WE GOT OUR FIRST ALLIGATOR! Sanctuary name reveal!

Our permits were approved and we had the chance to take in our first rescued alligator!

[@FloridasWildest]

Check out our new website! New merchandise, ways to donate and more! bellowingacres.org

[@sreace723]

OMG!! The new merch is too cute 🥰

[@lance7607]

I want one of those Bellowing Acres t-shirts. I think I'm getting me one of those Bellowing Acres t-shirts. Here, hold my beer while I go order. EDIT: I ordered a t-shirt in the heather blue, the logo for your sanctuary is really nice.

[@keldaMouse]

Welcome Bella the Alligator to the new rescue! Bellowing Acres the home of Julie the pig and Bella the Alligator really fit with this name.

[@nickronin9618]

You gotta appreciate the love and the dedication ✌️

[@fooey88]

Yeah, these two bust their ass and help out so many animals with a good place to live.

[@erichtomanek4739]

"Everybody! Stick your fingers in there!" LOL! Bella is not amused!

[@jjasper7512]

Didn't even buy her dinner first!

[@Olive131]

Oh man! I'm so happy for you guys!! Bella is a great addition. Congrats!!!

[@coloraturaElise]

Look how excited Chris is!🐊

[@KeithSansevere]

The huge smile on Chris' face as he was holding Bella pretty much says it all. Congratulations to you both and I can't wait to see the secret animals you have coming soon.

[@tallmantoo]

100%

[@alyssamorgn]

I'm so happy for you guys!! Been following Chris and this channel for a very long time and it's been amazing to have been able to watch your dreams of a sanctuary finally come to fruition! Feels like just yesterday that you guys bought that house! Excited to see all that you have in store for the sanctuary. Congrats guys! 💕

[@FeMelch]

So proud of you two!

[@oitijjhakhandker4203]

the way Chris handles alligator looks so easy, as if this is very easy job🤣🤣.. Congratulations on your new alligator bella and new mildstone what yoh dream for.

[@nikobiege7015]

Super cool sanctuary name! Love the enclosures. Those concrete ponds are an absolute dream, as is that beautiful property!

[@celtzen]

She is absolutely gorgeous! She fell on her claws to land with you guys as a nuisance 'gator. Welcome to your new home Miss Bella!

[@clistiarobinson34]

Congrats on the permit and on the new gator. She is beautiful. I am super happy for guys.

[@sreace723]

Chris's smile says it all!! He truly is a kid that has made his dream a reality!!

[@rockdocandlittlebird5974]

I was pleasantly surprised to see/hear that she's coming up out of the deep end to explore (and of course try to escape.)

[@kararobertsongordon2532]

Love the video, thank you for sharing. Can't wait to find out about the upcoming secrets that are happening. Yay!!

[@BlancheChristerson]

Thank you for these videos, Chris and Gabby, they are so interesting to watch! Very exciting for you, too!!

[@diamondbackking4141]

Very proud for you two ! Life time Herper.. going on 70 years....❤❤😊

[@susie_2125]

I love the name, Bellowing Acres!! Congratulations, and a big welcome to Bella!!

[@susanelezebeth2751]

Chris is a real man 💯👍

[@dessiplaer]

Congratulations on your first gator! I like the name Bellowing Acres.

[@FloridasWildest]

Thank you!

[@kerrierohr9341]

You should be so proud!!! You are both doing an amazing thing, thank you so much!!!!

[@pixie706]

The overhang to our cat's pen is a 2 foot mesh on springy holders that just flops back into the enclosure if they try to climb out. Result..cat on floor in pen😊

[@carolinep.7580]

Congratulations Gabby & Chris!! This is such exciting news. Bella is one beautiful, lucky gator 🐊 she has no idea what wonderful, kind hands she’s in. A blessed 🐊 she is indeed!

[@suzyq0076]

Clovers making the most of her last time in the enclosure 😂 Bella is gorgeous!

[@annmodzelewski9902]

We can’t wait to come and visit your sanctuary, I can’t think of a better place to visit in Florida.

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

So happy to see her arrive. I love gators so much!!! They are crafty escape artists…kudos on the fence. She’s gorgeous…Bella is a good name. Great name for sanctuary!

[@nanookboucher2642]

Wow, you both did a wonderful job with the premisses in a short period of time and those enclosures are very well thought out. Congrats...! Bella will acclimate in no time...! 💚

[@jamikair]

So cool! We have a pond that is sand and clay bottomed and keep it very clean with barley extract concentrate that we get from 123 ponds here in Florida. It takes a kicker dose and then smaller amounts for maintenance, adding a bit more for heavy rain or super hot weather. It is 100% non-toxic and might help your need to drain every week. Our pond is 100’x50 and often home to gators, otters, turtles, snakes and a lot of fish! 5 gallons last us just short of a year but I know they carry up to 55 gallon drums. The sanctuary is amazing! May it grow and thrive beyond your Florida wildest dream!

[@FloridasWildest]

Thank you so much, we will look into that!!

[@lindsaycordova91]

So happy for you all! Love watching you all achieve your dreams

[@KaiTakamatsu]

It's so great to see you guys smiling and laughing at the progress of the Sanctuary. Congrats on everything thus far. Bella is a BEAUTIFUL gator too! It's unbelievable. Can't wait for the reveal of the secret!

[@Whitestripe71]

I loved watching this! - so great to see the first alligator arrive at Bellowing Acres - feels like a pretty momentous occasion, tbh! And I did laugh quite a bit at Gabby clarifying/questioning the name of Chris's youtube channel!

[@nadinecontreras8566]

Looks absolutely beautiful guys. Congratulations! Can’t wait to come out in visit you guys once it’s all ready to go

[@SkullEZClap]

"Everybody... Everyone stick your fingers in there" 😂

[@poohbear91302]

I love this soooo much!! She's a gorgeous gator. I can't wait to see her thrive in her new home ❤

[@93Monstermike]

Congratulations on your first alligator and sanctuary name! I love the name of the sanctuary, very fitting, and Bella is a great name for that beauty of a gator.

[@LavenderLushLuxury]

Big Female Alligator ❤‍🔥🐊 Nice video...!!!

[@bennyfoster]

What a big female!! I brought a female to wild Florida that was 9 feet 9 inches and she’s laid eggs twice since then 🎉 super stoked for y’all

[@FloridasWildest]

Wow that’s huge !!!

[@renadeshane5084]

Everyone is right about the grass. I follow a sanctuary that is in Texas and they have longhorns so he plants rye grass in the winter because it is easy to grow and it's great for cold winter temps but once that summer heat hits the rye grass dies back and since your area of Florida gets hot like Texas I'm afraid you will lose your grass soon too.

[@DeliberatelyBearded]

Bella's name is perfect and so is Bellowing Acres......I'm so stoked for you guys and can't to hear what's next you guys are amazing mad respect Chris and Gabby

[@joyandersen2782]

The gator ponds and enclosures look really beautiful, you guys did such a good job on them! Welcome Bella!💚

[@allegro65]

Bella is beautiful! Can't wait to follow your journey with her.

[@user-qq6sq5lq7g]

I'm so excited for you both! You do an amazing job and created such great environments for the animals. God bless you! I love all your content, hardworking, and devotion ❤

[@Pandora370]

Bella is beautiful and it will be awesome to see your relationship grow however long it takes ❤

[@paulbarrow7320]

I'm from UK what you guys are doing is brilliant you both deserve it what you have achieved in the last 12 months is fantastic well done

[@PFAM5]

Can’t wait to visit one day!

[@danatotten3244]

LOVE her name..... BELLA!!!!

[@ianh2674]

How exciting, appropriate name for your first.

[@AprilDavisPI]

Did the previous owners of the property ever happen to see an alligator in the wild on this property? Congrats on Bella. 🐊

[@FloridasWildest]

Once

[@mareelutze2822]

nice work guys....your enclosures are stunning ..enrichment for all.....congratulations. For your wonderful project... its a great thing when your work is your joy...education and passion..

[@hiho8084]

Chris casually talking while holding a wild, albeit, tiny, snake....🤣🤣 That's when you know he's immersed in what he does. I'd be shrieking like a banshee if I came across a snake of any kind.

[@Radders1433]

So exciting! Great work guys. Very inspiring!

[@kelseywilliams9616]

What a lovely name for such a beautiful gator! Just give her time and slowly she will trust you. She is really pretty girl and that name suits her perfectly

[@KimFusedFPV]

Congratulations to you both, I really love what you are doing for these animals.

[@pamelabates3861]

Welcome to Bellowing Acres Bella! It's great to know that 1 gator was able to be saved that normally would have been euthanized. Keep up the great work Gabby and Chris 😊

[@Andrea-kt6ds]

Great video! Loved watching. Cant wait til the gators training. CONGRATS TO YOU BOTH! 😍😍

[@jokeverburg37]

So happy for you guys ❤ Congratulations on Bella!

[@mr_unknown2462]

2 other gators too sweet can’t wait to see them in the vlogs

[@jacquelinebluthardt2151]

Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@ThomasAlex]

Chris was right. That is indeed a giant swimming pool and area for alligators. It's so weird getting the size into perspective when you look at how tiny Bella is inside the pool

[@jinxgirl5]

Ya'll really have come so far in the last few months! I'm excited to see how the next upcoming months will bring more change and progress!

[@mr_unknown2462]

Everyone should go check out the vlogs that Chris does they are informative and very fun to watch

[@wildside306]

She looks so small in there, you guys are doing amazing 🤩

[@maryann350]

The daily vlogs are my favorite ❤

[@ReptilesEnriched]

So excited for you guys and Bella!

[@lauriem9740]

Great names!

[@christysank7705]

Welcome Bella to your new home and that is great name both of them

[@Vayetsii]

This is so cool!! Can't wait for more updates!

[@fredvomlehn8457]

The Name is PERFECT! Awesome

[@toscadonna]

She’s a big girl. 8’ for a female gator is a nice size. I wonder if she had a nest that someone disturbed that got her in the way of humans? It is nesting season for gators.

[@jaimeortega4940]

Great that you are putting natives in the pens.

[@meloneyparker]

Welcome Bella! 🐊💕🐊

[@kostapapa1989]

Aww poor scared gator! She was traumatized by the sexual asault 😂😂❤

[@FalconMidget]

Not 1 not 2 but 3 finger assault.

[@user-lv1xm5nw9e]

Congratulations 🎉

[@AntoinePiruleiro]

Awesome sanctuary!

[@mynamedoesntsayanything4318]

Excellent enclosure

[@Saxiiiify]

Congrats, a great milestone.

[@ismewhat1234]

I ❤your videos thanks

[@Kakachi07]

Congrats guys!

[@mynamedoesntsayanything4318]

It’s gonna look amazing in a couple of months with all the grass seed 👍🏻

[@lindaramon4056]

Awesome guys first gator 🐊

[@susanburnett6123]

Gabbie, Did I hear. you say that Chris won’t have to go down south on the weekend anymore? I hope I heard right. This so cool and I love the pools. Any self respecting gator or croc should love it ! Have a great week.

[@jessiek3500]

love to see it!

[@blueyzsf]

Haha...got a little nervous when Chris was sexing the gator with only one hand till I remembered he's done this a couple times before. 😆😆

[@jajajejehjune4301]

Amazing aligator!

[@Hyuzuka]

15:00 she's so cute, she's just chilling under the sun 😭

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

That is a great name!

[@anglosaxon5874]

Nice job guys! The sanctuary looks really great! I'm sure the tenants will love it as with the visitors. Greetings from England.

[@gingersnap9756]

Oooooh secret animals! Can’t wait!

[@tiagoeidam2634]

Congrats

[@MQuadrucci]

So great!!!

[@ZestyT]

Nice little pump going after carrying that gator all the way to the pond, Chris is shredded 💪🏼

[@qcrew2938]

I love this channel

[@leeloodog]

Question for you: If you keep feeding them to they just generally lose motivation to even attempt to escape after a while in your experience. I was at a local zoo where they were telling me that about cougars. They said basically after some time they can start to get kind of lazy. It's not a guarantee of course, but it's just what she found.

[@jameelahgary3377]

I wish Seven could be there. I miss Chris and Seven interacting.

[@syedali5699]

Yayyyyyyy so excited to see nee videos with him. Say my hi to mr gator.

[@marlesmeep]

What a beautiful big girl! I loved the shock at the "is that a female?" Haha Do you know how long it will take for her to grow accustomed to having you guys close? Or is that something that varies by alligator?

[@daniellewaite7097]

Love the name!!!

[@Hyuzuka]

this is the hottest couple and i love the gators and now they have a sanctuary --- hell yes

[@RelentlessShrew]

Pls consider getting a patreon. I will definitely join