 100% success rate. The original procedure was done to track acceptance of transplants due to their abundance of stem cells. Also, chimeras are not possible in amphibians due to the structure of the egg. What you see is a perfect split mosaic (modaicism is when two or more phenotypes are displayed) . Strohls Herptiles is the biologist behind the firefly procedure. He has many papers noting the valuable research provided by this procedure and instead of culling the animals once done, he sold them off in the pet trade to live out their lives. The scientist now behind the new set of "lightning bugs" (her trademark ) is doing similar research. Strohl also has a great paper explaining as to why chimera is not possible in amphibians. I highly recommend you reach out to him for more info about these animals.
Is it just me or did the hedgehogs look like they were in a toilet? Probably just me.
Regardless, love that you're educating the general public. Gods know most people don't seem overly interested in educating themselves about anything other than what is in their everyday lives.
Hahaha it does look a little like a toilet
I think it's a bidet.
It's common in Europe
If anyone could explain to me this that would be nice but why is it any different modifying axolotls to look cuter than us selectively breeding dogs to look cuter, Like we have bred pugs to the point that there is a high risk of many health issues just because we wanted them too look cuter and more appealing to us
That ferret video is the cutest thing! I have raised maybe six? Ferrets at this point and they are absolutely the best!
Love your videos so much these are some of my favorite videos that you make and Kiba is huge and he's so cute ❤️
Thank you Madi!! He’s a love bug!
The firefly axolotl was originally a project made by a professor who was studying them. He made 50 examples to observe if switching their tails in the embryo would work correctly and in general to see how their cells would react. This was actually for the purpose of potentially saving the wild endangered species. Axolotls regrow majority of their body but never 'perfectly' like the original parts (when I adopted mine she was missing a whole front arm, now grown with an extra finger and a swollen 'bicep'). Some axolotls will regrow defective tails that outside of aquarium life could put them in a lot of danger. This project was to see if they could help the wild population gain in number by saving the vulnerable ones using our captive bred axolotls as donors. All the embryos survived into adulthood and were adopted out once the project was done. While it may seem really cruel, scientists would do anything to save the native species and if that means sacrificing captive bred axolotls (which breed way too easily even in unexperienced hands and we create much higher survival rates of the embryos that most could even find homes for) then they are willing to do it because once the native species goes extinct there's no going back. So although the ethics of the original project were questionable, I can somewhat understand it. The breeders now that are creating them for simple aesthetics are unethical end of and are only doing it for profit.
The reason why they are 'firefly' is because different coloured tails were much easier to observe. He also didn't want to cut up adult, live axolotls hence his project relied on the embryo state which is believed to lack major nerve development resulting in the axolotl not feeling any pain during the process.
This is a lot of great information! Thank you so much for sharing!
I give my hedgehog oatmeal baths! He isn't sure about them but afterwards he gets lots of worms and is held in warm washcloths so he dries warm and happy :)
Hi Em! I'm a big fan of yours and I'm so glad you are posting videos more frequently again. You are one of the people who inspired me to get into exotic animals and I'm thinking about becoming an animal educator. Snake Discovery is another channel that really inspired me. Do you know Ed and Emily or at least have heard of them? Anyways, I have a pet pacman frog, his name is Pierre, and I was wondering if you can do a creature feature on pacman frogs or a similar species. Love your vids!
Hey! Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I really appreciate it. I thinkSnake Discovery is wonderful! X
So with the fire fly it is a 98% success rate the reason you don’t see a lot of them is because it is not a common or easy thing for people to be able to do but it is before they have pain receptors so they don’t feel it and will not be effected by it during there life time
That’s very interesting. I might reach out to the creators to learn more about their research
It is 100% success rate. But agree with everything else.
With the Axolotl someone wanted to play Doctor Moreau.
your laugh makes me so happy
Who else has been here for years 🤧 I love your videos em and I have a long floof noodle myself (ferret) you have taught me so much and hope all your animals are ok ❤️
I really want a ferret but I live in ny
Beriah Ross R.I.P 😭
Abi House thank you my parents even said that I could have one when we move one day I’ve been doing research on them for years 🥺
Beriah Ross when you get older move away to somewhere where you can have one, luckily I didn’t have to but my family has always had ferrets but I wish that you can have one eventually ❤️🙏
I know that one reason hedgehogs coat themselves can be to keep fleas and other pests away
The problem with the Slow Loris video, is that with highly exotic pets, viewers assume owners know their proper diets and give them appropriate food/snacks. Off the bat, I would not have thought "oh dont feed it rice, its bad for them", I would have thought "oh cute, they like and can have little rice snacks"
Maybe you should do some research on @stressinabox. Her axolotls are happy and healthy. Judging people without knowing really anything about them is so shallow.
There isn’t a judgement here about StressInABox. The judgement is on the procedure, which she clearly states she didn’t do.
When did she send hate to stressinabox huh?
I love these Pet UA-camr Reacts videos! I’m so happy you posted another!
Stressinabox is not problematic next time instead of just bashing of what you see in JUST ONE video instead of knowing the person and what they do look more into them don’t use them for your clout ❤️
This is a fair critique and not an example of me going after anyone. If I wanted to go after her, which is not my style at all, I would have cut out her narration where she clearly states that she didn’t do this procedure and won’t be creating her own fireflies.
Oh Jazzy She didn’t come after the girl, she came after the scientists who do the splicing and dicing. She came after the unnecessary production of firefly axlotols, not the woman who was keeping them.
When did she say the stressinabox is a bad owner huh? Pls watch the video first
I own a bunch of mosaic axolotls, piebalds, as well as lightning bug axolotls and they have almost a 100% success rate. I’m close with the girl who produces them and she really loves her axolotls dearly. It’s done in embryo form before their nerves have fully developed. I love them so so much and they are thriving.
Ferrets and cats seem to play and react to play in a similar way. Sometimes people think cats are angry when playing, but theres truly a difference between a playful hunter and a pissed off one
When my brother showed me that video with the ferret I died laughing I was so red and I didn't know that was your friend that did that
Yes! The modern ferret!
When you brought Kiba up into view, my two dogs barked so happily!!! Hi to your fluffy bear from Blaze and Nila.
Aww that’s so cute
Your dog looks like a literal bear 🐻🙀🙀so floofy
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Love the Harry Potter names !!!
I'm glad you didnt just ignore the submission of the video that featured your friend because in the end there was nothing wrong with it. You still took the time to react properly to it and explained why it was ok and why it might have looked bad. A lot of other creators might have just ignore the submission and not include it into the video. You are one of those hobest creators and we love you for it! (And for Kiba, we love you and your channel for Kiba mostly xD)
Im watching this while doing online school
Do your best!! 👍🏼
same omg
Lucky, in my city online school is getting delayed ;-;
Learnt more about exotic pet today. The video of the slow loris is pretty old, watched it before, and also the tickling one. Found out about what slow loris went through, not long after and hated it. Im frm Singapore, all exotic pets are banned. Only dogs, cats, rabbits, chinchillas, guinea pigs. hamsters, certain breeds of birds, red sided terrapins are allowed to be kept as pet. So i really enjoy informative animals videos like yours, since i would most likely never be able to see such animals upclose in person
There are many things I support Singapore on (especially when it comes to fining people for littering) but I do believe certain exotics make good pets. After all, any animal can suffer abuse - not just exotic. I’d like more licensing for exotics.
Thank you :)
Hey, Emzotic. Stress didn’t create the axolotl. Firefly axolotls are created before they have nervous systems stop hating on a person that didn’t do the mutation. They’re literally just lab tested axolotls
Hey! This is a canned response so I can get this out to everyone who is commenting along these lines. I do not have an issue with StressInABox. She clearly takes great care of her aquatics. This is why I left in her voice over in the video. She explains well that she didn’t create the fireflies. You’ll notice her audio is the only original clip audio I left in the video because she explains her involvement (or lack thereof) in the creation of the firefly. My issue lies entirely with the procedure itself, because it’s completely unnecessary and done for aesthetic purposes.
Thank you 💦
Did u even watch the video? She says she knows stress didn’t create them. She was criticizing the procedure itself.
When did she say the stressinabox is a bad owner huh? Pls watch the video first
Her face kinda says it.... 🤷♀️
The slow loris just looks super sad too me. Also i follow the girl who made the axalotle she is really good at educating
Yeah, they would far rather be up in the trees
Emzotic also one question. What are some cute exotic animals? My mom hates spiders and snakes I LOVE THEM. But I cant Get them, so what are some simmilear less scary animals? Also the axalotle girl did not make Pua.
I have starting researching alot cause Even though I Cant Get animals for 3-5 years I want to be really informed by then. Also your videos made me start loving reptiles
that axolotl thing is crazy!!
It’s like a weird science experiment!
Like if Em makes your quarantine 10x better
I'm so glad you are back, I missed you so much. I hope you are doing well, love you 💙
Thank you! It’s great to see you here :)
As soon as I saw the thumbnail I went "nO nO nO", like...the scissors in the axolotls tail? No...nooooooo
That is not at all how it happens, she did that to get people watch because she knows her video need all the help she can get.
I’m on @stressinabox’s side, due to you not properly displaying her account. She has been pressing awareness about all the animals she has knowledge on. She is caring and has a good heart. Then, due to your tactics to spread hate, it’s leaking onto her platform of education. @stressinabox heart is in the right place in every way. I hope as a fellow animal lover and caretaker, that you will put your pride aside and help fix the mess you caused.
well... the cat is literally having a panic attack and cant exit. its slipping, struggling, and its tail is fluffy, which means its scared. fucking help the cat out
Hey do you have any tips about helping a ball python to have a good shed
It’s all in the correct heat and humidity and offering an abrasive surface for the snake to rub against :)
Get a humidifier! The workers from the reptile store I got my ball python from said a few sprays of water a day should be fine, but it certainly isn’t. Make sure the humidity is around 40-50 percent and once you see the snake is about to shed, bump it up to 60-70. Make sure to lower it back down after the snake is done shedding. Just a reminder that I’m not a reptile expert, I’m just a fellow ball python owner and this has worked really well for me. Hope it works out!
I don't know why people are automatically assuming you're throwing shade at StressInABox or that you hate her just because you don't like what was done to her axolotl even though she had no involvement with the procedure. Just because she didn't ask for the modification to be done doesn't mean it's okay for "Firefly" axolotls to be produced. Even besides the fact that it's unnecessary and harmful, it's also not even that "aesthetically pleasing" of a modification anyway tbh, it looks weird.
Ariann it’s not done for aesthetics. It’s a research project done by literally two labs. They’re trying to study the regeneration of axolotls and it’s implications for other regenerations. Please do the barest amount of research before completely demonizing what could be a very important study. The animals are only sold as pets after they’re done being studied because the alternative is to cull the animals. The procedure is painless and has a near 100% success rate as well.
@@emilysanders5385 Your fingers must hurt from typing the same paragraph over and over under everyone else's comments criticizing the procedure because I _know_ you're not just getting after me about this.
@@_holy_frick_ I like how you think I care.
Ariann they weren’t trying to be rude they were just stating facts. Let’s try to be a bit nicer!
@@cbnxijrmdjkxms1922 "Please do the barest amount of research" seems like a pretty spicy thing to say especially since I'm not the first or the only one to comment about the procedure in the first place.
After working with a lot of cats I can add a bit to what you said the first video. I've had one of the worst and deepest wounds form cat kicks. Even when it doesn't look that bad, it'll hurt like hell.
Yes! Cat scratch fever is real
3:53 I'm more worried about the poor distressed cat.
Hey em, have you seen /commented on ferret tube ferret Spa visit? Japanese ferrets getting the full spa treatment???
No!! I haven’t seen this! There’s a SPA for ferrets!? I NEED TO SEE THIS
@@Emzotic ferret tube , they get a micro bubble bath, seaweed coat treatment and the works,happy ferrets
@@Emzotic the posting is ferrets visit ferret World, on ferret tube
hey Em! thanks so much your youtube channel is SUCH an insparation i have learned EVERYTHING about ferrets and i'm finally getting one his name is going to be snoopy >3 a merch idea you could do you,dobby and niffler and kiba ;D thanks ;]
I love that merch idea! Thank you!
hi Em, is not much to do with the topic but I don't know if you spoke about teacup puppies, I read a lot of things about it, so I wonder what do you think about that?
Greetings from Chile!
Nobody says how cruel was for the cat too
A fair point
I saw this notification and jumped out of my chair I was so excited
*Squee* thank you!!! If you didn’t get a notification last week, I posted reptile Enclosure Upgrades for all my reptiles :)
Emzotic don’t worry, that was the second time I jumped out of my chair in the last two weeks 😂
Can u please do the video "mother lion playing Paddy-Cake with three year old" it "looks" cute but I think it might be really dangerous if the glass wernt there, I think the little girl would be hurt bad. The girl was staring the lion in the eyes and laughing while the lion is frantically pawing the glass. 😬
Hello I love you sooo much I love all your animals and your ferret soo cute I want to be a zoologist thank your for this video can't wait to see the next video
Wow thank you! I’m wishing you all the luck with becoming a great zoologist!
Omg you responded thank you soooooo much I love you will you make a shout out video please with the ferrets if not that soo fine you just made my day
Also I read your book and think it’s amazing!
Thank you so much, Rae :)
Your the best Em!!! I’m so happy your making videos still! I can’t wait for your new series! If you responded to me it would make my day a whole lot better! I love learning from you and hearing your explanation for certain things! It really makes my mind more mature and helps me realize that I need to do my research and make sure I can handle a certain creature before adopting! I also can’t wait for another creature feature! Do you think in the future you could do one on Ringtailed cats?
Thanks Rose!! I’ll see what I can do about the ringtails!
Omg thank you so much Em!!! I know you lots of people commented and I’m so happy you took time out of your day to reply!!!
I keep hedgehogs, but that water is too deep and can give them ear infections.. you only need a small water enough to keep there feet wet the clean poop off their feet and brush the poop off their quills with a tooth brush and it should be done like once a month. Trim their nails and leave them be they don’t like deep water they get super anxious. If they are dry oat meal baths are great but it needs to be a bit deeper to do a soak and some do not do well with it
Updated pet routine!
Working on it! Xx
Do you know anything about border collies?
We rescue one a while ago, man she is a pain sometimes.
We also own a husky chocolate lab mix too.
I’ve worked with Border Collies and wow - they’re incredible dogs and sooooo very intelligent. They need a ton of exercise and mental stimulation or they can act up.
@@Emzotic I swear we give it to her and she wants more.
But I love to chase her, she loves it. She is a goofball.
Love you em❤️
Love you more!
Emzotic I love how you go through so many of your comments and respond, thank you
Omg I do a Russian accent with my dog too 🥺
What type of dog is that?! I want one!! 💖💖💖
He’s a Eurasier
if you do get one please do a lot of homework beforehand that's why dogs are dumped at shelters people buy puppies thinking there' cute and when the puppy gets big they don't want to care for them anymore and dump them at a shelter
You really shouldn’t own a
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Oh ok at first with the ferret I was kinda pissed at first I thought it was scared to be honest but it’s good to hear that it’s good my bad to be honest
Thank you for that kind of videos. Hopefully, people understand what can be done or Not, with animals. I swear people doing stupid things with them making me upset. The last one is awesome though lmao.
Thanks Cinsel!
Never clicked so fast 😤
Fireflies have almost a 100% success rate. The original procedure was done to track acceptance of transplants due to their abundance of stem cells. Also, chimeras are not possible in amphibians due to the structure of the egg. What you see is a perfect split mosaic (modaicism is when two or more phenotypes are displayed) . Strohls Herptiles is the biologist behind the firefly procedure. He has many papers noting the valuable research provided by this procedure and instead of culling the animals once done, he sold them off in the pet trade to live out their lives. The scientist now behind the new set of "lightning bugs" (her trademark ) is doing similar research. Strohl also has a great paper explaining as to why chimera is not possible in amphibians. I highly recommend you reach out to him for more info about these animals.
I just posted a comment think that it may have originally started as research!! Nice to know I was on track.
@@CheshieD Its extremely upsetting that someone like Em would use her platform to demonize and shame a procedure she very clearly did not educate herself on prior. As someone whos always looked up to Em's "education before judgement" stance, this is very troubling. She is still allowed to dislike the research but at least educate yourself before throwing false info such as low survival rates and purely aesthetic aspects.
I'm not even at this point in the video yet, but this sounds really interesting and I know what I'll be reading about the rest of the night instead of sleeping haha
@@sinandcyanide7505 there's not many true information out on the subject best be is just to ask the person who currently creates them she's amazing person her Facebook page is KloudNine Axolotls . She's currently suffering from a heart condition so please don't go attack her she's one of my bestfriends and I don't know anyone to be as great of a person as her.
@@logankimball8036 same thought I had
fireflies actually have an almost 100% success rate, but there are only two breeders who produce them which is why you don't see a lot of them. Like Logan said, the original purpose was to actually track transplant acceptance and research stem cell use for possible use in humans! The lotl's arent hurt at all in the process from what im aware and now both breeders who create these lil dudes are involved in research surrounding stem cell use from lotls ^^ im sure either of the breeders would happily give you more information if you got into contact with them
it makes me really mad that she’s just going off of guesswork and making assumptions without actually doing any research into them so she’s sent so much hate to the poor girl that owns them. Like thank you Samantha for being a voice of reason.
@@NaturallySadie28 You cant blame Em for that. If people went after stressinabox thats on them not on Em. Em spoke SOLELY about the firefly themselves, nothing about her actual care. Em did not send hate, she simply stated her opinion on that axolotl type itself.
Em is going off what she knows and her own morals about the process so dont think im attacking Em or going to condone anyone including you saying shes sending hate when shes not.
@@ChibiCherub Em should have blocked out stress’s name tho. Also stress does not make FFAs or sell them but em is kinda impling that she’s a bad person for even having one.
@@devonkiwerski1524 that's not ems problem. Em doesnt block out any videos she criticizes. I went and rewatched that entire section and she never implied that, thats your own bias.
Okay chop off your arm and tell me it didn't hurt than I'll believe that this doesn't this is sick
If u do another one of these videos, I’ve seen a lot of “funny” videos where pets get into peoples marijuana edibles and end up eating large amounts of thc and they take a video of their high dog and think it’s cute. I think it’s awful and maybe u could give your response in another video
Yikes! I hear you. I’m not sure if the UA-cam algorithm would enjoy me pushing that sort of critique, but I am very open to more suggestions on reaction videos. Certainly, giving pets foods you know is going to affect them poorly is never good
@@Emzotic Wouldn't you be able to just say they're (the animals) eating "special food/treats"? I've seen someone youtubers review edibles and they usually titled their videos as "eating special treats/snacks".
Okay wow coming from a stoner and pet owner I have to say that's awful.
This!!! I smoke, and I won’t even smoke in the same area near my animals. Just the second hand smoke is harmful to your pets, and can possibly affect them depending on their size and how much smoke there is. I cant imagine purposefully doing something like that, or leaving out your stuff. It’s very irresponsible
Hello emzotic it you respond to me that would be amazing so please do j love
I’m glad to see people explaining the reality of the Firefly axolotls. As soon as I saw the video I guessed that this was early embryonic manipulation, as that is incredibly common in research and education (actually I’ve manipulated a few embryos myself during my college studies). Things like that Tiktok and, unfortunately, this video by extension, make the unfortunate mistake of misrepresenting the process, and I get why. Most people don’t know that pigmentation is literally one of the very first things that happen in embryo development, so a process that looks like “cutting off tails” is actually just the movement of a few cells in most cases, well before any ability to feel pain has developed. As for it being “unnatural”, I can’t really say I see that as a bad thing. Lots of unnatural things are unfairly demonized (GMOs, anyone?) and I just don’t want to partake in the fear mongering. If I were going to point to a legitimate concern it would be copycats, people with no background in embryonic research and shoddy insufficient setups wanting to slapdash scramble some embryos just to make a quick buck off a potential budding fad. That’s something I would genuinely be worried about, because while I trust scientists immensely, I don’t trust mill breeders as far as I could throw them.
I'm surprised with a name like firefly that they were not just normal albino ones with a GFP producing synthetic DNA insert
Thank you for adding your opinion. I enjoyed reading
grammar 100
Mengele: 👁👄👁
Thank you for adding this. I was also sceptical at the term "unnatural", because many horrible things are natural and many good things aren't. That's not an argument. It goes to show that even on very good channels you should always keep a sceptical mindset and not just take things in.
Your fluff ball is so cute I got a bulldog recently and she’s so sweet
Awww congratulations!!!
Hes face 😀
I love bulldogs
I really wish bulldogs were healthy :/
snail house my girl is. she was well breed you just need to find a breeder people trust
keeping a Primate as a pet is a cruel as putting a human child in a cage. They are ridiculously intelligent creatures and can literally go mad in a cage. It's horrible!
its worser when is a chimp cos there litrally a human
Primates are so hard to predict. They can be perfectly fine for years and then randomly attack one day. There was a case years ago: a woman had a pet chimp and it attacked her and her friend and almost killed them. The chimp was shot and killed in the end. Very sad.
@@alexiasimoes3762 Oh, I remember reading about that! So, the chimp, Travis (age 14) was an animal actor owned by Sandra Herold. Other than a couple shenanigans incidents, he'd been well known around town and well liked. Travis had been treated like a son. He could dress himself, drive a car, and use a computer. The chimp was a celebrity. Earlier that day, Travis had been rambunctious and used a key to get outside, so Sandra called up Charla Nash, a good friend to her and Travis, to help wrangle the chimp back indoors. As soon as Travis saw her, he went BALLISTIC. Sandra, having tried and failed to get Travis off Charla with a shovel and then a chef's knife, holed-up in her car and frantically called the police. Police arrive and Travis charges them, opening the car door to attack the cop. After several shots, Travis retreats. Charla, horribly mutilated but still alive, is rushed to the hospital. She lost both hands, her entire face, and had significant damage to her skull and brain. Later, Travis is found dead in Sandra's house, near his room.
So, what happened? They don't know, for sure, but there are some possible factors. 1). Charla's new haircut dramatically changed her appearance. Maybe Travis thought she was a stranger. 2). Charla was holding his beloved Tickle-Me-Elbow doll. 3). Travis had Lyme disease, which does have disorientation and dramatic mood swings as symptoms. 4). Earlier that day, Sandra had given Travis tea laced with Xanax (which he wasn't prescribed for) to help him calm down. Xanax can WORSEN aggression and anxiety in people who are already in an agitated state. In animals, this unpredictability can lead to tragedy.
PSA: Hey, don't give animals (or people) medication that hasn't been prescribed by their doctor. Also, wild animals are not and never will be safe to keep as pets.
What? Almost everyone who has a primate as a pet treats it like a young child. They play with it, take it on walks, makes sure it can get food and water when it needs to. You can't just assume every owner of a primate is a bad one.
Billy Bob yea but that’s kind of the problem don’t you think. You are treating it like a human child when it isn’t. A lot of the times they are fed diets that aren’t healthy for them.
The problem is the shizzy owner isn't helping their cat. W T F.
Kitty wanted out!
lmao I would have helped my cat and kept the lizard safe straight away even if it meant scratches and first and formost MY CAT WOULDNT HAVE BEEN IN THE SAME ROOM lol
Hey Em! The reason firefly Axolotls are so rare doesn’t have anything to do with the success rate. It’s because only two people in the entire world make them; Strohl’s Herptiles and KloudNine Axolotls. Both of which have slowed done their research significantly due to health reasons. Also the process is done EXTREAMLY early in the embryonic stage, not while they’re already developed beings. So there’s absolutely no pain felt! It is done as research to see if embryonic transplants can be done and how successful they can be. Ones coming into the pet trade is just a little side product!
That’s very interesting. Thank you for sharing. I understand the procedure is done early on and that the embryos likely don’t feel any pain, but I feel the procedure is morally unacceptable because it’s done purely for seething. I’m
sorry the creators have slowed down due to health reasons, but I’m glad there won’t be a huge surge of these altered animals on the market .
Emzotic actually a lot of the time it is done for research purposes and to benefit medical research.
@@Emzotic I say again. You are an idiot. Unless you know the people personally that make them you don't have an opinion on why they do it and when. Step off and take the video down
@@Emzotic Em you really should do some research on this subject before continually demonizing it. I have seen other comments explaining the procedure and why it is done thoroughly, including offering resources to more information, but it seems as though you are choosing to ignore these comments in favor of responding to the ones that suit your narrative. Many folks look up to you for animal education, so please make sure that you yourself are educated on the subjects you discuss on this channel.
@@ronepupi Kinda odd they're released to the public though, is that even legal? In the Netherlands the rules are pretty darn strict and it would surprise me releasing such animals into the public would be allowed.
It's fascinating to me how Slow Loris' weaponize their venom in such a unique way.. It's a shame some can't give them the respect the deserve.
Yes!! It almost doesnt make that much sense from an evolutionary standpoint, because it means that the animal is has to take extra time to lick, coat and bite. It has clearly worked for them for a long time though!
@@Emzotic @Emzotic That's what I was thinking! I wonder what caused them to evolve in such a way.. The only thing I can think of is possibly that having their first defence to be to lick the inside of their elbows could protect their head from predators? But having to then coat their fangs before being able to defend themselves seems such a long process to defend themselves.. Super interesting animals.
I'm super grossed out but also intrigued by that Axolotl video. I wonder, would the Axolotl still try to re-grow its tail after such a disturbingly cruel act of mutilation? Y'know, I don't think I want to know actually. Please don't do this, anyone. I very much doubt that poor Axolotl is going to live very long.. Poor little thing.
@@Emzotic Sometimes I wonder if it could also be beneficial to have their toxins on their skin too. Even if they can’t get a bite in, they raise their arms out for defense. If they were to get attacked, I imagine the predator would still get the toxins into its system by biting or fighting the loris. It could also just happened to be that the loris evolved to produce venom from a specific kind of oil or sweat gland that was already there with another function.
It’s interesting to remember how evolution doesn’t always change species to become the most efficient versions of themselves, but often only keeps around “what apparently works right now”
The saddest thing is you go and try to advocate for these animals and educate these people 9 out of 10 times you will be called a tiktok vet🙄😒😤
Happens on any animal video where people express some concern.
I love when people try to disprove me and call me a Karen when I point out they're breaking usually multiple federal laws cause "they know what they're doing" and "they know the law" when they clearly don't and don't reply when I find a .gov site and quote the cite where it says what they're doing is not allowed
Or they'll just hit you with ❄
For the first video, what about the cat being stressed from trying to get out of the water. The owner could have easily helped it but instead he choose to let it get stressed and film! Cats do get stresses as well and these types of acts should not be couraged for "comedy" filming.
That’s another very good point. I’m not a fan of anyone allowing their animals to experience stress for the sake of a view
To be fair, she said herself the dangers of being scratched by a cat.
The worst part is when you say this on a video like that and you are treated like you are the bad person 😅 Like, showing concern for animals and not wanting them to get stressed for the sake of views is a bad thing..
ngl i would have been dying laughing if my cat fell in the tub. thats honestly not that bad of a thing/video, its just they let it go on for SO LONG and i doubt they helped it out
@@rangerlovee3324 The concern isn't as much for the cat(although certainly unnecessarily stressful) but for the lizard, which could have gotten injured by being propelled across the room or clawed up. It's an example of a pretty irresponsible pet owner, who should maybe not have that lizard in their care.
Me: I want a snake
My mom: snakes bite
Me:....so do children
TRuTH
I would just like to say you put stressinabox in a terrible light here. She actually takes really great care of her axolotls. She isn't problematic, she actually is dubbed the aquatic care person most people go to. She actually got both siblings and they are thriving. What she said wasn't the best but she has both and is caring for both. She has them for educational purposes at the moment.
Hey! This is a canned response so I can get this out to everyone who is commenting along these lines. I do not have an issue with StressInABox. She clearly takes great care of her aquatics. This is why I left in her voice over in the video. She explains well that she didn’t create the fireflies. You’ll notice her audio is the only original clip audio I left in the video because she explains her involvement (or lack thereof) in the creation of the firefly. My issue lies entirely with the procedure itself, because it’s completely unnecessary and done for aesthetic purposes.
Thank you 💦
Emzotic she's not doing it for aesthetic purposes if you want to see some people do that then go actually look at her videos where she calls those type of people out, stop degrading people and actually get facts
Teehee so why are they created then?
Alisha J The breeders wanted to see if axolotls would be able to survive if they get their tails changed
@@alishaamber5 it's for biomedical experimenting on seeing if axolotls can take transplants. We use axolotls a lot for research to help people with conditions like being an amputee
Help!!the!!damn!!cat!!out!!of!!the!!bath
Imagine just standing there filming when two of your pets are in distress 😑
Right? Let the kitty be dry 😅
TBH a lot of cats lash out (sometimes quite savagely) when frightened/panicked so staying back until it settled down was probably a wise move.
The serotonin that the ferret on the stairs gave me 😭
Yessssss!!!!
Is it just me or do Slow Loris' look like they're about to cry? It's adorable but also kind of sad at the same time haha. By the way, if Emzotic sees this, what do you think about chameleons and would you ever get one if you haven't already?
They have such beautiful, watery eyes 🥺 I love chameleons. I have worked with a few. My favs are the panther chameleons :)
Taking the tails doesn't actually hurt them as it's done in the embryo before it can feel pain, theres only two breeders that make them which is why there are so little. I hope this clears things up as it doesn't actually hurt the animal, they even add sedatives just in case!
Actually the reason why you don’t see a lot of firefly axolotls is because there is only two people in the world who make them🙂
The last video literally killed me I’ve never laughed so hard. I have a ferret and I have never wished I had stairs more in my life😭💗😂
Hahahahaha well now you need to move house just for your ferret!!
Haha because she doesn’t already control everything else in my life🙄😂 I’ve been watching you for awhile now and I fell in love with your ferrets, I got my own little “stinky sausage” after doing weeks of research and haven’t regretted it since (except that I don’t know why I can’t find any matching socks anymore🤔)
Im confused about to axolotl one. She never said she did that to the animal and said people asked if she would do it to hers and she said no.
Right. That’s in the pro gal narration of the video which I left in because StressInABox clearly states that she didn’t do this to the axoltol. The procedure is gross. Not the creator.
@@Emzotic i get it now, thanks for the clarification.
Emzotic the procedure is about as gross as the way they research them for regenerative purposes
@@deancoleman8306 but that atleast has a purpose. This doesn't.
she supports that awful business, so yes, it's problematic
your dog looks like a worm on a string and i love him
Whaaaat? 😂😂😂
Yeah whhaaattt???
@@Emzotic lol ide share a photo but I can't on UA-cam best I can describe is if you searched an image of toy worm on a string.
He does! Lol
I see you defending your stance on the Axolotles in the comments. And I get where you are coming from and your opinion is valid. The problem is that the video you showed was an educational informative video posted by an ethical and well educated Axlotle breeder: and you failed to mention this information within your own video. Because we are human and do not always do our research or take in the full contents, some of your followers who do not know her work may assume that you are making the statement that she follows unethical practices, and may find her and attack her, and that's not fair to her. This is why a number of her followers are in the comments trying to explain and defend.
I understand that. I accept submissions for reaction videos and try to maintain a fair stance without calling out the actually humans in the videos. I can see both sides. ❤️
Apologies if I am incorrect but I thought the firefly (also called lightning bug) axolotl are so rare because only 2 people in the world create them and I also believe that they were created to begin with by scientists to see if transplants would affect the animal and their regeneration abilities and if the lotls would be able to use that limb like it was theirs originally. So if humans were able to develop some sort of regenerative abilities would receiving transplants do more harm than good?
The fireflies were made for scientific research and they came out without any harmful or health damaging consequences but people don’t like them but yet most of these people will more than gladly support animals that were made for fashion that have many health problem such as the pug...
I’m just gonna say this because people are now coming from your video and going to her and giving her hate. she did not breed them she rescued her firefly axolotl’s. She is a breeder but she’s also rescues them.
I don’t care if I would have had to stick my arm in the tub for the cat to crawl up my arm (and literally murder my arm in the process because that’s what happens). You DONT just leave an animal in and environment that’s causing it that amount of stress. Whoever owns that cat doesn’t deserve it. Period!😡😡😡
So, I'd first off like to say, great video, glad you covered these topics, I too was upset by the Hedgehog video. Now, if you don't know this, the person showing off the Firefly Axolotle explains why there aren't many Firefly Axolotles. It has little to do with their sucess rate, it mainly has to do with the fact that splicing tails takes time and effort, some breeders just don't want to do it. It's also a fairly new thing, so it hasn't spread that much around they're community. Now, I know that there is also the "does it hurt" question, and the answer is, no. The breeders who do this only do so when it is in their first stages of devolpment, and when their nerves haven't devloped yet or are not fully devolped. This means they do not feel the splicing happen.
Thanks Lilly. You left a really interesting comment. I personally believe it’s fascinating from a *can we* point of view, but *should we* is a different matter when the only purpose is to create an aesthetically different creature
@@Emzotic that's not the only purpose and why shouldn't we if it doesn't hurt