Rating Your Bizarre Reptile Enclosures - #12

[@GoHerping]

Try out Truebill for free at truebill.com/goherping Keep the enclosures coming on Insta, use tag #GoHerpingReview

[@grapaliciousneedshelp]

no

[@TacoNYoshi]

I am begging you to review my enclosure. Been trying hard for last 4 enclosure reviews

[@katysullivan3192]

Enclosure: *has sand substrate* Alex: *sighs* this enclosure has no substrate

[@allisoncolaianni1407]

I just can’t imagine red lights being good for any animals vision. Nowhere in nature does the natural light have a constant red tint. Even if it’s not harmful to them, it has to be annoying.

[@RetroGamingSweden]

Lot's of animals are dichromic. Snakes and dogs are just examples. Lizards however DOES see more colors so I am sure a red strong light may be a bit weird to them..

[@j.kaimori3848]

Go Herping's channel has fast become a red light district. Poor Herping.

[@mollyallen2400]

lol!

[@mckaylastafford7774]

Thank you for giving me something actually entertaining to watch during math class.

[@GoHerping]

:D

[@leaganelle2962]

Was at Petsmart to pick up an emergency holding tank for a last minute rescue. Heard an employee telling someone they NEEDED a red light and that they could safely and easily save money by cohabbing their beardies.

[@justinbolbach2710]

You can cohab beardies if it's a male and a couple females or females. You need alot of space and all their needs have to be met. It's not impossible but would be really expensive.

[@Rayneworld]

The enclosure at 6:00 looks fantastic and then there's just... an adult leopard gecko in it. What. That's the kind of enclosure I make for my tarantulas. It's almost more baffling when there is a really really nice enclosure with an entirely wrong animal in it, because clearly the person KNOWS how to make a good enclosure. idk

[@j.kaimori3848]

I think the enclosure is actually square and double the gecko length both ways based on the second photo. Height might be preferable but I don't think it's actually as small as it looks.

[@Rayneworld]

​@@j.kaimori3848 I have the same kinds of square enclosures for T's, they're usually 12x12x12in. That's 8 gallons according to a gallon calculator I just used. If it's an 18x18x18in that's 25gals tho... Maybe acceptable?? Also that amount of substrate just seems like an odd choice for an animal that isn't going to burrow or setup that isn't bioactive.

[@Rayneworld]

@@nightinggale6470 Oh okay! Thanks for telling me about the burrowing thing, I've never owned one before, just thought the cage looked small since I do know they need min 20 gal.

[@spoopy891]

@@j.kaimori3848 i agree, it looks rectangular. it’s definitely hard to tell if it’s bigger than it appears though

[@xeno2666]

12:55 During winter when the house drops well below 65 I just use a ceramic heat emitter on a thermostat set to 70.

[@camerongraves8398]

I prefer the ceramic heat emitter for my reptiles because it doesn't keep you up at night and if there's light coming from it you know you fudged up because you put it back down on something lol

[@kelsoistired]

The burned hole in my carpet can vouch for this

[@CptSweetCheeksJr]

I use a 60 watt ceramic heat emitter for my gargoyle gecko. Since you only need to bump up the temp 5ish degrees a smaller wattage one works great and doesn't dry out the enclose very much. IME the low humidity in my house is way worse for the enclosure than the ceramic heat emitter.

[@SirXer]

I really wish that first crested gecko's enclosure also had more leaves/shrubbery, a coconut hide, or more things to give that gecko more area to feel hidden and offer more enrichment.

[@gunzandpleb9329]

So why don’t you?

[@effveekay604]

Seeds are a terrible substrate for uromastyx. They fill up on it and don’t eat as many greens as they should. It also facilitates coprophagia. Paper towels for juveniles under 50g, a mixture of play sand, organic potting soil, excavator clay and gravel for adults.

[@shannonbrown6299]

I used to work with uromastyx in college and I literally loved them🥰 would love to have one as a pet but I would wait till I have my own house and lots of space first

[@effveekay604]

You literally loved them? 😳

[@shannonbrown6299]

@@effveekay604 omg🙈 should of worded it differently😂

[@soft-spun]

hey, this is about your health video cause my comment got disappeared. I recommended KardiaMobile personal ekg if you want more info to share with your doc if you're still having worse symptom episodes and dont want to request another or longer ekg. If you do, just follow the instructions carefully, movement or even loud noises can cause artifacts / distortions so dont freak out lol. And there are treatment options for eptopics if they are causing enough issues symtpomatically, even though benign from a cardiac standpoint. Avoiding your triggers too! There might be some apple watches or something with ekgs too but not nearly as reliable. Hope you get what you need figured out!

[@GoHerping]

I'll check it out, thanks, for some reason a lot of the comments on those vids went to spam. I'm guessing they were assumed to be advertising stuff

[@Hidori41]

Idea although probably time consuming on your end.. somehow incorporating "Enclosure Resubmission Review" videos for the bad ones; to not only redeem themselves but help make sure they fixed the issues.

[@corinnekastning248]

go herping i have watched many of your videos over many years I have now decided to start a bug business, watching your videos has made my confidence in my ability to do anything i put my mind to grow exponentially. thank you for being yourself and sharing your life with youtube

[@321productionabbytheservic7]

Thank you for the videos. U have been doing a great job

[@Katherines_journey]

10:15 I have that same dog toy lol the frog thing

[@fosterfife5140]

I've been looking a lot into the deep heat projectors and I like how they work a lot

[@pesterbot7000]

16:37 the luz and amity sticker :D

[@akumoe4150]

For heating I love DHP (Deep Heat Projector) Since they produce minimal lights (the element inside become faint red, that's it) it can be used with a thermostat and produce IRA unlike heat pad which produce IRC (IRA goes deeper in the tissue and produce a nice comfortable heat more similar to the sun).

[@emilyvalin7485]

Here in Canada, the red lights are actually cheaper. I was always taught that infrared stimulates nighttime, and that would be the main time to have the red light on. I use a 150w infrared for my tegu that stays on constantly, but he has UVB and a mercury vapor bulb on during the day. He has a big enclosure, and the red light spreads the heat better. It also seems to be his favourite for basking. Tegus are not nocturnal, so he's rarely awake when only the red is on. It doesn't seem to bother his sleep at all. My leopard geckos, on the other hand, are bothered by any light, any colour. I understand why some people hate them, but I don't think it's an evil product.

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

The seed substrate just reminds me of the nightmare that was the catch tray of our Quaker Parrot's cage, and the allergens and moth infestations his messiness always led to.

[@Prsleddogs]

crested gecko night heat source for buffalo ny. just a heat mat on the side works great

[@EberhardtTheReindeer]

The best option to heat your crested gecko at night if you don’t have a heater would be to get a space heater to raise the ambient temps in your room. You don’t want direct heat on your crested geckos at all, they are prone to overheating. Using UVB during the day would slightly raise the temps while providing valuable resources to your gecko.

[@Rayneworld]

Hey thanks! I was wondering about options for this. I just moved and took my crestie with me. Never had cold temps inside back home so this was never an issue, but here the house doesn't have heating. So I've been doing just that and using a space heater, but it really ups the electricity bill unfortunately.

[@zebraloverbridget]

@@Rayneworld A ceramic heat emitter would work better without needing to heat the entire room. Just you need to set it up far away at first and only bring it close to the enclosure after monitoring the temp after several hours. You can buy a thermostat for them BUT you need a dimming thermostat which is expensive af. Typical thermostats we use for heat mats just turn the power off and on. Ceramic heat emitter bulbs take time to warm up and cool down so just turning it off at a certain temp would end up with your temps getting too hot. I use a 60 w bulb for my ball python and the height of the bulb is used to adjust the temperature. I would move it really close in the winter and move it further back in the summer based on the indoor temp

[@Rayneworld]

@@zebraloverbridget Thank you so much for the advice! I'll definitely look into that.

[@Eternalozzie]

Geckos are prone to cooking themselves. A lot people listen to pet stores and keep them in tiny enclosures that are hard to regulate temps in.

[@talianicole]

not for crested geckos, but for leopard geckos, I like heat panels. I put the thermometer on the cool side so the panel adjusts or turns off if it gets too hot/cool. the panel covers half of the tank (I have custom plastic tanks that open in the front) and I find that this works well. For beardies in my opinion u def want a t5 ho rod type light and a heat emitter bulb I’m not an expert this is just what I do!

[@talianicole]

@@nightinggale6470 thank you! I have a dimmer and I understand what you’re saying ab the halogens, but my geckos are 7 and in perfect health ☺️ I will keep that in mind tho when I upgrade their tanks at some point

[@Eternalozzie]

If you put a red light on your reptile at night you have no business owning a reptile. No one wants to try to sleep with blinding light blasting on them.

[@tinykqi._.7798]

I’m waiting for my beardie enclosure update but I want a before and after pick to post from 40-120 gallon

[@lemonlizard1]

red lights suck. The only reason why they're so popular is because pet store employees recommend them since they don't know any better. As soon as the owners do a bit of research on red lights, they quickly realize how bad they are. Speaking from experience

[@Creepymusic782]

My little cousin has a bearded dragon, she has clogged ducts and I’m worried how well they are going to take care of her after my last visit. I tried to work with her and she’s very well behaved and seems happy, but nobody likes to handle her to help her. I gave them some suggestions and they have already seem to be making some changes, like her substrate. Im just worried, any advice?

[@alyssarobinson5213]

i don’t rlly get people who keep a red light on 24/7 in the enclosures. red lights are very bright, and if you keep a light on in their enclosure all the time, they aren’t going to have a good understanding of their day/night cycle, which can inherently mess everything else up. imagine trying to sleep w a bright ass red light right over you, you would probably have some issues. and as for heating at night, where they come from it can get pretty cold at night, sometimes around the 50s(F). so i have a pretty good feeling it won’t be colder in their enclosure than it would be out there. as long as the temperature isn’t going below like 65° or so they rlly don’t need heating at night. if you really want to, stick a heat mat on the side of the enclosure at night. that’s all, people need to stop w the red lights PLEASE😭

[@alyssarobinson5213]

or a ceramic heat emitter!

[@christinafacts444]

Crested gecko heat at night: I have 1 heating pad per 2 geckos. Just put 2 terrariums side by side and slide a botanical heat pad between 2 sides vertically. It's invisible.

[@aidanmaneval5757]

For my crestie I have a deep heat projector on a dimmer dome attached to a thermostat set to 72. The probe is set about 5 inches down, and the dimmer is set about half way. This provides gentle on-and-off warmth on extra cold nights.

[@steveearls8981]

So I’m scaled exotics and there was a lot of dried moss so you could spot clean and it wouldn’t make holes and the whole dried moss roll was replaced every month

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Any enclosure that doesn’t have a picture of me is an automatic L in my book. And thus none of these are bangers

[@Amai_Husky]

omg supreme leader!!!

[@justinbolbach2710]

I'd need a reptile from North Korea. What's a reptile from North Korea?

[@Amai_Husky]

@@justinbolbach2710 extra crispy

[@Toya_Todoroki11]

Now I may not be a reptile expert but,what I do know is that they like to have hiding spaces and a HUGE cage would limit its uh secludedness and a reptile being secluded in my opinion makes it feel safe now I could be wrong but thats just my thoughts

[@yamori_amity]

OMG AT 15:48 (right after) YOU REVIEWED MY ENCLOSURE 🥹

[@yamori_amity]

I was Mango_Melon

[@blethr]

deep heat projector if you need extra heat for a crestie!

[@Archivun]

9:45 that snake think he is in heaven with all that light in his face

[@ridageckoguy3094]

12:24 the orange flower plant is called a scarlet star they are a type of bromeliad which is the same group as pineapple and my dream in a cresties cage (maybe a zoology and botany nerd maybe not)

[@RockersSmt]

I have a toroise but maybe it would work for a beardie as well. I use a Zilla Pro Sol Reptile Lamp with Red and Blue Halogen bulbs. I have a them all on during the day and only the blue light at night. The reason I like these is because it's the combo of the color lights with the regular lights. Let me know what you think.

[@j.kaimori3848]

Blue light triggers awakeness more than red which is why it isn't usually used at night. Transitioning light colours can be pretty cool though. Edit: autocorrect And blue light dissipates a lot in water so it might not be a problem.

[@catsplat1272]

@@j.kaimori3848 tortoises don’t have any water in their cage lol

[@CBRaydee]

How often do you do reviews?

[@kingofwingo]

Like, of products? Or these enclosure ratings?

[@CBRaydee]

@@kingofwingo enclosures

[@nicoandfriends3710]

I always turn my red light off of my LeopardGeckos tank at night and there is a heat mat too.

[@CyberNoop]

gonna be honest, just binged every reddit + enclosure vid u've made & im slightly losing sanity

[@GoHerping]

mission accomplished

[@Tails977]

I have a red bulb as well as a heating pad for my ball python. I really only use the bulb during winter at night because it does get pretty cold and I live with my parents and they’re stingy with the thermostat so we usually leave it at around 62-64 at night and it feels colder sometimes imo

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

love your content

[@Sheila-G]

Coconut with ladder is a bird thing but works lol

[@e.6.6.6]

just wanted to say love the videos🫶🏻

[@breondak.2134]

You can start your leopard gecko in a 20 gallon tank really cheap if you get it from Walmart their 20 gallons are under 70 and if you want a 10 (might as well get the 20) they have 10s for 15$ don’t buy from a pet store if you’re on a budget

[@mydigitalexperience4266]

Red lights cause blindness and stress animals out didn't know that until I knew more about reptiles now I've been keeping reptiles for 14 years.

[@deceasedrugrat6539]

I use red light during the day as well

[@StainedBrain]

I thought most people have known for years that red lights aren't good heating sources. Guess not 16:27 Luz and Amity!!

[@kamrantraders1393]

Thank you for very nice video big like🎃🎎💝🎑

[@EnterTheDragonsLair7777]

I only use the red light over my water dragon pond to keep the water warm but I turn off at night.

[@TerrariaLuvr]

Even though it's not a reptile, i would for you to see my desert beetle enclosure :3

[@entmeister]

Bruh, if I still lived by Cookouts I would prob spend just as much. Ah I miss them milkshakes

[@ligt18098]

I say no to red lights!! Mainly because of the whole night-time stuff

[@isaactheaxolotl8269]

next video is going to be how goherpings youtube account got deleted lol

[@Shadow9Gaurdian]

You keep seeing sand in enclosures and thinking there isn't substrate lol

[@meowthekitty321]

I think that's because he said he was tired of talking about sand.

[@katysullivan3192]

Yeah for a while he was super vocally against sand as a substrate made at least one full video dedicated to it, then he was like I’m done talking about sand nobody ever learns and so now we get no substrate on this one

[@patricknyhan7491]

I just will give low-heat species an extra incadessant bulb with a basking spot close to it, since they only throw a small amount of heat. That way they’ll have access to heat if they need it, otherwise they just get natural light. Usually species like this are fine with cooler night temps anyways so I find heating then at night unnecessary. I also don’t keep anything that needs like a consistent and specific low-mid temp 24/7 (although I can’t think of any species like that in the hobby)

[@mcastereptiles2837]

The red 💡 lights!!! Yikes 😱 why people?

[@striderwhiston9897]

Red lights are lame and people often have them on 24/7 which are terrible.

[@MLGodzilla]

Glad to see your heart didn’t give up

[@riivattu2869]

Isn’t red light or especially infrared light bad for geckos eyes in the long run?

[@catsplat1272]

Especially if they’re albino or leucistic

[@catsplat1272]

@@nightinggale6470 Constant exposure to light can be damaging. But yeah, that's any light, not red light specifically.

[@dragonsaxophonist9082]

First tank is pretty. I'd definitely would wanna make it bigger tho. Even if they do come out a lot

[@fuzzbuzz4464]

A lot of people have dart frogs they are just so hard to photograph lmao

[@yearsagowhen66]

When your local pet stores switches brands and only carry crappy heat lamps with the in house brand cough 'thrive' cough...you end up only using red as they mark up all the prices for other bulb types but they just last like 3 days and burn out. That's why I use red lamps as much as I hate them they are the only thing petsmart sells that doesn't instantly burn out.

[@dijosto]

Not on amazon? Damn

[@quint2568]

Then buy from somewhere else

[@jaden8763]

Just now seeing the review on my tank setup while i was in the middle of changing the whole setup so will probably give an update on how it looks hopefully with better photos and different angles.

[@vivianwinford3681]

So glad your back. You were missed. Hope your feeling well. Happy May. 💘 🐍 🐸 🕷 🐍 🇺🇸

[@robynbyrne3278]

what are those amougy mean

[@wrendrawsstuff6403]

@@robynbyrne3278 I can’t breathe 😭 this comment help 😭

[@k1llkyle463]

I got my first beardie yesterday after wanting one for years and after all this time of doing research I never thought about the most important part... HIS NAME! Anyone got any ideas?

[@j.kaimori3848]

You could use a version of Kata Tjuta named after the rocks near Uluru. Or you can name it after its behaviour, colour, something in nature, or food for pretty normal names.

[@notanoob588]

Fettuccini

[@notanoob588]

Or saffron

[@quint2568]

Dirge

[@leahh5137]

honestly you should wait a little to figure out it’s personality ! you can get some pretty good name ideas from that :)

[@bamallama]

I used to use a red light at night until I saw how bad it was and I got a purple inferred light, is that any better? I can’t afford a ceramic heat bulb because I honestly wasn’t even supposed to care for this snake. My bf got snakes and completely passed the responsibility to me because he’d rather drink all day than care for the animals HE bought. It’s quite frustrating and I did adopt one of them. I can’t adopt the other one though, I’m still waiting on a job to call me back.

[@DTAever]

I prefer under the tank heaters, helps with digestion and underneath the hides are the correct temp.

[@bamallama]

@@nightinggale6470 oh okay, I’ll save up for one!! I have job interviews lined up so I should be able to give proper care soon.

[@emaliegh7280]

I had a red light for day and ceramic heater for night. yes or no?

[@MyDuckSaysFucc]

The first one seemed fine in size to me. I know I’d have a hard enough time heating that amount of space. The bigger you go the harder it is to heat, I use window insulation for glass but a wood setup is the best.

[@adiidi]

I hope you don't own any decently sized reptiles because you're basically admitting that you don't think they deserve larger enclosures just because you don't know how to heat them properly.

[@catsplat1272]

Wdym too hard to heat? Throw on a lamp, and if it’s still too cold, throw on a second lamp lol. People with tegu cages the size of bedrooms can heat them… I’m sure you can figure out how to heat a beardie 😂

[@Fhajadusisneb]

Yes

[@SomeRando369]

16:39 The owl house has been following me everywhere I swear

[@nataliaschuler3949]

18:19 does anyone know the name of this creator?

[@leafwitheyes2473]

Do u still have ur Burmese python?

[@kensfx]

i am planning on getting a new baby leopard gecko for the first time and what should i use as heating? i was going to get a heat mat as under tank heating but should i use a heat emitter? also would i be able to just put the baby in the 25 gal tank? sorry for the all the questions- thanks!

[@zerosteam1056]

25 gallon for a baby leopard gecko is great for there whole life(you can go larger though). Personally I’d use a under tank heater, but I think ceramic hear emitters are also a pretty good option

[@catsplat1272]

An undertank heater (with a thermostat - I bought mine online, it was meant for seed germination but totally works for reptiles lol) is good for leopard geckos because they’re crepuscular and take in belly heat instead of basking. If you have a baby, do not use a loose substrate - use tiles, slate, paper towel, etc. Once it grows up, loose substrate (coco fiber + dirt + sand) is safe if you want a more natural look, and then you can switch to an overhead heat source (heat mat doesn’t really work with layers of dirt).

[@catsplat1272]

@@nightinggale6470 What I meant by belly heat is that leopard geckos absorb heat from underneath, sitting on sun-soaked rocks long after the sun has set. I agree that overhead heating is beneficial, and some individuals will bask for short amounts of time, but it is not a requirement the way it is for diurnal species like bearded dragons, which may spend hours sitting under the heat lamp. Ideally, leopard geckos would be kept in bioactive or naturalistic setups with overhead heating and UVB, but for a beginner's first setup with a (fragile) baby reptile, I personally recommend mastering the basics first, and no harm will come to a leo from an undertank heater (as long as the thermostat works). And besides, a leo lives two decades -- more than enough time to upgrade and experiment with the enclosure.

[@Katherineguerra25]

I have a red light for my Leo but I only use it at night so he can come out more

[@EggHeadJo]

How do I send in my enclosure? Do I email it?

[@justicelynn]

i don’t understand why we see so many red lights. they’re definitely not good for the animals’ eyes.

[@shanadilldine7338]

because pet stores still promote them for night time heating 😞

[@shanadilldine7338]

Can you use Reindeer moss with beardies and/or leopard geckos?

[@catsplat1272]

Lots of lichen for sale is dyed or has other chemicals. I’d stay away from it personally, but if you can find a natural one, like something sold specifically for bioactive reptile tanks, it should be fine. It could be a good decoration, but shouldn’t take up too much of the animal’s cage since both beardies and leos are from arid climates.

[@kylemohler6085]

What’s your go to cookout tray?

[@GoHerping]

Recently a big double burger with cheese, pickles, lettuce, bacon, double cheese bites, sprite and chocolate shake. But I tend to cycle through the menu

[@carsonthewomapython]

14:00 - they didn't show the ball python 14:05 - the ball python 😏

[@spoopy891]

would i need my profile to be public if i use Alex’s account @ tag and hashtag? i’m not sure how that works. i may just have to make a separate account cuz i’m curious what he would rate my bearded dragon enclosure 😂

[@noahhh111]

red bulbs are great for keeping ants

[@Superburtclub]

I’m always so excited when I open KZbin and you’ve posted. Never disappoints. ❤️

[@GoHerping]

thanks!

[@shanadilldine7338]

What company sells the magnetic rock that goes on the side of the terrarium?

[@Lilonika_]

Exoterra

[@lotharkarlingi3130]

nice video

[@alexandranawrocki1796]

Hey Alex if u see this I think the chicken videos are a hit

[@ReptileEmpire]

Deep heat projector

[@ReptileEmpire]

@@nightinggale6470 why halogen bulbs I haven’t heard of those yet

[@ReptileEmpire]

@@nightinggale6470 thanks I I’ll be looking into that for my pets

[@sambentley56]

Hey remember how I asked about buying your protractor that one time… yea well I still need to buy that.

[@rainlily56]

I spotted Lumity

[@sadiedasi3]

the only red lights I care about is by bang chan and leeknow

[@Amy-mz5vr]

I can't believe a ball python is a snake

[@Lixard978]

Ikr

[@RetroGamingSweden]

The point made at 15:33 is a bit weird.. If they eat their bedding substrate.. Is that not a high risk factor towards having the animal eat waste products? Urine, Feces etc..? If I was a toilet eater I would shit in the shower for sure.

[@brodyart8277]

What’s your favrioute reptile 🦎

[@thehappyoyster4964]

I have a question.. if I wanted to send you pics of my ball pythons enclosure for the next reaction video how would I do that?

[@BlahkieUnicornz]

Post it to Instagram and tag his account. He says what it is towards the beginning of the vid.

[@thehappyoyster4964]

@@BlahkieUnicornz oops haha I just DMed him the pics.. you think he will still use it in his next vid?

[@BlahkieUnicornz]

@@thehappyoyster4964 I don't think so I think he's said in older videos that he rarely checks dms cause he gets so many? You could always also post then and maybe he'll see them.

[@thehappyoyster4964]

@@BlahkieUnicornz ok thanks!

[@realbrooklyn2093]

Red light, red light, always blinking...

[@matthewgoodson9275]

“2 shtars” was so funny to me. I wish I could be myself more like how u do