- Today, we're unboxing some amazing new animals.
But first, I've gotta decide where they're gonna go.
So I'm looking for an enclosure
that we can set up on display that has a lot of ground area
because these guys spend a lot of time on the ground.
But they also like to climb and bask too,
so it's gonna be an interesting thing
to try to find exactly what I'm looking for.
So I think what we're gonna do
is actually put a few of the lacertas
actually in this enclosure here.
We actually have a cave gecko in here.
Let me see if I can find him.
Pretty cool animal.
Don't get me wrong, I love cave geckos,
but they hide all the time,
and they're not that great of exhibit.
Now we could set the lacertas up off exhibit,
but I really think that they're a cool display animal.
So I think what I'm gonna do is redo this enclosure here.
Although there's not a lot that we have to do in this one,
it's pretty good because they're ground dwellers.
They like to burrow,
so a nice thick layer of coco bedding is good.
We'll put a couple more branches 'cause they like to climb.
It has UV light.
It has a basking light on it.
Even has a misting system,
which is good because they like to drink that way.
So I think this enclosure's gonna be absolutely perfect.
Hey Mike, can you do me a favor?
Can we break down this enclosure here,
clean it out, disinfect it,
and get it ready for the new lizards?
- Let's do it.
It's gonna be amazing.
(upbeat music)
- And while Mike is doing that,
what do you say, we see what cool animals we just got.
Always amazing to get new things.
I've been excited about these ones
for the last month and a half or so
'cause I actually talked to the person,
and they said that they were gonna
work with them a little bit.
Get 'em a little bit more docile before they ship 'em.
Get 'em well established,
so that they actually are gonna do really good for us.
So let's see
what we have here. (wind whooshing)
Oh, first we have
a little bit of a shirt. (glass shatters)
It's actually not a shirt.
It's actually an apron.
I'll go ahead and open up this box with this apron on.
This is really good in case they poop on me.
You know what I mean?
These are such cool little lizards.
I got two different color phases,
so you will be blown away (explosion rumbles)
when you see the other ones.
I'm gonna show you these ones first.
I love dark animals, and these are actually melanistics.
Woo! Look at that right there!
These are what they call jeweled lacertas.
But this is a melanistic, or a black jeweled lacerta.
These are such incredible little lizards.
Weird too, because you think of lizards
from, you know, Africa, South America.
Believe it or not, these are from like, Spain, Portugal.
Can even be in France and Italy.
Weird, right? European lizards.
But they are such cool animals.
Males can get up to 24 inches long with their tail,
and the females typically stay
a little bit smaller than that.
I always think of these guys as little tiny tegu lizards.
I mean, they're so cool.
Such cool inquisitive animals.
Really cool.
And again, these are the black ones, or the melanistics,
and we got a male and two females of these.
Like I would mention, just wait to see the other ones
because they are absolutely incredible.
For now, let's go ahead and check and see how Mike is doing.
- I'm doing pretty good. How about you?
- No Mike, the enclosure.
- Oh!
Yeah, it's coming along pretty good.
(Mike whistling) (upbeat music)
That's nice.
(trash slams)
Oh!
I think that's pretty clean.
(trash bag slams)
(water splashing) (upbeat music)
- Mike.
Mike!
Michael!
- Connie, have you seen Mike?
Have you seen-- - I don't know.
Mike?
Mike!
Mike! - [Mike] What?
- Where you at, man?
- I'm right here, dude!
- What's going on?
- I'm trying to feed these monitors, man.
- Why you on that?
- Why are you in that?
(Noah screams)
- It's me, dino--
- My dogs are on fire.
We're aiming up the volt g-forces!
Ah!
(glass shatters) (Mike and Noah scream)
- Oh my God.
- Connie, Noah made a mess.
(upbeat music)
Yeah! They call me Lil Jon.
What am I supposed to do with this stuff?
Oh, I know.
Put it in the cage!
(upbeat music)
I think it's upside down.
Look something like,
something like that?
Ooh, nope, that don't stick.
I just can't push the top off.
Yeah, let me...
That's beautiful!
Stick that right there.
Where should the big fluffy one go?
I'll set it right here.
Mike drop.
I can't see nothing!
Whoever wore this last did not let it air out.
Okay, it stinks.
- You did!
- All right, who do you wanna do first?
- Elvis.
Bro, you're all up in my business.
- That's one of the ones you get.
Are you ready? - I need some,
I need some freaking room to work here.
I do not like your head. (upbeat music)
- [Mike] Yeah!
- [Noah] That's it.
- [Mike] Good boy! - [Noah] Oh, that was quick.
- What does it smell like in there?
- You don't want to know, Connie.
I forgot!
I forgot, I forgot!
Elvis, I'm not scared.
Yeah, I can't see anything.
I'm sweating and (indistinct).
- Do you guys know that there's a new name
for lizards from Japan?
- No, what is it?
- They're called kimono dragons.
- Wow. (Connie laughs)
- I forgot these.
Squeeze it in, squeeze it in.
(upbeat music)
Ah!
(door slams)
Oh, God that was so good.
(door slams)
Stop it! (door slams)
Why am I doing this not so great set up,
and Jessica's doing it off display.
She's good at this stuff.
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Back to unboxing, (Upbeat music)
and these guys are the crown jewel.
(man laughs)
Excuse the pun there.
These are jeweled lacertas,
and take a look at that animal right there.
The colors are absolutely spectacular like a rainbow.
And as they get older, they get even more beautiful.
This happens to be the male,
and the males do get a little bit larger.
They do get a little bit more colorful too.
So we got a male and actually three females of these guys.
Now they can live together
until they get a little bit bigger,
and then sometimes you wanna separate these guys out.
Now, interestingly enough,
they don't always take to handling a tremendous amount,
so they can get stressed out.
So we're gonna have to be a little bit careful,
but these guys are already socialized so well,
I think we're gonna be okay.
Such cool little animals.
I have been in love with lacertas since I was little.
Never, ever kept 'em myself,
so it's the first ones I've ever gotten.
So incredible, and they can be super personable.
They usually are out.
Great display animals 'cause they're very curious,
and they're always kind of running around.
So this is gonna be a great addition to the Reptarium.
And when they get a little size to 'em,
hopefully they'll be able to be handled a bunch
'cause I think these guys are gonna absolutely rock.
So what do you say we go show the crew?
Noah, I know you love lizards.
What do you think?
- What even is this?
- This is what they call a jeweled lacerta.
Hold it? - He's just hanging out
with you. - [Brian] I know,
isn't that freaking cool?
- A jeweled lacerta.
- Look at the blue and the color on these animals.
Absolutely incredible.
They're kind of like miniature tegus.
Really, really cool, huh?
- It looks like an abronia.
- They're definitely one in a chameleon.
Mike, what do you think, man?
Our newest little-- - Whoa.
- Look at the colors.
- [Brian] These are jeweled lacertas.
- They look sweet.
- I know. Do you really like 'em?
- Yeah!
- Do you really like 'em a lot, or lacerta kinda?
- Lacerta kinda.
Get busy with it.
(upbeat hip-hop music)
- [Noah] Come on, come on.
- Wait, why do I have to be in a dino costume again?
- Come on.
- [Mike] Follow her.
Noah, not good.
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on.
- [Noah] Looky, looky.
- Look how good he's getting with the ball.
- Whoa Mike, you did so good training this guy!
How did you do it? - Thank, Noah.
- You know, just time and persistence.
- Really? - Ready? Ready?
Ready?
- Okay, here comes the ball.
Chew, chew, chew.
Woo!
- [Camera Operator] You got a dump truck on that dino, dude!
- Oh my God.
- So we basically have two groups here.
We have normal jeweled lacaertas
and then we have the melanistic lacertas right over here,
which is just a recessive mutation that's all black
that is super cool.
We're obviously gonna set these guys up
into two separate things.
We'll set the jeweled lacertas up here on display,
and then we'll have to find an enclosure for the other ones
off exhibit.
I think I'm gonna talk to Jessica.
You guys know that I love this part
is actually releasing the animals into their new enclosure.
This enclosure will be good for the next couple months
and then they'll have to get an upgrade from here,
but it should be pretty cool.
Lacertas are a great display animal
'cause, again, they're very active.
They're very curious and so cool.
And you can see that the females
have a much darker color to 'em,
so they don't have that beautiful, bright.
They still have blue and absolutely gorgeous.
But compared to the male, you can see this guy right here.
He is just a stunner.
I mean, look at that.
He's already getting larger than the females as well.
He'll have a broader head
and just an overall kind of more stout looking animal.
Wow!
That thing is so cool.
So I'm just gonna sit back, watch these guys a little bit,
and see them enjoy their new environment.
I think this is gonna be amazing.
- You gotta be careful, Mike.
- Where you at? - This guy is very dangerous.
- Very, very angry.
All right, where's he at?
I can't see.
Camouflage is so good.
Did it evade the T-Rex eyes?
I can't reach that.
Not without ripping the suit.
- Why are your arms so small?
Ah! (Noah laughs)
- Goochy, goochy!
- Dad?
- Now, that's that's a dinosaur.
- Wow, that was scary.
Hey, get back in there!
- [Mike] Try to pet him.
(upbeat hip-hop music)
- Guys, I read this article about a bunch of lizards
that hadn't taken a shower in days.
Can you imagine the skink?
(Connie laughs)
- That's a good one! - So dumb.
(Brian laughs)
- [Brian] Lacertas are actually insectivores,
so they're gonna eat things like roaches, crickets,
superworms, things on that nature.
You wanna make sure that they have UV light.
You need about a 95 degree basking spot
with about a 75 to 80 degree cool spot.
And these guys spend most of their time on the ground,
but they do like to climb and bask at times,
so you definitely need some surface area
in the enclosure for them.
Now, as they get bigger,
they're gonna need much larger enclosures.
Adult size is about four foot by two foot by two foot
is a perfect size enclosure
- Should be all set up for the new lizards.
- Now it's time to release the little melanistics.
These things are so cool.
It's neat 'cause you can still see
just a little bit of pattern on 'em,
and it's almost like a bluish purple.
Absolutely incredible.
And again, we'll go ahead
and just release these guys in here.
And then we'll get 'em into larger enclosures
as they get bigger.
But man, I tell you what,
I have been just absolutely obsessed with these things
since the first time I saw 'em, probably 15 years ago.
There was a guy named Burt Langerwarf,
who was a legend in reptiles.
He used to breed the heck out of these things,
and that's what really made him popular.
Now you hardly ever see 'em, so it's really cool.
I love it.
It's gonna be amazing to see these things grow up.
You know guys,
I was really hoping to write a long lizard joke,
but I just thought it would dragon.
- Bro.
- That's a dragon joke.
It's not even a lizard joke.
(upbeat music)
- Oh my God, Mike.
- [Mike] Oh, he's biting your shirt.
- He's biting my shirt, bro!
Mike, Mike, Mike!
What the-- - What do you want me to do?
- Ah!
Oh, oh, freaking lizard's loose.
- That went to plan so well.
- What the heck, man!
- Listen, I don't know what happened!
- Is there a whole my shirt?
- [Camera Operator] Yeah. - He did it!
- [Camera Operator] This is why dinosaurs are extinct.
- You had one job.
Whoa!
- Now he jumps.
Ah!
Freaking nails!
- I really wish I could stay longer,
but I have to gecko-ing.
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- Ah!
That's so funny!