I had no idea about the California kingsnake being banned. That is just outrageous. Ironically, Norway is then one of the few countries in Europe where that species is legal. I just looked it up in Swedish and the media is of course not questioning anything and going along completely with the government's opinion, and says "well climate change could make this species become invasive". YEAH. They're actually spelling out that a CALIFORNIAN DESERT SNAKE "might become invasive" in SUBARCTIC SWEDEN because of "climate change".

I googled it. The FIRST result I got said "A new scientific study of the exotic pet trade has found that at least 75% of pet snakes, lizards, tortoises and turtles die within one year in the home." Oh. A "new" study. From when, 1976?

In Norway, reptiles were completely banned for decades. Oh, you could apply for a special permit to own a tortoise IF you were allergic to mammals and birds. Then in 2017, a positive list of 19 species of reptiles were legalized (amphibians are still 100% banned). Animal rights activists across Europe decried this as "regression" and "the rest of Europe is progressing by making STRICTER laws, but Norway is going BACK in time!" They tried to make arguments like "poor, cute little kittens are going to be sacrificed as snake food" (I don't know if anyone here feeds kittens to snakes, but the easy solution to that is to neuter your cats and/or keep them indoors, thus raising the value of cats as animals!) The casual citizen, who's neither a reptile keeper nor animal rights activists, said things like "Well /I/ don't want to have a snake!!" Um, well, you don't have to. This isn't a mandatory snake distribution program by the state. 🙄 They also gave the invasive species argument. "Pythons in THE EVERGLADES are a huge problem, so therefore, reptiles should remain banned in Norway!" The stupidity is so intense, one wonders how these people even find what hole to wipe.

Failed exotics owners joining the animal rights movement is nothing new. "The Elephant in the Living Room" documentary was made by a failed lion owner, so he went out to find the worst big cat owners he possibly could, and made a film to show how "big cats shouldn't be owned". Ric O'Barry who made "The Cove" and is vocally against dolphins in human care since decades, is a failed dolphin trainer who was denied a position at a particular dolphinarium, this made him go on a crusade against dolphinariums and he was later prosecuted for illegally releasing tame dolphins who were injured (both were rescued from this situation, and one later died from his ordeal). Elephant "sanctuaries" are made by failed elephant keepers. All the anti-SeaWorld trainers of "Blackfish" have poor records, several were fired for breaking safety violations or even abusing the animals they worked with. Big Cat Rescue's Carole Baskin wanted to build the greatest big cat zoo in the world, but was denied zoo accreditation because her facility was so shoddy, so she went on a lifelong campaign against zoos, saying THEIR places were "prisons" while her rusty roadside zoo built on an actual dump was "the next best thing to the wild", and made small zoos and private owners give their animals to her, for free, for decades. It just goes on and on and on.

I have cohabbed leos for 30 years and never had a single issue with injuries or excessive stress. If the set up is correct it IS beneficial and i will not hear otherwise from less experienced keepers. Of course only females with one male, but thats quite obvious.

Tom already apologized for the affects thats to come. Do to the series.

I wish you would come back to addressing fear of snakes! These episodes were so good!

“Don’t worry, you’ll look like the hero.” Network executives

Tom is #1 in the game. #2 is Kevin of New England Reptile. The knowledge these men have is unmatched. The number one priority for both of them is the health and wellbeing of their animals.

There’s no way he’s the "new Tiger King". That’s WILD… and btw, disclaimer: I’m gay, so no judgment for saying this-but Tom is not a gay, polygamist tweaker, with husbands (?) who are missing all of their teeth (and some limbs! From the big cats…?). Tom also has not mailed live rattlesnakes to the owner of Big Cat Rescue. That’s NUTS. Carol Baskins didn’t deserve that. She could’ve died… Tom is also, from what I’ve seen, not someone who specifically breeds rare animals for paid photo ops, with the baby animals, and then (allegedly) ends the lives of said animals with a firearm, in cold blood, because they are no longer cute and cuddly babies. No way is he a new Tiger King…

Would we be listening to this if it was about human, being bred for specific mutations…??? 😅 At what point do we look at this hobby and really take notice of what breeders are doing to this reptiles. keeping them in tubs and bins for “morph mutations”. I personally believe this hobby has gotten out of hand and breeders should be regulated. How we go about that I personally couldn’t tell you but I definitely think there’s a problem.

Amazing episode! I always learn so much listening to Rebecca!!

Very knowledgeable

Whatever happened to Custom Reptile Habitats? Seems like they dropped off the map and they owe people enclosures and/or money.

The eyes are kinda freaky

she is amazing !

Squishy!!!! I know that Frilly anywere

Sorry I do not understand why we are now promoting morph breeding on this channel?

I'm glad i watched futher the start sounded very sketchy ......

Guys SHE ISN'T TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE

If there are no defects they are fine to breed

Holy smokes Dylan you gotta cut this so it sounds like she is talking about people! Lol😂 I totally thought she was for the first 10 seconds! It's viral material hahaha😅

Another awesome episode 👏

I understand the urge to play with mutations and morphs, try stuff out etc. But animals - especially reptiles - aren't the right 'thing' to do that with! You see, you need multiple generations of animals to get the one color, mutation or combination of genetics you're looking for. That's dramatic, especially for animals getting multiple decades old! Can't you just scratch that itch by breeding plants or microbes? Grow Weed ffs but stop multiplying animals that can never all be kept in a nice, healthy way..

Stop breeding dog for money! Adopt from a shelter not a breeder..

Yes! Her and the uromaatyx guy is my fav guess 😅

French Bulldogs suffer breathing and they a man made dog

Thank you guys for keeping us informed. You guys are the only thing keeping me sane during all of this.😂

Not even 2 & 1/2 minutes into this video, and I'm already confident in subscribing.

Tom's partner in 2011 add some type of standoff with police and ended up dead from either a police shooting or a self-inflicted gunshot the property was loan was in his partner's name even though he continued to pay the mortgage on it Wells Fargo decided to quit accepting payment the first time Tom got a lawyer paid up the mortgage and continue making payments again and then a year or two years later they did the same thing to him he's been fighting Wells Fargo in court for years they forced to sell the property so he's moving somewhere I think to Northern Florida

I'd posit another reason Tom would risk this participation is his sheer love of the animals and understanding of their natures, and wanting that information to spread more widely. Tricky editing might make that a mistake, but... how much Tom cares and knows is hard to miss every time I've seen him, which is admittedly a passing familiarity from other youtubers like Clint Laidlaw. That or the man deserves an Academy Award.

Did you use expanding foam to fix the branches to the sides also? And then what did you do to make it look less ugly, I’m in the process of setting up a viv for a carpet and not sure how to fix branches in place

My husband worked for a small but successful pharmaceutical company that used beagles for testing, many beagles. The deal about the beagles used for testing was that they were basically clones. This was about twenty years ago and DNA wasn't as evolved as it is now, but at the time sophisticated husbandry was used to create each beagle to be virtually all the same animal, to keep the testing as consistent as they could. These poor beagles are bred to be animal testers.

Most of the videos on youtube about breeding leopard geckos has been through the lens of a business owner. Surface level information which is all you need to know to PRODUCE geckos and how the genes interact. Starting out, I wanted to know what behaviors from the female tell me she is not ready to breed when being paired. All the sources out there basically go "Yeah, just put the two geckos in a box for a couple days at a time and they will eventually lock up". Not at all concerned about their behaviors. Those breeders will often have adult leos with missing toes and regrown tails because they leave the male and female together for too long and they get stressed.

Dude why the comparison? Tom is a great reptile keeper! Dude your damaging his reputation.

You sir are annoying

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Im a little late but what size is the enclosure

Great Dillon ,,,, keep it up

I had multiple Tokay geckos 2 white line geckos and a golden gecko with 3 brown anole had them in that setup for 10yrs everyone said the tokays would bully the others and possibly eat the anoles but they had a custom plexiglass cage about 24in wide x 40in tall. I even introduced a tree frog after the first 4yrs worked amazing I think bc they had tons of hiding areas that they could all be separated and well fed. I had multiple leopard geckos back in 2004 in a 75gal again they were well fed and never had an issue 2 babies 1 large lusistic male and an adolescent female. It's easy to see if it's a problem and obviously I can't put 4 like that in a 10gal but if you do some research and understand what kinda behavior is concerning in whatever ur keeping it honestly the same as fish so you should have a backup plan so you could house them separately if needed.

Hey, there’s nothing wrong with appreciating animals when they’re alive and also appreciating the beauty of them after they have passed. I work with animals and I also have been collecting skulls and other similar things like that over the years. I’m definitely gonna have to work on my preserving method, though after watching this.😂

Yeahhhhh D ' ,,,,,, not bad ,,,, keep it up

I'm very excited by this episode. I have been keeping snakes my entire adult life, but I have wanted a Uro since I was 13! I recently had the chance to adopt a beautiful geyri from a zoo I worked for, and my god I love him so much. Setting up his enclosure, learning more about their behavior first hand, and interacting with him is so damn cool. Now can someone in Canada please start breeding maliensis? Cheers

I wonder how many species time is responsible to selling to someone how then released it in to the Everglades. Big damage big problem

Just a 63 year old lady here, love snakes, would have another ball but can't afford feeding so just watch videos. Thoroughly enjoyed this video.

Tom Crutchfield's history as a convicted reptile smuggler speaks for itself. Any attempt to label him a conservationist is laughable. His shift in focus is likely due to being too old to continue illegal activities, not genuine concern for wildlife. Monetizing off the reptile trade, whether legal or not, doesn't erase his past.

You're being unfair towards big cat owners. In all the decades of big cat ownership in the US, the only people who were ever killed by big cats, were the ones who willingly put themselves in contact with that animal. It doesn't mean the owner or handler was being responsible, but it's never happened that a tiger got out and mauled someone out for a walk. In that case, the sheer numbers of reptiles and dogs is a much larger public safety risk (and I'm a reptile lover and full supporter of people owning whatever species they want as long as they're not harming the animals or species). "Risk per animal" is not a point since there will never be anywhere near as many pet big cats as reptiles or dogs.

I love Adam and his personality!

Ray, by what you say, is not an animal lover. He only participated with animal lovers to glorify himself and make money. He is a narcissist or a sociopath. He will say anything or do most anything to make himself feel good .

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