Awesome! I got my blood python from them a few years back.

I love your lizards

they're verybig

Go for jeweled Lacerta of green amevia then

I got one I've only had him for a year he was a baby when I got him

Depending on your skill level and willingness to read up on your animals, I'd recommend anything from cresties, gargoyles, leopard geckos, African fat tails, and banded geckos. All great starters so long as you get the basics right!

its ok just keep watch

I ended up with a Zilla setup, a new snake hook, some wood decor, some substrate, a few plants, and a champagne pastel ball python (Bowie).

AfroHerpkeeper Awesome bro! Thanks for the reply! 👍

Cade7501 if you go to www.albinogartersnake.com you will find pricings for many different garter snakes including the blue-phased California red sided garter snake. The website implies that you can buy these snakes but I haven't checked to see how. Good luck on finding a snake tho.

I've seen a few at expos, but I'd also recommend checking out Shaun Hayes of Shaun's Gregarious Garters

AfroHerpkeeper alright thanks a lot man, I’m going to Repticon January 20th so if I don’t find one there I’ll definitely look him up, preciate the help

AfroHerpkeeper hello today I️ rescued a baby Pac-Man frog from starvation from petsmart it was most likely part of a mass Breda bc it was 4$

This was in Dripping Springs!

Yep, he's an Asian water monitor. Very cool lizards! They can do alright around kids, unlike Nile monitors, which are more prone to aggressive behavior.

Francisco Gonçalves in general, their startup cost is the most expensive. Tanks will be more expensive than tubs. The 40 gallon breeders I have, I got for $40 a piece. I keep my adult balls in $25 Christmas tree tubs, juveniles in $13 sterilite bins that are roughly the size of a 40 gallon tank. Heating and thermostats will cost quite a bit. Thermostats start at about $30 and can get up to a couple hundred. Heating mats and ceramic heat emitters may be around $20-$30 to buy and install. Obviously hides and water dishes and substrate will be a startup cost ranging from $20 to $100 depending on how elaborate you go with your enrichment. My substrate is $20 per bag and lasts about 3-4 months for my 8 snakes. Monthly, you're looking at the cost of feeding and maybe substrate. For me, since I buy in bulk, I spend about $170 every 4-6 months on feeders for my 8 snakes. When I just had one ball python, I was looking at about $20 a month on feeders, $8 a month on substrate. It's not terribly expensive. Startup is pretty expensive, I'll say. If you're looking for something cheap, vets checks for snakes and reptiles are insanely expensive. Yearly wellness checkups for my snakes (which are absolutely necessary) cost about $100 per snake. Emergencies happen with snakes just like any animal. A vet check yesterday for one of my snakes, who is completely healthy, was $200. An emergency fund is important! But they don't cost much to maintain.

Which one? A timestamp or description would help

Anything you want to display, really. I've seen them used for tarantulas, chameleons, geckos, skinks, snakes... They're called A-Round Nature habitats

AfroHerpkeeper Thank you’ I was wondering if you could keep geckos in them.

Next year I’m looking to start a breeding project with numerous gecko and dwarf monitor species - I might include alligator lizards! If so, it’d be primarily to increase the number of captive-bred specimens for sale. There are way too many abronia being imported from the wild right now.

nice

Frog-eyed gecko, Teratoscincus scincus! Really cool little guys gaining popularity right now.

The cages are A-Round Nature enclosures and the lizard is a mourning gecko! Really cool little species that’s all-female! They reproduce through parthenogenesis and don’t actually need to be fertilized to lay eggs.

Thanks!

There's a show in Conroe Texas right now he's vending at so if your in the area you can always go check it out! he's a good friend who makes those vivs and they are great!

I was giving a lot of thought to going, but couldn't have made it to this one. Next time!

Absolutely! He’s got free roam of my room now, and apart from leaving a mess on my floor every so often he’s doing great.

kevin bugs 🐜

Giant plated lizard, G. validus

AfroHerpkeeper thanks, looks awesome

DReis 7 Hi

It's actually a Sudan Plated lizard, G. major

I got Bowie the pastel champagne ball python at this expo.

I would, but if you've seen my newest room tour you've already seen it all! This expo was actually in July - I got plenty of wood pieces, plants, and substrate, as well as a Zilla setup, snake hook, and Bowie the ball python.

If you’ve seen my latest room tour, you’ve actually already seen it! I’m a bit behind on expo videos, so this was actually filmed over the summer. I walked out with a Zilla setup, some plants, substrate, and wood pieces, a new snake hook, and Bowie the ball python.

Nope - the permit is $20 to my knowledge. It's definitely illegal in specific cities

AfroHerpkeeper I checked into this afterwards and you are correct, I never knew this despite looking into it several years ago

All frogs can be taken out of water at least briefly, but every species has different requirements. What species are you asking about?

Gators and crocs make absolutely terrible pets unless you have a fenced pond, but many dwarf caimans can be worked with (by very experienced keepers). All of them have the potential to take your hand off (or much worse). The ones in this vid are Morolet's crocodiles - if I remember right, they were about $150 each... that or something closer to $250.

EliteXwolf looked like a rosy boa

Its a mexican king snake

Mexican rosy boa

I agree - definitely a rosy boa. Not sure what locality or morph, but I remember she wasn’t cheap!

New snake hook, Zilla setup, some plants, some substrate, and some bark pieces

those are cold laperde geckos

Pretty sure he was not for sale - but I've seen them fetch pretty high prices!

AfroHerpkeeper Hey, AfroHerpKeeper, will you be going to the Tinley Park reptile expo in october?

Possibly! I think they’re very cool, but I’m working primarily with reptiles rather than invertebrates.

AfroHerpkeeper ok thanks for replying

Watney is still with me! I’m actually looking to start a sizable breeding project next year and a few banded gecko species are definitely included in those plans.

AfroHerpkeeper cool I thought about starting up a banded gecko breeding project because you can house males and females together with no problem but I've already decided to do ball python breeding, I'm gonna do clown morphs as there's not a whole load of clown morphs around at the moment 😀 good luck in your banded gecko breeding project 👍

Those are A-Round Nature enclosures!

thank u

Tokay gecko. Cool little buggers and pretty common, but they have a reputation for being bitey. If you can find someone who breeds them, the captive-bred ones are much more tame.

Tokay gecko - they aren't normally that calm, but that one was bred in captivity

Mourning gecko! Really cool all-female species that reproduces without a male.

Frog-eyed gecko, Teratoscincus scincus!

Those are all for sale by Nathan Hall of www.austinreptileconnection.com/ In frame you can see western banded geckos, rough thick-toed geckos, and a couple species of knobtail geckos.

btw man your absolutely amazing and the first youtuber who is so nice in your vlogs and theres just something that makes your videos amazing

That's a baby B&W tegu! They lose the green coloration within a few months.

AfroHerpkeeper wow! Thought it was some kind of small lizard.

I’m a bit behind on expo videos, so this one was actually filmed over the summer! I got Bowie the ball python here.

AfroHerpkeeper oh awesome! I seen him in your previous vid. He’s lovely I’ve just got myself a ball python called Alfred. Love to see you do a ball python set up vid

Tokay gecko - normally they aren't nearly that docile, but that one was bred in captivity.

Looks amazing :)

Cobras at 6:52, 7:14, and 7:45. Probably a few more scattered around

I would, but if you've seen my last room tour you've already seen everything I got! I'm a little behind on expo videos so this one was actually filmed over the summer. If I'm remembering right I walked home with a bunch of plants, wood pieces, a new Zilla setup, and Bowie the ball python!

No problem great vid

This expo was actually quite a while back, but I did get a lot of stuff! Plenty of wood pieces, plants, and substrate, as well as a Zilla setup, snake hook, and Bowie the ball python.

thank you keep up the good work

i want to get a hedgehog

I think the one you saw is either a monitor lizard or a baby tegu - if it was huge, definitely a water monitor. If it was smaller, either a baby tegu or a Timor monitor.

Yep, though there might be city or county-specific regulations to look into

Happy Birthday!

I would but you’ve probably already seen it all! I’m pretty behind in my expo videos and this was actually filmed in July. Walked out with some plants, wood pieces, a Zilla setup, and Bowie the ball python!

Nope, I'm largely Irish by descent - but I'm also a Longhorn, so hook 'em!

Oh ok I've been wondering thx for telling me when r u coming out with a new video

Check my channel, they've been coming out left and right

I’m not sure if ethical is the word you’re looking for, but I assure you that pet venomous snakes are absolutely no danger to the public! Despite what the media will tell you in the rare instance a cobra or viper escapes, these snakes are very delicate and never attack humans. Additionally, the majority of breeders/dealers of venomous snakes have a rigorous process for determining who they can sell to, and won’t let inexperienced or questionable individuals purchase animals. The snakes are pets just like any other animal, and not a danger or a health hazard to anyone but careless owners. Someone with a desire to harm others using venomous snakes would have a very hard time accomplishing their goal, just due to the nature and behavior of the snakes themselves.

My worry is not public safety, its the safety of the animals and when you're selling them at a pet expo for 100 I have serious doubts about the competency of the buyers to own potentially life threatening animals. I simply don't believe such animals should be available to the general public without permits. Same goes with reticulated pythons and Anacondas. They belong in zoos or with professional keepers not being sold dirt cheap at unregulated pet expos

WiredPyro I don't think they're gonna let somebody with no experience in snakes buy a mamba, taipan, viper, etc. They would probably ask you heaps of questions before selling them to you. As for public safety the most dangerous snake in the video was probably the green mamba, but it looked very calm

As they should, but if they aren't required by law to do so there's no guarantee. Forget experience in snakes you need experience with venomous snakes you need the proper equipment to keep them safely you need anti venoms. Venomous snakes can be calm they can be very well adapted to humans but it takes one mistake. This is why I dont think they should be available to the general public

That’s true - there’s no guarantee. That is an issue, but as a community we should certainly strive to support those who do things right, and avoid those who don’t.

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Depends on how thin he is. Many keepers prefer to keep their beardies lean, others a little tubby. So long as they’re not obese and they still have a full stomach and rounded shape, they should be alright.

AfroHerpkeeper ok thanks