Hopefully you'll be able to come with on a future trip...if we can ever travel again :)

I live in new england you would get used to it!!!

Also: Well hi there!!!

Clint, I now right lmai

Sorry, lmao

With me not able to travel, those videos are coming up! But the answer is no. No I don't keep myself correctly :)

I would think a properly kept Dav Kauffman would require a high protein diet such as steak, stews along with the natural sugars of certain fruits like strawberry and banana smoothies to reduce internal heat when basking in a lawn chair at 85 to 90f. With 20 to 30% humidity. The Dav Kauffman should also be given a good sized water area such as a lake or even a swimming pool preferably without too much chlorine. All spots for the basking Dav Kauffman should offer ample shade trees to stop the Dav Kauffman from overheating and becoming sun burned. After basking you may offer the Dav Kauffman an alcoholic beverage to calm and cool, but make sure to keep this in moderation or risk the Dav Kauffman getting fat. The Dav Kauffman may appreciate the company of a mate, however overcrowding the Dav Kauffman could result in this rare species to retreat to his man cave. Make sure to keep the Dav Kauffman substrate on a natural blend of high thread count cotton along with bamboo towels to dry him. These things along with positive reinforcement should keep the Dav Kauffman thriving for many years to come.😎Rattle On!

Dāv Kaufman's Reptile Adventures 😂

Very cool! Thanks for sharing your tip!

Can you share links on where to get the soils

@@GarysTandAExotics hey did you every get the link to the soil if so can you share please thanks

@@edwardseals3926 best thing I have found is excavator clay from zoomed or one of those brand name reptile companies. That carolina red clay is very expensive from all the places ive seen but I also live in california so everything is expensive

Same with reptile excavation clay it's like a natural red clay that holds heat and humidity well and they can make a burrow if they want or you can build an elaborate one that turns and opens up in a cave like room

If you stop swatting them and sweet enough/pour water on back of your shirt they’ll just chill there

Agreed!

Thanks Gavin, much more to come! Rattle On!

Yes we do!

Indeed

I would love to see that I have 2 Leo's.

Heck yeah! ! Ball pythons too!

John Agen leopard geckos and ball pythons are the herps that suffer the most so they sure deserve a dedicated in the wild episode

Awesome! Love the tricolors!

I was supposed to be there now

Exotics lair! Also that’s coming real soon!

Thanks so much! 😊

Thank you! Rattle On!

Me too!!

Whats the name of the island they are on? I can't find anyrhing online about that

Thanks Alex!

Awesome! Glad the video helped!

Glad to hear that

Much appreciated!

@ hope your staying safe and can't wait to see the next video!! #RATTLEON

Glad you enjoyed it!

Glad to help

Thanks Martin!

Maybe one day!

Thank you!

And we had plenty to offer them lol

Nice! Enjoy!

Thanks!

Maybe one day! I'll for sure be going back

Glad you enjoyed!

You guys are both awesome, I love watching the progression with Thunder. Been working with my little dude for nearly a year now and he's still shy, but not afraid at all. Love these guys, he's about to be upgraded to a 6 foot enclosure this weekend

@@kylequinn1963 That is awesome bigger is always better

Thanks!

Awesome, thank you!

Thanks, will do!

Good to meet you as well!

Thanks for the info! I haven't gotten one yet. Rattle On!

Lol! Thanks! Next time I'm there come up and say hi

That would be a cool video!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Glad you enjoyed it

literally all the time. We didn't go hungry

Thank you for sharing. Love seeing posts like this related to ackies

@@goldenwafflz1588 it's a pleasure!

Thank you for sharing your experience and congrats on the eggs!

@ the man, the myth, the legend! I was hoping to see you wandering about the reptile show that was to be held in Ontario CA last month, but thanks to the Rona, it got canceled. Thank you very much for your kind words!

I am the Frank Retes, and indeed not just pioneered keeping of monitors, I also studied them both in captivity and in the field. While Dav's video was fun and not WRONG, it was also not right or in context. For instance, he used RED ackies and yellow ackies and stated they were the same. Only he was not in Red Ackie habitat. Red ackies occur on the west coast. some 800 miles away. The type in the US. My comments on UV is based on 30 years of testing. Back then I build a facility which included indoor cages, outdoor cages and indoor/outdoor cages. Comparative testing is how we came about my comments of UV, particularly UV bulbs. As we compared those indoor with common halogen or incandescent bulbs. To the SUN. the actual natural UV. and found with proper care, the ones lacking any added UV out performed the UV exposed Ackies and many other species. These results are reflected in the pet trade, I supplied those who contributed to the pet trade their stock, all raised without UV bulbs. My comments are based on a HISTORY of success. not opinion. UV bulbs are a bandage for poor husbandry, At suboptimal temps, they can help some. . But does not address other needs for optimal heat. The animals look nice under a range of Red and blue UV bulbs. If you like the looks, then by all means use those bulbs for that reason. But please keep in mind, a proper temp range is to also be included. Lastly if you look close, most desert reptiles, have adaptions and behavior to avoid UV. In reality, UVA and UVB, are deep penetrating wave lengths that cause cancer. Read the warnings on those bulbs. My problem is, I am very prejudiced. I live in and study these animals from a approach of similar habitat. The desert. Which means daily, today for example, I watch dozens of lizards of many species, do their daily activities. In most cases, they avoid times of the day when UV levels are at their highest. I get the feeling, living in the desert and living in say, Minn. will give a person a somewhat different view. Back to the vid. There were many statements that were simply not accurate. But not bad for this type of Video. I do find the title a bit click baitfish. That is, Dav did not add anything to captive husbandry that was not already used in captivity since the early 90's. In fact, is understanding seemed naïve.

There was nothing I could really do about it, so I just had to power through it!

Very glad to hear that!

Thanks! Rattle On!

They were the worst I've ever seen there

@ crazy

Right? Damn!!

In the dozen or so we found, not one tried. It's all in how you handle them

I Don’t really know do Adult ackies posture and tail-whip when they feel threatened

Very similar, yes

Thanks for the tip!

Very cool. And oh yeah, youbetcha! Glad the vid helped!

@ I would reply with "SKOL VIKES!" but I am still sore from Diggs being traded.

They only do because they are all utilizing the same rock pile and other habitats. They aren't really "social" animals.

@ They are incredibly social. I may have made the same conclusions as you, on my first trip in the field. Oddly. time of year has everything to do with social observations. Times of the year, they live in tight groups, other times particularly after the reproductive season, they spend more time separately feeding to regain lost energy . Yet, never venture far. Of interest is, what you saw was real and you reported it. If you went and checked year around, I would suspect you would have a different view then you have now. I did do that. and I tested observations in captivity. Social means recognizing individuals that work together. It means including some, and excluding others. monitors from one area, not just your method of collecting. (rock piles) Do not fight, or combat eachother. They gather at times yet keep track of eachother when apart.(scent tracking) If introduced to a member of another family group or just social group, they fight/combat. One example you should consider, Once I found a pair of storrs and several neonates together under the same rock. Its fun because in captivity, Storrs are not easy to keep in groups. The key for captivity is, raising them together. This area is called ethology, animal behavior. To understand social is not all that easy, not by simple observation. As a area, like you saw, includes very social animals, and non social animals. It also includes Resident individuals and transient individuals. Residents have found the conditions to support groups, mostly consisting of family. And Transients are those that have not found conditions to support groups. Transients are driven from area to area until they find their own, or die. This social model is fairly common in many lizard species and snake species. oddly I report a lot of this on my FB site, but not varanid stuff. We have a varanid site where we do report both captive and field work. On our varanid site, we caution the use of "prejudice" that is using preconceived ideas to support observation. As a field researcher, The key to observation is, DO NOT PREJUDICE observation. Your suppose to observe and report. not prejudice. Which means adding what you think is going on. What I or we think, should never be included in observation. Something you video is full of, preconceived ideas, with actual support. But that said, you vid is for entertainment and was great. I would recommend, showing the animals actually doing something, not posed on a termite mound or rock. Sadly that takes time and work. I worked on Wild kingdoms and other animals shows. So I understand the value of entertainment and sponsor support. Lastly those flies were not bad. As a desert rat, they did not bother me. Oh wait, with one exception. We were just east and north of Coral bay on the west coast, we parked the car, got out and flies packed under our eyelids, nose holes and in our ears. My friend and I looked at each other and said, we are outa here. While I do think your vid was wonderful. I am not sure how you could gain the data needed to determine if they are social or not. from such limited data. if your interested, I have some fun stories of really odd ackies, and other monitors, that to this day have not been described. There is more out there then We realize.