Rescued Coati Update...

[@FloridasWildest]

Our large coatimundi enclosure is finished! Video is out! ❤

[@PossumWrangler]

@FloridasWildest I know you’ve said that bentonite won’t work for the ponds but have y’all looked into clay blanket liners or asphalt sealed fabric liners? I would think the asphalt sealed fabrics would be sturdy enough for the alligators and I know the UF has some really great info on the use…..something to check into at least!

[@PossumWrangler]

Or even geosynthetic RPE or RPP liners…..which are said to be puncture resistant (although I’m not sure if they have properly alligator tested that theory)

[@salliewilson5547]

Thank you Chris for keeping true to your dream. I can verify, Chris grew up in a simple home, with a passion for all animals. He was always bringing home critters and his Mom graciously let him turn their screened porch into an animal habitat. Chris was my sons friend and he taught us all so much about animals, even at a young age. Thank you Chris! Thank you for having a heart for the animals and building your dream rescue habitat with your own hands. Definitely a worthwhile work to contribute to!

[@morganebrun6669]

What a wonderful comment, thank you for sharing!

[@lindsaycordova91]

As someone who grew up below the poverty I truly appreciate the hustle. You’ve worked hard for what you have and that’s wonderful. It should definitely be applauded. You are all are great people!

[@Lonesome__Dove]

My dad is a general contractor. Hes currently building a huge warehouse and is pouring the concrete this week. Though he lives in Michigan so i know he couldn't help in any other way than advice and maybe general cost estimates. Ill send him this video in the morning and see if he can share any advice.

[@unsocialbutterfly5760]

You are both amazing. This is how animal KZbin creators should be…educating and advocating. Love what your doing and yes it’s super expensive. I wish I was rich but I’m not. I really hope people donate and help you guys. It makes me sick seeing people donating to already rich creators or silly ones, when there are people like you, making a real difference and contributing to the world, especially the animal world. If I was in Florida, I would totally donate my time to help since I’m not financially able to help, but I live in Australia so that’s not going to work either. Best I can do is continue to watch and hit the like button. Thank you for all you do and thank you from all the animals ❤🐾

[@susanmoertle1713]

Thank you 2 for all yall do to help rescue all these poor critters..😊❤ Can you imagine what a wonderful world this would be if people would stop taking critters out of their natural environment.😢

[@JanetCooper-bg3vf]

Your property is beautiful..so happy you're living your dream..❤

[@carolinep.7580]

Everything is coming together beautifully! I cannot wait until you guys are open to the public for tours. These animals are so lucky 🐢🐴🥰

[@BirdNerdSophie]

I love what you guys are doing - absolutely living my dream helping so many animals! 💙 Loving the updates on the sanctuary too!

[@FloridasWildest]

Thanks so much!

[@stylechick60]

You guys are awesome for what you do and I love you both for loving the animals that are helpless ❤️ I am So glad I stumbled upon you on fb! Will continue to follow and help when I can.

[@DeliberatelyBearded]

You guys are amazing you deserve all the help you get and much much more Thank you Chris and Gabby for all you do are doing and continue to do you're in my prayers

[@joyandersen2782]

Everything looks great - I love how natural the tortoise enclosures are!💚

[@margaretajonsson374]

So fun for Lola to have a friend💕 And for Lily to have a great home!

[@arnedomi]

you guys rock, if I had money I would totally help you out. I really hope you find some people to help you in this journey, what a beautiful young couple full of goodness and kindness for these extraordinary creatures, you give me hope!

[@FloridasWildest]

Much appreciated!

[@beckyreynolds5285]

You guys are wonderful, and I always love seeing all the animals!

[@christinamedina3364]

The 2 of you are blessings on this earth. 😊

[@kimcrawford5247]

Chris and Gabby you are the real deal. I love and appreciate what you both do. I will def send a donation soon. It all helps. Please keep doing these videos. I enjoy following your escapades lol. Chandler and Stone seem to get gator rescues pretty often. Have you contacted them? You are right. Use your followers for contact information. Those helpful quotes are worth a lot. ❤

[@PossumWrangler]

Barberville is so much fun to explore…..we always stop on our way home from the pancake house in Deleon Springs❤️

[@B3gonias]

Maybe once you get some good direction on concrete, it can go on your wishlist and we can pitch in. Thank you for the wonderful care you give to animals!

[@leannepaxton5012]

I know I am a few days late in viewing this, but have you guys thought about doing a GoFundMe campaign? I can’t express just how much I love what you guys are doing. I have dreamed of opening my own animal sanctuary some day, and it is a dream that I hope I can make a reality, the only thing that is stopping me is $$$$!! But I am currently working on that. I hope to be able to support you guys financially when I am in a better position. Keep doing what you are doing. Much love from Australia. Leanne 🤗🙏🏼🌸

[@cynthiahaynes2038]

You both are amazing humans! Love the progress

[@reader1236]

You are great, guys! Thanks for this video - and specifically for pointing out that with hard work and saving you can realize your dreams. I loved that message.

[@tradergurlnancy1551]

I admire what you are doing, and you are doing a terrific job! I am looking forward to seeing that Amazon wish list. Will definitely donate!!😊

[@ninolover6286]

You guys are amazing. You are doing an amazing job saving these poor animals that are mostly mistreated by people who are trying their best but like you keep saying " these are wild animals" keep loving your life so these guy are safe and cared for.

[@Lara_Williams]

Ask Dingo, he's also building a croc park in his new animal kingdom and has already changed his design which is 2 levels. He has loads of knowledge. We South Africans know how to work on tight budgets.

[@rogerparker329]

You are both amazing, As much as I love many of your peers on KZbin, your ethos is second to none, Being based in the UK I am happy to say we don't have such an issue with dumped exotics, but many of our native species are struggling, and although I have very little myself after having to medically retire, I always give to many animal rescues and rehabbers, even if it is just artwork they can sell or auction off, and would happily extend that offer to yourselves.

[@TheNatureNick]

You guys are great. Lots of respect for what you are trying to accomplish. Your animals are well taken care of at much sacrifice to your lifestyle and finances

[@toscadonna]

I love that crocodile statue. It’s beautiful.❤

[@kararobertsongordon2532]

You both are the very best. Your calmness with the animals, and your passion for rescuing these animals is so wonderful. Thank you for being a sanctuary for these animals in need. Wish I was rich so I could give a ton of money. It might help you to post more videos? I don't know if that helps people get more subscribers and more ad revenue.

[@noorsobhan]

wow, had no idea Coatis were potentially that dangerous! I petted one the first time I saw one in a parking lot near a dormant volcano crater in Costa Rica. It must have been super used to tourists, it was so friendly, got lucky there! And thank for rescuing it, you guys do great work, hope I can visit the sanctuary one day.

[@denimeier8675]

I say find some concrete pourers and pick their brains, figure out the best possible way to make this happen without spending a fortune 🥰 y'all are amazing I'm sure someone will help y'all get this project done! 💙💙💙💙💙

[@denimeier8675]

I'm going to ask my family some questions and get back to y'all. my uncles poured concrete for a long time. they done foundations for houses poured in basements etc so I'm sure I can get some kind of baseline info. if there's anything specific lmk and I'll see what answers we get hopefully its somewhat beneficial in the least

[@crystalferguson9138]

Thank you both so much for doing what y'all do for all these beautiful animals y'all really are amazing and are doing a great job i love y'all so much and keep doing what you're doing because its amazing and changing the life of each and everyone of these amazing animals so they can live their best lives...❤

[@photodivainwa]

Thank you for what you two do! Love your videos. Following from Washington State!

[@TheMainManBD]

You guys are such a wholesome couple. God bless you. Love from Bangladesh 🐯🤍

[@staceyroberts3468]

The Dino head 😂😂😂. You two keep that little bit of kid inside! It’s fun ☺️

[@suemoo22]

Wow that place is awesome, I love all the animal statues!

[@valariemeltzer2553]

I am wanting so bad to get ya'll something from the wish list and yes I've went to look at it and everything was paid for. That's so amazing.

[@christiannataylor2735]

Coatis sound terrifying. I commend you for taking care of them.

[@GatorLife57]

Great job yall from central Florida Pasco County 🎉👍👌🐊🙏👏🎉

[@FloridasWildest]

Thanks !

[@tThisNThat]

Who knew, that turkeys are soo sweet!

[@mariadelcmontalvo6116]

I really love your videos and admire your great work and dedication 👏 ❤

[@babalonkie]

The gator pond actually looks much bigger now, not sure why, maybe the rain has flattened it out. A humble video. Hopefully that builder with experience and the heart steps forward.

[@erinbeepbeep5238]

Comet the turkey is so handsome! 🤩

[@katieparker8560]

I love u guy truly I grew up watching Steve Irwin and animal planet so I’ve loved animals

[@clistiarobinson34]

That place looks so neat, the alligator statues are so cool and the dinosaur one is cool too. Everything looks amazing there yall are Killin it, keep up the amazing things you guys do

[@bethannyallain5395]

You are one busy man. I watch your other channel Gator Chris. I just found this one. Keep doing what you are doing.

[@Spinobreaker]

That big alligator statue would be an epic mailbox, if the letters went into its mouth.

[@scrappersdream]

Happy Birthday Chris. The gator decor looks great! ❤

[@Rryan8065]

Wow! The red foots enclosure looks amazing with the ferns on the logs

[@Rryan8065]

Majestic even

[@jamiebryce8755]

This is just a thought about the gator ponds. Why not dig the pond deeper and wider, put a liner in than cover with a deep layer of sand. This is something you guys could discuss with possibly someone that builds ponds

[@michellemorningstar880]

Happy Birthday you guys are truly amazing saving animals i love animals too but scared of snakes thanks so very much

[@valariemeltzer2553]

That's so awesome they're too cool. So nice. That shop is now a must.

[@cameronsapphire]

I wish I lived closer I would totally want to volunteer and help out.

[@pattylettelier2837]

If you find any wild Florida cactus growing out there the torts love it.The place is looking great!

[@grantnoyes3651]

Thank you for all your knowledge. You guys are great

[@robinabbinante8869]

Love everything so far! Keep up the hard work! 🐕🦃🐓🐊🦡🐢

[@denisellamas2955]

They are so cute🥰

[@NannupTiger]

Watched from Western Australia ❤

[@MarioLamRedRebel]

❤ Great RESPECT ❤

[@davidbalderston2751]

Compaction is the least expensive method of dealing with sandy soil in Florida.

[@AccioPadfoot12]

Hey - re: ponds - I just happened to be watching one of Chandler's old videos: Swimming with my Crocodle. In it he's at (with?) Kamp Kenan (not familiar with that channel) who mentions he 'knows the people' to do the pond setup he has going on with the natural filtration. You were wanting pond contacts so it can't hurt to reach out to them and gather the intel on that resource, assuming it still exists. Might or might not help with concrete sourcing (I think you mentioned the concrete bottom is a requirement) but I was thinking if peeps do ponds they do all kinds or know of other liners that might meet your requirements. Hope y'all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

[@melwagonlife]

Call Greg wittstock the pond guyhe or ed the pond professor has strong products that would work we’ll maybe try getting a donation for the pond

[@mikeahs06]

When it comes to concrete you'll be surprised to know it can be cheap when storms happen. They plan on a tons of concrete and it's cancelled bc of of rain but small projects " not saying yours is small but compared to roads" they could give you concrete pennies on the dollar. In Florida it rains one side of the street and not the other. So always call around non stop on big concrete projects.

[@user-MRG1130]

@15:49, it’s crazy, but some ppl underestimate raccoons too. If you get one cornered, that cute fluffy trash panda isn’t just going to rollover, so you can rub it’s belly. SMH, ya right.

[@coloraturaElise]

Jumanji looked like he wanted some scratches from you, Chris!

[@hyper8545]

Good work 👏 💪

[@Kakachi07]

Have you guys looked into learning how to Do it yourself for Concrete, I mean you have sand there which is an ingredient for Concrete mixed with Gravel and Cement, If you try to make it yourself you might be able to reduce the costs to Cement. Not an expert but brainstorming what could be possible doesn't hurt.

[@tThisNThat]

People that take advantage of others that are doing something for the good of others or animals............can FO.

[@dessiplaer]

That turkey is saying "Thanks for not eating me!"

[@MajeedJan-s1l]

❤❤hi dear❤super❤video❤❤

[@oogalaboo]

What about that compacted rubber ground that they have in outdoor waterparks? I assume it has to be applied over concrete and that's not really saving $$$, but if you can get really cheap concrete, maybe that'd be a nice option for the gators?

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

I learned the hard way to get 3 estimates from folks who come well recommended…with pre-research online as to the average cost. I help people if I can and they need it but strongly object to folks who are less than truthful or downright right con artists. Oh.. and I stopped asking things like “what do you think is fair?” You’re not alone, lol.

[@JavierPerez-yk4cx]

Love your dog it looks like a hyena

[@SwissCowboy87]

Danke!

[@FloridasWildest]

Thank you so much!

[@hiddengem9742]

Talk to Jerry Wolfe who is camp kenan friend. He does it all and my guess knows the cost or some what ballpark range.

[@michelleficca3804]

That's a great idea! Hopefully they see this. Jerry is excellent!

[@valariemeltzer2553]

Well one option would be to have several concrete people compete to give the best estimate kinda like a bid it's what the city does.

[@donnasymington2334]

I'm in Australia and I'd like to contribute.please let me know how. You guy's are doing such a wonderful job. Cannot aqua ponds etc help.? Like they do builds for other KZbin people?

[@JanetCooper-bg3vf]

That is so cool!!

[@zigbeed]

Hi Guys, we so enjoy your interactions with the animals. Will you be posting any videos of Chris on his trip? We are interested to see what that was about, if you can share it?

[@AaronCZim]

It's super impressive that you designed and built your own zoo (rescue). It would be cool to see a time-lapse or short edit of some of those enclosures being made. Is there a foundation/bottom to them etc.? I don't know if it was respect of the coatis or pride of the enclosure that I noticed at 13:56 when you were unlocking the latch. Probably both.

[@janetjedrzejczyk1903]

❤

[@ThePollaton]

On the gator pond side, have you seen Kenans pond? He may be able to advise.

[@robinabbinante8869]

How big of an alligator enclosed are y'all thinking about building?

[@erinbeepbeep5238]

Hope you can rehab some of your critters and move them on to a good home, so you can free up some room for more rescues!

[@FloridasWildest]

Everything that we take will be a permanent resident. We are not doing adoptions or rehomes anymore. Too much time, effort, people complaining about hundred dollar adoption fees when we spent thousands on the animal at the vet, not showing up the day they’re supposed to pick up the animal. We’re not doing that ever again.

[@erinbeepbeep5238]

​​@@FloridasWildestOh jeez! That makes total sense. Sounds really frustrating. I had no idea. Thank you for everything you guys do! Your efforts are appreciated immensely by those of us who love animals. I've been a vegetarian my entire life and your rescue is my favorite of my home state! Florida is lucky to have you two.

[@Hoggaforfan]

What about a combination of liner then rocks and cement? Or a precast fiber glass pool?

[@collie8]

Coati is territorial ❤

[@alaxelnox7526]

Chris, have you thought about make it waterproof with clay? I saw a video of a guy who made a huge pond and waterproofed it with huge amounts of clay and it worked perfectly

[@lindycrocombe4919]

Why does Florida ALLOW people to keep animals like Coatimundis, possums etc? I think it’s appalling! These are wild animals. When you gave out the measurements for keeping animals, I just wanted to cry. As Chris said,these animals have to live their lives in these enclosures.

[@coloraturaElise]

Guys, do you have a Patreon? I looked on the website and on Fb and don't see any links for donating.

[@ashmusing6118]

Seconding! I know Snake Discovery has one

[@hatfieldjesse7780]

You should do a poundless waterfall at the front

[@ThePollaton]

Gabby, you need to set Chris to work building that swing 😂😂 Is she clicker trainable? ❤ do you think she was wild caught? Omg those minimum requirements are crazy. you two are amazing,unfortunately most people aren’t.

[@jessicagowanlock]

Awh man! I know what you mean about not knowing about costs. We just had our basement flood and the plumber came in and said to chip it up and replace the pipe it will cost you 18,000. My husband is a project manager for a construction company and said I would never pay that and that’s only a two day job for two people. He went through his work and contacts and we got it done for 2,000. If he didn’t do this for work and didn’t know we would have panicked and said okay just fix it

[@thekindwanderer]

I have seen some other rescues do fundraising on their channel to help. Is that something you will be doing?

[@porshawhitmore6152]

So amazing guys..I mean really!!!!

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

On a different tack…I’d like to get one of your hoodies. But have multiple disorders which cause severe pain, so the inside needs to be very soft. Before I order are your tops soft inside? If nit I’ll send a donation. Thanks!.. 😊

[@Hoggaforfan]

Might be worth checking with Adam on Tested if he can and want to build something for you?

[@natemartin6783]

What do you feed your dog??

[@DeliberatelyBearded]

You guys have to talk numbers so people know

[@learning2667]

Will Clay work for the pond ?

[@stevenshepard2381]

Maybe a large fiberglass in ground swimming pool?