I Went to a Child's Home and Took His Reptiles

[@GoHerping]

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[@bbldrizzyk]

what do you suggest other than dubia roaches for a leopard gecko

[@thestranger8474]

@@bbldrizzyk superworms, meal worms, cickets, black soldier fly larvae, a lot of feeders work

[@triassictv6437]

Seems kinda unrealistic.

[@DoubleDragonHotel]

I'd like to give the kid the benefit of the doubt that he did the right thing.... maybe? But I can't help but wonder if he gave you someone else's reptiles for some reason.

[@oceann0]

I ate a rock

[@laurenheard5187]

Coming from an adult who was once a child in a crazy family: This kid did it this way because his parents would have probably made an entire scene and blown up the situation for everyone. He obviously cared enough about his animals to give them a good home and get them to a good home when he could no longer be there for them. He was probably heartbroken over giving them away but wanted to make it as painless as it could be without his parents involved.

[@SomeOne-zw6kh]

Idk if we can say for sure that's what it was lol. What if it was his siblings or something, and he was just a poop of a kid. Not saying it's not that, there's just plenty of different scenarios.

[@deltaspartan9316]

That's kinda my guess too especially if my mum bought it for me after convincing

[@michellew5934]

I dated a guy (abusive/tried to unalive me) who threatened to kill our chinchilla because I said we needed to go get it food! We have no idea what goes on behind closed doors. I truly hope this isn't the case and this kid is ok!

[@Nobynoby2763]

It's hard when your raised to think animals are disposable property so you wanna fight against that, but to put emerald scales team through this situation is unfair. I had a stepmom who was screaming at me about the pet mouse I got from a friend so I just put it outside lol. The kid in the videos parents defintiely wouldve jumped out of the car proverbially guns blazing and had them talk to the cops instead of them, no chance to hand a business card or any information. And in that situation you never know what cops you're gonna get, they could side with the parents and start looking up reptile trade laws or something to get them a jail time of a couple weeks or months. Just to make a point as shitty people. So yeah the kid was putting them in an unsafe situation and I'm on goherping's side, this is fucked up

[@blitz-o-byte]

i agree - my father would blow up the entire situation over the sugestion of contacting a "youtuber" for any sort of thing so i can see that being a factor.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

The kid: - gives the reptile away without the parents knowing - books it with a 20-gallon aquarium with a well-kept gecko - puts it in a stranger's van without hesitation - refuses to elaborate - leaves Short and sweet and gets to the point, they got their priorities straight

[@FurNixen]

He speed ran the shit out of rehoming reptiles.

[@katleigh4513]

Elite reptile rehoming strats

[@levithornton6482]

@@FurNixen are you the kid???

[@FurNixen]

@@levithornton6482 Oh shoot, I misspelled

[@realchiknuggets]

@@FurNixen lol

[@reginabalmaceda4334]

Honestly I’m mostly impressed that this kid could sprint with a 20 gallon. Gecko must’ve been bouncing around like a madman.

[@unluckyokinawan]

gecko must of thought he was experiencing a major earthquake💀

[@NathansWildLife]

@@unluckyokinawan😂💀

[@CraiiZeD]

It could have been worse like maybe their parent/guardian was threatening to harm the animals so he tried to rehome them. Smart kid. I wouldn't have thought about anything like this as a child

[@arielgoldstein3089]

I had to give up my 20 year old rescued Blue Fronted Amazon Parrot that I had for over 14 years in order to protect him from my mentally ill parent. I still miss him but I know he went to a great home.

[@Mormollio]

Yup could be a possibility, I nearly had to re-home my dog over threats from an adult in the house. They were already abusive and I was worried that they might kill my dog. Luckily the situation worked out that I could keep him, had it not I had family members willing to keep him for me.

[@Call-me-Al]

@@Mormollio I'm really glad you succeeded, I have heard horror stories about psycho parents drowning, or throwing out pets after a long drive (e.g. into the desert).

[@sielicja]

I'm pretty sure that was the issue. The reptiles were threatened in some way (to be thrown out, killed, stolen, given away to the pet store) and he did the best he could for his pets. A very sad situation

[@jessicapearson9479]

No, the behavior actually shows that it was most likely one of his family members who owned the animals.

[@bri220]

My pscho dad used to throw my kingsnake out the front door when he was mad. As sad as it is for the kids when their parents give you their animal as punishment, the parents are likely manipulative psychos that are capable of much worse.

[@lenaChyenne]

Im sorry you had to go through that I can't imagine how horrible this must've been. Hope you're in a better place now!

[@nicoledavis5719]

Literally first thought. My dad did some bad stuff to the animals we had

[@sweetluvgurl]

That’s so messed up. Hope your dad gets his.

[@nicoledavis5719]

@@sweetluvgurl he will eventually. No one wants to be around him anymore

[@bri220]

I've been no contact for 7 or 8 years. His life sounds pretty terrible from what people tell me. My snake will be 20 in March!

[@Zgall053]

Really hoping this kid still watches an offers up an explanation. What you’ve said seems pretty accurate to me

[@singermusician25]

That panic of trying to finish something before anyone gets home, then sitting down and trying to calm down enough to act normal lol

[@kamb9977]

fr they won’t get home until later and I still be thinking they know

[@anntowle1706]

I was in a relationship with someone who threatened my animal because he was angry at me. As an adult, I got rid of the man. A child can't get rid of their parents, unfortunately, and he maturely chooses to save the animals. Good on him! I'm sure he had a good reason, no matter what it was.

[@ashleyl.8447]

This gave me flashbacks. When I was younger my dad would take my PC away as punishment. While he was at work he got mad because he hates his job and takes frustration out on me. He said when he got home my PC would be taken away. I put white hefty trash bags around my PC and ran into my back yard and hid it in the woods. When he got home he was shocked and looked everywhere but couldn’t find it. I won the battle and eventually the war.

[@GoHerping]

Wow, that's really sad but also equally clever of you. What did you say when he asked where it was?

[@nic0rum922]

I'm curious what did he end up doing?

[@kirkvj8330]

Sooo did you get the pc back in the woods?

[@samanthapretor3]

I wanna k ow how you won…

[@HeiressEllie]

Oh no she can't reply she had to hide her pc again 😭

[@prettybirdthepetgoosefrien8155]

As a parent, I do not understand why a parent would give a animal away as a punishment. I can understand rehoming a animal, if the child has not been taking care of it, and it has fallen onto the parent to care for it, to keep it from getting sick. Giving them away as punishment, is cruel and I would not do that to my kid, or the animal! What message does that send to the kid? Because in angry, the animal is disposable? It's life has no value? I don't think so. Not this momma.

[@Stevesteacher]

And that is great! Keep it up! I would never forgive my parents if they did such a thing, I would probably harbour horrible trust issues and anger towards them, for years, I would refuse to get another pet if offered and refuse to get close to a pet if the family got one, out of fear that any love I had for that animal would be nothing but pain the next day

[@ashensage7968]

Some people are narcissists. My mother's threat has always been to get rid of my pets, growing up and even now as an adult. They see the pet as disposable and a way to punish the child. Mostly cause child loves that thing and taking it away would hurt the most.

[@prettybirdthepetgoosefrien8155]

@@Stevesteacher my mother did take my water turtles, after she kicked me out at 16. I was back for them with in a few days, once I found a temporary place for them, but she wouldn't tell me where they were for weeks... She had dumped them in the local town pond . I was hurt & livid! I cared well for them, even as a young child...I loved them! Romeo & Julia. They came when I called them by name. I walked around that lake for hours every day, calling for them ... But never found them . Then WINTER CAME, this was in Germany.. there is no way they survived, between the native Predators, the weather & the invasive species littering that pond (bull frogs I think they are called) that were set out there (it was believed that it was by some of the military families, when they were being stationed somewhere else.) It was a common issue there. It was kind of like the final betrayal for me, by my own mother. I remember pleading with her for weeks to tell me where she had put them .. until she finally told me, the "WEIER" (The town pond!) I remember yelling that THEY WERE INNOCENT! That they were going to die! That it wasn't the right climate! I had gotten them just after my stepfather had died, when I was 11/12 yo ... Mississippi water turtles is what we called them in Germany. In a way, they were my emotional support turtles. I strongly recommend that parents not do this! (Btw, she kicked me out *shunned me* because I didn't believe in her cult religion, it's a long story)

[@EggofEve]

I appluad you for being a good parent for realizing that making threats towards the animal isn't the best way to go forward with punishments, as that would just form a huge wedge within the relationship between you and your child and even leading to resentment My mom sometimes threatens to give my dog away whenever she was angry or upset with me, my first ever dog which my dad gave me before passing on for my fifteenth birthday, which in turn would only make the situation even worse as I love that dog with everything I have as she's a very sweet and affectionate dog who's been very patient with me and helped comfort me with losing my dad, and my mom knows how much she means to me- hell she's even affectionate with the dog, so for her to just throw threats like that really stings that she views her as disposable instead of a family member- The very same dog my dad allowed me to keep despite finding out he was allergic to her because he loved the both of us. I wouldn't know what I would do if one day she actually follows through with the threat, but I know I would never forgive her if she ever did

[@prettybirdthepetgoosefrien8155]

@@EggofEve I'm so sorry you lost your dad! I think some parents get overwhelmed and focus their frustration on the animal when they say these threats. I'm a adult at this point, with a 13 yo and a 11yo. There are many things I learned, in the "what not to do" category, from my mother, and I'm happy that my husband of 16 years feels the same. Now, I have NO IDEA what your relationship is like with your parent, but if you have the ability to talk to her, I would encourage you to tell her what that pup means to you, and what it does to you when you are threatened with the pups surrender/disappearance, In a calm, loving conversation. I think as parents we sometimes get over whelmed and don't think it through, don't realize the pain we cause in our child, whom we love most in the world. We make mistakes too, but usually, we love you dearly and we'll, raising kids does not come with a instruction manual lol. We do want what is best for you, even when we make mistakes. I just wish that communication about such important topics was more open in most homes. My mother was broken from a bad childhood, mentally sick, and then brainwashed by a cult... I hated her for a while, a long while, but even tho it's been 17years since the day she turned on me, and kicked me out, over a cult, and shunned me, still, she won't speak to me or my children, I now pity her. I have no hate for her anymore, and part of me is glad that I, even tho I didn't learn how to raise children, I LEARNED WHAT NOT TO DO!!

[@GoHerping]

I forgot to get captions for this video, they'll be available tomorrow morning

[@Olgeezer06]

Yo wear do you find all these deals on Craigslist other places websites just curious?

[@coolsmcfrosty2741]

This very much seems like the parents were planning on abusing the animals or giving them away to someone who wouldn't care for them. The kid probably would be willing to shoulder whatever came towards him as a result of giving away the animals behind the parent's backs. For a lot of people, a beating is better than a dead pet.

[@opaeula8953]

I agree that's exactly what this sounds like. That kid was an absolute badass

[@xBullTerrierFreakX]

I wonder if his parents were planning on giving his reptiles to someone he knew wouldn't care for them? My nephew's Dad for example got my nephew a puppy then randomly gave it to my nephew's older cousins who ended up killing the dog. My nephew was absolutely devastated.

[@realchiknuggets]

wtf

[@jyvaineorchids2255]

What ?! Hé killed the dog ??!

[@xBullTerrierFreakX]

@@jyvaineorchids2255 Yep. He turned it loose outside to roam freely, the dog chewed the skirting on the trailer they lived at and they shot it. It wasn't even 7 months old, just a youngster.

[@CrystalDoggoIsMissing]

@@xBullTerrierFreakX omfg.. that is crazy like they shot it? i would see if it got loose than ended up dying from like dehydration (not that it wouldn’t still be their fault) .. but shooting it?? what the hell

[@jameandthegiantpeach2273]

... your nephew's dad?...wow! how'd that happen?

[@malady7589]

Some parents will not simply release or rehome their kid's animal, but will actually threaten and proceed to kill said animal. Happened with my friend's rabbit and crazy parents.

[@kayypurrs2318]

We need this kid to comment on the real story lmfao. I need to know if his parents were mad or confused about where the pets went lmfao

[@bbldrizzyk]

that makes no sense

[@realchiknuggets]

@@bbldrizzyk what is confusing you

[@sexygirlmax2019]

sadly this was probably a case of the parents abusing the animals or threatening to kill them or threatening to release them, or putting them down. this child was scared for the wellbeing of his pet and did the only thing he could in a situation like that, a beating is better than having your best friend be killed

[@highjinx6519]

I don’t think they even knew he had them. I think he got them and then tried to ask and they said no so he got rid of them before they saw them.

[@BreadR17698]

When I was little my parents would stop providing food for my bearded dragon when they were mad at me, and I would have to manage to get food other ways. Perhaps the kid knew it was just better to rehome them than let them starve. He clearly loved them, they seemed to be well taken care of

[@TheFunkySlothGamer]

I’m 8 months late but I’m really wondering how did you manage to feed it if they didn’t buy it food?

[@BreadR17698]

@@TheFunkySlothGamer I would convince other family members to get the food in exchange for help with chores

[@TheFunkySlothGamer]

@@BreadR17698 that’s cool but sorry that happened

[@KlingonPrincess]

In the end, he got the animals to a safe space with you and that is a good thing

[@jasminezed7839]

My question is how he managed to run holding a 20 gallon. My crested gecko enclosure is easily 50 lbs of dead weight and I can barely move it.

[@GoHerping]

probably pure adrenaline

[@twice_9463]

You got no gains 💀💪💪

[@jasminezed7839]

@@twice_9463 you’re not wrong, but have you ever tried to lift one of those things? Even my dad had a lot of trouble picking it up, and he’s actually strong.

[@Abby-um5rd]

@@jasminezed7839 I don’t think it would be too bad to carry a 20 gal depending on what was in the tank. A ten gal I can carry one of in each arm and I’m an out of shape 5’6 fm. Reptile carpet isn’t super heavy, depending on the hides it might have been a pretty light setup. Running tho… I would definitely have tripped. Then again I’m clumsy

[@jasminezed7839]

@@Abby-um5rd I guess it does heavily depend on what’s in it. Mine is an aquarium, not an exoterra, so it’s designed to hold water and has a different glass thickness and is very cumbersome to carry. It’s also partially bioactive, and has a 2 inch drainage layer that is literally several gallons of gravel/rocks. It has at least a gallon or 2 of water in it most of the time as well. It also has 2-3 inches of a substrate mix + spagnum moss and leaf litter. I’m sure the aquarium on it’s own is around 10-20 pounds though, which is a struggle for me. (5’0 f, not super in shape)

[@Privateharvest]

some families aren’t very “family” or “friendly” that’s my guess good on the kid for taking the innocent party out of the situation proud of him

[@sydney3563]

When I was 18 I got home one day and my entire reptile collection was gone. Like the whole room was empty and the only thing left was the garage racks. I was super depressed around this time and my animals were all I had so I was devastated. My mom said it was because I dropped out of school (my bf died and I couldn’t take anymore pressure from school I just couldn’t). So yeah I moved out and was homeless after that bc I was so hurt that she did that. I still haven’t moved back home but it caused so much trauma I can’t really even read abt reptiles anymore bc it just makes me too sad. Howeverrrr now I have my own place with my boyfriend (he helped me when I had no place to go and eventually we started dating) and our 4 cats. Also expecting a baby in October so I guess that awful thing my mom did also made my life today possible

[@highjinx6519]

Aw congrats!

[@avasanimalss]

Congrats! How is the baby?

[@arielrae3806]

I bet he told his parents that he had *already* gotten rid of them, but he had just stashed them in a closet or something. or possibly his parents never knew he had them in the first place and he realized he couldn't keep it hidden.

[@highjinx6519]

That’s what I was thinking. That sounds much more plausible to me.

[@Khaoscntrl]

Geez sounds like it was a trip mentally trying to figure out what was going on in this situation lol. Sad to think the kid had to get rid of his pets for a possible reason for that but it sounds preatty plausible. But always great to see a new video from you, you sound like you had a crazy upstart to the company, love your content, love your informative nature!

[@saddledserpent]

Sounds to me like he got the reptiles secretly and needed to hide them from his parents maybe. Once he figured out it’s hard to hide big aquariums he decided he needed to get rid of them somehow lol. I hope he watches this vid and comments bc I really wanna know lmao

[@LKing-ue2jl]

How would he secretly get 2 big aquariums though?

[@JK-vy8vh]

I told my dad I was getting a boa he laughed and I guess he thought I was joking. His attitude changed when I got her bigtime. He’s too spineless to warm up to her lmao.

[@highjinx6519]

That’s what I think happened too. He got them on the down low and was hiding them and when he tried to ask permission and they said Hell no he had no choice but to get rid of them.

[@ChelseaDewey]

We need closure. He needs to see this and tell us the story.

[@corinnebuddy4607]

I think that either 1. He was in trouble and his parents here going to give his reptiles away to someone he didn't trust and he trusted you to find them new homes. Or 2. He had lost interest and his parents were forcing him to keep them as a show of responsibility.

[@denalouise5975]

I would guess that his family rented the house and it was no pets. He rushed because he didn't want to be caught Red handed. I could see his landlord lurking around the property while his family was trying to lay low or at work. His pets mean it's his responsibly. Him not talking could have been his way of trying not to cry. Poor kid.. This story gave me anxiety just listening to it. Im glad the reptiles ended up in a good home.

[@pimplyface64]

I really hope he contacts you and tells you about it.

[@raccoontrashpanda1467]

Maybe the kid wasn't happy with the way his parents treated the reptiles and loved them so much he wanted them to go to a better home. I was about that age when my parents made my hamster wait 3 days for veterinary care, money wasn't the problem, they just couldn't be bothered to drive. The hamster was put down, but had it survived I would definitely have tried to re-home it without my parents knowing to someone who would take it to the vet on time. I didn't ask for another pet the rest of the time I lived with them because I felt like I would be irresponsible and cruel if I asked for another pet before I could take it to the vet myself.

[@catpoke9557]

Going through this right now with a bunch of cats I'm trying to re-home because of my parents. It sucks.

[@skylinescales6292]

At one point I rescued a bearded dragon with similar circumstances. The parents called me with a ten minute window to get the free, "highly aggressive lizard" because the son did not take cair of the lizard and they were going to say it died. The dragon was completely calm once you picked it up they were just afraid of the spikes😂

[@AmYellowCow]

My leo just passed away today after a vet visit and he passed in a rough way because he was treated poorly by the vet... no matter how weird the story it always makes me happy when you do your reptile rescues :)

[@GM-zv1ry]

im so sorry, wtf did they do to your lizard ?!

[@phantomovero1784]

don’t blame the vet.

[@Courier-xl1gt]

@@phantomovero1784 Why would lie they about a vet treating their animal poorly?? Shush up

[@AmYellowCow]

@@GM-zv1ry he had a simple wound that needed cleaning and i was told they see that all the time in leos and shouldn’t have any long lasting effects… thing is the vet handled him really roughly and squeezed him really hard causing his wound to start bleeding which wasn’t bleeding before. While i’m not 100% sure they caused this when i brought him home and left him to rest since he was really stressed i checked on him later at around 11pm-12am (about 12 hours after his cleaning) and he was vomiting blood while still bleeding from his small wound site… there was literally nothing i could do and was gone the following morning :(

[@AmYellowCow]

@@phantomovero1784 i just posted my reply of what happened. Like I said i’m not 100% sure if it was caused by them but I’m not seeing any other option. Only reason he had his small wound was from a very minor infection that i didn’t see since it was near his pores and cloaca and i didn’t hold him as much as i used to because i’m taking summer classes and working so i’ve been busy. I have no idea how he even got it since i keep his enclosure clean, cleaning it weekly and deep cleaning it monthly. I just don’t see how anything I’ve done could’ve caused him to start vomiting blood since i barely touched him the whole day besides to put him in a shoebox and take him out, but i could still be wrong :/

[@muurrarium9460]

It sounds like a stunt my sister would have pulled to get back at me for something completely unrelated (an argument earlier that day or any perceived insult) to be giving away an animal I cared a lot about when I wasn't home to stop her.

[@coolsmcfrosty2741]

I feel like if it was that, the kid wouldn't have gone through the effort to make sure they went somewhere they'd be taken care of properly. They'd just give them to some rando on craigslist or something.

[@muurrarium9460]

@@coolsmcfrosty2741 Good point. (Though my sister would make sure I would be the only animal suffering, she is not a complete coldhearted be-atch, she just has to be number one always.)

[@theta76]

i’m just imaging the kid going to his parents when they come home and saying. “i got rid of them “

[@MrTheWaterbear]

My initial guess was, that the kid got the animals without consulting his parents, and when he brought up the possibility that he might be allowed to one day own exotic pets in their home, he likely realized what a terrible mistake it was to try hiding the animals from his parents, and wanted to get rid of them ASAP so they wouldn't find out. The thing that makes me believe that your interpretation of the situation is more realistic is the cost involved in setting up nice enclosures. Either you are right, and the parents decided to use getting rid of the kid's pets as punishment, or the kid had some serious allowance (which is not totally impossible, if he cycled with newspapers, mowed lawns, or had the best lemonade stand on the block).

[@realchiknuggets]

lol best lemonade stand on the block

[@hollanderson]

@@realchiknuggets I'm just imagining an entire block filled with super competitive lemonade stands run by children yelling at every stranger walking by lol

[@stevenlouis1024]

Glad that you are taking the energy out there to help these animals. We humans are so careless, expand and destroy their habitats and they are slowly going away. Keep up the good work. :)

[@zegobou]

No, he probably did tell his parents that a friend came to pick up the reptiles. A real-life friend is very different from online strangers. Some parents are just super afraid of anything online.

[@amandam1969]

I have a guess for this. Kid was mad at their sibling and decided to get even by giving the siblings pets away while the sibling and parents were out of the house.

[@SomeOne-zw6kh]

That's exactly what I thought lol.

[@blindopossum7913]

I’m not sure if they would give it away to someone who would take good care of it, they’d probably sell it on Craigslist or something

[@altifinn]

If his parents were really crazy, they wouldn't have let him give his animals to you, because then 1: You as an outsider might suspect something bad was going on with them and the kid and/or 2: They didn't want their kid to know that the animals were going to a good home. I know that sounds crazy, but take it from someone who had shitty parents.

[@Glittersaurusyt]

What if he was getting rid of someone's pet outta spite like his siblings made him mad and he knew you'd take them. A stretch I know usually angry ppl do awful things but maybe he wasn't that bad just an ass to his sibling.

[@jaydsnayx1665]

I feel like another explanation could be that the animals were the parents and the kid was mad at them.

[@GoHerping]

that would be even more wild

[@bazo0ka22]

I thought this or what if it was a siblings 🤣👌

[@jaydsnayx1665]

@@bazo0ka22 That could be, too

[@jaydsnayx1665]

@@blueprint66 😂🤣

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

ngl these stories are a welcome addition to my life

[@katbacon8720]

I never talk about this but as a kid I kept fish and had pet gerbils and hamsters, I'd say starting around 25 to 30 years ago for context. If I had access to a rescue, I think that's exactly how I would have had to handle things. There isn't a way to talk about it without it being horrifying and triggering, but my dad was violent and his anger usually spilled over onto the innocent. I stopped keeping animals altogether until I was an adult after that.

[@highjinx6519]

I’m so sorry, that sounds traumatizing as hell.

[@prettybirdthepetgoosefrien8155]

What if he secretly got them, and didn't think it through, so when his parents announced that they are going on vacation or that the custody agreement changed and he wasn't going to be home to care for them for weeks. Or maybe they were getting ready to move... So to prevent from getting caught, he got rid of them while his parent were not home... ?

[@eekaspeeka5704]

kids have an amazing ability to feel for animals and people than a lot of adults do. I agree with a lot of the comments saying that the kid probably wanted to do the best thing for the animals without getting the parents involved because it may have been a painful situation.

[@savageart4439]

It is very true that parents don't see reptiles as pets. I have a leopard gecko. His name is Bolt. My Dad says that he is ugly and dumb. He told me if he dies for some reason, I can go to a pet store, and purchase another Bolt.

[@benjaminkazanas1008]

5:03 That shadow scared me lol :(* dang though i thought the whole x box thing was going to go to flushing live reptiles down the toilet or something *shudders*

[@mizkillj0y300]

He was so excited because his plan worked that's why he wasn't upset about it 🤣🤣

[@sharkbites92]

Honestly based on having some crazy parent of my own. It sounds like they may have been threatening to hurt the animals in some way and he clearly cared about them. Getting rid of them to someone he knows is safe and dealing with those consequences is preferable to not doing something and feeling responsible for and innocent animal that you care about being harmed or killed. Idk but how well they took care of them and being willing to get rid of them so quickly tells me they felt it was serious in their eyes at least.

[@highjinx6519]

But how did he know they were safe? Didn’t they find it on Craigslist? He didn’t have a clue how well they would take care of them.

[@highjinx6519]

Nvm I just went back and saw the kid contacted them on instagram. My bad.

[@benadrylgelllzzz5724]

It sounds like the kid was trying to do something because the parents must have been dangerous/unhealthy. And the kid wanted to make sure the animals got the care they needed without the worry of bad parents

[@candykizz3z68]

5:04 not the scary shadow on the green wall 😭😮‍💨 Also… sooo many questions and possible reasons as to why he re homed his pets 😭 I hope he watches this video and finally gives you and now the rest of us , some closure 🤣💀

[@turtleswithheadsets316]

This without context is legendary

[@JammyOtter]

He so gave away his siblings’ reptiles

[@olive_eq08]

I'm watching this as my gopher snake is in the hood of my hoodie and I've just excepted that I can't get her out so I'm just watching KZbin now to pass time

[@lyndsay._.x]

I was thinking more of a "the parents threatened to harm the animals" situation so he got rid of them before they got the chance to hurt them.

[@HammboneBob]

You know that kid cried himself to sleep after giving up his pets. Parents are going straight to the retirement house for that lmao.

[@LuckyStone888]

My bet is he got the reptiles from a friend and hid them in his room. When he asked his parents if he could get a pet, they said no. My friends would always say "it's easy to ask for forgiveness than permission/" That's how I got a few pet reptiles. I imagine he was terrified of what would happen if his parents found out he had a strange reptile in his house. #2 He was the middle man, his friend asked him to keep these reptiles until he could find another home, but his friend told him "They're now your problem." #3, they're stolen and the kid could not find a way to sell them before the police found out.

[@FurNixen]

Wow, I didn't even think about the second option, and it would make a lot of sense. They probably got the animals a couple of days ago, and doesn't want the parent to find out.

[@cin9663]

i highly doubt the 3rd one. very hard to steal reptiles in the states. and if you did police did not care

[@LuckyStone888]

@@cin9663 That's why he has to get rid of them so quickly and secretly.

[@ladyshaylala3870]

if they were stolen, why would he have two perfectly set up enclosures for them?

[@LuckyStone888]

@@ladyshaylala3870 sorry, I was just going to extremes. Its fun to think of ridiculous things. The First one I thought about, the second one was less serious, and the third one was on the fringe of rediculous,

[@elizabethsmith955]

When I saw the title I was like "you did WHAT?"

[@Octupus46]

I feel like maybe they were threatening him that they’ll get rid of the animals, so he got rid of them so they wouldn’t be able to. Or maybe he had a reason to try and get them away from his home, like he thought someone in the family didn’t treat them well, or they were going to give them away to someone he didn’t like. Or maybe he wanted to rehome them and his parents wouldn’t let him, like “this is your responsibility” kind of thing. So he did it when they wouldn’t be there. I definitely agree that he asked you to come at a time when nobody would be home and then someone came home unexpectedly when he told you not to come anymore.

[@wolfyeverywhere]

I think the kids family was moving and these reptiles he had were unknown to his parents, so he had to find a Way to rehome them and get rid of anything related without them knowing so they wouldn’t find during their final walkthrough of the house

[@ruby5854]

I saw the title and I was like “WHAT!?!💀”

[@GoHerping]

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[@pokemonthatisdisappointedi9605]

Do you think Alex wouldn't steal a kid's reptiles

[@sandramorrison4811]

I LOVE your stories!!!!!

[@agneserin]

i don’t think that’s a stretch, i think that’s exactly what happened with him making you turn around. BUT i don’t think he was threatened to get rid of them, i was more thinking that his parents didn’t know he had them and he suddenly realised that he couldn’t hide them forever. but idk you’re the expert

[@happycritters567]

Tbh im happy you still took them, even if it all seems weird. :)

[@deadlegato]

Old video, I know, but guess the thing that would have concerned me was what if the kid was getting rid of an animal that WASN'T his? Like it belonged to a disliked step parent, or he was told he couldn't have a dog because of the reptiles?

[@kirkvj8330]

This mystery needs to be solved!

[@ElizaShakiraMassani]

I mean he kept things brief he was smart about that. Keeping his information secret. He was able to get them to a person who was able to take care of them.

[@ay-dionne]

Stan forever in our hearts

[@bbwaddict_shae]

I used your dubia code the other day, thank you. I'll continue too with future orders aswell (:

[@Owlhana]

I enjoy these immensely

[@ginahouseholder2747]

When I was a kid my first pet was a puppy, my mom got mad bc my brother and I would fight over who’s room the puppy would stay in at night so I came home from school one day and my puppy was gone! My mom literally gave her away! I was heartbroken! Also I had SEVERAL pets after that but once I got a baby rat. My mom was worried that she would somehow climb out of the tank so she stacked books across the top. I got home and found my pet dead, I assume she suffocated since it was an aquarium with a mesh lid so there was no ventilation all covered up like that! To this day my mom isn’t an “animal person” which has always made me angry but also confused how someone can not like animals!

[@Dr.Peasly]

i bet this child still watches your videos and he NEEDS to clarify

[@Daphne-cq6et]

My mom has told me a semi relevant story about her own childhood... her mother, my grandmother who I've never met, gave my mom's dog away in the middle of the night. My mom was 12, and when she asked my grandmother where the dog was, she said "maybe it ran away." Super nice thing to do. My mom spent hours wandering around the neighbourhood calling for her dog until she was finally told the truth. So yeah idk what was up with that house but I'd assume it was a problem with the parents, as a bunch of the other commentators have said. Some people should not have pets, or children.

[@eastlynburkholder3559]

The worst is to look for an item or pet a d and the family knows you will not find it because thry know where it is and that you will not find it. OK I do not trust toy anymore and you can not say something and me trust it anymore. It is a victory.,

[@taytum.renee.]

the title caught me off guard

[@geelllee]

ngl at the beginning it sounded like alex was going to get human trafficked

[@GoHerping]

to traffic or to get trafficked, that is the question

[@elishagardner]

I hope this kid sees this video and comments!! I have questions lol

[@RamenMeowArt]

The reason I ended up with a bearded dragon isn't even because I wanted one- although now he's part of the family. It was because someone was going to release him outside in the winter! He wouldn't have survived that, so he came home with me. Sucks how little normies consider their needs

[@beannaeb462]

I would've been like "lol uhhh okay"

[@jamesdale9277]

Can’t believe you told this story . It was me, those were my sisters . She would always pick on me so when my mother took her to cheerleading practice I had you come take the animals. It’s didn’t go so well after and I feel bad it. When they got home I said her boyfriend came over and took them. He got arrested and I’m not sure what happened after. I was angry and stupid then.

[@Neevkl_7]

What was the other reptile

[@GoHerping]

If you can actually verify it, this would be really interesting. Do you recall a description of the gecko? Maybe the approximate date or the other reptile? Otherwise, I feel like I do remember the city and description of the home, so that could work too.

[@kermbydoesart]

Someone like my comment so I can come back to this 👀👀

[@lilycupcake1138]

I immediately thought it was an evil sibling who didn't like the reptiles and wanted to get rid of them so gave them to you on a burner Instagram account so there was no trace or anything

[@funky_gold_medusa]

My guess is the pets were found by the parent(s) before they went to work, they threatened harm to the pets if the child didn’t remove them by the time they returned from work. Kudos to the child for doing the right thing to re-home them and kudos to you for responding the child’s request same day.

[@traegreen3413]

I bet his mom grounded him and this was payback, goodbye moms reptiles

[@LolaHappyFace]

This was a great story

[@happycritters567]

I wish this kid would comment its really not embarrassing and very understanding.

[@phenixroseofficial]

i'm digging these story times lol

[@LKing-ue2jl]

Your kid has a stranger from craigslist meet them at the house when no one's there: parents are sweating watching this 😅

[@timurlengiaeuotica8848]

Well, whatever it was, lets hope the kid is okay. Hopefully he wasn't planning suicide, its a thing that happens. People stop making plans, give things away, ect. Hopefully his parents just suck and that's why he got rid of them

[@wholemealblousey2641]

The parents may have threatened to get rid of it, I had my parents threaten my pet fishes before so I legit left home with my fish

[@angelfroggie4045]

It’s like taking a reptile from a child

[@spacecavy]

I would guess the kid had been hiding the reptiles and the parents had no idea he had them, but some situation was coming up where they would certainly be found. Maybe they were going to tent the house for pests? Remodel? Move? Or, going a darker route, maybe one of the kid's parents was mentally unstable or had a substance abuse problem. Maybe he knocked over dad's beer and dad held his leopard gecko over the garbage disposal until he cleaned it up. He might have wanted to animals out so they couldn't be a target for the domestic violence.

[@blep1317]

Here's another guess, kid knows how to care for the pets and the parents don't and they won't listen to him so he decides to get rid of them bc he knows y'all will take better care of them. Even if they were in good care from what it seemed maybe something was up behind the scenes.

[@JemiQui77]

You should update us if that kid ever comes forward and tells you what happened lol

[@joedad9999]

My guess is he had hidden the reptiles but his parents almost found them and that set off bells that he needed to get rid of them fast

[@ThouPaleCoronatedAvian]

How the f did a 14 old kid run with a 20 gallon tank and than lift it into a van… and then do it again with another tank

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Virgin white vans: give away candy Chad blue van: *Dr Pepper Dark Berry, take it or leave it* If you don't want the FBI to get ya, I suggest getting a picture frame of me. Because I bring only good luck to all who love me

[@nowayjose1438]

I had to give them to you with the enclosure my mom had no idea I even had them

[@white_ferrari1]

Any parent that tries to take reptiles and just toss them as if they are a console is despicable.

[@stephaniewolk7846]

As my son (13) and I were watching this I formed a different theory than most. And one kinda similar to yours. I've known several of my friends kids who are ... well they are just evil geniuses... so while they can't help but to get into trouble they do try to mitigate the consequences. My theory is that he loved those reptiles and they were the only thing left the parents had to punish him with. He probably had done something bad or was planning to and was waiting for the hammer to drop. He wanted to make sure his reptiles were taken care of even if not by him. If they weren't his as some are suggesting he would have released them or given them away. He wouldn't have cared who they went to. He was smart enough to find someone who he knew would take good care of them, create a fake account so not to get caught. He probably went to military school after this. Lol.

[@Blixtwixy]

The most likely reason in my head is that maybe he wasn't supposed to have pets, but his parents noticed a smell from his room n demanded he clean his room and were going to check that he cleaned it properly when he got home (meaning he had nowhere to hide the enclosures), so he probably cleaned up the cages before pickup and sent them off so the parents would never know. Maybe his mom even said she'd help clean after she got home. Definitely not unheard of that a teenager would let their room go and their parents step in and demand they do a full room cleanup. Could also be that it's his siblings reptiles, but the sibling doesn't take care of them and he didn't want to maintain somebody else's pets anymore so he got rid of em while everyone else was away.

[@SomeOne-zw6kh]

Maybe they weren't even his reptiles, maybe he was secretly keeping them. Those seem like more probably scenrios to me with all the secretive ways he had about him.

[@mmaxmax6]

maybe he was keeping them secretly and his parents were about to figure him out