Why did I REHOUSE 16 GORGEOUS leaf-tailed geckos!? (Uroplatus phantasticus)

Today, I’m moving all my satanic leaf tail geckos (Uroplatus phantasticus) from sterile plastic bin enclosures with paper towel and plastic plants back into their12x12x18 inch Exo Terra enclosures fitted with misting system and computer fans for ventilation!
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[@Reptiliatus]

Thanks so much for watching everyone! This is the BIG update everyone has been waiting to see on my satanic leaf-tailed geckos! Don't forget to answer today's question of the day!

[@pumpkinchow]

Hey bud just wanted to check with you and see if you would be interested in captive bred Savannah monitors I just got my 3rd clutch this morning and 1st clutch should be hatching soon I’d be willing to give you one or two because I know they would definitely be well taken care of. Let me know or if you know of anyone you would trust I’d really appreciate it and have an awesome day

[@faithbolstad6359]

Will you be doing another update soon?

[@sydneywachtler9327]

This is a perfect example of why it’s important to observe your animals and pay attention to their specific needs. Not every species thrives in a bioactive set-up, just as some species won’t thrive in a sterile set up. Sometimes, a simple enclosure enables keepers to better control the environment, resulting in a healthier animal. I have a leopard gecko that absolutely needs a bioactive enclosure because she is so active and needs stimulation. Naturally, I set my second leopard gecko up bioactive as well, only to find that she did not thrive. She wouldn’t eat, was scared and defensive, and rarely left her hide. I believe she has poor eyesight. I moved her to a sterile enclosure and she has become a completely different gecko. Eats, and is friendly and active instead of defensive.

[@SurvivorVio]

Hi Dayyan, I really like how reflected you pointed out that this is not a recommendation to solo keep this geckos in sterile setups. Several breeder friends of mine and myself had bad experiences with sterile setups and huge success in bioactive even for raising hatchlings. So this would be an example for the otherway around. And I hope you will be able to move back to bioactive in the future. Wish you good breeding success and again thanks for keeping your responsibility serious.

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you very much! I’ll be documenting everything closely for fellow keepers of the genus to have for reference. All the best!

[@happybee7725]

While I agree the naturalistic set ups do look good the welfare and health of the animal has to come first. always. The vivs set up with the fake plants still look fairly natural with the exception of the paper towels.

[@animater2658]

I have never owned a bioactive reptile so i never moved them into more sanitary inviroment's buti i had to choose it would all depend what is nesicery

[@kevinpoe8137]

14:13 that gecko doesn’t even look real, it’s so beautiful

[@Reptiliatus]

Haha they are amazing aren’t they?!

[@elle.rolland]

You're absolutely my favourite reptile youtuber, and one of my all time favorites in general! I'm also Canadian, and you've encouraged me to be a bit more hands on with my crested geckos in order to have them be a bit more comfortable with handling 😊

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you so much! That’s such a huge compliment! I hope your crestie handling goes great! Thanks for your support and viewership!

[@vero8924]

"I post videos twice a week, every Tuesday and... Well... I'd like to say Friday but... Y'know 😏" 😂😂😂

[@Reptiliatus]

Hahaha I had to be honest! 😅

[@amandastakeonit7402]

Oh! No way!!! Our dollar stores don't have that quality of artificial plants!!

[@11chago11]

The last female is my favorite if the ones you have.

[@Reptiliatus]

She’s a beauty! That male was mating with her last night! 🤞🏼

[@BlueSpider663]

Have you breed them? I looking seller can export them

[@quinnconway163]

PHANTASTIC video, get it, UROPLATUS PHANTASTICUS. . .

[@Reptiliatus]

Hahaha of course! Thank you 🙏🏼!

[@troublingleaf]

Im not speaking from gecko experience here, but if you're going bioactive, my personal opinion is that the 30/30/45cm vivs are too small. You introduce a clean up crew to take care of waste, but how much clean up crew can you really get into an inch of substrate with a 1 foot square footprint? Personally I think for a pair of phantasticus the 60x60x45 is more suitable for keeping a clean bioactive viv.

[@Blood_Dragon]

Anymore update vids?

[@kathaleenquinan5943]

Great video

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you!

[@ANinjasMom]

My bioactive enclosures are way more work than my tubs

[@pbrady187]

Great video. Some amazing animals.

[@skullheadwater9839]

I had a Phantasticus around 20 years ago. I had him for maybe 6 months and it was doing well. I had to go out of town for work/training for 2 weeks and my brother offered to take care of my pets which also included 6 species of dart frog, several snakes and an African Cichlid tank. He died and so did a handful of frogs, He swears he came everyday and misted/ fed dusted pinheads but I think you should never get these pets if you have to depend on a non-exotic pet fan to take care of your rare and expensive beasties.

[@TheRene1408]

Less work only for amphibians..geckos its 50 50 or not at all

[@livanalvarez6186]

hi reptiliatus i have a brown anloe in february 13 and a green anloe

[@pjax5093]

Great video and beautiful Phants. Have you had a chance to read the new Uroplatus book by Philip Sebastian Gehring? I just purchased a copy and look forward to the read. Congrats on your eggs also!

[@diegobosi4543]

Hello. exclamation you are great! I wanted to ask you with the nebulization system and the fans, how many degrees does the temperature drop at night?

[@RGM89SStarkJegan]

Haven't done it yet, but I'm considering moving my crestie out of her bioactive setup for a little while... Frankly, I dropped the ball when it came to designing and maintaining her enclosure. She's healthy, but most of the plants are dead, the cute little cork planters I made were useless, and I believe the CUC is MIA. Spot-cleaning brown poop on brown substrate is not fun. Breaking down an 18x18x24 won't be fun either... but I guess it's gotta get done.

[@aqua.scape69]

Are you going to be doing an update on the new sterile setups soon? I’m wanting to start raising these beautiful geckos. I’m waiting to see how your new setups are working. Thank you for sharing. I love your channel. 🙌

[@happybee7725]

Is it only phantasticus you keep?

[@thegamingkid3281]

My gecko was sp destructive and kept killing all the plants, I even tried letting them take root for about 3 months and they just kept being destroyed by him

[@barewitness2281]

I’m getting my first leaf tailed and it’s a spearpoint and I’m going to do a sterile setup

[@adison5136]

I tried bioactive with my iguana but she tried to eat all the plants😂

[@ImmaPEEP]

Where is a good place I can get a Satanic leaf tail gecko. I've been looking for one for over a month and can't find them. I found a couple websites I could possibly get one from but they seem a little sketchy so I would prefer not to

[@apreptileses8305]

Dont need to apologize for doing the best for the animals. Please guys, listen to your geckos, pay attention to them and keep them the way they like the best. Don't feel ashamed for keeping them in tubs if this works better for the animals, don't be selfish. Keep away from mantras.

[@jhickox]

My tiny Spotted Puffer fish has a swolen throat like that.

[@tedward6542]

What do you think about thebiodude substrate? He has a substrate for leaf tail geckos called terra ferma that don't think it requires a drainage layer and stays dryer.

[@animater2658]

Can you also do a crested gecko enclosure update

[@barbhelle5481]

Thank you very much.

[@isaacvokes666]

Lucky they are my fav

[@basementpets5327]

I have a whites tree frog in a fully bioactive enclosure and I had to move him out because it got infested with ants. He has a similar enclosure now but not fully bioactive. I would like to add live plants in the future. If you are really interested it is on my KZbin channel lol

[@aditishah244]

I love your taught for them

[@amycastles7279]

how often do you check for eggs? Will babies be available id love to get one or 2

[@terilynemarroquin8050]

I really love that you make decisions for your animals based on their needs to thrive and not just aesthetics. Shows the love! Day hallo to Sapsi for me...I just love her...so pretty and so smart and of course so sassy😍

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you so much! Means a lot to me! Haha I’ll say hello to Sabzi for sure! 😉🦎

[@animater2658]

Oh i see you cut the beard a little bit it looks good.

[@br41nl3ss3st]

#QoD well I had budgies and when I first got them, it was recommended to me, to put sand on the ground of their cage so that they could have sand bathes , but the cage was too big so they where *always* sitting on a branch and didn't even touch the ground so I stopped putting the sand there ;-;

[@karmaleenash2841]

Love these leafy creatures!!! 💚🦚🦎🐸🌲💚

[@Reptiliatus]

Me too!

[@lindsaynestor6209]

loveyour vids

[@Reptiliatus]

Thanks so much! 🙏🏼

[@nataliesreptiles]

I say keep your reptiles whichever way is best for the animal. Like you said, not all reptiles do best bioactive. I know the whole rack vs display enclosure is still a very heated debate in the hobby, but I say to each their own. As long as the keeper is taking care of their animals, who cares what kind of enclosure they're kept in. If they're healthy, that's all that matters. And your new display set-up is WAY above and beyond what most people do. So no one should be complaining.

[@amandastakeonit7402]

GTK!!! Everyone else that suggests bioactive enclosures claim you don't need to clean them etc. I haven't really fell for that. Mine have always thrived the way I have it and cleaning is just something you do when you love/keep animals.

[@amandastakeonit7402]

Watched it again, I still see so many people say that once you have a bio set up you don't have to touch it!!! ALARMING!!

[@happybee7725]

Getting a new phant today. A male that’s all white. We’r going to call him either Casper or Ghost since he’s white. What name would you prefer for an all white phant?

[@torquess454]

Can’t get over how pretty they are 😍 I’m a huge fan of these guys and red-eyed tree frogs, but my fear of losing them if I were to do something wrong keeps me from getting any, so, I live vicariously through you Dayyan! Thanks for the cool vids my friend!

[@thedailyyashy]

I remember that I had set up my ex’s crestie in a Bio-Active Terrarium for her and it ended up dropping its tail, so she forced me to take out all the plants and substrate and put paper towels and fake plants in bc she was scared of finding the tail lmao

[@random-guys6878]

You are my fav youtuber

[@Reptiliatus]

Wow thank you! So flattered! ☺️🙏🏼

[@random-guys6878]

@@Reptiliatus omgosh you replied your the greatest

[@Reptiliatus]

😅🙏🏼

[@random-guys6878]

I hope you never quit your youtude channel and im super glad you replied and i hope you have a great day you made my day

[@soulmocha1021]

Tim Curry the best Satan in my books #Legend

[@Reptiliatus]

Haha indeed!

[@barbhelle5481]

We had our Bearded dragons in a bio active enclosure but the boy was digging in the dirt so much that dirt was on everything. We changed them back for awhile with the paper towels. For now it is nice.

[@Danimalsfan]

Thats not in the best interest for the dragon but for you.

[@dan_ta_lion]

Its normal for them to dig, its enriching, glad ur bearded dragon enjoyed digging but u took it away from them

[@barbhelle5481]

@@dan_ta_lion She is getting dirt again but a different kind. I know she likes dirt.

[@jessicadanielson4543]

Your leaf tails are beautiful! Phantastic even !! Lol.. They're looking great, I admire the way you care for your animals in the way they need, not necessarily the way you want.qotd I have a female central American banded I keep on paper towel, while she's separated from her male in off season, just because she eats better and just seems to prefer a dirt/leaf litter box in an area instead of the entire enclosure when she's alone, live potted plants and fake in some spots, and when she's with her male she has her hides in the full bioactive with paper towels inside for her,she doesn't seem to be bothered by that setup when it's breeding time 😂 ur gonna have more lil gecko babies before you know it, Ive hatched a couple more neon day gecko hatchlings this week *squee! every time*

[@rachelkunz611]

That's awesome that the fans have a USB plug and settings so it's not too much wind.

[@Reptiliatus]

Exactly!

[@tracybowling97]

Dayyan, you have been working hard! I loved this episode. I just adore leaf-tailed geckos!!! I also wanted to mention how different it is here in the US conserning the pandemic. We are mostly back to normal. All stores are open. We can buy whatever we need. I didn't realize it wasn't the same in Canada. Very interesting.

[@davidbrown-55]

Any chance on buying a few boss? Thanks for the content

[@Reptiliatus]

Thanks for the support! Unfortunately I am not selling any of them. Sorry!

[@squeakatu1981]

Nature is amazing!! She always astounds me, a group of the same species but no two look the same.

[@Reptiliatus]

100%!

[@ChantalsCritters]

They are so neat looking

[@Reptiliatus]

So neat!

[@nikkienyx3034]

These are soooo beautiful!

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you! I miss working with them so much!

[@flowersinformaldehyde]

Hope everything goes well. Love the Leaf Tails!

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you so much! Me too!

[@MrTheWaterbear]

69th like. Nice.

[@Reptiliatus]

😆

[@silverikov7]

just wanted to know what are your thoughts on a Armadillo Lizard?

[@Reptiliatus]

What absout them? And which particular species? ☺️

[@silverikov7]

@@Reptiliatus the girdles lizard just wanted to know if you going to make a video about them? like you have done to the othe lizard the red-eyed crocodile, about how to to make their incubator and how to maintain them. Not the sungazer

[@kazzie2935]

Awesome video, the leaf tails are so beautiful & fascinating 👍😁

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you!

[@evaanr8759]

can these geckos lose their tails?

[@Reptiliatus]

Unfortunately yes and they don’t grow back either!

[@evaanr8759]

@@Reptiliatus that's sad

[@haileymatthew4016]

Not quite the same, but I had to significantly downsize our hamster from a 1000sq in natural style enclosure for her end of life care. She had developed a wobble while walking, and needed less space and climbing. She wasn't exactly _happy_ as such, but she was safe for her last month of life 💜

[@M0053yfate]

I've had my ball python in a bioactive set up since he was 4 months old. I almost moved him back into his quarantine tub at one point, he started to whistle/wheeze. I was worried he was getting a respiratory infection. When I was moving him into his tub, I noticed he had some stuck shed covering part of his nostril that was making him whistle. Back to being a sneaky snek instead of a squeaky snek.

[@kingpeepsexoticcreatureoub8762]

Where do you get all your satanic leaf tails? I gave not been able to find any for sale anywhere. And that includes on the internet.

[@Reptiliatus]

Apologies not so sure. I’ve been keeping and breeding mine for 8 years.

[@davidscharmota1924]

Morph market

[@davidscharmota1924]

Not sure what types of leaf tails but there were several pages of leaf tails for sale there, hope this helps.

[@chris.9570]

Had my nigerian uromastyx in a bio active enclosure. He would always eat the substrate. So I had to take all the substrate out. Now he’s doing a lot better.

[@great-grandmakirk8828]

This is so cool, I’m sure they are going to love the new enclosure with so much more room and girlfriends 😂😂 I’m curious, with so many new babies do u sell them or give them to friends because I know there will be way to many for u to just keep.❤️👏🏼👍🏻🇺🇸

[@haydenlucas2986]

unfortunately, many of my animals are wild-caught, this doesn't allow me to keep them as sterile as I would like when treating for parasites and other ailments.

[@joegigante2326]

I had a veiled chameleon whose habitat I changed to an artificial enclosure with silk plants and actually bare cage bottom. He had a beautiful vertical climbing area with vines and the plants but I found much easier to keep clean.

[@MrHavadollar]

Awesome, Dayyan. I'm glad to see the leafies got this upgrade. You've been so busy. Sleep! I know coffee is key, but you have got to get some rest, mate.

[@Reptiliatus]

Thanks so much my friend! I appreciate your concern and it is warranted hahaha 😅. This week is going to be exciting too!

[@shefwjael3053]

It’s from TikTok

[@dianya7]

All I can think of when you pan over all the glass enclosures and the tubs for Pingu’s offspring is how much work this is 😭 I could never

[@Reptiliatus]

Hahaha those were just the stacks of the empty bins these animals came out of. It’s a lot of work but it’s also my full time job and very rewarding for me. I hardly see it as work ☺️!

[@kianasegura7117]

Hello love the videos! I was wondering what you do with the babies you produce? Do you sell them as pets or do they serve a different purpose?

[@Reptiliatus]

Thanks so much! At this time I am keeping all of them due to their rarity. The only exception is that I’ll have a few I part with r trading bloodlines with a few other breeders.

[@markyork8296]

i wish you luck with the leaf tail geckos new home cant wait for them to start breeding and you showing off rhe new baby leaf tail geckos

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you so much! 4 on the way and hopefully more eggs soon! ⚪️⚪️🤞🏼

[@CricketsMa]

Your reasoning makes total sense! I hope all goes well and you get lots of eggs and no more throat infections.❣️

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you so much! 🙏🏼

[@louislopez5229]

Awesome videos really makes me want to get a reptile of my own!!

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you!

[@pattylovett4682]

Great video. As always

[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you so much! 🙏🏼

[@shefwjael3053]

Hi

[@Reptiliatus]

Hi!

[@shefwjael3053]

Hyd

[@Reptiliatus]

Good, you!?

[@lindad1195]

I love these geckos but hate that name!

[@Reptiliatus]

That’s fair!

[@shefwjael3053]

Blueandjeal

[@2bitt]

first

[@2bitt]

PS: I said first because I didn’t watch the entire video so I didn’t know what to comment, I didn’t want to give up the opportunity of first comment. First first comment!

[@Reptiliatus]

Bravo!

[@tamizhnidhi]

I couldn't understand the emotional or psychological need to grow such reptiles as pets. Can someone explain pls

[@lillyh3447]

What do you mean? People keep them for the same reasons anyone keeps a pet. They may not be able to show affection back, but neither can fish, or some cats for that matter 😂

[@justsixxx]

A part of me wanted you too say that "At night, they start chanting"

[@eye8cum296]

Wow that's a lot of quality content, congrats