The Best Pet Reptile REVEALED!

We have long been attempting to figure out which is the best pet snake, lizard, crocodilian, bird etcetera. But which is the best pet reptile of them all? We put dinosaurs against turtles against lizards against snakes against crocodilians against tortoises to determine which is the best pet reptile of them all. It has all been leading up to this! Who do you think will win?
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[@sampagano205]

I really like the format of this, have you considered doing it again for other groups, or even individual families in these larger groups. Like What Are The Best Pet Lizards where you compare all the different commonly kept families like skinks, monitors, geckos, iguanas, chameleons, and probably others?

[@ClintsReptiles]

I am starting to think about something like that. This was a lot of fun!

[@kellyb980]

I would love to see the big categories broken up and scored. Snakes is very broad...but broken up by humidity or venomous or some other way and then ranked by the 11 zones :) would be awesome. Pythons are a lifestyle (size, enclosure size) v. Cornsnakes are more accessories

[@patybanana643]

@@ClintsReptiles would love to see this kind of videos

[@stevenf927]

@@kellyb980 There are pythons that are smaller than some colubrids. And some colubirds with high metabolisms (like Eastern Indigo snakes) eat and poop alot so require more care than many pythons.

[@Violet-Lily]

@@kellyb980 No animal should ever be considered an accessory.

[@TheJLAMAR23]

“My god, If you’re eaten by tortoises, you really weren’t safe anywhere.” I rolled 🤣

[@billnyethesciencesguy]

🐊?

[@fredygump5578]

I recently watched a video where a tortoise "attacked" and ate a young bird. It reminded me of when Austin Powers ran over a guy with a roller/ compactor machine. (Obviously it wasn't a "steam roller" as people like to call it. Using a steam powered roller in Dr Evil's underground lair would be totally unbelievable.)

[@johngarry3723]

Thus making you a crocodilian, right ?

[@TheJLAMAR23]

@@johngarry3723 I identify as a crocodile actually so yes 😅🤣

[@ResaChiic]

and "turtles cant even reach their own body. if you were bitten by a turtle, you're doing it wrong" LMFAO

[@lupine.spirit161]

everyone is like “dog person” or “cat person”. but actually…bird people are all crazy to some degree. I’ve never seen a casual bird-owner 👀😂

[@yzettasmith4194]

Birds are so demanding that it takes a certain kind of dedication to keep them, and that can seem crazy to non-bird people. :) No offense to bird owners, but you couldn't pay me to have one. I struggle with cat care LOL!

[@lupine.spirit161]

@@yzettasmith4194 yes. I love birds but the care is next level. I couldn’t handle the NOISE. It’s like. My cats are “too loud” for me sometimes, I couldn’t manage a Macaw yelling at 6 AM demanding to be showered or something. I once saw a video of a green parrot that mimicked Sia’s Chandelier, and he didn’t stop. He repeated the chorus for the whole video 😂 How do you handle that?

[@boglenight1551]

@@lupine.spirit161 The noise you can train, having a loud bird is like having a non-house broken dog, a choice.

[@lupine.spirit161]

@@boglenight1551 Why don’t people train their birds then? I mean…okay I don’t know that many people personally but the birds online are always so loud. Like, do you know Tyler Nolan? His Macaw had him get into neighborhood troubles. And the one person I know who has two grey parrots also just encourages them when they yell and I’m sitting there with clinging ears 😂 I can handle a barking dog, but that? It is so high pitched it hurts 🥲 Definitely a lifestyle choice. But hey, I have horses, and I doubt there is any other animal that comes with that level of lifestyle choice. Horse people are not even human anymore 😂 We can’t even hide it

[@boglenight1551]

@@lupine.spirit161 I’d argue that horse people are the most human of all, humanity grew up on the back of a horse. As for people not training their birds, they either don’t know how or they don’t care enough to do so.

[@orchidspond9005]

His words say "which is the best pet?" But his eyes say "I love all of them with my whole heart"

[@dragonwithamonocle]

They're all his favorites, and they're all stinkin' rad!

[@stfinalwrath]

"If you're being eaten by tortoises, you're not safe anywhere..." It's rare that I legitimately laugh, I had a good laugh at this. Lol...

[@odakotarose]

tortoises are like toddlers 😂 they'll try eating anything at least once, up to and including toes. thank god mine's small enough that he can't actually manage it lol

[@Tink00]

Clint's "woo" at the snake score was so precious 😂

[@LuckyBadger]

He reminds me of my favorite high school biology teacher. One class that I would never think of skipping!

[@ethanhaines8875]

Go snakes!

[@TheYgds]

Now you need to do amphibians, with categories like, "Frogs that aren't Toads, Toads, Salamanders that aren't newts, Newts, Aquatic Caecilians, and Fossorial Caecilians".

[@hlibushok]

Wait what? I am not aware about the last two!? Found it. These are really ugly amphibian snakes.

[@thegreatfusili4673]

Do Olms go in the “salamanders that aren’t newts” category?

[@RoseProseFroze]

Clint: suggests that birds are more obnoxious then crocs Me: remembers all the times Rex flooded Emily's guestroom by turning into a living death roll car wash. Admit it Clint you just felt sorry for crocidilians.

[@user-ld7te7yv5w]

Well at least Rex doesn't scream while doing this lmfao

[@dragonwithamonocle]

My absolute favorite episode of Snake Discovery was when we got to see Rex go supersonic while death rolling her jolly ball and then passing out for 16 hours XD

[@TinySwanGrandAdventures]

@@dragonwithamonocle Spying on our Pet Alligator was such a great video and I still laugh every time I rewatch it!

[@RoseProseFroze]

@@user-ld7te7yv5w that would be hellish but kinda funny if you could escape from it.

[@vidlee5996]

Congratulations on getting your PHD!! Just noticed now your intro states "PHD" instead of "MS" as in previous videos, I could be really late on noticing, but i figured I'd congratulate you! Thank you for sharing your enthusiasm, interest and knowledge and all of the time and effort you put into your content. Perfect channel

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you so much!

[@fredygump5578]

Clint, you should totally host a reptile themed "Jeopardy" show. Something to do when hanging out with other reptile nerds?

[@maryann350]

Omg...that would be so much fun! I say Kevin, Brian and Chandler

[@SnakeHoundMachine]

Reptiles! the trivia game show

[@somegirlthatwashere1982]

I would be so into this!!

[@Onlythrowzs]

@@maryann350 I’iillu I

[@Ajihatzhu]

We need Emily and Ed there

[@deutschlander85]

I'm really surprised that turtles took the silver over lizards. I have a hard time picking between snakes and lizards (probably why I have both), but my interest in keeping other reptiles drops off a decent amount after that. Clint, you should have one more category: "Will my in-laws think in nuts for having this?"

[@porakiyadraekojin3390]

I know I jave some in-laes one my wife's side that are deeply religious and think all snakes are evil. Personally, I want to slap them with a Bible verse from the second half of the Bible. I forgot where this verse is, but it goes along the lines of God telling one of the disciples "since when is anything that I have made unclean" in order to signal that it was time to start spreading the word to the gentiles.

[@Silverstar2000]

@@porakiyadraekojin3390 Just a thought, maybe mention the verse of Isaiah 11:8, which describes children playing around snakes in heaven.

[@porakiyadraekojin3390]

@@Silverstar2000 that......is gold right there XD

[@stoobalemdon8889]

Lol screw the in-laws. Reptile keepers are natural rebels. Unless we’re talking about trying to keep them away… get a croc! Lol unless your family’s from the bayou like where I’m from hahahha

[@masterdebater421]

I have a lizard now, but the iguana I had as a child I had to rehome eventually. Didn't do a great job with my turtle, but it was easier to manage, so we were able to keep it through it's life. Some lizards just need too much space, so I can get them being lower.

[@loriw2661]

This is the way science is done. And this is the way scientists do it. If the evidence points to something, it doesn’t matter what the biases of the scientists are, the data drives results. This was a great series, Clint!

[@dantheman9784]

Wish more people understood that!

[@dumupad3-da241]

The result is pre-baked first in the choice of categories themselves and then in the choice of place, both of which are extremely subjective. And ranking all categories equally is a choice, too. When the data is subjective and questionable, so are the results. It's fun as a game, but seriously considering it good science is going too far.

[@nessamillikan6247]

@dumu pad3-da I agree with you 200%. The method of deduction seems scientific in that it’s empirical by definition, but there’s no way something that is subjective in nature like this could ever be a true science. The technicalities of love and care for another living thing are always going to be an art. That’s not to say that I don’t think the list is fair, because I do, but calling this a science in earnest is where you need to draw the line. I think Clint’s just too proud of his university degrees.

[@loriw2661]

@@dumupad3-da241 Really?! Of course I know that. I was making a general observation about the way science is done. I never clarified it as “good” science like you said. So many people nowadays don’t even trust the scientific method and I just wanted to acknowledge that science and facts don’t care about feelings. People can be so pedantic.

[@AllCanadianReptileGirl]

Great job! Snakes would have been my pick for best reptile family. They are wonderful pets all around. I've got to say, I'm surprised at turtles being #2. I had a couple of yellow-bellied sliders that we had to re-home when we moved back to Canada from the US. They were very sweet and I loved them a lot, but they were so much work to take care of properly - giant indoor pond, 2 big filters, and poop... so much poop!

[@FalconOfStorms]

Wish they weren't so fun to feed, lol. Especially the snappers. It may be fun watching sliders frenzy on a frozen bloodworm cube, or watch a snapper stalk minnows, but you certainly pay for it in cleanup later.

[@melskunk]

Yeah, having a RES as a kid-teen-adult made me not want another turtle because of the difficulty of keeping the water clear

[@Towlie101]

I knew snakes would win when I read the title for the first video 😁🐍

[@robertsutton3001]

Lol “are you going to kill this thing” yup you probably are lol

[@PondScummer]

Personally I would've put turtles below lizards, because keeping on top of their hygiene can be an absolute pain. They dirty the water faster than if the same tank & filter was used on fish, with constant shedding, poop & missed food giving any good filter a run for its money. Then there's the constant water changes which is the biggest part of maintenance you'll need to do with them. You don't have to do that same amount of cleaning with lizards, or maybe even tortoises. Otherwise really spot-on list!

[@jessibell-pj8dx]

He added a Category that did just that at the end of the video.

[@melanopygus]

@@jessibell-pj8dx tortoises, not turtles

[@Laurakate64]

If the tank is set up right, water changes do not have to happen often. I change water twice a year, and just replace evaporated water between. I’ve got an excellent filter and fish that help keep the poop and slime cleaned up. A good substrate bottom also helps and spot cleaning. My water is clear and the readings great. :) Of course, this does depend on the type of turtle too. Common snappers and alligators dirty their water quicker due to what they eat.

[@JupiterJamie]

@@Laurakate64 I would love to know more about your setup! I had a red-eared slider about 20 years ago and I really don't remember the care being as difficult as some people think it is.

[@Laurakate64]

@@JupiterJamie Sure thing! I have a red ear slider (Kitten) in a 60 gallon tank, and two baby musk turtles (Puppy and Xander) in a 55 gallon. Having a big enough tank is a key part, since there is more space for poo and shed scales. They are set up about the same, just with a difference in types of fish. I have flourite substrate in them (it's kinda like red clay), but it has to be rinsed very well before adding it. Then I have a larger canister filter (canisters are the only filters I find hold up to turtle poop well). Living in the the substrate, you can get a little natural biome. I have little 'water earthworms' that eat excess poop. I have a clam in Kitten's tank, and some snails in the babies. Big red ears will eat snails. In Kitten's tank I have a pleco for slime (and 3 hide holes for him) and then five gold barbs. The gold barbs clean up his messy eating. I also had a rainbow shark in there for a while, but he got too big to hide, so he's happy in the musk tank now, and once they're bigger, he will get his own tank if they pick on him. The babies have a pleco as well and then guppies, which breed in there. They eat the tiny baby guppies and when the population gets too big, Kitten gets a snack. For the most part though, I have found my turtle knows its feeding schedule and leave all of the big fish alone. Kitten herself is about 6 inches and 9 years old. We are fixing to have to upsize her tank again. I keep algae balls in both tanks too and will occasionally get duck weed for the musks to snack on. To give Kitten more swimming room, her basking platform is a little plastic 'box' of sorts that sits on top of the tank like a lid with a ramp down into the water. I find having deeper water keeps it clean longer. Musks like shallow water, so I don't keep their tank all the way full, and they have items in it to create 'levels' and a pipe they can climb. They're definitely not a lot of work once everything is set up, and so long as you have fish and other critters to clean up after them. My house plants require more attention than my turtles.

[@yvonnerogers6429]

Oh, swell. Our leopard gecko will kvetch about lizards getting bronze for weeks! Of course, she’s convinced that SHE is the best pet reptile, and, luckily for her, my husband and I are inclined to agree! Thanks! 🙏 This was great.

[@beardlessdragon]

"cute little bulldozers" is the most blessed description of tortoises I've ever heard

[@duotrapeze72]

this was great, I got really invested in the outcome. and I was not disappointed

[@jamescanjuggle]

Having been woken up by a pair of tortoises in a hostle in Athens a few years back I agree, once they pick a lane they will not care about whatever table or chair is in their way😅 btw these tortoises were named John and Kevin, pretty sure they lived in the garden of the hostle but someone(probs my drunk roomates) let them loose and they went roaming around the place until Kevin the smallest got caught in between a table and a chair and was adamant he could bust through it in a century or so

[@nathanielleack4842]

And you know what in that time with dedication Im sure he could! Compact living bulldozers

[@A_Swarm_of_Koalas]

Blew Dr. Pepper out of my nose at "If you're eaten by tortoises, you aren't safe anywhere."

[@JasperCatProductions]

As a shy lonely person, I loved the “ noise” my parakeet made. He was also gorgeous and I found his care kinda easy. No smell at all other then his food, but his cage bottom was cleaned every day. It only took like 10 min to clean, and watching him fly was amazing.

[@PonderingStudent]

I think that's the thing though, different things on this list are going to matter more or less to different people. For me, the fact that a pet is likely to outlive me would almost certainly be a deal breaker, but for someone who had a relative or friend that was happy to take the animal when they passed on and and the skill and knowledge to take good care of it, it might not be an issue at all. I think the only animal that comes out of this list as a definitively bad pet is a crocodilian, which is no surprise. I remember an animal rescuer saying that almost any animal could be a good pet, for the right person, but some animals would have far fewer "right people" than others. I think that's what this list illustrates quite well.

[@shadowsinmymind9]

Yeah, parakeets are very easy

[@_ZeroQueen_]

I'm surprised turtles scored so highly. I was almost sure that the water requirements would have them score lower. This was a great video set. Thanks!

[@katbairwell]

This second half was a surprisingly agonising wait for someone who doesn't have a reptile in the race (yet... one day...one day, and it will be Dr Clint's fault), and Clint's reaction at hearing the snake's score was pure joy. Best of all though, has been hearing more of Clint's thought processes, rather than just the end results, more of this please! Extra point just for Michelle's adorable "aww" at hearing the tortoise's result, I feel like we might have under valued a personal favourite perhaps? Actually, could we hear from the other member's of the team about their favourites and why? It'd be nice to have faces, and stories, to put to the voices that feel like friends already!

[@tuckercancer]

As much of a lizard guy I Am, I gotta agree with the results. My one snake is crazy easy even compared to my low maintenance lizards. Awesome vid as always keep them coming.

[@Terrik240]

I think one of the best parts of this channel is you can see and hear the influence of having been in a lab, having had experiments ongoing, and that kind of giddy obsession of trying to predict what your trends are gonna look like.

[@Psittacus_erithacus]

Great channel, great series! Rating the "best" pet is a ridiculous idea on its face of course, but the fact that you know that, embrace it and use the clickable premise to deliver genuine insight and extremely useful advice all while being a top notch ambassador for both animal husbandry and science is … well it's damn impressive. The charisma and humor are icing that round out a truly exceptional cake. Fantastic work by the whole team, much appreciated.

[@shainar7966]

The Aussie ‘danger, danger, danger’ at 0:48 killed me hahaha

[@Cogzed]

I’d say chickens are the best dinosaur! They give you more meat if you eat them. They reproduce faster. And they’ll give you eggs to eat daily. Great video bro!

[@eshneto]

There is a history of a family that had an accumulator in it. When he died, people started to throw his stuff away and that's how they found out that their lost tortoise was alive amidst the mess

[@chameleongaming9051]

I think inverts would pretty pretty neat as a group too (spiders, scorpions, etc). I enjoy taking care of a 8 legged cactus.

[@WarMarz]

agreed, I love keeping jumping spiders

[@TinySwanGrandAdventures]

8 legged Cactus? Are you referring to a Rose Hair or other T who can flick irritating hairs? Asking as someone with a Rose Hair who won't hesitate to do EXACTLY that if you dare mess around in her tank too much.^^'

[@jessek8114]

Birds are good pets, the same way that horses are good pets. With birds especially psittacidae, on top of the biological needs, people need to consider the social and intellectual needs, otherwise they get bored and start self mutilation. These birds, even the smallest species, parrotlet have neuronal densities that are higher than apes, and that is quite hard to keep satisfied in captivity. In a perfect world with no deforestation, chimps and parrots should be free.

[@shadowsinmymind9]

The smallest species of parrot is the parakeet.

[@Psittacus_erithacus]

@@shadowsinmymind9 The smallest species commonly called a parakeet is probably the Buedgerigar and they are comparable in weight to a Pacific Parrotlet-both being around 30g at the lower end. The average parrotlet is certainly shorter in length than your average budgie thanks to the budgerigar's tail. In any case, it's certainly close enough not to warrant a "correction" … either could reasonably be considered the smallest (and certainly among the smallest) of companion parrot species.

[@shadowsinmymind9]

@@Psittacus_erithacus I wasn't trying to correct. I was just adding that budgies are considered the smallest parrot as well, and compared to other parrots are very easy to keep and do not make a lot of loud sounds, such as other parrots do

[@morganharris9821]

I would’ve picked lizards just because of their personality. But I’m not angry at the list I love all my snakes

[@michaeldeford1335]

Agreed. My Ackies and beardies are orders of magnitude more entertaining and fun than my snakes. And, they are a lot less intimidating to new handlers. Everyone wants to hold our ackies but only those who are more experienced and like snakes are interested in handling them.

[@DinosaurNeil]

As a Russian (not Russian) Tortoise owner, I'm happy with the results that tortoises got. I was a little worried there for a bit. I'm pretty lucky that my little guy understands glass barriers and doesn't bang around all the time.

[@hankshill71]

Me - "This is bullshit birds are clearly the best" Also me, covered in wire cuts from building a 12x12 foot birdhouse today.

[@keithpayne9776]

Even though snakes are the winners, it's in my personal experience working at a pet store that turtles and lizards are more popular. People don't think they're "gross" as often unfortunately

[@AllosaurusJP3]

Dude intire video spoiled... The comment automatically popped up under the video... Didn't even open the comment section Coudn't you put a spoiler warning infront of it?

[@keithpayne9776]

@@AllosaurusJP3 oops

[@lukaslefevre8007]

@@AllosaurusJP3 come on just dont read it ahaha need every thing baby proofed?

[@PonderingStudent]

I think that's ignorance and incorrect preconceptions though. Which is exactly why doing a list like this is revealing, because it isn't influenced by those. I really wish people would learn more about snakes though, rather than just going 'ugghh.'

[@lennyleonard3438]

@@lukaslefevre8007 No its not him i completely agree with him but its the damn youtube system... I had the same problem and it completely sucks... It ruined the reveal of it... But it was not the person commenting's fault!

[@commandermercury6654]

I am by no means an expert, but this ranking seems fair. It really doesn’t get much more reasonable than snakes-as long as you don’t mind having rodents in your freezer and a legless vertebrate in your house, of course. That said I think lizards deserve second place. I’ve never owned either, but I think their personalities and lack of constant water changes put them above turtles.

[@GreenestTrampler]

This was such a cool video idea; I loved this! I called snakes being the winner, but I was wrong about birds. In hindsight it makes sense: they're a lot more fun and personable than the others, but they're definitely a lot more work.

[@dacisky]

I totally agree,but the fun and entertainment factor for birds is just astounding.

[@boglenight1551]

Work isn’t a downside and I resent that it is. 😂

[@kimpanther5110]

I'm so glad you added the 11th category! I have some sensory issues and can't handle loud, obnoxious pets. I will definitely be holding off on getting a tortoise until I can live somewhere it can be in an outdoor enclosure 24/7! This list (and your channel, let's be honest) just make me want a snake that much more!! 💜

[@ashleymills3787]

I have never been so inspired by someone's enthusiasm for reptiles! People like Clint are why I got into snake keeping.

[@torquess454]

Loved this series Clint! “But don’t do this to them!” Unfortunately, I wish people genuinely didn’t need to hear that…

[@DM-ql6ps]

Having kept birds, snakes, and lizards, snakes are definitely the easiest to care for by far. Of course I think my beardie is far more fun to interact with and can't wait until I have the space to get chickens again.

[@mjjones2241]

Same here!

[@odakotarose]

having kept turtles and tortoises I feel like turtles are way more smelly, and there's nothing more obnoxious than the fact that a crocodilian can and may try to eat you lol. I think tortoises would be a 3 for me on the loud/smelly/obnoxious scale, with turtles, birds, and crocodilians taking 4-6 xD

[@AuroraExotics]

That's about what I expected! Very fun video! I like your added category, important addition lol. I've always said bird people are a little crazy. No shade meant, you just have to be to put up with everything! 😄

[@dickward1090]

I love this channel because of how enthusiastic and passionate everyone seems (especially Clint) about educating the wider public on just about anything they can get on camera.

[@kinilas]

I love how much fun Clint is having with this! I wanna see more vids like this.

[@lyr1kn156]

As for loud, smelly or obnoxious: I have a Hermann tortoise and he shares my room with me. He wakes up around 8am on the dot, and begins his morning by walking the perimeter of his table, which makes a scratching noise; but if I'm not already awake, it's not loud enough to wake me. Absolutely NO smell, just spot clean when needed, anyway. Obnoxious? Pffft he's a tortoise, of course not.

[@themonkeymoo]

I can definitely see something like a Sulcata potentially being pretty obnoxious, but most tortoises are way smaller than that (and consequently much less obtrusive). I used to have a Red-Eared Slider, and my wife and I now take care of a Sonoran Desert Tortoise (they aren't technically "owned"; it's complicated). Personally, I think the various hassles associated with maintaining water quality are way more obnoxious than anything Alex has ever done. Granted, Alex lives outside and I have a yard-sized enclave of the Sonoran Desert that handles basically all the upkeep for me; I suppose it's not really a fair comparison.

[@everymanoffroadadventures6082]

Clint your energy and enthusiasm is absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for everything you do.

[@Stranglethroat]

"Crocodilians don't appear to even want to be pets!" To be honest, I don't think they know they ARE pets..!

[@varanidguy]

I'm honestly surprised lizards scored in the place they did.

[@Murdant]

I've had all of these pets (other than crocodilians) at one time or another. And without question, for me, my tortoise has been my favorite. "Henri" is a Sulcata. When she arrived in the mail six years ago, she was about the size of a half dollar. Now, well, she's definitely bigger lol. The biggest issue with large tortoises is having the proper enclosure, with supplemental heat in the winter, and a fairly large grazing area. Totally worth it, though.

[@charlesspangler7148]

Awesome video Clint. Thanks so much!

[@FantasyAddict95]

if the "joy of handling" were changed to "joy of interacting," I definitely think that tortoises would have scored higher. My family has had sulcatas for ~20 years. having them come to and follow you, scratching their shell and necks, picking dandelions to feed them as a little kid, using them as waste disposal when weeding the garden, luring them around with treats, all very fun ways to interact with a large tortoise that Clint said is too big *to handle.*

[@shamik_sathe]

(I love all reptiles, don't underestimate my love for snakes) I really hoped that tortoises would win this. But it's ok, i also like snakes(specially the rosy)

[@Ushio01]

They live too long so you can't really guarantee your pets health for a significant portion of it's life.

[@shamik_sathe]

@@Ushio01 well actually some live only till 30, 40 and 50 wuth a manageable size.

[@ItsMattF]

Excellent video as usual! Thanks for all the effort you and your team put into these videos!

[@terranceharris3675]

This is why I subscribed! Amazing content as always Clint!

[@DakshaiRanger]

I have experience with most of these, and I wholeheartedly agree with the results. This said, I would choose my chickens over my snakes as pets in a heartbeat if I could only keep one or the other, but chickens DO need much more specialized care. They are ungodly filthy, even the hens are louder than some bullhorns, they eat a lot, and they are much more expensive to keep.

[@yzettasmith4194]

Chickens do give something concrete in return if you keep hens. That mitigates the care requirements somewhat. Not to undermine the value of pure joy people get from other pets, mind you. :)

[@bigsprucerabbitry6238]

You can automate care significantly if you use timed feeder/waters and other farm supplies developed for an actual agricultural setting. (I do everything by hand because I find the animals fun to be around, but if they were difficult to care for, there would not be 12 billion of them no the planet.) I agree they can be more expensive and obnoxious to keep than a snake, but you can keep them outside which mitigates the issues and they are an awesome garbage disposal, mouse trap, and weedder/fertilizer for the lawn and garden all rolled into an egg factory that can live through the winter in northern climates.

[@JLAvey]

Snakes are the one reptile I won't likely ever have. Don't want to feed them fellow mammals but I have no problem feeding bugs to lizards or weeds to tortoises. Russian Tortoise seems to love dandelion. I think tortoises would make the best reptiles as pets. Despite their longevity, if you ever run low on food all you have to do is step outside and pick some weeds.

[@hunterivey]

I love your Steve Irwin impression, "Danger, Danger, Danger."

[@joesheehan__]

Great way to do it and your reaction shows! The numbers are close too which echoes the fairness of how you've gauged it. Great job.

[@gildedbear5355]

it's good that there's no "cool factor" because if there was then dinosaurs would win every time.

[@TheDimetrodon]

Just curious, when it comes to turtles that are more like tortoises, non-aquatic/semi-aquatic turtles, would they be considered tortoises or turtles in this scoring structure?

[@cs4870]

Ultimate showdown complete! Very exciting video and I loved every minute of it!!! Great job team! Love you guys and the work you do!

[@deviousdanny2066]

fantastic video Clint , please do more like these!

[@Potato-oz9ex]

Nice to know that birds are reptiles now😂 my brother has 2 birds and one of them is extremely attached to me I’d never personally own one I’ll stick to my lizards,snakes,and dogs

[@TesseraCraft]

I think you are way wrong about snakes not being obnoxious. getting a 20 pound snake back into an enclosure is a suggestion at best. getting small hatchlings into a shipping container is a challenge. Measuring the length of any snake is tricky. If you ever have a small or midsized snake escape good luck finding it. I would put snakes at number 3. making the scores even more even.

[@pattygeuder41]

Loved that. Hated having to wait!

[@renees766]

Totally rad vid! Love the categories!

[@edgubi]

Sorry Clint, but as someone who's kept both birds and lizards and knows people who've kept other reptiles except crocodilians, I feel like you're being *extremely* unfair to birds in this video, to the point I almost wonder if you decided to err on the side of underrating after the last video showed birds in the lead. Birds are definitely the losers on shorter trips, due to the fact that some birds people do keep eat only fruit, and these include mynahs and toucans, which while not common as pets, are definitely kept as pets. However if a bird is eating a mainly pelleted diet and you have a drinking setup that makes it hard for them to foul their water, it's easy to leave parrots, doves, poultry, and most songbirds for two days. And longer-term, it's easier to find someone to care for birds, even cleaning the cages, than someone who will feed live bugs, much less get bugs for you from a colony or a pet store, or someone who will do water changes. For lifespan, I think it's far less common for bird owners to keep the large parrots that can live half a century or more than lizard owners to keep groups like chameleons. Most bird owners I know keep either smaller parrots, which live 15-35 years, or poultry, which generally live a bit longer than chameleons while being a lot hardier. Even finches, with the same lifespan as chameleons, tend to live out their natural lives. For hardiness, yes birds tend to die quickly if you don't feed them or they get a severe infection, but if you make sure to feed them every day, birds are on average considerably hardier than lizards. I've never known a bird to go off food to the point of starving itself to death, whereas I know of lzards and snakes that do that. The other thing highlighted to me by people's experiences last winter is that, if your house loses power in inclimate weather, some lizards and snakes can be rapidly killed by extreme heat and most by extreme cold. I've never met a bird owner who lost an indoor bird due to a power outage. I will admit, however, that budgies, which are a live fast, die young sort of species in the wild despite having the capacity to live past fifteen, are probably the least hardy bird species I've known anyone to keep as a pet. If you're basing this standard on the average birds people keep birds would loose a lot of points just based on the sheer popularity of budgies. For lifestyleness, my friend pointed out that, if you get a parrot, or many other birds, they need significant daily interaction. I don't even think of this as a lifestyle commitment, but it's a fair point. However, kept in groups, doves, finches/canaries, and poultry don't require interaction. Even parrots don't require interaction when kept in groups, if you don't care if they remain friendly towards you. You also don't need any sort of specialized electrical setup to keep any bird I know of. But, aside from it being easier to find a sitter, reptiles, especially snakes, are much more likely to affect where you can live. Most birds people commonly keep won't seriously affect where you can live. You can keep many parrots, doves, finches, and quail in an apartment, and it's typically much easier to find a rental that will allow birds than reptiles, especially when bird people tend to have fewer birds than reptile keepers. Homeowner's associations typically restrict many or all reptiles while explicitly allowing at least parrots and finches, and city bylaws typically restrict crocodilians and snakes, as well as poultry (often with an exception for hens for eggs) and excessively noisy animals (and don't keep a cockatoo outdoors in the suburbs). Unless you specifically want outdoor birds, it'll be a lot easier to find a house with birds than reptiles, especially snakes.

[@dirty46]

This and the previous videos were a lot of fun to watch. You, as always, put out quality content sir.

[@paullippe5710]

Tremendous video, been watching for years. Usually I'm happy to make recommendations, but these last two videos were awesome and that is my sole thought on this 2-part video. Great job Clint and team!

[@rocketqueen232]

Yay, I was looking forward to this!

[@basementpets5327]

Awesome list! Very nice and very all encompassing!

[@chronagan]

I enjoyed this series! Your excitement is infectious.

[@farmgirl3818]

I love Clint's Reptiles! He makes everything so easy! Keep up the good work!

[@reevesreptilians]

Loved this Clint.. very entertaining and real world ! 👍

[@marthav7565]

Hey! This was super fun to watch! Thanks Clint! :D

[@dannahbanana11235]

I think the final list is super accurate. I've known several snake owners, a few bird owners, one guy with a big lizard, and I knew someone who knew someone that had a tortoise. Seems like you summed them all up pretty darn well, that's probably the order in which I would recommend them to people as pets.

[@jeffreyadamo]

Watching Clint’s enthusiasm always makes me so happy.

[@dinosoren0747]

Thanks Patreon!!!!

[@ape_man504]

Bro you’re an amazing channel, keep it up, love seeing your positive attitude!

[@karmaleenash2841]

Such a great video idea! Loved it, and agree with the rankings. I am a proud reptile momma now with our first reptile, a juvenile bearded dragon! I did months of research before we were ready. Your videos were a huge part of that research. Thank you for all the great care advice. Our little boy, Phog, says thank you, too! 💚🐸🐢🦎🐍

[@moreperuvians3807]

Great video Clint! The script was great too

[@kylereynhart]

This is a very good test, scores are very good, extremely thorough, and I agree with you on almost everything. Good job Clint!

[@wildside306]

Awesome duo of videos 👍

[@Dani-tp4wn]

Love yall!! This was all great info and opened my eyes to other pets, tho my life style fits snakes best 😂 i adore them and im glad i found your channel and found that out! I always thought maybe i didnt want pets bc of the maintenance required like fur, training, frequent food shopping, toys and vet visits id require with dogs or cats.

[@karynb.5208]

OMG the way you discuss a topic is so intriguing and hillarious at the same time!

[@rottweilerfun9520]

This was a fun exercise ! Thanks Clint !

[@robertbailey4454]

Well done, Clint. I think you and Ed and Emily are probably the best two covering reptiles in a family friendly approach. You also present it in a way that isn't pushing parents to accept or turning kids off on any particular reptile. You don't dramatize your teachings, its just facts and I love that. I like Sam Pagano's idea as well. I look forward to seeing this done for each category.

[@LM-th7dj]

I really love this format, it would be amazing if we could get a video like this about different types of snakes!

[@charlii2048]

Seeing all the montages for the animals make me realize just how far the channel has come

[@Kay_Reptiles_]

This was great! I have had/have every type of animal on here except crocodilians and you are spot on with everything. Always love to hear your input.

[@calewarner06]

Thank you Clint this was awesome with awesome results

[@lokestrange]

Whoa, I didn't expect turtles to pull ahead of lizards! Good for them.

[@angeliquealways9462]

Thank you, it was very interesting!

[@cvcpharmacy4092]

Awesome series!

[@LM-th7dj]

Love this video!

[@Nemodog]

Once again Clint you have blinded me with science! Yes, please do more of these.

[@slippychippy4093]

Thanks Clint this was a fun video idea

[@lyonsrawrs]

This style of video is awesome!! I'd love to see you do it for specific species in the categories like Lizards