TOP ANIMAL YOUTUBERS - TIER LIST ANIMALCON

[@AntsCanada]

Big fan of NERD after meeting Kevin at AnimalCon! Thanks for the ranking, man! Ant love forever! ❤️🙏🥰

[@fitipapani9805]

🐜

[@brittssleepsaround]

HOW DID YOU MISS SNAKE DISCOVERY and Wickens Wicked Reptiles?

[@Rob_Thorsman]

Especially since Wicken's was in the thumbnail and intro.

[@jennifermalcolm1985]

Yep it's not a list with out them

[@jennifermalcolm1985]

Also I didn't see clints reptials

[@kc3302]

Yes, very weird how they supported a couple of very low subbed channels but missed massive channels like Snake Discovery and Clint who is probably the best educator and ambassador for the hobby.

[@calewarner06]

Snake discovery, Chandler's wildlife, Clint's reptiles and Wicken Wicked reptiles also greats

[@Viquor]

Donny isn't a fan of Chandlers Wildlife. He had some drama with him. Donny is my least favorite person on this channel.

[@joshuacain9845]

He talked about Jacob Fetter who is objectively worse

[@Strigulino]

I saw Snake Discovery’s facility briefly in a video but didn’t see Emily and Ed get a mention - love their videos!

[@colinhames7377]

Clint’s reptiles? Chandlers wild world? Coyote Peterson? Wickens wicked reptiles? Snake discovery? I mean I know the animal tube industry is huge but these are big names here Donny 😂

[@jasonstaples4364]

Donny gets a C. Have a good day

[@Maddie59473]

Those creators didn’t go to animal con. That’s the point of the video

[@jasonstaples4364]

@@Maddie59473 11 days late

[@ahhpeixepeixepeixe]

You could have just showed these content creators without tiers or your personal opinion. I liked this channel for Kevin's content but it's like it's managed by 12 year olds now. Cringe af.

[@StLMikie]

Spot on.

[@sandraramsey2712]

Agreed

[@bryangunz7779]

Correct.

[@DoorsToHideBehind156]

Just because they made tiers based on their followers and views doesn't mean they were hating on anybody or "dividing" the community. He didn't say anything negative about anybody and this list shined light on a lot of smaller channels I've never heard of before.

[@JaThomps0n513]

He literally said in the beginning that the ranks would be based off of audience type and consistency, he also didn’t badmouth any channels and even had so much respect, that instead of calling the lowest rank f tier he renamed it rising star tier, to show that he believed their Chanel’s could grow and become more popular.

[@anntowle1706]

Lori Torrini (she does snake training and is an animal behaviorist), Animals at Home, Living Zoology, Reptiles and Research, Clint's Reptiles and Snake Discovery are some of my favorite channels. They all have educational content like NERD does when Kevin is present. Mark's Reptiles and Reachout Reptiles are fun to watch. Mark keeps mostly hots with a focus on cobras and the Reach has dwarf retics.

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

Lori is awesome and Living Zoology is phenomenal

[@rept814]

Kenan is hands down my favorite lol I've looked up to him since my young BMX days and 15 years later, I was happy to find him caring for reptiles the way he does. Many great people out here sharing their knowledge and experiences. I appreciate everyone who shares and helps one another out here. I don't look at it as a competition. Love you all ✌🏻❤️🐢

[@crowsrose8789]

The King of DIY is also a huge fishtuber, one of the few I actually used to watch a lot. I don't watch too much animal content at the moment but if I feel like fish content he is who I typically watch.

[@lowdavey9474]

You forgot Chandlers Wild Life, the beef set aside he should've been on the list. He is an animal KZbinr, conservationist, and very informative....just saying.

[@somethingcats]

Sometimes it's best not to say anything

[@lowdavey9474]

@@somethingcats maybeso, not trying to instigate by any means, just would like to see the community come together rather than divided.

[@InsomniOwl_]

@LoW Davey I didn't know there was friction. What happened? Is there a video series or Reddit thread?

[@jhnpttn1234y6]

@@somethingcats sometimes it's best to be honest

[@jhnpttn1234y6]

Its possible he wasn't there tho?

[@aneirawolf4882]

You missed Snake discovery! Top tier all the way!

[@CobraRaptor]

I was just thinking that

[@melissaf.5898]

She isn’t going to Animal Con, is she?

[@willb2581]

And chandler’s wild world 👀 lmao

[@spanishmountains4588]

@@willb2581 Not surprising, he avoided the abusive channels he's covered as well. Which is fair. Snake Discovery, Clint's Reptiles, and WWR missing all suprise me.

[@staceyweatherby5590]

Yes! Big missing channels! Also DM Exotics and All Canadian Reptile Girl. I really appreciated how this video was presented so neutrally. I really couldn’t sense a biased opinion from the commentary. Well done. 🤓

[@Christina_Bonita]

Loved this video because now I can find more awesome reptile channels like this one . I have a question tho HOW TF COULD YOU NOT INCLUDE SNAKE DISCOVERY!!!??? It's shocking that they wasn't included in this 🥺

[@reptisaurusking8494]

WHOA WHOA WHOA, WAIT A MINUTE!!! WHERE’S BRAVE WILDERNESS!!!!

[@smetlogik]

I like the *D"ahhh"v* pronunciation, I'm using that from now on.

[@Rryan8065]

Enjoyed the video but the one thing I dislike is that there are some pretty bad people on here, and since it’s about stats they are high on the list while really great people are low on the list.

[@TheVeezyFamily]

Truly honored to even be on this list with some of these All stars! Thanks so much! Great video! 🔥

[@fuqimhigh]

So you moved into Paul's house and just stole that houses content? Is that what this channel is going to be?

[@TheVeezyFamily]

@@fuqimhigh we bought Paul’s farm and put in our own animals and the content will have some animal stuff but it will also be challenges and dares and pranks and shorts and a lot more kid friendly stuff. We won’t just be in the animals niche. Come check us out if you like.

[@Spicycow94]

Who are you? 😅

[@TheVeezyFamily]

@@Spicycow94 exactly! 😆

[@ItsYouAreNotYour]

Dingo is S tier. I didn't even know his channel disappeared. That is messed up and those dudes who did that I hope fall hard.

[@Aviolatedpenut]

bruh when will this channel get back to what it was before donni got bored with covid

[@larachaplauske8818]

Donny. How tf do you leave out Clint's Reptiles? Also please check out Animal1guy. He has a reptile rescue and does educational videos that are funny and informative. Also more Kevin please. We need updates on the recent rescues!

[@melissaf.5898]

He isn’t going to Animal Con, is he?

[@IrieRogue]

Love Animal1guy, he is an excellent member of the hobby and does great work with rescues ♡

[@larachaplauske8818]

@@melissaf.5898 idk. Don't remember hearing him say anything about it.

[@larachaplauske8818]

@@IrieRogue he seems like he'd be a blast to hang out with too.

[@LuckyStone888]

Exactly Clint's Reptiles and Snake Discovery missing is rediculous,

[@LightsCameraAnts]

I feel like I should be D-tier because I have a lot to improve on😅

[@areallyshortbrontothere]

Well you're doing well now so...

[@AlexsAgamids]

Great tier list! I like how you went into ratings based on analytics and data based on their platforms (it seems like a lot of "tier lists" are just based off of people's opinions on the channels/keepers themselves, which of course has bias from the content creator). As always, fantastic content guys!

[@HENRYANESDRUMS777]

Opinion obviously everyone thinks differently, This list low key isn’t it, usually the smaller KZbinrs have way more important content than the bigger KZbinrs, I feel like it gets to the point where bigger KZbinrs use animals for views and getting all the watch time while the smaller ones who have important things to say usually don’t get attention, second Jacob Feder should be bottom tier especially with how many times he’s staged “animal rescues”

[@ironmammoth7]

Yeah, Jacob Feder should have been disqualified for his fake rescues.

[@nataliesreptileroom3348]

Absolutely agreed 💯

[@gatorlandvlogs]

yaaaaay! i have officials arrived! ❤❤❤

[@LuckyStone888]

Tarantula Collective as C is ridiculous. His ability to photograph Arachnids and other Arthrododa is second to none. Photography is an artform that I guess Donnie can not appreciate.

[@ducmonster6965]

i think you missed the part where he said he ranks them based on yt analytics, meaning the content isnt as important in this list than viewership. thats the reason why so many good creators are so low tier

[@LuckyStone888]

@@ducmonster6965 I'm sure you're right but I seldomly listen to Donny. Also, the more things that I write and get a comment on, the better the analytics are for the video. I don't think Donny cares, I believe his focus is on views, If he truly believed he was rating unbiased, he would have given NERD a grade,

[@tarantulacollective]

thanks my dude!

[@LuckyStone888]

@@tarantulacollective wow, you're welcome. I'm just hoping others find your gift. You have the ability to help others see a different perspective. Your photography and podcasts are second to none.

[@melissaf.5898]

There are definitely some people that I don’t agree with the tier u put them at, but I didn’t spend weeks researching them. There was also a bunch of people I have never heard of. I don’t know how u managed to put this all together so well. Good promo for Animal Con!

[@KrazyFoe]

Reptile garden, snake discovery, Clint’s reptiles, WWR, you missed so many 🫠

[@julana]

Wow Thank you for including me! I feel very honored and am excited to be joining this group of amazing people 🥰 Looking forward to meeting you and everyone else at AnimalCon!!

[@jojomafia3851]

Your channel is pretty amazing! Hopefully the algorithms boost you up somehow! 💯👍

[@julana]

@@jojomafia3851 Thank you so much ! Fingers Crossed haha 🤪

[@snowleopard1831]

Finatic is the worst. He's a bad person at heart making stupid comments about feeding kittens and puppies to fish! He even made a UTube about his attempt to be "nicer" so his videos didn't get taken down so much. He doesn't deserve to be on this list at all, much less receive a B rating. He's definitely an L for loser!

[@astrangertoyou2663]

Same with happy tails

[@dewdbrowatch1446]

I guess this is what the algorithm is asking for just wish the NERD went back to educating us

[@ShinGojira54]

I guess everyone forgot about Exotics Lair

[@person893]

So pleased with some of the inclusions, especially tanner serpa, but I can't believe you missed snake discovery, and wickens wicked reptiles.

[@fireinateacup89]

They WHAT?! ☹️

[@person893]

Inclusions? The creators who were included in this video?

[@nowasiwassaying...1699]

​@@person893 that is how you say that

[@shawnpippenger8356]

Kenan is awesome, no frills no hype, straight education every time!

[@jamyianswiss2347]

In case anyone is confused about the priorities of KZbinrs like this, this is a *business* ranking by views and likes and subscribes. And exactly who is supposed to care about this? Or confuse it with QUALITY? Or consider it as a factor in choosing what to watch? Other KZbinrs competing for views and likes and subscribes. Try making one about quality of content, professionalism, reputation, ethics ... There's a thought.

[@stvnkngluvr123]

Definitely missed Snake Discovery. I love those guys. I also watch the Urban Rescue Ranch and Nick Bingo.

[@Ze-Germanzuk]

Kenan and Mike Tytula have to be the best by far, about the only two KZbinrs I've seen that really care for their animals and give them the best possible quality of life

[@londonberg1]

"Toe Rogan podcast" at 8:53 😂

[@TheAquaPapa]

You didn't have to fill the extra boxes with "?" Could have put me in one 🤣 just kidding... kinda. Great video guys

[@Letty_critters420o65]

I know you guys don't like Chandlers wild life but he's a great content creator he's positive funny he shows the ups and downs of keeping dangerous reptiles and the joys as well he has 1.71m subs I think he's just a great guy he always makes me smile or laugh and I learn things in almost every video

[@antoinecarlier9248]

Agree, they can’t ignore him.

[@bnhyg150]

I disagree as he shows free handling videos of venomous snakes and is wreckless and associates himself with people who are bad for the animal keeping in Florida.

[@Letty_critters420o65]

@@bnhyg150 lol sounds like you don't know 💩

[@brettisarockstar8017]

Did I miss Clints Reptiles and snake discovery or where they not on here?

[@Rryan8065]

Not on here

[@Wysdrem]

I love how this gave me SO many more new channels to check out

[@marlonjanssenarao5525]

Ants Canada AKA Mikey Bustos brought me here. great channel!

[@CentipedeGuy]

Haven’t watched this yet but I’m terrified After watching: “heh, never mind”

[@Rob_Thorsman]

No Snake Discovery or Clint's Reptiles (both S Tier, obviously)? Also no Go Herping, and no Wicken's Wicked Reptiles or Brave Wilderness, both of which were in the thumbnail.

[@tikikettell3598]

Tarantula Kat and Snake Discovery are my FAVORITE

[@zacharyolerich7521]

Where is Clint's reptiles, Snake discovery, Go Herping, and Wicken's Wicked reptiles(which was literally on the thumbnail)

[@ianhobbs4125]

Go helping sux! I find that kid Alex seriously annoying with his pathetically childish opinions towards other KZbinrs which have been on the reptile circuit for more years than he has been alive. Ive lost count of the amount of times I've heard that little weiner mocking real professionals like Brian Barczyk on his stupid babyish channel over the last few years which really does grind my gears. I seriously can't stand imature, over opinionated, cocky little know it all's!

[@kellykim4515]

Emily is hands down the best

[@Rryan8065]

Honestly nick the wrangler should have been the lowest tier, he’s an animal trafficker. Got caught illegally trafficking bengal tigers

[@devinskelton331]

Whoa, Herptime at D level? He's at least B! He does amazing conservation work with endangered species like abronia Gramineae and has done so for years!

[@andyhsong]

cool to see jiggin with jordan, i only knew him through fishing/googan squad videos

[@TheSaltyBud]

The discrete Toe Rogan 😂

[@NarutoSages]

You Missed Chandlers Wildlife. I think it should be a no brainer.

[@Themarketingguy2450]

Crocodile Cam is an animal content creator on the rise.

[@hazelgrunts]

What a strange tier list, you never even specified what it was actually ranking and you left out a ton of well known people. My guess is that you’re on bad terms with most of the people you left out because oh boy do you like unnecessary drama.

[@hazemoshi]

This might be the weirdest video ever, from how it’s tiered to some of whats said. I would be insulted if I was featured on this list. This is such a bizarre video to see on this channel idk what the point or mission was.

[@CCV365]

I agree, I believe Donny or whoever is behind this is biased, fearful and angry. Probably just youthful ignorance?

[@trustychex4000]

i agree i wish donny would get his own channel or make a second channel then rank himself f teir lol

[@ahkturan]

I'm not sure what the point of this tier list is. It's just based on view count and followers? Do one where you actually give your opinion on who is the most beneficial to the community and who puts out the best information and makes these communities look the best.

[@paulgregorio2388]

Even from nerds is the most. . Knowledgeable and reputable breeder out of all of them this guy really cares and he knows his s***

[@rozovigrob]

Imthompson is most famous for facing the man himself, the threat, the ghost, the candyman, the most badass Irishman in the past 2000 years Sam Cornelius Hyde

[@IM_H4PPYF3CE]

Predatory fins best fish channel 🥳🥳

[@walshk24530]

Thanks I truly enjoyed your information and knowledge of all KZbinrs

[@yrineo52]

No GoHerping?

[@thorn7742]

when he was like ugh to canada something in me died great video also

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

How could you forget the SS tier Snake Discovery?! And Clint's Reptiles was sorely missing

[@mainman2944]

U actually missed a lot hope there's a part 2 !!!

[@tyescobar1339]

Kj2cozy needs more recognition he’s young and doing amazing work 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@jakiewakie3223]

What about urban rescue ranch?

[@felixstabreit2182]

I don’t think you mentioned the by far top reptile channels when it comes to sound reptile keeping or did I miss those? Snake Discovery, Clints Reptiles, All Canadian Reptile Girl, Wicken Wicked Reptiles.

[@jennifermalcolm1985]

Yes !! All of these !! The only ones I actually watch

[@pythonalley8882]

Yep exactly. Those are the best ones too.

[@xBloodxFangx]

Also not a reptile channel, but Saveafox is an amazing vlog / rescue channel about how they save and house rescued fur foxes as well as other exotic animals.

[@pinnaclemotoring8393]

The amount of people complaining about channels like Clint and Snake Discovery not being on the list, and not realizing that they weren't attending Animalcon, is astounding to me.

[@zaiszoo]

Thank you for this video introduced me to a lot of new creators. The tiers were unnecessary but I like all the information.

[@ItsYouAreNotYour]

Did I miss Chandler's wild life?

[@bnhyg150]

Nope there's huge beef with nerd and him.

[@ItsYouAreNotYour]

@@bnhyg150 Oh, whys that?

[@ItsYouAreNotYour]

@@bnhyg150 Is it me or do these animal channels have more beef with each other than other genres haha.

[@wendysmith8246]

Hello 🤓nerd love what you do!!

[@LuckyStone888]

Oh, you must have only included people who attend Animal Con. You seem to have missed: "Slightly Venomous" 6.3K youtube and 33K Tik Tok Dbcb Exotics" with 19.9K KZbin Subscribers. "Wickens Wicked Reptiles"? He's huge. "GoHerping" is twice as big as NERD are you jealous? "Clint's Reptiles" 452K "Snake Discovery" 2.76 Million "The king of DIY" 1.41 million and a close Neighbor in Nova Scotia. Donnie has created a very strange list. I saw the thumbnail on Patreon and I was excited Now I'm disappointed.

[@louv4437]

I like them all as long as they are not mistreating animals and they truly love the animals then I’m in!

[@marieparsons3507]

Such a good video, Donny. It must have taken you forever to put this together! I already see some channels I want to check out. Did I miss Snake Discovery on this list?? Maybe these didn't fit in the top 50, but I didn't see Clint's Reptiles on here or Animal1 Guy who is also a very good reptile guy. Also, Joseph Carter the Minkman has a very good channel.

[@caughtafaygo]

Dude yes the Minkman Joseph is a badass channel. Hes an incredible trainer

[@larachaplauske8818]

I said the same thing about Clint and Animal1guy. Clint is the Mr Rogers of reptiles! I don't understand leaving out Snake Discovery either 😕.

[@melissaf.5898]

They aren’t at Animal Con

[@marieparsons3507]

@@melissaf.5898 Thank you. It must have been an amazing event!

[@KellyIzy]

Was there Nick Bingo? We watch Paul Cuffaro, Nick Bingo, Finatic, Jacob, Veezy Kids, Blake and Brian oh yeah and New England Reptile

[@TheVeezyFamily]

❤️

[@HENRYANESDRUMS777]

Where do I fit here

[@rethinkinc.5385]

Dude.,did you say Toe Rogan. Ha haa.

[@kaitok5304]

LETS GO!!! ANTSCANADA S TIER

[@alexlevesque9687]

Donny, if you wanna make videos like this where you gush over youtube analytics, start your own channel man. I don't think most NERD fans really wanna see this kinda stuff. I don't think this is the right content for an educational/breeding facility like NERD, and I don't know Kevin personally but I think he probably cares more about the animals themselves than the whole youtube game. Also, even though the tiers aren't supposed to respresent the quality of the content or the creator, it still doesn't seem necessary.

[@Valyndris]

Kevin McCurley, god tier. 😘

[@CHONKthebeardie]

I will be om this list one day

[@pandabosch]

Missed the legend Andrew Ucles.

[@leafwitheyes2473]

I would’ve preferred to see them ranked on how there content/animal care/ as people

[@grim_blazer9120]

No king of DIY? No tortoise whisperer? Not even Clint??? This list is invalid

[@surferdude-ll2qu]

NERD don't get graded??

[@1faithchick7]

Why was Elly C? I don't understand this list at all. Opinion is totally fine, but we didn't get to actually hear your reasoning. I don't know many of these people. What made them low or high rank? This video just felt like a lot of numbers and letters. I would rather you left out the number of followers they had and instead explained why they got the rating they did. Or even what the rating is based on. Engagement? Topics? Safety? Accuracy? Proper care? I don't know what they were being graded on here.

[@TheDressageAddict]

If you're going to include fishtubers, then KeepingFishSimple, MDs Fish Tanks, FishForThought, Aquarium Co-op all deserve mentions. Oh and not putting Clint's Reptiles & Snake Discovery feels like intentional snubbing.

[@verdeverde2763]

And KGTROPICALS found them after Brian barczyk collabed with Paul cuffaro been subscribed since

[@TriNiGyalKrissy]

MIKEY BUSTOS AND BLAKES EXOTIC ANIMAL RANCH MY FAVORITE KZbinRS

[@RattieXO]

Like how you showed Adam Thorn instead of Rob Alleva “caveman”

[@melissaf.5898]

I really wish I had the money to go to Animal Con. Lots of people are going that I would love to meet.

[@MorphMixologyReptiles]

And what’s the tier under rising star? That’s where I am 💪

[@IM_H4PPYF3CE]

Coralg12 also great for fish

[@buckshot7021]

I’m a little disappointed to not see Chandlers Wild Life on here, I believe he would have landed in S tier, but over all this is accurate.

[@NewEnglandReptile]

I'm not trying to be a dick.. but if you were fully paying attention you would have heard it was for attending animal con creators.

[@nvorg1]

@@NewEnglandReptile Most of the commenters don't pay attention and only do when you call out channels who create content aimed at the lowest common denominator of society by glorifying the suffering of animals in their live feeding videos, invasive species hunts or those creators that support the channels that do. Derricks reptiles just had an absurd rebuttal that made my head hurt. I suppose if they don't want to be outted for being lousy humans, let alone content creators, or being associated with them, then don't partake in that stuff or own it and quit crying. Keep up the good work Donnie. The only way to protect our way of life/hobby is to self police and hold people accountable for their actions or the government will... Sorry I took that in a whole different direction but I just got done reading some of the comments and they all are bashing on Donnie for holding idiots accountable publicly. Where that seems to be bothering others it has endeared Nerd to me and I will always support this channel. I'd love to visit nerd someday

[@amilyon553]

Brian baryck best be S tier easy

[@Ze-Germanzuk]

Nah his first 10 years in KZbin were pretty rough

[@IM_H4PPYF3CE]

We watch keynan paul cuffaro nick bingo..jays prehistoric ..brians channel .fish guy chris and jack theyre joint one is barbz buzzin i think but yes love them all 🥳👌👌

[@elvisbrouillard6127]

So where is Snake Discovery, Clint’s Reptiles and Wickens Wicked Reptiles? It’s obvious you skipped over Chandler’s Wild Life on purpose even tho he was in the video. Wickens was in the video also…. Hunter Houck is a really awesome but smaller channel that I feel will get bigger.

[@DaDag.]

this guy really missed out uncle farmer dad ben 🗿

[@loriw2661]

I can’t wait to meet Kevin at AnimalCon! I bought a special ticket to meet him🐍❤️🐍

[@tupak5567]

Best animal channel is Dean Schneider no matter what ❤

[@yobum1894]

Toe Rogan- you ain’t slick

[@Coldnfallen]

How did Brandon Jordan get in here but not Snake Discovery or Wickens... Or others?