Why you should add Vitamins to your Reptile's Diet

[@ChristineT314]

Me, someone who has no reptiles: I definitely need to know this.

[@fistuschristus6978]

Same

[@spinelsnowplayz2686]

For school you do

[@envy9262]

Literally me with this entire channel I want a Mexican black king snake though 😁

[@spinelsnowplayz2686]

@@envy9262 I want a cubin false camilon

[@universe4.427]

Agreed

[@justinmerritt7252]

“I’ll just step on your face then” Siblings in a nutshell

[@unidentifiedleiviathan7250]

But they are a breeding pair. *SWEET HOME ALABAMA*

[@gr33nv0idx4]

Unidentified Leiviathan lmao 😂

[@e.g.2261]

@@unidentifiedleiviathan7250 oh my gosh😂

[@Voided_Violet]

*Sweet Home Alabama starts playing in the background*

[@shardawerner]

Lol

[@samanthachcoski3497]

I don’t have any reptiles (even though I want one) but you channel is so interesting that I still watch it! 🤗🤗

[@ace_the_defender4948]

i aggree i dont have one either but i still watch

[@thectrqueenmedina92]

me too my dad hates snakes so ima try with lizards

[@sadielucile2748]

#relatable

[@trixnry6574]

Me too!!

[@glockinshpiel]

Same here, I used to have all types of reptiles but not anymore.

[@lumiere2713]

When you don't own a reptile or not even planning to get one anytime soon but still watches this awesome channel because of those informative stuff. 😍

[@battlebear437]

Ikr. I really enjoy this channel.

[@battlebear437]

@Ryoko Asakura 0__0. Why the heck would you even say that?

[@katietrongogo]

Emily, Would you consider doing an educational video about how to find and identify reputable sources for reptile husbandry? The internet is both an amazing and scary tool for spreading information, and currently there is a severe lack of education about how to sift through the deluge and get to generally more reliable sources. Thank you!

[@tomnguyen5941]

Katie C. So the summary is??

[@emilymarie9796]

Hi! Different Emily but Reptifiles is a good website! The girl who put it together puts a lot of work into fact-checking her research and most of the care sheets are very detailed! Hope that helps :)

[@juanestrella7006]

Hi! In 10 days I'm going to get a corn snake!!! Thank you for providing me with this information!❤️

[@jaydenluong8468]

Nice job I only have a fish and and a lizard

[@juanestrella7006]

I have a bearded dragon, and I have 2 ferrets also! But I'm verrry excited for the corn snake

[@reptilerant173]

Awesome, I have quite a few pets,( and my parents will not allow me to get anymore at this time) but I love corn snakes and i hope I can add one to my “collection” soon.

[@cryoice2514]

Hey I have a bird blue Quaker. Take good care of that snake

[@cryoice2514]

Good luck

[@lizzysmith8168]

My 8 Year old Daughter, Mallory is a HUGE fan of Snake Discovery. She is Reptile OBSESSED. We adopted a Bearded Dragon a few months ago and she's probably watched your KZbin video at a Bearded Dragon breeding facility atleast 50 times LOL. Mallory now wants to become a reptile breeder and educator when she grows up. She looks up to you and wants to be just like you! I just want to say thank you for being such a great role model to my child and showing her how to care for such beautiful creatures. What you guys do is truly amazing! Me and her both look forward your videos! Thank you!❤

[@supermoongachasweets4922]

Emily, I used to hate snakes but since I came to ur channel now I want one. Thanks for all the amazing advice.

[@OxLILLIxO]

Sweet Dun13 OMG same! I really want a egg eating snake but can’t find one anywhere in the Uk

[@sishfun]

Yea egg eaters are very nice, I have a little corn snek. sweet dun what kind do you want?

[@POOP-qm9hk]

@@OxLILLIxO it's hard to find the right eggs for egg eating snake.... you should get a insect eating snake (eg. Rough green snake)

[@christygj]

I was visiting my in-laws in Montana last week, and it's because of your channel that when a small garter snake almost slithered over my flip-flopped feet at a park, I was able to show it to my six year old, knowledgeable enough to know what it was and not freak out (which would have definitely been my reaction before I started watching your channel months ago)! Thank you!

[@WickedWildlife]

Great stuff Emily! No matter what we do in captivity we cannot come close to the variety they get in the wild!

[@purplealice]

I just love the baby garter snakes - they're so tiny, and so wiggly!

[@xdragonxmasterx6790]

YESSS someone finally made a proper video explaining why you don’t always uvb you just need a way to help reptiles absord vitamin D3. This is the best reptile dusting video I’ve seen in my entire life. That you so much Emily! I’m really proud of your content and how much you have grown you definitely deserve it! You’ve earned my like 👍.

[@JustinY.]

5:15 Man, the image of a snake eating a vitamin seems both awesome and really unnatural for some reason

[@angelcollina]

I think that was a chunk of fish...

[@youzelin1199]

wow justin why are here

[@Black-Swan-007]

Yeah, that was tilapia, not a vitamin pill lol

[@18SecondSs]

I love how you just accidentally dump lots of powder on the fish. What made that part funnier was the 😱

[@carlienlequesne4710]

I would not have even seen that if I hadn't kept the video on in the background to read the comments...

[@ashleyes143]

I’d love to see a compilation of the outtakes from you maneuvering the animals around on you in between clips 😂 P.S. I love your channel! 💕 (& i love how u always including pickle rick)

[@maskchan5269]

My beardie Muushu has had issues with MBD in the past so I regularly dust one of his two daily meals with nutribal by vetark it's a life saver 💞

[@rameesaaziz1000]

I love your videos Emily !! Your legless lizards give me life

[@iinvisiblerider5915]

This is my dads account just to let you know. Thank you so much for encouraged me to touch a snake at a petting zoo, i was scared to at first but once i petted it i loved it, now when I'm older i want to get a snake, i just need to be careful i have a KITTEN!!! This is Emilia i'm ten!

[@ayarel01]

The baby garters are so heckin’ cute!! Such tiny danger noodles with their even tinier fish pieces! ❤️

[@KeeliaSilvis]

What a wonderful resource for reptile owners!! I appreciate how you empower your viewers to take care of their beloved pets.

[@soysauce8292]

I love logging into my phone and the first thing I see is a notification that Emily posted a new video! Keep up the good work!!

[@amandahoston1347]

Thank you I'm getting a African fat-tail on the 4th of July and this was very informational

[@kierancarson7911]

Amanda Hoston good luck!! Fat tails are one of my favorite lizards, they’re so beautiful

[@callmeclove]

Amanda Hoston How’s the fat-tail? Easily my favourite gecko species!

[@bbseal6174]

I Was just researching this when I got this notification! Thank you! Love the channel!

[@lysane7197]

Is it only me that I usually watch Emily's videos more than once? She's just so pleasant to watch and listen :D

[@stephaniekluth5323]

I just wanted to let you know that I hated snakes and then I started watching your channel and today in my yard I saw the most beautiful nice plump healthy looking garter snake and I didn’t even think about running it over. I was amazed at how big it was,must have been 24 inches and just his colors. This would have never happened last year. I have a whole new respect.

[@crocodilopolis]

Something to know about Herptivite: it uses beta carotene as the Vit A source, and you may also need to supplement with Repashy Vitamin A Plus- which uses preformed Vitamin A (Retinol.) There have been suggestions that some reptiles and amphibians cannot convert beta carotene to active Vit A. Vitamin A deficiency can cause serious issues in amphibians especially. I would suggest that anyone reading this do more research on Vit A.

[@WerebearBohemian]

I loved the last few seconds of your video of the over pour of the vitamin/calcium dust :-D it makes me laugh because this happens to me sometimes and I can relate to it 😂 thank you for your videos they truly make my day when they come out

[@lellow19]

Omg watching that false chameleon bury her egg was so precious! She was so careful and gentle

[@rhiannonotremba8471]

This is helpful for a lot of people, thank you for uploading!

[@rhiannonotremba8471]

Why do you place the dots on the beardie babies?

[@itsurgirlanalee1203]

Hi emily i loved ur videos . you have actually taught to not be afraid And i getting 2 snakes u have also conviced my mom to get me them. I have watched u for 3 years now and ive wanted a snake sense . thank u for teaching me about snakes and caring for them

[@reptilerant173]

What type of snakes are you getting!?

[@jenniehamner9180]

Wish I was you. You inspired me to LOVE reptiles 🐍🐍🐍🦎🦎🦎

[@shelbymclean7493]

🐍🦎👍

[@jenniehamner9180]

🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎

[@ivy6094]

Early!!! Love you Emily! I am going to get a blue tounge lizard myself as well as 2 female geckos.

[@ivy6094]

Protechtnical Thank you 😂. I’m getting them next week on Sunday.

[@ivy6094]

Fiona Shepley Yes. I have to tall enclosures for them. My blue tounge lizard has a flat but a little tall tank (more floor space though).

[@kariemacmackin5915]

@@ivy6094 Any updates?

[@ivy6094]

Pootis Sandvich I’m getting them today. I have their tank set up and a large varieties of foods. 😊

[@crossmane]

ViPlayz Gacha I want another update idk why

[@kalipeterman250]

This channel has made me want to get a reptile. I used to have a fear of snakes after watching this I WANT a snake. I love all of this info!!! Thank you for being a great person. And informing every single one of your viewers

[@djx_5430]

Thanks for all of your hard work

[@tomatopesto1813]

Heyyy! I just want to say that i LOVE coming home and seeing that you put out a new video! you guys are the greatest:D

[@ellengallerani9836]

Love the reptile dialogue! Always makes me smile. Thanks for all the great info, even though I don't own any snakes or lizards. Love your channel.

[@jaydenhobbie7260]

You're the best pet KZbinr I have ever seen!

[@meowersmeow54]

Hey Emily! I also live in Wisconsin. I live in the Jefferson area. Just yesterday and today I spotted a Butcher's garter snake basking on a rock right by my care. It was cool to see a beautiful snake in the wild doing just snake things.

[@heliagrey]

I love that derpy little face on the baby garters as they eat!

[@omgjadenn]

I have a question, my African fat tailed gecko hasn't ate much since I got her. I was wondering what I could do to make her eat more. Edit a couple mins later: I fixed up her cage to monitor what she is eating and her droppings. I explained more in the replies. Thx for the likes!!

[@TuberoseKisser]

Need more information than that, setup,age,how much you handle her,etc

[@jessiccahart24]

Stich Erickson I think that maybe something is wrong with her environment? Describe it to me (her environment) and what are you feeding her:him?

[@omgjadenn]

@@jessiccahart24 well just now I got rid of her of bedding witch was lose coconut fibers and switched to paper towels to she if she would eat more and so I can monitor. When we were ordering her they said they were eating good on crickets and Dubia Roches. So I have some running around and a couple butter worms. Thx for replying!

[@omgjadenn]

@@TuberoseKisser I handle her a couple times a week I fixed the set up so I can monitor what she is eating and her dropping. We got her a an adult. Thx for responding to me btw.

[@jessiccahart24]

Stich Erickson no problem! But is your heat good? Maybe they don’t have enough humidity in her enclosure? Or she just may not be hungry. Is she losing a lot of weight? If not I wouldn’t worry too too much. Try changing her humidity and give her a little warmer side. Also if you have a vet and your fat tailed gecko is showing signs of severe weight loss, or just is acting a lot more different I would definitely bring them to the vet. Keep a close eye on it and keep trying to get food in. They might me stressed too.

[@elijahbrown1242]

Love you guys

[@charitysheppard4549]

Great video. You made a complicated subject easier to handle.

[@moonstrider5585]

I don’t know why, But Chad eating at 3:24 is *SO HECKING ADORABLE!* Even him licking his lips afterwards is too cute

[@NotMonkeyingAround]

Thanks for this info! I have a veiled chameleon, Indian Star Tortoise, albino Leopard Gecko, and 2 blue bellies.

[@kbear1750]

Hi! I love the vids! 🐍 Your videos are always so interesting to watch and learn!

[@neosaneo2]

ah yes, a good resource for my reptiles. of which i have many i love this channel, she's so educational about everything. even i who has only seen snakes at the zoo, can fully understand where she's coming from

[@FlailTV]

I love how the garter just folded that fish in half to get it down. Good job, buddy!

[@briezeee]

I do want to thank you for teaching me many reptile facts, I am well educated now and thank you for showing me that snakes are really sweet, I now feel confident if I'm gonna pick one up ...

[@kayleehoehn5500]

Thank you for coming tp ladysmith today it was really fun thank you!

[@Cyndy101]

Great video as always Emily! 👍🏼👍🏼🤗 I Loved withing the two cuties hanging out with you. Pretty funny when the seem to like stepping on each other's faces! 😂😂

[@snowfall3639]

i cant get over how cute the thumbnail is

[@Shuiiro]

I’m early! Love your vids, thank you for always brightening up my day with those cute lil captions

[@crazykats4825]

Today I found a baby garden snake 🐍 and he had ADORABLE little tongue flicks

[@Kvs-vf9nt]

Garter snake* not garden..

[@jessicacalabrese7369]

That last clip was really cool.

[@annabellewilson3827]

This actually came in handy! I'm getting a leopard gecko tomorrow and it's going to be my first time with this species of lizard. Thank you so much Emily!!!

[@Shealio1]

Please do a video about all the food you keep for all your different pets! I saw Fish, chicken, insects -- all sorts of different feeding foods! Love to see your fridge, and live food.

[@samstube23]

Such a huge help for me. I'm getting a pretty big collection I am now 9 pets into collecting. I love all my bsbies

[@victorg7036]

I usually use reptivite, mainly because I like how it sticks more to the feeders

[@inhindsightthatmaybebad9890]

This is a great video,even though I’m probably not getting a reptile any time soon,I found this really fun and interesting! I also love that at this point Emily is completely fine with the reptiles crawling all over her!😆

[@memarie8715]

This is very helpful for our world so that if we find a snake my family can count on this channel

[@moonshune]

I put the calcium powder and vitamins on my Bearded dragon’s salad. I find it much easier. I can control the amount more precisely, and kale does not have the ability to wipe off powder 😂

[@moonshune]

Fiona Shepley I use it as a special treat. His main is collard, mustered, and dandelion greens. Obviously not the entire salad is one thing, I use a mixture of about 6-7 different fruit and veggies. Thank you for your concern, I understand how my comment could have worried you

[@moonshune]

Fiona Shepley I noticed you have leopard geckos on your channel. I have a rescue leopard gecko, and she was only fed mealworms for 4 years of her life, and won’t eat anything else. I’m trying to get her into dubia roaches and (temporary) wax worms so she could gain weight. Any advice? She doesn’t know how to hunt, and moving food scares her. Thank you for ideas!

[@peki23wara]

OMG, I was thinking about this today. Thanks for the information, pretty interesting

[@michaelross5674]

Great info alot of people don't know what or how to give vitamins to reptiles..... Great video

[@isabellarosewinn9573]

you guys are the best channel ever from bella

[@stoutlager6325]

Since it's summer, be sure to collect dandelion greens from your yard. They're an excellent addition to insect gutload. I have found tortoise diet guides to be great for choosing appropriate vegetables to use in my gutloads. Collard greens, zucchini, carrots + green stems, bell peppers, cucumber, cilantro, parsley, celery, occasional pieces of apple, etc. Also, if you happen to keep any new caledonian gecko species, Repashy or Pangea cgd is well liked by crickets, roaches, mealworms.

[@Chicken_Tendies]

Yes thank you this was what I was looking for! Love your channel ❤️

[@loco4locos142]

This was soooo helpful! Thank you

[@nimsbork0541]

This was a very useful video thanks Emily I will use this information if I ever get a reptile 🦎🐍🐢🐊🦎💚 also ur one of my favourite youtubers

[@sw33ts0ur4]

Those Geckos are the cutes thing ever and I've never wanted anything more

[@PrincessGrouchy]

Maybe you should give Ed some anti-sass vitamins lol

[@deathindigo295]

Hi, I love your vids! ❤️

[@yas1334]

awesome! I'm getting a ball python soon, and your all your videos are sooooo helpful. Thank you!!

[@reptilerant173]

Yas 1003, awesome, what morph?

[@shardawerner]

Tomorrow i will have had my new, cute and REALLY sweet Darwin Carpet Python for a whole week and now my family is obsessed with it and now there getting 2 snakes for themselfs. My snakes name is... George his an albino sunglow and his sooooo beautiful. His being fed tomorrow and he still hasn't bitten anyone yet.

[@rose-xo9eh]

excellent video ! I will definitely be recommending this to customers that are inquiring about reptiles

[@isagomez9440]

Hey Emily... just before I came to watch this awesome video, I was going through my house and saw a snake and almost died(petrified) and it was venomous.😵😵😵 but we managed to get the snake to wildlife again!!! Bye hope you are great!

[@DragonWitch86]

Thank you for this. We just took in a baby bearded dragon with the beginning stages of MBD and we were trying to find the right vitamins and minerals for him.

[@autumngrace0398]

This channel taught me more than what i learned in high school

[@Bloodhoundfostermom]

The garter at the end eating the fish 😍

[@madisonscool-br5hc]

I love your videos they are very interesting and I love it

[@tracisucharski1185]

I love how informative your channel is! I have a sick pied python right now. He has an RI. He's been on antibiotics for a week and a half. The vet is happy with his progress but he still has a lot of bubbling. It's really frustrating. I bought him from a not so nice breeder (I should have researched this guy before hand, so many negative comments about him after the fact). I knew that he was sick before I bought him. I mentioned it to the breeder and he had me convinced that may be he was just stressed out. If you have any other suggestions for me to care for my boy, please let me know. I watched your video on RI treatment. I just really want more reassurance that he will be ok.

[@amy7189]

Emily, could you do a video on the different care expenses of different reptiles? I know there are a lot of factors that should be considered when figuring out which pets you can keep, but I've heard quite a few stories where people have chosen pets based on the initial purchase price, yet then it turned out they had a lot of expensive care requirements; eg. they'd grow HUGE so big enclosures and more food was required than initially thought, or people buy turtles without realising they need basking lights, sometimes the pets live a lot longer than people realise (such as large parrots) so the cost of feeding and toys etc. adds up over time - sometimes there are pets which seem "cool" so people buy them only to realise vet's fees are massive because they have to go to specialists when stuff goes wrong. Thank you for another video, I just come along for the little cuties (my favourites in this video were the bearded anoles and the garter/ribbon snake nomming on her fish meal, OOH and the cute gecko coz geckos own my soul haha...) I don't have any reptiles of my own so this is the closest I can get for now ^-^'

[@sarahjones3492]

I love your videos and what you do! ❤❤🦋🦋

[@kayblack7157]

This video was super useful.

[@kitsune0rei]

Thank you so much for addressing this topic! I had questions about it and had previously had to ask other monitor keepers, but still felt like I didn't get it completely. I didn't understand at first if you are using UVB that I shouldn't use the calcium with D3. I also initially didn't realize I also needed the multivitamin. And now I understand why those were separate! And I understand more about vitamins! I have the Herptivite too because that was what was recommended to me. I have ReptiCalcium with and without D3. With my savannah monitor, I'm still not sure how to know for sure I'm getting correct levels of everything, so I try to just rotate his vitamins and supplements. I do have UVB in his cage, and I try to take him outside a couple times a week. But he does also often wander my back room and sleep in various other places, which means he's not always basking in his UVB. I tend to always dust his insects with calcium, and dust with multivitamins on occasion. I don't worry about it as much when I'm feeding him other whole prey. I feel like I should occasionally use the calcium with D3 just in case he isn't getting quite enough light? I really don't know how much is enough. His food categories are insects, seafood, um mammals I guess, and eggs. I try to focus on insects as a primary (crickets and superworms mostly. I'm working on getting discoid roaches going since I can't do dubias in FL, but the petshop doesn't always have them in and the batch I got at the reptile expo aren't old enough yet.) He loves seafood so he gets a variety of large raw whole shrimp, whole small fish, live crawfish, and other pieces of raw fish or shrimp. I know about the Thiaminase thing so I try to avoid too much of that. I on occasion feed him mice, chicken chicks, or quail chicks (all frozen thawed- he is excellent if my ball python decides not to eat, but she has been a good eater.) Finally I do the occasional raw quail egg or hardboiled chicken egg pieces (I like to have hardboiled eggs for breakfast, so I'll share a bite with him. I figure the shell is also good for his calcium levels.) He generally eats all of these things with gusto, although I'd say mice and chicks are at the top, and seafood is second. I am totally open to other suggestions for better feeding. I've been winging it based on how he looks and how active he is as to how often and how much he gets fed.

[@tprice1788]

Thanks so much for all of your knowledge!!

[@princessparklyunicorn00]

When I save up money I'm going to get a snake and boop it

[@holdenshipp1625]

0:30 that slow motion death roll tho🤣

[@FantaLiteBrav]

Good video but there are a few points that need to be clarified. Leopard geckos are not nocturnal, they are crepuscular. They benefit from low levels of UVB that will replicate how they bask at dusk. Look into the Arcadia shade dweller UVB kit.

[@abbyhagan3099]

I’ve been meaning to ask this question!!

[@miniquii]

this is super helpful thank ya!

[@jasondude2594]

Tell us why I love your vids

[@iainhawley4501]

The weird thing is, i have never given my Corn Snake vitamins, you would think she would be ill but in fact the opposite is true, her scales are smooth as silk and shes never had any health issues except when i first got her, but that was from lack of feeding as a hatch-ling and she had escaped to find her own foods. And whats even better is shes a Snow white side, and she grew, oh boy did she grow, at measurement last time i took her to the vet for a check up she was 5"8 inches in length which is long for a Corn. he asked if i used vitamins and i said no and he said that she didn't need them as she was in good health and extremely active, she loved the attention from the vet.

[@pandorasgalaxy5731]

Hi wow this was released two minutes ago omg I love you just from watching one vid you convinced my mom to like snakes lol Ty so much

[@arianagomez-zalazar2861]

I love yore videos

[@arianagomez-zalazar2861]

Ho

[@713gaming6]

You made us love snakes😁

[@pammiller1118]

I love you guys so much and would you ever consider doing a Q&A

[@squeakyfingerz4061]

Good info! Thanks!

[@lukas.pythonsss4324]

Hey Emily I love your videos you made me join the hobby i now have 5 snakes and am getting a moniter i have 2 woma pythons 1 australian olive python and 2 daimond pythons and i am getting a sand monitor Love from Australia!!

[@durablexx7793]

Omg finally a post

[@terriataylor2378]

Your KZbin channel is amazing I’ve been subscribed for a little over a couple months and I just binge watch your videos and even though I don’t own any replies this is an amazing channel to come back to Incase I am thinking about owning a reptile and what precautions to take and what signs and stuff I should look for 😌