BEST Turtle Habitat Ever? (BONUS VIDEO)

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We know you're all used to our property by now (if you're a regular viewer, that is), but we've got some good friends that do things REALLY well for their animals too. In this brand new video we take a trip to visit our friend Maurice Rodriguez, founder of the Turtle Conservancy. Maurice is an advocate for naturalistic keeping, just like we are, and let us just say, WOW. His massive enclosure has been 20 years in the making and is home to a bale of turtles from North America, India, Japan and more! See this gorgeous habitat up close and personal, meet some interesting species and see what will be coming home with us!
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However you made it here, thank you and welcome to Garden State Tortoise. Garden State Tortoise is home to hundreds of animals from all around the world. We are a family dedicated to adventure, conservation of wildlife, and all things nature. We are a reptile rescue and breeding facility for more than ten years, offering refuge to those who need it, and working everyday to protect the beautiful world of reptiles in any way we can. Here on our KZfaq channel you will be able to join us on our animal adventures while learning how to care for, protect, properly identify, feed and even breed many species of turtle, tortoise, snake and lizard. We even work with frogs and salamanders! We hope you enjoy our videos and help us share them with the world so we can continue to educate people of all ages about herpetology.
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@geslinam9703 Жыл бұрын

The kid next door to me found a box turtle on the border of our properties, where I have a huge pachysandra bed that is a haven for all kinds of critters. He intended to keep it as a pet. I tried to educate him on how they were best left to the wild, and he basically told me to mind my business. All day I watched from my yard, making my plans….he had the turtle in a big aluminum bucket, out in the full sun, in the middle of their yard (even after I told him to put it somewhere where the turtle could get out of the sun) When night came, I put on some dark cat burglar clothes, and stealthily crept into their yard…when that kid woke up the next morning, he no longer had a pet box turtle. Considering the way this family didn’t take good care of their pets at all, I did not feel guilty about depriving a young boy the pleasure of reptile ownership. That turtle would have wound up dead if I hadn’t liberated it.

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

Wow! Good job.

@DavidPackluvr Жыл бұрын

You're so wonderful! 🤗💚 Thank you so very much for taking heroic action to save such a precious being! You rock!! 🙏🐢✨

@quix66hiya22 Жыл бұрын

I did that too when I was a summer camp counselor. Another counselor’s campers caught a dinner plated sized Tuttle and out it in a box in their cabin. I tried to educate them but they basically told me to get lost. I took him while they were out and let him go in the woods.

@sueaustin1796 Жыл бұрын

Thank you sooooo much for saving this turtle's life!!!! I applaud you for doing the right thing!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!

@geslinam9703 Жыл бұрын

Thanks all. The kid did suspect that I had something to do with the turtle disappearing…took him a few days to get up the courage, but he knocked on my door a few days later and asked me about it. I only wish I’d had the foresight to make a little escape rope, you know, strips of sheets with knots, only in a tiny turtle size, I could have draped it over the side of the aluminum bucket, like the turtle made it himself to climb out. That would have been funny.

@bonsaiturtle9038 Жыл бұрын

Now that's what I call a tortoise breeding environment! As a Japanese, I am very happy that someone from overseas has kept the turtles native to Japan in such a wonderful environment.

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

🙌🙌

@MamaJ1997 Жыл бұрын

Maurice has done such a wonderful service to all of the species living under his care! Beautiful enclosure and wonderful video! Thank you for sharing and I’m excited to see Sundays video!

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

He really has! Thanks for watching!

@thetortoiseguy6449 Жыл бұрын

Dude!! What an amazingly gorgeous habitat!!! Bravo!! Wish I had the land here in Los Angeles to do what you’re doing ! Awesome! - Kevin 🐢👍❤️

@ponyrang Жыл бұрын

Wow, My best friend, I liked the video very much, thanks you for sharing, stay safe, stay blessed

@YochevedDesigns Жыл бұрын

The Japanese wood turtles are SO adorable! OMG, those huge eyes are killing me. 👀

@alliseuss1555 Жыл бұрын

Just goes to show that naturalistic keeping can also be the most attractive way to keep these animals. All of those natural water features and plant growth are just beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. It’s the best way to go, hands down.

@HENRYANESDRUMS777 Жыл бұрын

Man I love this channel, I started my channel cause of turtles it’s awesome to see someone else who loves turtles this much!

@jonathanyoungblood8676 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful set ups and even more beautiful animals , I strive to have set ups on this level. Thank you for sharing such amazing things

@jaykennedy2256 Жыл бұрын

wow he did a nice job and can't wait till the next video

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jay and yes he did!

@jaykennedy2256 Жыл бұрын

I ues to live in lodi nj and Ramsey nj it was hard to keep turtles up there

@WillieWeed Жыл бұрын

Maurice is the Willie Wonka of 🐢🐢💚

@DSheartlady Жыл бұрын

i get so interested in the video that i tend to forget to comment great video 🙂

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

Thanks debra!

@DSheartlady Жыл бұрын

@@GardenStateTortoise you are welcome😊

@mikedurhan9941 Жыл бұрын

Wow. This place is great!

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

Truly is!

@speng3320 Жыл бұрын

The best !

@Rick-the-Swift 2 ай бұрын

Would love to see more videos talking about and/or showing exactly how these habitats are constructed. For instance, is the pond a natural bog, or is an artificial liner used? If it's natural, or made to be natural, how does one keep it from leaking? Fascinating stuff! Hope to see more!

@v4n1ty_ Жыл бұрын

Cool!

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jeannekahnmesia7205 Жыл бұрын

SÚPER LINDAS 🐢 HERMOSAS SON UNA PRUEBA DE QUÉ DÍOS EXISTE...MILES DE BENDICIONES Y MUCHISIMAS GRACIAS POR COMPARTIR 🐢

@kylegolinveaux8419 Жыл бұрын

I watch your newest videos every Friday night. Something to look forward to after a long work week. I freakin love the garden state family. I’ve learned so much. I just want to say from the bottom of my heart..Thank you.

@ratmannlibertyhound6755 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant I loved this video

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@hamsandwitch7466 Жыл бұрын

Another great video. Sitting outside of work getting ready to go in. Thanks for kicking the day off with some good vibes brother 😎🥇✌🏻🐢🙏🏻💪🏻👍🏻

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

Haha hope you weren’t late!!

@hamsandwitch7466 Жыл бұрын

@@GardenStateTortoise right on time brother, have a good day man

@Itstheoutputs Жыл бұрын

Such a fortunate person able to live his life along side species that would express their gratitude if they could. I hope to be able to check back in in twenty years and see the changes. When we talk about humans providing homes for so many wonderful creatures, shouldn’t we also mention occasionally what the plans are after the human is gone? Could you please address that subject to possibly help those of us who care for only several turtles of whatever species? I imagine that the untimely death of a caretaker like yourself or him would also be catastrophic for your animals. But I also worry about my little collection of turtles. Thanks!

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

Yes great idea and it’s important to have a plan (like we do) since these creatures live so long.

@chetchurchill9524 Жыл бұрын

Wow; what a setup Maurice has developed over two decades. Amazing that there are a number of very cool refuges for turtles here in our state. 🙂 The variations of T. carolina are so diverse-that black one was insane.

@lukehartley7759 Жыл бұрын

Incredible!

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@joshhibbs_nola Жыл бұрын

WOW! His turtle enclosures are very impressive. Maurice is AWESOME! I wish he was my neighbor. I would help him out with whatever he needed help with around his place. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🐢

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

Hahaha he does a fantastic job.

@sueaustin1796 Жыл бұрын

Thank you soooooo much, Chris and Casey, for sharing Maurice's home and variety of turtles with us! I enjoyed seeing how he set up his turtle enclosures and grounds!!! Always love looking at this kind of stuff and learning from you! Keep up the good work!!!! 😊🐢🐢🐢🐢😊

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

Thank you sue! He really does an excellent job.

@annebigelow4096 Жыл бұрын

I found you all through watching Kamp Kennan, so glad I did, too. You should go down to Florida this winter and visit him. It would make a great set of videos!

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard! Yes, we plan to visit a lot of our Florida friends this winter. 👍🏻

@beverlyjensen443 Жыл бұрын

Electric wires hanging IN the water as ya try to catch turtles!!! Crazy! I mean SERIOUSLY CRAZY!!!

@pdmullgirl Жыл бұрын

What a lovely area for the wildlife to have. So they can feel safe and be safe in. Nice video. ❤️💜💚

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

He does a great job and thanks Paige!

@HarlinyBonnyelmorrocoy Жыл бұрын

La de los lunares blancos 😍😍😍😍😍 Que belleza Cuando son grandes se ponen lindas

@clemmysguttataemysorbicula7635 Жыл бұрын

Wow awesome enclosure and animals :)

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

🙌

@HENRYANESDRUMS777 Жыл бұрын

Also I’m so jealous of the Indian spotted turtles they’re so hard to get in Ca 😭

@loispadgett6306 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful place he has some very luck turtles live there. Can't wait for Sunday's video to see more. GOD BLESS 🐢💖🐢💖🐢💖🐢💖

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lois!

@chelseewilliams8154 Жыл бұрын

You do a great job. I love your Lil box turtles I have a big boy at 22inch plastron red foot male

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

Thank you and wow that’s a big one!

@patrickhubbell6198 Жыл бұрын

I really do love aquascape ponds, but I have to say I prefer ponds like Maurice's even more.

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

He really knocked it out of the park.

@tlcferguson8243 Жыл бұрын

Wow he has done an amazing work there. I have a question? Because you have all these different kinds of turtles in your outdoor pond do you ever get cross breeding? Thanks have a nice day.

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

Cross breeding is actually less common in these situations because when species have members of their own kind to breed with, they will typically only focus on them and not a different species. Hybrids are of course possible, though, just uncommon.

@savage.sadistic.sensationa1184 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video thanks anyway, do you have outdoor pond for big adult red eared slider ? Hope to see more update care guide , habitat and more details from you .

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes we do, we plan to do a red ear video in the future.

@jcsdesign Жыл бұрын

That enclosure is huge! Any idea on the dimensions? Is there a filter or a pump to move that water around? It looks like it's still water.

@budoneof15 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful place. I would love to have bodies of water like that in my yard but worry about breeding mosquitoes. Is there somewhere I could find out how to make a low body of water that my box turtles could use?

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

Turtle keepers in general (us included) tend to not worry about that because mosquito larvae are a good source for the turtles, especially small ones. You can however add fish like mosquito fish, minnows and others to help control it. We live backed up to 47,000 acres of protected wildlife refuge and we have multiple big turtle ponds. We actually welcome them to an extent.

@northernplantuckyplantcinc2630 Жыл бұрын

💚

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

🙌

@lesleysmith51 Жыл бұрын

We got our first tortoise 🐢❤ when my brother was walking over the railway station and they called up to him if he wanted a pet as Timmy had just walked onto the platform. Tabitha came from a pet shop.

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

🙌

@RossJ316JC Жыл бұрын

🙂👍👍

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

🙌

@8ducks269 Жыл бұрын

How do you create areas for them to nest and hibernate? I'm hoping to attract wild turtles to my property. We have 2 ponds and 2 planted bog areas with lots of plant cover. There is so much available on creating environment for birds, butterflies- even bats, but very little on turtles, other reptiles and amphibians.

@sebast3374 Жыл бұрын

Maurice looks like Bert from The Big Bang Theory

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

🤣

@loriw2661 Жыл бұрын

I’m looking SO forward to Sundays video!! What a gorgeous habitat he’s created for his turtles. Question: Are all turtles, tortoises OR are all tortoises, turtles?🐢❤️🐢

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lori! We actually did a video on that right here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zsp6rJZ9lr3PdIk.html

@loriw2661 Жыл бұрын

@@GardenStateTortoise GREAT! Thank you. I’ll go watch it now😊🐢 Edit……Oh boy do I feel dumb! I’ve seen that video. I must live in a constant state of confusion. I’ve always though that turtles and tortoises are both under tortoises. I remember watching that video (NOW I remember) and being amazed that I’ve had it wrong. Ugh!

@hollyjames3003 Жыл бұрын

Question: How do you keep hawks and owls away from your open habitats?

@user-cp2tx7mk3m Жыл бұрын

Does he leave the Japanese wood turtles in the pond all year long or do they have to come inside for the winter?

@archstanton_live Жыл бұрын

It's turtles all the way down.

@user-xg5vv5bm8q Жыл бұрын

Good job 👌 I have a question if you don't mind can I use chicken incubator to hatch tortures eggs?

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

Yes you can, hovabators work great just don’t use the fan or rotator.

@user-xg5vv5bm8q Жыл бұрын

@@GardenStateTortoise thanks alot

@sijam2m59 Жыл бұрын

✅

@GardenStateTortoise Жыл бұрын

🙌

@TakeaturnwithI 11 ай бұрын

Hi there I have a red eye turtle and looking to let it go because its becoming to big for the tank ..where do you recommend in New Jersey as well ..Thank you or do you know anywhere that like donated turtles ? Have a blessed day

@foggyozarkg7396 Жыл бұрын

hi an Eastern BoxTurtle laid eggs around sunset at the top of my uphill back yard.. i saw an egg drop out, even. the hole was 4-5 inches deep as well. From What i have read... i am EXPECTING to be a SURROGATE baby box turtle MOM sometime AFTER or on September 15. i have made sure i keep the hole moist by dumping glasses of water on hot sunny days etc. DO YOU have ANY SUGGESTION to ASSURE they HATCH ????? ALSO, right above the NEST is a grouping of large verigated ornamental cane... if i stuff bail hay around and inbetween the cane stalks (right above where they would hatch), i thought it would add them an extra layer of protection. Sir, i have A LOT of box turtles in my yard and live in a neighborhood like Geslina M. i am told by all CONSERVATION groups to NEVER make them a PET and DONT INTERACT at all with them.. i have done this but in light of ALL ANIMALS becoming more vulnerable, i was wondering if you could shed some light on it since i have a BURNING DESIRE to help these beautiful and MOST DELIGHTFUL creatures SO VITAL to any ECO SYSTEM. i THANK YOU in advance for reply! (especially, what can i do to ENSURE BABIES HATCH & to HELP THEM... but all the turtles too).