Winter is Coming, Time for Heat & Shelter Maintenance!

It gets cold even in Florida and my reptiles need a good reliable heat source from heat bulbs or heating pad like the ones offered by Fluker and a safe shelter. But I need to make sure all of the power outlet and electric cords are in good shape to make sure that the lizards and tortoise like Slinky and his friends are safe and healthy! Subscribe to kamp kenan: goo.gl/BecCMM Visit Fluker Farms for deals on reptile food & gear: flukerfarms.com
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[@Rknowles813]

slinky deserves a massive enclosure. it's about time.

[@TrippooDew338]

Hes been working on a few large lizard habitats from what hes said previously

[@Rknowles813]

@@TrippooDew338 for the iguanas, not slinky

[@TrippooDew338]

@@Rknowles813 thats why i said a few

[@matthewweaving4428]

Once the new enclosures for Guapo and Lola and Petro and Petra are finished, I believe I recall Kenan saying that he's looking at giving Slinky all of the enclosed space that surrounds Slinky's current ends. Also will be getting a bigger pond with the possibility of Aquascape coming in and hooking Slinky up. Hope this was beneficial ✌

[@lucas.2.3.9.4]

@@Rknowles813 slinkys getting guapo and lola space added onto his existing enclosure

[@TheHeadown]

I love these kinds of videos when you´re fixing stuff at the Kamp. It is a lot of work for you, but the video makes it very satisfying to watch the progress. Best reptile channel by far.

[@samuelesmeraldo2845]

Never missing one episode, really love this channel ❤️❤️

[@noobbuilderproductions7865]

Also because of you and your videos, my baby cherry head tortoise is doing so good 😊

[@w.c.5173]

Hi kenan! Love you and your animals!

[@dakkath414]

I would need a clipboard with a checklist to keep track of checking all those switches and heaters every night.

[@sarahb.6475]

This morning here in Wisconsin the windchill was 15 F. The sun came out and it did warm up into the 40s. I went for a nice walk, about 11 miles. Always glad to see Slinky and the other animals!

[@katesear7631]

The way Slinky looked at his dad was like he was saying "but dad I want to come out" he's so cute xx

[@mochafrappe243]

I love reptiles but my mother said no to it so instead I have a rabbit named mocha that gives cuddles and nose kisses 😚

[@Stepbro.gmail.]

@@mochafrappe243 I have a green iguana but I’m sadly allergic to rabbits

[@mochafrappe243]

@@Stepbro.gmail. @ if my mother said yes to reptiles I would get a clean snake 🐍

[@susanmartin3762]

It's so cute how much he loves you. You walk in there and he's just hanging around your feet like a little puppy. What an amazing creature. You can sure tell he loves you. If a monitor can experience love that is. I'm sure they can because he smiles when you show up. 1 like truly Escape out of his enclosure and he just stayed right there. He just wanted to go swimming. It's funny when you called him a naughty boy.

[@susanmartin3762]

It's just amazing how much work you do by yourself. I love the speeded-up videos of you in Fast Track mode. there's nobody comes over to help you.. you just do all the stuff by yourself..and Slinky of course....and it's amazing!

[@sandram9330]

Love Slinky & his new abode sure rocks! Slinky is such a cool dude!

[@loisjones2158]

Slinky wants a larger hut lol. He was helping you to get started. 😊

[@bobbyspiller7698]

Keep doing what you do

[@belizeguy]

Now I remember AGAIN why I live in Southern Mexico!! Never do I ever have to heat anything, except my young Sulcata Tortoise. Awesome! Thanks Kenan.

[@lauriepenner350]

To a Canadian, it's really strange to hear a Florida winter described as "cold". It's -2 degrees C here right now and that is NICE for December. We have about 6 native reptile species that can survive a prairie winter.

[@lindakingsley8250]

Hi Kennan, I love watching all you do. Your critters are lucky. It’s so nice to see and I always learn something on every video. Love it all. Be safe.😷😷😷

[@cruzcruz6275]

i love kenan for what he did to viewer to get more concerned about all animal reptiles tortoise turtle and even an insect and plants thank you kenan all the way from Philippines

[@Dovietail]

Pet watching your free-ranging reptiles could be a GREAT gig for a local senior or high school kid!

[@reptilemetaljen]

Slinky is so nosy 🤣🤣🤣 good video and I love my Slinky shirt! I got it last week! 🎸🦎🦎

[@piteusx8440]

I'm happy you have a partnership with Fluker to offset your costs. They appear to be a decent company. Good to see you use their products while they receive an endorsement from you. That's the best way to endorse their products ... use it and tell the viewers where it came from. Now when I look for pet products, I know Fluker is a brand i can trust.

[@FuzzyDuckling94]

Kenan you can get smart alarms for power outages, you plug them into the extension cords and they ring your mobile if the power goes out. Something like this could help if you’re worried!

[@colbasaur4149]

I'm a big tech guy and I love solutions to problems like this! We have the technology let's use it!

[@andreasrieser326]

Winter is Coming :D in Germany is 2 Months Winter now.

[@dinonoobster4460]

Your looky here in Latvia its been winter fore only 3 days. If your talking about how long has there been snow.

[@_MikeJon_]

Slinkers should get a decked out hide box!

[@adriannabcustomfurniture]

Slinky has such an amazing personality 🖤 I love these videos ☺️ thank you for showing us behind the scenes stuff and thank you for reaching people the proper ways to care for their animals. Have a great week!

[@kyekye1]

I hope slinky gets a Disneyland environment after the winter ♥️

[@laartje24]

Maybe you can make a new sturdier and prettier nestbox for Slinky's new enclosure. Think that would be cool.

[@brookeweinland7040]

First snow storm here in ohio. Low in the teens and high in the 30s. I wish I was in Florida right now

[@toby6540]

cant wait to see slinkys new aquascape enclosure, he deserves it! Love from England bro

[@darcyrose696]

Such a great effort and a huge love makes all these animals happy and healthy. I truly respect you Kenan.

[@amandastakeonit7402]

You could attach hooks or even just a nail, sticking out at the to pf the wall to hang the cords over, so they are out of the way.

[@misse2013]

Central Texas had our first freeze of the season last night. I'm sure we'll be back in the 80's & 90's next week 😂

[@Shaden0040]

If you build up your leaf litter each year and add to it, it will help keep the animals warm as the leaves ddecay from soil microbes and crusteanceans like isopods and Spring tails.

[@deanwaines3621]

Run them cords through either a flexible hosing or a pvc/abs tubing. Attached to the side of cages and or partially buried in the ground.

[@niki3590]

Idk if you'll see this but...A cheap easy way to protect your cords: string them through an old garden hose, if they won't fit you can cut along the length of the hose, pop them in and a few pieces of duck tape will hold it shut.... for me they work better than store bought ribbed plastic protectors as they won't get brittle or snap apart.

[@Wickedreptiles]

It’s been getting down to the 20s at night where I’m at and even in my house where my reptiles are night time heat is essential!! I also use the ceramic heat emitter bulbs for night heat because they don’t give off any night light just heat which is great for a day/night cycle!

[@janishuser2432]

You could add some Wifi switches, some can monitor current Wattage. Setting them up with an alarm, you could have an overview, if all heatpads and lamps are running.

[@Annie-jp7yr]

Yeh it's slinky our friend he's such a cool lizard x x

[@crystalbutterfly4812]

Wondering where is Buttercup and is she ok. I think you stated she is with a friend. When will she come back to the camp she is awesome and a t shirt is in order for her for sure! Love the channel and enjoy all the care you have for all your animals and family. thanks

[@KampKenan]

You should watch the end of last week’s video w Fred!🤠

[@Tomsawyerspit]

I love the music you used after you cut the plywood

[@IrieRogue]

Those heat pads by Osborne are incredible, been ogling them for about a year. Can't wait to get some for my babies.

[@dinonoobster4460]

Slinky the long bendie dragon!

[@A1AAdventures]

I hope slinky has a sweater for this cold breeze we have here in FL

[@davidp839]

I envy you because the orange juice you must enjoy is probably the best in the world.

[@torquess454]

I know this is a couple months old, but just finished watching you with Kevin at Nerd with his monitors, it makes me wonder if seeing how Kevin raised his, if that will help to strengthen your relationships? You think you’ll utilize some of his tactics and get closer to yours Kenan? I’d love to see it where Slinky doesn’t get nervous at all and tail whips etc. Pinky and Lagertha too, ya know? And easier to catch when he’s out and about, and I’d LOVE to see him out more often too!

[@jakefleezy3944]

Slinky has gotten big! I just rewatched your slinky pond build video from a few years back and it is amazing to see how far both of you have come 🐸🐊🐢🦎🐍

[@Dovietail]

Slinky is tunneling through to get those yummy iguanas! 😳😳😳

[@Tomsawyerspit]

Hahaha I love it when Floridians say " yea we're about to have a cold snap here soon , it's gonna be in the 50's " , lol, and we're sitting here in NY when it's 32 and you wish it was in the 50's . You also know that Florida 50's is not the same as Northern 50's.

[@calebthomas5411]

Hey you can’t blame slinky if I was a water monitor I would definitely want to swim in that big pond!

[@loriw2661]

I just love your “walkabout” videos. It makes me want to convert my back yard into a Sulcata sanctuary!! As always, it’s wonderful to see the Slinkster!!🐢❤️🦎

[@vicaroo001]

I love watching Slinky on fast forward. He's a BUSY BEE!!

[@johnnyrice5531]

This will be useful for my sulcata

[@all4life4evr]

hi kenan a litl suggestion for the inside of your box u should use FRP sheet its lite and ultra resistant and durable and also really easy to clean also really easy to install look it up im sure youll like it keep up the good work !!!

[@martinespinosa6174]

Same I got to lock up my sulcatas and my laces

[@laartje24]

7:32 My blue thounge skink does the same thing when my hand is under his belly. Figured out that he likes it more when I put my hand under his feet so he can hang on himself. Of course that is a little bit harder with a big monitor.

[@heatherlandskron]

great video!! hi kamp kenan!! have a good evening. i hope all is well.

[@dailywordnuggets8148]

I love heating pads better then the lights..

[@bouncebird3760]

Heat pads only give off infrared C which does only penetrate the surface of an animal, which means the heating is less efficient and they will need to stay on the heat pad longer and will get less energized. A halogen bulb on the other hand produces Infrared A and B which penetrates deeper into the muscle (like the sun). Due to that the animal gets warm more efficiently and has more energy. The info about heat mats are outdated and we should always strive to give our animals the best care aswell as imitating nature as much as possible (aside from diseases and predators, etc).

[@bhutch216]

@@bouncebird3760 I think you mean UVA and UVB. Basking bulbs are design to minimize IR light since it’s a superficial heat. UVA is what penetrates the skin and down into the muscle layers of the animal. Heating pads to emit any infrared at al. They just work of radiant heat and should not be left for an animal to lay on because it’ll burn the skin. They need to affixed to the outside bottom of the enclosure or inside lid. Well the sun does give of about 53% IR light, basking bulbs produce less than 1%.

[@bouncebird3760]

@@bhutch216 I do not mean UV. There is IR-A, B and C

[@aneekkachhwaha]

Winter is coming 😉

[@susanmartin3762]

G.O.T.FAN!!!..Winter is here in Washington. This man has no OFF switch!! Slinky is the star of this channel🐊⭐⭐

[@susanmartin3762]

😁😁 I love how you said you're having a cold snap. Your cold snap is t-shirts and sandals weather up here in Washington. Washington state that is not the other one. Not the bad one. Where's a good Washington.

[@stefanostokatlidis4861]

The cold snap in Florida coincided with one here in Greece.

[@susanmartin3762]

Those boxes you have for your animals that are covered with all those branches and limbs are so cool looking. You just put so much amazing thought into this place that you have and it's just really cool to look at. Do you charge for admittance to your place if people want to come and take tours to see your animals or is this for your and your familys enjoyment? I would pay to come look at Kamp Kenan!!...oh yes I would!

[@colbasaur4149]

I'm sure you probably already have, but have you looked into a backup generator?? They even have fancy high tech ones that will switch over automatically in the event of a power outage. I'm sure the cost would be astronomical but it could literally be a life saver!

[@patricklombard538]

❤️❤️ love from south africa ❤️❤️

[@AngryBulldogGaming]

it's snowing here i like snow and cold weather

[@tyleranthony9457]

Slinky probably thought he was about to brake free lol

[@BlueLighteningGojo]

We’ve been having some cold nights out here in San Francisco, down to the 50’s.

[@SuperVblade]

Wooow 50 mbnnn

[@casadefinch894]

We live in Napa and have a large turtle sanctuary on our property and it was 33 degrees last night

[@casadefinch894]

50s is warm

[@AistoriesGPT-f]

Here in the uk we have it at 50f in the middle of the day and about 32f at night

[@anitapendleton1209]

We 💕 slinky

[@dororexgaming4205]

I've been debating building an outdoor enclosure for my two Russian Tortoises, but with the weather here, I couldn't keep them outside year round its in the 30's right now, I have noticed one tortoise becoming dominant and a bit overweight so I do want to get them a larger enclosure to move around more, but still worried about predators and parasites, but I know its what is best for them, definitely going to build them one when I move out through as I want to get a colony to breed, as a lot of Russian Tortoises are wild caught so I want to help make captive bred babies more available

[@lynnrushton7458]

Low 50s 🥵 -1 here in Scotland UK just now❄️ my Sully is nice & cozy in his den tho 👌🐢 I hate winter for my shell baby x

[@gersonm2368]

Awesome

[@jrcook78]

I live in Maryland and it's currently 35 and flurrying

[@aclau7]

Darn it’s 36 degrees this morning in Jacksonville, Fl 🥶🥶

[@darcyrose696]

Slinky is like “I wanna see too daddy, I wanna see!” Then when you holding him Slinky is like “woow I’m flying flying!” That’s so adorable😊💗

[@laartje24]

He is just like a toddler.

[@velorian85]

Slinky kinda deserves a new hidebox like lagatha's

[@kyekye1]

Facts!!!

[@moonshinecamo9559]

I would re wire lags heating cord with the rain u guys get i wouldn't want to chance it i would just solder and splice in new wire were it was cut up at

[@susanmartin3762]

Is it just me or do some of those tortoises look like big pineapples? When he first moved the bush away I swear to God I saw a pineapple and not a little tortoise. Those big sulcatas that were walking towards him remind me of little old men. They're just so stinkin cute and so ancient looking and wise. Oh to just be able to live with Nature and with these animals like this guy does would be my version of Heaven. And the hard work that he does is amazing. And he does it all by himself. That's just crazy. I love how he speeds the camera up like he does when " tasking"....it reminds me of when I used to watch Bewitched... the way she'd wiggle her nose and then speed up to do housework. I just told my age didn't I? It's okay. I've earned every year of it.

[@mikesmith2718]

Wish it was in the 50s here in ohio its 28 degrees and just got 4 inches of snow

[@bhutch216]

I got 14” a 1/4 mile off Lake Erie.

[@Trick-Framed]

Look into Reflectix insulation. It's got an R36 value in a 1/4"

[@jameelmohammed9567]

Awesome video

[@georgevacherlon931]

My sulcata tortoise made a burrow I live in Central Florida time for a hoodies and pants

[@SierraJenson4]

Love all the knowledge

[@davidkelly1298]

Been down into the 40's here in Texas

[@tysonwiegand2786]

Video suggestion 24 hour timelapse of slinky

[@G93KMA]

Great video 🙌🏽

[@antivirus15184]

I would love to visit and see the animals

[@adamgitmed3779]

Florida FINALLY gets some 50° weather in December and here in Central Valley California it's been 29° in the mornings since October🤣

[@lynndora5046]

We went to Florida in December one year and it was in the 50s then and it was cold 🥶 to us and we live in NC and used to the cold but it was different I don’t know why

[@MOONOVERMIAMI]

hello great video

[@johnphillips5097]

You know they say it’s time lapse but that’s just not true. That just Kenans normal working speed 😉🐸🐢🦖💫

[@Trick-Framed]

So much foreshadowing...It's as if everything was pointing toward what happens to Slinky next. Broken enclosure that he doesn't like to be in, liking to wander the property and he ate that banded water moccasin.

[@cerastes29]

48 views thats cool

[@Woahshutitdown]

Early crew

[@lainightwalker5495]

could slinky be trying to get at the snakes on the other side??

[@artandmorewithrachelnicole]

I have my tortoise buddy Andy all ready to go for the winter he is a mess 🙂

[@jebVlogs556]

Texas has been getting 42-35° weather. I know when I lived in pensacola fl it got pretty good there too. Do you Kenan move the 3 baby turtles into the shed when it gets too cold? Or do they stay put in their outdoor enclosure..

[@StarsAndSolitude]

I wonder if there's some sort of system which could set off an alarm if the power goes? Would give you some peace of mind

[@BigDawg120]

It was 28 degrees in Texas last night 48 right now. Winters comming

[@ambermenjivar273]

Silly thing I noticed but when you turned slinky’s box at 4:33 the hole looked almost like the state of Vermont flipped or reversed. AKA the state I reside in 😊 Be kind I said kinda looked like it lol

[@nicolesparks7981]

I would love to see a map of your property. It must be so cool

[@JustMeandLife]

Kenan, Im flying! But there’s no Titanic to fly from.

[@TinyVenoms]

Great Video, Thank you! :-)

[@robertforrest7956]

Here in northern central valley of CA. we've had temps in the 30s.....gladly trade you. 😎