I TORE DOWN MY PALUDARIUM! CHINESE CROCODILE LIZARDS

[@Reptiliatus]

Hi everyone! I’ve been getting quite a few concerned comments asking where the females are going to lay their eggs now that I’ve removed the land platform. Chinese crocodile lizards actually give birth to live babies and they always do this in bodies of water! They don’t lay eggs so don’t worry ☺️👍🏼! Thank you all so much for watching today’s video! I have some exciting news coming up in the next few months pertaining to these animals! Stay tuned!

[@njmxjunkie3128]

Try leaving a small area of pebbles, or even a small container of substrate for the roots to grow in and still have structure, they are going to die for sure just floating around

[@anthonyb7060]

I was just about to ask if they were live bearers or egg layers. I wish you all the luck in the world with this project. I really feel that you are going to be successful as I was thinking that the hardest part of successfully reproducing them would be properly incubating the eggs but with that not being an issue, I BELIEVE U WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.... TRULY GOOD LUCK.

[@Wholattasmoke]

@@njmxjunkie3128 clearly you never heard of hydroponic growing and that those plants will thrive even more in the ecosystem of the tank if everything is done correctly

[@courtneyrae3056]

Hi! I just wanted to let you know that you helped my little boy to get through abdominal surgery. Our whole family loves your channel and my little one has been dealing with a hernia for a month. He loves when you post videos as we have a couple reptiles and have been so inspires by your enclosures. With covid my husband was the only one who could go into the hospital and to keep him calm without me there they binge watched your videos! The surgery went well and my baby is a trooper so hes great. But I just wanted to let you know that your videos have made a huge impact on our whole family including our animals which have much nicer enriching habitats. Thank you for all that you do. Much Love, The Deckers

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you for sharing this with me. Reading your message moved me to tears, I’m so touched and honoured to have been a source of comfort for your child. I’m sending hugs and warm regards/well wishes to your son and family! Wishing him a speedy and painless recovery! Please say hi for me! Can you contact me at [e-mail]? Thank you!

[@courtneyrae3056]

@@Reptiliatus Thank you so much! I sent you an email my address is [e-mail]

[@Bob2630]

Such a wholesome comment

[@FreakyLaFou]

I just recently ripped my whole fishtank apart and built it new. Added more plants, some rocks and a big piece of wood with aquatic moss on it. It was a lot of work but seeing how much the fish like it it's rewarding. They are much more active now cause they feel more secure in the "Forrest" I build them. Especially the shrimps. Lots of love from Germany

[@Bobbitthehobbit]

This looks awesome! You changing up your enclosures to make them better for your animals is just another reason why you are one of my favorite channels.

[@Reptiliatus]

Thanks so much! I appreciate your support and kind words!

[@blehbleh9163]

Its so cool how he makes the enclosures. They look like its actually from their environment!

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@mr.crocmonitor392]

If there was a mini Godzilla it would no doubt be this lizard lol

[@Reptiliatus]

AGREED!

[@billybilly975]

Search for this in youtube: soa layar

[@kasonfurnas4180]

I cannot get over how beautiful these animals are!

[@AgussYanca]

Amazing, the new design is way cooler than the previous one. Ps: I love the sound effect you put when you record underwater!!!

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you very much! ☺️🙏🏼 haha glad you liked that 😛💦

[@torquess454]

Oh my! That second dude running through the water for that superworm! Awesomeness! I prefer the setup just a tad more open, easier to find the critters, and though they still have their hides, it almost forces them to acknowledge you a bit more Did you mention if those cuties eat any of the fish? They interact with them at all? Omgosh they are STUNNING 😍

[@Pollenoverponds]

Sometimes I think all of your pets are my favorite, but the shinisauruses have to be the cutest.

[@DMOptionalboss]

What an exciting herp and ento channel! Such awesome dinos, man. And idea for your next changeup in the way you have the wood lined up is to create two teepees on the left and right and then place a cork bark with multiple top openings on it and fill it with vivarium substrate. Make it so that the top part is a lid. That way if you have a nesting female, you'll have a good platform nest. The nest is for the little ones when they aren't really great at climbing yet. That's really exciting news, though. :)

[@Clarkey1346]

I bed the whole time those lizards were in that plastic tub they were like, damn why’d dad give me a downgrade 😂 😂

[@herptown868]

Does he hate us that much?😂🤣

[@davidcoburn2461]

I just created a realistic paludarium with a tiny 8" waterfall for the first time this last week for my Fire Skink! Been incredibly happy and loves to poo in the water, but the cherry shrimp dig that. I love these types of videos! So nice to have on while I do my thing in the reptile room. Been thinking of creating some videos myself. Looks amazing!

[@calie666]

i find ur videos so relaxing and so so so satisfying!

[@joeyp734]

man. super impressive videos! knowledge is great, you educate us with each video for sure!

[@Reptiliatus]

I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you for watching!

[@olivierlabatut9333]

nice sound effect underwater ! nice enclosure.

[@haydenlucas2986]

I think you made the right decision good job

[@Reptiliatus]

Me too! Thanks so much! Nice to know my viewers/community members agree!

[@ethanwright5461]

Hi Dion, I work with aquariums mostly (loricariidae and Auchinipteridae are my primary interests) but I do keep a couple reptiles as well and I couldn't help but notice the inhabitants of the aquatic portion of this paludarium and it did raise a couple of concerns with me. Could you please tell me the full stocklist of fish and invertebrates in the aquatic section along with the dimensions of the aquatic portion, water hardness and the percentage weekly water change. I'm worried you've been given some dodgy advice and would like to help!

[@serefine927]

same, I dont even know much about the needed water parameters for the fish he has but it seems kinda overcrowded. He really needs a powerful filter to make this work

[@serefine927]

same, I dont even know much about the needed water parameters for the fish he has but it seems kinda overcrowded. He really needs a powerful filter to make this work

[@sydneywachtler9327]

They are literally like little dinosaurs! I love them

[@btdarterschannel112]

Very cool, Dayyan! Thanks for sharing, and I'm excited to hopefully see some babies in an upcoming video! 😃🦎🐊👍

[@Paul-044]

Yes my chameleon habits to make it better and more natural for him. Love to watch your vids and how knowledgeable you are about your animals. Love to see it

[@tracybowling97]

You did such a great job Dy! Everyone should be happy campers now! And captive bred would be great, huh?

[@kimanndivorl545]

It looks amazing, my question, where will they lay there eggs?

[@jayden230]

What a beautiful enclosure! I am concerned about the amount of fish you have in that water area. It’s hard to get a real idea of how much water is in the tank, but I hope you are also keeping the needs of the fish in mind. Love your channel

[@santosleeli]

Great build! How have the cork bark / tubes held up under water?

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you! Quite well actually!

[@flowersinformaldehyde]

Both the before and after looks amazing

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you!

[@justinbrogdon6101]

Awesome Reptiles, do you have any update on a Red Eyed Croc skink taming video?

[@joeyspijkers9867]

How deep is your water? Looks like 10 inches or something? I would like to get this species in probably a year from now, and having aquatic animals with them seems really fun to me.

[@JonsRainforestRoom]

Its looking great. What type of branches are you using in there?

[@Mma_Lizard83]

Sieht super aus!! Aber wie bekommst das Wasser da raus zum Wasserwechsel?

[@Pantomath.]

I redo my tarantulas enclosures after a few molts, when they get bigger... I always try to add more things for them to climb or investigate. Want them happy, so I keep it fresh.❤️❤️❤️.

[@Reptiliatus]

Awesome! Very caring of you!

[@christinabee2984]

Great video! Love your setup! I am in the process of building something very similar, but I guess I was focusing way too much on a land portion! Good to know that I dont have to stress over that part as much. Question on your fish....do your Chinese crocodile lizards ever eat any of them? My initial plan was to just stock some tetras and see what happens, but I see you have cories and more in there as well! Thanks again for the great video- just subscribed! 😊

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you! It’s so interesting to me that the lizards have never once tried to eat any of the fish. I assumed I’d loose a few here and there but half the time they are in The water the fish swim around them and some of shrimp even climb on them and pick at their scales (body scrub? 😅).

[@christinabee2984]

@@Reptiliatus Ha,ha,ha!!! That's awesome! 🤣

[@benbottlander6227]

Love the video it looked like a real mission also hopefully you get some little babies

[@Wismito]

The lizards looking at him like WTF ARE U DOING TO MY HOME U MONSTER!

[@tracehardin6706]

Great build! Thank you

[@Eternamusic425]

Nice video! What enclosure are you using here? :) And are the dragons good for handling?

[@great-grandmakirk8828]

First time I’ve ever seen this lizard as I just found ur channel from Pekkos channel . This little guy looks like a dinosaur from Jurassic Park series. His enclosure looks fantastic. I’m not a collector just a tarantula watcher.😂😂👏🏼😍 I’m now subscribed to ur channel.👍🏻👏🏼 These lizards are just the coolest to see, I’m in love with them.❤️ dont the lizards eat those little fish or shrimp? This is really a beautiful setup.👍🏻🥇

[@leonp1763]

I feel that way about my Northern BTS vivarium and my Kaiser newts I'm not sure if I should keep the newts terrestrial or aquatic or how to do both in a rub container

[@Kobe-hx4pf]

Do you know when you’re going to build the ultimate crocodile skink Paludarium

[@Reptiliatus]

There have been some updates on this. I’m going to share soon’

[@ollie8314]

I like the new layout, lots more space while still having enough cover.

[@mrx3430]

Now it looks much cooler! I hope we will have more of such interesting " dinosaurs " 😁 how are the invertebrates doing?

[@Reptiliatus]

Thanks so much! Glad you like it! They are great! Just fed most of them this evening&

[@aryahhowell1335]

Love the new setup

[@ChantalsCritters]

Looks so natural. Hope they like it.

[@Reptiliatus]

I’m glad! Thank you! Me too!

[@yannickmercier2427]

It's better in this way for the opening and the set up...nice video. Keep your good work. Yannick

[@Cgraseck]

Those are so cool! Cheers, Chris

[@jordannosaurus]

Love the set up! Just wondering where would they lay eggs?

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you! Please read pinned comment ☺️

[@kazzie2935]

Awesome rebuild 👍❤😁

[@griizly1468]

Would you mind sharing the ficus plant whole name ? I'm building mine at the moment :) Thanks!

[@j.t.3378]

How do u find time to look after all your pets and feeding them. I only have two..lol

[@aneekkachhwaha]

Now where will they lay there eggs now that you have took out the land piece

[@joeyspijkers9867]

Shinisaurus crocodilurus gives birth to live young! Really interesting species.

[@Reptiliatus]

@@joeyspijkers9867 thank you for answering the question! ☺️

[@aneekkachhwaha]

@@joeyspijkers9867 okk thank you so much quite shocking lizards giving direct birth to new ones

[@joeyspijkers9867]

Aneek Kachhwaha there are more lizard species that do this, but it is still really interesting. Especially because this species always gives birth in the water.

[@joeyspijkers9867]

Reptiliatus You're welcome Dayan! :)

[@EzraCyrus]

Hey bro, what light do you use for these guys? Or what combination??

[@robbiepace6987]

Hey Dayyan, Im sory im bombarding you with questions. Just wondering do the shinisaurus ever utilize the top 12 inches or so of the paludarium or do they stay pretty close to the water?

[@herpdiversity9152]

All the time. I swapped all soil in my paludariums with gravel and sphagnum moss so the plants pulled all nutrients from the water collumn.

[@jamesruiter861]

Great vid also do U have any fish tanks?

[@hoihoi1755]

hi reptiliatus how big is your tokay gecko terrarium i want some info how to keep them btw pls respond i really need some info

[@andrewreilly3662]

I redone my hole lepord gecko vivarium about a week ago an she loves it :) an this paludareum is looking awsome! Id love one

[@michaelinsjc]

Love your channel and all your lizards! But I am dieing to see you upgrade your red eyed crocodile skink’s enclosure into a paludarium because I am planning to do so myself.

[@beenherebrforemurry6365]

Can you recommend your top 5 plants for your bio actives. I'm about to do a crocodile skink enclosure following your other guide .

[@Reptiliatus]

For sure! I’d recommend creeping ficus, pothos, some species of peperomia of your liking and maybe some floating plants in the water. Anything that you can plant that will sort of take over and creep across the enclosure or provide lots of cover and throw roots into the water to help remove harmful nutrients are great options :)

[@beenherebrforemurry6365]

Awsome man thank you. Its coming along nicely plants on order ill send you some pics on fb when its done . Your video gave me the encouragement and guide on how to get it done

[@aidancooper8925]

When are the crocodile skinks getting an update cuz there are so adorable

[@Reptiliatus]

A few complications occurred so I’m going to move forward myself without the company that was going to sponsor the build! Should be happening in the next few weeks-months!

[@gagnydiallo4838]

I had just found out about custom backgrounds, and saw my Giant Day gecko enclosure, and went crazy. Turns out to be a bad idea because for some reason before, my gecko was just getting used to me, and would even eat honey out of a spoon from me. After though, she disappeared for months on end, only coming out for about an hour a day, and I didn’t see any improvement until about one week ago. Wish me luck 🤞

[@CheckYourMailbox]

Congrats man, your lizards are soon going to be parents!

[@guerratiburon]

We’re did you purchase your cork background ?

[@charvy3438]

Nice scape! Although I feel like it is too small for so many animals... Maybe up the size?

[@evaanr8759]

amazing look dude

[@scrubjay93]

Next best thing to having them is watching this video :) I love the look of them and to see babies would be awesome....

[@Falc0nBullet]

Beyond amazing!!!

[@Ezihkhel]

For the answer to the question of the day,I gave my Leopard Gecko a significant upgrade for his enclosure a few months ago. I moved him from a basic 16 gallon enclosure to a spacious 3 foot long enclosure furnished with rocks and a few dried branches to climb on and it looks somewhat natural except there's no substrate. I just used a flat sheet of adhesive cork board that I stuck to the floor. He utilizes the entire enclosure though,but only at night. I sometimes see him perched on top of one of the rocks or on top of one of thr branches when it was time for lights-out. During the day he's usually curled up inside his cave. I plan on eventually putting a clay substrate to his enclosure though. The gecko himself is used to having his prey(mealworms and dubia roaches) placed in a 1 1/2 inch deep feeding tray so there won't be any problems with him accidentally ingesting bits of the substrate because he will feed from there.

[@naeff002]

I like it way better like this. That platform is useless for Shinisaurus as they get life young in the water

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you so much! Agreed! It took some time to learn how the animals behave and such. I had no idea besides my research. Now I know it was useless fir them. Thanks for watching!

[@Ecsueberance092]

Grab all your branches, place them into a bin or large container etc, place a brick ontop of the branches, fill with water to the top full submerging and soak for a week. Leave to dry for a day in the sun and place back into your tank. By doing this you will no longer have that brown peat stain in your water. I do this this process with fresh branches & logs and old hollowed out logs from the farm and use them in my ponds. Water is crystal clear.

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you kindly for the suggestion! I am aware of this process however I actually prefer the natural look of the tanins in the water :). Much appreciated! Thanks for watching!

[@Lindgaard_Reptiles]

does the cork not mold in the water

[@markyork8296]

great job i know they will love it cause there dad is looking out for them

[@Kira-kg4kl]

Out of curiosity, where do they lay their eggs, would you need to add like a suspended lay box? And how is the incubating with these guys? I think they are amazing animals and I LOVE how prehistoric they look!

[@kodavulpedrius6712]

Answer to the question of the day: I actually tend to redesign animal enclosures at least once a year mostly because I myself get bored of it lol, and also because I think it will give them some more stimulation, and a change of scenery for them. Ive redesigned my clawed frog tank, I added plants, aquatic and emergent. My crestie vivs get big changes, usually I shift everything, swap out plants, sometimes I plant annual seeds in there like coleus (which CAN be grown as a perrenial, but I prefer to have em as annuals in vivariums, coz I want to keep them small) and I added a lot more plants into my chameleon vivarium as well.

[@thelittlethings9290]

Sooooo good video !

[@diego6897]

Could you do a video of then swimming and hunting in the water with some nice shots like the one in the video would be really interesting

[@abischmit7785]

this tank is EPIC i so want an aquatic lizard now🦎

[@aidancooper8925]

Love your vids 👍❤️

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you very much!

[@rasmillion]

I had alligator lizards living under my porch, found out after they left they were feeding on a dead skunk, they fantastically ate all tissue and left only hair and bone. Not croc lizards but a similar name and cool reptile.

[@Reptiliatus]

Woah that's quite fascinating! Thank you for sharing!

[@joshaking111]

Where do they lay eggs?

[@robertmerrett8686]

What type size and make of tank please

[@kananhouldcroft1614]

How big is there tank?

[@brickstarsfun8698]

I almost thought dis was the new video 😂

[@esmildobertot8147]

Can you cohabitate crested geckos with red eyed croc skinks

[@josearroyo1362]

My crested gecko 😁 redid it duo to branch ledges for him but did new plants n better subtract

[@graykoolaid7778]

Im thinking about getting a gecko, but was wonder what type of tank i should get, any suggestions?

[@Reptiliatus]

Depends on the kind of gecko! :)

[@twotonedfishing]

So without the soil area where do they lay eggs? Or is this a Live birthing animal?

[@Reptiliatus]

Please see pinned comment ☺️👍🏼

[@kodavulpedrius6712]

Also, when on Earth did u get a banjo catfish? Aaaah, those r my favs! Along with frogmouths

[@thequackyest3604]

wo

[@aneekkachhwaha]

Why didn't you record the releasing of the fish back that you scooped out

[@Reptiliatus]

It was just the banjo cat fish (because I was worried I’d crush them leaving them in the enclosure since they hide under the sand) a few shrimp and 2 mountain minnows. That was all I fished out before deciding to leave the rest in the enclosure and work around them :)

[@hzimm3155]

I am planning to go bioactive with my leopard gecko enclosure soon

[@kpopaddict247]

i made a bioactive red-eyed tree frog enclosure like 4 months ago and it is thrving

[@Reptiliatus]

Awesome!

[@PurnaSurya-wz6md]

do you know any place that sells these?

[@Reptiliatus]

sorry, I have no idea! Unfortunately they are very rare :(

[@DiegoHernandez-uu2fn]

Without the soil platform, if they were to breed, where would the female deposit her eggs? Wouldn’t she get egg bound then

[@Reptiliatus]

They give birth to live young in the water! The females always go into water to have their young! Another reason this species is so incredible ☺️. Thanks for sharing your concern and thanks for watching!

[@DiegoHernandez-uu2fn]

@@Reptiliatus no way. That’s pretty epic you should try to get that on video.

[@Reptiliatus]

@@DiegoHernandez-uu2fn I hope I can!

[@aurora_dawn123]

If you move the ceramic heat emitter, it might fry the ficus pumila.

[@Reptiliatus]

Thanks for the heads up. It’s a 25w and I positioned it closer to the middle than the corner. Keeping a close I but I appreciate you making sure I’d be mindful of that!

[@blakehutchinson9586]

You need a fog maker in here

[@evilhumour_292]

very cute lizards

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you!

[@evilhumour_292]

@@Reptiliatus no problem

[@stefanostokatlidis4861]

Won’t they get stressed by the open space and the more light?

[@JeritBristol]

No because they have plenty of space to hide still and the plants will grow out some more making them feel more secure.

[@fpmicheleeirettili623]

Very beautiful, your video is interesting and funny! I love you!🙂💯

[@Reptiliatus]

Thanks so much! ☺️🙏🏼

[@Billbeaux]

The cork bark log perpendicular to the others needs to be switched a bit. At the end of the video, the poor little guy couldn't get out the back end bc a pvc pipe was blocking part of it. They would have to crawl backwards just to get out!

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you for your perceptivity! I actually moved it forward after filming that shot to create a significant amount of room for an animal to slide right out into that corner ☺️👍🏼.

[@Billbeaux]

Awesome!! The only reason I noticed is because I have created a similar situation with some of my pets. Had to make sure all their hides had two functioning exits.

[@MannyGamboaTV]

I heard of people losing fish because pothos is actually dangerous for fish to comsume. So now i just it in the filter only.