Hey! I am an employee at reptile rapture, and I wanted to say it was super exciting to have you visit our store. You are the reason I started working there. So thank you for all the videos and inspiring me!
You can tell how genuinely happy talking about his animals made him. These are the type of breeders we should be supporting, notice he didnt mention a single word about the money he makes, he just talked about doing what he loves. This man breeds the animals because they're in his heart, not in his wallet. And I really highly respect that.
I think his tubs are a little sparse; not holding enough enrichment for his snakes. But he seems to, like you said, take great care of their health. 🤷♀️
Richard has a really enlightened philosophy towards rescue. He is absolutely right, he sells reptiles. He contributes to these animals numbers in captivity and not every owner is going to live up to the responsibility, so he steps in.
Richard helped me with my bearded dragon that wouldn't poop. The vet we took her to didn't help at all. Stopped and talk to him gave us a couple roaches for free she pooped later that day! Love this guy!
It was when we first got her from a previously owner (they couldn't keep her). Nothing we did... She was a year and a half old now going on 10 years. She's all good.
RockerCatErrorEncountered 404 or a reptile as a hole cause I can’t tell you how many times I’ve bought monitor lizard with parasites and and infections
The baby savannah was adorable and GORGEOUS....I guess that's what a healthy baby savannah monitor looks like. That's pretty rare. Hopefully we will see more of these in the future to take strain off the wild population.
This is a good look at small scale breeding. He doesn't alow his greed to outweigh the safety and happiness for his animals. And even though he uses rack systems they're nice and large.
and he handles them properly, doesn't just pick em up, wave them around for the camera saying how rare they are to entice buyers, and then throw them back into their tub. cough cough brian barczyk
Loving these 'touring' videos Emily, please do make more in the future. It's fantastic to see that you're sharing your (much deserved) platform with reputable breeders, as well as people who know and care about animals and their welfare as much as you and Ed do. Btw you've completely changed by view on snakes in the past six months so thank you!
Richard has a really enlightened philosophy towards rescue. He is absolutely right, he sells reptiles. He contributes to these animals numbers in captivity and not every owner is going to live up to the responsibility, so he steps in.
I think it’s awesome that he doesn’t power feed his animals!!!! To many breeders/owners do that with no care to the animals health or life expectancy. This was a great video.
I'm quite impressed with reptile rapture he is one of the few breeders I have seen with properly sized enclosures and enrichment. I can tell that he truly is passionate about the reptiles he keeps not just the money they make him.
I purchased a beardy from Reptile Rapture a few months ago and I was incredibly impressed with their entire shop. They do an amazing job and I am excited to get more reptiles from them in the future! They do a fabulous job.
I got my beautiful hog island boy from Reptile Rapture! All the animals I've seen from them have been wonderfully healthy, and Richard obviously cares a lot for them and knows his stuff for sure! Definitely a place I plan on visiting again for more reptiles in the future!
It’s absolutely lovely that he takes in rescue, because he’s not a rescue centre but he takes them in, gets them as healthy as possible and regimes them. A lot of reptiles would suffer otherwise or get released illegally. Amazing animals, it’s obvious the love and attention to detail in their care.
I love Reptile Rapture! They're very friendly and knowledgeable with a great selection of animals you can tell are well cared for. I only go there maybe every 2 months but they still remember me and my animals.
This has quickly become my favourite channel. My very first noodle is getting shipped to me this week and all your expertise makes me feel prepared to be a good snake-mommy! I also keep dropping random reptile facts on everyone I talk to. Love what you're doing and thanks for the videos!!
Its really nice to see someone you love animals this much and breeds them with such good care and also has a personal connection with most of his animals
I absolutely love this series. Also Richard seems like a very good guy! Enjoyed how he takes in rescues and gives them such good care. I respect him so much
Reptile Rapture is my local store and I couldn't feel luckier. My current collection includes two uromastyx, a crested gecko, a ball python and a kingsnake I bought from Richard and they're all thriving. That's not surprising since they got a good such a good start at RR.
Reptile Rapture is so cool they have awesome customer service I was having trouble with a Pac-Man frog I got from them not eating a few months back my family called them and explained the problem they gave great care advice and my Pac-Man frog is doing awesome now (the problem was that the temperature in his tank was too low by the way I got him a heat mat and now he’s doing just fine)
I'm SOO happy that Richard is getting more recognition! Him and his team are really awesome and I've been getting animals and supplies from them for 3 years now!! Love them so much XD
Awwwww I loved this!! I live in Madison and Richard is such an outstanding dude. He really works hard for the animals and has so much knowledge! It's awesome to see him get so much recognition. He's literally so kind and has taken so much time to be supportive and helpful with my own reptiles. Much love!
That 2nd spieces (the arboreal lizard) sounds perfect for what i had in mind.. Not too big, fun behaviour, beautiful color, easy to feed, good looking enclosure. I'm going to have to keep those in mind and research em.
Would love to make it up to Reptile Rapture one day. Maybe this fall when we go to Chicago for Tinley Park. Love Richard's channel and his passion for reptiles (breeding and rescuing). His store looks amazing through video and photos. I imagine it's even better in person. 🦎👍
i just got a corn snake from them, and they were so nice. I got pretty fast replies back to emails, and the person was super super nice. The packaging was super sturdy, and even though it was cold where i live ( a few states south of Wisconsin) he was still fairly warm and in very good shape.
Oh, I love this video! I think I’ve just found a new channel that I absolutely have to subscribe to! Thank you so much for introducing him to us. How amazing was that blue frog at the end?! I need to know more! 😃💕
What a wonderful video with such a genuinely wonderful guy. Thanks Emily and Ed! This guy has the same caring responsible attitude towards the respites that they do, it’s wonderful to see and this was amazing to watch- I really enjoyed it 👍 It’s really nice to remember that there are lots of really good people in the reptile breeding world that don’t act and behaviour like Brian.
I lived in the Madison area most of my life and I never knew about this amazing place. I cannot wait to check them out, hopefully soon! Amazing animals, amazing people, amazing places.
I love these guys! I just bought 2 peters banded skinks and they are incredible! The people are so kind and did absolutely everything to help me order online . Nice job on the video! :)
Have you guys ever thought of opening an educational centre for all your snakes/reptiles? I’m in Ontario (the Kawartha Lakes area) and we have a place called the Reptile Zoo. They have snakes, lizards, crocodiles, alligators and everything in between. They are kind of our go too for rescues and have educational shows as well. I could so see you doing something like that. Also if you’re ever up here you should check them out.
Yesssss I love Reptile Rapture!!! I’ve been missing seeing videos from them so I’m so happy to see a nice long one here! I live in San Diego so unfortunately I can’t go to the store in person. 😩
I have recently been thinking about breading my ball python morph super phantom and my mums banana enchi ball python morph I’m super excited to see what we might come out with when our snakes are at breading age , however I was wondering if there are any major tips you could give us as we are trying to do as much research as possible to make sure we are making a safe environment to bread and to make sure that the baby’s are okay
Wow!! That baby savannah moniter was SO cute! This series is so cool and I am learning so much about a lot of reptiles I didnt know anything about! Thanks Em! :)
I am very happy this video exists. Because I bought my hog island Boa from him. And I would not have looked at his website without it. He has just been a great snake.
I just grew a whole new outlook on Reptile Rapture because of your channel. They are great people , the only thing I didn’t like on his channel was using hand sanitizer to get a snake to release biting , so many better ways I believe, But!! They really have great heads on their shoulders ✌🏼
I love the place! I always go there for reptile supplies. I am planning on getting a corn snake there. They take real great care with all there animals!
Always a wonderful video to watch here and a great way to start my morning here in Australia. My morning dose of reptiles with a snake sitting my lap watching with me.
Hey! I am an employee at reptile rapture, and I wanted to say it was super exciting to have you visit our store. You are the reason I started working there. So thank you for all the videos and inspiring me!
You can tell how genuinely happy talking about his animals made him. These are the type of breeders we should be supporting, notice he didnt mention a single word about the money he makes, he just talked about doing what he loves. This man breeds the animals because they're in his heart, not in his wallet. And I really highly respect that.
Allen Jay I love you *as a friend* and I agree
Allen jones why do i see u so much
The fact that he rehabilitates rescued reptiles makes him awesome too!
I think his tubs are a little sparse; not holding enough enrichment for his snakes. But he seems to, like you said, take great care of their health. 🤷♀️
Hmmm... I agree with all that but I'll support breeders that give all their snakes hides and enrichment instead
baby monitor to future owner: mom..am..am I adopted?
owner: yes my son..and you were an accident
2:36?
Sister Squad it’s just a joke
'Baby monitor'.. I'm thinking of the gadget that helps you listen for sleeping baby :-)
They have really nice displays, their displays look like something out of a National Geographic magazine
I like how their displays are nice and big!
You know he's a good breeder if he breeds a difficult species on accident
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Are you being serious or sarcastic? Can’t find out
Alex Linders it's all up to interpretation
Richard has a really enlightened philosophy towards rescue. He is absolutely right, he sells reptiles. He contributes to these animals numbers in captivity and not every owner is going to live up to the responsibility, so he steps in.
Looks like a really cool place! I might need to check them out when I'm up there. Thanks, Emily!
Oh hey Clint
I’m on of your new subs and I have been subscribed for only a couple weeks
Glad to see Clint watches great reptile channels such as his own!
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I love how you and Emily support each other's channels! You ALWAYS comment and leave feedback for each other.
Please do, please do, please do (and make a video)! 🙏🙏
Richard helped me with my bearded dragon that wouldn't poop. The vet we took her to didn't help at all. Stopped and talk to him gave us a couple roaches for free she pooped later that day! Love this guy!
Janet Jedrzejczyk What were you feeding it before?
It was when we first got her from a previously owner (they couldn't keep her). Nothing we did... She was a year and a half old now going on 10 years. She's all good.
@@janetjedrzejczyk1903 Glad she's doing good. =)
how is she doing now?
Can you do a video on what makes a good/bad breeder and red flags to look for when adopting a snake?
RockerCatErrorEncountered 404 or a reptile as a hole cause I can’t tell you how many times I’ve bought monitor lizard with parasites and and infections
The baby savannah was adorable and GORGEOUS....I guess that's what a healthy baby savannah monitor looks like. That's pretty rare. Hopefully we will see more of these in the future to take strain off the wild population.
I like what he said “we sell them so we should help them too” more breeders should think like that !!!
This is a good look at small scale breeding. He doesn't alow his greed to outweigh the safety and happiness for his animals. And even though he uses rack systems they're nice and large.
and he handles them properly, doesn't just pick em up, wave them around for the camera saying how rare they are to entice buyers, and then throw them back into their tub. cough cough brian barczyk
Loving these 'touring' videos Emily, please do make more in the future. It's fantastic to see that you're sharing your (much deserved) platform with reputable breeders, as well as people who know and care about animals and their welfare as much as you and Ed do. Btw you've completely changed by view on snakes in the past six months so thank you!
I love what he said about rescues, and that as a breeder, you still have some responsibility even after the animal is sold.
Can I just say that Furiosa is the PERFECT name for a black-headed python?
I know a girl who named her baby girl Furiosa. Yeaaa..... F
My dad loves Mad Max and would be so proud.
Richard has a really enlightened philosophy towards rescue. He is absolutely right, he sells reptiles. He contributes to these animals numbers in captivity and not every owner is going to live up to the responsibility, so he steps in.
I am LOVING this series, and this is probably my favorite video in it so far. His rescue & re-home work especially makes my heart happy. 💖💛💙
Pansexual hearts
I think it’s awesome that he doesn’t power feed his animals!!!! To many breeders/owners do that with no care to the animals health or life expectancy. This was a great video.
I'm quite impressed with reptile rapture he is one of the few breeders I have seen with properly sized enclosures and enrichment. I can tell that he truly is passionate about the reptiles he keeps not just the money they make him.
Got my first reptile (a crestie) from reptile rapture’s old location! Absolutely love the store and how healthy the reptiles are!
I purchased a beardy from Reptile Rapture a few months ago and I was incredibly impressed with their entire shop. They do an amazing job and I am excited to get more reptiles from them in the future! They do a fabulous job.
I'm studying herpetology in college now, thanks to you!
I got my beautiful hog island boy from Reptile Rapture! All the animals I've seen from them have been wonderfully healthy, and Richard obviously cares a lot for them and knows his stuff for sure! Definitely a place I plan on visiting again for more reptiles in the future!
It’s absolutely lovely that he takes in rescue, because he’s not a rescue centre but he takes them in, gets them as healthy as possible and regimes them. A lot of reptiles would suffer otherwise or get released illegally.
Amazing animals, it’s obvious the love and attention to detail in their care.
"Someday we'll get a black-headed python"
*Me watching this in 2020 and grinning*
I've watched some of Richard's videos. You can tell he's a very knowledgeable and genuine person. Must be something in the water up there!
Ed’s laugh @6:27 🤣🤣 “we keep it lean otherwise they get fat and lazy and don’t wanna breed” made me LOL.
Absolutely loved this place, thanks for showing us. 😍
Beautiful cages, great care and I'm very impressed by the rescue “program“ that's going on. 👍
So black rough-necks are just small, skinny, scaly dogs?
CUTE!!!
D.J. Droz I was thinking the exact same thing 😂
14:51 I thought that was one snake and I thought it had broke in half for a split second...
I love Reptile Rapture! They're very friendly and knowledgeable with a great selection of animals you can tell are well cared for. I only go there maybe every 2 months but they still remember me and my animals.
This has quickly become my favourite channel. My very first noodle is getting shipped to me this week and all your expertise makes me feel prepared to be a good snake-mommy! I also keep dropping random reptile facts on everyone I talk to. Love what you're doing and thanks for the videos!!
It takes skill to accidentally breed a species that has collapsed in captivity like the savannah monitor. Gorgeous baby!
I got my blue axanthic iguana here. Make the hour drive a lot because we love it so much!
Richard is the attraction not the snakes😁😁 He has such a gentle charismatic demeanour!!
I Go there once a week :)
They are great! Big variety!
They are so nice and informative to all the children, and parents.
That's really respectable, that he takes it as part of his duty, to take care of all those rescues. Major props!
The sand boas are like big fat worms I love them 😍
Richard seems chilled out and cool.
Its really nice to see someone you love animals this much and breeds them with such good care and also has a personal connection with most of his animals
I absolutely love this series. Also Richard seems like a very good guy! Enjoyed how he takes in rescues and gives them such good care. I respect him so much
That place looks great! The animals look well cared for and he seems very knowledgeable.
Reptile Rapture is my local store and I couldn't feel luckier. My current collection includes two uromastyx, a crested gecko, a ball python and a kingsnake I bought from Richard and they're all thriving. That's not surprising since they got a good such a good start at RR.
The green keeled lizard : Hey hey pay attention to me! Heeeeey hey hey
Now THAT is a great breeder. He seems like a genuinely nice guy who really cares about his animals. I bet his facility is amazing to visit
Lots of awesome animals! Really enjoying this new series. ❤️
Richard seems to be a cool humble dude. For all he has and has done
I'm actually pretty scared of snakes. But thanks to your videos I overcome that fear and show more understanding in the “ reptile world “ .
I wasn't really scared of snakes but I didn't fully understand them. These videos are fun, educational, and all around great!
Great job emily keep up the great work love your vids! And garter snakes!
Reptile Rapture is so cool they have awesome customer service I was having trouble with a Pac-Man frog I got from them not eating a few months back my family called them and explained the problem they gave great care advice and my Pac-Man frog is doing awesome now (the problem was that the temperature in his tank was too low by the way I got him a heat mat and now he’s doing just fine)
Reptile Rapture is doing what i plan on doing one day here in southern Oregon coast.
So awesome!!! Taking in rescues & rehabilitating then rehoming.....how wonderful!!!!!!!
Reptile Rapture has a special kind of passion that I have a really hard time finding anywhere else.
I'm SOO happy that Richard is getting more recognition! Him and his team are really awesome and I've been getting animals and supplies from them for 3 years now!! Love them so much XD
Awwwww I loved this!! I live in Madison and Richard is such an outstanding dude. He really works hard for the animals and has so much knowledge! It's awesome to see him get so much recognition. He's literally so kind and has taken so much time to be supportive and helpful with my own reptiles. Much love!
That 2nd spieces (the arboreal lizard) sounds perfect for what i had in mind.. Not too big, fun behaviour, beautiful color, easy to feed, good looking enclosure. I'm going to have to keep those in mind and research em.
The green keeled lizard, I think I'm in love 😍
i got my first snake from these guys, and she's an absolute sweetheart
I love the terrariums they are in, much better than a plastic box, you can enjoy them more like this.
Would love to make it up to Reptile Rapture one day. Maybe this fall when we go to Chicago for Tinley Park. Love Richard's channel and his passion for reptiles (breeding and rescuing). His store looks amazing through video and photos. I imagine it's even better in person. 🦎👍
Your enthusiasm is infectious! Love your presentations so informative and educational!
I am loving the past few vlogs. Loved the monitors and other lizards and snakes.
What a great dude love that he does so much rescue work
Emily & Ed, who would’ve thought that 10 months after this you would have your black-headed Python! So happy for y’all!
God I love this place. Every time I go to Madison I go there and it’s amazing every time. All the animals are kept so well and they all look happy
It's so great that he takes such care with how much they eat. Keeps them on a lean diet if thats what they need even if slows down his breeding.
i just got a corn snake from them, and they were so nice. I got pretty fast replies back to emails, and the person was super super nice. The packaging was super sturdy, and even though it was cold where i live ( a few states south of Wisconsin) he was still fairly warm and in very good shape.
Yes! Reptile Rapture is amazing!
Oh, I love this video! I think I’ve just found a new channel that I absolutely have to subscribe to! Thank you so much for introducing him to us.
How amazing was that blue frog at the end?! I need to know more! 😃💕
What a wonderful video with such a genuinely wonderful guy. Thanks Emily and Ed! This guy has the same caring responsible attitude towards the respites that they do, it’s wonderful to see and this was amazing to watch- I really enjoyed it 👍 It’s really nice to remember that there are lots of really good people in the reptile breeding world that don’t act and behaviour like Brian.
AWESOME vlog!!! They are truly doing wonderful things over at Reptile Raptures!!!!
I love legless lizards!!😍😍
Lol!! Who had to watched more than twice because you were just distracted by his tattoo sleeves. 😁
Oh my goodness those are beautiful big enclosures, lovely to see for a store.
So glad I live in the Wisconsin area now with you all of you great reptile breeders nearby !!❤️
I lived in the Madison area most of my life and I never knew about this amazing place. I cannot wait to check them out, hopefully soon! Amazing animals, amazing people, amazing places.
I love these guys! I just bought 2 peters banded skinks and they are incredible! The people are so kind and did absolutely everything to help me order online . Nice job on the video! :)
I really do respect him,you,Ed and other breeders like all of you ❤️❤️❤️❤️
This is where I recently got my rosy boa ❤ it's a healthy, friendly sweetheart!
Have you guys ever thought of opening an educational centre for all your snakes/reptiles? I’m in Ontario (the Kawartha Lakes area) and we have a place called the Reptile Zoo. They have snakes, lizards, crocodiles, alligators and everything in between. They are kind of our go too for rescues and have educational shows as well. I could so see you doing something like that. Also if you’re ever up here you should check them out.
Love Black Headed Pythons and Womas...some of my favorite snakes. Loved the tour. TY.
No way!!!!! This is where I get all my animals!! I live 10 min from here! So happy you visited!!
My best friend and I went here and the employees were so nice and they let us hold a snake named Toby. It was amazing.
Blackheaded pythons look adorable. Dipped in black paint
I'm in love with the fact he bred in captivity on accident. Taking a step without knowing lol. So happy for the momma!!
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!My parents won’t let me get a snake tho!
same here
Ikr!
Same
Me tooooooo
My mom is way to scared to be near one but I LOVE SNAKES ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💖💕💓💝
Yesssss I love Reptile Rapture!!! I’ve been missing seeing videos from them so I’m so happy to see a nice long one here! I live in San Diego so unfortunately I can’t go to the store in person. 😩
I have recently been thinking about breading my ball python morph super phantom and my mums banana enchi ball python morph I’m super excited to see what we might come out with when our snakes are at breading age , however I was wondering if there are any major tips you could give us as we are trying to do as much research as possible to make sure we are making a safe environment to bread and to make sure that the baby’s are okay
I’ve been to this place! The staff and animals are absolutely incredible.
Reptile Rapture is my local reptile store!! So great to see this tour this is where I'm planning to get my first snake
Omg y’all don’t know how much I needed this content, having a crummy day & this will definitely help me out. Thanks & God bless!
Wow!! That baby savannah moniter was SO cute! This series is so cool and I am learning so much about a lot of reptiles I didnt know anything about! Thanks Em! :)
I am very happy this video exists. Because I bought my hog island Boa from him. And I would not have looked at his website without it. He has just been a great snake.
My favorite place to go! That's the best place in Madison for reptiles! The staff is amazing and genuinely care about the animals!
I wasn't looking forward to this little series but it's grown on me, big time.
Honestly what a role model! I’d love to start a reptile rescue out in california! Love the videos by the way!!!
I just grew a whole new outlook on Reptile Rapture because of your channel. They are great people , the only thing I didn’t like on his channel was using hand sanitizer to get a snake to release biting , so many better ways I believe, But!! They really have great heads on their shoulders ✌🏼
What a beautiful place with such a wonderful owner! Thanks for this video Emily and Ed 😍
I love the place! I always go there for reptile supplies. I am planning on getting a corn snake there. They take real great care with all there animals!
Always a wonderful video to watch here and a great way to start my morning here in Australia. My morning dose of reptiles with a snake sitting my lap watching with me.
I'm so lucky I live near these guys! Thanks for doing such a fantastic video showing off how amazing Reptile Rapture is!