My SUPER GIANT Leopard Gecko! Unboxing And Her New Custom Enclosure

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Finally I'm sharing my super giant leopard gecko! I didn't share this new little member of my family right when I got her, since it took a bit of time to confirm she had a clean bill of health. She is doing wonderfully now, so I finally introduced her to the custom terrarium I made and sculpted from the Vision cage, that video was from a few videos ago!
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro!
0:52 Custom Terrarium Updates
3:25 Giant Unboxing!
5:49 In the Enclosure
8:03 Big Problem
9:00 Next Project+Outtro

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@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks to the community votes last video, I decided to complete this project first! next up, fish tank rack stuff! If you're a fish nerd, or a REGULAR nerd, come say hi on the new community discord :) discord.gg/nS3VPr3Ruv

@lorenzotaddei9028 2 жыл бұрын

How much is the size of the gecko?

@johnnygee4206 3 жыл бұрын

I understand Sunshine's frustrations. I would sooner eat my food from the dirty ground before I subjected myself to the indignity of eating from inferior dishes that clashed with my decor. Fortunately, I have a glow-in-the-dark Scooby-Doo cereal bowl that really ties everything together.

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Woah WHAT? You're incorporating nostalgic design elements into a contemporary setting? then you're right, I need to rectify this

@jcam5 3 жыл бұрын

You got a rescue leopard gecko, that's awesome.

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah! Well sort of, I still purchased her for a fair price, but I like to think that this is her lovely retirement home

@southbayla3137 3 жыл бұрын

@@SimplyBetta how many grams is she ?

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

@@southbayla3137 ~120g :)

@b-ballbih1024 Жыл бұрын

@@SimplyBetta whered you buy her i’ve been looking for a reliable way to buy a giant leopard gecko if you don’t mind sharing😅

@finthefishsep20toma 3 жыл бұрын

Loved watching your daughter interact with sunshine, always makes me happy to see children respectfully interacting with animals :)

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, she is a very sweet and gentle kid

@spamacc1873 2 жыл бұрын

“Don’t worry we are gonna take good care of you” THATS SO SWEET! What a sweet little lady 🥺

@vladimirserpov6773 3 жыл бұрын

If that would be a male gecko, I would call him Hugh. Hugh Mongous.

@griffinpope993 2 жыл бұрын

I would call him Mr. Jass…….Hugh Jass

@malnutritionboy 2 жыл бұрын

Zarna Joshi wants to have a word with you

@nathanielgutierrez7800 2 жыл бұрын

Hugh mogus

@quince8132 2 жыл бұрын

Dixie Normus

@chosenbg4002 Жыл бұрын

Big chungus

@anthonycermak9386 3 жыл бұрын

Sunshine is absolutely beautiful. Her eyes and everything are just gorgeous. I can tell she really likes the new tank, cause they typically like exploring and such. I think that hard work has paid off!

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! :D

@Tyler-pi1jb 2 жыл бұрын

I have an albino leopard gecko, he's mostly yellowish orange so I named him Sunstone. I just felt like sharing that :) .

@Yeye06_18 2 жыл бұрын

Mine has the same description and I called her sunshine

@some_random_person8467 2 жыл бұрын

I love the name sunstone it’s so cute

@ragtagdoe2458 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing that

@travisscott4546 2 жыл бұрын

I named mines Stevie because he reminded me of the gecko from king Julian :)

@ragtagdoe2458 2 жыл бұрын

@@travisscott4546 lol mines named mort from Madagascar

@lilirose72 3 жыл бұрын

Her eyes are just so amazingly pretty!!!

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Right! Hello there

@orallo2122 2 жыл бұрын

Right!!!! Also the leopard geckos eyes too

@RainbowCornet 2 жыл бұрын

Your daughter absolutely melted my heart 🥺

@SamanthaB293 3 жыл бұрын

This enclosure is beautiful but I feel like it's too small for a giant leo. Minimum is 20gal long for a regular sized, ideally 40gal for adults. I would think she needs a much larger enclosure than this. Also as someone else has said... new husbandry is very different for Leo's now. UTH's are not suggested.

@actual______criminal 3 жыл бұрын

Since when are UTH not suggested? Leopard geckos thermoregulate by smushing their bellies down on things, they need that belly heat to digest food too?

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

This is a 30g and she def. looks big in it. She’s gonna have to hang out for a while while I get some more projects out of the way first though!

@aurorasurrealis1032 3 жыл бұрын

@@actual______criminal With proper lighting belly heat comes automatically. 😊

@actual______criminal 3 жыл бұрын

@@rosemarie1281 I’ll check it out thank you sm!

@lottepepplinkhuizen9220 2 жыл бұрын

You guys really always have a reason to whine

@ferrari.k7780 2 жыл бұрын

“Don’t worry we’re gonna take care of you” your daughter is so cute I can’t

@ericmogielnicki3101 3 жыл бұрын

The daughter cameos are ADORABLE. she's the sweetest. 'well take good care of you

@DesertBloomBettas 3 жыл бұрын

sunshine is adorable! And I bet it feels great to get a project out of the way! Nothing is better than watching your to-do list shrink, even if it's just accomplishing little things - it makes focusing on the bigger projects so much easier and less stressful to know that all the other stuff is taken care of! Lmao, I literally keep a to-do list program on my PC that allows me to set a list, add tags, set reminders and due dates and categories, and every day it updates me with what needs to be done that day. Between household chores, appointments, daily tasks on my pc, blog updates, and fish room stuff... it is a lifesaver in keeping my sanity and making sure everything is accomplished on time. I even have my water changes pre-programmed in to make sure I get them done at a regular interval. Even if it's just a little thing, checking things off that list every day makes me feel like I didn't waste my day. I got stuff done on time, even if those things are insignificant. It's really motivating and keeps me from feeling overwhelmed with all my ideas and projects.

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Are you using Asana? WHAT DO YOU UUUUUSEEEEE Lol I alternate between writing everything on paper to doing a workflowy/google keep system to stay organized.

@DesertBloomBettas 3 жыл бұрын

@@SimplyBetta lol I use Microsoft To-Do,, it's a free download. And for keeping track of other fishroom stuff, I use Microsoft OneNote. I feel like I've become so much more efficient!

@MikeTytula 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the new little family member! Tank looks great!

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Of course you would stop by for this video! Thank you : )

@MusingsFromTheDen 2 жыл бұрын

Sunshine is beautiful! Your little girl is so gentle with her too. 😊 ❤️ You did a great job with the terrarium. 😊 👍

@eliexotic212 2 жыл бұрын

So great to see kids be so smart and loving to reptiles

@weasleylily7864 2 жыл бұрын

Leopard geckos often dont like beeing touched on their lower back and tail and back feets just a reminder

@goldenkiwicompote 2 жыл бұрын

Your carved rocks turned out great! That is a beautiful gecko, I love the name choice.

@alliealvarado2387 Жыл бұрын

Wow, she is exquisite! Her colors pop so much in her new home 💛🧡

@williamamely7038 3 жыл бұрын

Best of luck with your Terrarium. Your Gecko will love it. Your little girl is a real cutie, as is your Gecko. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing you breed Bettas again.

@Blue_Lugia Ай бұрын

Your daughter's reaction when when seeing Sunshine was so adorable. 😊

@kevinfranz9302 2 жыл бұрын

Such a pretty gecko and your daughter did so well with it!

@nancydenmark1614 3 жыл бұрын

She probably loves her new home. Nice of you to rescue her and give her such nice accommodations.

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you nancy :)

@tracys_plants 3 жыл бұрын

Happy accident Taylor! Current husbandry is getting away from under tank heaters. Sunshine is gorgeous! My (“my daughter’s” 😂) leopard gecko thanks you for the inspiration for his new digs. He moved in the other day and is loving the naturalistic environment.

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Oh really?! Here I thought under tank heaters were the go-to for leos. Oh hey congratz on your new setup! :D

@aurorasurrealis1032 3 жыл бұрын

@@SimplyBetta Hiii! Undertank heaters shouldn't be the go to for any reptiles longterm heating anymore. Many still recommend them, but they only emit IR-C which only heats very superficially. Basking bulbs like halogen put out IR-A and B which heat the animal more thoroughly and you'll see a burst in activity. We also should move away from radiant heat panels and che as a sole heating source since these also only emit IR-C. They should only be used to raise the ambient temps if they're used at all.

@AAC1714 3 жыл бұрын

So would a desert basking light with an under tank heater be insufficient for a male and female pair ?

@AAC1714 3 жыл бұрын

@aurora

@aurorasurrealis1032 3 жыл бұрын

@@AAC1714 Basking lamps are usually halogen bulbs and they work very well, if it is a ceramic heat emitter it also only puts out IR-C and would be insufficient. I'd add an shadedweller UVB kit from arcadia. You can leave the heatmat inside if you want to, the only risk is it overheating in case a thermostat malfunctions. It's not inherently harmful just not enough to have as the only heat source. 😊

@mr.Winston90 2 жыл бұрын

I love your terrarium set up!

@yoyoyo9669 3 жыл бұрын

this is so neat amazing that you are showing your little girl the joys of owning a gecko you seem like a very good owner thank you for doing the hobby good. i subscribed! happy gecko happy life

@TheThunderer1701 3 жыл бұрын

Looks awesome, Taylor!!! Love Sunshine. She is beautiful. Her enclosure looks great too.

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Fred! :)

@SupremeGecko 3 жыл бұрын

Your leopard-a-saurus is huge!!!! Beautiful colors! How precious- "I love you Sunshine". Awwwwww! Good call on the heat lamp vs. UTH. Perfect gradients. Note to self.... Finish my first cup of coffee before watching one of Taylor's videos. You were like my energy wake up call this morning :) Thank you.

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much @supreme gecko for your gecko health advice :)

@jordanbraxton4180 3 жыл бұрын

I so love your character and I think your vision tank came out beautifully

@geckomorphsusa4032 3 жыл бұрын

Wow looks awesome! Lucky Leo 😍 She's a beautiful girl 💗

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🤗

@corysimpson8899 3 жыл бұрын

Oh she is so pretty! Giant baby with a cute alien face

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

I hope you're talking about the gecko

@corysimpson8899 3 жыл бұрын

I mean, the first sentence is both, second is definitely for sunshine!

@adhithmathewjacob6612 3 жыл бұрын

Sunshine is a cutee🥰Great video Taylor always appreciate your hardwork it 👏🥰❤️

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🤗

@vampgaia 3 жыл бұрын

She’s a beauty!

@PantherLily27 3 жыл бұрын

Another option for the dishes could be to just get clear ones so it's not as intrusive, or if you want to do something as a mini project with your daughter, you could get some grey dishes (or use those and paint it grey) and then together paint some succulents on them

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I was thinking about adding some fake stones/dirt to the outside of the bowls to make them seem like they belong

@baker4132 2 жыл бұрын

Aww that little girl is so sweet

@marycifers804 Жыл бұрын

" I can't have clashing FOOD AND WATER DISHES!......oh my god!" got me 😂! Love the video!

@rdnkenki Жыл бұрын

Wow! So big and beautiful

@peculiarone339 3 жыл бұрын

YAAY!! This is so great!! Love Sunshine's enclosure!!

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Yay, thank you Amy!

@douglaslang2218 3 жыл бұрын

That tank is awesome. I never could make something like that.

@GeekyGeckoCreations Жыл бұрын

thats a really awesome build!

@AlysonGreeneOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Omg I’m so jealous! I can’t wait to get mine 💜

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

You have a leo on the way? :D

@amytowery1547 3 жыл бұрын

Sunshine is just GORGEOUS!!! 💗 🦎

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@elitegeckos 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice gecko ❤️

@meaghanb9118 3 жыл бұрын

She is beautiful her enclosure is wonderful, keep it up, I love it!

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@abbiiee13 3 жыл бұрын

that heat emitter needs a cage on it since it’s in the enclosure!!! every thing looks great!!

@terilynemarroquin8050 2 жыл бұрын

You really are delightful. I am thrilled for you and your New Betts Digs..so far everything looks beautiful. I can't wait until the fish are brought in.💓

@SimplyBetta 2 жыл бұрын

Oh gosh, thank you

@Kitkatcute23 3 жыл бұрын

Wow Taylor you get hurt a lot lol but I love your work and congrats on your new addition to your family! ❤️❤️

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Haha thank you! I had a glass shower door EXPLODE on me and I got a few scrapes, that's all :P

@laughinglighting4343 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!! Such a cool Gecko!

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks lighting!

@KikiYushima 3 жыл бұрын

Haha of all the channels to get recc'd to me, this was probably one of the top ones that would come at some point. I'm both a betta keeper and major RWBY fan! I knew this channel existed, but didn't check it out till this popped up in my recs. You've earned a new sub thanks to oddly specific intersecting interests!

@GeekyGeckoCreations 3 жыл бұрын

WHATTTT thats awesome CONGRATS! :D :D

@Sionnachuigim 3 жыл бұрын

Love the vid! What a cutie!

@drivenbysuccess6022 Ай бұрын

I just got my daughter a leopard gecko and now watching your video after she named it sunshine!

@foyble Жыл бұрын

What a beauty

@MaCad364 3 жыл бұрын

She’s gorgeous!! You making want to get one too!! 🥺🌹❤️

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Haha oh no! ;)

@legendary08_ 3 жыл бұрын

When she said TLC I thought of tables, ladders and chairs lol

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

at least you don't think about a certain popular reality TV channel :)

@legendary08_ 3 жыл бұрын

@@SimplyBetta lol true 😂

@Iolanthe333 3 жыл бұрын

Sunshine is so beautiful and sassy 💛

@MikesAquaticsThings 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Your vids are so fun to watch

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@barjee8965 2 жыл бұрын

4:37 OMGGGG that was ADORABLE!

@pamelafox5882 3 жыл бұрын

She's beautiful ❤️

@IbraalfaruqChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@sandypelto5151 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Taylor!! Sunshine is beautiful

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@taz_em5815 3 жыл бұрын

She looks like a dragon in her cave 🤩

@Camelutsza 3 жыл бұрын

OMG! She is so huge and extremely gorgeous!! She is happy with her new home… I would love to be able to touch one first and see if I like it in order to have one of my own… but I have only one problem… I scared to death by the bugs I will need to feed… 😅 other wise I think she is just perfect! You did a good job with her enclosure and everything! Thank you for the great information! 🤗🤗

@mydragon2356 3 жыл бұрын

Sunshine is so pretty! I really like her colors and her fat tail. I'm also excited to see you tackle that fish rack!

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@randomfabuloushuman34 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you adopted a guy who needed a new home! Edit: I high key thought your video was potentially click bait but nope! That cutie is that big!

@kylamulvanity7706 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful she is so cute ❤️❤️

@codwarhero9883 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t listen to this without picturing Penny being animated into this.

@Gay4MapleSyrup 2 жыл бұрын

I love how you put in the Fahrenheit and Celsius when you were talking about temperatures. Not enough youtubers do that

@sparrowhawkstation 3 жыл бұрын

shes so pretty :0

@griffinblade 3 жыл бұрын

Sunshine is such a cutie!!

@xennialguy9074 2 жыл бұрын

Dope tank

@fishgirlfromct7743 3 жыл бұрын

She needs a UVB bulb! It's to aid in her vitamin D intake. Looks great!

@antonioc5062 2 жыл бұрын

While they can definitely benefit from having some, it is not necessary. Leopard Geckos are not really active during the day. Not having UVB will not harm it in any way.

@nightinggale6470 2 жыл бұрын

@@antonioc5062 they can be active during the day every now and then, especially with a heat lamp/UVB. They’re cathemeral in captivity, active periodically throughout day and night. UVB is highly beneficial and if you want your gecko to thrive, you should provide it.

@MrsJosephCorica Жыл бұрын

Your daughter is so smart, and pretty. 💜 She reminds me of my daughter. 💜

@vaniellys 3 жыл бұрын

Sunshine is so prettyyyyyyy !!!

@Michael-yf1wo 2 жыл бұрын

You had a genius idea to use balloons to create those built-in burrows in the spray foam! I haven't seen even the legendary Tanner at SerpaDesign or the BioDude do that. Nice job - subscribed!

@Brynja24 3 жыл бұрын

Aawww, I loooove her!

@nightlyrowentree6047 3 жыл бұрын

They always remind me of rock dragon the giant geckos

@nolasdollsandaquatics9386 3 жыл бұрын

Aww...matching nails...how cute.

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

you bet!

@seunghunshin9549 3 жыл бұрын

Aw those FOOD AND WATER DISHES!!

@Avocetexotics 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh, she is adorable!!!! She is such a big girl! I have a year old male leopard gecko who has a few health problems ( a deformed eye and he had prolapsed when he was a tiny baby ). I love bioactive enclosures but because of his deformity I have to keep him on shelf liner or paper towel. His name is Harry Smiles and he'll literally come to the front of the glass when you say his name! 🥰

@nightinggale6470 2 жыл бұрын

Is there any way you can use loose substrate? Digging enrichment is extremely beneficial for them.

@Avocetexotics 2 жыл бұрын

@@nightinggale6470 I've tried before, but it always gets in his bad eye and makes it worse and it's also suggested to not use loose substrate for reptiles who have prolapsed before.

@josuea.682 3 жыл бұрын

Hello from Spain! Ty, for your nice job!

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you from the USA! :)

@Lathycool 2 жыл бұрын

That is a crazy eye if I’ve ever seen one

@Yoshoggutha 2 жыл бұрын

I was the same as you. I wanted a Leo but they seemed so small and fragile. Now I have a big male super giant and I already want another one. They're such great animals to have and it's nice you're teaching your daughter the ropes. Sunshine is beautiful. You definitely got a good one. 🌞

@SimplyBetta 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, she is wonderful! I love the big leos. I wish she would stop going on unexplained hunger strikes though, SIGH. Of course I got the world's pickiest leo

@Yoshoggutha 2 жыл бұрын

@@SimplyBetta Honestly it's not that uncommon. Especially during this time of year. Nova 🦎 won't do full brumation like some of my beardies, but he slows down a bit and will sleep a bit more. Occasionally he'll skip a meal but it's rare. He's a very food oriented child. 😄 As long as Sunshine doesn't start drastically losing weight, she can live off her badonkadonk (tail) for a good while.

@lemonlizard1 Жыл бұрын

about the heating - it's now actually said heat mats are not great! Bulbs such as halogen and deep heat projectors work much better! So you accidentally made the better choice

@yoyosrainbows7506 2 жыл бұрын

Love Sunshine! She is so pretty ; }

@Letycs 3 жыл бұрын

That succulent is definitely not dead, lol. Succulents are truly really hardy. It actually looks under watered because the leaves are dry and flaky looking. Over watered succulents will have swollen and squishy petals. Plus if it still has even a little green, it'll regrow. I'd say just prune off the dead leaves and water it again.

@SimplyBetta 3 жыл бұрын

I watered it a little just for you

@Letycs 3 жыл бұрын

@@SimplyBetta 🥰 I hope they grow big and skrong. Honestly it'll probably start regrowing new petals at old nodes where petals have fallen off. At least mine do normally. My boyfriend has a regular sized leopard gecko so it's fun to see you aquire one, lol.