My Care Tips for Baby Torts!

[@onewen]

Matt represents the audience! And the reason we love him in these videos is because he often says the same things WE say when we see what he is seeing. All the "ooohs" and "ahhhs" and "awwwws" ... those are from us just as much as from him! All the questions he asks are usually the same questions WE have, too! He's an excited kid, a great addition to the Kamp, and you can just tell you two are great friends! 💖

[@juliaboeck8110]

That's exactly what I think I love it when Matt asks questions even if the question seems obvious some of us don't know the answer, I can't believe he has been there over a year now and he has come a long way!

[@JillABaker970]

Perfectly said!

[@TheHanyou]

Perlite is actually volcanic glass and helps with drainage in soil, while Vermiculite is an Iron-Aluminum Silicate that helps with water retention in soil.

[@LadyGeckoFoot]

I love seeing all of the babies. I have a cherry head that I got from you 4 years ago. She's every bit of 7-8 inches and doing well.

[@sallyrutledge4726]

Definitely need to see that video of Mr. K dancing at his brother's wedding in 1986 ! And THANKS out to Kate and her nose for, "What's that smell ?" because it saves tiny lives ! ! ! Yes..... Matt is us. He asks the questions we would if we were there... but need to know more about that "Voodoo Doll " ??? THANK you Kenan and Matt , Your Joy is also my joy. And, last of all....let's hear it for the IRREGULARS (the somewhat misfits ) because THEY ARE US !

[@MutantMycology]

Last week I received two red foots from you. They arrived on a Friday , at 11 o’clock. I soaked them for about half an hour, then placed them on their food dish with some collard greens ,blueberries ,and some tortoise pellets. The tortoises began eating as soon as they were given the food. Thirty minutes after opening the box. So I picked up a piece of collard green to see if they would take food from my hand, being brand new babies with the remnants of the yolk sack still on their plastron , I had doubts , but amazingly it took food from my hand fearlessly. All this after a flight from south Florida to Ohio ,on a chilly day no less. I couldn’t be more pleased with these healthy tortoises. Thanks Kenan ! You care and love for these animals is very apparent and appreciated. 🐢🐢

[@Starry_Haven]

I’m incredibly interested in adopting a red foot or Herman’s tortoise from Kenan myself! He seems to have amazing hatchlings. Just wonder how long you waited for an email response from him after inquiring about your tortoises? I’ve been waiting about 2 weeks to see if their is any availability on tortoise adoption 😢

[@Jaquster]

Kate’s a gem. Putting up with your craziness and impressions and all the reptiles. 😊

*Kenan;* “Wives and tortoises … very similar” _Sooo throw them in a tub and hose them down…?_ 🤔 Also (when Slinky escaped) *Kenan;* “OMG the love of my life has escaped!” *Kate;* (dirty look) “don’t come near me!” 😤 😂 So funny & pertinent reptile info all in one!

[@blip-2024]

Perlite is not Styrofoam. It's a type of volcanic glass that is heated until it expands or "pops"

[@Rune098]

Was looking for this comment ahah

[@MQuirk13]

always makes my day waking up to a new kamp kenan video!! looking forward to this one .. hope all you kampers have a wonderful morning!! thank you kenan for keeping us so entertained n being so informative as well 🐢💚🙏

[@KampKenan]

Thank you so much MQuirk!!!

[@jebVlogs556]

@@KampKenan mr tom crutchfield said something a very videos back. That eggs or lizards in not sure about turtles(yes there are Diapods suspended incubation) what about the lizards born without the need of male reproduction cells? Why isn't that method more studied or talked about?

@@KampKenan A “Turtelly Awesome Dude”

[@Calamity_Jen85]

Matt is the voice for the people lol he knows when something needs elaboration for us so he asks Kenan to clarify. Great work, Matt!

[@rebeccasabourin6193]

Perlite is actually is from expanded volcanic glass, heated to 1000°C until it 'pops' (like popcorn) to many times its original size.

This

[@Subtletext]

As an Aussie I wish I could have a tortoise. I'll have to settle with looking at one in the wild or zoo. I came back from a trip to Sri Lanka yesterday and while there, was at a beach side restaurant that had a fresh water stream beside it. The owner came over and said, come look at this. We walked behind the kitchen and saw a massive water monitor just chilling on the bank of the fresh water stream. Apparently they feed him fish heads and he comes by every so often. I immediately thought of Slinky, although this one was twice his size! It looked like a mini komodo dragon. I could have touched his tail but I wasn't game to - although he seemed very calm with us so close. Such a buzz to see a massive wild monitor up so close.

[@lucas.2.3.9.4]

I wish we had a native tortoise down here 😭

[@AvengerII]

@0:20 -- "Stop it... get some help!" Words of wisdom. Heh. We all know Kenan won't listen! 😅

Thank God!

[@louiswatson7956]

Love this time of year, love the baby videos!!

[@Raven06025]

Definitely cackled out loud to the Kate impression 😂😂😂 love Kate, I don’t blame her for not loving egg smell 😆

[@Subtletext]

I came back from Sri Lanka yesterday. I was sitting at a beach side restaurant. There was a fresh water stream beside me. The owner came over and said, come look at this. I didn't know what he was going to show me but it sounded interesting. He lead me down beside the kitchen and there was a massive water monitor just chilling. The owner said he feeds him fish heads when he sees him. He was twice the size of Slinky! So cool...I could have touched him but i wasn't game

[@Larastranquiltortoises]

I have one redfoot from Kennan I got on the 4th of July this last year. EVERY time I watch his videos that little one comes scampering out of its hide as if it’s looking for him and remembers his voice! Shows how well they’re taken care of by him. Defiantly planning on getting a couple more this year :)

[@sheinz6119]

Love seeing your daily science projects!

[@loriw2661]

Matt has become one of the best parts of this channel!! I love his enthusiasm and how excited he gets❤️🐢❤️

[@Calamity_Jen85]

When my youngest was a hatchling (the one in my profile pic) I put a few smooth river stones in his water bowl just in case. He flipped in the bowl once, thankfully he lives right next to where I’m always at so I saw him, and he was immediately able to press a stone against the dish and right himself. Of course it’s important to get them right side up asap, but it’s equally important to give them a moment or two to try to do it themselves. They have to learn ❤

[@Iris_Germany]

Great video, thanks Kenan and Matt! 😊👍🏻 I love ❤ the little one 🐢 with the missing piece of shell! Greetings from Germany

[@rugeramerican308]

BABIES!!❤❤

[@albertolares52]

Call the little guy with the hair crack shell CHIP Or Matt’s good also 😂👍🏽

[@maryvallas772]

I'm watching you from the Bahamas today, and we went to a wildlife sanctuary. I got to feed a young Sulcatta and a bunch of Chinese Box Turtles and give them a water bath with a brush. It was so awesome, I felt like I entered an episode of Kamp Kenan! 😂

[@kristiepuffinpenguin4522]

I hope the cute little cleft shell baby thrives! Can’t wait to see it grow! You should name it Cliff the cleft shell tort 😂

[@KampKenan]

I like it!

[@jebVlogs556]

12:56 >_< I love kenan's enthusiasm "things have to get done Matt!!" 😅

[@arobbins8755]

I have two baby cherry head tortoises from Kennan and I can tell you they were well started and are wonderful pets. Beautiful animals! Thanks Kenan!

[@JesusIsLord12121]

How did you get them I’ve been emailing him

[@BajatheChickenMan]

I've got a 6month old Sulcata thats doing great! I set up him up in a 4x8 greenhouse set up that holds the humidity great and he is eating like a hoss! Love those enclosures you have for the hatchlings!

[@BC-kx5zb]

That little hatchling with an "irregular" shell has what is called a cleft shell.

[@emmamccabe7445]

Aww I think you should call the baby chip off beauty and the beast 😍 love seeing all the new babies ❤

[@karenthomas2302]

Adorable and always fun to watch them baby’s. Tfs ❤😊

[@erichtomanek4739]

Great episode, informative and entertaining. I'm looking forward to seeing the adventures of MattBakk the tortoise!

[@AvengerII]

Cherry heads -- the Sith of the tortoises. They're raising an army behind the scenes to overthrow Kenan. ( => and he thought the Chinese box turtles were the big troublemakers! Mutant ninja turtle re-enactments aside, they're harmless or Guapo and Lola wouldn't be living with them...) The "Darth Mauls" of reptiles may look cute but like most tortoises they have an attitude -- even if they don't headbutt you or snap like Marge! They've been thwarted by Slinky and the Alabras, the NICE tortoises, but.... countermeasures.... are being developed!

[@TJXIONG]

Always enjoy your Videos!

[@Shaden0040]

Remiculate is made before Micah or Micah the same mineral that's found in granite and he does those little sparkly flex in granite. it can also be found naturally just by itself and it usually comes in large sheets and what they do is they heat it so that it expands because the layers contract from each other and leave diggaps between the layers Then it chopped up and made into vermiculite and it's used to add air and retain moisture in soil.

[@TexasInRed]

Oh Kenan! I love the tiny tortoise with the pinch on his shell!!! If you decide to find him a home I would love to take him. ❤ My husband is disabled and would be home all the time when I have to work. Fantastic video. Love y’all. ♥️💙

[@sherkylady7765]

How about “Nacho” for the tort with the “notched” shell?

How about Gypsy Rose Blanchard? 🤔

[@MotherTruckinReptiles]

Sulcata and leopard babies are the cutest of torts! I wish they stayed that small tho 😄

[@IrishTechGirl]

This was very informative and interesting. I can't wait until we are 100% living in Florida and we can set up some proper environments in which to care for some tortoises and rhino iguanas. 😊❤

[@UkAmphibians]

Brilliant 🐸💚🐸

[@KampKenan]

Thanks!!!

[@maralehhansen1610]

I suggest call the one with the damaged shell Chip, it seems healthy enough and they tend to have a bit of an attitude with an odd shell like that anyway.

[@daveetc.7399]

Lol mr K, lay some bars on us pls 😄

Depeche Mode, Devo, Susan Boyle …whatever. I’d love to see him cut loose on karaoke night after a few adult beverages as Kenan; the Lounge Lizard. 🦎🎶

12:07 The “rotten egg” impersonation played at 2x speed… chef’s Kiss 😂 12:19 “What’s that smell?” played at 2x speed is pretty funny also 🤢🤮

[@TheScottronica]

Call him Cliff. For cleft shell.

[@lucas.2.3.9.4]

Kenan really dating himself with the 80s talk 😂 great baby tort video mate 👍

“With age comes wisdom”

[@kevinpoe8137]

16:14, you should keep him and name him scar

[@Lawout407]

Hey bud been watching for a while now I love what you do your amazing

[@KampKenan]

Awesome thank you!

[@charleslowery4518]

You are still learning too Kenan !! Lol

[@kirstysmith2903]

We are gonna need to see the video of you dancing 😂

[@aprilpotter3054]

Kenan: "That's my Arnold." Me: "Are you sure?"😅

[@bodymaker16]

i got a redfoot...or a cherry head hybrid and her name is turbo :D exactly for the same reason. I got her, put her in her new enclosure and she just kicked in the warp speed :D

[@samathadillard7591]

They are so cute!!!

[@beermonsta3423]

Wish we could get that food in the UK, we only have pellet food and my old guy wont eat it.

[@timmywood9677]

You should do a update on or radiated tortoise eggs if or when they might hatch

[@rugeramerican308]

Name him Clefty!❤😂

[@Daave12953]

Great video ❤

[@glennusher4160]

When theure babies. They are so damn cute.

[@TheSavageJCE]

Public comment was added to the comment section of this video. Just for the engagement

[@ms_katia2267]

lol I’m from Long Island and I sometimes talk like I’m from Brooklyn.

[@bjo867]

Would love to see a time lapse of the baby tortoises hatching eeeek

[@christysank7705]

that is so cool and cant wait to get one someday

[@Shaden0040]

The turtle with the split shell you should name them split P. or you can name them bat.

[@84landon]

Have you seen the Redcatas yet? Someone bred a female Sulcata to a male red foot and the babies have the shell of a Sulcata but the colors of a red foot!

[@Danigys]

Do you have a system on the computer ( like a calendar) where you set feeding, cleaning, incubating etc. Schedules?

[@rhock1979]

Plus do you think someone could invent a something like microchip which can inject into them and using your mobile phone to help to locate them if you lose them or they escape from their accommodation

[@YochevedDesigns]

I believe that the proper term is "nose nubbin".

[@toddtrierweiler958]

#theeggstickingout 😂😂

[@rhock1979]

You could call the little tortoise with shell defect Brian (if it a boy) after Brian Barczyk, if not that the male Black Throat Monitor (which I feel is better than the tortoise)

[@JillABaker970]

I think you should call him Dent!

[@danielr.5232]

So when is your next live stream going to be?

[@tinabratland4027]

Which incubator are you using.

[@caughtafaygo]

ayy just what we need, more sulcatas!! woooooo 😐

[@shanelowry28]

How do you feel about people saying that tortoises can't be in glass enclosure at all? Allegedly they try to walk through the glass.

[@KampKenan]

Same goes for them in the outdoors with fencing. if they can see the other side they will attempt to go through it

[@Annie-jp7yr]

How’s marg did u re check her or take her to the vet

[@lukeellsworth1377]

I remember when beans was the size of a golfball 😢

[@Shaden0040]

Hey Cannon, Matt loves the baby turtles And he likes the baby iguanas Are you going to give him with one or the other Or both as a thank you for doing all your videotaping and helping you build stuff? if you would want one that is. and what do you think he'd want a small tortoise and iguana a monitor lizard? is you ever mentioned that he would want a tortoise or a lizard? It does seem to love them And I think he would take great care of one If you had one or two.

[@slitheryserpents]

💚💜💚💜💚💜💚

[@endermenhunter5383]

Possible name for the baby turtle with the crack in its shell: Splinter.

[@AssortedAppetites]

I really want one of these, I'm not sure who would take care of it when I'm dead since they live so long.

[@chandraagarwal1886]

How often do you soak the baby torts? Is it everyday?

[@KampKenan]

Yes often

[@chandraagarwal1886]

@@KampKenan Thank you Kenan. Big fan of your videos ✌️ keep up the amazing work

[@Ninang363]

You should call that little one "Chippy" since it has a chip out of it

[@땃쥐-k1s]

Great and thoughtful video. What age do you know the gender of baby turtles?

[@rhock1979]

Hi Kamp Kenan, can someone buy something from you and you can keep by you, them as they don’t live in USA? For example people live in Spain.

[@ballinhandpythons9704]

You should name the cleft shell baby Dolarhyde, after the character from Red Dragon..

[@yossi3008]

COOL

[@MOONSLIFE36]

Did Marge go to the vet yet

[@nataliesreptiles]

I love how you just felt the disturbance in the force of like "oh no, the ultra feminists are gunna come after me. I need to correct myself and explain my sarcastic over-dramatization so I don't get cancelled." lol. But i always love your tortoise videos. Haven't heard or seen anything on your elongated tortoises in a while. How are they doing?

[@ChristopherHovis]

Question how do you know if girls or boys the baby turtles?

[@anntaplin4960]

I'm thinking about getting another tortoise. Should I get one or two?

[@leolldankology]

I like 🐢 turtles 💀.

[@KampKenan]

me too lol

[@stewartmcdonald1725]

Cant incubate .. such a pain .. inconsistent power .. stew South Africa

[@wiwingmargahayu6831]

baby snapping turtle please

[@Morney570715]

Can they see from birth?

[@Polosatiy_Varan]

Yes.

[@j.p.7272]

Love your videos but styrofoam has nothing to do with perlite which is a siliceous rock and styrofoam is a closed-cell extruded polystyrene foam.

Looks like styrofoam, smells like styrofoam, tastes like styrofoam… good thing we didn’t step in it!

[@j.p.7272]

lol 👍🏻

[@Krazie_Jackie]

I emailed you about a baby tortoise last month and didn’t get a reply :(((

[@evonnewhalen9794]

Name it Frank

[@AvengerII]

@25:13 -- "My little babies..." And all that pooh they created later! That's the part I NEVER liked about having a pet. The litter box!!! 🤢

Pearlite is not styrofoam, it’s a natural volcanic byproduct. Hope the pearlite w/fertilizer went into the trash.

[@jebVlogs556]

Name the turtle with the "lip shell" Ferdando 🙄

[@1floon]

Harelip?!? In 2024?? Try "cleft lip"; it isn't considered offensive

[@FlokieLooney]

perhaps i noticed it more than normal. but the amount of times you flip the torts upside down quickly is like non stop. just all over the place with them in your hands. breath.