Gator training & sanctuary vlog!

Gator Training with Bella and Big Mac, Zaheer the crocodile monitor, emu bath, piggy training, and the rest of the sanctuary residents!!
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[@1alwyshvasweetlife9]

seeing big mac and bella personal growth makes my day ❤

[@GatorChris_]

❤️🐊

[@davidharden7575]

NO aggression at all from Big Mac! Amazing how chill he is.

[@GatorChris_]

He’s a pretty calm gator!

[@helenauherkova8864]

​@@GatorChris_ do you think it's because of his blindeness or it's his personality?

[@susanmartin3762]

😂 her Lil tail popping up is so cute! They make such a cute couple❤!! I loved you telling Bella, "No Ma'am!" She put it right into reverse! Good job Girl.

[@GatorChris_]

😂

[@Debra.Justice]

Bella is a feisty girl. She’s trying to see how far she can push you, Chris. So interesting to see how you control her. No matter how many times I hear those jaw snaps, I’m just amazed at that sound and their power. Chris, I can sense the exasperation in your voice trying to explain over and over about incubating eggs. Thank you for another wonderful video. I always like to end my day watching you and the animals. Hugs from Tennessee.

[@clistiarobinson34]

Bella and big Mac won my heart, I love those cutie pies. I am so excited for the porcupine to come to the sanctuary. I hope you both have an amazing rest of the evening.

[@GatorChris_]

Thanks, you too!

[@bernadinewhitworth4262]

Chris the gater whisperer ! I’ve learned so much from you guys !🤗🤓

[@GatorChris_]

Great to hear!

[@SkyBlu868]

It's so interesting watching you train the alligators and crocodile from the beginning. You really are so knowledgeable and I appreciate the respectful way that you work with them. You have a genuine love for all animals and it shows. Thank goodness for you both.

[@duke2011ful]

LOVE how gentle and caring you both are with everyone. it's so nice to see a real sanctuary with real caring people.

[@user-kp7zb3ml3e]

Miss Bella has come along way So sweet Love both Big Mac and Bella❤️

[@meloneyparker]

Zahir is so pretty! The colors and patterns on him are amazing.

[@catswillruletheworld]

Every time I see him eating eggs it reminds me of croc monitor from The Rescuers Down Under XD

[@sreace723]

I had such a chaotic horrible day. I really needed today's vlog for a few giggles, a few swoons, and a big smile!! So thank you Chris!! As a side thought, when Summer or Echo start laying eggs; Zaheer will be the happiest croc monitor EVER 😂😂😂!! The prairie dogs eating watermelon was ADORABLE 🥰

[@neko-chan6145]

thank you for showing the reality . i have learned a lot.

[@karen7709]

Bella and Big Mac looks like a beautiful couple alligators 🐊❤

[@DeliberatelyBearded]

Thank you Chris for.another great vlog they always make my day and the animals always make me smile that was pretty funny watering your emus so they grow up big and strong 😂😂😂😂 to funny. Have a nice.night

[@duke2011ful]

Good job Bella! I'm so excited to see how well all of them are doing!

[@Ms.LisaDawn]

Gator Chris has a golden touch ✌ with all reptiles and animals. I absolutely admire both Chris and Gabby's love for them. You can hear it in Chris's voice. The piggies will nibble at Chris's toes! Love the videos. No matter when they are posted. 💗

[@susanmartin3762]

😮😅 Oooh Noo!! Don't tell him that!! He tells us all the time they don't love him" and he "doesn't love them!!"😅😅( wink wink...We know better huh?❤❤)

[@GatorChris_]

Thank you!

[@Ms.LisaDawn]

Your welcome!!☺️💖☺️

[@belindaboudreau9178]

Loving the 🐊 training!! Can’t get enough ! It’s so amazing that once these wild animals get use to you guys, they calm down and let you love on them! ❤ It’s awesome to see!

[@fuzzlekitty]

Watering the emus 😂

[@lyric8006]

Yes❣️❣️

[@ronaldspins]

Nothing has made me laugh harder than the guys with a remote control Alligator head in swimming areas

[@GatorChris_]

I gotta get one of those

[@LavenderLushLuxury]

Bella is so smart 💚❤‍🔥💛🧡🐊2:07 Exactly she testing those waters

[@GatorChris_]

She is!

[@MarioLamRedRebel]

All animals are in great hands, they got the help and support they need. Chris Gillette and Gabby are Angels. Thank you for this beautiful video. Greetings from the Netherlands 🐊🐹🐢

[@joannewoolgar8148]

I love watching your daily vlog and seeing all of your animals and Jet is so cute 😍. Chirs and Gabby you do an amazing job 👏🙌

[@kaitlyn888]

My goodness watching this is so exciting!!! I feel like a money at my seat the whole time ! Lol I believe not only are you training for safety and for the Gater safety but I believe it’s providing them with great mental stimulation, as well as having a wonderful habitat. And I find it extremely interesting watching them interact with one another and with you .

[@GatorChris_]

Thank you so much!

[@keldaMouse]

love to bellowing acres sanctuary! blessings

[@susanfarish7451]

Julie’s so funny, she’s a wee chancer xx

[@user-jo5ml8et1z]

One of the few channels I sub to that I hit the "like" button before the video even starts. TY for the great content and your dedication to helping all of these wonderful animals.

[@GatorChris_]

Thank you!!

[@gingersnap9756]

Bella has come so far. Big Mac says it’s about time. 😂

[@territucker2142]

Love your videos highlight of the day

[@kelseywilliams9616]

I think Bella and Big Mac like each other

[@debraeesteves6198]

It is "cute" how Bella lifts her tailup ehen she gets some food.

[@user-kp7zb3ml3e]

Miss Bella has come along way So sweet

[@MQuadrucci]

every next critter is the cutest! but no cuter than any before!

[@rockdocandlittlebird5974]

Zahir is looking forward to emu eggs! 😂 Gabby does such an amazing job with their meals. Orb weavers are great. We get cat-faced in the valley but most of ours are wolf spiders. It's fun to see the mommas with their bindles.

[@blueyzsf]

OH MY GLOB!!!! Didn't want to watch the Biden news conference so I stumbled on Animal Planet, GatorBoys S02E01 and clicked on it. Had NO idea there was a young, blonde Chris on the show!! 😍 Gotta say, lol, you were a naughty boy! As cute as you were in that episode, no puppy would have made me forgive you!! Great to have that history...I'll have to watch the rest of the show now. Cool to get that past history of you, deeply respect you for your current work, this just adds to the story. ☺☺

[@timvierheller3518]

Another great video!!!

[@yfllll]

0:00 Big Mac and Bella 4:23 Croc monitor 5:14 Watering emus 6:57 Jet pets 7:46 Pig and goat run and piggies sitting, foster piggies 10:42 Feeding foxes 11:47 Patagonian mara/cavy 12:37 Coatis, Lily 💥 12:52 Petrie, Zazu, Jellybean 13:47 Prairie dogs 15:21 Small parrot aviary 15:54 Night checks, feeding Asami, feeding Jet, coatis 17:01 Spider, golden orb weaver 17:19 Bringing Olaf in and a 🪳and 🦎

[@jbp712]

Like, comment & subscribe! If you’re able to give gifts or funds to support the channel, that’s awesome! If not, watching each video as well as subscribing to the channel helps a lot. Same as commenting, even just a “Great vid!”, & liking the video helps, too. God bless

[@smartjoyfultraveler]

Bella is a smart girl

[@risavanovermeir80]

Love watching the daily vlogs! I've noticed that we haven't seen any sort of Petunia's aggressive behavior since you've been doing "treats" with each of them. Seems to me that Julie is getting a tad pushy, Petunia seems much more settled, & Daisy, well she's just absolutely adorable! It's interesting how we start to pick up on the animals behaviors.

[@uniteneedssleep7010]

I fully understand that they're wild animals and should be thought of as such, but it's so interesting to just watch the gators and see their personalities. It makes me wonder what's going through their heads at any given moment.

[@suzanneavila2333]

I'm always Smiling when we gator train. Bella is quite the Star ✨✨✨❤❤❤

[@user-px2di5tw4y]

Bella is freaking hilarious! I, like Gabby,love it when her tail and head come out of the water!She does seem very interested in Gabby,I've noticed.I think she feels that come the gender war at Bellowing Acres,Gabby as another sister ought to be someone she should somehow cultivate.I know exactly what Bella thinks of course.🤭🇬🇧❤️❤️❤️🐊🐊🐊

[@sephonelee1763]

❤❤❤ Love Apollo also!

[@GatorChris_]

He’s so funny 🤣

[@user-my7fx5ep6i]

❤

[@hiho8084]

Chris, have you ever had the opportunity to train two alligators at the same time before, or is this the first time? If so, how much more difficult is it? Is it more dangerous on land, or in water? It's nail biting to watch because Bella seems to want to push the boundaries. Always a pleasure to see you train them, and see their progress. Big Mac seems to be a pretty even tempered fella. "Just watering my emus..." 🤣🤣 Who knew they liked water so much! I can't wait for the pond to refill, so they can enjoy that. The fosters are so cute! And not skittish when you pet them anymore. How funny that the foxes are not eating the meat first. "Big Butt Harv," LOL! Walking through one of those webs is the stuff of nightmares! Thank you for sharing with us!

[@lindaramon4056]

Emu need their own pool lol

[@jennip605]

Hey Gabby and Chris, I've been watching the foxes, they seem Sooo hot! Is there any way they could have a pool? Somewhere to cool off? I Love you guys and all you do for these adorable animals.

[@annabarela4105]

Bella sure understands Gabby as alpha female when Gabby told her ‘no Ma’am’. Fascinating

[@pathfinder6993]

Actually Olaf said "okay" when you said "I wish I could teach you to talk like that".. there ya go, he's up for it.

[@coriegualtieri4152]

Hi poppy!!!❤

[@Zukato-wr5yd]

😂😂😂😂Petunia iis just messy🤣🤣but cute

[@GatorChris_]

😂

[@smartjoyfultraveler]

I can’t believe how much food these animals eat daily. I have a hard time putting together a meal for myself and they get a full buffet

[@deanhorn9914]

I miss hearing the baby Emus, in the backyard when Chris is filming. I assume they are being kept in their pen with Pebbles.

[@Southerngrandma]

I have learned so much from watching these videos....but....Now I wanna pet an alligator 🐊❤️😐

[@missb4600]

Olaf says; what it is, is repulsive. Now get it outta my face please."

[@GatorChris_]

😂😂😂

[@susanmartin3762]

Jellybean's middle name is Blueberry. He ALWAYS goes for them first!

[@GatorChris_]

😂

[@floridacracker_]

Get some Plecos to put in to cut back on the cleaning. Mosquito fish will help keep the larva down and eat the remaining croc chow. Every water way has em and very expendable. Just a thought 🤷‍♂️

[@glendaadams730]

Awesome to watch you with them gators ❤❤❤❤❤

[@GatorChris_]

🙌🐊

[@kevinatkinson6451]

Hi Chris, I love following your daily vlogs; however, I also find following them a bit confusing as there is a bit of a delay before they get posted. For example, unless you said something I would have never have guessed this one was on July 4th. Would it be possible to add a date of when the footage was taken in the description?

[@GatorChris_]

Yea there’s often a delay of a few days, and sometimes they’re posted out of order depending on how long/how much editing is needed

[@kevinatkinson6451]

@@GatorChris_ a date in the description of when the footage was taken would go a long way in making this less confusing, especially if they are posted out of order.

[@Axxe1]

🐊💋🐊💯🐊❤🐊

[@GatorChris_]

❤️🐊

[@user-ge6yp3pq1i]

Love your videos! I've learned so much!

[@GatorChris_]

Great to hear!

[@tammier7508]

I think Asami & Jett should try a playdate! 🥹

[@joyandersen2782]

Here I was feeling all warm and fuzzy after watching your sweet, adorable animals, and you just had to ruin it with that palmetto bug 🤢🤮😂

[@GatorChris_]

😂

[@diannegoesboing425]

Emu belly flops are the best!

[@cheryldavidson-yo1et]

I’ve learned so much watching your videos. I wish more people would and would have more respect for these magnificent animals. I saw a video on line where a man rescued his puppy from a juvenile croc in FL. Fortunate for the dog, but he tried to torture the animal afterwards by trying to break its jaws and I felt so badly… that animal was only doing what it knows and it was hungry . It’s humans that need to learn to behave better… My opinion was the man should not have been walking that puppy so close to the water… I also wonder if there is a population issue with these animals in some places and is there an ethical way to maintain the population???

[@catswillruletheworld]

I'd hope those aren't cockatiel eggs, I'd feel sorry for the bird XD Though I think kiwis actually do lay eggs that comparitively large. Maybe one day ya'll will get an outgoing chatterbox birb surrended to the sanctuary, though Olaf's words are all the cuter for his shyness.

[@GatorChris_]

😂

[@christinawelsh3417]

Chris does the crocodile monitor eat anything else besides quail eggs? He is so neat! 😎

[@Southerngrandma]

I have learned so much from watching these videos.....but....I wanna pet an alligator 🐊❤️😐

[@Whiskeylicker96]

Does Jelly Bean ever eat any softbill pellets? I know you mentioned he’s not interested in protein.

[@normalnorma4974]

Great seeing the gators getting used to everything. Why do they're tails come up and out the water when they're fed🤔. Prairie dogs are adorable. I'd faint if we had bugs that size😮🥵

[@Whiskeylicker96]

Wonder if the spider will eat its neighbor spider if given the chance?

[@lyric8006]

You said the gator food mucks up the water. Do you mean cause the poop associated with the gator chow is worse than feeding them chicken?

[@nikivaldes3217]

Maybe Bella could be your new Casper. She is a cutie. ❤😊🥰💖🐊💯

[@mamabear0408]

what do the hand motions you use mean? and can they sense fear like other animals- I watch your videos and swear my hearts beating fast- idk how yours isnt :)

[@robertmikinka]

You could start an "insect" zoo as well

[@Nkotb76]

🐊🦃🦨🦔🐖

[@miriamhelm4790]

No stick in front?

[@meloneyparker]

It was in the water next to him.

[@TheNyah5]

[@MFoster392]

What is the difference between Julie and Petunia to make them look so different :-)

[@GatorChris_]

Different breeds

[@evac.705]

Gabby pointed it out, but why does the tail come out of the water? Is it for balance?

[@GatorChris_]

Yes that’s right

[@semomonkey]

I wonder if there is an animal that doesn't like blueberries.

[@deniseclezy1345]

Can the Patagonian maras breed? Sorry if you have answered this before, love the videos ❤️

[@joleeneriksen7680]

Can you show gators like who's boss? Like dogs? I feel like it's stupid question to ask.. but I'm genuinely curious

[@toscadonna]

I wonder if Big Mac is gonna stay more docile kinda like that Crocodile Pocho did after being sh0tin the head? Big Mac had a pretty good head injury, so I wonder how, or if, it will effect his behavior?

[@ThatKayakingGuy]

any issue with feeding them after a hiss, psychologically? or not that big a deal, in that the amount of good outweighs the lack of feeding them

[@Eadoughty]

Chris I have a question about the difference in the way you feed the gators and Akila. The gators you toss the food in their mouth and Akila takes it off the side of the pond. Do Crocs not open their mouths like the gators?

[@caitlinmckenzie6413]

What does the raise tail mean?

[@shannoncrook4712]

What does Gabby do when not at sanctuary?

[@ralphspiegl]

hi

[@susanmartin3762]

Why did Mother Nature have to go and make her top prey animals so stinking cute? Think about it. Rabbits, Prairie Dogs, mice, rats, Meerkats... all of them are just adorable. Why can't they all look like Naked Mole Rats so we don't feel so bad when we watch shows about predators and what they eat?

[@syedali5699]

What is mean by food donation? I never get it? Do you guys pay for there food? Or is it free donation from walmart and publix?

[@user-kp7zb3ml3e]

Jett needs a playmate I think he gets lonely

[@GatorChris_]

We are a rescue. we are not going to go buy a fox and support the exotic pet trade. If we rescue another that’s great, if not he is perfectly fine on his own.

[@Jake38nine]

People watch TOO MANY movies and TOO MUCH TV. That's why they have such a skewed view of animals and thinking they will attack you. They don't realize these animals are trying to SURVIVE. The first instinct for EVERY animal is to RUN. Running has a better chance of survival than fighting. In the wild kingdom there are NO hospitals or doctors. Once you're injured, you become prey to other animals. So fighting is often NOT going to happen. Animals mostly fight in cases of territory or males asserting dominance and for mating. Guess what happens to most of the male loser in the wild? If they're severely injured, then they often become prey and die or just die in-general. Wildlife is no joke. This is why I don't take most humans seriously because if they lived in nature one day by themselves with NOTHING but the clothes on their back, they wouldn't even last a day. That means NO knives, guns, survival packs, NOTHING. No human could survive in TRUE freedom. True freedom is analogous to True Survival. You can't have freedom without surviving. Wild animals are "free", but they're constantly surviving. The average human today can't survive in the wilderness anymore.