Top 5 LEAST Popular Reptiles That You Didn't Know Existed, But Make AMAZING Pets!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

What species do you think needs more love?

[@daffysreptiles]

I think everyone already knows my answer to this 😆 Mountain horned dragons!!

[@petspetspetsgalore9090]

Common Snappers and Jeweled Lacerates need more love.

[@petspetspetsgalore9090]

@Kaj Ferdinand I’ve had some long tailed grass lizards, and they are lovely and handleable. A couple of them can fit in an 18x18x24

[@captainsnekk]

Name him kevin Just plain and simple

[@Royalexotics7269]

Pictus Gecko

[@ConfidentCritters]

What’s really cool about garters too is that they are one type of snake that does great in groups, tend to be more handleable and mellow too when kept together!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

I love that they can cohab

[@rothed16]

Yes. My friend Anthony who lives in Canada keeps them. He helps run some Grater groups on FB. He makes videos of them being fed fish from his hands. It's so cool how all come out for feeding time and they each come up to get a fish

[@MaggieFox45]

*Garters* ☺️😊

[@CaroleEvans93436]

Name suggestion : Merlin

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

I love it

[@claysoggyfries]

Merlin Twist

[@1Ring42]

I second this or perhaps myrdden (pronounced mer-thin)

[@GsTs]

Guillermo would be good too

[@tarahazelton7739]

Mirrodin

[@creepygallery3303]

So happy to see Knob-tails make this list. As for a name suggestion for your little one how about Gromit.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

I like it!

[@heartofdragons8315]

When I was little, the first snake I got to handle was a wild Garter snake. That snake was so chill about being handled by 4 little kids for probably an hour. Never musked or anything. Absolutely took off like an arrow the moment it was back on the ground, though. I'm always going to have a soft spot for Garters because of that experience.

[@lightningwolf788]

I'm SOOOOO glad you included knob-tailed geckos! They were a dream buy for me and I got one from an expo last year, he's such a joy! He's a wheeleri and I love his little bumps. He's on BioDude Terra Sahara and absolutely loving it. Such a wonderful group of reptiles.

[@DK-vn7lr]

Growing up in Michigan, Garter snakes were just what you had as a pet because they were the easiest to find and catch. We always were looking for something cooler

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

We have so many here too

[@SwelIy]

I'm so glad you added Garters to the list. While they are very abundant where I'm from and well-known to even non-snake lovers, you hardly see them in captivity. I've had a baby Oregon Red-Spotted and a baby Albino Checkered housed together for the last few months and they are both doing so well together. I think you've described their behavior to a T in this one!

[@caseysilva6919]

That knob tail gecko is adorable!! A name that comes to mind...Oliver.

[@DavidSiebert]

You left out the coolest thing about Gater snakes. They like to be kept in groups! My list of cool unloved Reptiles. Desert Iguanas Rainbow snakes. Chuckwalla. Collared Lizards

[@oliviab4139]

I think “Levi” is absolutely fitting for your knob tail. He’s adorable 🥰

[@yehudamoore]

I agree

[@anxietea292]

I loved this video, thanks for shining some light on Garter snakes and Gopher snakes! I never knew Knob Tailed geckos were such amazing and cute animals. I think Vermilion, Monarch or Garnet might be some cool names, either way I love the species!

[@jamesriddle1593]

can we get a “reptiles that look scary but are harmless” video :) would love to see it❤

[@MsMeI]

The knob-tail definitely looks like a fire type. Magmar? Fuecoco?

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Magmar was my uro, wicked name

[@fkrgebs6773]

All the time you showed the little gecko, I thought of Darla from „Finding Nemo“. The red, the mouth, the big eyes and then the way it moves. That’s a Darla 😂

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

hahaha cool name!

[@VTwinFTW]

Garters are SO underrated. I hope to have a small colony of them one day in my collection

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

I agree

[@HeavenlyiceDream]

I have! they are hilarious snakes if you are interested in florida blue garters, hit me up.

[@cadenlikespigs]

I think that many reptiles get overshadowed by other reptiles like how corn snakes overshadow every other type of rat snake. That might be a nice video idea: Top 4 Reptiles That Are Overshadowed by More Popular Retiles (Plus An Amphibian)

[@evancrawford4179]

I grew up with garter snakes in my backyard, and they've always been fun to have around. Once I have more space I will definitely do a garter paladarium

[@alioli7633]

Garter snakes are amazing! They come in many different colors, are easy to handle and to keep. I have 4. One of them Kalros, is really attached to me. She let me know when she wants out. Believe it or not, she loves cuddly teddybears. Anything that's soft and cuddly ❤

[@lizzthered]

I would love to have a knob tail gecko some day! Some good names for yours could be Ember, Nova, or Ka-boom 😅 the colors looked so fire inspired to me. Great video as always!

[@bluewhaleking6227]

I catch (and release) gopher snakea in the wild from time to time, and the hissing and puffing is almost always a bluff, even wild ones are usually handleable and rarely bite.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

great to hear!

[@ithandrielhafthor]

Gopher Snakes finally getting the love they deserve. I had one while stationed in California that was over 6ft long. They can be sweet hearts as well.

[@kellybraun7048]

I kept a box turtle for a day. In a cardboard box. Because my dad found it while mowing the lawn-we tried to feed it, it was probably too anxious, so it was let go once the lawn was done. Box turtles are absolutely adorable!

[@ronbolesta4147]

Love that garter snakes are getting more attention and it makes me wish people would get into water snakes more too. They may not be the prettiest of snakes (my local common water snakes are typically brown or grayish brown with little to no pattern), but they tame real easily, seem to cohab well with themselves or garter snakes (personal experience), and you can make some real cool enclosures for them. I had a water snake and two garter snakes in a 40 gallon (36 in by 18 in) back in the day that I had built a small pool in on one end with a submersible pump that I put feeder fish in. Since I no longer do wild caught I'm not likely to ever keep them in the near future, but I still enjoy having both snake species in addition to my regular ones.

[@mh7915]

The knob tailed gecko is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen!

[@samanthadavies4841]

Garters are great, in the 80's they were quite common in the UK. I had a group of three, they were curious, easy to feed and handle and very active so interesting to watch. Get a group though as they tend to be less flighty. Lovely small snake tho.

[@creaturefarm]

Garter snakes are amazing! Thanks for mentioning them. I’m anticipating big things for garters coming in the future! 🐍

[@carriewilliford1225]

YAY GOPHER SNAKES FINALLY GETTING SOME ATTENTION!! ❤🎉 they are so underrated but are super personable and curious (i could say from experience 😊😉) also name suggestion maybe Draco or Nugget 😂?❤

[@bananaman8693]

I have a Leo named Draco! All my friends (they don’t like reptiles) absolutely LOVE him and I love him too.

[@carriewilliford1225]

@@bananaman8693 awesome!

[@bobbiec2829]

My name recommendation for the knob tail gecko is Toad. It's just the first thing that came to mind 😁

[@HeavenlyiceDream]

YAY garter snakes! I have florida blue garter snakes and 1 silver coloured black neck garter they have hilarious puppy like , clown personalities and are so so fun to own. They love to live together in a big enclosure that makes it fun to view. I just love my garters thanks for giving them some love again

[@Dani-tp4wn]

While i was looking thru morph market for the best pet eyelid gecko i could find i found myself really warming up to the knob tails with their cute little stances!! And these particular species look so soft... I'd want one over a leopard gecko i think! Though leopard geckos always win with the amount of morphs they have...

[@TheMiikka34]

I work at a vegetable processing factory. I find cool snakes (mostly garters and corn snakes) all the time during harvest season. I tend to catch them and relocate them, but there are times I'm super tempted just to keep them.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Interesting! this is so awesome

[@TheMiikka34]

@@WickensWickedReptiles The only time I dislike finding them, is when I find a snake have it's lunch lol. I'm in Southern Ontario (way more south than you lol) it is fun to watch people freak out when a melanistic garter comes in with the beans.

[@ryancook4771]

Yes please! For the reptiles that will blow up in 2023 (and the obligatory amphibian). Also, my kids love Camp Cretaceous, and your little Knob-tailed Gecko reminds of the Ankylosaurus. So I’m tossing out Bumpy for a name.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

hahaha, great name

[@ryancook4771]

@@WickensWickedReptiles thanks! Hopefully we’ll see it as an option on a poll 😁

[@chelseaslavik8248]

Smiley! His little face is so cute and it looks like he’s smiling 😊

[@flatstanley6232]

I've had garters for 3 years they do great together, bask in the open, and are always active. The toughest thing for most is escape proofing baby enclosures since they are tiny.

[@ellasinsanity666]

Garter snakes definitely need more love.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

I agree

[@rottweilerfun9520]

I'm glad to see that Super D isn't brumating , he's smart, he's waiting for Santa Croc to bring him some bugs !

[@headleymonorails4235]

I absolutely LOVE my San Diego Gopher snakes! ❤️ They can be huffy and puffy, but I got my as yearlings and worked with them a lot. No huffs or puffs, just some really nice snakes.

[@larimatolaganon4946]

You forgot to mention Garter snakes are one of the very few that do better in a group, meaning it's one of the very few snakes you can co-hab, making them extra cool. Sadly, banned in BC.

[@mfoerster3335]

When your two favorite snakes make the list: Gopher snakes (that never get talked about enough) and garters 🥰

[@anthonyamurri9278]

Carpet pythons are a species that I believe don't get enough love. I don't know anyone else besides me who keeps them. Whether it's a jungle carpet or a coastal carpet. They are amazing. Lots of personality and are quite easy to handle

[@MothimMovin00]

I love jungle Carpet pythons

[@anthonyamurri9278]

@@MothimMovin00 they are amazing. I'm on my 2nd one. A Coastal named Amara. My 1st was a jungle named Jafar, he got a tumor and unfortunately didn't make it too long after his diagnosis

[@MothimMovin00]

@@anthonyamurri9278 that's sad 😔

[@Michael-es9xw]

That quick shot of Diamond on the turtle 😂Jesus Adam 💀

[@cactuslovers7122]

I absolutely love toads, I even have three of my own: Sploosh, Squirttillyes the 2nd, and Cloud. I’ve had a lot in my life and I would appreciate it if you could make some more videos about them. There’s so much miss information about them and they deserve so much more.

[@momamiandkiddokelsi9027]

He's name is clearly Denim! That is what material Levi's are made of 😉

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

I love this name

[@dadrip]

Ok that's actually really cute

[@creepygallery3303]

Nice. In Australia we always call red animals blue and blue animals red so Denim works on a couple of levels.

[@momamiandkiddokelsi9027]

@@creepygallery3303 ok, I want an explanation for the color confusion! This was so interesting! Is there any reason for the mix up? Does this only apply to reptiles or does it apply to all animals? Now I need to know! Please reply to me, the curiosity is killing me!! 😁😁😁

[@creepygallery3303]

@@momamiandkiddokelsi9027 I think it started with dog breeds. if you had a red cattle dog its was usually named Blue and for a blue cattle dog you'd name it Red.

[@Noodleandthepoodles]

I had a wonderful box turtle for years as one of my first reptiles. I’d love to get one again someday. I LOVE my children’s python, she’s smart curious, beautiful and small. Also love my black pine snake... way cooler then a MBK and less biting to worry about, gets bigger and you get all the show of a bull snake bluff with rattle and open mouth huffing. My tomato frog is a fairly active and my favorite amphibian that nobody talks about.

[@avanaccarato5151]

Have you done a cheapest or most expensive reptiles video? If not that would be cool. Or maybe reptiles that don't need insects

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

I have, just a few months ago :)

[@krazyrabbit1963]

So nice to see garters on an "Amazing" list! My 3 goobers are always out, no hunger strikes, easy to keep, funny as heck. Yes, if they freak out they can musk, but mine have all gotten used to me and don't anymore. I'd recommend them over corns as first snakes for kids.

[@TrevsTreehouse]

Spadefoot toads are super cute. I'm from Western Kentucky and I've only seen one Eastern Spadefoot my entire life. Super cute almost hypno-toad vibes

[@gusmonster59]

I'm not even into reptiles and I have heard of all of these. Years ago, I had rescue tortoise named Buzzsaw. I had him for a lots of years before he died (he got sick and the vet and I simply couldn't get it under control). Former significant other had (has?) two box turtles he has had for over 25 years. They were very much cool. I researched and made their enclosure a proper environment. They were a lot happier and much more interactive when I got it all done.

[@heavyaf_deuce3791]

NA Box turtles are becoming HUGE in the pet trade in my area in Northern California they are a little more cold tolerant and just a great pet if the room is adequate. Great video adam!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Great to hear!!

[@teresadixon2899]

Box turtles were my first pet. Once I found a really big (eggplant sized) one at my uncle's farmhouse. He had lots of scars so he was recognizable each time we found him for a few years. I called him Hugo.

[@Wolfy428]

You should do a video on all the tech you use for your reptile room! I'm trying to automate mine a little more but I have no clue when it comes to smart technology.

[@ABCHerping82]

knob tailed geckos are ADORABLE! I think there stubby little tails look great :)

[@honestlynate7922]

My brother has a leopard gecko that he has had for 22 years. It's still alive it's name is Spike. It's amazing how long some of these reptiles will live. He has one more you just picked up about a year or two ago

[@rottweilerfun9520]

Name suggestion : Franklin. What a gorgeous lizard.

[@calewarner06]

Top 5 2023 would be awesome. Love your videos thank you for all of your awesome content

[@vicekillx]

Awwww my boy got featured again! Pixel the Christmas Mountain gopher snake has gotten so much better with handling since I recorded those clips. He's still huffy and puffy, but you can now pick him up without a hook and even touch his head once he's calmed down a bit. They're spicy lil guys but they're fun spicy, and they can definitely be un-spicied!

[@nogames8982]

When I was about 10 years old, I had a pet garter snake. For three hours. Until my mom got home and said absolutely no way. So I had to take squiggles back to the field where I found him. The funny part was my friend who had been with me that day had to take his snake wiggles back to the same field that night when his mom got home.

[@cara9648]

Garter snakes have always been my absolute favorite and they always will be. ♥️

[@fuzzymelon1261]

im so glad I found out about the knobtail gecko. if I get a 3rd lizard that can fit in a leftover 15 gallon (im gonna upgrade the leopard and crested gecko to a 40 and 20 gallon respectively (the crestie can't climb anymore)), I may get that one bc its so darn cute and probably not insanely different that what im used to.

[@joshmiville6932]

I love how knob tail geckos wiggle the end of their tail

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Such a cute thing eh

[@susanhanstock6879]

Watched your video and you mentioned Box Turtles. It made me think of Otis the box turtle at Garden State Tortoise. He is so sweet. 🐢 Especially his cute little eyes!

[@towaplush9747]

my first ever reptile was a knob tail gecko as it was one of the only ones i can get in australia. theyre so lovely and so so cute!!

[@blockednostril9739]

Another seldom seen but I’m coming to discover lovely species is the grey banded kingsnake. Very small and active, fun species to keep and can have some pretty crazy orange colouration as they age, real neat things and I just got lucky enough to stumble across one in England 😅

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Sounds great!

[@daffysreptiles]

My favourite part of this video was your shimmy. 😂

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Shimmy shimmy

[@SinisterY0lk]

1:54 Deffinitely needs something firey 🔥 I'm talking Ember, Blitz, Blaze, Flare, Sizzle, Or maybe even Spice I think any one of those would match em well 👍

[@kesomon]

That knob-tail that needs a name should absolutely be named Charmander.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

I love this name

[@Lsurah]

my name suggestion for the knob tailed gecko is... Skellington. you can see his teeth just enough, (plus the scale pattern) to give his mouth that stitched look like Jack Skellington of Nightmare before Christmas! plus those huge eyes!!

[@gregwilliams853]

I really enjoyed this video, most of those animals I have right here in my yard. Gopher snakes garter snakes and spade foot toads for sure. I would be interested in seeing another one like this and a video on which herps will be big next year🐍🐍🦎🦎🐊🐊🐸🐸

[@KerfuffleBlynx]

2 name suggestions Bongo or Puff

[@I_am_BiG_Al]

Call him levi, like the jeans

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Such a good name

[@CHONKthebeardie]

I agreee

[@danicegewiss862]

I thought that right away.

[@thiasonwilson5323]

Love your videos! Thank you! And it's nice to see these new additions and more turtles/tortoises!

[@JiniriDancer]

Love for gopher snakes! I have two pacific golfers, and they are such sweet, mellow guys

[@Ona1979]

I used to catch wild gopher snakes a lot when I was a kid. Most of them became docile after about 10 minutes, I could watch tv with a with a wild gopher snake on my chest. I always had to release them before bedtime, because wasn't allowed to keep them as pets. I only caught one gopher snake that had a spicy personality. Golem would be a great name from your new gecko. It is the cutest gecko that I've ever seen in my life 💚

[@invert_keeper]

My name suggestion is Ghibli because it looks like a wide eyed colorful creature from a Ghibli movie 😊

[@CrystalheartedEve]

I'm getting ready to start a Reptile breeding hobby. I really wanted to do Garter Snakes, but unfortunately my state only allows owning them. Selling them is illegal due to them being a native snake in my area.

[@travisduarte4236]

Boxes have a huge care and keeper following in the states.

[@celtzen]

Garters can also be kept in groups together :-)

[@coreymitsunaga7698]

I'd add Florida king snakes. Cali's and Mexican black get all the love. (A long with Easterns) Florida's are larger, thicker bodies kings maxing out at six feet. They have legendary feeding responses, but can be teddy bears with consistent handling. My boy just turned 3 years old and is roughly 5'4" - 5'5" in length.

[@pamelapilling6996]

I ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Garter snakes. I think it is great you can cohabitate them. Plus they are my first snake loves. When I was 2. I am now 62.

[@sryan4925]

I really loved this video! I now want all of them. I'd call him Scrappy, he looks like a fighter of a gecko.

[@MisoTurtle10]

Best intro yet love the new intro ❤️‍🔥🔥❤️‍🔥🔥

[@Born_Again_On_The_Mountain]

The ducks and I are on board with the 2023 video idea!

[@luwunarchy6689]

Love the Sonoran shout out, love out reptiles here!!!

[@lunamoth505]

haha it's really great hearing someone talk about my favorite herptiles; you covered the pets ive been keeping for years and some ive been planning on getting in the future :) i have a box turtle and spadefoot toads and they're super rewarding to keep Box turtles can be super difficult with the amount of horizontal space they need to roam and they don't do well being handled but they're absolutely worth just observing and feeding once you have a proper enclosure set up. they are so intelligent and such well-rounded animals which makes them such a joy to care for!! The spades are super easy pets to keep!! they'll come out in the evening and at night and croak and hop around and its so fascinating watching them eat :O id really love to get garter snakes in the future as well!! something about them just makes me want to know more about them and watch how they behave from day to day- really gorgeous snakes! considering gopher snakes and more geckos down the road too now haha

[@joegrossman5073]

Gecko name should be ember, looks amazing love them dwarf critters they be favorite's. Love your videos keep up the hard work.

[@dacisky]

The new into is stunning..WOW! 😎Yeah,do what you think will be most popular 2023. How are gargoyles in your world view? And yeah,the knob tailed gecko is absurdly cute. Name: Laddie or Suede. Where I used to live,there are garter snakes and spade foot toads living in the back yard cause it's a wildlife habitat.. I really do think garters are going to become very popular.I never even had wild ones musk me.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Thank you!!

[@beverlyjensen443]

I love the nob-tail...knob? Anyway, he looks like Amber to be. Or perhaps overheated Carmel. I like those discripters as names!

[@L.V.exoticpets]

As a kid honestly my fave herp was a bix turtle I miss coming outside to them being in my poor waiting for me to lift them out was just a blessed way to start the morning

[@briemorrison6610]

You already know we all want the 2023 reptile video! But im commenting just for the extra push ;P

[@KS-CompactMango]

Always love your videos!

[@brandonwinkelmann6811]

Definitely charmander vibes coming from the knob tail

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

I agree

[@Donna_G]

For the gecko, you could name him Gary, Garth, or Knobby. I have always liked garter snakes in the garden. But I don't see them very often. My son says he sees them all the time. I suggested that he could just catch one if he wants a snake. He thinks that is a good idea; but, he's concerned about diseases a wild caught snake might have.

[@lgtrumpet2004]

I know I'm probably late to the party with names but that gecko is definitely Charmander!

[@AceOutDoors.]

The knob tail should be named olly

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Wicked name!!

[@sharonawaldschmidt3622]

Name suggestion for you knob tail, Dundee, showing my age here, he was pretty popular when I was a kid.

[@bindisherd5923]

Name suggestions - Jafar Jotenheim Vesuvius

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Wicked names

[@Spaceinvader2424]

@@WickensWickedReptiles if you were wondering where the origin of the name Jotunheim comes From I will give you a explanation, Jotunheim is the realm of the giants or Jotun in Norse mythology B)

[@critterlovermaria506]

Great video. Name suggestion for the knob tailed gecko: Mr. Bean!

[@UnquietSlumber]

The gecko, because it can live on sand (like in Ancient Egypt) and it's latin name, Nefertiti, after the Queen of Egypt. Incredibly cute!

[@Tazzyfluf]

You should name him Charizard!! He's orange and you have Pikachu, marowak, and qubone! It's a theme :)

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

I love it