Love every single species you showed, you clearly love and are knowledgeable regarding the tortoises and turtles in your care. I enjoyed the whole vide start to finish. Wish I have the chance to travel to the US to visit your centre and your tortoises and turtles.
I really enjoy your videos. That is funny because I'm not really a reptile person. You have taught me that they can be very interesting and entertaining. Thank you!
Hey Roy, funny you mention that. That’s the video I’ve been wanting to do. It’s a leap for us because sadly and disturbingly a lot of people who follow us don’t like snakes. But, we do, and clearly some of you out there want it so I think it’s time to make it happen. Especially after seeing how some of the turtle fans aren’t even watching some of these turtle videos we’re making. Stay tuned. 🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍💪🏻
The only thing I know about turtles and snakes that people love running them over for some reason. I go to work every day on the same 10mile road for years now, often at night and I always see roadkills, I saw quite a lot of times that people actually go to the oncoming lane just to run over a snake or a turtle. Why? I never hit anything.
Can’t decide which one is my favorite! Of course Otis takes the top spot, then it’s a 14-way tie! Woohoo. Loved this video. You guys sure run a tight ship❤️🐢🦎🐍🐢🦎🐍🐢🦎🐍🐢🦎
Hey do you try to breed your turtles in order to help conservation efforts? You're very knowledgeable and I admire your high levels of care you have for your animals:)
@@GardenStateTortoise I think it would be awesome to see you be able to work with the bog turtles, I really believe you would have a ton of success there. Need to have some assurance colonies for this wonderful species
Love, love, love all these beautiful turtles! I used to own one for my daughter and they have such great vibes and energy as pets. Thank you for this video!😇💜💗
Another great vid, Chris. Like the tortoise survey video very fascinating! So much interesting information-e.g. 5 clutches of eggs from Florida Box Turtles is hard to believe! Cool stuff indeed. 🙂 Spotted Turtles and Wood Turtles are so neat. Wood Turtles stomping their feet for earthworms 🪱 is quite remarkable. Bizarre behavior on the part of Chinese Box Turtles eating their own eggs!😮 Many cool fun facts! Thx for all you guys do. 🙂
Really love your videos. You really can see how much love you have for all turtles and tortoises. The way you explain each of them really covers everything thing, someone need to know about owning any of them.
What’s your job like? I’m just a young person trying to find what to do in life and I’m fascinated by animals, environmental science, and biology but I’m not sure what jobs fit that stuff. Also I adore seeing Odis in these videos, and do you have any soft shell turtles? Those guys are my favorite even if some of them look goofy when they are adults lol
I love this video! Knowing the different species of turtles that are out there. Me every spring and summer I have this North American snapper that lays her eggs on my beach in front of my house by the lake. It amazing when they hatch
So glad I found your channel. In Virginia as a child my brother and I had turtles as pets. Back in 2013 after a heavy rain I saw a small turtle on the road, stopped and picked him up. He had a shell like the bark of a tree and pointy little nose. He fit in the palm of my hand. My friend identified him as being an Alligator Snapping turtle we took him to the river area to let him loose. That's the last time I've seen any type of turtle. It seems that they were easier to find back in the 70s I'm always on the lookout for one and hope to find one. They are awesome.
Love learning about turtles from you... That Mata Mata turtle is amazing and so of course is Otis!!! 😊 Thanks for sharing all of these amazing reptiles with us!
Otis is adorable has bonded to you, just like the video on UA-cam of the turtle that runs on his skateboard to keep up with his best friend the cat it’s so adorable
Do you know if there are stud books and diversity measures for the rare captive populations? Do you sell babies? I could watch Otis for hours. Loved this introduction. How about an in depth video for each in the future. I could watch turtles eat strawberries or their favorite treat all day. Makes me happy.
Built my own habitat when I was a kid and had gathered 3 box, a striper, a painter, and at one point a small snapper. I remember coming home one day and seeing my habitat completely ransacked. Not like any animals got in... this my 3rd year of maintaining my outdoor turtle sanctuary but no.. no one can just mind their own business. Turns out the neighbors had a wild drunken party and climbed the fence to see what my habitat was. They took all my turtles.. even my first one I had for 10years and was my first pet (who escaped one time and we found him 3 years later about 4 or 5 miles away). Got him when I was 5yo from my godmother and I always loved turtles... lately we find out we have deep ties toward our Native side and our original ancestors revered them as well. Really miss my turtle.
It’s cool to see how intelligent a lot of the turtles you keep are, personally my reeves turtle is so brain dead that I question how her species isn’t extinct
Haha yeah, some are definitely a little more advanced than others it seems but I’ve also observed over the years that sometimes it’s the individual, no matter what species it is.
I love turtles. I find the so cool. They are like living dinosaurs. I'm not crazy about Snapping Turtles. When I was a kid, my big toe was bitten by one and he broke the toe. There was a nasty cut that needed stitches. Nope, no snapping turtles.
Can you please explain the difference between turtle and tortoise? English is my second language and in my native language there's only one word for them so I'm confused... Thanks anyway!
All tortoises are turtles but not all tortoises are turtles. Tortoises are specifically land-dwelling year-round. They usually only go in water to cool off or drink. Turtles are freshwater animals and spend alternating times in water or land. Sea turtles are saltwater animals that only go on land to lay eggs. Terrapins are sea turtles but in freshwater. All of these are turtles, as that is the umbrella term, but each of these types of turtle are distinct from each other.
I have two Spotted Indian Spotted Pond turtles, although here they are called "Indian River." I was wondering if you might have a suggestion as to how to design their tanks? I have them currently in an 80-gallon tank. Both are under 2 years old, and they seem to prefer hiding under the giant dock I have in the tank, rather than checking out the other side of the tank set with rocks, a sand area, and the sun.
The best advice I can give is keep the water warm, 70-75F, make sure it’s shallow enough and add some plants, either fake or live. It makes them feel more secure and they’ll come out more. Also make sure the basking light is bright and strong because they are avid baskers.
Great video! I can't stand when animals are taken and killed for their body parts because some think it will make them taller , more powerful , make them fortune, etc. Sad being killed for ridiculous and outdated beliefs
Me and my brother have two chinese box tortoise, very kind. One female and one male, probably siblings, they have never mating, from what we know. No eggs. They are at least 25 years old, and can get 40 years old. We got them when they were a couple months of age.
Hello there, so i have this little tortoises for a while and he doesnt look like any result, im confuses and worry because maybe im not giving him the right things be need, since i dont know what specie he is from
Otis is to Garden State Tortoise as Slinky is to Kamp Kenan! The chief ambassador animal of his domain. Arguably, Otis is weirder but they're both interesting to watch!
This comment is for feeding the algorithm monster. 🍪 Seems it likes snacking on comments, replies and likes to both. 👍 Why not spread some happiness to day and share a treat or two and watch the channel grow? 🐢🦎
@@GardenStateTortoise yw!! have seen some great response to this post idea. when the community works together it can have great results for a favorite creator.🥰
@13:28 -- You know, I'd ALMOST call the Chinese box turtles the TRUE Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles except for the fact that the ninja is a Japanese concept! 😄 They've been featured in a lot of Kamp Kenan videos and they're fun to watch. They're crazy and like to nibble on toes!
Hey everyone! If you enjoyed this video, watch the one we did on TORTOISES right here: ua-cam.com/video/t5PFra09Qto/v-deo.html
They are all so beautiful! Otis is amazing. The way he looks at you is so cute.
Some beautiful representatives in that group! Every time I hear “for medicinal purposes” I get hopping mad.
Thanks Suzanne and yes it’s definitely sad!
plus as a medicine it doesn't even work and there are real medicines you could buy that don't destroy natures animals!
I just wish we could call it smthn else. Like I know different cultures but can you really call it medicine when it doesn't work?
Awesome video! The mata mata is so cool! And Otis is such your little buddy! He adores you 🥰. 🐢
I absolutely love how the mata mata always looks like it has a huge smile on its face, it's adorable 🥰
I love you what you are doing to save these animals and give them a forever home 🥰
Thank you!
@@GardenStateTortoiseyour welcome
Always educational!! Thank You!
Thank you for all you do to preserve turtle species as well as other retiles, tortoises, they're absolutely amazing.
Man your vids are crazy! These videos are the *real* type of vids youtube was made for!
Thank you!!!!!!
Never met a turtle I didn't like.
Nice video/format/presentation and wonderful animals!
I’m always amused when the turtles decline to participate in the video and try to walk off the table.
15:09 😂
You are the best! I always follow you from Italy! my dream is to come and see you!
Thank you!!
Love every single species you showed, you clearly love and are knowledgeable regarding the tortoises and turtles in your care. I enjoyed the whole vide start to finish. Wish I have the chance to travel to the US to visit your centre and your tortoises and turtles.
Thank you so much!!
I really enjoy your videos. That is funny because I'm not really a reptile person. You have taught me that they can be very interesting and entertaining. Thank you!
That really means a lot, thank you so much 🙏🏻
Can you guys do a video dedicated to all of your snakes? It would be nice to see them.
Hey Roy, funny you mention that. That’s the video I’ve been wanting to do. It’s a leap for us because sadly and disturbingly a lot of people who follow us don’t like snakes. But, we do, and clearly some of you out there want it so I think it’s time to make it happen. Especially after seeing how some of the turtle fans aren’t even watching some of these turtle videos we’re making. Stay tuned. 🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍💪🏻
@@GardenStateTortoise I like snakes. And I love the turtles that have long snake-like neck, best of both worlds lol
The only thing I know about turtles and snakes that people love running them over for some reason. I go to work every day on the same 10mile road for years now, often at night and I always see roadkills, I saw quite a lot of times that people actually go to the oncoming lane just to run over a snake or a turtle. Why? I never hit anything.
Number 16 should be Otis, he gets a category all on his own!
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I love Otis! Too cool, that little guy! O.t.i.s! O.T.I.S! OTIS! GO, OTIS!! 💕✌️
I love learning about all the different species! Thank you for all you guys do!!!
Can’t decide which one is my favorite! Of course Otis takes the top spot, then it’s a 14-way tie! Woohoo. Loved this video. You guys sure run a tight ship❤️🐢🦎🐍🐢🦎🐍🐢🦎🐍🐢🦎
I can't help but giggle at how ADORABLE Otis is! She absolutely ADORES! Like a dog, she just wants to snuggle & be with you always! ❤❤❤
Hahaha yep!
Mata’s are just incredible! It’s hard to locate where their “face parts” are. Lol! Amazing camouflage for sure. #Otis 🐢❤️🐢
Thanks Lori!!
Beautiful turtles and awesome presentation. Love your videos and I love me some little Otis!
Awesome video as always. Thoroughly enjoy all your videos. Have become a healthy addiction.
Thanks Chris!!!
Love ottis
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Hey do you try to breed your turtles in order to help conservation efforts? You're very knowledgeable and I admire your high levels of care you have for your animals:)
Thank you! Yes, we are involved in many different aspects of conservation and preservation of turtle species here.
@@GardenStateTortoise I think it would be awesome to see you be able to work with the bog turtles, I really believe you would have a ton of success there. Need to have some assurance colonies for this wonderful species
Love, love, love all these beautiful turtles! I used to own one for my daughter and they have such great vibes and energy as pets. Thank you for this video!😇💜💗
Thank you for watching!
Another great vid, Chris.
Like the tortoise survey video very fascinating!
So much interesting information-e.g. 5 clutches of eggs from Florida Box Turtles is hard to believe!
Cool stuff indeed. 🙂
Spotted Turtles and Wood Turtles are so neat.
Wood Turtles stomping their feet for earthworms 🪱 is quite remarkable.
Bizarre behavior on the part of Chinese Box Turtles eating their own eggs!😮
Many cool fun facts!
Thx for all you guys do. 🙂
Really love your videos. You really can see how much love you have for all turtles and tortoises. The way you explain each of them really covers everything thing, someone need to know about owning any of them.
What’s your job like? I’m just a young person trying to find what to do in life and I’m fascinated by animals, environmental science, and biology but I’m not sure what jobs fit that stuff. Also I adore seeing Odis in these videos, and do you have any soft shell turtles? Those guys are my favorite even if some of them look goofy when they are adults lol
Thank you for the education! 💓🐢
I love this video! Knowing the different species of turtles that are out there. Me every spring and summer I have this North American snapper that lays her eggs on my beach in front of my house by the lake. It amazing when they hatch
Thanks mary! That snapper sure must feel safe there!
@@GardenStateTortoise well she’s been coming to my beach for the last ten years! And when she does me and kids watch after the beach.
Can you guys do a video on African side necks considering they are one of the most common found in pet stores, yet their is barely any info on them
Great idea. I did write an article on them for Reptiles magazine. I’ll have to find the link.
Great educational video and i love your little sidekick Otis he's such an adorable and funny character 🧡🧡
I knew 12/15 species man I love turtles
Nice!!
I really miss seeing box turtles along the road. Haven't seen any for 3 or 4 years
Well done. You covered so much, so thoroughly. Much appreciated! And as always… I adore Otis:)
Wonderful. Thank you very much. 🙏
Thank you for watching 🙏🏻
So glad I found your channel. In Virginia as a child my brother and I had turtles as pets. Back in 2013 after a heavy rain I saw a small turtle on the road, stopped and picked him up. He had a shell like the bark of a tree and pointy little nose. He fit in the palm of my hand. My friend identified him as being an Alligator Snapping turtle we took him to the river area to let him loose. That's the last time I've seen any type of turtle. It seems that they were easier to find back in the 70s I'm always on the lookout for one and hope to find one. They are awesome.
I really enjoyed this video. I'm happy to say I knew 10 out of 15.
Nice! Thank you for watching!
Loved this! Otis is so cool.
Wow. Incredible piece of content! Well done
Awesome thanks for the wealth of knowledge.
Fantastic video content love turtles tortoises etc ❤️❤️😻😻😺😺🙏🙏
Thank you Jen 🙏🏻
Wow! I learned so much today! Some very fascinating facts!
Otiiiiiiiiis! ❤❤❤
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Otis staring at daddy with all his patience
This was so interesting, thank you!
I’ve loved Otis from day one! 💜🐢💜🐢💜
Wood turtle army hype!!! Protect the wood turtle at all cost! 👏🥳 Awesome video and information. Ty!
Wonderful video!!!😊
"Please have a Matamata... please have a Matamata..."
3:56
*OOOOOOOHHHHHHHH*
If you ever want some red ear sliders, I have 17 babies, 3rd generation these guys breed like rabbits
Thanks Brian, we take in tons of these already though. 👍🏻👍🏻🐢🐢
Love learning about turtles from you... That Mata Mata turtle is amazing and so of course is Otis!!! 😊 Thanks for sharing all of these amazing reptiles with us!
Aweome and thank you!
I could watch #4 for hours 😀absolutely fascinating
That was so interesting......thankyou..
Bro earned my all 4 subs :)
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Otis is adorable has bonded to you, just like the video on UA-cam of the turtle that runs on his skateboard to keep up with his best friend the cat it’s so adorable
This is an awesome video I love turtles 🐢❤️😃
Otis amazes me! He is totally focused on you, as if he wants to tell you something. I just love him ❤️
Great video!! ❤
Thank you Ana!
Beautiful!
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Awesome turtles
Waited all video with bated breath to hear you introduce Otis! 😇❤️🐢🐢🐢
I love how Otis seems to be saying, "Here I am! Let's chat. Aren't I just the coolest? (REFER TO MY FAN-BASE, MISTER! I'M A
*STAR* !)
Hahahaha yep!
This video is awesome, I have turtles and I studied english. Videos like this are perfect to can to learn about both topics
I love how the turtles have someplace else to be once the camera is on.
Do you know if there are stud books and diversity measures for the rare captive populations? Do you sell babies? I could watch Otis for hours. Loved this introduction. How about an in depth video for each in the future. I could watch turtles eat strawberries or their favorite treat all day. Makes me happy.
Built my own habitat when I was a kid and had gathered 3 box, a striper, a painter, and at one point a small snapper. I remember coming home one day and seeing my habitat completely ransacked. Not like any animals got in... this my 3rd year of maintaining my outdoor turtle sanctuary but no.. no one can just mind their own business. Turns out the neighbors had a wild drunken party and climbed the fence to see what my habitat was. They took all my turtles.. even my first one I had for 10years and was my first pet (who escaped one time and we found him 3 years later about 4 or 5 miles away). Got him when I was 5yo from my godmother and I always loved turtles... lately we find out we have deep ties toward our Native side and our original ancestors revered them as well. Really miss my turtle.
Always 💖 the 🐢 education videos.
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They're all beautiful great 😻😻❤️❤️😺😺🙏🙏
😊🐢🐢🐢🐢
Hello!!! I’d love to see the enclosure of you Oaxacan mud turtles. They’re so cute!!!!
I’ll be sure to show it in another video!
Love them all❤❤❤
Love to learn more about Muhlenberg’s bog turtle - if you have permits to work with them.
Unfortunately we do not and no one in our state has them unless it’s for conservation work in the field such as the Herpetological company I work for.
My country Myanmar also have a lot of endemic turtle species 😊
Definitely!
Is there any way to visit this place irl? Pls?
We aren’t open to the public but we do hope to have a public facility in the future!
@@GardenStateTortoise oh okay :)
Thanks to your videos I’m head over heels for spotted turtles…I think they should be called polka dots!
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Snappers look like they're making the pog face when they open their mouths
Nice
It’s cool to see how intelligent a lot of the turtles you keep are, personally my reeves turtle is so brain dead that I question how her species isn’t extinct
Haha yeah, some are definitely a little more advanced than others it seems but I’ve also observed over the years that sometimes it’s the individual, no matter what species it is.
I love turtles. I find the so cool. They are like living dinosaurs. I'm not crazy about Snapping Turtles. When I was a kid, my big toe was bitten by one and he broke the toe. There was a nasty cut that needed stitches. Nope, no snapping turtles.
Not gonna lie, if it wasnt for you i didnt know Yuwonoi considered an endangered species.
Thanks man
Can you please explain the difference between turtle and tortoise? English is my second language and in my native language there's only one word for them so I'm confused... Thanks anyway!
Surely, here you go: Turtles and Tortoises: The Difference!
ua-cam.com/video/0dJy3L1WkDU/v-deo.html
@@GardenStateTortoise thank you!!
All tortoises are turtles but not all tortoises are turtles.
Tortoises are specifically land-dwelling year-round. They usually only go in water to cool off or drink.
Turtles are freshwater animals and spend alternating times in water or land.
Sea turtles are saltwater animals that only go on land to lay eggs.
Terrapins are sea turtles but in freshwater.
All of these are turtles, as that is the umbrella term, but each of these types of turtle are distinct from each other.
IM CRYING THERE SO CUTE WHAT
I have two Spotted Indian Spotted Pond turtles, although here they are called "Indian River." I was wondering if you might have a suggestion as to how to design their tanks? I have them currently in an 80-gallon tank. Both are under 2 years old, and they seem to prefer hiding under the giant dock I have in the tank, rather than checking out the other side of the tank set with rocks, a sand area, and the sun.
The best advice I can give is keep the water warm, 70-75F, make sure it’s shallow enough and add some plants, either fake or live. It makes them feel more secure and they’ll come out more. Also make sure the basking light is bright and strong because they are avid baskers.
There's my Otis❤
Man that mata mata’s expression
Great video! I can't stand when animals are taken and killed for their body parts because some think it will make them taller , more powerful , make them fortune, etc. Sad being killed for ridiculous and outdated beliefs
Love
Me and my brother have two chinese box tortoise, very kind. One female and one male, probably siblings, they have never mating, from what we know. No eggs. They are at least 25 years old, and can get 40 years old. We got them when they were a couple months of age.
My dream is to get a pet turtle! They're just too cute 🥺
Hello there, so i have this little tortoises for a while and he doesnt look like any result, im confuses and worry because maybe im not giving him the right things be need, since i dont know what specie he is from
Its a shyer species...my brain immediately went " wait, what, the SHIRE?! As in middle earth?" Oh, no, wait, never mind
Lol All of number 14 were booking it
Otis is to Garden State Tortoise as Slinky is to Kamp Kenan! The chief ambassador animal of his domain.
Arguably, Otis is weirder but they're both interesting to watch!
This comment is for feeding the algorithm monster. 🍪
Seems it likes snacking on comments, replies and likes to both. 👍
Why not spread some happiness to day and share a treat or two and watch the channel grow? 🐢🦎
That was amazing. Thank you so much! A lot of people don’t realize how this ridiculous algorithm works so this means a lot! 🙏🏻🐢
@@GardenStateTortoise yw!! have seen some great response to this post idea. when the community works together it can have great results for a favorite creator.🥰
@13:28 -- You know, I'd ALMOST call the Chinese box turtles the TRUE Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles except for the fact that the ninja is a Japanese concept! 😄
They've been featured in a lot of Kamp Kenan videos and they're fun to watch. They're crazy and like to nibble on toes!
15:05 They're fast
I would love a couple of Chinese box turtles and an Egyptian tortoise
ALL HAIL THE TURTLE ARmY