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- Hey, good morning, everybody,
and welcome to the vlog.
I hope the start of your date is incredible,
and I'm not just saying it, I mean it.
Well, I am gonna give you a little update
on these two monkeys here, Salt and Pepper.
You may notice something, the waterfall is off.
So a couple weeks back,
I mentioned that it had been leaking, right,
and we went over here,
and I actually tore this in, crawled underneath there,
actually saw that there was a little bit of a leak going on,
so I decided I was gonna try to Flex Seal that leak
and see if that was actually gonna be the solution.
Well, initially I thought,
wow, this may have actually worked.
Was it that simple, that is awesome.
Well guess what?
Within a couple days there was more water,
matter of fact so much water,
it was leaking in to the party room.
I mean like 10 times the water than it was before.
So I started thinking, oh my gosh,
what if the seal of this enclosure is actually broke?
Because if the seal is broke,
I would have to tear the entire thing down to nothing.
I mean, rip all the rock off,
tear all those panels up, and reseal the whole thing,
absolute nightmare.
I was praying it was the waterfall,
so again, you can see the waterfall is off right now.
And, guess what?
After it's been off for 12 hours,
no water on the ground,
which tells me it is the waterfall that's leaking.
And so the first thing I'm gonna have to do
is get Salt and Pepper out, change my clothes, get in there.
I'll show you what I mean,
where I think it might be leaking,
and give you the solution.
As a matter of fact,
I'm gonna probably have to deal with
my old friendly Flex Seal again, because after all, I mean,
you can seal the bottom of a screen
and float down the river on it, right.
So I think it'll help me out here.
I'll explain exactly what I'm gonna do here, but for now,
let's get Salt and Pepper out into some holding tubs.
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Whoa, I tell you what,
it got a little bit of a free shower there,
you know, those guys were a little bit crazy.
They're unfortunately gonna have to stay
in these holding cages for the next 24 hours or so,
because we need to drain this and Flex Seal it
to get this thing sealed up and hopefully it's gonna work.
So next up, I'm gonna have to get changed,
and I'm gonna have to go ahead
and drain this water before we get in.
And I'll show you exactly what my thought process is,
how we're gonna fix this solution.
So, we'll give you a little physics lesson, right.
Okay, the waterfall is coming from here.
This is where the water actually comes from,
comes down here,
now it's not gonna just drip right down,
it's gonna curl underneath, right.
The water is gonna go under here.
Now there's a seam all the way right here,
that's all we, we sealed up the best we possibly could.
My assumption is, is that one of these seals here,
there's maybe some holes in it
that the water is actually leaking back,
leaking behind this panel,
and then leaking down and onto the floor.
Now we know that the water level was about this high.
With the waterfall off overnight, there's no water.
Telling me that the water leak has to be above this level,
so I don't have to worry about below here,
I just have to worry about here and up.
And so what I'm gonna start with
is Flex Sealing this entire part right here,
I'm not gonna go over here yet.
So I'll just Flex Seal that,
probably put two or three coats on it
over the next couple hours,
let this air out for 24 hours and let it dry for 24 hours,
then we can turn the pump back on, the waterfall back on.
If it doesn't leak, then we can drain the water,
and actually make it look, instead of like black Flex Seal,
make it look like the rock with all of the kind of,
you know, fixturing out that Lori always does
with the powder and stuff like that.
But before we do the powder, we're gonna test,
because if it leaks again,
we'll have to expand out from here
to maybe over to here to here, wherever the case is,
maybe over here, we don't know exactly where the leak is.
I see a few spots that is potentially the leak,
but we're gonna start where we think it is
and then we'll move out.
So it's kind of like a testing project, right.
So I'm gonna seal that up right now,
then I'll give it the 24 hours, give it a test,
if we don't see any leaks, then we know we're good,
and then we can actually get it done, right.
So this has been a pain, but it's honestly,
this is the better of the two evils,
because if it wasn't the waterfall,
I was tearing this entire enclosure down
and starting from scratch.
I didn't wanna do that.
So this is actually not that bad,
but it has been a major pain in the butt,
just getting to a point where we could actually figure out
where the actual leak is.
So now that we have that done, we at least can solve it,
at least I think, let's give it a shot.
Oh, and by the way, yeah, my toe is still broke,
and yes, it still hurts, but the good news is,
is that I think they're gonna be able to save it,
and I won't lose a toe, no promises.
It's been the wildest thing here in Michigan,
you know, we have never kinda seen it here
where you look up in the sky,
and you see this like red sun that just seems to be like,
kind of just put there
through this like kind of haze, right.
And, of course,
I've seen a lot of pictures out west
with the wildfires and so on like that
and realize that, believe it or not,
the wildfires have made it all the way here
as far as the smoke goes.
So, first off,
my heart goes out to everyone on the West Coast,
I mean, that is unbelievable.
I hope you guys are all safe.
I hope that all your properties are okay,
and I hope that you guys get through it.
But it's crazy to think that something 2,000 miles away
can be on fire,
and literally not only have gotten all the way to Michigan,
but all the way to the East Coast.
And like I said,
never seen sun like this in my entire life here in Michigan
with this like crazy, like just a smoky haze.
I've never seen it at all, not a cloud in the sky,
but yet there's still this really bizarre orange sun.
That is crazy.
I mean, in a way it's beautiful,
but I realize the devastation isn't beautiful.
And again, you know,
all of us here have our hearts going out
to all you guys out there that are being affected.
So hang in there,
and I really do pray
that everything will be okay for you guys.
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Probably do one or two more coats,
just to really make sure that it's sealed up really good.
I'm like 99.9% sure that's where the issue is.
The downside is, is that I'll have to, you know,
drain the rest of this tank out, clean it up,
fill it back up, let it run for like 12 hours,
before I know if there's any leaks.
Then if there isn't any leaks,
at least we know that's the case,
then we're gonna have to drain it again.
And like I said, we don't want that black to be there.
We'll want it to be the same color as the rocks,
so we have to go
and actually go through with the powder and stuff like that.
So let's hope this finally gets done
because I'm telling you what,
this has been on my mind for the last three or four weeks.
It's been a pain,
but I'm happy that we're finally at a place
where I think we might have a resolution.
Time will tell.
Lori, what do you have there, do you know?
- So it's another kinda cactus.
I can't remember what our friends told us
that bought it for us.
- [Brian] It's an actual cactus?
- [Lori] I think so.
- [Brian] Or is it a cactus seed?
- A cactus seed?
- [Brian] I don't know anything about cactus, but.
- [Lori] Apparently not.
- [Brian] I don't know, it looks like a,
it looks like an Apple with some spikiness on it.
- [Lori] Exactly, which is basically what.
- [Brian] I can't wait to see
what Matilda's gonna think about it, she loves cactus.
- I know, this is like their favorite treat, right?
- [Brian] The other day you gave her a prickly pear, right?
- [Lori] Oh yeah, they eat those so fast.
- [Brian] She doesn't know what to do.
- [Lori] She does, she's just bein' lazy.
- [Brian] Oh!
- Look at how red that is.
Oh my goodness, it's gonna be like a bloody mess.
- [Brian] Matilda, did you like?
Oh, she loves it.
Oh my gosh, that's so cool. (Lori laughs)
Yeah, breaking a piece of beef.
That's your fingers.
- [Lori] Right.
- [Brian] Oh my gosh, she loves it.
Are you gonna feed her more than one?
- Yeah, I think so.
- [Brian] I think this will be a good training tool
for her though, you know what I mean?
It looks like she really likes that,
so if we're tryin' to target train her,
I think this might be a good piece of fruit.
I don't know if it's considered a fruit,
or I don't know what that's considered.
- Oh, I don't know what cactus is considered either.
- [Brian] You're makin' her upset, Lorie.
- [Lorie] I know this fly is makin' me.
Oh my God, did you see that explosion?
(Lorie laughs)
Ooh, she's gonna need a bath, look it.
She's got it all in her (laughs).
- [Brian] Oh gosh.
- [Lori] Oh, I don't know, this is, this is a lot.
- [Brian] It's worth it for her, she's so happy.
- [Lori] Yeah, she definitely likes it.
Oh my gosh.
- That was actually pretty cool.
I tell you what, that's, she loves it Lori.
That's amazing.
I mean, she was cool,
so Matilda's great.
Again, I'm gonna get this,
I keep saying, we're gonna get this door in.
We're gonna get this door in
as soon as the podcast room is done.
And then Matilda, we can use this, this fruit of the cactus,
to actually lure her out
so that she can be comfortable
walking outside of her enclosure.
And then every morning, we can just open the door,
and let her wander as much as she wants.
I think it would be really cool.
And, another unboxing.
And guess what?
There are zip ties on this,
which means I need to get the clippers,
and I'm back with my clippers.
Again, I always saw send thanks for the people
that send me these clippers because they are amazing.
This'll be a pretty quick unboxing,
because these are just more of the same
that we've gotten before.
But you guys know that,
I keep saying this every time I unbox them,
that we could never get enough Piebald Ball Pythons,
that's right.
So again, this may be my last shipment of,
a big shipment of Piebald Ball Pythons,
'cause I think I bought now everything
that he has produced this year.
So these were the last ones that were hatched out,
absolutely gorgeous.
These are really nice ones too,
by the way, most of these are very high white.
I mean, take a look at some of these here, whoa, doggy.
I tell you what, they are beautiful.
Look at this one.
Oh my gosh, that's a cool little pattern on it right there,
and it's almost all white, absolutely stunning.
So, I think there's 35 Pies in this shipment,
if I'm not mistaken.
I'm gonna keep on lookin', see what else we have in here.
Again, it shouldn't be any surprises or anything like that.
Just beautiful Pies, oh, might have to rip.
I just saw this pattern right here.
It looked like a smiley, wasn't a smiley,
but still really beautiful orange,
kind of almost like pumpkin orange.
Oop, there's another U for you Utah fans out there,
there you go.
Remember, we had that one last shipment
that was like super U.
It just had like a beautiful U, that's a really good U too.
So these are a whole bunch more Pies,
look at all these Pies, ooh, doggy.
And gosh, like I said, every time,
I like some of the light ones,
I like some of the dark ones.
I mean, this has got really dark patterning right here
that's really amazing,
but then there's a bunch of light pattern ones.
I mean, it's crazy to me.
And again, what happens is that, you know,
you guys may ask like,
why do we keep on getting more and more Pies?
Like I had mentioned before,
it doesn't matter how many Pies we get,
we produce a bunch ourself, obviously.
You guys have seen us cut some of 'em,
but we still can never get enough in stock.
I mean, no matter how many Pies I get, they always sell.
Now, I don't just buy from anyone.
I'm always buying from the people
that I've been dealing with
for years and years and years,
and this guy I've been dealing with for a long time.
And like I said,
I try to buy every Pie that he will sell me each year.
I think this year we're up to about 130 Pies from him.
I think that he said
that he probably doesn't have any more after this,
so this is the last of the Pies.
They'll go on the shelf, and gosh,
look at how gorgeous these things are.
I mean, what snake out there is that stunning,
other than a Piebald Ball Python?
I mean, don't get me wrong, every snake is amazing,
even a normal Ball Python is amazing,
but there is something really magical about Pies.
And even here at the Reptarium we have Honey the pastel Pie,
and people come in that, you know,
don't know a lot about snakes,
and they'll hold her, and they're just blown away.
They're just like, "What is this?"
You know, like, "Why is it this color?
"Is this like this in the wild?"
And I'm like, "No, of course not,
"that is a recessive mutation,
"that's bred for that beautiful white color."
And I'm sure that as I go through these,
I'll find some very interesting patterns and colors.
And I'm sure there'll be some smileys,
and we've already found a little U on it
and stuff like that, but nevertheless, 35 more Pies.
Gosh, just take a look at this.
I mean,
I am just always in awe of how amazing these animals are.
So that's it, 35 more Pies.
We do have some Pies still on the website,
but I'm sure that it won't be long
before we'll be sold out for the year,
so absolutely amazing.
Like I said, quick unboxing, no major surprises,
but I betcha they're gonna be beautiful.
So we're gonna go ahead and get these things set up,
get 'em on food,
and get 'em up on the website
here within the next couple of weeks.
You can see we're set up for the podcast over here.
Hopefully, the last time we're gonna do a podcast
up here at the Reptarium,
and then the next time
we'll be down in our new podcast room,
fingers crossed that works out.
Hopefully, speaking of working out,
hopefully Salt and Pepper's enclosure will stop leaking,
and I can stop thinking about that one.
I hope that that problem is over,
the next couple of days, we're gonna find out, obviously.
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