The Sulcata are trying to ESCAPE!

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The Sulcata are trying to ESCAPE!

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Жыл бұрын

The sulcata tortoise herd have dug an extremely deep tunnel under the fence! Are they trying to escape? No! Actually it is normal tortoise behavior, digging a deep burrow for both protection and to have a cool place to hang out. The only problem is a deep hole like this presents a dangerous situation here in Florida. Our sandy soil could easily collapse or cave in on them and possibly kill one of these amazing animals. Time to fix the situation. Subscribe to Kamp Kenan► goo.gl/BecCMM Join our Membership to get YT perks: / @kampkenan
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@MamaJ1997 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing the sulcatas today. We don’t get to see them nearly enough imo these days! Have a great weekend everyone❤

@ronaldgipe3941 Жыл бұрын

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@pw383426 Жыл бұрын

I came to this channel years ago for the sulcatas and I still love em

@unLUCKY95 Жыл бұрын

Kenan only just sticking out of the ground trying to talk to us seriously about Sulcata burrows is the funniest thing I've seen all week 😂 Also doesn't that go into your neighbours yard? Sulcata's do not care about boundaries.

@KampKenan Жыл бұрын

Apparently not. Sulcata don’t give-a you know what🤠

@lexslate2476 Жыл бұрын

Looking at a tortoise, most people would not immediately think 'that's a very powerful animal with its own ideas about landscaping' but here we are.

@carolgrotheer8102 Жыл бұрын

Kenan, you and Matt are too funny. I can't believe that burrow was so deep a person could fit inside it. Crazy. I had to laugh watching the tortoises supervising your work. They are incredibly curious. ❤

@gg110888 Жыл бұрын

Wow, for animals that you think are slow moving, those babies can sure get stuff done! Love the videos on the tortoises. ❤😊

@karaleeann1211 Жыл бұрын

This the first time in 5+ plus years I’ve seen your Sulcatas dig, I always wondered how you kept them from digging. ❤🎉❤

@vagabond4576 Жыл бұрын

Tortoise Whisperer has mainly Sulcatas. His Sulcattas dig 30 foot tunnels. The way he draws them back out is to spray some water and they come out as fast as possible just to see if hes got some cactus. Next to your channel and Garden State Tortoise. I like his dedication to the Sulcattas and his famous line for all his Tortoises..."Hey Buddy" And his main attraction Ike which breeds like a rabbit in all his vids.

@Schmettaling Жыл бұрын

Matt getting more comfortable is very nice to watch. He's such a good fit.

@parisinthe30sx Жыл бұрын

Growing up in Florida -merritt Island- I had gopher tortoises in my backyard. They are protected so I couldn't put a fence near it. Their burrows are so deep and go all over the place! I always loved watching them

@downingkris7921 Жыл бұрын

You're such a great "Dad" to your animals!! Have a great weekend Kenan!! 😍😍

@belizeguy Жыл бұрын

I kid you not Kenan. I had a nice Male Sulcata back in the USA that lived in a smallish fenced area near enough to the back door so he could come inside at night. He normally would just come to the back patio doors and either scratch on them or open them if they were not locked. One evening, I realized that Spud had not come inside and it was well past 9:00 PM. So, I got a flashlight, and went searching. He had gone to the far corner of the concrete patio, turned around towards it, and dug nearly straight down and sideways to the center of the patio in less than 8 hours. (Soft Soil, no rocks) It was a dry and warm night with no rain in the forecast, so I left him there until the morning. Put a head of romaine about 10 feet from the hole, and waited about 5 minutes, and he boiled out of his new, one night only burrow. It is amazing how fast they can go without rocks and hard pack to deal with. Here, my new 40 pound female can dig all day and not go down at all in the limestone and rocks. Good Video. Thanks!!

@aminchaal212 Жыл бұрын

I‘m watching your videos since almost 3 years and this is my first comment. It‘s going on and on, keep on moving we love your videos❤ greetings from Germany. We keep in Touch

@soccerfiend03 Жыл бұрын

The best thing about these videos is not that they are so educational and informative (although they are), it's all of the funny stuff that happens when you're running a ranch. I laughed multiple times today among a rather short video.

@juanescalera441 Жыл бұрын

That's nuts how much earth they can move . You always keep a good eye on your kids lol . If Jersey wasn't so cold I would try to raise a couple .

@KampKenan Жыл бұрын

Those little bulldozers just keep going once they start!

@lauramiller9672 Жыл бұрын

My sister lives in Montana and has one.

@jebVlogs556 Жыл бұрын

@@KampKenan Kenan Harkin if you remember from episode 2: of your series 6-7 years ago you went to Arizona where a guy had 30 Sulcata Tortoise "MONSTROUS SIZES TOO* Digging under the city roads 20-30 feet long and 10 feet wide: as OG fan of the channel I remember how scared you might have been to be under a road where Sulcatas have basically made a "mini underground railroad" I mean small bears could fit into there 😮!! this is no surprise that Big Mama did this willingly and she's looking to lay alot of eggs: Brutus sadly isn't with us anymore (RipBrutus) he would be right behind Big Mama making double the size of a funnel 😂🎉😂🎉 "Party at Brutus and Big Mamas house!!" .. but I am glad you found it took her weeks to big that burrow(Cover it with concrete and dirt, matt is therelol 😅 het going and fill it up lol) Ask Mrs Kate when she has time,please to continue uploading music on her channel 😊

@kristinmcintosh91 Жыл бұрын

@Jeb_Vlogs I totally remember that video it was so amazing!!!!

@jebVlogs556 Жыл бұрын

@@kristinmcintosh91 I'm still waiting for Slinky to get him a Woman... he's so lonely in that Amazon jungle of his 😭😭😭😭

@yokoayuha5737 Жыл бұрын

Good Sulcatas keeping you fit😅 That was a one big burrow!! Hehe, that last bite on camera was like, “how dare you can fill that burrow???”😂

@christinecarver Жыл бұрын

I was laughing so hard watching on 2 times speed, plus with your speed up of filling in the hole…their heads were going back and forth so fast watching you and Matt work 🤣

@sandysgrandgirlssandysswee2492 Жыл бұрын

This is a very upbeat , happy channel ! Thank you! I can’t afford to be a member, but if I could this would be the first channel on my mind!!!!

@shamrockinit8747 Жыл бұрын

That is sooooo impressive and ❤️ how Matt is so sweet to them!

@darinlayman8980 Жыл бұрын

Kamp Kenan always brightens my day. Thanks for sharing so much of your animals with us.

@tinatoromba5974 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video today I needed it after a rough day of losing my mum on my birthday seeing two good looking men hard at work

@MQuirk13 Жыл бұрын

always enjoy waking up n kickin back to a new kamp kenan video!! this title sounds interesting n lookin forward to this one!! hope all you kampers have a wonderful morning appreciate you entertaining and educating us kenan!! 🐢💚👏

@sonjamay9642 Жыл бұрын

I love that Matt is getting more confident with the animals! This was so funny but of course informative and interesting x go Kamp Kenan!!

@kslinaz5668 Жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha 🤣 "Bananas are Tortoise crack," too funny.

@bkm2797 Жыл бұрын

How long did it take for them to dig a hole that deep? Certainly is hard work in South Florida heat, don't miss that one bit,Lol. Thanks for taking us along Kenan and Matt.

@KampKenan Жыл бұрын

Glad u enjoyed it!

@rebeccawilson9192 Жыл бұрын

Finally made it onto the early gang! I’ve been really wanting to get a tortoise but I’m saving up to get a great enclosure ❤️

@cynthialbell9023 Жыл бұрын

Hi Kenan Big MaMa sure was busy digging that burrow. How long do you think it took her to dig it out? Have any of them ever dug a burrow before? I was surprised at how deep it was. You had some great extra helpers to supervise your work😅.Loved the speeded up work to fill the burrow. You, and Matt are a great team. It is nice to see him help you.❤🐊Lizards,🐍, and 🐢. Cindy

@AvengerII Жыл бұрын

@2:25 -- Sulcata in back of Kenan pushing on him: "Hey, Holmes! You got some churros for us? Me and Reg here are gettin' hungry. Don't let Peg bogart all the monkey nuts!"

@WMNana-nt4ky Жыл бұрын

My box turtle is Pat had it since 1991 and still doing great never digs 🤔☺️ - thanks for sharing turtle stories !!

@davidvento5481 Жыл бұрын

Not under but over! When I was a kid I had a pair of adult North American Wood Turtles. The male was able to climb.a 6 foot chain-link cyclone fence to get into the neighbor’s vegetable garden. Luckily they found it “cute.” Chelonians are amazing escape artists. The female wasn’t as brave but the male was one big, athletic “woody!”

@78tag Жыл бұрын

I don't know if living in the Mojave desert has anything to do with it but I found that running water down into the burrow makes my sulcata come out in a hurry. I guess he thinks he is being flooded and instinctively gets out quick. It is so dry here that the water isn't going to linger very long in his burrow and the little extra moisture makes for a better environment down there.

@josie_mary Жыл бұрын

That looked exhausting, love seeing the sulcatas !🐢💕

@jsbmx2039 Жыл бұрын

Love how well the channel is doing man.

@KampKenan Жыл бұрын

Thank you👍🤠

@blazertundra Жыл бұрын

A good friend of mine found out there is a danger even in AZ to letting your sulcatas dig. Someone's small dog got went in a burrow and then got blocked in by the tortoise. My friend, who works for the fire department, had to figure out how to get the dog out of a burrow with a stubborn tortoise. Thankfully she left the burrow to see what all the noise was when they started to dig it out from the top!

@vanburnburn Жыл бұрын

How long did this take them Kenan? Was this like an overnight thing, or perhaps a few days? Pretty impressive!

@kat1984 Жыл бұрын

The monsoon season always makes things interesting in Arizona. For people and animals.

@exinilda Жыл бұрын

Oh men do they ever!! My Ginger girl in AZ dug under the concrete slab! It took a while to convince her to come out! The borrow was so big we had to use cinder blocks before we could back fill it!

@RoseCityReptilesTX Жыл бұрын

Love this channel so much!

@dragonfreak480 Жыл бұрын

one the many joys of owning Sulcata tortoises

@KampKenan Жыл бұрын

👍🤠

@alanclark785 Жыл бұрын

Great video, great information I like the amount of information you give us

@DaarkOneVamp Жыл бұрын

You could create faux burrows and make a concrete form that won't collapse, cover it with dirt, and still allow them to have that sense of cool security aside from the luxury condo. I would build it as a raised structure to avoid the flooding you mention and think of a way to be able to access it easily like we do storm cellars here in the South.

@Kasia237 Жыл бұрын

Love seeing the tortoises 🐢💚

@erichtomanek4739 Жыл бұрын

The Antarctic Giant Tortoise digs similar burrows, but in glacier ice!

@JakeMoser96 Жыл бұрын

bwahahahah. Been there done that so many times. It's been a challenge to prevent mine from burrowing. When I lived in AZ it wasn't a crisis so long as you could make sure water didn't flow into the opening. The earth where i was didn't readily absorb massive rain storms, and prolonged rains were super rare anyway. This has not been the case AT ALL in Texas. I made their big house i built for them in a way that would remain humid and dark. I would still like to build a synthetic burrow though, but it's a lot of work. The goal would be for them to have soil, but not be able to dig out of it and it would need to be fully accessible for me while also being flood proof. If people don't want these problems, definitely don't get a sulcata. ha ha. Aldabras aren't cheap, but they don't cause this sort of drama. This is a good video that all prospective sulcata owners should see ha ha.

@budoneof15 Жыл бұрын

I do have a large tunnel that goes under my fence and the neighbors pool pump house. Rain was not a problem here until this year. I made sure water didn’t run inside.

@FastDuDeJiunn Жыл бұрын

i took care of my dads dog for a weekend, small toy aussie. like 18ish lber adult. her and my 95lb dog went out for about 1 hour playing. when i seen my dog half way buried in a whole........ i yelled at him he came out sad face. knowing he was in trouble, then yep...... somehwere in that whole she was down there, she came bouncing out of it after he did......... i was like............ this must be 1 big hole.......... def not as big as the sulcata whole there. but took 2 wheel barrels of dirt to mostly fill it in...... lol

@LadySythe Жыл бұрын

Hey Kenan, how if you made the sulcata a few burrows but made of cement and stone and dirt...? It might help keep them cool during the summer

@johnphillips5097 Жыл бұрын

kenan in a hole 🕳️ surrounded by sulcata tortoises 🐢 now you don’t see that every day 👍💯🖖

@KampKenan Жыл бұрын

Definitely not

@-cMc- Жыл бұрын

"They are big. They are strong 💪 . And they move a lot of earth."

@vickielawless Жыл бұрын

I'm glad seeing this we have an eastern Hermann, he can't dig something that big!

@floridacracker_ Жыл бұрын

Now that's one hell of a hole you got there lol My little guys just want water and sunlight and they are happy outside in their pond. No digging at all, just alot of eating and basking.

@woodfield9584 Жыл бұрын

Thank goodness for Matt

@carschmn Жыл бұрын

10:53 the tortoises are so helpful!

@thebreezelife Жыл бұрын

They are soooo cute, like a massive version of my baby Hermann's

@KampKenan Жыл бұрын

yep way more massive!

@cats4114 Жыл бұрын

You should record Matt feeding all the animlas and quiz him on what he has learned.. 🤣

@IrishTechGirl Жыл бұрын

Salcatas are amazing. They'll certainly keep you on your toes. I love them, but I know it's not the species for me.

@KampKenan Жыл бұрын

👍🤠

@sallyrutledge8238 Жыл бұрын

You are a good soul, Irish. Like you, I won't get any creature unless or until I know I am ready and give it the care it deserves. So at 75, I have a Bearded dragon who runs around my office !

@IrishTechGirl Жыл бұрын

@Sally Rutledge awe thank you so much. I considered a beardie but haven't even done that yet. I am waiting to move to Florida 100% of my year.

@YouLookism Жыл бұрын

awww torts trying to eat the shovel 😅 they are real eating machines!

@lawrenberghanson4401 Жыл бұрын

If you made little earth mound domes for them, do you think that would mitigate the digging?

@ritenour12 Жыл бұрын

The other two are pissed they want that banana 😂

@jessecunningham9924 Жыл бұрын

I love watching the sulcatas!

@karensteele8618 Жыл бұрын

❤ your work out for today.

@PamelaBos 8 ай бұрын

The things we do for our pets!❤️🐢

@alisaurus8254 Жыл бұрын

That tortoise would take up almost my whole yard 😅

@kylelacovara5439 Жыл бұрын

Man it is epic how big of a burrow they dig

@ScotchIrishHoundsman Жыл бұрын

😂 All the sulcatas freaking out that Kenan was in their burrow like:👁️👄👁️

@susanfantozzi4415 Жыл бұрын

So how long had they been working on excavation of said den? ... Feeling a little sad for them after put all that work into it. Impressive!

@readyalways1414 Жыл бұрын

That was interesting BIG DOGGIE 💯👣

@justinluke7210 Жыл бұрын

That was one good burrow

@ritenour12 Жыл бұрын

I swear KZfaq unchecked my notifications for you 😢 I’ll recheck that every once in a while

@Skay24 Жыл бұрын

Well, Kenan, if you only had 30 more acres of land, you'd have a wonderful animal zoo there.

@user-mn3it8ik5q Жыл бұрын

I love sulcatas❤ I would love a tour if your place😊

@ashleyhill9273 10 ай бұрын

Kenan trying to back fill the hole while laying in it like a mama tortoise

@-cMc- Жыл бұрын

This is so helpful to know. I know most ppl do not want craters in their yards. I'm sure most ppl would rather have a non digging tortoise

@danieldemeta6172 Жыл бұрын

I just got a baby sulcata tortoise at home I like big tortoise

@mrstaceyjackson Жыл бұрын

itsa pity you cant provide her with the means to dig tunnels safely.

@robertbakerii5469 Жыл бұрын

My two year-old dug a burrow that was as long as my arm to reach him down at the bottom.

@gemmamacdonald8475 Жыл бұрын

Is there anyway you can build a digging area above ground?? ❤❤😊

@saintofgayfrogs Жыл бұрын

Hey buddy! Could we possibly get an update on the fly rivers soon?

@phangirlable Жыл бұрын

Maybe you could offer them something like a dirt igloo so they have a nice cool "burrow" to chill out in?

@mikegreen3047 Жыл бұрын

must be nice...he wants a new toy so he says I will start a go fund me. cute!

@hanserflorentino7462 Жыл бұрын

My oldest daughter wants one but I keep telling her we life in Massachusetts

@77paisa Жыл бұрын

How long does it take for a Sulcata to dig a burrow that deep?

@irmagutierrez4008 Жыл бұрын

Hell I couldn’t even dig a hole like dat with a shovel or a backhoe

@energeticsoulhealer888 Жыл бұрын

How was she able to dig that? I don't allow mine to dig, and stay on top of it. VERY dangerous for them, if it rains. They need more supervision?

@larryliedner9026 Жыл бұрын

What prevents them from digging another burrow in a different spot?

@MitchellDavis-zu8vu Жыл бұрын

Hi Kenan

@bobbie-blu Жыл бұрын

Could you use some of the black tubing like in caiman creek so they get to have a fake burrow and get some shade and natural enrichment or do you think that would encourage them to dig more.

@sallyrutledge8238 Жыл бұрын

Good question... unless the had enough for every tortoise , there would be digging and fighting. PLUS... what would he do when the cold weather set in? That might make for more work and more stress for the reptiles in the long run. I am just imagining the winter problems.

@janiceellery1653 Жыл бұрын

No tunnels but mine has rammed thru plaster and sheet rock🐢🐢🐢

@INoahGuy914 Жыл бұрын

How long did that whole take to make ? Lol that’s a big whole 😂

@johndavidwolf4239 Жыл бұрын

How long did it take her to burrow all that way?

@bjo867 Жыл бұрын

Good catch lol

@Sea-cucumber1151 Жыл бұрын

Make her a wooden one covered with dirt above ground, like you did the caymans, I think that was them. Where large Marge hands out. ❤😂😊

@BleedOrangeNGreen Жыл бұрын

Hey Kenan, when my big boys do this I've used a hose to flood the dirt back in shovel by shovel which gives better results. It really helps pack the dirt without any soft spots or collapsing. Just a lil something that might help you.