Why Tortoises Are the Greatest Reptiles Ever

[@GoHerping]

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[@cloudcastle338]

I saw gay turtles mating in real life at a local reptile place

[@starlawilson9011]

Pre internet reptile care left you researching in the public library, asking everyone you know who has owned any reptile, and finally going to the local college biology department for information.

[@dottiesunshine8339]

In 2007, I was 10. Devastated my parents told me "heck no" when I asked for a ball python for a pet. I was sitting in the aisle of the library for hours, hitting the books on the best way to be a noodle parent to my future ball python. I am now in my early 30s & have yet to be a noodle parent. But the nostalgic memories of all my old-school research will pay off one day 😎

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

"And the awkward thing is the owners and employees usually recognize me" so basically... Store employees: Alex it's so nice to meet you, welcome to our store- Alex: Trash Store employees: ...what? Alex: *Did I stutter?*

[@saga2964]

Wear glasses next time. It always works for Superman...

[@thekennek]

5:30 "this owner is so dignified and respects their turtle" 2 seconds later "maybe their turtle is super ugly" love it

[@fluffermcnugget191]

And if it’s true that the turtle is ugly, that means the owner loves it anyway and I think that’s beautiful 🐢

[@thekennek]

@@fluffermcnugget191 🐢💞

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

My friend Erika used to work at an exotic pet store. Apparently the animals were properly cared for because the owners actually cared, but it was still horrifying in its own way, namely because of the employees complete lack of basic first aid. One day she was trying to get a peice of driftwood off the top shelf, and it knocked over another peice of driftwood, which hit her in the head and knocked her unconcious. Did her coworkers call an ambulance, or wait a bit then call an ambulence like sane people? No, they drug her across the floor and hid her behind the checkout counter, because apparently, no one ever told them not to move someone who just had a head injury. Luckily, after waking up she was in good enough shape to drive herself to the ER, but it could have been a lot worse...

[@Grace-er9ep]

That's a whole new kind of horrifying pet store holy crap

[@cloudcastle338]

Happened to my buddy Erik once too

[@sielicja]

They were just trying to hide the corpse. Nothing odd about that

[@kunyoungp8968]

Why is it so long

[@minni_sung9437]

If my coworkers dragged my unconscious body behind the check out counter after being injured they would very quickly find a real corpse there 💀 what brought them to not even call a doctor.

[@popfrog2546]

The thumbnail is amazing 😩😩😩✨

[@ese4832]

Super cute 😍 💕 💖

[@popfrog2546]

@@ese4832 yasss 🤪💅✨

[@metal4hell]

Many years ago a neighbor dug up a bunch of turtle eggs. They wanted someone to help them. I put all 28 eggs in a bucket of soil. With a heat lamp. Kept it damp. Kept them safe and a few weeks later they started hatching. They all hatched and they were Snapping Turtles. Once there yoke were absolved I started feeding them. Every week I took them to our pond and I placed them in a safe location. All but 7 took off and I had to keep them for winter. Once summer hit I took all 7 and released them. I went and hid and watched them. 6 took off and one came to me. I ended up keeping him for 7 years. He was the most meanest pet I had. Well except the crocodile monitors I still have. I named the turtle the plague because anything alive that was placed in his cage was eaten by morning. The 7th year I placed him where his siblings were and he took off. I miss him and hope hes still eating strong. Almost lost a few fingers but I miss him.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

A tortoise got mugged by 3 snails. ... When he was interviewed by the police, he said *"I don't know, it happened so fast"* The best tortoises are definitely radiated and Indian star. The patterns on their shells are exceptional. A shame they're both hunted and captured because of that reason

[@Jinx-z2g]

Funny fuzzy man

[@cinqchick]

I like this joke 🐢 🐌🐌🐌

[@arinovick3899]

I swear to god you’ve been in every comment section I’ve been in

[@ayla4678]

good to see North Korean president enjoys tortoise videos....

[@saga2964]

I love it! I told Morla the joke a she laughed...eventually. (She's my Russian tortie. )

[@fburnsDubstepEnderFox]

Our sulcata likes to sit in the middle of the sidewalk so we have to step over her. I can see her smugness as we struggle to get around her. 😩

[@melissaa2369]

The noise that tortoise was making killed me

[@davidonfim2381]

The word "tortoise" is a common name, and like most common names, is imprecise and used differently by different people in different contexts. Some people define a tortoise just as a turtle that lives on land, so a box turtle is a tortoise in that sense. In Australia, tortoise can even refer to any turtle, regardless of where it lives. Scientific terms and common english terms often overlap and appear to be equivalent, but they really are two different languages. They shouldn't be equated, and we shouldn't try to force one into following the rules of the other. In fact, they often complement each other quite nicely, and having both sets of terms can be very useful depending on the context. This is particularly the case with taxonomic groups, because common english names are often purely labels of convenience that are meant to be rough approximations that give you a good idea of something (other than highly detailed taxonomical information) very efficiently. Having to constantly qualify things ("a terrestrial member of the emydidae family of turtles", for example) can be quite tedious, and most people wouldn't understand you anyway.

[@davidonfim2381]

Similar situations are found when talking about monkeys/apes, dinosaurs/birds, and fish- among many others.

[@JExyTan]

"How we stay warm in Pittsburgh" is a volunteer where I work!!! Brilliant and funny guy, and his tortoise is always running the show based on the stories he tells me. I admittedly screamed when I recognized him haha!

[@LazyQahnaarin]

I'm part of both the turtle and crocodile subreddits and I am indeed shaking and crying for the starving croc, but I'm also happy for the turtle's survival..... Help me, I'm torn.

[@harmanbaidwan1713]

cap, because you cannot even recognize that it is an alligator not a crocodile. look at the snout...

[@toastissweet9492]

The crocligator should just be vegan

[@pikashroom1]

"I think this is advertiser friendly?" *old spice and dominoes ads play moments before tortoise sex*

[@suchnothing]

I recently watched a video about parrot scams and its exactly the same as the one saying they need to send $250 or the turtle will die. You pay them for the animal, then they demand more for random weird shipping costs, and say if you don't send it the animal will die in a shipping facility. As soon as they start demanding extra money you didn't expect up front, back out and try to get your money back.

[@nessamillikan6247]

Man that’s disgusting, I’ve never heard of that before watching this video. I feel horrible for these poor animals being trafficked by these creeps. Whether they are bluffing or not on the die part, that’s a complete lack of respect for life, and there’s no way you’d get a healthy, thriving animal from ransoming criminals like this.

[@suchnothing]

@@nessamillikan6247 luckily, in most cases there never was a parrot, or a turtle. They keep coming up with new things to charge you with until you realize the scam and block them. It still sucks big time for the people being scammed though. They can sometimes be out thousands of dollars before they realize what's happening, and it can be impossible to recover the losses.

[@vaskitheinsane3985]

That refined garden for those Russian tortoise 🐢 is just amazing! So happy for those sweet babies, someone really loves them!

[@N8ith]

If I had a tortoise I would name it Mr. Hermann because that was the name of my old piano teacher and he was a tortoise in a human's body.

[@Jinx-z2g]

Weird comparison, but I won't comment on it.

[@OEDODRAGON]

Would you get a hermann's tortoise, and call it Mr Hermann the hermann's tortoise?

[@user-ok4pk2mp3e]

I can't believe you put your headphones on just to hear turtles mating.

[@tobioc8148]

"My outside enclosure for 9 adult russians- I assume they mean russian tortoises" Yeah, you'd need WAY more space for keeping your 9 adult russian humans.

[@breondak.2134]

We have a pretty good local pet store (I’m in NC) I got my two leopard geckos from there and they are doing great, we have also adopted cats from them that were well taken care of. I went there the other day and they had a Uromastyx

[@nflores7994]

Hi! im in nc too looking for a cool petstore, what is it called?

[@uh_logan]

I actually traveled to NC to get my leo from a actual good exotic store! (I’m from GA so it wasn’t too far but we don’t really have any good exotic stores here. At all.)

[@Grace-er9ep]

Please tell me your pet store I live in NC and I love a good pet store just to look around

[@striderwhiston9897]

I have a local exotic pet store (They only sell reptiles and tarantulas though) and they're actually really good, they keep good care of their reptiles, they refuse to sell them to people who do not have the proper enclosure sizes or care, give out good advice, and are overall pretty cool. I live in the UK though

[@GoodStarfish]

tORTS bORKIn always reminds me of being 11 and having to work with the driest hands w/o knowing the difference between hand soap and lotion

[@abysoleil498]

The tortoise in carrot soup is really strange 😂

[@Jinx-z2g]

Hmmm tortoise flavoured carrot juice..

[@izzysanimals6262]

I have a Herman’s tortoise and he is literally my child💕 He loves everyone and is just all around the best reptile I’ve ever owned

[@saga2964]

I have a Russian tortie, and she's my baby!!! I love her more than I ever imagined possible! Morla says HI, Mr. Herman!

[@monkeBeastTitan]

"theres nothing like, the mating of turtles" -alex 2022

[@Haydi.8]

Helpful idea for indoor tortoise table - My dad and I made my tortoise a tortoise table, we used a old door as the base ($5 at a restore thrift place), saves a ton of money and works really well, just add sides and legs. Literally saved me $100 in wood . (This would only work for smaller tortoise species like Egyptian and (what I have) Greek.

[@inkbone]

7:06 Hilariously ironic thing about Fred is his "home" is a local Petland store in Orlando. They do seem to take good care of him and he's healthy/active.... but yea, Petland.

[@kingizzachode5155]

*Small rock with legs* Alex: ✨🥺✨❤️🥰🥰😳 *Crested Geckos simply existing* Alex: 👁👄👁

[@TicklePickles101]

Have you been to Aqua-Rama in Fayetteville? It was the one that burnt down and they lost almost all of their animals, and then they set up shop right next door to their old place. I went recently and it was so disgusting. All the reptiles looked miserable or dead. The place in general smelled of death.

[@toastissweet9492]

I burnt it down

[@maleahtortilla587]

If you’re ever in Oregon DONT go to reptopia in Albany. It used to be nice but last time I went it was DISGUSTING. You couldn’t even see into the enclosures because there was so much poop, food, and mold on the walls. All of the food bowls were filled with maggots. But they’re still breeding 🙄 hometown pets in Eugene is way nicer they take good care of their animals besides feeding live only and I don’t think they screen people very well before selling the animals. But other than that they’re wonderful

[@fluffermcnugget191]

Have you been to the one in Lincoln City? I think it’s called Mini Pet Mart or something?

[@maleahtortilla587]

@@fluffermcnugget191 no but we have mini pet marts here in Eugene. They have a few reptile items but here they’re mainly cat and dog stores

[@fluffermcnugget191]

@@maleahtortilla587 ahh okay just curious

[@maleahtortilla587]

@@fluffermcnugget191 is it a nice one in Lincoln city? I’m always looking for cool reptile stores in Oregon, that’s why I used to drive out to Albany but I’m never going back after last time

[@fluffermcnugget191]

@@maleahtortilla587 I mean it seemed nice to me… we just have dogs so we’ve stopped in a couple times when we were on vacation and needed dog food. It’s been quite a while since I was there and I don’t really remember so I wondered if you knew anything about it

[@monicamolina2221]

This is just tooooo cute. Your reactions slay every time . 🤣🤣🤣 I am dead

[@Ok_Friend-il9of]

Tye dye iguana in Fairview IL is really nice. It’s a local pet store and isn’t a big chain, they even have a KZbin channel

[@tonywynn4620]

Don't want you to stop making videos, so support, support, support.

[@splotchy5935]

The very smooth line into a thing called ✨Skill share✨

[@tatererer9747]

Could this be a dog? Dog ahead Be wary of dog Wasn’t expecting dog

[@animemusicluver1]

the thumbnail brings me joy in life

[@ameliasprague1991]

A family member of mine once told me to "come get these fish today, or i am flushing them down the toilet" as you can expect it was a ten gallon tank with 5 orange mollies that hadn't been cleaned in years. It was so brown that they didn't know how many fish they had, with a filter that had broken months before they had definitely been reproducing and when i got them all out finally there were two that had died recently. But yeah she was going to kill them if i didn't come take them.

[@maleahtortilla587]

One time I bought my friend 2 betas for her birthday and her mom flushed them. No explanation given

[@Jinx-z2g]

@@maleahtortilla587 TWO BETTAS IN ONE TANK ARE YOU MAD??? LOL I apologize for caps but I do need some explanations. Why tf flush healthy fish and die such a horrible death??? People 😤

[@Jinx-z2g]

Mollies are demanding fish. They should be in 20 gallon tank.

[@maleahtortilla587]

@@Jinx-z2g they weren’t together but they were in one of those tiny tanks that has the divider in the middle. They were like 1/2 gallon each side MAYBE. I was like 10 tho, I blame the pet store 🤣 they were just in tap water too. But yeah her mom flushed them, we think it’s because she didn’t want to clean it

[@ameliasprague1991]

@@Jinx-z2g yeah i know. It was bad

[@kelleyrancher]

Alex that tortoise table with that little holes going in there that's for humidity that's a fogger

[@rebeccaisawesome6431]

Wanted to watch this with my tortoise bc I thought he would feel appreciated, now we have to have the 'how baby tortoises are made' talk.

[@loveemma09]

There's a store cat and tortoise in the local pet shop in the city I live in Washington ^^

[@cadenlikespigs]

Did anyone notice the text on the bottom of the screen starting at 3:30?

[@taylorrobbins1853]

The one dressed up like torterra was so silly. Those noises too though.. that made me laugh

[@TOFIREPHOTO]

The exotic reptile shop that I’m getting my pet cali king from is amazing. It’s in California so that might explain it.

[@yourfavoriteme5834]

And to think those tortle noises were used to create velociraptor sounds in jurrasic park.

[@johnl5739]

Turtles matting and minding there own business Alex: this pleases me. Me:📷📸😳

[@adriatribbett2666]

You need to come to Buckles feed in Lafayette, Indiana. Amazing care, people who know their stuff and go above and beyond for every animal

[@mahmoud7215]

4:30 I feel threatened

[@autumnmaddox4059]

okay thank you!! at least the pet chains are clean and the enclosures are secure, every time i go to the local ones everythings cage is open and it smells odd and its super tight quarters trying to walk through, usually many dying feeder insects as well... would rather go to expos where people have specialized care in their animal

[@tonyamitchell9632]

Hey Alex! Got my plushy today! and I LOVE it!!!! I’m looking forward to more! * Also kudos on having them stuff it less too! I thought the first one looked more like a circle instead of a square lol so great job!!! The quality of the plushies are great as well! I’m looking forward to more!

[@Princess_Shanie]

My future is having a tortoise table that can be converted into a DnD table when they’re out of it :3! I want two pancake tortoises! They’re so cuteee!

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

Or, leave the tortoise in place and watch as they trample all the minitures like slower moving godzillas!

[@Princess_Shanie]

@@Amy_the_Lizard we talked about having them be the monster we’re hunting! Haha! “Oh no! A wild Flap Jack appears! What will you do?!” “Flap jack! It’s not your turn yet!”

[@takeeto9894]

The thought of trying to give my leopard geckos and red eared sliders proper care without the internet is horrifying, considering I got horribly incorrect information about BOTH from their respective pet stores. The got the turtles from (insert big chain store) and pretty much the only thing they got right was that they needed water. (they told us 20 gallons would be fine for years for two completely different sized turtles totaling about 11 inches of shell, sold us a basking platform too small for the bigger one, an underpowered heater, and improper filtration). The Leos I got from a local exotic store, they were MUCH better with their advice and I didn't see any unhealthy animals, but they sold me one hide for two geckos, and told my they would be a-ok to cohab because their both female (without telling us they may end up fighting for resources even if there is plenty and I need to keep an eye out). Overall a way better experience than the store that rhymes with letco. Not selling us enough hides was sort of secretly a plus because it saved me a good $50 for 5 more hides, but it encouraged me to get creative and create some hides myself. My RES are named Uncle Cheech and Spooder, and my Leos are Mango and Goober. They are all very happy reptiles because of the internet :)

[@cjh8syou]

yall look at the bottom post at 4:19

[@hannahs4624]

I got my box plushie today and I LOVE IT! Can't wait until you come out with more plushies

[@frohgie7267]

If you ever pass through lower sc I’d recommend LowCountry exotics local pet store.

[@lulub4608]

I've taken care of some tortoises for a friend and i was not prepared for how cute they are.

[@MargaretErikson]

"i think is advertiser friendly ill let you be the judge" *ad plays*

[@avreyfryman9880]

I've been to one or two good exoctic pet stores in TN but they were easily outnumbered by all the shitty ones. As a young kid I got a chinchilla from an exotics store, which looked decent, but all of their animals had deformities or diseases that eventually popped up. ALL of their chinchillas teeth eventually misaligned and grew backward into their own heads. It happened to literally every person who bought a chinchilla from them. Even the people who had owned chinchillas already like my parents. We spent so much on vet bills trying to keep him alive and healthy, and he had to have all of his incisors removed. Eventually, he died due to a heart defect any way (I believe it was dilated cardiomyopathy, but I could be misremembering). So even though they were giving them the right care in the petstore, it didn't mean that they were ethically breeding any of the animals. I think they had to close eventually because everyone in town found out they were just inbreeding most of their animals to a dangerous degree.

[@Max-ym7cv]

Hey guys, I was wondering what reptile stores do you guys recommend in the socal area

[@rottengoblin137]

I rescued a Russian tortoise 🐢 whom was 21 when I adopted him, but he was very defensive and afraid of us :( poor guy. We had him through the cold months but a few weeks ago I built him an outdoor enclosure and he’s since disappeared:( gotta keep your eyes on them at all times for their safety. It only took 10 mins for him to disappear. I feel so bad. But he was also mean

[@saga2964]

That's so sad! Hopefully he was found and given a better home, one that was comfortable with him and could earn his trust/take him down!

[@rottengoblin137]

@@saga2964 I agree i really hope he’s ok somewhere

[@missumbrella3135]

Can confirm that my local exotic pet store is a place of death and neglect and has been for decades : (

[@ericarichardson2983]

If you love tortoises mating you gotta go to the Philly Zoo. Their noises are still hilarious but less adorable

[@viktorlovesgaming3513]

Alex: "Puts on national anthem" Skillshare is not pain! 😎👍

[@ninathomas9856]

Why is nobody talking about the promoted message at the bottom of the screen from 3:30 to 4:30

[@pika_1_859]

I have a tortoise and my cat is absolutely terrified of her

[@jayrec12]

I got my box plush today love it!!!

[@erinfreeman4367]

Have you been to Dubeys, located in Graham? Im curious what you think of it

[@GoHerping]

yeah, it's been a few years though. The standards are so low that it manages to stand out as one of the nicer ones

[@ianwoodul7732]

Why tf do people threaten their animals if u don't take it like what the do bruh 😭😭😭

[@clarabenn879]

So wholesome! That’s some 1st class pandering to the algorithm. Splendid.

[@masonodom7499]

bro u gotta go to friendly pets in greensboro nc, they take absolute shit care of their animals

[@aila8756]

Hey I've been watching your videos for three years now and I'd just like to say I'm about to buy the unboxing plush soon :))

[@brookewebb7604]

Ummm... @4:20 the comment on the bottom of the screen talking about GoHerping 😅😳

[@aliasthefreakazoid2649]

it’s been 5 months and there’s no top comment about 1. the smiling friends reference and 2. the “look behind you” message?????

[@maredithevans2595]

I’d love to see a video of you with your own pets and you just explaining proper handling. Maybe you’ve already basically done this, and I missed it, but I keep seeing so many videos of people mishandling their animals. Also, I miss seeing your animals.

[@DemonousNight]

There’s a really good exotic pet store in LA that I know of. I can’t recall the name. But all the animals are super healthy and they don’t import their animals, they breed them and then sell them at the store :) they actually had a really amazing super giant leopard gecko on display who was one of their breeders.

[@wonder_platypus8337]

Looks at my RES.. "I guess it's time for you to go bud.."

[@Ali-je7tt]

Southern people reacting to heaters should be a video

[@FluffyJellyfish]

My favourite fact of all time is that they used the sounds of tortoises having sex for the velociraptors in Jurassic Park 🐢🦖

[@ninanina7579]

7:52 in phoenix Arizona, the local stores are not too bad. the worst stores ive seen here is pet smart and petco.

[@cursedaim8974]

Great video Hope you dont get demonetized

[@ansnfbsknanssshshbsnsndnd5438]

Anybody have any ideas for a 75 gallon standard tank (4 foot by 18 inches by 21 inches tall) besides snakes and bearded dragons. I was thinking about blue tongue skinks but I heard 75 gal is too small

[@artiekirby8826]

Blueys need a 4x2x2 ft minimum but check out wickens wicked reptiles, hes got a few videos talking about this!!

[@blueberrypawsome]

The pipe is probably a humidity tube

[@autumnhazlett4788]

When will potato the plush be released

[@beasterbunny4836]

A tax rant video would be the best video ever

[@christineolteanu]

My family used to have a pet red eared slider, but then my mom let him swim in a baby pool outside and he got eaten by a raccoon. Now turtles are illegal in BC, Canada, so we can't get another one. So sad, turtles are great pets.

[@Lerrae1908]

Tortoises mating is big uwu energy and I will never not scream with laughter at it

[@venessastanton9545]

3:42 anyone else see this message and get weirded out

[@Eleanore.Rigbyy]

Hope you’re feeling okay!

[@kathyhillman6952]

Years ago ..I had a box set up for my turtle just for outside during nice weather of course. My dog decided to release him & I never seen him again

[@sm_Llama]

Dressed as PokiMAN?!

[@Eleanore.Rigbyy]

There is not a lot of money in exotic pet care when you do it the right way, and there is not enough responsible owners for pet stores who promote the right enclosures, husbandry, vet care ect. Especially if they refused to sell things that were bad (like repti sand… or most small hamster cages) Also teaching proper care to someone trying to purchase an animal will likely push them away from buying because people don’t want what they think they want. People are terrible, cheap and ignorant when it comes to exotics. Stores have to reflect the consumer to make money.

[@exoticare3226]

love the thumbnail

[@wearegoingtogoseeyousoonid1891]

Oh gosh dang

[@NomarMendoza]

how the heck do tortoises mate. They seemingly don’t have the parts for it… unless they do?

[@Ea-rd7gs]

Their tails, which are usually tucked to the side of their shells, have vents, which act kind of similar to cloacas (bird butts) if I'm not mistaken.

[@tonywynn4620]

Damn algorithm, I gotchu brother.

[@kelleyrancher]

Alex I have some tortoises as pets are wonderful I have room for one more if you have any for sale let me know or for rehoming you know

[@abigailives8833]

Omg tortoises are so cute

[@Someidiotthatplayspiano]

I know a good local store, it's called Best in Pets. Where I live in Ohio, pet breeders are not common and it is DIFFICULT to find reptiles. I went to Best in Pets a few years ago, when I first got into the hobby. There I got my first reptile, a green iguana. He is still alive and doing very well, and the pet store was wonderful all around.

[@tiago8919]

i checked behind me nothing there

[@doccrowley3367]

i will never get ahegao tortoise out of my brain. thanks a lot

[@thetortoiseguy6449]

They are the best ever!! 🐢👍❤️