Her eyes they are less sad and more passionate...about her anger. Im over here trying not to wake my husband laughing. She looks great and her tail seems like it has become a lot thicker.
Ok so I’m a vet student and to answer how they live in the wild with parasites and get large I am sure some people say o the bad husbandry she had before caused the hookworms(I’m assuming it’s hookworms cuz it sounds like it was hookworms) to be worse or some crap like that, I can honestly tell you that wasn’t the case. If it was this bad she was probably gonna die if she stayed in the wild. most of them die in the wild from parasites (hookworms in particular mainly only effect young animals and adults don’t usually get them to any extent that cause problems like what you had). I am pretty sure she would have died in the wild eventually with a worm load like she had some live some die that is just how it works. Also there is like no research on parasites in reptiles (not a lot of funding for that kind of stuff) but different groups of parasites have very similar looking eggs and u can be pretty confident that if u see an egg on a fecal that looks like another egg in another species that those 2 species of parasites are probably related. different anti-parasitics do work really well on a wide variety of parasites and if you know 2 species of parasites are related (like they are both flukes or both hookworms) then u can be pretty sure that your anti-parasitic will work even if u don’t have any clue what that parasite is. I know not the most confidence inspiring answer but it works really well. If you see a parasite that has a kinked tail then it’s a lung worm. Doesn’t matter the species doesn’t matter if it’s never been seen before. It’s 100% a lung worm it’s just how all lung worms look because of how specialized they are. If you see an egg that looks like a paperclip it’s probably a ascrid egg they all look like that because that is what works evolutionarily for them and they all have the same vulnerability to the anti-parasitic because of it.
Samira Noor i dont think I said to introduce the host to a new parasite? I was explaining why we can use drugs on parasites in reptiles when we really have no idea what specific parasite they have(because there is almost no research on it).
Seems he should do another fecal test, they're just $30. Since the med took so long to b effective, maybe check again. He would b wise to grab a cheap microscope too. I got one after a near miss with my cat & Struvite crystals. I keep an eye on size and count. WAAAAY cheaper than diagnostics at the vet.
THIS IS LITERALLY MY STORY WITH MY IGUANA. The creature did not grow for the first year. It was soooo skinny and malnourished because it was wild caught in florida during the cold spell last year but now he’s finally growing very rapidly and it’s great !
Many anti-parasitic medications treat multiple types of parasites and some are more broad spectrum than others. Given that an appropriate dose of Ivermectin or Panacur is significantly cheaper than the myriad of tests required to tell you exactly which parasite(s) are present, I’m not surprised they just went with the ‘treat it and see’ approach. 🤷🏻♀️exotic animal medicine, man. It’s expensive and sometimes like doing archery with a shotgun.
It's like that with modern medicine and infections. If the infection is bad they'll get you on broad spectrum antibiotics asap so that sepsis doesnt develop, in the mean time they do a gram stain stat to see what morphology it is and then hone in the antibiotic some more while they do that they did a blood culture or culture of some sort to figure out exactly what it is...then go from there. Same as parasites. The shotgun approach is usually used if the animal or human is in critical condition and needs something fast asap... There is a method to the madness in medicine...any species.
I really like seeing Bonnibel updates. Reminds me why I never should get a savannah monitor, lol. In all seriousness, I would get one but won't for a few years until I have everything situated and probably more experience with smaller terrestrial lizards, and some arboreal ones too since I want an arboreal monitor too.
There are monitor lizards that reproduce very well in captivity, and successful husbandry methods have been demonstrated for those species. Savannah monitor is not one of them. I wonder when the population is going to decline since every year more than 32 000 of them are imported from Ghana, Togo and Benin for people who just want a nice disposable pet that dies in few years.
Doctors dont know all the answers. They're human. Its humbling for a doctor to say that they dont know and actually try and figure it out. That is a sign of a good dr. A bad dr will bs you untill you realize that they dont know wtf they're doing.
When i adopted my Ackie Monitor, he was super aggressive and nippy around me. Then a friend suggested i put an article of my clothing in his tank, so i put a sock in. This apparently helps with scent association. And whether it was the sock or the regular handling he really calmed down and now hes like a normal Ackie. So if you want to, i recommend putting something with your scent on it in her tank.
I got a Sav about a year ago and have had the same issues with sheds. Right between the eyes have been the worst stuck sheds. I got into a habit of giving her a bath each night and then feeding afterwards... now she will climb out of her enclosure, follow me to the bathroom where I place her in the tub (I found she really enjoys a warm shower instead of a soaking bath also). She will only poop in the bath now and not the enclosure, and when she feels ready to get out she climbs out on her own using a towel. she then walks back out of the bathroom and to the enclosure where she waits to be fed. The intelligence of these animals is amazing. Keep working with her! It will pay off in the long run.
Between the old pic and the new pic of Bonnie, the first thing I noticed was her eyes. She seemed scared to death in the old picture, like she was having a panic attack 24/7, while in the newer pic she just looks mildly displeased. It's so wonderful seeing animals improve so greatly, and you're making a huge amount of progress with Bonnie. I'm sure Bonnie appreciates you, she just doesn't want to admit/show it. Bonnibell is one salty lil girl. 🦎🧡
I had a hedgehog. I got him because he was the only adult at the store and they told me he had been returned 2 times. He was next to a lot of baby ones, but.... if I didn't try and get him a home, who would? So I took him home and just. loved his grumpy ass for the 8-9 years that he was alive. Zed never got used to contact, and he would go hurican crazy if I took too long to feed him in meal hour, but I loved him anyways. Now. Zed was not a 5 feet lizzard with bad behavior. So yeah. Good luck.
Ok so I was talking to a guy that has a savannah monitor and several other monitors, and we were talking about how to properly keep them/tame them/etc. And he told me that you actually don't want to "tame" them to the point of being "calm" all the time. Apparently when that happens, it's actually a fear response. They shouldn't really be handleable, you just need to make sure she knows you won't hurt her, and let her come to you. They are not lizards that can be "puppy tame", at least not where it's healthy for them. I do not have a savannah monitor, and this was just what i was told, but the guy that told me has several monitors and has a lot of experience, so I trust his info. I just wanted to let you know in case you weren't aware. I hope this was helpful 😊
I own many monitors, tegus, and iguanas. Iguanas are arguably the toughest of all reptiles to "tame". I still have to be wary around my male green iguana on his best day. But there's a certain level of trust there that exists between reptile and owner. Some will tolerate you handling and being near it. Some will seek you out for food and comfort. Some only want to be viewed and left alone for the most part. There's no such thing as a "fear response" in correlation to a reptile being calm. The general fear response for a reptile is to run away. Imagine finding a reptile in the wild and it lets you play with it because its fear response is to remain calm. All reptiles would go extinct. It goes against most of natures genetic code.
Fight, flight or feign is an incredibly old and deeply rooted response in all animals that is actually a hard wired response from a very old part of brain evolution. They don't just sit if they're scared. Not to put down the dude you asked but he might just have a bad idea on what a fear response from a reptile really is and may not know he can train the fear of people out of most animals. If anything he probably has like 3 out of 4 animals run due to not being handled and when he saw some of them just sit thwre he probably just equated it to a response when they are afraid. Like "oh this one doesn't run.. must be what it does when its scared" cause the rest are scared too when in reality it just doesn't care that he's there.
Hi! I just wanted to say something a little unrelated to the video but it popped in my head rn. A good doctor (of any kind) will be the first to say “I don’t know” and while it might be daunting for patients, doctors really have to be honest when they don’t know but also encourage positivity by saying “but we Do think it’s this or that blah blah blah”. It might miff us out but being able to acknowledge they didn’t know what your pet had bit had an idea and could treat it with medicine is a sign that they are a good vet c:
When you wrapped her up in the towel and referred to it as a burrito I laughed a bit bc that's what we refer to the cat restraint as in our vet class. ("Kitty burrito") Basically, if we need to restrain a cat for whatever reason- be it nails, grooming, fluids, temp, etc, one of the restraint methods is to wrap them in a towel in a specific way so they can't scratch us while we work. When the teacher was instructing us he had the cat on the towel and began showing us how to wrap it and eventually said "now at this point if you want to add the guacamole, sour cream or cheese, you can" and the cat just looked so confused
Someone probably said this already but: the foam you have turned the other way is actually useful. Each square should alternate between 'up' and 'down', so that none are touching which are rotated the same direction. Improves the sound dampening.
We have a female Savannah monitor about the same age. Same situation- my husband and I run a reptile rescue and she came into our care from being kept in a hanky home built cage in the garage, super aggressive, only ate live mice. Now we can hold her (as long as the tongs aren’t in sight), we can walk her on a harness, and climb into her cage with her. Her favorite food is raw chicken pieces mixed with some egg. She loves swimming in the bathtub, and now she deals with (I would t say she enjoys it because she’s still a savannah Monitor) it. She’s amazing and I love her so much. Keep up with the training with yours, never give up! She will be super docile one day I’m sure!
As a vet assistant, I can confirm that medicine is often guessing the most likely reason for the symptoms. It's not a science like math because one symptom can have hundreds of reasons. It would be possible to figure them out exactly,but that takes a ton of expansive diagnosis that most owners can't afford. E.g., a dog started vomiting heavily. Could be an infection of some sort (that's like at least 50 different possible diseases that have vomiting as a symptom), could be something he ate, could be parasites (again multiple possibilities), could be viral, bacterial, etc. So yea, we try hard, but they can't tell us what they think so it's really going t hrough the more likely possibilities in consideration with the clients budget. There are also laws that regulate the price of everything we do and what we have to charge, so it's not like we can tell the people who can't afford it to do an MRT or sth. Also, a lot of parasite eggs look kinda similar, and if she had them indeed contracted in Africa, I could imagine it being sth that we don't see here.
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Glad to see she's doing much better!!!🥰 warms my heart. I've been searching for another rescue in my area, always on the look out and haven't come across any yet, but WI keeping my eyes and ears open. I don't support the pet stores selling the monitors either. The first 2 I bought from my PetSmart, also had parasites and it was awfully costly but in the long run worth seeing them live and thrive happily.🤩🙌🏼
With monitors it's actually not ideal to handle them in the way you are, by restraining them in any way because it prevents or destroys trust. Just a tip, she looks so good now though!
Yeah I'd say skip the practice of holding her while also talking for the video. Narrating over previously filmed footage is plenty. She was almost certainly being squirmy for this one because of the full meal and bath prior on the same day.
I agree! Many monitor species are more display as opposed to being handled. It always kills me seeing “tame” Savannah monitors at reptile shows. A healthy monitor, is one that’ll hide from you and want to be in its own enclosure and most likely attempt to bite you. Forcefully restraining a Savannah monitor in the “hope” to tame it is just wrong. Especially when considering a healthy Savannah monitor will not want to be handled. I’m happy to see someone else preaching proper monitor husbandry. It’s just a shame not everyone does enough research in advance.
@@AlexsAgamids I own many monitors, tegus, and iguanas. Iguanas are arguably the toughest of all reptiles to "tame". I still have to be wary around my male green iguana on his best day. But there's a certain level of trust there that exists between reptile and owner. Some will tolerate you handling and being near it. Some will seek you out for food and comfort. Some only want to be viewed and left alone for the most part. It entirely depends on the animal and the stages you go through with it. I do agree that force is not needed. There are many ethical ways to "tame" an animal.
@@AlexsAgamids so I don't own monitors so I obviously can't speak for them or anything but I don't think I necessarily agree with the idea that healthy monitor will never be "tame" or tolerate handling. Withing the reptile hobby there are many different animals with different temperaments and almost all of them can be handleable. If you have any animal from a young age (including animals not normal kept in captivity like a lion for example) they will learn to trust you and tolerate or even enjoy your presence. To say a healthy monitor shouldn't be handled is like saying we shouldn't handle any of our animals because it's not natural for them. As long as we respect the animal and can determine when they're too anxious to continue the handling session, I think we could handle almost any animal.
There are a few dedicated individuals breeding captive savanahh monitors but it is still in the works. If you look for thwm they are on FB at the very least. 100% support them if you can afford it!! We need more captive breeders for bosc monitors! Sidenote, sav monitors can easily bask in temps up to 150° F on hot rocks baked by the sun, given enough space they will regulate on their own. Heat bakes the parasites and keeps the load lower in wild animals. They also experience a bit less stress (more like a diffetent type of stress?), than in captivity, dually while having more room to sprint, climb, and dig naturally. Lack of heat combined wuth weird stressors makes parasites go nuts in savs.
Just found your channel a couple days ago and I'm so glad I found an interesting reptile channel that is really all about the care and well being of the animals
I am a savannah monitor owner. I NEVER started with a beginner level lizard. A monitor was my first. I got her when i was 9 and have taken great care of her. Because of this, she has become very nice. She is 3 and a half years old and i got her a 9 months. I love lizards but i do not recommend getting one let alone an expert level like a monitor without extensive research on how to care for it. I already knew what i was getting into when i got one. they get big, will bite if not properly cared for, and can be an overall hassle for any new owner. They are great in my opinion IF you have the space, time, research, materials[food and such], and a strong passion for large reptiles. If not then DO NOT get a monitor. To GoHerping: You are a great caretaker for all of your animals. Keep it up my dude!
Glad she's doing well, She's come a long way! My savannah monitor is doing really well as well. He's growing and shedding and doing everything a healthy Savannah monitor should. Keep up the great content!
Most of the parasites are there because she’s been transported and kept in terrible conditions you’ve done a wonderful thing and I love you a little bit for it.
I think you're such a sweet young man. I love your videos because you're so brutally honest. Bonnibel (Bonnie bell) is a lucky little monitor to have you rescue her.
Poor baby.....makes me so upset when people get an animal and don't research that specific animal's needs. She looks better now compared to when you first got her. So glad she has a happy life now! :)
Great vid an I'm glad she's finally growing up healthy and strong, you have done an amazing job with her. And just ignore the "eccentric critics" especially when it comes to reptiles where EVERYONE is a professional. Every person has their way of doing things, all that matters is that your animals are healthy and thriveing.
I do believe all savannahs are different- they seem to like a bit different temperatures, and they get more active in the 90s but tend to be a little lethargic as they get cooler. They always say higher humidity in help threads. Mine is up to 80% on the cool side and higher in his sleepy burrow and I've never had shedding problems, but he does go through periods of shedding fairly frequently. He even seems to swim less frequently in his water tub now that his humidity is higher. Mine almost always poops in his water tub. Or on the carpet. I got him from someone who couldn't keep him, so it was a big learning curve for me, but things seem to be going well. I was lucky he was always pretty laid back, from day 1 I could hold him without problems. Of course he's wiggly. I let him wander the back room and sometimes he'll hiss when I pull him out from under the bed or whatnot, but still no biting or tail-whipping etc. (The hissing is wow, it's just this angry noise that emanates from him. He doesn't open his mouth.) I've only been kinda accidentally bit once. He is always voracious so I've had to figure out feeding schedule to get him at a good weight. He is starting to kinda "like" me- ie he doesn't feel threatened by me, but seems to be more ok with being next to me or near me. They just seem to take a lot of time to adapt to stuff and maybe longer if they've had bad experiences. But I do notice intelligence there, he is really good at getting into trouble and exploring. And finding tiny gaps to wedge into. Sometimes I walk him in the backyard and the birds can scare him, so now he climbs up on me when he is feeling scared. So I take him back in. Some days he's totally good roaming around. There is a lot of noise in our neighborhood. I've tried baths with him but they seem to stress him out, he's not calm. I'm working on it because I see so many monitors that seem to enjoy it. I've lately been trying to "train" him to sit on my shoulders with food (when I feed him stuff other than live insects.) I wear long sleeves for this, but he'll climb up my arm and around my neck, and he doesn't really claw me unless it's bare skin. Once food is done he'll sit a bit and then wander off. Oh yeah, I feel like he really likes to be covered up, so your burrito thing is probably good (but mine won't sit still in a burrito generally). I see some monitors sitting in like pet beds like just laying like a dog, but mine only likes it if there is a blanket covering 3/4 the top. He likes to have his head out often when he is sleeping, but also likes the option to turn around and hide all the way. I made him a little heated box with a heating pad and some soft blankets, which he likes. He likes to wander my room and then find a spot to hide and nap. I made his sleeping spot in his tank under a shelf- he digs but he won't dig himself an actual burrow- so I formed it for him and he likes it. I made him a front entrance and walled the sides with dirt. He has since rearranged it some and dug himself a back entrance. He also has a thing for destroying plants. Like even if he's out in my room, I find my windowsill plant knocked off and shredded. He's like a grumpy cat. He sleeps a lot, he likes to lay around, destroy things, and mostly only cares about you if there is food involved. He has such beefy little biceps on his arms. I would not want to arm wrestle him. I've actually seen him shove furniture of moderate weight so he can get behind it. He also climbs well, and uses his tail to boost up. I've seen him wall-climb up a narrow place without real footholds just by pressing his back against something and using his strength to pull up. He thinks he can climb doorcases, but he cannot. Anyhow, I just got him Nov of last year, so I am still learning a lot. I had to do a lot of reading and trial and error. I think his life is a lot better now, I fixed his whole tank with better substrate, basking, and hiding places. He was originally just one some reptibark with a bathing tub being raised on a limited non-insect diet (like hardboiled eggs and tilapia). There wasn't much humidity and the basking temp was low. He's like a year and a half now. I'm wondering how much he will still grow. He has been to a vet to verify he is healthy. So, just wanted to share, if this helps you at all. Sorry this got long, I'm not good at being concise.
When I moved my Iguana to a bigger cage it went from terrified to angry as well but I have been working with it and it is much easier now that it isn’t terrified of me. Watching you handle your guys Iguana has helped a lot thanks for the awesome content
When I got my red tail he was extremely underweight. At roughly two years old he was only maybe an inch and a half in diameter at his thickest. And now after a year he's huge and eating jumbo rats. I didn't notice how much of a difference it was until I found an old picture so I definitely understand how you feel. It's a great feeling to see such differences in your rescues
Good on you! Keeping your animals happy and healthy is what I love to see :) aswell as your videos are extremely informative and well put for the beginner reptile owners! Can’t wait to see your future videos. I watch all your videos as I am myself a beginner
Just casual viewer here but seen a few on Bonnibel, cool to see and hear about the progress, you really can tell about the eyes.. that's interesting.. they went from like completely expressionless to juust sllightly expressive hehe.
Yeah, looking for all the savvy monitor stuff I can find. Someone dumped one on my porch in a pillowcase. Found it in the morning when I came home from work. Had to rush to get even the basics and Im getting a grow tent today so it'll have more appropriate space.
Thanks for the poster deal. Convinced me to buy it and a jacket. Glad to support such an awesome channel with such *ahem* stylish merch. I wish you the best man, have a good day
So happy she’s doing great these days. Despite her passionate anger lol. I saw some “how to tame your savannah” videos awhile back and one method they used was to hand feed it, while holding the food above your other arm to make them crawl not only to you, but on your arm. (Idk if that makes sense). Anyways, might be fun to try if you want her to bond more. Or not, who knows.
She probably wouldn’t have survived in nature, because nature you scary..... so happy that she is doing better. The colors in her skin are much more vibrant and definitely looking much better. So glad she landed a good home with you.
I've known a full grown savvy for almost 2 years. He never sheds like all at once like smaller lizards. He just is constantly flaky. He gets baths and everything. Just flakey. I feel that's just their thing. I still wanna get him a rough horse brush and brush him asmr style. I'm thinking he'll love it.
@@bongratunrthdoxtrsh5324 I mean one that's soft and lightly. Like when he tooth brushed his beardie. And only if he wanted to. He's way too big to make him do anything he doesn't want. But he seems to enjoy me giving him scritches like a kitty
I've been keeping up with your videos I've had my savannah monitor for a few years now you have given a lot of great advice and shared your adventure along the way however the way you're handling yours is making me sad I can tell you they feel whatever you feel just like a dog if you hold your thumb and pointer behind the back of their front legs to hold them then hold them close along the length of your arm they feel safe and secure mine sleeps on me for hours when I take him for walks outside he returns to me and crawls up my leg to be held hold them like you love them not like you're scared
My husband and I have a 2 yr old male Savannah he was 2 weeks old when we got him and he was mean. I was terrified to handle him but I did feed him. My husband handled him occasionally but about 6 months ago my husband had to go away for a month so I had to bond with him. I spent hours by his enclosure talking to him and finally started out small by petting daily. This was in January. He now is free roaming, handle-able, climbs in bed with us and cuddles with us. He climbs on the couch and lays on our laps and is super friendly now and very healthy. He's about 3rd long and about 20lbs. He loves to climb but doesn't dig. Gets into things like a toddler and loves to knock things off and makes messes. He eats rodents, toads (his favorite) and has even eaten a snake. We take him outside and he even has learned simple commands like no and lets go out and actually listens. He's happy and well taken care of. He's been a wonderful addition. ;) and the vet told me they are a breed of water monitor and love baths. Keep up the good work! You'll get there when she trusts you. I can even kiss his nose and do not fear him now!
She doesn’t still because she doesn’t trust you. Instead of holding her still try lightly holding her and build trust. Ps this is not a hate comment your an awesome UA-camer
I do have some experience with wild animals and this is not always the case though. That just might be bonnibel's personality. I have had a wild lizard and I had tried to work with him,but he just bit me. So it might just be angery because of personality
I got a jackson chameleon that had parasites once. I didn't realize until it was too late and I only had him for a week. I get how you didn't think of parasites because you thought that she was malnourished. My jackson wasn't eating much and just hid all day, but I thought it was just him acclimating to a new home. Then one day he looked REALLY dehydrated for seemingly no reason and I put him in a sauna. He didn't seem to improve however, and passed away before I could get him to a vet. I was extremely disappointed in the breeder and felt super guilty for not finding out that he had parasites sooner. But it's really hard to tell if something is wrong with a reptile when you've just gotten it. Because you don't know it's usual behaviors yet and a lot of the symptoms for things like this are also normal behaviors for acclimating reptiles, or can be caused by physical conditions set by the previous owner (like the undernourishment with your monitor).
My little sister only just has a leopard gecko and I don’t have any reptiles but I still absolutely love your channel. Great entertainment and I love your personality. I love the educational aspect and I definitely plan on adopting an intermediate reptile when I have more space! Love ur channel.
after being stuffed with eggs wouldn't she really be a breakfast burrito?
I choked on my doughnut
I died
I got Cremated
I want to like it, but 666 just matches her personality so much...
Watching you tell yourself to stay calm while she poops everywhere reminds me of a toddler
hes getting practice
That cracked me up 😂
I laughed so hard at this!
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"I don't suggest bathing with the monitor unless you really want to" 🤣👍🏽 got it.
I'm so glad she's doing better 😊
I noticed Bonnibel's legs before anything else and lemme tell ya
girl is RIPPED, she's ready for the ring
*Bonnibel exists*
Alex: SUSHI TIME
Her eyes they are less sad and more passionate...about her anger. Im over here trying not to wake my husband laughing. She looks great and her tail seems like it has become a lot thicker.
I was so close to saying "good job, Bonnibel" and then she angry-pooped in the last 30 seconds.
Can still appreciate her and her bowels
Angry pooping just sounds funny
Bonnibel merch pls, I want a perpetually angry lizard on a hoodie
Yes
Louise Bell yesssss I would love that
Yes, with a cartoon background. Adventure Time
YESSSSS
Louise Bell omg yeesss
I was fine until you pointed that one foam piece out. Damn you.
Katianna Kidwell same
Why care amwrica explain
Damn you all to heck
@fnaf cayden Shut Down.
@@elijahbaird6678 shut left
Ok so I’m a vet student and to answer how they live in the wild with parasites and get large I am sure some people say o the bad husbandry she had before caused the hookworms(I’m assuming it’s hookworms cuz it sounds like it was hookworms) to be worse or some crap like that, I can honestly tell you that wasn’t the case. If it was this bad she was probably gonna die if she stayed in the wild. most of them die in the wild from parasites (hookworms in particular mainly only effect young animals and adults don’t usually get them to any extent that cause problems like what you had). I am pretty sure she would have died in the wild eventually with a worm load like she had some live some die that is just how it works. Also there is like no research on parasites in reptiles (not a lot of funding for that kind of stuff) but different groups of parasites have very similar looking eggs and u can be pretty confident that if u see an egg on a fecal that looks like another egg in another species that those 2 species of parasites are probably related. different anti-parasitics do work really well on a wide variety of parasites and if you know 2 species of parasites are related (like they are both flukes or both hookworms) then u can be pretty sure that your anti-parasitic will work even if u don’t have any clue what that parasite is. I know not the most confidence inspiring answer but it works really well. If you see a parasite that has a kinked tail then it’s a lung worm. Doesn’t matter the species doesn’t matter if it’s never been seen before. It’s 100% a lung worm it’s just how all lung worms look because of how specialized they are. If you see an egg that looks like a paperclip it’s probably a ascrid egg they all look like that because that is what works evolutionarily for them and they all have the same vulnerability to the anti-parasitic because of it.
joshua lieberman this was very interesting - thanks for the info!
It's comments like these that aaaaaaalmost make me wish I didn't drop out of college
Thank you for your ted talk
Samira Noor i dont think I said to introduce the host to a new parasite? I was explaining why we can use drugs on parasites in reptiles when we really have no idea what specific parasite they have(because there is almost no research on it).
Seems he should do another fecal test, they're just $30. Since the med took so long to b effective, maybe check again. He would b wise to grab a cheap microscope too. I got one after a near miss with my cat & Struvite crystals. I keep an eye on size and count. WAAAAY cheaper than diagnostics at the vet.
PLEASE don't cut your hair it's glorious. Let it grow more.
Yah his afro game is💯👌
I got a cactus hoodie. I wear it everyday! Best purchase I've ever made. 10/10 would definitely recommend.
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THIS IS LITERALLY MY STORY WITH MY IGUANA. The creature did not grow for the first year. It was soooo skinny and malnourished because it was wild caught in florida during the cold spell last year but now he’s finally growing very rapidly and it’s great !
Many anti-parasitic medications treat multiple types of parasites and some are more broad spectrum than others. Given that an appropriate dose of Ivermectin or Panacur is significantly cheaper than the myriad of tests required to tell you exactly which parasite(s) are present, I’m not surprised they just went with the ‘treat it and see’ approach. 🤷🏻♀️exotic animal medicine, man. It’s expensive and sometimes like doing archery with a shotgun.
It's like that with modern medicine and infections. If the infection is bad they'll get you on broad spectrum antibiotics asap so that sepsis doesnt develop, in the mean time they do a gram stain stat to see what morphology it is and then hone in the antibiotic some more while they do that they did a blood culture or culture of some sort to figure out exactly what it is...then go from there. Same as parasites. The shotgun approach is usually used if the animal or human is in critical condition and needs something fast asap...
There is a method to the madness in medicine...any species.
I literally DEMAND murder burrito merch!
Ain't nothing like a vicious reptile burrito.
I really like seeing Bonnibel updates. Reminds me why I never should get a savannah monitor, lol. In all seriousness, I would get one but won't for a few years until I have everything situated and probably more experience with smaller terrestrial lizards, and some arboreal ones too since I want an arboreal monitor too.
There are monitor lizards that reproduce very well in captivity, and successful husbandry methods have been demonstrated for those species. Savannah monitor is not one of them. I wonder when the population is going to decline since every year more than 32 000 of them are imported from Ghana, Togo and Benin for people who just want a nice disposable pet that dies in few years.
She’s like a bearded dragon with no chill.
It's confirmed: Bonnibel is a Tsundere
you made me do it, two of your shirts are in the mail and i'm wearing them at my live music shows. glad Bonnibel is doing so much better!
Doctors dont know all the answers. They're human. Its humbling for a doctor to say that they dont know and actually try and figure it out. That is a sign of a good dr. A bad dr will bs you untill you realize that they dont know wtf they're doing.
Thank you for your tireless work Alex! Although Bonnibel must be hard to work with, I'm so glad you've kept up with her challenges
Varanus exanthematicus is impossible to work with since no successful husbandry methods have ever been demonstrated to them.
When i adopted my Ackie Monitor, he was super aggressive and nippy around me. Then a friend suggested i put an article of my clothing in his tank, so i put a sock in. This apparently helps with scent association. And whether it was the sock or the regular handling he really calmed down and now hes like a normal Ackie. So if you want to, i recommend putting something with your scent on it in her tank.
"Her eyes are less sad and more just passionate about her anger" 8D
I'm super curious how much is your electric bill?
I got a Sav about a year ago and have had the same issues with sheds. Right between the eyes have been the worst stuck sheds. I got into a habit of giving her a bath each night and then feeding afterwards... now she will climb out of her enclosure, follow me to the bathroom where I place her in the tub (I found she really enjoys a warm shower instead of a soaking bath also). She will only poop in the bath now and not the enclosure, and when she feels ready to get out she climbs out on her own using a towel. she then walks back out of the bathroom and to the enclosure where she waits to be fed. The intelligence of these animals is amazing. Keep working with her! It will pay off in the long run.
Bonnibel is passionate about her anger. Nailed it!
Between the old pic and the new pic of Bonnie, the first thing I noticed was her eyes. She seemed scared to death in the old picture, like she was having a panic attack 24/7, while in the newer pic she just looks mildly displeased. It's so wonderful seeing animals improve so greatly, and you're making a huge amount of progress with Bonnie. I'm sure Bonnie appreciates you, she just doesn't want to admit/show it. Bonnibell is one salty lil girl. 🦎🧡
I had a hedgehog. I got him because he was the only adult at the store and they told me he had been returned 2 times. He was next to a lot of baby ones, but.... if I didn't try and get him a home, who would?
So I took him home and just. loved his grumpy ass for the 8-9 years that he was alive. Zed never got used to contact, and he would go hurican crazy if I took too long to feed him in meal hour, but I loved him anyways.
Now. Zed was not a 5 feet lizzard with bad behavior. So yeah. Good luck.
Ok so I was talking to a guy that has a savannah monitor and several other monitors, and we were talking about how to properly keep them/tame them/etc. And he told me that you actually don't want to "tame" them to the point of being "calm" all the time. Apparently when that happens, it's actually a fear response. They shouldn't really be handleable, you just need to make sure she knows you won't hurt her, and let her come to you. They are not lizards that can be "puppy tame", at least not where it's healthy for them. I do not have a savannah monitor, and this was just what i was told, but the guy that told me has several monitors and has a lot of experience, so I trust his info. I just wanted to let you know in case you weren't aware. I hope this was helpful 😊
I own many monitors, tegus, and iguanas. Iguanas are arguably the toughest of all reptiles to "tame". I still have to be wary around my male green iguana on his best day. But there's a certain level of trust there that exists between reptile and owner. Some will tolerate you handling and being near it. Some will seek you out for food and comfort. Some only want to be viewed and left alone for the most part. There's no such thing as a "fear response" in correlation to a reptile being calm. The general fear response for a reptile is to run away. Imagine finding a reptile in the wild and it lets you play with it because its fear response is to remain calm. All reptiles would go extinct. It goes against most of natures genetic code.
Fight, flight or feign is an incredibly old and deeply rooted response in all animals that is actually a hard wired response from a very old part of brain evolution. They don't just sit if they're scared.
Not to put down the dude you asked but he might just have a bad idea on what a fear response from a reptile really is and may not know he can train the fear of people out of most animals. If anything he probably has like 3 out of 4 animals run due to not being handled and when he saw some of them just sit thwre he probably just equated it to a response when they are afraid. Like "oh this one doesn't run.. must be what it does when its scared" cause the rest are scared too when in reality it just doesn't care that he's there.
Hi! I just wanted to say something a little unrelated to the video but it popped in my head rn. A good doctor (of any kind) will be the first to say “I don’t know” and while it might be daunting for patients, doctors really have to be honest when they don’t know but also encourage positivity by saying “but we Do think it’s this or that blah blah blah”. It might miff us out but being able to acknowledge they didn’t know what your pet had bit had an idea and could treat it with medicine is a sign that they are a good vet c:
"how is there more? Where is this coming from?" She was thanking you for the eggs earlier 😂
It’s easier to tame an angry animal than a depressed one! Best of luck !!
When you wrapped her up in the towel and referred to it as a burrito I laughed a bit bc that's what we refer to the cat restraint as in our vet class. ("Kitty burrito")
Basically, if we need to restrain a cat for whatever reason- be it nails, grooming, fluids, temp, etc, one of the restraint methods is to wrap them in a towel in a specific way so they can't scratch us while we work. When the teacher was instructing us he had the cat on the towel and began showing us how to wrap it and eventually said "now at this point if you want to add the guacamole, sour cream or cheese, you can" and the cat just looked so confused
Someone probably said this already but: the foam you have turned the other way is actually useful. Each square should alternate between 'up' and 'down', so that none are touching which are rotated the same direction. Improves the sound dampening.
“More just passionate about her anger” for the win
He's trying to stay calm while talking about his cactus
We have a female Savannah monitor about the same age. Same situation- my husband and I run a reptile rescue and she came into our care from being kept in a hanky home built cage in the garage, super aggressive, only ate live mice. Now we can hold her (as long as the tongs aren’t in sight), we can walk her on a harness, and climb into her cage with her. Her favorite food is raw chicken pieces mixed with some egg. She loves swimming in the bathtub, and now she deals with (I would t say she enjoys it because she’s still a savannah Monitor) it. She’s amazing and I love her so much. Keep up with the training with yours, never give up! She will be super docile one day I’m sure!
I want a shirt that's just Bonnibel in her burrito looking pissed off
As a vet assistant, I can confirm that medicine is often guessing the most likely reason for the symptoms. It's not a science like math because one symptom can have hundreds of reasons. It would be possible to figure them out exactly,but that takes a ton of expansive diagnosis that most owners can't afford. E.g., a dog started vomiting heavily. Could be an infection of some sort (that's like at least 50 different possible diseases that have vomiting as a symptom), could be something he ate, could be parasites (again multiple possibilities), could be viral, bacterial, etc. So yea, we try hard, but they can't tell us what they think so it's really going t hrough the more likely possibilities in consideration with the clients budget. There are also laws that regulate the price of everything we do and what we have to charge, so it's not like we can tell the people who can't afford it to do an MRT or sth. Also, a lot of parasite eggs look kinda similar, and if she had them indeed contracted in Africa, I could imagine it being sth that we don't see here.
thanks for the insight! that's interesting to hear
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Legends say goherping never respondss
360p? You might want to fix the quality
I got my blue tee!
Like a real native North Carolinian... His sushi skills were weak...
PS... I understand the weak sushi skills. I dont approve but I understand 😔
You need to bath your monitor you just need to have a water dish large enough for her to lay in and soak.
Just to annoy us, the bottom right corner should be censored or at least blurred so we wouldn’t have known or understood
It's already in 360p
@@JBZofficial812 720p*
Glad to see she's doing much better!!!🥰 warms my heart. I've been searching for another rescue in my area, always on the look out and haven't come across any yet, but WI keeping my eyes and ears open. I don't support the pet stores selling the monitors either. The first 2 I bought from my PetSmart, also had parasites and it was awfully costly but in the long run worth seeing them live and thrive happily.🤩🙌🏼
Alex: *Feeds Bonnibel a fat meal of eggs*
Also Alex: "Why are you pooping so much?"
With monitors it's actually not ideal to handle them in the way you are, by restraining them in any way because it prevents or destroys trust. Just a tip, she looks so good now though!
Yeah I'd say skip the practice of holding her while also talking for the video. Narrating over previously filmed footage is plenty. She was almost certainly being squirmy for this one because of the full meal and bath prior on the same day.
I agree! Many monitor species are more display as opposed to being handled. It always kills me seeing “tame” Savannah monitors at reptile shows. A healthy monitor, is one that’ll hide from you and want to be in its own enclosure and most likely attempt to bite you. Forcefully restraining a Savannah monitor in the “hope” to tame it is just wrong. Especially when considering a healthy Savannah monitor will not want to be handled. I’m happy to see someone else preaching proper monitor husbandry. It’s just a shame not everyone does enough research in advance.
@@AlexsAgamids I own many monitors, tegus, and iguanas. Iguanas are arguably the toughest of all reptiles to "tame". I still have to be wary around my male green iguana on his best day. But there's a certain level of trust there that exists between reptile and owner. Some will tolerate you handling and being near it. Some will seek you out for food and comfort. Some only want to be viewed and left alone for the most part. It entirely depends on the animal and the stages you go through with it. I do agree that force is not needed. There are many ethical ways to "tame" an animal.
@@AlexsAgamids so I don't own monitors so I obviously can't speak for them or anything but I don't think I necessarily agree with the idea that healthy monitor will never be "tame" or tolerate handling. Withing the reptile hobby there are many different animals with different temperaments and almost all of them can be handleable. If you have any animal from a young age (including animals not normal kept in captivity like a lion for example) they will learn to trust you and tolerate or even enjoy your presence. To say a healthy monitor shouldn't be handled is like saying we shouldn't handle any of our animals because it's not natural for them. As long as we respect the animal and can determine when they're too anxious to continue the handling session, I think we could handle almost any animal.
She looks so relaxed in the water. I'm sure through countless bathing and nothing negative happening to her, she enjoys it.
There are a few dedicated individuals breeding captive savanahh monitors but it is still in the works. If you look for thwm they are on FB at the very least. 100% support them if you can afford it!! We need more captive breeders for bosc monitors!
Sidenote, sav monitors can easily bask in temps up to 150° F on hot rocks baked by the sun, given enough space they will regulate on their own. Heat bakes the parasites and keeps the load lower in wild animals. They also experience a bit less stress (more like a diffetent type of stress?), than in captivity, dually while having more room to sprint, climb, and dig naturally. Lack of heat combined wuth weird stressors makes parasites go nuts in savs.
Just found your channel a couple days ago and I'm so glad I found an interesting reptile channel that is really all about the care and well being of the animals
thank you!
He's the best!
I've been thinking about getting a ball python for awhile and I'm definitely learning tons from you :)
I too love the century gothic font.
I’m glad she’s doing better, that girl’s been through a lot! 💖
I am a savannah monitor owner. I NEVER started with a beginner level lizard. A monitor was my first. I got her when i was 9 and have taken great care of her. Because of this, she has become very nice. She is 3 and a half years old and i got her a 9 months. I love lizards but i do not recommend getting one let alone an expert level like a monitor without extensive research on how to care for it. I already knew what i was getting into when i got one. they get big, will bite if not properly cared for, and can be an overall hassle for any new owner. They are great in my opinion IF you have the space, time, research, materials[food and such], and a strong passion for large reptiles. If not then DO NOT get a monitor.
To GoHerping: You are a great caretaker for all of your animals. Keep it up my dude!
"less sad but more passionate about anger" WOW big mood
Glad she's doing well, She's come a long way! My savannah monitor is doing really well as well. He's growing and shedding and doing everything a healthy Savannah monitor should. Keep up the great content!
Most of the parasites are there because she’s been transported and kept in terrible conditions you’ve done a wonderful thing and I love you a little bit for it.
“More, just, passionate... about her anger” 🤣
I love your videos so much!! They’ve really helped me with my ball python I’m getting. Keep up the great work!❤️🐍👌🏼
I love your whole demeanor. Good luck with all your scaly adventures!
I think you're such a sweet young man. I love your videos because you're so brutally honest. Bonnibel (Bonnie bell) is a lucky little monitor to have you rescue her.
Swaddled Bonnibel merch pls
"she was still very tiny, and still very angry, no matter how much I worked with her" 4:58 lol me
it's late, I am tired but I love any kind of update on your savannah monitor
thanks for making videos on reptile rescue and ethical breeding, people only talk about cats and dogs but reptiles need care too
Your edits are so funny but so simple I love it
She looks sooo good!!!
That's so true about health concerns affecting attitude !
“There’s... h-how is there more?” 😂
16:25
Poor baby.....makes me so upset when people get an animal and don't research that specific animal's needs. She looks better now compared to when you first got her. So glad she has a happy life now! :)
Great vid an I'm glad she's finally growing up healthy and strong, you have done an amazing job with her.
And just ignore the "eccentric critics" especially when it comes to reptiles where EVERYONE is a professional.
Every person has their way of doing things, all that matters is that your animals are healthy and thriveing.
I do believe all savannahs are different- they seem to like a bit different temperatures, and they get more active in the 90s but tend to be a little lethargic as they get cooler. They always say higher humidity in help threads. Mine is up to 80% on the cool side and higher in his sleepy burrow and I've never had shedding problems, but he does go through periods of shedding fairly frequently. He even seems to swim less frequently in his water tub now that his humidity is higher. Mine almost always poops in his water tub. Or on the carpet. I got him from someone who couldn't keep him, so it was a big learning curve for me, but things seem to be going well. I was lucky he was always pretty laid back, from day 1 I could hold him without problems. Of course he's wiggly. I let him wander the back room and sometimes he'll hiss when I pull him out from under the bed or whatnot, but still no biting or tail-whipping etc. (The hissing is wow, it's just this angry noise that emanates from him. He doesn't open his mouth.) I've only been kinda accidentally bit once. He is always voracious so I've had to figure out feeding schedule to get him at a good weight. He is starting to kinda "like" me- ie he doesn't feel threatened by me, but seems to be more ok with being next to me or near me. They just seem to take a lot of time to adapt to stuff and maybe longer if they've had bad experiences. But I do notice intelligence there, he is really good at getting into trouble and exploring. And finding tiny gaps to wedge into.
Sometimes I walk him in the backyard and the birds can scare him, so now he climbs up on me when he is feeling scared. So I take him back in. Some days he's totally good roaming around. There is a lot of noise in our neighborhood.
I've tried baths with him but they seem to stress him out, he's not calm. I'm working on it because I see so many monitors that seem to enjoy it.
I've lately been trying to "train" him to sit on my shoulders with food (when I feed him stuff other than live insects.) I wear long sleeves for this, but he'll climb up my arm and around my neck, and he doesn't really claw me unless it's bare skin. Once food is done he'll sit a bit and then wander off.
Oh yeah, I feel like he really likes to be covered up, so your burrito thing is probably good (but mine won't sit still in a burrito generally). I see some monitors sitting in like pet beds like just laying like a dog, but mine only likes it if there is a blanket covering 3/4 the top. He likes to have his head out often when he is sleeping, but also likes the option to turn around and hide all the way. I made him a little heated box with a heating pad and some soft blankets, which he likes. He likes to wander my room and then find a spot to hide and nap. I made his sleeping spot in his tank under a shelf- he digs but he won't dig himself an actual burrow- so I formed it for him and he likes it. I made him a front entrance and walled the sides with dirt. He has since rearranged it some and dug himself a back entrance.
He also has a thing for destroying plants. Like even if he's out in my room, I find my windowsill plant knocked off and shredded.
He's like a grumpy cat. He sleeps a lot, he likes to lay around, destroy things, and mostly only cares about you if there is food involved.
He has such beefy little biceps on his arms. I would not want to arm wrestle him. I've actually seen him shove furniture of moderate weight so he can get behind it. He also climbs well, and uses his tail to boost up. I've seen him wall-climb up a narrow place without real footholds just by pressing his back against something and using his strength to pull up.
He thinks he can climb doorcases, but he cannot.
Anyhow, I just got him Nov of last year, so I am still learning a lot. I had to do a lot of reading and trial and error. I think his life is a lot better now, I fixed his whole tank with better substrate, basking, and hiding places. He was originally just one some reptibark with a bathing tub being raised on a limited non-insect diet (like hardboiled eggs and tilapia). There wasn't much humidity and the basking temp was low. He's like a year and a half now. I'm wondering how much he will still grow.
He has been to a vet to verify he is healthy.
So, just wanted to share, if this helps you at all. Sorry this got long, I'm not good at being concise.
She does look amazing now, she really grew into herself there and I hope she continues to do so well and maybe become a bit bigger too.
It's like when I look back on how my 8 month old kitten was 4 months old. He's a long boi now with a rectangle body. He head butts me and I love him.
When I moved my Iguana to a bigger cage it went from terrified to angry as well but I have been working with it and it is much easier now that it isn’t terrified of me. Watching you handle your guys Iguana has helped a lot thanks for the awesome content
It’s crazy that it’s been a year and a half! I’ve been here even before her!!! Awesome video alex
When I got my red tail he was extremely underweight. At roughly two years old he was only maybe an inch and a half in diameter at his thickest. And now after a year he's huge and eating jumbo rats. I didn't notice how much of a difference it was until I found an old picture so I definitely understand how you feel. It's a great feeling to see such differences in your rescues
Good on you! Keeping your animals happy and healthy is what I love to see :) aswell as your videos are extremely informative and well put for the beginner reptile owners! Can’t wait to see your future videos. I watch all your videos as I am myself a beginner
Ima have nightmares about that table bruh
Just casual viewer here but seen a few on Bonnibel, cool to see and hear about the progress, you really can tell about the eyes.. that's interesting.. they went from like completely expressionless to juust sllightly expressive hehe.
I like how in these videos it feels like we learn together
Yeah, looking for all the savvy monitor stuff I can find. Someone dumped one on my porch in a pillowcase. Found it in the morning when I came home from work. Had to rush to get even the basics and Im getting a grow tent today so it'll have more appropriate space.
Thanks for the poster deal. Convinced me to buy it and a jacket. Glad to support such an awesome channel with such *ahem* stylish merch. I wish you the best man, have a good day
thankya thankya
Literally rolled over to inform my husband about her passionate anger.
2 of my favorite youtubers who barely post posted today just what I needed after nonstop work uwu owo
So happy she’s doing great these days. Despite her passionate anger lol. I saw some “how to tame your savannah” videos awhile back and one method they used was to hand feed it, while holding the food above your other arm to make them crawl not only to you, but on your arm. (Idk if that makes sense). Anyways, might be fun to try if you want her to bond more. Or not, who knows.
I always enjoy the Bonny updates! If you can just keep making these updates for the rest of her life that'd be great.
She probably wouldn’t have survived in nature, because nature you scary..... so happy that she is doing better. The colors in her skin are much more vibrant and definitely looking much better. So glad she landed a good home with you.
I've known a full grown savvy for almost 2 years. He never sheds like all at once like smaller lizards. He just is constantly flaky. He gets baths and everything. Just flakey. I feel that's just their thing. I still wanna get him a rough horse brush and brush him asmr style. I'm thinking he'll love it.
i would really recommend *not* doing that. it could tear the scales very easily.
@@bongratunrthdoxtrsh5324 I mean one that's soft and lightly. Like when he tooth brushed his beardie. And only if he wanted to. He's way too big to make him do anything he doesn't want. But he seems to enjoy me giving him scritches like a kitty
Immediate pooping, hissing, and scrambling. Amazing.
I've been keeping up with your videos I've had my savannah monitor for a few years now you have given a lot of great advice and shared your adventure along the way however the way you're handling yours is making me sad I can tell you they feel whatever you feel just like a dog if you hold your thumb and pointer behind the back of their front legs to hold them then hold them close along the length of your arm they feel safe and secure mine sleeps on me for hours when I take him for walks outside he returns to me and crawls up my leg to be held hold them like you love them not like you're scared
My husband and I have a 2 yr old male Savannah he was 2 weeks old when we got him and he was mean. I was terrified to handle him but I did feed him. My husband handled him occasionally but about 6 months ago my husband had to go away for a month so I had to bond with him. I spent hours by his enclosure talking to him and finally started out small by petting daily. This was in January. He now is free roaming, handle-able, climbs in bed with us and cuddles with us. He climbs on the couch and lays on our laps and is super friendly now and very healthy. He's about 3rd long and about 20lbs. He loves to climb but doesn't dig. Gets into things like a toddler and loves to knock things off and makes messes. He eats rodents, toads (his favorite) and has even eaten a snake. We take him outside and he even has learned simple commands like no and lets go out and actually listens. He's happy and well taken care of. He's been a wonderful addition. ;) and the vet told me they are a breed of water monitor and love baths. Keep up the good work! You'll get there when she trusts you. I can even kiss his nose and do not fear him now!
Honestly, you're very good with being informative and clear, it's hard not to watch your videos
thank you!
Really enjoyed this update. She looks great.
My savannah has a large bowl in her habitat and she bathes herself all the time and loves it
She doesn’t still because she doesn’t trust you. Instead of holding her still try lightly holding her and build trust. Ps this is not a hate comment your an awesome UA-camer
I do have some experience with wild animals and this is not always the case though. That just might be bonnibel's personality. I have had a wild lizard and I had tried to work with him,but he just bit me. So it might just be angery because of personality
Never feel bad about doing the blood work. Her health and her life are worth it.
True. You never know what you're going to learn from those lab panels.
the more videos i watch the more happy i am with my SION. hes big, NICE AF compare to others i see, walks well on the leash and very cream color
I got a jackson chameleon that had parasites once. I didn't realize until it was too late and I only had him for a week. I get how you didn't think of parasites because you thought that she was malnourished. My jackson wasn't eating much and just hid all day, but I thought it was just him acclimating to a new home. Then one day he looked REALLY dehydrated for seemingly no reason and I put him in a sauna. He didn't seem to improve however, and passed away before I could get him to a vet. I was extremely disappointed in the breeder and felt super guilty for not finding out that he had parasites sooner. But it's really hard to tell if something is wrong with a reptile when you've just gotten it. Because you don't know it's usual behaviors yet and a lot of the symptoms for things like this are also normal behaviors for acclimating reptiles, or can be caused by physical conditions set by the previous owner (like the undernourishment with your monitor).
My little sister only just has a leopard gecko and I don’t have any reptiles but I still absolutely love your channel. Great entertainment and I love your personality. I love the educational aspect and I definitely plan on adopting an intermediate reptile when I have more space! Love ur channel.
Thank you for blessing us with Bonanells presence again 😈😈
Take this as a compliment, you have a v good/calming ASMR voice when you whisper lol
She looks great, I know it's been stressful, but you're doing an amazing job!
Good Job ! You have devoted a lot of time with her and it shows.☺
Should get easier from now.
thanks! hopefully so