INCREDIBLE REPTILE FACILITY TOUR | CANADIAN COLDBLOOD | Monitor lizards, Geckos, and more!

In today's video I have the great pleasure of taking you all on a rare and special tour of Canadian Coldblood's Breeding Facility! Join my friend Mat and I as Brandon van Asten (Owner/Operator) shows us the incredible reptiles he is breeding -everything from Indonesian Tree Monitors, Australian Monitors, Popular Geckos and more!
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List of Reptiles in Order of Appearance:
Yellow Tree Monitor (Varanus reisingeri) 1:16
Green Tree monitor (Varanus prasinus) 4:28
Blue Tree Monitor (Varanus macraei) 6:42
Black Tree Monitor (Varanus beccarii) 12:22
Kimberly Rock Monitor (Varanus glauerti) 17:16
Pilbara Rock Monitor (Varanus pilbarensis) 19:52
Yellow Ackie Monitor (Varanus acanthurus) 21:05
Red Ackie Monitor (Varnus acanthurus) 23:29
Three lined/Smooth Knob-Tail Gecko (Nephrurus levis levis) 24:50
Centralian Rough Knob-Tail Gecko (Nephrurus amyae) 25:20
Banded Knob-Tail Gecko (Nephrurus wheeleri) 25:28
Gargoyle Gecko (Rhacodactylus auriculatus) 25:34
Giant Geckos (Rhacodactylus leachianus) 26:00
Mossy New Caledonian Geckos (Mniarogekko chahoua) 26:55
Gila Monsters & Beaded Lizards (Heloderma suspectum/horridum) 27:02
Augrabies Flat Lizard (Platysaurus broadleyi) 27:35
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[@Reptiliatus]

Hi everybody! Thank you so much for watching! Many of you have expressed interest in purchasing animals from Brandon. For all your inquiries please contact his business email: [e-mail] or DM him at his business Instagram account: @canadiancoldblood . *Please note that his website isn’t currently updated. Tell him I sent you his way if you like!

[@danjohnson2396]

Mr. Van Asten! My Grade 10 and 11 highschool science teacher. I was already a reptile hobbyist, and having your teacher be a reptile breeder as well was the coolest. Always brought in animals to class.

[@Reptiliatus]

That’s awesome!

[@larsdamen9115]

A town nearby me in the Netherlands is called Asten lol. Wonder if his great great great grandparents where from there xD

[@kristiw.1823]

You found a breeder that really treats his animals with respect! Love that!

[@Reptiliatus]

Me too! Thank you for watching!

[@wastemanwork8346]

1 hide is respect fucking low bar

[@haydenlucas2986]

I just love all the dwarf monitors trees ackies rock monitors there all amazing

[@Reptiliatus]

Agreed! Very cool animals!

[@jakesickdunno7025]

@@Reptiliatus yup

[@kylesanimaladventures7747]

I’ve got an ackie and he is truly fanominal

[@felixhenson9926]

The baby bakari all tangled up fighting each other was adorable

[@amberlong737]

Love the ability to look into a breeders life. One day when I am ready for my tree monitor; Canadian cold blood will be where I go! Thanks for sharing

[@Reptiliatus]

My pleasure!

[@Slywowzer]

I love seeing reptile content from fellow Canadians! Especially from facilities that aren’t far from me! Loved it ty!

[@Reptiliatus]

Agreed! Brandon is a Canadian Gem! He’s really doing something amazing here! 🇨🇦

[@mr.crocmonitor392]

The thumbnail is so cute so many Baby monitors

[@Reptiliatus]

Right?! All produced by Brandon of course!

[@herpdiversity9152]

Exactly.

[@seanpatricktan4836]

This is a really amazing experience even just for a viewer like me! I genuinely felt like I was there in the tour as well. Thanks for this!

[@hyperactivejaz]

15:03 😢 Baby black tree monitors hatching is exactly what I needed today. 💗

[@WildLife_Perspective]

Such amazingly beautiful monitors! Loved those baby black tree monitors! Great video!

[@Reptiliatus]

Thanks! They were amazing to see in person!

[@lonewolfbackcountry3734]

I have emailed with Brandon before he is an awesome guy and I know a few people with animals he produced and they are excellent. So cool to finally see his facility and some of his monitors, I know he has a LOT of special things that didn't get shown. I would love to see Brandon with his own KZbin channel too.

[@Reptiliatus]

He is fantastic! Haha yes ☺️

[@harrynewton9045]

This was amazing, it’s always great to see what other keepers/ breeders are working on!

[@Reptiliatus]

Yes! Thanks for watching!

[@hyperactivejaz]

17:20 Wow! They come in so many colors!

[@rachelkunz611]

Thank you so much for sharing this awesome video!!! I was so excited watching this. And to get to see Sabzi's parents, so cool! ❤️❤️❤️

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you for watching! Thrilled you enjoyed it! That was so special for me too! My lil Sabzi boy! 🦎

[@candctortoises]

Fantastic video, guys! Thanks for doing this!

[@Reptiliatus]

🐢🇨🇦❤️🙏🏼

[@elizabethnickerson2025]

Love this video lots information

[@aayushadhikari84]

Those blue trees are spectacular

[@marklovato3077]

What an awesome video! Thanks for bringing us along.

[@Reptiliatus]

Thanks for watching!

[@joshuacresswell7673]

2 years on and I still come back and watch this. Brandon is one of the best in our hobby and you did a marvelous job showcasing what he does. lets see if you can take a trip out there in 2024 to see what has changed and maybe pick yourself up a knob-tail gecko or a black tree monitor

[@elissao.6585]

Favorite Channel!💛💚💛

[@Reptiliatus]

Thanks so much for the love and support! ☺️🙏🏼

[@pugboy6000]

Very dope lizard I also like lizards and tours

[@hypemeup6650]

This video made my day! Thanks :)

[@Reptiliatus]

I’m so glad! Thanks for watching!

[@hypemeup6650]

@@Reptiliatus Augrabies Flat Lizards are amazing, do you know if he has any for sale atm?

[@michaelross5674]

So cool glad i seen this video... I was going to get a red ackie... But now im thinking yellow...... Also them rock monitors are cool both. Kinds of them they are a doable size for monitors

[@pumpkinchow]

That just blew my mind I definitely have to look into a few of them absolutely beautiful monitors

[@hyperactivejaz]

14:45 It’s so cool you have this opportunity!

[@nikkicouture1257]

What a treat to visit such a phenomenal facility. Wish I could have a monitor but until then I’m living vicariously through you lol keep these awesome videos coming!!

[@Reptiliatus]

It was a real pleasure! Brandon and his kind family have also become friends in the process! Thank you for your support!

[@minuscule4336]

I have definitely found my guy for greens yellows blues and blacks. I learned a lot from looking at his caging setups too. I had already thought of the idea of the cork tubes lining the back wall like that, so when you see a master doing it, you know your brain is in the right place. I am going to gravitate to a second species group with the Australian knob tails and a few others, so seeing him as a source for a lot of the animals I am planning on working with is a wonderful thing to glean from another one of your awesome videos my friend!! Congrats.

[@staceyroberts3468]

These r the most beautiful monitors that exist, to me!

[@Reptiliatus]

Agreed!

[@sonoranherphaven1761]

I have 2 baby KIMBERLY'S rocks . They are hands downnnnnnn the coolest and chilliest monitor I've ever seen

[@anital2464]

that's super awesome, i literally luv animals! of any sort like these lizards and the reptiles in general!

[@Reptiliatus]

Agreed! Glad you liked the video!

[@shtttvccdex9392]

The best so far

[@Reptiliatus]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@Paul-044]

Such beautiful lizards. These are amazing animals

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you! I agree they were exceptional! Thanks for watching!

[@nicksexotics5229]

What an amazing facility!!! Definitely gonna need a follow up video on this place, great video !

[@Reptiliatus]

There will likely be one 😎

[@muhammadaryafadli3778]

Epic lizard i want to hug them

[@Reptiliatus]

Haha

[@richardm239]

awesome vid, he has such amazing animals and provides such great enclosures for them very cool guys

[@larrylaird3576]

You have done some amazing things breeding monitor lizards and I congratulate you on this achievement....

[@blehbleh9163]

Yay new video!!!

[@Reptiliatus]

thanks for watching!

[@dns8117]

great video, awesome collection. What I'm interested in. How does he create the humidity fpr the tree monitors. He keeps the tree monitors in wooden enclosures, they look very dry

[@ottonormalverbraucher7835]

Misting system

[@kellyallen6830]

That blue one is striking!

[@ChantalsCritters]

Wow each one you can just see them always thinking. Great video.

[@Reptiliatus]

Right?! Thank you!

[@hyperactivejaz]

27:40 😱 Gorgeous!

[@hyperactivejaz]

11:20 That’s how my Zali is. He doesn’t hide so much anymore. But once he gets over the novelty of his enclosure. He just chills out. He used to favor his cork bark, he got over it. Then he favored this pile of sphagnum moss, got over that. Now he sits on rocks, unless he needs water. Animals just be super chill.

[@iflahzaqi5272]

I often see your posts on Facebook bro. especially reptile animals wow cool cool

[@Reptiliatus]

Cool! Thanks for watching!

[@pierson974]

Awesome critters all around..Brandon seems to be great with his animals!

[@Reptiliatus]

He certainly does! Thank you for watching!

[@geralson]

Awesome... Great Content!!!

[@Amit-xq2bt]

TY ☺️

[@gbtunney]

2:16 that one frame flail was so funny . I screamed. It’s so quick and crazy and I feel kinda bad laughing bc she seems kinda pissed

[@Reptiliatus]

Haha yes

[@Aquatic_Amigo]

Wow what a great vedio .. the hatching 🐣 was super dope

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you!

[@ahan8496]

I love monitors of all types I am probably getting one sooon!!

[@Reptiliatus]

Nice!

[@swansonfamilyfarm6833]

I love the care that you put into your facility. I'd buy something from you just because of that.

[@Reptiliatus]

He does a fantastic job!

[@swansonfamilyfarm6833]

@@Reptiliatus I caught up on your green tree monitor videos as well. Very impressive 👏 👌 👍. I'm in the marker & I love how you care and enrich yours. Thanks for the great video & tips.

[@JohnKathy1]

Love the videos ant those lizards are stunning

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you! Agreed! It was such a pleasure!

[@Zjombie]

Tree monitor is a future/dream animal for me. I will get one in the future, I just dont know what color.... i love them all!

[@LM-ic3ji]

Btw big hug from Mexico

[@Reptiliatus]

Gracias! Big hug from Canada! 🇨🇦

[@whitealice163]

saya melihat varanus prasinus dari indonesia. TERIMA KASIH

[@janred94]

Stunning... Never seen Platysaurus boradleyi before. I breed Lygodactylus Williamsi, also very small habitat in africa tansania, highly endangered and also blue and beautiful! :P

[@jackpotjunkie]

Gila Monsters!!🔥🔥🦎🦎🤎🤎My favorite kinda lizards!!

[@Reptiliatus]

🦎✨

[@aislingburgess1601]

In Australia we commonly call those monitors Goannas, this is an aboriginal name. (Please note there are many different aboriginal languages and I am not sure which peoples language this name comes from)

[@s6p6h]

'Goanna' is actually a thought to be a corruption of 'Iguana'. Early settlers likened Australian monitors to South American Iguanas.

[@aislingburgess1601]

@@s6p6h thanks for that information, I wasn’t aware of that.

[@franckcoulmeau7897]

Merci superb élevage et excellente video gardez la forme et la grosse patate peace

[@GBrai-mu5zy]

The green tree monitor is by far my favorite lizard.dream reptile for sure.maybe I'll get one when I have the means to do it some justice.

[@Reptiliatus]

They are incredible animals!

[@manuelh.7254]

I first thought the snout of all the Tree Monitors are a little bit damaged because of hitting the encloser but the fresh hatched manitors looks the same o.O and I have a question dont they need a high humidity? the enclosers are looking really dry and I dont see a watering system... or does it only looks so dry?

[@Mr.McWoofers]

dude you earned 5k subs in one day holy moly thats awesome

[@Reptiliatus]

Thanks for your support!

[@238Tina1]

All I can say is wow 😳😩🥰 leachies are my absolute favourite 😍 so cute and chunky

[@Reptiliatus]

They are wonderful geckos!

[@herpdiversity9152]

Wow those are absolutely incredible monitors.

[@Reptiliatus]

Agreed!

[@axanthiccrestie2460]

Wow so cool!!!

[@Reptiliatus]

Indeed!

[@MrPeter924]

Good Pets Reptiles 🦎

[@pierrefitch]

What kind of live plants can I add to my green tree monitor terrarium

[@stina9659]

I could watch a hole video with those gargoyles alone, so so beautiful!

[@Reptiliatus]

They are!

[@boontan6636]

My forty years of experience in raising Water Monitor to seven feet. Clip the claws, they will be easy and docile to handle. The sharp unclipped claws make the monitor lizard wilder.

[@Reptiliatus]

Interesting! Thank you for sharing!

[@ArkSurvivalAscendedu3i]

I watched 5mins of the Video and Subscribed

[@Reptiliatus]

Thanks so much! Hope you enjoy my other videos!

[@militaryboy7529]

Amazing

[@hyperactivejaz]

18:40 Is the Kimberly Rock Monitor the same reptile on his shirt?

[@haydenlucas2986]

He brought up sending the green trees going to Europe can he ship to the USA?

[@SlimWu]

I would order his monitor lizards from Canada and ship them to Europe if this is possible

[@Reptiliatus]

Yes he can however I’m not sure what that’s looking like now with Covid. You’d have to reach out to him.

[@kenjayveerelativo4400]

GREETINGS FROM PHILIPPINES SIR ITS ALREADY 1:33 IN THE MORNING HERE IN PHILIPPINES I LOVE YOU'RE VIDEOS SIR❤️❤️

[@pearlfields1648]

omg i love sabzi!

[@Reptiliatus]

Thanks! Me too! 🦎

[@robotred7193]

Your video the best. Good luck

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you very much!

[@txdukklr]

great video . . . . number of monitors on my list to get!

[@evancrockett89]

Just wow those green tree monitors tho

[@Reptiliatus]

Right??

[@hyperactivejaz]

9:10 That is so cute. Tree monitor cereal.

[@Reptiliatus]

Haha right?!

[@jv122798]

Hi, are you saying red ackies are more prone to biting versus the yellow ackies?

[@Reptiliatus]

I can’t say, it was Brandon’s experience he was sharing and he’s been breeding and keeping both species well over a decade.

[@hyperactivejaz]

SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON Amazing content. Thank you for sharing, Dayyan!

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you my friend!

[@mcrispywerewolf]

we have a blue bearded lizzard aswell here in south africa and i do think you should try get your hands on a thorny lizzard from south african savahnas

[@thecarproconnoisseur5412]

Sweet masks

[@yannickmercier2427]

Wow I love it. We need more breeder like him in Canada. I am looking to get in touch with him and open my market here in Québec. I did't know anythings about him. Thank's for sharing! That open few door here in Québec. Thank,s again! Yannick Mercier from Wild Natur Co.-Nature Sauvage Enr.

[@Reptiliatus]

My pleasure friend!

[@ojznzzdjdjxjcn1177]

Hey brother, what camera are you recording with? I love the resolution of your videos

[@Reptiliatus]

I use a Canon G7xii and my IPhone 11 Pro Max mostly!

[@herkiee1]

Question for any Kimberly rock owner; how would they thrive in a more height oriented enclosure? Say 2,5 feet wide and 4,5 feet in height? Offcourse with corc around, horizontal and vertical branches and hollow wood for hiding

[@fpmicheleeirettili623]

OMG!!!!!!!! ADORABLE!!!!!!!!😍😍😍

[@Reptiliatus]

Agreed

[@Rosie-dm7dv]

What made you choose green over all the other tree monitor colours?

[@Reptiliatus]

Honestly, they are all so stunning but I just love the vibrant green on the V. prasinus! They also hold that colour so well as adults whereas although the are still stunning, I feel blues (would have been my next pick) dull a bit with age unless they receive great lighting/uvb and a varied diet full of beta carotenoids and other things that could/would promote strong colour.

[@eebboonyy]

Amaziiiiing animals, gergous!

[@Reptiliatus]

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@kevinkelley6911]

cool i love this guys operation, one day

[@Reptiliatus]

It’s awesome!

[@xIsouLcruSHca]

Amazing video! Hope I can get my hands on one of those dark leachies on an expo soon Hila monsters look so rad as well!!

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you! Ooo great animals! Thanks for watching!

[@Luke-dk4ei]

Great to see V. beccari being bred. I understood they are rare in Europe. Hopefully there will be more

[@Reptiliatus]

Indeed! Great success!

[@catfishslayer5452]

Would like to buy 1 hopefully 1 day

[@michaelbu-mj3qs]

I love this video I do have a question what type of substrate are you using for your Ackies

[@Reptiliatus]

I believe he mentioned he was using beach sand from a river or pond (fresh water not from around an ocean).

[@Mxlch999]

Where can i look what lizard/monitor i can own in some places for canada .?

[@progenx1200]

How large are his enclosures?

[@murderousmoreliaandknobtai6322]

I got my Nephrurus Wheeleri from brandon, he produces and works with some very amazing animals

[@Reptiliatus]

Definitely!

[@tylerfreeman6420]

Amazing video so glad u went there, ive been following them on Instagram but they don't post much. Would like to get a blue some time next year from them 😁

[@Reptiliatus]

My pleasure! Glad you liked the video!

[@hyperactivejaz]

Dayyan, have you gotten specialty pets that needed rehabilitation when you received them?

[@Nightime_Editz]

How much was the green tree monitor im really looking to getting one