Dwarf Spiny Tail Monitor Lizard (Ackie) Enclosure Build!

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We're at it once again with the one and only Toad Ranch to bring you another amazing, flawlessly designed reptile enclosure. This time it's a big one and it's for some incredibly intelligent animals. See how this 580lb habitat comes together with state of the art materials, full spectrum lighting and a realistic background by Universal Rocks! Learn reptile substrate tips, how to use fake plants to safely make a reptile home look natural and of course, find out what's going to be living in this new exhibit! Will it be a turtle? A tortoise again? Maybe another snake? A lizard? Or is it not a reptile at all? It's all in this fun-packed, family driven video and we hope you enjoy it!
Whether you keep small tortoises, leopard geckos, boas, ball pythons, bearded dragons, monitor lizards, dart frogs, tree frogs or other species, Toad Ranch and Universal Rocks have you covered.
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Chris and Casey Leone

[@ArtThatElevatesTheSoul]

I'm just amazed at how you guys care for your animals! They're not your "pets" but you want them to have the best life possible when in your care. And it shows in their activity and health. I also get a kick out of your girls helping along and smiling and laughing and your positivity whenever they do something. Great parents to both humans and reptiles!

[@kimcrawford5247]

Nice enclosure. Love when the kids get to help. Livin the dream virtually with you.. BTW…so sorry for your loss of Chum! 🥰😢

[@wolfyeverywhere]

Can’t wait to get my 2 toad ranch enclosures!

[@blip-2024]

Beautiful enclosure. Personally, I would be a bit cautious about the tilted/overlapping tile on the nest box. I have seen that type of thing shift and fall. Maybe a hole of appropriate size cut in the tile to still allow access but with the tile sitting firmly? Just a suggestion from an old Canadian tortoise keeper. LOVE your channel, amazing content.

[@zsworld6609]

I used to say Kages were the best. I'm sorry kages but you have been replaced. My toad ranch enclosures are top notch. Looks like i have to order a nest box now. Thanks GST. You guys are amazing

[@DavidPackluvr]

The monitors look delighted with their new home! Awesome vid! Your adorable daughters are so blessed to have such a wonderful childhood! Thank you for all that you do & share! 💚

[@stephanieb7311]

You people are wonderful animal caretakers and I'm sure your adorable daughters will grow up to be the same way. Loved the music in this video.

[@kellyfields3061]

The enclosure build was great but I love how you involve yor children in the process of learning about the reptiles, not many channels do it I love to see it.

[@mariomorgan7062]

Love the setup! Any update on what you found you had to change a year later?

[@rebeccam601]

Such lovey assistants! ❤️

[@aqua.scape69]

You guys have the most amazing place I’ve ever seen. I’m obviously an animal owner/lover myself. Turtles in particular have always held a special place in my heart. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful home and animals with us all. I hope to visit in person some day. 🙌🙌

[@reptilemetaljen]

Awesome enclosure! Love your videos! 🎸🎸🐍🦎🐢🐢🐢 and your daughters are too adorable! 🥰🥰🥰

[@ginaruck1342]

Looks awesome! I just two enclosures from Toad Ranch and got the universal rocks background as well. I've been really happy with the enclosures!

[@SandraNelson063]

Part of Chum lives on! That's a lovely enclosure. It's comfy, and interesting. Places to be private, and places to display. Coconut and his ladies can watch the visitors from safety.

[@josie_mary]

So much cuteness in one video! 💖✨

[@SamGlife]

Love it, great enclosure! And beautiful ackies 😝

[@chetchurchill9524]

Incredibly amazing vid, Chris, CeCe and Ellie (and mom Casey behind the camera)! Loved everything about it . . . including the spectacular choreographed music (with the intermittent Hyla calls). Team Leone rocks!

[@tlcferguson8243]

So cool 😎 you let your little girls be part of the process they are both so cute 😍 💕

[@joanhenschel3511]

Awww, Awww, Awww! So precious xxx

[@DSheartlady]

great video a beautiful enclosure much luck with them and as always a informative video😊

[@hamsandwitch7466]

Wow man, you have really taken it to the next level with care for all of your little guys. I can only imagine how much time and effort this all takes. Crazy respect for you brother, and your wife for all you guys do. This is truly amazing. Great job 👏🏻 💪🏻👍🏻🐢❤️🐢

[@sheilamore3261]

The little Girls are adorable they want to help daddy out🥰🥰💕

[@LindaPoorman]

Universal Rocks did some awesome stuff for Kamp Kennan and Snake Discovery. I love how they make their products too.

[@LoisFox131]

It’s a beautiful thing!

[@sheilamore3261]

Oh wow I love all the lizards and iguanas wow this is such a cool set up I love it love it thank you so much for sharing🥰🥰🥰

[@combatgirl38]

Please tell your daughter that I *LOVE* her dress and she can pass it on to me to wear when she gets tired of it. So what if I'm a 50 yr old mom of one grown daughter and 2 rescued dragons- I'd rock it Aaaalllmost as awesomely as she does I think! Great build! Thanks for sharing the new additions to your family.

[@tamarrajames3590]

A stunning enclosure for your beautiful Monitors. I love the way your girls are involved in the process right from the start. They couldn’t ask for a better foundation than you are providing them. Much respect for all you do.🖤🇨🇦

[@lindathomas1214]

Great job 👍👍😁

[@dimitriosfotopoulos3689]

Love the habitat you built. I wish I had your eye for making it look more realistic...

[@Elisse244]

I saw today that you are doing Snake Discoveries enclosure build off in August. How exciting! I suggested you last year but I think they already were filled. Do NJ proud👍👍

[@karaleeann1211]

Beautiful enclosure! Love monitors! Next stop tree monitor?

[@anthonycr2502]

Great video! Love that you are teaching your daughter too. Wow are those topenders? I noticed the stripe you talked about

[@aqua.scape69]

What an absolutely gorgeous set up. I’m getting ready to order three enclosures from Toad ranch my. They are the best IMO. Thanks for sharing. 😁

[@RossJ316JC]

Very cool

[@sheilamore3261]

Wow that is so awesome I absolutely love the geckos🥰 that is awesome set up🥰💕

[@SotasExotics]

Hey Chris ! The link for universal rocks isn’t in the description just an FYI. Love this video too 😁

[@kearstinnekenerson6676]

My one year old red footed tortoise has a grow tent enclosure I made for her it is 4’x2’x6.7’ I got plexiglass cut to build a tub type thing on the bottom that was 3.5’x2’x3’. I put a layer of rocks and screen on the bottom filled it with top soil and planted a verity of grasses clovers and some flowers for her. I then made a fence around that so she couldn’t fall into any gaps with hardware cloth and bamboo to also use it for the heat lamp and the uvb light bar and got some slate from the rock scraps at the rock place idk what it is called but much cheaper then pet stores and made caves and dug them out under the soils a little she made it bigger.

[@tiffanyl3296]

Wonderful show as usual!! Lucky lizards 🦎 ❤

[@quix66hiya22]

Congrats on Coconut and his family! Ackies are my dream reptiles for when I have the room.

[@torquess454]

My first thought is Ackie monitors… curious to watch and see!! Ha! Nailed it!! Cool beans guys!!

[@urnotavictim8134]

Awesome you did that as a family

[@thetortoiseguy6449]

Too cool! Great music! 🐢❤️👍

[@drandy.myanmaryoutubechannel]

Very nice 👍👍👍

[@ruatpuiaralte7634]

New hair cut,nice

[@amysreptileadventures6664]

This video just showed up on my home page. This was a great video & your enclosure build was awesome ! I heard the enclosure size was 6ft long…. But didn’t get the full enclosure measurements on that. I was just wondering because I will also be getting an Ackie in the near future & the size of your enclosure you built looks perfect !

[@HarlinyBonnyelmorrocoy]

Muy bonito el habitat Le va a encantar

[@justincollins9003]

Just found your channel and it is awesome.

[@jenniferjohnston2597]

You made my bearded dragon enclosure.

[@mathewsandoval3940]

What type of albino turtle was that in the beginning of the video?

[@davidkelly1298]

I want one, one meaning a pair. I am jealous now for sure.

[@michellejeremiahwaldschmid8366]

Hi I just wanted to say that the enclosure looks amazing i was wondering what brand of play sand and raised bed mix are you using because I've tried to make a substrate mixture and it doesn't look good so if possible would you be able to tell me what brand your using please?

[@HarlinyBonnyelmorrocoy]

Que linda la serpiente 😍

[@HarlinyBonnyelmorrocoy]

Que son esas pequeñas aberturas que tiene a cada lado de la cabecita

[@HarlinyBonnyelmorrocoy]

Cuánto detalle en cuanto al tipo de sustrato en el habitat

[@christophermichael.w.7577]

I thought that it was going to be Uromastyx.Especially when I saw the way that the nesting box was designed.I really like Red and yellow saharen uromastyx.I also love the ornates but they are pretty expensive. The habitat would have been good for them and they are kind of similar to tortoise as far as their diet and they share their natural habitat with tortoise.

[@aliensoup2420]

I would question using artificial plants in a tortoise enclosure. Tortoises will try to eat ANYTHING, especially if it looks like a plant. I had a Texas tortoise that would eat the plastic and lead tinsel that hung from our Xmas tree.

[@primalboi96]

OMG THEY ARE SO CUTE. The girls are ok to I guess

[@kearstinnekenerson6676]

I just like bioactive I got colonies of isopods springtails and worms for days

[@QuillenDeChant]

I wish I could buy this stuff but sadly I don’t have a job and can’t save up the money,can you tell me the price of all this so I can see if eventually I can afford it?

[@kellyoliver2086]

Your daughters are beautiful!

[@this-is-slammin-549]

Does anyone else have problems with this channels playback being choppy?

[@suckamc3232]

Someone has daddy’s eyes 😉