The 7 DIRTY Reptiles You CAN'T SEE ON TV!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Which reptiles do you wish you saw more?

[@Samwich963]

Varanus glauerti, the Kimberley Rock Monitor!

[@PsilocybeFaerie]

I want to see a larger variety of skinks in general in herpetoculture. Of course ETS and Schneider's skinks are future species i would love to work with and breed. But, some others that deserve more recognition and availability are Kenyan zebra skinks, gidgee skinks, pink tongue skinks, peter's banded skinks, sand fish skinks, the list goes on. Love me some skinks! I also appreciate the recognition Dayyan and Mike Tytula are bringing to Stenodactylus... i'm patiently waiting to spot some CB on morph market.

[@Bluepanda32]

Electric blue day geckos are my favorites

[@RedIslandReptiles]

Lacertas as a whole need more love

[@haveyouhuggedyourreptiletoday]

The different kinds of iguanas. There are so many, and nobody seems to know any of them.

[@reddale5952]

One that I don’t think people talk about enough is Mexican Alligator lizards, they are so beautiful in my opinion

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

I totally agree!

[@predatorking3131]

I really wanna see more texas alligator lizards getting recognition, they are so cool and way less known then any abronia.

[@Venom-kf6jp]

100% agree on this one too@@WickensWickedReptiles

[@reddale5952]

@@predatorking3131 yes! I have those where I live, such cool lizards

[@ValVonRhine]

Omg yes!

[@alexiswilson4186]

We have two axolotls, we used to have a green keel bellied lizard but he passed away a few months ago. We saw emerald tree monitors a lot more than we saw green keeled lizards which is surprising because they’re not super expensive. People are starting to captive breed them which I think is amazing!

[@lindslovessnakes]

Emily and Ed have a pair of Blue Tree Monitors. My favorite animals in their zoo 🥹 But they terrify me lmao

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

They are amazing

[@loriw2661]

Every time I see Frankie, I get sooo jealous. Yep, I live in Florida so I can’t have one. If they became legal here, that would be the first reptile I’d buy! They’re so beautiful and their faces are amazing, let alone their striking colors. I’ll just keep watching you to get my Figi-Banded fix. 🦎❤️🦎

[@dilboo]

Just move out of Florida, there's like 1,000 other reasons not to live in that shit hole

[@loriw2661]

@@dilboo I agree. I can send you my info. All I need is a couple hundred thousand dollars and I’m out!

[@whitenightfantasy9067]

i guess there are two types of reptiles (and amphibians) that you don't see a lot: the rarely kept ones like in your list and the not (easy) handleable reptiles like daygeckos and other more skiddish species

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

that's fair for sure!

[@elysiumherps3338]

Love this style of video! Nice to mix up the top 5 with 7. And I wish I saw more Colombian Rainbow Boas on channels! I got mine cause they were the "cheaper" and less intense option than Brazilians. And mine is such an amazing snake. Great to handle, an amazing eater, and extremely inquisitive.

[@rottweilerfun9520]

Looking Good Diamond , you are practically a Fire Breathing Dragon !

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

for sure!

[@rickcroney1286]

Chomper feels that green tree monitors should have been #1😅😅🦎💚 Great list, fun video!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

I love these little monitors!

[@DoorsToHideBehind156]

Who is Chomper?

[@rickcroney1286]

@@DoorsToHideBehind156 our Green Tree Monitor

[@Agg1E91]

If you want a small, "tree monitor looking" lizard. Check out Keel Bellied Lizards. They top out at 12-14 inches tip to tip with about maybe 4-5 inches of that being body. Mine is about 7mos old, 2nd gen CBB and quite often a silly goose. Took about 4-6 weeks to get him to climb onto my outstretched hand. In a Leap Habitat 17Dx22Wx36H, with fogger. All around fun lizard. Fast, though. And does not like the sensation of hands enclosing him. When that (or even the appearance of that) happens, it's a full on sprint to whatever he's pointed at.
His hair-trigger change from calm to sprint is the main thing currently keeping me from getting him out more often. Something I'll continue to have to work on.

[@ProjecTJAD]

I was fully expecting this to be 7 reptiles that poop so much and so often that nobody films with them on youtube/TV

[@wrench1674]

I dont think people talk enough about uromastyx. They should be about as possible as beardies are since they have relatively the same care requirements ourside of uros needing very hot temps, but having a full vegetarian lizard that can eat its own substrate for food is never a bad idea

[@markosterdahl4669]

Hey,
Just want to be kind of bluntly speaking; I F-word love your videos. Great combo between humor and facts. Love your travelvideos as well, so altough you think that people don’t watch em’ as much, we are a bounch that watch them with joy.
Lots of love from sweden!

[@MisoTurtle10]

You should do this with cleanest reptiles my turtle would be proud of himself to be recognized to

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

hahahhahaa

[@theoregonguy]

Weird, I see axolotls everywhere, I was at a reptile expo a couple of months ago, and I think most of the booths were either ball pythons or axolotls. A lot of the fish stores around me have 5-6 in stock most of the time, they always have new ones every time I go in there too.

[@archergonzalez711]

You're right, but... They succeeded breeding in captivity. In the wild it's a different story... Here in Mexico, they just had gone... "Disappear" in the wild. I was skeptical at first as you do, because I see them everywhere, but it's true... If we can't take care of them in captivity, they will disappear... Forever.

[@Samwich963]

I own a Liasis olivaceus olivaceus. Very cool snakes! I always have axolotls for sale at my local pet shop. Crap thing is, they always come in with burn and take a few weeks to get their gills nice and "fluffy".
Great video as always Adam!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@archergonzalez711]

It's a real challenge to take care of them, but they're awesome... I never had one, but here in Mexico, they're popular even when they had "disappear" in the wild.

[@Samwich963]

@@archergonzalez711
Well that's unfortunate considering they're endangered.

[@rottweilerfun9520]

Those tiny little Geckos are so neat !

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

for sure!

[@Bugg01922]

I now have 9 snakes thanks to you. A few years ago I absolutely despised of reptiles. Thank you for helping me overcome that and let alone GET one (well, now almost a dozen..) I’m so happy now. Reptiles have literally changed my life. So yeah, thank you!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

I'm so glad you've turned around

[@alyssalineberry8694]

I'm glad you mentioned Nile Monitors, their notorious attitude and behavior is actually why I love them 😂

[@ingeniouspixie]

I think this idea was pretty "Kool". Instead of brushing over them to get to the "better" options it was nice to hear about them.

[@Kakashiownsyou]

Pour one out for our sensei Carlin, whose book "Napalm and Silly Putty" changed my life (in more ways than one; at 11, I was **WAY** too young for that book lol lmao), and alongside Homestar Runner, formed the basis of my sense of humor.
You have good taste, master Wickens.
Good videos, too. : P

[@mastogecko]

Love Matt and all he does!

[@MiztikAnimals]

❤❤

[@reginaphalanges7331]

Comedian/Bodybuilder/ Reptile Guru... love it! You're so complex!😂

[@shawnszirbik4717]

Love the idea and would like to see more from other influences to you

[@1Ring42]

I think I forgive you for not ruining the last list.

[@jtotheroc]

As Carlin once said, "sometimes....I go like this. Then I wonder why"

[@davomerr]

I rarely see emerald basilisks, plumifrons, in videos. Your videos are great and I’d love to see you cover them. I have 8 of them and they thrive well for me and I can handle all of them. Normally that’s not the case from what I have heard. I love them and really want to see them become more readily kept. They are not the difficult and spicy lizards they get the bad rap for being. Thanks in advance, for doing a segment on them! ….please…

[@nobodyaskedfortwitterhandles]

Hey Wicken, you should do a video or two on widespread invasive reptile species you can just go catch and keep as pets

[@clistiarobinson34]

Holy moly I'm late once again, extremely sorry. Nile monitors are awesome, this list is awesome. I hope you have an amazing day. BTW you are Hilarious

[@hollyodii5969]

GC was a funny man! And this was a great video!

[@Hidori41]

You make me really want a banded Iguana! I think its time to look around, im sure someone has to have a guy 🤣

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

For sure!

[@RossJ316JC]

Most species of uromastyx could be added. Everyone who keeps them can't say enough good tho about them myself included and there is slowly becoming more people breeding the more rare species but there is next to no youtube content on them.

[@DoorsToHideBehind156]

Yes! I loved my uromastyx. One of the best favorite pets I've ever owned. He lived for about 2 years after he survived being heavily impacted and had to have multiple enemas at the vet. He also had kidney disease. I miss him a lot they are wonderful species very close to my heart. My first Reptile was a bearded drasgon and between those two I think my uro was very close to being my favorite between him and my beardie.

[@mypetvelociraptor]

It’s crazy how keepers can have such different opinions on things.

[@DeChane369]

I definitely like this kind of video. Abronia’s should also possibly be on the list, I’ve never saw one in person and I can’t think of any content creator that has one

[@jonathanyoungblood8676]

Good video. I have a Nile he’s about 6ft can be a little hissy but for the most part we have a good relationship haha but that came with a lot of time and interaction . Not for most but if you can put in the effort not to bad of a monitor

[@MiztikAnimals]

100% agree! 😁🔥

[@nationalsniper5413]

Here in the Netherlands I actually see Axolotls in pet stores. So I think its mainly a thing in US and Canada that you don't see them much.

[@kevieboy420]

I absolutely love GC too so I love this episode style

[@christhomas472]

Lol, I had a Nile Monitor when I was 14-15 and can attest they are quite a difficult critter to handle. It is however an experience I am glad that I had in my life.

[@ConfidentCritters]

Meanwhile down here in Louisiana I can find axolotl at any petstore and at a ton of booths are expos 😂 I feel almost annoyed at how often I see them. It’s so interesting to me how each area has different animals that are common or sparse :)

[@yassineMAAZOUL]

I see that the desert monitor is so underrated and no one talks about them

[@theroguepooper_420diarrhea7]

I low key disagree with the Tree Monitors, mainly because I see them more often on Instagram than I do on UA-cam

[@tmreptile]

Stenodactylus 😍 I wish there were more available

[@vanessavieux7283]

You are the best UA-cam ever tomorrow is my birthday have a super day have a great day have a nice day Wicked wickens reptile

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

🎉 HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

[@vaughnburns2690]

Man here in the Midwest USA I see axolotl all the time for sale on Craigslist and in most pet stores. There's definetly an over abundance here

[@Diyjungle]

Axolotls are currently at build a bear

[@HafthorIthandriel]

For, I feel Desert Night Lizards don't get talked about at all and I love them

[@jellybean019431]

Hey! So I have 8 snakes Can you do a video of how to set up heat bulbs, and what not without all the plug ins? Idk if that makes sense 😂 but I need a simpler way then what I have set up

[@nationalsniper5413]

I've commented this a lot but I think Rankins dragons are very underrated. I think they are perfect as they are a scaled down bearded dragon, ideal if you don't have the room for a beardie or prefer having a pair instead of 1 lizard (rankins are more social and cohab better). Size wise these are an alternative to lizards like leopard gecko's. But being a type of bearded dragon they are as easy to handle and interact with like a regular bearded dragon.

[@gaelan2393]

Oh, man. I love my lotls, but when my male passed i didnt want to get another...keeping two tanks cold enough was kind of a challenge, and since they had that surge of popularity and then it died down the price when you can find them is through the roof. I miss that little guy, but between that and the fact the received wisdom on how much space they need has really shifted past few years i'm letting myself shift to frogs, when my females go i will probably still get an axie to replace them, but i definetly feel you

[@BlackDouglas1000]

I like a list of 7 because its 2 more than 5. For an amphibian that seems to have left the pet trade so you don't see them...newts. When I was a kid my dad kept a fish tank and he always had these newts in it. I have learned that these are the 3rd stage of life for these creatures so that may be one of many reasons they don't show up any more.

[@khromepixie]

Every video provides interesting info, that's what it's all about

[@Rickashay404]

I keep my lotls in my bedroom. Ac is in the window in the summer and I like to sleep pretty cool in fall and winter I almost always have the window open unless it’s way to cold out, they also have fans that actually cool the water by like 8-10 degrees

[@danieltinch4497]

Good video funny too. I liked George Carlins bit on the seven dirty words you can't say on television. I also liked the show you can't do that on television. You have a lot of good content. Plus I do watch your videos where you go to different places herping.

[@Gs-kl6rd]

Monitor lizards and chuckwallas are my favorite

[@billsmith1998]

Pygmy chameleons are also shunned

[@darkhelix7791]

Do the seven dirty non venomous snakes ❤

[@charredparsley631]

Fun little fact is here in Australia my step dad gave one of his education snakes to a conservation site. Her name was frida and she was a 21 foot Scrub python. They get up to 26 foot here in Queenslands, biggest I've personally seen is 24ft. Our scrubbies get huge and are commonly confused with Amethystines, which usually have a max of 20ft.

[@Katy-LilacHollow]

I fell in love with green tree monitors at CRBE this year. The blue phase is my favourite and I've decided I really want one someday.

[@tracym6297]

George Carlin is my all time favourite. Great video!

[@kellybraun7048]

I enjoy learning about so many cool animals on your channel!
I liked the clips of the referenced comedian interspersed. I think it would be neat to have more comedy references like that. Or more animal jokes generally? I’m not sure how the latter would work without changing the tone/feel of your content. Maybe some funny 90s animal reference clips, like Steve Irwin favorite common quotes or the Kratt brothers (Kratts Creatures more than the latter shows).

[@MHeidenRN]

George Carlin and I share a birthday and I just love his stuff. He’s crude but so right most of the time, which is what I love! I have a friend that raises axolotls. I enjoyed this list.

[@ezlo90]

There is a store near me, near Philly PA that has dozens of kinds of axolotls. The only place I've seen in the store

[@ajjordan1560]

I like the 7 dirty reptiles idea ❤😂😅

[@chrisweiss9787]

I loved my Nile so much, but he also gave me the worst bite I've ever gotten from an animal.

[@leesreptilesandaquatics6368]

I have dune geckos and they are the cuties funniest little geckos but my cage setup is half sand half eco earth bc they do like moist spots not just dried hot sand plus they have alot of live plants in their cage

[@L.V.exoticpets]

What about the world's smallest reptiles micros like the new chameleon that was discovered or those worm snakes 🐍

[@MrBeefy-og7nw]

Not a stupid idea at all dude. I loved the Carlin tie ins, the info, and really all of it except Diamond is your coolest and he should bite your ear for saying otherwise 😜.

[@tbeingt]

Tree monitors are great but alot of people don't realize they are sensitive display animals that aren't really hand on animals unless you work hard taming them down and need 5 ft by 4ft enclosures. Seen to many get tree monitors thinking they can hold them and keep them in a exo terra only to hear them to complain they died or are sick because they dont have proper room or money to provide proper care.

[@ChantalsCritters]

Great video

[@karenthomas2302]

Ol George was the best. Tfs ❤

[@brandon101996]

if you make the trip to florida it would be sick to meet you when you’re down here if you’re at an event or something. you, brian boas, jason’s exotics and NERD are all the education i need 😂

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

hoping to make it back down there

[@L.V.exoticpets]

I remember selling Nile monitors lol 😂😂😂😂 I wanted nothing to do with those lizards ever

[@marymckissick7926]

Totally decided to watch this without my reptile obsessed kid on the basis of the George Carlin reference and was not disappointed. Now I have to think of a reason why I’m laughing at my phone and won’t show her.

[@jaxxom87]

My friend’s daughter keeps saying she wants an axolotl or a snake. I told her we’ll talk about it when she watches the videos and learns how to care for them.

[@alexallen9640]

Interesting list, and I like that scene from Family Guy you had in the video 🙂👍🦎

[@jordancerace9310]

Got my first ball python a few months ago, i love her! But im already planning on a false water cobra lol not cuz Betty Boop is boring but because shes so awesome lol shes like a gateway to more reptiles lol

[@frejulundr6851]

I thought it was going to be like…. Cecilians and maybe some long necked turts.. 🤣

[@imperialgirl4858]

I have been looking for some captive bred dune geckos since seeing the ones on Reptiliatilus and they are hard to find and go quick.

[@johnlash6511]

I agree on the scrub python.. need more captive breeding

[@amycarr7635]

That was fun. I liked it ❤😊

[@knate44]

On behalf of Hobbes, Macklots pythons need more love.

[@judethereptiledude8609]

I think Abronia the Mexican alligator lizard and cat geckos are underrated

[@LuckyStone888]

Interesting theme, if you keep practicing you'll get better. You need to do more videos using this idea.

[@BrewerExotics9542]

There's a pet store where I live that sells axolotyls fairly cheap 😊

[@michaelgrammes196]

Evening from PA on this indigenous day...
Idea for a series of videos...
I mean, I know your a red Sox fan, but it's playoff baseball time...
Maybe have a series of videos where location specific reptiles square off against eachother in a five "game" (category) series for best pet.
Ya know, something like
San Francisco Garters -vs- Maine Mudpuppies
Winner moves on against another reptile/amphibian

[@surfpanther]

Ya those bandeds.....I wish!

[@funnylemon19]

It's funny you say most creators are in the US but most of the creators I watch are Canadian. Now I need a list!

[@thebabyfarmer]

As a fellow Canadian, who else do you watch from here? I'm just starting my page and so far have only done shorts as videos seem so intimidating but, I would love some Canadian inspiration and to follow some more Canadians! #dragonmirefarm

[@Cassundera]

Love it!!!❤

[@baldbearddad]

Not my experience with Ax... they are in ALL the shops in Boston area.

[@evann1136]

Do you guys remember steppe runners? They were heavily pushed in reptile magazines as fantastic pets. They were said to be perfect for new reptile keepers, because of their small size and easy handling. I can’t find anything about that anymore that’s not from like 10 years ago.

[@mypetvelociraptor]

Some of us prefer our monitor lizards extra spicy!😂

[@corathus]

Hello, could I please request a few videos.
Fiji Banded Iguana care guide.
Top 5 Monitors.
Top 5 Dwarf Monitors.
Thank you

[@CT-Art-be6nr]

Can you do a care guide for crocodile skinks? 🦎

[@otomelife]

Do you have a video centered on the Fiji Banded Iguanas? I'm very interested!

[@TVelodrome]

I'm 31 got no cluue who he is 😂
Niels are the coolest varanus just how it is man.
Scrubbies got 4 of them the best thin skin the velvet so smooth the shine the head everything!

[@kerryevans7283]

I love snakes. I would love to keep one. Unfortunately, where I live in North Cyprus, its illegal.
I am lucky because I see wild lizzards everyday.

[@matthewmonteagudo679]

😂I have scars on my hand because of a Nile monitor and scars on my head because of a scrub bit me between the eyes

[@Fruityflootloops]

See Gen Z knows George Carlin, just as the narrator from Thomas the Tank Engine. 😂 (-Elder Gen Z who knew him for both)

[@TVelodrome]

But why all the amphibians and no inverts ah ah aaah??? The Harpactira pulchripes is the only thing you ever need. 🔥

[@DoorsToHideBehind156]

These are fairly new but blue beauty anoles and other types of anole lizards are starting to be shared more