Welcome back everybody! Now you all know why you haven’t been seeing much of Basil lately 😅! I’m feeling pretty confident that taking this step will greatly improve my ability to tame him and bring him round! What do you think? Don’t forget to answer today’s question of the day! Have a great weekend!
Wonderful idea. Sometimes we ALL make decisions and later are dumbfounded by them like...🤦♀️🤦♂️why did I think this would X Y or Z? Yea, Basil will probably hide for awhile, hopefully only a couple days. As soon as he will eat in front of you its gonna be all rainbows and satanic leaf tail geckos from there! Your energy/vibe likely speeds the bonding process up imo. Once an animal takes that first baby step towards trust with you...boom, they all love you. You are very calming. You have so many awesome pets, you find joy in times where it seems there is none....basically you're stupid and I hate you! JK! I do NOT hate you....it was a joke ppl. I'm gonna go kick rocks now, maybe pout a bit😂 Looking forward to some Basil videos soon...shhhhh, shhh st-stop, soon is not unrealistic. 🤷♀️😬👍
So glad you're keeping the beard! 😀 I have an enormous white rooster that I just can't tame. All my other chickens, roosters and hens, are sweeties but this guy is a challenge. I have the scars to prove it!
I had a foster cat who was very wild. Didn't use the litterbox because it was too exposed, only ate from the food dish in the middle of the night, hid all the time and when we caught her she just froze and acted like a lump. I tried handling her regularly and petting her and it wasn't working, so finally we arranged for her to become a barn cat. I've since learned a bunch of tricks I could've tried had I known them back then.
I adopted a hamster from craigslist and she was really really shy. I managed to see her on a pet camera and she was eating, drinking, and exploring the enclosure, but would run away if I went into the room and only start being active again when the lights are turned off. I managed to get her slightly used to me, but she just doesn't like being handled and now she won't run away if I enter the room but she still doesn't want to interact with me and that's ok. Sometimes, some individual animals just want to not interact with you, as long as that animal is eating, drinking, and gets a large enclosure along with enrichment, I think that's ok.
I think it's a good step. I also have my ackie in my living room and you really notice how they watch you even if they are hidden. It helps a lot in showing them that you are a neutral entity. I bet he'll make great improvements and even if not... At least you tried. I hope for the best!
I have a few dwarf monitors that are quite flighty. My female red Ackie is a tank when it comes to eating but absolute does not like any interaction with me. Then I have a young gilleni who is high strung, seems to be suffering from stress. Not to sure as of what is causing the stress. Has quite a few hides in slate rocks and wood, but he definitely has issues when it comes to confidence. Only will eat on occasion while I'm around. Wishing you the best of luck
I do really LOVE your beard Dion! Lol I like how at the beginning of the vid you can see Sabzi running around in the background ❤️ Gosh I just love the behavior of Sabzi and tree monitors in general they are so intelligent and it shows! I love how the use their "hands" yo grab things!
Hi Dayyan! I so enjoyed this episode. I loved how you snuck up on Basil. So funny! And I appreciated that you let us watch Sabzi in Basil's enclosure. It was very interesting. So much so that it makes you want to be there and see for yourself. I could watch her all day. As I'm sure you could. I cannot wait until the next episode!!!
I currently have 2 dogs, the first was born an angel. I swear. Our newer one is a little more hardheaded but she listens really well with other people.
I'm taking notes for sure. I have a pair of young male Uromastyx, bright red and yellow. Red is so shy but both have just started eating mealworms openly. Although they still take most of their greens under their roofing tiles to eat :/
My second blue tongue skink was my hardest to tame. When I got him he was a baby and had barely been handled. He came to me with a very hurt toe and would only hiss and bite my fingers. He is now a plump happy little dude who gently takes treats from my fingers and sometimes likes sitting on the couch with me. It did take a few months. If anyone can help basil be less scared it's you. Just don't feel down about it taking time.
Yeah I struggled with my tokay gecko! He would bite the crap out of me to a point where he'd even lose a tooth or two from biting so hard. But after many months of blood, sweat and tears we're buds now and I can pet him in his tank and take him out without hearing any sort of bark or protest from him ❤
I know I'm not ready for a green tree monitor so I love seeing them through your channel... But maybe one day! All my pets are tarantulas, so not very trainable, but my cat never liked me growing up (probably due to me being allergic and never letting him in my room). Hope Basil comes around
One of my two cresties really hates me. When I take him out, he poops on my hand and then jumps away like crazy. He still is juvenile and I hope he will calm down when he grows up. My other crestie is a baby and as soon as I have it on my hand it is pretty chill
It seems to me that a future extra benefit to people sourcing young lizards from you is that you will do some handling and socializing early in their lives. I remember that when you got basil, he was not socialized at all. Large-scale commercial breeders don’t have the time. So that can become one more value added to all the other excellent reasons for people to choose a captive-bred animal, especially from someone who gives some individual attention to the babies. Sabzi is such a beautiful, responsive animal. It’s a pleasure to watch her, and her tolerance lets you photograph from close up. The camera makes her curious instead of afraid.
I have really enjoyed having bunnies and noticed that they are all different to one another. Some are just more tame and relaxed with humans and others not so. I hope Basil comes around soon enough, he's a beautiful guy, Sabzi is the funniest though, she's got an awesome personality and she's gorgeous too.
QOTD: we had a sugar glider who was really unsure about me. I finally had to accept that getting her to get used to me being close to her was not happening, so I gave her food and as much autonomy as possible. No forcing anything, Rina was the boss. And that helped a lot!
I have two geckos in my room, which is where I am most of the time. Can say the least that I've had mixed results. One of them, sleeps out from under any of the cork bark or plants in his enclosure, moves around during the day and just watches me. The other never comes out during the day unless I'm not around, is always behind his cork bark until I get in bed, and only ever peeks out to watch me. The former is great to handle once he's out of his tank, and the latter is still a nightmare, constantly racing up my arms to get on my back or getting ready to launch himself and run away. Still trying to work on gaining his trust.
Wow Amazing hunters ! Love seeing these guys of yours . Fingers crossed for you with Basil. I had a Mongolian Gerbil that I could not do nothing with 🤷♀️ I transferred it into a shake clean cage because it wanted to bit me 🙈 it lived for 7 years lol .
Hi Dayan, I hope you’re doing well. Green tree monitors are highly smart animals and I’m sure you know that. I’ve maintained Green tree monitors for many and many years , and the best way I’ve found to create a bond with my monitor lizards , was to put them in a « small » ( 24x18x36 ) enclosure with a little or even maybe no hiding places . Because if you give the opportunity to Basil to « run away » or hide because of your presence nearby the terrarium, he will do it , even if you’re not very close to terrarium, he needs to see you A LOT , so that he can be used to you and know that you’re not a threat . Have a great day 😁😁
I really hopes he calms down over time. I've had a long road of getting my rabbits comfortable with me for years now, with a lot of ups and downs. I got them after they spend a year at a shelter(one almost from birth. The shelter is great but they have a lot of animals to care for, not only two very timid and scared rabbits) At first we would hardly see them, we only knew that they ate because it disappeared. Over the years they have become a little more comfortable with people around, but still prefer to be left alone mostly. They come for food and depending on the day will eat out of my hand, but they'll never be 'lap bunnies' so to speak. I love them regardless and am glad we've been able to give them a home where they can spend their days without people constantly wanting to interact with them. It's still a bit sad to see them run inside their shelter when you get too close or move too suddenly. I always dread when I have to take them to the vet to get their shots, because they means catching them and taking them out of their pen, which usually results in going back a lot of steps when it comes to their trust in me.
I love the video so far. One question, do you do substrate changes for your cresties? I have a crestie and if I have a drainage layer, do I still need to change the substrate? Thank you
@@Reptiliatus the only problem I would see is she eat all his food but usually keeping tree monitors together, they will get comfortable with each other and one of the other will learn from each other. An they have a sense of feeling one another so they can bond faster , I have 4 pair of tree monitors, yellow, blue, green , and black, all in the same enclosure with no problem. The only thing I see is the male will hog all his food but your the opposite, your female is more attentive, your green tree the same is my green tree pair , the female eat more than the male, but out of the of all my pair, they are the only one laying egg, so the way how I see it, female like the dominant in themselves, I rather have a dominant female than a dominant male, cause the male will hog all the food.
I had a red-ear slider that hated me for legitimately no reason. We think it was my voice, which is low compared to my sister, who ended up being the main caretaker of this turtle. We gave that and another turtle away to a landscaper who had an interest. I currently struggle currently with one of my toads. His name is Golem. He's a northern brown toad, one of five I'm keeping. He bites at my fingers whenever I try to feed him. I can't write it off as feeding response, either. These animals don't even do this in the wild when you catch them. Sometimes he even screams in the middle of the night, which sort of sounds like a squeaky toy on fire. Since it's a member of an invasive species, there's nothing I can do. The other toads will actually eat out of my fingers. I have three females and two males. Golem, though. Ugh. He's the size of my fist and man, I'm glad I don't have to feed him every day.
I had a fire skink who was 4 years old and had been rehomed twice. So he didn’t tolerate my presence or handling in the slightest. Still miss that lizard.
I've had my uromastyx geyri for over a year now, and while he's improved a lot, he's still fairly skittish. It's taken a lot of patience and treats to get him to where he is, and hopefully I can get him to be more comfortable. 🤞
That's probably gonna work out great, if they're gonna breed later on, getting used to each others scent early will no doubt help the introductions! QOTD: My Tokays! Though I got them both as adults which makes it harder. I also have 2 Cockatiels that will get inches from my face, but are still terrified of hands!
I had a male leopard gecko like that. He was always more jumpy and active compared to the female. When he bit, he always drew blood. Thankfully this was very rare, but was contrary to popular belief that a leopard geckos bite only lightly. Maybe only females. He wouldn’t eat immediately before me and hardly ever ate outside the cage. The exception was if a food item was particularly delicious, like a waxworm, and he was too hungry. Otherwise he was beautiful, very large for the species and stocky. Finally I quit breeding of that species and rehomed him.
I have had some trouble with one or two of my crested geckos actually. It took a while because they were just very skidish and jumpy. I am just now getting to where they will come and greet me at the glass.
My beardy is pretty skittish. its getting better with repeated tong feeding and very occasional handling when they dont run away too much. They have no problem with me being around or doing stuff in the cage/eating with me there watching, but they do not want to be held almost at all. I'm hoping as they get bigger it'll get better with repeated attempts, but if not, then we will just peacefully coexist and interact during feedings
Hey there! That is pretty similar to the behavior I'm seeing with my Gargoyle Gecko. I keep her enclosure in my bedroom and I think she has associated my alarm with me. Whenever I go on vacation from work and don't have the alarm going off for a week, she warms up. Once the alarms start again, progress regresses. I need to move to have a reptile room. =(
Hey man I’ve been wondering how to use reptivite with my Pac-Man frog I used to give my baby Pac-Man frog it everyday with his meals and when I shaked the bag I would dust them till there fully coated in my locusts when and how much should I put on his meals
I got a Madagascar Plated Lizard in November. The previous owner said she was very skittish, and didn't have time to spend to tame her. I have the time, but she doesn't seem to want anything to do with anyone. She sometimes will sit and watch while I spot clean her enclosure and give her crickets. Other times she runs around like a maniac, and once she caught me by surprise and escaped by running up my arm and over my shoulder. After watching this video, I think I should move her into the living room, as she is currently in a room I don't go into as often (had originally put her there to quarantine her as I have a Beardie as well). I am concerned though that if she manages to escape again, it will be impossible to find her if she has access to the greater part of the house.
My first leo is just a shy girl, lazy and does not like being handled, hopefully the nice big bioactive enclosure I’m working on fier her should help, lol, I wouldn’t really say she’s been hard to tame though, I’d say more that it’s just her personality because my other leo loves being out and hanging out and stuff
It’s incredibly difficult for me to work with my disabled Children’s python, Remus! He gives little to no warning before he gives a feeding response and bites and coils. He’s a bit difficult to work with, haha.
I think that was a smart move, but I'm also new to reptiles. I spend a lot of time near my ackie so it got used to me really fast and was climbing on me in just a couple weeks.
My green tree monitor hates me. I have had him 4 months and it’s still a struggle to see him out as he runs as soon as he sees me. I am pretty much about to give up on him. I don’t see any progress.
I never thought about it like that... basil not being used to you because your not in the same room as him that much but it actually makes a lot of sense I love sabzi and basil so much and I hope basil warms up to you soon as it would be great to see more of him (when he's ready) 💚😊 Also what is the name of this music you use 7:02
I’ve had a male Tokay gecko for quite some time,he used to hate my presence,but then got much friendlier,now we’re back to square one...the last time I handled him was for necessity 2 months ago...he hates being fed by me now,only wants to eat on his own (understandable haha) but he used not to do so. I don’t know what happened,but there’s no interaction anymore.
The animal am struggling to train is my Savannah monitor, I've made the mistake on getting little older moniter(5-6 months of age) he is not afraid of me at all which is a bit bad, he is extremely food motivated.
I tried for _years_ to train my Jack Russell Terrorist not to pull on a leash. Eventually, I gave it up as a bad job. I got a belt leash so I didn’t have to worry about letting go when he random decided to bolt (I have lupus and my hands are super weak). My husband just runs with him when he wants to go fast. So I guess you could say he trained us. Lol.
Hopfully everything work out fine. I think it is not good to have a enclosure far away from handling. Hopfully sabzy will stay tike she is. Think about to build both enclosures in your reptile room.
Aside from my present cats who can't seem to stop clawing at the furniture no matter hoe many scratch pads I give them, my worst untamable pet experience was with one of my former roomies' psycho cat named Boubou. She liked to pounce on people, juggle steak knives and shred every single piece of paper towel/tissue/toilet paper in the house. I got so bad that we litterally had to keep her on a leash in safe zones of our home to avoid any harm coming to her or us. I have no idea how my ex-roomie fared with her after I moved out, but this has been quite the experience...
is that basil I see in the background in your outro??? Or did you record it before you did the switch? I've had a classic Indonesian Blue Tongue Skink since august and they can be quite skittish animals when compared to their australian cousins. Food and patience have been the way into potato's heart, but I see them out basking while I'm in the room sometimes now! I'm using your Sabzi taming advice on them and they're at the sometimes coming onto my hand to get a bug stage!
I had a iguana iguana. He was brilliant for years then one day he became a raving nut case. Wanted to always attack, escaped his inclosure one day and actively stalked towards me. Was fine with my wife but just hated the sight of me. 🤷
Well she is tame but she doesn't necessarily want to hang out with me lol my BP is a sweetie but she kinda just tolerates me being around. You can see how many of your reptiles go to you, interact with you, and don't constantly try to go away from you necessarily. My girl has no interest in sitting with or interacting with me really. I'm trying to slowly build a more comfy relationship with her. It doesn't seem like she is stressed exactly but not totally relaxed either. I really feel the "giant who comes in" sentiment though. I've a screen top and wish I had a front opening enclosure really bad bc I think it would help.
I have a green tree frog that I thought was captive breed but was definitely wild caught and he was a bit weird at first when I got him and now if he sees me in my room he goes crazy and jumps on me when I open enclosure 😂
Man that’s how my gtm is. And I got her right before you got sav. She’s better but not much lol. And I’ve tried, oh have I tried... good luck I’m very interested on how this works. Btw I tried moving her enclosure in the living room and I’ve still only been able to tong feed her as much as I can count on one hand! In over a year...😣 some animals are just so nervous unfortunately
Basil just needs to watch his girlfriend snag those jimmines :) He best learn to eat in front of you or our little Sabzi will slurp them up without him. I enjoyed this video as per all of them :)
Me and my partner have a range of reptiles; Dumeril boa's, royal python, corn snake, Ridley's racers, hognoses and a crested gecko. We had a litter of Dumeril's and the difference in personalities is immense. Some settled down beautifully while 2 years one the female is still sassy as heck. 1 of Ridley's is very sensitive to the slightest wrong touch, the other one is a lot more chill. Then there's the hognose Fizz who puffs, hisses, bluff strikes and plays a statue when you handle him and he's not getting better lol. We buy or breed these animals and there's no promise they'll have a personality we'll find acceptable. Some will never relax and be truly comfortable around humans, some calm down really fast, some take a year or 2 or even a lot longer. I can look back on plenty of animals and realise that I thought they were relaxed, but they weren't. I like Kevin McCurley's and Lori Torrini's focus on animal behaviour, body language, and building trust. It can be a challenge but ultimately the personality of the animal often decides the overall outcome and whether they thrive or survive human interaction.
I have a gopher snake, that I've had for about six years, that still hisses every time hold him. The only other animal I have that is down with me, is my jumping spider.
I just got my first crested gecko and he is still pretty young the taming is going good but I’d love to get some tips and tricks. The only problem is that my crested gecko doesn’t accept any small grasshoppers or crickets. My dog on the other hand just isn’t able to be trained he is so stubborn a lovely animal but not one dog trainer that said they could train him.
You can tell you love and know each of your reptiles/inverts well, guess it's perseverance,, my central american banded geckos, this one particular pair, I've had for almost a year and ,yeah, they're eating,not as much as i would like tho, still looking too 'wild caught ' for my sanity 😂
Qotd: I have a lot of gargoyle geckos (2 adult and a lot of babys) and from the adults (the couple) the male just won't interact with you. But the female likes to get handled and stuff. The male even ran away when I opend the enclosure. Slowly its getting better but he is still really stubborn 😂😶
My Mexican Black Kingsnake, Rudy still musks and rattles his tail at me. I’ve had him for about 6 months and he seems to still be very nervous. Perhaps I’m not taking the right approach.
I have I had a mangrove monitor for last 2 months never been aggressive towards me , goes on walks goes outside lets me put a leash on them .just the other day had him on my chest climbing around and out of nowhere bites me on the ear and won't let go.
I had a Central American banded gecko who would never eat when I was present I had her for 2 years and never saw her eat or drink so I rehomed her to someone who didn’t mind because for me it was too frustrating.
You probably know this and I noticed the Canadian Coldblood guy doing it but pinning him or any reptile between your thumb and finger like this 12:45 is almost a direct 1:1 with being pinned by a predator. Not ideal for taming.
@@janhuber3708 I am in that room pretty often, I could move it right next to where I work, but he just hides until I leave, once in awhile I’ll have him not run away and I’ll just stay in the room. Thanks for the idea. I will use that as my last resort. 😊
That was the same with me... what worked for me is that taking it out and then rewarding them with their favorite food. It teaches them that there is good out of coming to you. My veiled chameleon only likes me. They are a one person animal if they even like people
Welcome back everybody! Now you all know why you haven’t been seeing much of Basil lately 😅! I’m feeling pretty confident that taking this step will greatly improve my ability to tame him and bring him round! What do you think? Don’t forget to answer today’s question of the day! Have a great weekend!
Wonderful idea. Sometimes we ALL make decisions and later are dumbfounded by them like...🤦♀️🤦♂️why did I think this would X Y or Z? Yea, Basil will probably hide for awhile, hopefully only a couple days. As soon as he will eat in front of you its gonna be all rainbows and satanic leaf tail geckos from there! Your energy/vibe likely speeds the bonding process up imo. Once an animal takes that first baby step towards trust with you...boom, they all love you. You are very calming. You have so many awesome pets, you find joy in times where it seems there is none....basically you're stupid and I hate you!
JK! I do NOT hate you....it was a joke ppl. I'm gonna go kick rocks now, maybe pout a bit😂
Looking forward to some Basil videos soon...shhhhh, shhh st-stop, soon is not unrealistic. 🤷♀️😬👍
Yes my Chamaeleon Thor I still haven't got him trained. Any tips!?! Love to watch your vids and content
Where do you get your cricket gut loader at
My geckos its been a year and they hate being held for to long
My guinea pig was scared until we started interacting with her. LOTS of treats to earn trust.
Once you build a bond with him, it’s gonna be game over. He’s just too intelligent for his own good. 💕
Thank you my friend! Here is hoping! 🤞🏼
You just can’t untaim Sabzi, the hyperactive shoulder monitor ;)
I really do love your attitude. It makes me smile!
Thank you! I’m very happy you enjoy my content!
So glad you're keeping the beard! 😀 I have an enormous white rooster that I just can't tame. All my other chickens, roosters and hens, are sweeties but this guy is a challenge. I have the scars to prove it!
I had a foster cat who was very wild. Didn't use the litterbox because it was too exposed, only ate from the food dish in the middle of the night, hid all the time and when we caught her she just froze and acted like a lump. I tried handling her regularly and petting her and it wasn't working, so finally we arranged for her to become a barn cat. I've since learned a bunch of tricks I could've tried had I known them back then.
I adopted a hamster from craigslist and she was really really shy. I managed to see her on a pet camera and she was eating, drinking, and exploring the enclosure, but would run away if I went into the room and only start being active again when the lights are turned off.
I managed to get her slightly used to me, but she just doesn't like being handled and now she won't run away if I enter the room but she still doesn't want to interact with me and that's ok. Sometimes, some individual animals just want to not interact with you, as long as that animal is eating, drinking, and gets a large enclosure along with enrichment, I think that's ok.
OMG SOOOO CUTE. i absolutely love how beautiful they are. I hope blue boi warms up.
I think it's a good step. I also have my ackie in my living room and you really notice how they watch you even if they are hidden. It helps a lot in showing them that you are a neutral entity. I bet he'll make great improvements and even if not... At least you tried. I hope for the best!
So impressed you're able to keep them so successfully. I've always heard so many warnings about their difficulty.
Awe, I love your cutesy talk with your reptiles.
I have a few dwarf monitors that are quite flighty. My female red Ackie is a tank when it comes to eating but absolute does not like any interaction with me. Then I have a young gilleni who is high strung, seems to be suffering from stress. Not to sure as of what is causing the stress. Has quite a few hides in slate rocks and wood, but he definitely has issues when it comes to confidence. Only will eat on occasion while I'm around. Wishing you the best of luck
I do really LOVE your beard Dion!
Lol I like how at the beginning of the vid you can see Sabzi running around in the background ❤️
Gosh I just love the behavior of Sabzi and tree monitors in general they are so intelligent and it shows! I love how the use their "hands" yo grab things!
Aw good luck! I really hope this helps him settle and become more confident around you 🤞
Thank you!
Hi Dayyan! I so enjoyed this episode. I loved how you snuck up on Basil. So funny! And I appreciated that you let us watch Sabzi in Basil's enclosure. It was very interesting. So much so that it makes you want to be there and see for yourself. I could watch her all day. As I'm sure you could. I cannot wait until the next episode!!!
I currently have 2 dogs, the first was born an angel. I swear. Our newer one is a little more hardheaded but she listens really well with other people.
I hope it works! I do not know alot about moniters, but i do think you are doing great! Keep up the good work!
Thank you! I will!
I'm taking notes for sure. I have a pair of young male Uromastyx, bright red and yellow. Red is so shy but both have just started eating mealworms openly. Although they still take most of their greens under their roofing tiles to eat :/
I hope he starts to calm down and learn to trust. Great video.
My second blue tongue skink was my hardest to tame. When I got him he was a baby and had barely been handled. He came to me with a very hurt toe and would only hiss and bite my fingers. He is now a plump happy little dude who gently takes treats from my fingers and sometimes likes sitting on the couch with me. It did take a few months.
If anyone can help basil be less scared it's you. Just don't feel down about it taking time.
I have a rescue Savannah monitor and taming him is a struggle but he finally has started taking food from the tongs for the first time today!
Awesome! 🤞🏼 best of luck!
Yeah I struggled with my tokay gecko! He would bite the crap out of me to a point where he'd even lose a tooth or two from biting so hard. But after many months of blood, sweat and tears we're buds now and I can pet him in his tank and take him out without hearing any sort of bark or protest from him ❤
Yeah!!! Good plan
I know I'm not ready for a green tree monitor so I love seeing them through your channel... But maybe one day! All my pets are tarantulas, so not very trainable, but my cat never liked me growing up (probably due to me being allergic and never letting him in my room). Hope Basil comes around
I have had the opporunity to tame a rescue iguana, I left often left the enclousure area with many bites, scratches, and welts from tail whips.
One of my two cresties really hates me. When I take him out, he poops on my hand and then jumps away like crazy. He still is juvenile and I hope he will calm down when he grows up.
My other crestie is a baby and as soon as I have it on my hand it is pretty chill
It seems to me that a future extra benefit to people sourcing young lizards from you is that you will do some handling and socializing early in their lives. I remember that when you got basil, he was not socialized at all. Large-scale commercial breeders don’t have the time. So that can become one more value added to all the other excellent reasons for people to choose a captive-bred animal, especially from someone who gives some individual attention to the babies.
Sabzi is such a beautiful, responsive animal. It’s a pleasure to watch her, and her tolerance lets you photograph from close up. The camera makes her curious instead of afraid.
I have really enjoyed having bunnies and noticed that they are all different to one another. Some are just more tame and relaxed with humans and others not so.
I hope Basil comes around soon enough, he's a beautiful guy, Sabzi is the funniest though, she's got an awesome personality and she's gorgeous too.
Loved to see my comment added in your editing! 👍 I guess Basil needs more time,
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Red Head agamas are the worst, you can't even enter the room without them wildly panicking
QOTD: we had a sugar glider who was really unsure about me. I finally had to accept that getting her to get used to me being close to her was not happening, so I gave her food and as much autonomy as possible. No forcing anything, Rina was the boss. And that helped a lot!
green tree monitors are probably the COOLEST lizards you could own!!!!
I think the move over is a good idea and hopefully things turn around!
A green ringneck parrot, took almost 8 months for him not to freak out around me but I managed to get him to relax and take snacks from my hand.
Come on Basil, get with the program already! Dayyan isn’t such a bad guy. At least he brings you crickets! 😜
I have two geckos in my room, which is where I am most of the time. Can say the least that I've had mixed results. One of them, sleeps out from under any of the cork bark or plants in his enclosure, moves around during the day and just watches me. The other never comes out during the day unless I'm not around, is always behind his cork bark until I get in bed, and only ever peeks out to watch me. The former is great to handle once he's out of his tank, and the latter is still a nightmare, constantly racing up my arms to get on my back or getting ready to launch himself and run away. Still trying to work on gaining his trust.
Wow Amazing hunters ! Love seeing these guys of yours . Fingers crossed for you with Basil. I had a Mongolian Gerbil that I could not do nothing with 🤷♀️ I transferred it into a shake clean cage because it wanted to bit me 🙈 it lived for 7 years lol .
Hi Dayan,
I hope you’re doing well. Green tree monitors are highly smart animals and I’m sure you know that.
I’ve maintained Green tree monitors for many and many years , and the best way I’ve found to create a bond with my monitor lizards , was to put them in a « small » ( 24x18x36 ) enclosure with a little or even maybe no hiding places . Because if you give the opportunity to Basil to « run away » or hide because of your presence nearby the terrarium, he will do it , even if you’re not very close to terrarium, he needs to see you A LOT , so that he can be used to you and know that you’re not a threat .
Have a great day 😁😁
i like this idea
@@lostfound8112 thanks 😊
I really hopes he calms down over time.
I've had a long road of getting my rabbits comfortable with me for years now, with a lot of ups and downs. I got them after they spend a year at a shelter(one almost from birth. The shelter is great but they have a lot of animals to care for, not only two very timid and scared rabbits) At first we would hardly see them, we only knew that they ate because it disappeared. Over the years they have become a little more comfortable with people around, but still prefer to be left alone mostly. They come for food and depending on the day will eat out of my hand, but they'll never be 'lap bunnies' so to speak. I love them regardless and am glad we've been able to give them a home where they can spend their days without people constantly wanting to interact with them. It's still a bit sad to see them run inside their shelter when you get too close or move too suddenly. I always dread when I have to take them to the vet to get their shots, because they means catching them and taking them out of their pen, which usually results in going back a lot of steps when it comes to their trust in me.
hello great video Dayyan
God, they're awesome. Sabzi is incredible. Gorgeous
Sabzi is an ambassador... Awesome. ❤️🇨🇦
I love the video so far. One question, do you do substrate changes for your cresties? I have a crestie and if I have a drainage layer, do I still need to change the substrate? Thank you
Put them together, he will have some confidence while watching sabsi ..
Thanks for the suggestion, however putting them together posses other problems I want to avoid at this time. Thanks for watching! ☺️
@@Reptiliatus the only problem I would see is she eat all his food but usually keeping tree monitors together, they will get comfortable with each other and one of the other will learn from each other. An they have a sense of feeling one another so they can bond faster , I have 4 pair of tree monitors, yellow, blue, green , and black, all in the same enclosure with no problem. The only thing I see is the male will hog all his food but your the opposite, your female is more attentive, your green tree the same is my green tree pair , the female eat more than the male, but out of the of all my pair, they are the only one laying egg, so the way how I see it, female like the dominant in themselves, I rather have a dominant female than a dominant male, cause the male will hog all the food.
I had a red-ear slider that hated me for legitimately no reason. We think it was my voice, which is low compared to my sister, who ended up being the main caretaker of this turtle. We gave that and another turtle away to a landscaper who had an interest.
I currently struggle currently with one of my toads. His name is Golem. He's a northern brown toad, one of five I'm keeping. He bites at my fingers whenever I try to feed him. I can't write it off as feeding response, either. These animals don't even do this in the wild when you catch them. Sometimes he even screams in the middle of the night, which sort of sounds like a squeaky toy on fire. Since it's a member of an invasive species, there's nothing I can do. The other toads will actually eat out of my fingers. I have three females and two males. Golem, though. Ugh. He's the size of my fist and man, I'm glad I don't have to feed him every day.
I had a fire skink who was 4 years old and had been rehomed twice. So he didn’t tolerate my presence or handling in the slightest. Still miss that lizard.
I've had my uromastyx geyri for over a year now, and while he's improved a lot, he's still fairly skittish.
It's taken a lot of patience and treats to get him to where he is, and hopefully I can get him to be more comfortable. 🤞
Love the vids👍🏻❤️
That's probably gonna work out great, if they're gonna breed later on, getting used to each others scent early will no doubt help the introductions!
QOTD: My Tokays! Though I got them both as adults which makes it harder. I also have 2 Cockatiels that will get inches from my face, but are still terrified of hands!
Awesome video
I had a male leopard gecko like that. He was always more jumpy and active compared to the female. When he bit, he always drew blood. Thankfully this was very rare, but was contrary to popular belief that a leopard geckos bite only lightly. Maybe only females. He wouldn’t eat immediately before me and hardly ever ate outside the cage. The exception was if a food item was particularly delicious, like a waxworm, and he was too hungry. Otherwise he was beautiful, very large for the species and stocky. Finally I quit breeding of that species and rehomed him.
Sandi realizing, there is another
My crested gecko. She had bit me several times. She really doesn’t want anything to do with people.
I have had some trouble with one or two of my crested geckos actually. It took a while because they were just very skidish and jumpy. I am just now getting to where they will come and greet me at the glass.
My beardy is pretty skittish. its getting better with repeated tong feeding and very occasional handling when they dont run away too much. They have no problem with me being around or doing stuff in the cage/eating with me there watching, but they do not want to be held almost at all. I'm hoping as they get bigger it'll get better with repeated attempts, but if not, then we will just peacefully coexist and interact during feedings
Hey there! That is pretty similar to the behavior I'm seeing with my Gargoyle Gecko. I keep her enclosure in my bedroom and I think she has associated my alarm with me. Whenever I go on vacation from work and don't have the alarm going off for a week, she warms up. Once the alarms start again, progress regresses. I need to move to have a reptile room. =(
Hey man I’ve been wondering how to use reptivite with my Pac-Man frog I used to give my baby Pac-Man frog it everyday with his meals and when I shaked the bag I would dust them till there fully coated in my locusts when and how much should I put on his meals
I got a Madagascar Plated Lizard in November. The previous owner said she was very skittish, and didn't have time to spend to tame her. I have the time, but she doesn't seem to want anything to do with anyone. She sometimes will sit and watch while I spot clean her enclosure and give her crickets. Other times she runs around like a maniac, and once she caught me by surprise and escaped by running up my arm and over my shoulder. After watching this video, I think I should move her into the living room, as she is currently in a room I don't go into as often (had originally put her there to quarantine her as I have a Beardie as well). I am concerned though that if she manages to escape again, it will be impossible to find her if she has access to the greater part of the house.
if he bites you, bite him... this is how it work with mine
Ooft not sure that’s a good idea 😅
My first leo is just a shy girl, lazy and does not like being handled, hopefully the nice big bioactive enclosure I’m working on fier her should help, lol, I wouldn’t really say she’s been hard to tame though, I’d say more that it’s just her personality because my other leo loves being out and hanging out and stuff
It’s incredibly difficult for me to work with my disabled Children’s python, Remus! He gives little to no warning before he gives a feeding response and bites and coils. He’s a bit difficult to work with, haha.
I think that was a smart move, but I'm also new to reptiles. I spend a lot of time near my ackie so it got used to me really fast and was climbing on me in just a couple weeks.
Nice planning! Thanks for watching!
My green tree monitor hates me. I have had him 4 months and it’s still a struggle to see him out as he runs as soon as he sees me. I am pretty much about to give up on him. I don’t see any progress.
hey reptiliatus i'm looking at getting a green tree monitor and I'm wondering how big an enclosure you have and where you got your green tree monitor
Im looking for the same thing too. You know where there are any of them cheap and captive bred?
I never thought about it like that... basil not being used to you because your not in the same room as him that much but it actually makes a lot of sense I love sabzi and basil so much and I hope basil warms up to you soon as it would be great to see more of him (when he's ready) 💚😊
Also what is the name of this music you use 7:02
Hey reptiliatus! Just wondering, do you bring in your reptiles to the vet for annual checkups? Or just when something goes wrong?
Usually it’s when things go wrong or if I have a concern of some sort.
I’ve had a male Tokay gecko for quite some time,he used to hate my presence,but then got much friendlier,now we’re back to square one...the last time I handled him was for necessity 2 months ago...he hates being fed by me now,only wants to eat on his own (understandable haha) but he used not to do so.
I don’t know what happened,but there’s no interaction anymore.
The animal am struggling to train is my Savannah monitor, I've made the mistake on getting little older moniter(5-6 months of age) he is not afraid of me at all which is a bit bad, he is extremely food motivated.
I tried for _years_ to train my Jack Russell Terrorist not to pull on a leash. Eventually, I gave it up as a bad job. I got a belt leash so I didn’t have to worry about letting go when he random decided to bolt (I have lupus and my hands are super weak). My husband just runs with him when he wants to go fast. So I guess you could say he trained us. Lol.
Can you do a breeding update of the cresties
Hopfully everything work out fine. I think it is not good to have a enclosure far away from handling. Hopfully sabzy will stay tike she is. Think about to build both enclosures in your reptile room.
I’m struggling right now to try to socialize and feed my new baby Pictus gecko 🦎
Aside from my present cats who can't seem to stop clawing at the furniture no matter hoe many scratch pads I give them, my worst untamable pet experience was with one of my former roomies' psycho cat named Boubou. She liked to pounce on people, juggle steak knives and shred every single piece of paper towel/tissue/toilet paper in the house. I got so bad that we litterally had to keep her on a leash in safe zones of our home to avoid any harm coming to her or us. I have no idea how my ex-roomie fared with her after I moved out, but this has been quite the experience...
yikes that sounds pretty stressful!
Haha! It was!
Keep it
Love Tree Monitors.
is that basil I see in the background in your outro??? Or did you record it before you did the switch?
I've had a classic Indonesian Blue Tongue Skink since august and they can be quite skittish animals when compared to their australian cousins. Food and patience have been the way into potato's heart, but I see them out basking while I'm in the room sometimes now! I'm using your Sabzi taming advice on them and they're at the sometimes coming onto my hand to get a bug stage!
I had a iguana iguana. He was brilliant for years then one day he became a raving nut case. Wanted to always attack, escaped his inclosure one day and actively stalked towards me. Was fine with my wife but just hated the sight of me. 🤷
lamento no saver lo que segnifica basil en español, pero quiero que sepas q te apoyamos aqui en tampico
haces muy buenos videos
Well she is tame but she doesn't necessarily want to hang out with me lol my BP is a sweetie but she kinda just tolerates me being around. You can see how many of your reptiles go to you, interact with you, and don't constantly try to go away from you necessarily. My girl has no interest in sitting with or interacting with me really. I'm trying to slowly build a more comfy relationship with her. It doesn't seem like she is stressed exactly but not totally relaxed either. I really feel the "giant who comes in" sentiment though. I've a screen top and wish I had a front opening enclosure really bad bc I think it would help.
I have a green tree frog that I thought was captive breed but was definitely wild caught and he was a bit weird at first when I got him and now if he sees me in my room he goes crazy and jumps on me when I open enclosure 😂
My crested gecko does not like to be handle trying to make it more ok with me holding it.
Man that’s how my gtm is. And I got her right before you got sav. She’s better but not much lol. And I’ve tried, oh have I tried... good luck I’m very interested on how this works. Btw I tried moving her enclosure in the living room and I’ve still only been able to tong feed her as much as I can count on one hand! In over a year...😣 some animals are just so nervous unfortunately
Thanks for the well wishes and thank you for sharing your experience! 🦎
Basil just needs to watch his girlfriend snag those jimmines :) He best learn to eat in front of you or our little Sabzi will slurp them up without him. I enjoyed this video as per all of them :)
Me and my partner have a range of reptiles; Dumeril boa's, royal python, corn snake, Ridley's racers, hognoses and a crested gecko. We had a litter of Dumeril's and the difference in personalities is immense. Some settled down beautifully while 2 years one the female is still sassy as heck. 1 of Ridley's is very sensitive to the slightest wrong touch, the other one is a lot more chill. Then there's the hognose Fizz who puffs, hisses, bluff strikes and plays a statue when you handle him and he's not getting better lol.
We buy or breed these animals and there's no promise they'll have a personality we'll find acceptable. Some will never relax and be truly comfortable around humans, some calm down really fast, some take a year or 2 or even a lot longer. I can look back on plenty of animals and realise that I thought they were relaxed, but they weren't. I like Kevin McCurley's and Lori Torrini's focus on animal behaviour, body language, and building trust. It can be a challenge but ultimately the personality of the animal often decides the overall outcome and whether they thrive or survive human interaction.
I have a gopher snake, that I've had for about six years, that still hisses every time hold him. The only other animal I have that is down with me, is my jumping spider.
I just got my first crested gecko and he is still pretty young the taming is going good but I’d love to get some tips and tricks. The only problem is that my crested gecko doesn’t accept any small grasshoppers or crickets. My dog on the other hand just isn’t able to be trained he is so stubborn a lovely animal but not one dog trainer that said they could train him.
what are the panels on the walls of the enclosure?
Cork board.
I have 3 crested geckos. 1 i bought from a shop and is afraid from me. The other 2 from a breeder and arz pretty tame one more then the other.
How do you keep your crickets alive? Mine always mysteriously die
You can tell you love and know each of your reptiles/inverts well, guess it's perseverance,, my central american banded geckos, this one particular pair, I've had for almost a year and ,yeah, they're eating,not as much as i would like tho, still looking too 'wild caught ' for my sanity 😂
Qotd: I have a lot of gargoyle geckos (2 adult and a lot of babys) and from the adults (the couple) the male just won't interact with you. But the female likes to get handled and stuff. The male even ran away when I opend the enclosure. Slowly its getting better but he is still really stubborn 😂😶
I have a parrot named mango she’s an Indian ring neck and she will bite if you pick her up
My Mexican Black Kingsnake, Rudy still musks and rattles his tail at me. I’ve had him for about 6 months and he seems to still be very nervous. Perhaps I’m not taking the right approach.
I have I had a mangrove monitor for last 2 months never been aggressive towards me , goes on walks goes outside lets me put a leash on them .just the other day had him on my chest climbing around and out of nowhere bites me on the ear and won't let go.
I had a Central American banded gecko who would never eat when I was present I had her for 2 years and never saw her eat or drink so I rehomed her to someone who didn’t mind because for me it was too frustrating.
Are you eventually going to switch them back or are you eventually gonna house them together
May not need to bother. Ultimately by summer I’ll be building them custom new adult sized enclosures that’ll be around 6ft in height
You probably know this and I noticed the Canadian Coldblood guy doing it but pinning him or any reptile between your thumb and finger like this 12:45 is almost a direct 1:1 with being pinned by a predator. Not ideal for taming.
I am still struggling to tame my giant day gecko after about 8 months of having it. It still runs away when I come in the room into a bamboo tube
Maybe get his enclosure in a room where you spend a lot of time
@@janhuber3708 I am in that room pretty often, I could move it right next to where I work, but he just hides until I leave, once in awhile I’ll have him not run away and I’ll just stay in the room. Thanks for the idea. I will use that as my last resort. 😊
I struggle with my Veiled Chameleon I know they're not the friendliest but it's not impossible... I think I've had better luck training my cat's...
That was the same with me... what worked for me is that taking it out and then rewarding them with their favorite food. It teaches them that there is good out of coming to you. My veiled chameleon only likes me. They are a one person animal if they even like people
@@bui-ya I hear ya... He definitely likes me he lives in my bedroom an I am in my room a lot cause the majority of my reptiles are in here as well...
I agree with you about the cat. Much easier to train than my newest lizard.