Thank you Garry! They prefer a temperature gradient and often go between the hot and cool areas so it’s important both are offered.

Thank you Garry!

Heloderms are generally very easy to keep given they have the right diet and living conditions. I would say the most difficult part is breeding as it takes a lot of time and dedication, but for general keeping it is smooth sailing as long as you purchase a healthy, legal Gila or beaded from a reputable source.

Thank you for the kind comment! My dream is to see a Gila in the wild so you certainly have me beat there! Unfortunately I do not know what area my Gilas may have lineage from but if you have photos from this area I would love to see them. Gilas truly are like snowflakes, and all of them are amazing. I love finding old Gila pics from the late 1800's and early1900's to see how they look and am always in awe of the variety and patterns. Thanks again for stopping by!

Thank you! Few things beat seeing a baby Gila emerge from the egg!

Thank you! Sexing is very difficult by eye, I use an ultrasound to be sure. Check out my ultrasound video for more info!

That is so awesome thank you for replying! I would love to hear more about the potential nest as only one has been found so if you have one by you that is truly amazing. I would love to know more about the nest (size, depth, how many eggs, substrate), so please send me an email. Please do not put any location information as we do not want any poachers creeping about your place!

@@goatsbysgilas whoah! I had no idea it was *THAT* rare of a thing to see! Now I’ll be sure to keep an even closer eye on Chuck (ohhh or maybe I can setup some sort of video feed/livestream pointed at the entrance!🤔) Thank you! I really appreciate the warning about poachers! Because although I am pretty careful’ish with any personal location information I put on the internet-I genuinely would’ve never thought to be careful about potential poachers! Luckily, even if someone figured out my location, it would still be an insanely difficult (and dangerous) task for a poacher to steal anything. I live in an isolated agricultural community with only appx. 150 residents and a single road running through it… Nobody comes here unless they have a reason to, because it’s literally impossible for someone to just “accidentally” find their way here. It’s a massive, barely populated area and it’s incredibly easy to get seriously lost and find yourself in a potentially dangerous situation. The “icing on the cake” is that GPS navigation gets messed up and doesn’t work properly out here for some reason-so all visitors to the area need to be given very detailed/specific directions to where they are going (or be physically guided to their destination). Because of that- “outsider” vehicles are usually spotted within minutes (any time, day or night) and residents will start calling/texting each other to see who is expecting visitors and asking if we need to guide the person to where they’re going. It’s all kinda cute and also completely ridiculous.🤣 So, even if the poachers somehow made it through _that_ hurdle unseen, they would then be faced with 2 layers of electric fences, numerous security cameras, an alarm system, 4 large guard dogs and a very pissed off me (I swear I’m not a drug lord- there are legitimate reasons why I have such beefy security on my farm!🤣). Anyway, back to Chuck… In the next few days I’ll crawl under that porch and try to see if I can find out more details about the little burrow/nest and the possible egg situation, without causing Chuck any distress (since it’s suuuuper illegal to touch, annoy, step in their path and/or harass them in any way out here). I know it’s also probably illegal for me to give Chuck water and occasional mouse snacks….but I’m a Gila sucker and I guess I’ll just have to cross that bridge when I get there!😆❤️ (Annnnd once again, my comment is basically book length. Whoops!)

Thankfully not! A bite is easily avoidable with proper precaution and training. I would suggest working with a Gila first and see how you feel. Thanks for stopping by!

Thank you! Your girls must have good taste in reptiles!❤

Absolutely! Check into the state AND local laws but if you can get a Gila or two! Very captivating animals!! Thanks for watching the video!

Thank you very much! More to come for sure, let me know if there are any topics you would like me to cover.

Thank you! And thank you for the offer, black dragons are absolutely amazing but I only work with Gilas.

Hello, thanks for watching the video! The short answer is yes, some males and females can cohabitate without any issues but you would need to introduce them first to see how they react to each other. I have some females that will not tolerate certain males, so just take care and always put the health and well-being go the Gila first.

You can reach me on Facebook or email me directly at goatsby at gmail dot com. Look forward to hearing from you!

Yes!! Our 2023 season is kicking off as we speak! More videos coming soon, please visit our website www.goatsby.com and send us an email if you are interested in getting on our 2023 waitlist.

Please go to our website at www.goatsby.com, our contact information is there. Look forward to hearing from you Dennis!

Thank you very much! We do love our Gilas and will always encourage getting back in to Heloderms. Life with Gila monsters is simply better!

Thanks Joshua! We’re sold out this year but please email me if you want to get onto the 2023 list.

Thank you and stay tuned, more to come in 2024!

Hey Joshua, yes we do sell captive born Gila monsters, please check out our website at www.goatsby.com and contact us to get on the waiting list!

Thanks Eric! We’ll have another one up before too long!

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it!

All Heloderma species are great to work but, but I’m a little biased on the Gilas:) Thanks for stopping by!

Hello Jeff and thank you! I use an industrial beverage cooler to get my Gilas cool enough here in sunny Florida. I will be going over brumation and my set-up later this year after breeding season. If you want to discuss this before then please send me an email or visit my website www.goatsby.com.

Thank you!! We are in Florida.

Thanks Joel! Will certainly do that on an upcoming video! Thanks for the feedback!

You are too kind! Thank you for watching dear Andrea!

Thank you!

Hello Zealtiel, yes it takes knowledge and dedication to successfully breed Gila monsters. I will be covering different aspects of breeding in my upcoming videos. Thanks for watching!

Thank you for visiting, keep loving the Gila monsters!

I will 😀

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