Great enrichment, and very good looking monitor! Does he seem to know how many pieces are in there or? Because seemingly stops when four pieces are eaten. Or are they so smart that when you say good job he knows theres no more? Anyways it was a joy to watch 😊
@littlewigglemonster76917 күн бұрын
such a beauty, great work with this friend : )
@amysreptileadventures66646 күн бұрын
@@littlewigglemonster7691 They are pretty cute critters 🥰 & thank you, I appreciate the kind words !
@jamesjankowski56407 күн бұрын
If you would just use the tripod I got you then you wouldn't have to put the phone down 😅! Love ya, mom
@amysreptileadventures66646 күн бұрын
@@jamesjankowski5640 Haha 🤣 yes this would be true ! I will start using it ! lol thankx mom ! 😉
@cherylj74607 күн бұрын
I really love this Savannah. She’s so observant, cautious and gentle.
@amysreptileadventures66647 күн бұрын
@@cherylj7460 She really is ! This one belong to my ex, but I’ve had her now for well over a year…maybe longer 🤔 It’s been a long bumpy road with lots of positive baby steps to get her to the point where she is now. Everything has been on her terms and at her speed. I’m just glad she lets me pet her and I can take her out to handle her. I continue to work with her… but if that is all she can handle… I’m good with that ! 😉🦎🤙🏻
@cherylj74606 күн бұрын
@@amysreptileadventures6664 Did you see the video by Dave Kaufman on Savanna’s in the wild? It’s very good!
@cherylj74607 күн бұрын
Hi Amy! At the show, there was one vendor with uromastyx. They were South American, farm raised babies. There were a few so obviously with illness. For $199. 😕
@amysreptileadventures66647 күн бұрын
@@cherylj7460 hello hello 👋🏻 My apologies for forgetting to respond back to your comment on LiL Joys enclosure video… I remember reading your comment and then I had a call come in & totally forgot to go back and respond 🤦🏼♀️😣 How was the show ? Wish I could’ve went ! Did you happen to see those KZbinrs there? So only 1 vendor with uromastyx & possibly sickly ones ?? Wow that’s a real bummer to hear 😕 & $200 for a possibly sick lizard…even more of a bummer 😣🤦🏼♀️ Wow 😵💫 How close are you to Tampa? Repticon in Tampa is coming up on November 9th & 10th. I usually see a decent amount of.uromastyx at the Repticon shows…& they look healthy ! I always go to that show when it rolls around because it’s only an hour away from me !
@cherylj74606 күн бұрын
@@amysreptileadventures6664 I’m 2-3 hours away. I saw a gator guy- forgot the name, but his farm is my town! Big, venomous snakes and gators among other things. But because of the nature of the animals, he only gives private tours.
@amysreptileadventures6664Күн бұрын
Oh ok, so you’re not to far from Tampa. If you decide to go to Repticon let me know. I always go to the Tampa one ! & hmmm the gator guy you saw… i’m guessing it had to be Chandler ! Those sound like his babies lol… gators, and venomous snakes are his thing ! 🐊🐍🤣 He’s got some wild & crazy…but educational videos on his channel !
@Ronny1974M7 күн бұрын
Sehr schöne Warane🥰 Grüße aus Germany
@amysreptileadventures66647 күн бұрын
@@Ronny1974M Not sure how to get this to translate lol…but thank you so much for the nice comment all the way from Germany ! 😎
@Оксана-л2г9р7 күн бұрын
They are beautiful
@cherylj74607 күн бұрын
They really are.
@amysreptileadventures66647 күн бұрын
@@Оксана-л2г9р Thank you so much ! I really appreciate that !
@amysreptileadventures66647 күн бұрын
@@cherylj7460 couldn’t agree more !
@TreeMonitorTraining7 күн бұрын
55sec in... Take these tongs and go get me some food! lolz
@CypressWalker7 күн бұрын
lol
@amysreptileadventures66647 күн бұрын
@@TreeMonitorTraining That’s hilarious 😂 I had the same exact thought ! I liked how he kept shoving them with his nose until he purposely knocked them onto the floor…he knew exactly what he was doing 🤣 that was his way of “handing me the tongs” so I could feed him lol. He’s smart & helpful ! lol 😆🤣
@TreeMonitorTraining7 күн бұрын
@@amysreptileadventures6664 Yeah, it was just like a dog. Pushed it toward you with his snout twice. I can't leave my reds lying around like that, mine will strike them, especially Lil Joy.
@amysreptileadventures66646 күн бұрын
@@TreeMonitorTraining Hmmm, very interesting…never thought of it that way. His action was very dog like lol. & I usually keep those reds on top of his tent…. But he likes to climb to the top of the tent & use it as a perch when he’s out 🤣 so he gets up there and messes around with the tongs & knocks them to the ground of course ! He seems to think that by doing this, he’s gonna get fed 🤣
@TreeMonitorTraining15 күн бұрын
I still can't find this damn ball anywhere :P Good work Georgie!
@amysreptileadventures666414 күн бұрын
Lmao 😂🤣 Bummer man, that’s crazy you can’t find it anywhere 😣 I got it at a pet supplies plus ! I’m going there today actually….I’ll see if they still carry that same one….if so, I’ll grab one & send it to you ! lol 😏🤙🏻
@TreeMonitorTraining14 күн бұрын
@@amysreptileadventures6664 Try and get the company name and product id or whatever.... someone online has to sell this crap somewhere. It's just hard to google your way around "dog toy ball with triangle holes in it that also has larger diamond holes in it on the sides where my monitors can pry food from." :P
@amysreptileadventures66649 күн бұрын
I went into pet supplies plus looking for another one of these puzzle balls lol…& they had a bunch of other ones, but they did not have this particular one ? So that bummed me out as well haha. Maybe if you go on their website, you can find it on there ? I’m going to continue the search at my end ! lol 🤣🤣
@TreeMonitorTraining9 күн бұрын
@@amysreptileadventures6664 is it pet supplies plus? I'll check it out.
@amysreptileadventures66649 күн бұрын
@@TreeMonitorTraining Yep ! Sure is ! 🤙🏻 Best of luck with your search ! lol
@EnterTheDragonsLair777715 күн бұрын
Such a beautiful monitor.
@amysreptileadventures666414 күн бұрын
Thank you ! Peach throat monitors are a stunning species that’s for sure ! Their black bodies & golden spots… down to their light turquoise tails…. Makes for one gorgeous monitor ! 🥰🤩
@GoatsWildlife15 күн бұрын
HAHAHA THE DETERMINATION TO GET THAT FOOD FOR THE DURATION OF THIS VIDEO IS SO MOTIVATING!!!!
@amysreptileadventures666414 күн бұрын
lol he was very focused and determined to the very end ! It was funny & interesting to watch his whole mind set the whole time ! He was so focused on getting the food out…He didn’t even notice the two pieces that fell out ! 🤦🏼♀️🤣
@cherylj746026 күн бұрын
Amy, I have to say this. I worry for your safety. They’re not done growing. Have you seen target-training? It helps to provide a consistency to feeding and what the animal expects from you and establish what you trust him to do. ❤I say this only with the best intentions.
@EnterTheDragonsLair7777Ай бұрын
I just found this channel. Cool lizards I can tell you really enjoy keeping reptiles.
@amysreptileadventures666426 күн бұрын
@@EnterTheDragonsLair7777 Thank you ! I do love my small reptile gang ! They are my world ! I only have a few, so I’m able to put in a lot of work with my monitors so they are very friendly, socialized & well trained. Idk what I would do without them !
@EnterTheDragonsLair777726 күн бұрын
@@amysreptileadventures6664 I know how you feel . I spend all my extra time with lizards. if I could I would even spend more time with them.
@NOBLEFILMS1987Ай бұрын
BEAUTIFUL VELOCIRAPTOR AND LIZARDS!
@amysreptileadventures666426 күн бұрын
@@NOBLEFILMS1987 Thank you ! I appreciate that very much ! I agree they definitely are beautiful ! 🥰
@NOBLEFILMS198726 күн бұрын
@@amysreptileadventures6664 You Are Very Welcome Amy!
@gameboi7897Ай бұрын
They are venomous u know that ?
@YamiSpyroXАй бұрын
It always makes me sad that people thing lizards are mindless/dumb and YT keeps burying vids like this. George is a Precious Boy!
@amysreptileadventures6664Ай бұрын
Awe thank you so much ! I really appreciate your comment ! 😊 These monitor lizards are definitely highly intelligent ! You can train them to do all kinds of stuff ! & it’s amazing to have a bond with these amazing animals ! Maybe you could help get the word out there to more people by sharing these videos that show how intelligent these lizards really are ! 😎🦎🤙🏻
@YamiSpyroXАй бұрын
@@amysreptileadventures6664 I do have a slew of lizard videos on my 'liked' videos including this one and while YT can be cruel and delete content (I lost one of a Nile Monitor growing up in his own personal fish tank. It was an utterly beautiful video!) I can always help. Its just a pity I've got 'No Views' on my list. (Thanks for the vid. It was very adorable!)
@jayden457Ай бұрын
Just a lil suggestion amke sure if it u build a new enclosure make sure you have 2-3 foor deep substance that she can burrow in it is Very good for them a good size enclosure is about 7-10 foot long 6 foot tall maybe 4-6 foot front to back
@Chp_SkillzАй бұрын
What kind of monitor is he the one outside the cage
@amysreptileadventures6664Ай бұрын
@@Chp_Skillz My adventurous one haha is a male peach throat monitor. They are native to Indonesia. Mainly in New Guinea and some surrounding islands. & some are also found in northern Australia I believe. They are absolutely gorgeous monitors ! He’s very socialized and very friendly ! 🥰
@DouchebagChocolatАй бұрын
nice enclosures
@amysreptileadventures6664Ай бұрын
@@DouchebagChocolat Thank you ! I appreciate that ! Working on an upgrade for the Savannah…& currently have a half finished 8x4x4 enclosure sitting in my dining room lol… that will be for my peach throat. Need to extend it actually so it’s 5ft tall. & it’ll have an elevated water feature in it too. Been trying to hunt down & hire someone to finish the build on it !
@robertfrancois6064Ай бұрын
I like how greedy he gets for the fish meats
@amysreptileadventures6664Ай бұрын
@@robertfrancois6064 haha I know it’s pretty funny ! He’s a huge fan of fish ! 🤣 Silversides & the small quail chicks are his favorite !
@robertfrancois6064Ай бұрын
@@amysreptileadventures6664 Wow the quail sound too big for him 🦎
@amysreptileadventures6664Ай бұрын
if you just watched the video & you were wondering why it ended abruptly lol here’s why…. I had leaned forward a little bit because I was checking to make sure he was OK & ready for his last bite of food… Evidently, I had my arm out in front of him also. & Because of his training… he thought he was supposed to jump out onto my arm haha 🤣 obviously I wasn’t expecting that 🤦🏼♀️🤣 so I kind of jumped & at the same time he landed with his back claws on my hand which is why I dropped the phone & the video ended lol. The rest of the video went well, so I decided to post it anyways 😏
@amysreptileadventures6664Ай бұрын
Awe thank you, I really appreciate that ! I’ve had my peach throat for almost 2 years now…got him as a baby & he’s always been pretty friendly thankfully 😊 But it’s also been 2yrs of a ton of positive interactions & baby steps ! I’ll have to do a video soon all about how I take care of them ! It’s a great video idea actually, so thank you for that ! 😉😊
@evahxhАй бұрын
your peach throat is so friendly! not sure I've seen one this friendly before, I'd love to hear more about how you care for them!
@tetra3ne56scur3Ай бұрын
Hi I subscribed
@amysreptileadventures6664Ай бұрын
Hello & thank you so much for subscribing ! 😊
@tetra3ne56scur3Ай бұрын
Hi Georgia ❤️💋
@TreeMonitorTrainingАй бұрын
Such a good boy! You ever let the savannah out? She seems super chill every time I see her.
@amysreptileadventures6664Ай бұрын
The Savannah has quite the story that goes along with it ! I’ll hafta save that for a rainy day lol. But maybe I can do a video all about her over the weekend. I do get her out everyday or every other day. Unfortunately not to free roam….still working with her. But she will chill with me on the couch for a bit. I’m able to pick her up anytime with no issues. I can hold her and walk around with her for awhile. It’s been a super slow process with her…but she’s been doing great so far !
@TreeMonitorTrainingАй бұрын
@@amysreptileadventures6664 Cool thx for sharing. I was curious because I see Georgie is like running your house now and every time I see the Savannah it's so chill. I hope you do share that story sometime.
@808TornadoАй бұрын
Stunning
@CypressWalkerАй бұрын
I recognized each time he considered going in the shirt. Pulling a large lizard out of your shirt is never a simple process. Tons of trust in you.
@CypressWalkerАй бұрын
5:37 from calm to chaos in a split second. His reaction time is something.
@GoatsWildlifeАй бұрын
I love him so much!!
@amysreptileadventures6664Ай бұрын
@@GoatsWildlife well hey we have that in common as well ! Thank you for loving my peach throat ! Haha ! He’s an absolute sweetheart of a monitor !
@kristinminiscalco55922 ай бұрын
Wow so beautiful!!!!❤❤❤❤
@rachaels8leggedwonders4482 ай бұрын
Your monitors are so precious!
@CypressWalker2 ай бұрын
Awesome colors
@JeanJulesHappyDoc2 ай бұрын
are these monitors venomous just as their cousins komodos?
@amysreptileadventures66642 ай бұрын
@@JeanJulesHappyDoc They are not venomous thankfully ! I am not a fan of anything venomous lol so I definitely wouldn’t have one if they were. What I have heard is that some of the larger ones have some kind of a mild venom in their saliva. But not enough to do any damage. With the large monitors it’s their teeth you have to worry about more so than anything else lol. I’ve been keeping medium size monitors for the last 4yrs & to be honest, I’ve took a few accidental bites & nothing ever happened Other than a small bite mark that went away after a couple days. Hope that answers your question lol. There’s so much different info out there, I’ve always thought it was better to go right to someone that actually keeps them. So I appreciate the question !
@evahxhАй бұрын
all monitors are technically venomous as far as i know, but only some (such as the komodo) have potent enough venom to be dangerous to humans. i suppose the hunting style and type of prey that most other monitors have had them evolve *out* of needing venom.
@aydenmiller9522 ай бұрын
Where did you get your "I love my savannah monitor" sticker? I need one for my sav!
@amysreptileadventures66642 ай бұрын
@@aydenmiller952 It’s actually a car magnet ! I got it from Amazon awhile back. Think it was only $10. Not a bad deal at all ! I’m trying to remember the name of the actual company….i think it’s called Sticker Talk ? After having it on my car for over a year…. The ends started to not stick, maybe From the sun & rain ? I didn’t wanna lose it so I took it off & there it sits now lol.
@powerzx2 ай бұрын
This ball is not good, because of too small holes.
@amysreptileadventures66642 ай бұрын
@@powerzx I know it’s hard to tell in the video…but it actually has 3 or 4 larger holes on it….large enough for him to get his hand/ arm in there to get the food out. Large enough for him to get his nose in there too. If the whole ball had large openings, the food would just fall right out and it wouldn’t be much of a challenge then.
@Nomorewarsforisrael2 ай бұрын
What a beautiful little creature.
@gothblade86382 ай бұрын
So cute long boi :3
@amysreptileadventures66642 ай бұрын
@@gothblade8638 Thank you ! He is getting pretty long ! & that long tail on him makes him look longer I think lol
@TreeMonitorTraining2 ай бұрын
Lolz... He saw the contrast with your hand and probably thought it was a treat you were carrying for him. Be careful wearing rings going forward, he already mistook it once. That could have gone so much worse though. Good thing your hand wasn't in motion at the time, and he was on target.
@amysreptileadventures66642 ай бұрын
Haha yeah I’m sure that’s probably what happened. & since he knew it was “treat time” he thought I had something for him in my hand. I thought it was weird though, because I always have that same ring on and my hands are always around him so I would’ve thought he could tell the difference between that & a piece of food. That was the 1st time he’s ever done that. But yes I agree….better to be safe than sorry ! 😏🤣
@Choso._2 ай бұрын
You're sav looks to be more on the female side with the shorter snout :) However Jojo still looks young too so time will tell. Awesome vid!
@amysreptileadventures66642 ай бұрын
@@Choso._ Hey thank you I appreciate that ! & the Savannah belonged to a friend of mine, and he thought it was a male hence the name JoJo lol….But… I’ve had it for at least a year now…& I’m pretty sure it’s a female too ! I had another Savannah for 4yrs & that one was a female. I keep thinking back & trying to compare the two…I agree, I do believe JoJo is a girl….& will need a new name ! Haha 🤣🤦🏼♀️
@rachaels8leggedwonders4482 ай бұрын
Beautiful! I’ve never seen a peach throat that tame!
@Tarras.Snake.Treasures2 ай бұрын
So fun!!! Love the different personalities. You basically have “Skid” and “Pooh Bear” there! 😂😂😂😂😂
@amysreptileadventures66642 ай бұрын
@@Tarras.Snake.Treasures They are both fun & each have their own unique personalities that’s for sure ! My peach throat is definitely more friendlier than the Savannah is….. I’m still slowly working with that one…..she’s no Joanna though ! That was my pride and joy Savannah that I had for like 4yrs. She was amazing 🥰 Haha Skid & Pooh bear, that’s funny🤣🤣
@Tarras.Snake.Treasures2 ай бұрын
That’s so interesting! Peach throats are the ones that are known to be “flighty” and hard to tame while the savanna’s are supposedly chill and easy going. It’s backwards in your pair ❤
@TreeMonitorTraining2 ай бұрын
JoJo looking like royalty waiting there calmly at the door for her turn to be served. Georgie so receptive to you and exuding confidence...great catches too!
@amysreptileadventures66642 ай бұрын
@@TreeMonitorTraining HaHa too funny ! 🤣🤣But all so true ! JoJo was waiting ever so patiently…she’s a character that’s for sure ! & can’t believe Georgie caught those mid air lol ! It was an amusing morning to say the least 🤣🦎 How are your monitors doing ?
@TreeMonitorTraining2 ай бұрын
@@amysreptileadventures6664 Great, I've been procrastinating on this enclosure though. Needs to be redone with epoxy which I've never done so I've been being lazy, lol. I was actually sitting down to edit some clips when I saw your video notification, so I watched that before I started working.
@amysreptileadventures66642 ай бұрын
@@TreeMonitorTraining I saw your video earlier that you posted today and I was glad to see how great all three of them are doing ! Lil’Joy is quite amazing now ! That was awesome to see ! 😃 I understand the procrastination on that enclosure though lol ! I can’t imagine epoxy is going to be fun to work with 🤨 Do you watch Brad’s bioactive builds channel ? He does some amazing shit lol ! But maybe you can get some different ideas from his videos ? I’ll send some positive vibes your way for the enclosure build 😏
@solosworld93652 ай бұрын
There was literally nothing unboxed in this video
@TreeMonitorTraining2 ай бұрын
Where'd you get this ball? Was it in person somewhere or did you order it online? Those larger holes are really cool. I tried to look around for this after your first video showing it a long time ago. It's perfect for this type of thing.
@amysreptileadventures66642 ай бұрын
Sorry, I just noticed your comment on this video….my apologies ! I actually got this ball at Pet Supplies Plus. It’s a pretty big pet store ! Much better than Petco or pet smart lol. I found it in the dog toy section ! They have lots of different ones there ! I definitely liked this one because it has a few larger openings mixed with the smaller ones so they can eventually get the pieces of food out lol.
@alexsnell81772 ай бұрын
You do realize making the lizard jump or stand on it’s back legs is bad for is bad for it’s spine and tail?
@amysreptileadventures66642 ай бұрын
@@hogyhogyhogyHello to you ! & thank you so much for your perfect response to that comment ! I saw it about a week or so ago & just kinda left it alone lol. But you are very right….out in the wild they jump & stand & they do in fact use their tail to stabilize themselves. I appreciate your comment & thank you for watching the video ! 😉
@DougNagy3 ай бұрын
This is dope 😎
@amysreptileadventures66643 ай бұрын
Thank you ! I appreciate the positive comment ! 😉🤙🏻
@GoatsWildlife3 ай бұрын
Loved this!!!
@amysreptileadventures66643 ай бұрын
Thank you !! It was a fun feeding day for sure ! 🤣
@TreeMonitorTraining3 ай бұрын
I like Georgie, almost sounds like Georgia.
@amysreptileadventures66643 ай бұрын
Haha that would be true ! I appreciate the feedback ! 😉 Sooo hmmm…George or Georgie….is the E silent or not…🤣 that is the question 🤔😂
@alextorres39193 ай бұрын
Did you use any liner or plastic tray for the bottom floor of the grow tent?
@amysreptileadventures66643 ай бұрын
The tent came with a pretty nice bottom liner actually. But….after getting some tips from this dude that has 5 peach throats…. juvenile to adult….& each one is in a separate grow tent… He told me that he never uses the tent liner… because it would just be something for the lizard to possibly dig through the substrate and get underneath the liner & maybe get stuck under there. I thought that was a very good tip and I personally didn’t want to take that risk either. So I didn’t use the liner…. I just put the substrate right on the bottom and everything has been good so far ! The tents are made to hold heat and humidity and moisture. The material is pretty strong and durable inside and out ! 😉🤙🏻
@alextorres39193 ай бұрын
@@amysreptileadventures6664 Ohhh that’s actually very true I didn’t think about that. Did you have a link to the tent?
@amysreptileadventures66642 ай бұрын
Can’t get the link to copy & paste for some reason ? I ordered it on Amazon & the brand is Caubak - venustani grow tent. 4x2x5. But it looks like that size is out of stock at the moment, but they do have other sizes available. Another good brand of grow tents I’ve seen a lot of people use is the Vivo sun brand. That brand has the same size as the one that I have if you’re looking to get that same exact size. I actually almost got the vivo sun lol.
@alextorres39193 ай бұрын
I love this and I may use this grow tent idea for my Russell island mangrove for when she outgrows her grow out cage.
@amysreptileadventures66643 ай бұрын
I think this would work out good for a mangrove as well ! Since mangroves & peach throats are part of the Indicus complex. Both need ground space, height & lots of climbing options & a decent size water feature. The lattice works out great in there because you can just rest the branches on the openings and then zip tie everything nice & snug lol. I love mangroves as well…they’re pretty awesome !
@alextorres39193 ай бұрын
@@amysreptileadventures6664 yea I love how you utilized that lattice. I’m for sure going to use that idea 💡