Rankin's Dragon, The Best Pet Lizard?

[@ClintsReptiles]

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[@HassanMohamed-rm1cb]

Hey Clint Laidlaw, Why don't you get to think of a suggestion and creating a KZbin Videos all about the 🐸🦎Amphibian Group (Frogs, Toads, Salamanders, Newts, Caecilians, Etc.)🐸🦎on the next Clint's Reptiles on the next Saturday coming up next?!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍

[@HassanMohamed-rm1cb]

Hey Clint Laidlaw, Why don't you get to think of a suggestion and creating a KZbin Videos all about the🐧 Aequornithes Group (Core Water Birds)🐧on the next Clint's Reptiles on the next Saturday coming up next?!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍

[@joecamel919]

I think you should do a video regarding the gila that killed his owner. A lot of idiots have there panties up in a bunch over it.

[@lexlovesvintage]

Hi Clint! So glad you did a video on Rankins :) if you ever decide to do a breeding project with them, I’d offer up my adult female. Her name is Briz (short for Brisbane) and she’s about two years old. I got her as a baby here in Phoenix.

[@logankosloski7075]

do you have any good places to buy African fat tailed geckos

[@WastedTalent-]

A friend of mine is a vet and when Calci-Sand came out, she told me to get it off my shelves. In all her years as a veterinarian (at that point, 19 years), she only had to operate on 3 lizards with substrate impactions. Calci-Sand came onto the scene and she was doing 1-2 impaction surgeries almost every week and it was out for about 6 months at that point. T-Rex had just sent us a few boxes of different colors as samples to sell. I only sold a couple of bags to a customer who used it for her rock gardens and the rest got thrown out.

[@qa377]

You can use it in insect/isopod enclosures I guess?

[@makennacornwall3288]

Video idea: If you want this (Prehistoric Reptile) get this (Modern Reptile). For example, If you want a Spinosaurus, get a Sailfin Dragon.

[@qa377]

Ooh that'd be fun!

[@DDottLeggs]

So if I want a T Rex, buy a chicken?

[@nick6253]

​@@DDottLeggs get a chicken, realize how effed up they are and get traumatized lmao

[@willscott1533]

​​@@nick6253 I always laugh when I see eggs with labels like "fed an all-natural vegetarian diet," because all I can think about is all the poor frogs our chickens got hold of when I was growing up. The little psychos would bash their brains out on big rocks

[@mandowarrior123]

​@@nick6253 examine a mallard drake inserting its spiral prehensile penis and realise you'd rather not consider dinosaur mating habits.

[@DairyCat]

I think the pygmy bearded are my favourite dragon to keep as pets. A lot of the smaller dragons in Australia don't have the same temperament as the central bearded dragons and are extremely skittish and are un-inclined to be handled where as these guys just chill out on you like the centrals. The only thing you don't really get from Pygmies is that there aren't a lot of color morphs, even in Australia.

[@lucusrose]

As to morphs, why is that? Are they less genetically disposed to having that much variation or are breeders just too focused on the "centrals?"

[@mattm7798]

Great post. I would say give your last point time. In the 90s and early 2000s, there weren't all these morphs of beardies. You had beardies and slightly more colorful beardies. Rankin's are also nowhere near widespread to the quantity beardie's were when morphs started popping up. I'd say in 10-15 years, the rankins dragon will surpass the beardie, but they just aren't enough of them yet :)

[@dethsightgaming]

i had 3 out of my 5 beardies out watching this video (not all at once. individually.) with me lol. they all are intrigued by their small cousin on the screen.

[@emmyali920]

My beardie (Dragster) loves to watch videos with me. We will watch all kinds of videos on my laptop together. When I am working (I work from home) he will relax in one of those soft, fleece cat tents on my desk next to my monitors. I will put my laptop on for him to keep him occupied while I'm busy. He LOVES those bird/squirrel videos on KZbin that are "for cats." Or also those aquarium/fish videos as well. But whenever there is a new lizard or bearded dragon video out, we watch those together! 🤣🤣

[@darhaha3391]

Can we please get a full phylogeny of extant Pinnipeds? And if you happen to know of some good extinct ones that would be great too. Thanks.

[@ClintsReptiles]

We'll be digging into them a bit here soon.

[@HassanMohamed-rm1cb]

Hey Clint Laidlaw, Why don't you get to think of a suggestion and creating a KZbin Videos all about the 🐸🦎Amphibian Group (Frogs, Toads, Salamanders, Newts, Caecilians, Etc.)🐸🦎on the next Clint's Reptiles on the next Saturday coming up next?!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍

[@HassanMohamed-rm1cb]

Hey Clint Laidlaw, Why don't you get to think of a suggestion and creating a KZbin Videos all about the🐧 Aequornithes Group (Core Water Birds)🐧on the next Clint's Reptiles on the next Saturday coming up next?!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍

[@RynBat]

I was honestly so surprised at the score of 1 for availability; I had no idea they were that rare in the US. Here in the UK, I see them regularly in a local reptile shop, and I came across them online quite often when looking for bearded dragon breeders. I was expecting a score of 3 or 4.

[@kayleenrankin9742]

As someone with the last name of Rankin, I think I need this little dragon in my life!

[@chitlitlah]

If you married one, you could take his name and keep yours too. That's called having your cake and eating it too.

[@justinpaul3110]

Pectina Lizard: the best pet lizard? I don't know. You haven't told me...yet.

[@SnakeTreasures]

Oooohhh! Seeing the outtakes at the end gave me an idea… I would love if you would do a series about the intelligence of each of these species as well. Actually all the species of snakes and lizards! In your opinion, what makes them intelligent, how they think, socialize, tame up, interact, problem solve, also your take on Reptile emotions such as pleasure or fear. You could do a scoring/rating system on this whole series too!!! Something to think of if you start running out of content 😂.

[@LeRoiEnJaune]

Second, one hundreded percent! Beardie behavior is fascinating.

[@SnakeTreasures]

I just know that Reptile behavior and emotions is really starting to become a talked about curiosity. I feel like if you did a series like this it would seriously blow up.

[@VickyViolet]

Ooooooh I would love a video on this! Especially because they're not emotive species, it's a lot harder to read what's going on behind those beautiful eyes. I'd love to learn about their intelligence and how they think. 😊

[@SnakeTreasures]

And not just these but ALL the species! A new series! Pleeeeeease!!!!!!

[@MysteryTako]

GoHerping did a vid or two on that subject, just ranking the most common pet species that came through his rescue in terms of intelligence. Man, I miss his reptile vids. 😞

[@Rainonychus]

I don’t have a pygmy beardie, but I do have a dwarf beardie. In Western Australia, central beardies are illegal to keep since they are not native to the state, so we make do with keeping the dwarfs. Some keepers say their dwarfs are friendly and social, but my boy is quite standoffish about handling, so he is a display pet. It’s interesting how social pygmys are, he is a beautiful model for the video

[@Error_404_Account_Deleted]

Makes sense since in the wild they refuse to cross state borders 😂

[@N.Sniper]

Finally @ClintsReptiles did a video on the Rankins! Dwarf bearded dragon: half the size, twice the fun! :D The only thing missing in this video is that they are far more social and tolerant towards each other. In nature they live in small groups unlike centrals which mostly live alone. Which makes them a lot easier to cohabitate. In fact a pet shop owner that had them said to me he recommends keeping Rankins with a minimum of 2. One of the most underrated lizards. They appear to be much more available and affordable here in Europe. Seen them om expo's and even in a pet shop. Although far far less compared to the central. The inbred issues might not exist here as much as in the US. I went specifically for them as my first lizards because of their smaller size but similar character. And unlike a Leopard gecko they are day active. I still think it is my best pet purchase ever. I bought an adult pair from the previous owner which were sold with a 80x40x50cm terrarium. Which I upgraded to 100x50x50. BTW mine have pooped on me (and other people) several times and it is very smelly and gross. How about a Rankins VS Painted dragon video? :)

[@radalys]

I had 2 sisters in 120x60 cm and cohabbing them this way seems to be quite common. It has suprised me as a rather new to the hobby that they are so rare in the States!

[@Grinnar]

I died when you mentioned the "stack of who would win books." Oh man that was a good line.

[@the_newt_nest]

I dunno why your wife wouldn't think a reptile enclosure would be good for the living room. I have my enclosure for my bts in my living room and with the plants and lights it's really livened up the room. And it has the added bonus of a friend who comes to sit in his basking spot and wanders around.

[@LeRoiEnJaune]

Right?! I keep one of my beardies in my living room, where I also wfh. Let's me keep an eye on her, she keeps an eye on me, and she also gets to look out the window.

[@the_newt_nest]

​@@LeRoiEnJaune maybe Clint uses those red incandescent basking lights? I use a halogen photography bulb and a) it works really well, gets the basking spot to the perfect temp b) doesn't make things red.

[@zacg_]

It really depends on both the interior and exterior. For example, a lot of PVC enclosures look very boring even if the inside is very ornately decorated. And depending on the type of room decor you've chosen a PVC enclosure could look very out of place. And simple aquariums can also look out of place depending on the rest of the room. If you're the kind of person who liks old wooden furniture and has a very classic look to a livingroom, you'd probably need to repurpose an old piece of wooden furniture into an enclosure in order to help it fit in. But these clear enclosures might not look out of place is as many places simply because they are clear on all sides.

[@luwildy]

My giant ball python enclosure also brightens up my living room! I am all about reptis in the living room

[@93lozfan]

All 3 of my reptiles are in my living room. Everyone loves them except our parents so big win. Friends come over parents stay away

[@mark6302]

I want to give it a tiny hat

[@John_Doe_2004]

Smol fedora

[@gazepskotzs4]

​@@John_Doe_2004 yes! Can see it in my minds eye and it suits him (because with a fedora it is a him). Now he only needs a tiny trench coat and he is of to go.

[@VickyViolet]

Don't forget the katana. Then he's all set to woo the ladies. 😂

[@jaysuscrass9119]

there was a bearded dragon character in the animated movie Rango he wore a hat it's a good goofy look on a beardie, and they should all have tiny hats

[@kahvi8802]

The rankins dragon was my first pet reptile and I've had him for 6 years now. He's absolutely AMAZING, and if I had to choose between the central bearded dragon and the rankins dragon, I'd choose a rankins any day. They're very common over here in Europe and I know as many rankins dragon owners as central bearded dragon owner in Finland alone!

[@mowolf2620]

Where I live in Europe I see them kind of often actually. It hasn't been the right time for me (yet), but these have definitely been on my radar! Such cool animals :D

[@Dr.ZaiusOfficial]

Yeah here in sweden they are as or even more popular than beardies lol

[@CavishBeka]

I see them a lot too here in Germany, and now I'm even more tempted to get one.

[@N.Sniper]

Here in the Netherlands they are far less common than the central but you do see them at a big expo often and I even seen them in a pet shop once. I went especially for a pair of Rankins because of their size and being social animals.

[@KPDigitalTravel]

I discovered you about a month ago and am spending way too much time going back to watch all of your videos. the main problem I have is I can only hit the Thumbs Up button once. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@PhotoJeffK]

Finally a video where we are not making room for a new enclosure 😂. We were very fortunately have been gifted a Rankin's by a very good breeder friend a few years ago. They are truly lovely lizards.

[@susanmartin3762]

Did you know the popularity of reptiles has BLOWN UP in the past 5 years? I think YOU are responsible for that Clint. You and Brian, rest his soul😇, Chandler and all of the other great youtube channels for reptiles! You guys are all responsible for this amazing hobby becoming so popular. I've become an armchair expert on reptiles because of all the channels i watch in here. Thankyou❤

[@Chelarue]

I've raised beardies, and taken in critically ill (severe MBD, inoperable spinal tumor, etc) rescues, for years, but this is the first time I've caught his channel. He's very entertaining to watch and has gained a new sub. I love his enthusiasm.

[@cs4870]

“Are they morons?” Was a hilarious way to end another great video. I’ve been watching your videos for years and I’ve seen every video on your channel except a couple live streams, and despite how lovely all the new formats and content is, these ‘best pet’ videos always make my day better. You are all lovely humans, and this is my favorite KZbin channel of all time.

[@llSuperSnivyll]

Might as well start nicknaming it the Royal Bearded Dragon if there are such inbreeding issues with them as pets right now.

[@mark6302]

ha!

[@kwest9747]

Le petit prince draconique!

[@Firestar-TV]

Habsburg Dragon🙃

[@llSuperSnivyll]

@@Firestar-TV I was actually going to use that name but I thought it might be a little mean-spirited 😅

[@Mandarinoooooo]

@@llSuperSnivyllthey literally ruled half the world at times. And also, uhh… they‘re dead. Plus, how many people would even read that comment? 100? 200? we‘re almost 9 billions on this planet.

[@cara9648]

One of my high school science teachers had a couple of these and they were so much fun to play and hangout with. So chill and tolerate. And absolutely adorable!

[@shastawolfamute2203]

I don't keep reptiles, but my goodness, those enclosures look like they'd make pretty good mini orchidariums

[@lexlovesvintage]

I love my wee Rankins, she’s just so chill

[@neilchace1858]

Im glad you talked about inbreeding depression in a reptile. I've seen a lot of, particularly ball python morph people, claiming inbreeding doesn't matter in reptiles, which is obviously completely false. Thanks for touching on this in a video!

[@stephlee8679]

Ooh ooh! Do the Australian Eastern Water Dragon next! There's a ton of them nearby my house and I love watching them bob their heads at each other and scramble about and swim when the people come walking on the paths they're trying to sun themselves on. They are one of the biggest dragons in Australia so it would be interesting to hear what challenges that poses for folks in pet keeping. Are they as rare as the pigmy beardy overseas?

[@N.Sniper]

He actually has 3 video's on the Australian water dragon. A best lizard video, a head to head with the green/Chinese water dragon and a head to head with the green iguana.

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

The poop thing is why I trained my beardies to poop into the shower drain - completely eliminates the issue of getting pooped on. Also, my family's pretty sure my beardie Luna was part Rankins, because she was only 15 inches long - which is tiny for an Inland beardie but massive for a Rankins - and had significantly rounder facial features than you typically see in Inlands (which my mom described as being "baby faced"...)

[@Chelarue]

Mine are trained to poop in their baths, so I just wash it right down the drain, clean the tub or sink, then put them back in fresh water to soak and relax.

[@derp_dragons]

Those Tarantula Cribs enclosures seem like a really good idea for baby house snakes. They're so tiny and pretty good at escaping so the TC enclosure seems like a save option. 🤔 Also, hurray for your wife getting her very first own pet snake! 💚

[@Scrumdiddly42]

The beardie wave killed me.

[@Brizz-rc2wf]

I was sold one as a normal bearded dragon from the local petsmart when I was 15. She got maybe 5 inches snout to vent, but reached full maturity, laid unfertilized eggs a few times in her life, and lived a good 9 years (with a crazy appetite her entire life btw). The internet was still young so I spent about a month freaking out thinking I had done something wrong because she just stopped growing and I didn't know lawson's dragons existed. She also had a mansion as I thought she would be much bigger so I built her a 60 gallon enclosure. She was wonderful and got my mom interested in my reptiles, highly recommend. I didn't know they were that uncommon either, I don't know if the laws were different when I was a kid or if I just got an illegal wild caught import (probably lol). Also great video as always.

[@wildsymposiums]

Tip from an Aussie, Nullabor isn't pronounced nool-ARE-bore, it's pronounced NULL-uh-bore, where null rhymes with dull. Love the video!

[@LadyTroubadour]

Clint you are psychic... I literally just last night was looking up stuff about Rankin's dragons because I was thinking I might like one (for years I've gazed longingly at beardies in "but I live in a small space boo hoo") and I woke up to this video and was like... fate?!!!! Of course now they're going to get expensive before I can get a setup together, honestly how dare you.

[@paranoiarpincess]

”Are they morons?” **Remembering pretending to eat my ball python's tummy** Yeah, I get it.

[@the-reptile-haven]

These little dragons had been a dream of mine to keep since I was a teenager (20 years ago) and about 6-7 years ago I was able to get my hands on a pair of rankins and have been breeding them every year since! I currently have a group of 5 adults, and usually get at least 2 sometimes 3 clutches of eggs from a female a year. Each clutch is usually 17-22 eggs. I love rankins! I’m glad they are finally getting the love and attention they deserve!

[@idaho7370]

The beardie at the start of the video is beautiful

[@MrFlippy3]

Great video! I see their relatives the eastern water dragons almost every day here in Sydney along the Parramatta river. Also just thought I'd mention that at 2:23 it's pronounced "Null-a-bor".

[@nicoladelle]

I've been dreaming of owning a group of these little guys for years. I think they are just perfect in every single way.

[@truetimor]

Today, such a sweet little one joined the family 🦎 🥹

[@nataliesreptiles]

These guys are so under-rated.

[@Xavier-se9mc]

When I took my kid to the reptile room, I think she held this exact little guy. Chillest lizard ever

[@Doxymeister]

If I could physically keep up with caring for one, I'd get one--a nice quiet pet that doesn't need a dog-door, leave piles of poop in yard for my son to step in when he mows--only I doubt he'd bark if someone broke into my house, LOL. Anyway, I bet my grandsons would love to have one of these, if we could just talk my daughter in law into it. Great video!

[@theforgereviews4346]

Yess tarantula cribs look really nice. I used to keep jumping spiders and even for other species of larger insects and small lizards/snakes, these look like they would be very useful and pretty in the fact that you can see everything. Which is great for a bioactive enclosure.

[@ohwowawesomegreat]

I'm a Rankin's owner! This is my first Rankin's so I don't have a large group of examples to draw from but she's SO sweet compared to the vitticeps I've had. Very active comparatively, also!

[@MrsVrba]

I had a pair of Rankins for a while... Steve and Irwin. Very cute, easier to keep in small space... but sadly, they had the personality of a pair of sticks. They did not want to interact, did not do much in the way of making themselves appealing as pets, and were more display pets than handleable pets. I eventually passed them on to a rabidly passionate beardie fan who couldn't believe I was giving them up. I hope she found great joy in them! I went on to adopt a big beardie, and he's a joy... and he's never pooped on me, either! :)

[@Kimberly-g2w6m]

We love our Rankins! We lucked out getting her at a year old due to a rehoming situation 3mo ago. She was a bit skittish at first (I don’t think she was handled that much) but she’s quickly warming up and letting that beardie personality shine ❤️

[@timbobshe]

they're amazing! I looked after 2 (they were neglected). I corrected the hand of one with a cocktail stirrer (calcium deficiency)nand bandage tape and the other had a docked tail and a healed back leg that was very enlarged with the scar tissue. It was sad to say goodbye to them. I hope Savannah and Mambo lived happy long lives.

[@firstnamelastname9444]

Clint please keep making these best pet videos! I know you said they don’t do as well but I watch each one, they’re fantastic.

[@shayzoo2]

What a timely video. I have two coming in April. I’m so excited. And you’re right; they were very hard to find and I had to wait for them. Just need to network at expos to find them.

[@susanmartin3762]

Have you ever told us why you hate tails that fall off? Was it a bad childhood experience? I've heard you mention that 1,000,000 000 times y in the past 4 years I've been your fan. Please share THAT story with us. I hope it's a good one. As for Leisha not liking enclosures in your living room.. I'm shocked. I think enclosure are GREAT for public viewing. They are so fun to watch.

[@SilverScarletSpider]

rankin’s dragons and collard lizards around the same size? time for a handleability head to head!

[@VinceSarahVince]

I absolutely adore my Rankins Dragon but it is worth pointing out that he brummates (like hibernation) every year from September to March and this is quite common, at least in the UK. My little dragon has been asleep for seven months now and I miss him so much 😢 Also it seems that it can be possible to cohabitate Rankins Dragons (unlike beardies!) but definitely do very thorough research about how to do this safely before attempting it. PS I also have a Cape House Snake and he is absolutely perfect and the best snake I could have ever asked for! You DEFINITELY need to do a video on these guys!

[@toblerone4250]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO, thanks so much cliiintttt!!!!

[@Myownsilk81]

I actually breed Rankins! Daingerfield Exotics!!! They are a wonderful species to work with!

[@LibbyGrindell]

They have these at my local Reptile shop (I'm in Wales). I'm not ready to get one yet but I go say hi to them when I can and I hope to one day!

[@brightbkh07]

Tarantula cribs’ new enclosures are stinkin rad!!!! Those are really cool!

[@jamescanjuggle]

shoutout to Dave Kaufmans video on bearded dragons exoloring their habitats, that video lead me into the range of other beardys!

[@ambitiousram]

I've really been looking in to the perfect lizard for me so this was perfect timing on the upload. Those snakes are adorable too!

[@alexallen9640]

Nice to see your best pet series, I can't wait to see what you'll review next 🙂👍

[@SherryLynnMadcat]

My Samwise is great. He keeps me entertained and is a perfect size as well as temperment. He was from a reptile show. They are such sweet little animals.

[@jackrigby3848]

As someone in the UK, these guys are WAY more common over here pet shops than in the states

[@OctoBud]

I love my rankins dragon. She is amazing. I have a bunch of reptiles but my Rankins is my lil baby

[@RyanLeCocq]

There are actually a very small amount of Barbata in the USA. I think there were only 3 when the import ban started. I don’t know if there are still pure Easterns, but I have a half Barbata that can jump over a meter upwards. They’re a handful unlike Centrals.

[@kismitj]

i found out about them in your earlier video and just 3 months ago i came across a Dozen of the wee darlings in our local reptile shop for you said it, about 250 each. so adorable.

[@Milquetoast702]

I love you got tarantulas cribs as sponsor great company great products

[@phasm42]

After talking up the friendliness of this lizard, was happy to see the emerald tree skink make an appearance at the end 😅

[@luwildy]

Been waiting for you talk about these guys for years!

[@tbella5186]

I just found out about these yesterday, and you immediately drop a video!!!

[@caughtafaygo]

Had no idea tarantula cribs made those size enclosures that's awesome

[@inoculatedcity]

I loved holding him at the reptile room! So sweet

[@jennymustername1840]

I live in switzerland and here we get a lot of them, it seems. A lot of petshops offer them and I go regulary to a reptileshow, were I see them all the time😅🤔 Now I wonder how our bloodlines are, but switzerland also has some special laws for exotic pets. I deffinetly should read more about it...

[@M-rex123]

Yes they are.

[@inferlynx737]

Hay Clint I was wondering if you had any plans on making a video about butterfly agama I just got one and I have to say I’m really excited about it

[@gaelan2393]

I'm *only* allowed to keep them in the livjng room. It's a "i'm so happy that you have something you love that we can afford and keep localized in one room" deal

[@radalys]

Yesss! Finally rankins are getting noticed❤ I really prefer them over the standard beardie and here in Finland they are pretty much equally popular😊

[@ReptilesRule16]

We need a redfoot tortoise video! Love the channel and all your videos!

[@MrNT1988]

I have bred these, at my former place of employment 🦎❤️ they are wonderful!!

[@stefanostokatlidis4861]

I kept a bearded dragon for a couple of years and although he was pooping often and in large amounts, he never did it on my hands. Snakes on the other hand often poop without warning.

[@stumbledcard878]

Hey Clint, Would you ever do a video on the Egyptian Tortoise? They are very small and cute!

[@cortneyp.1564]

@ClintsReptiles, can you please do the fence lizard?!? I love them but have never kept one and want to know if they are the perfect pet reptile for me!

[@detritic]

Came for the lizard, stayed for the "Who Would Win" shade

[@caralittle8104]

These guys seem to be a lot more readily available in the UK at least, my local reptile place has them pretty often but it could be that they just know a breeder

[@coolconner1029]

That's cool and all but honestly the rat with wings is a cooler pet because it's a dinosaur that can fly

[@seeing8spots]

I love the story at the end of the booth 😂

[@thefedorashow7772]

A cape house snake video is in the works? Let’s go! That’s my favourite snake, and the first one I remember seeing in the wild!

[@devinvest1870]

Clint! Will you do a video on the new discovery of the Northern Green Anaconda?

[@markjumalon1224]

Pls give a review about the Namaqua Dwarf Adder Bitis Schneideri Smallest Viper in the World with 11inches long with a mild cytotoxic venom 🤩😊😇🙏

[@Alessandro-vj1jf]

Love your reptiles videos! Don’t ever stop!

[@80sGAMER]

I'd prefer something a bit more substantial to hold and pet as in the much more popular Central bearded dragon.

[@Miduuza]

I didn't realize they were so rare. My local per shop just announced they had a few hatch

[@SweetCuttlefish-AshleyE]

I had a Rankins dragon for essentially it's whole life span, and she was amazing. I fully intended to get another at some point, I hope you don't drive the cost up too much 🤣 On the other hand, I've always dreamt of breeding them, so maybe go ahead and spread the word 🤣

[@BlahBlahBlahBlah69]

Dave Kaufman is the one who I first learned there were other bearded dragons which I still learned this year

[@lagggoat7170]

Interesting - I havent looked much into the specifics of getting a beardie - no space currently - but I wanted one since I was a young teen, so I devoured information on it and here in germany Rankins arent common, but going through forums they get mentioned quite frequently-ish (maybe 10% of "is a beardie right for me"-talks namedrop them for example if enclosure size is an issue), so I never knew they were THAT rare in trade. I remember reading even a sparse handful of people mentioning they have experience with barbata. I definitely have seen a few ones, I think once even in person in a pet store. When I had local issues getting feeders in lockdown the person helping me in a local area chat (in a small town!) was a Rankins Keeper too

[@lagggoat7170]

Diurnal desert lizard is definitely a recurring love for me, if I ever have the money and space Im getting a bunch of naturalistic enclosures for various species, and Rankins Dragons have been a solid second place in my internal favourite listing - the only reasonable lizard beating them out are uromastyx (and the more unreasonable lizard beating them out would be yellow ackies lol)

[@Mandarinoooooo]

auch schon auf Terraon gewesen? hab da mal an einem Tag DREIZEHN Stunden verbracht…😅

[@lagggoat7170]

@@MandarinooooooIrgendwo hab ich sogar noch nen Terraon Account, hab aber Name und Passwort inzwischen vergessen lol

[@94DeathAngel]

Im kennel staff at an animal hospital, we got our forst bearded dragon, and the owner said it gets 4 worms a day. when you were talking about the roaches and how much it eats, it makes me wonder if this isnt enough food for it. I want to assume the owner knows what their doing and i dont want to overstep boundaries. Thoughts?

[@InKaceOfEmergency]

Thanks Clint and Crew! I love these videos and they've become a regular part of my day! I love getting to learn about all these STINKIN RAD pets while I go about my day or even to sleep at night!

[@stephaneclerc667]

I had couple of them and they are cool as hell. Best lizard pet in my opinion

[@mattm7798]

Rankin's dragons are amazing. Honestly surprised they haven't overtaken central beardies given their lower care requirements.

[@Drippindragons]

Hi Clint! We have Rankins and I can tell you they are not being inbred lol. I wanted to hop on because I heard the part about your MALE rankin not being a great eater. I can personally say it’s because he is indeed a Male! Males just never seem to want to pig out like the females do. All my females eat like crazy they have no self control in that department. Hope that helps 😊 Also the price will for sure be going up just for the fact we don’t want inbreeding if we can help prevent it. They are still harder to get so definitely worth every penny to make sure people know what they got. Hope you’re having a fantastic day !

[@fishypetkeeping]

They're a lot more common here in sweden. They're sold very commonly in reptile shops here ☺️

[@lorrainemunoa791]

Having been on the receiving end of SD Retic Poo in that very Reptile Room.... Thanks Athena. She convinced me I could probably cope with being a snake owner. And that SD retics weren't for me. House snakes now, the "micro retic", House Snakes are PERFECT. I can't wait to see more videos on them! My House Snake lives in a beautiful fern garden on my desk, and is upgrading to a lovely bioactive garden with african violets in it. They can definitely live in what will look to guests like a nice floral display... until night! ...So this is the Bitty Better Beardie, then?