- You know, I've been teasing you guys
for the last few weeks about something,
and that is called Reptile Army.
And today Jeffrey, my beautiful Hypo Granite Burmese and I
are about to tell you a little bit more
about what Reptile Army really is.
So, this really is what Reptile Army is about
to become as of today
and what we hope it is later in the future.
So it's kind of a concept.
It's an idea, and it's a thing that will continue to evolve.
But the truth is you guys are the Reptile Army.
(funky music playing)
So really, the Reptile Army is more about a movement,
about you guys being able to be involved
in something big and awesome.
But for now, we're actually launching as of today.
And it's gonna be pretty unique
because it is an apparel brand for reptile lovers,
starting with this. (claps)
And what I mean by this, I mean,
there's gonna be a bunch of design sets
that are now available.
Link is in the description.
Just like this, Fear Me Danger Noodle right here.
But let me just start by saying
part of this movement is 10% of the proceeds
are actually gonna be donated to USARK
because we wanna continue to take the Reptile Army,
you guys, and actually go forward
and actually fight the battles we have.
So that we can continue to keep loving these animals
for as many generations as possible.
And I think Marilyn Monroe would be pretty proud
of this one here.
There's actually gonna be close to 20 different designs
that are launched as of today.
Not just shirts.
We've got hats.
We've got hoodies, we've got backpacks.
So we've got face masks.
We've got joggers, we've got socks.
You name it.
We're gonna have it.
I am super excited.
Hopefully, by the end of 2021,
we're gonna to have a hundred designs available
that you guys can sport.
Now, let me tell you, but before I get going,
it's just not about selling merchandise.
(funky music playing)
Not only will Reptile Army donate money
to help the cause to fight against any potential laws.
But also we hope that you guys can sport something
that's really cool.
That is a conversation piece, right?
So that basically when someone asks you like,
"Oh my God, that is such a cool thing.
You know, a lizard that looks like Marilyn Monroe."
Now you can start talking about reptiles.
You can get people excited.
You can be our Reptile Army, going out there
and basically converting people,
getting them to enlist in the Reptile Army, right?
So that people start loving these animals.
And what better way than
to have a bunch of really cool merchandise
that you can actually get people to start talking about.
How many times have you walked into a store?
And someone says, "That's a really cool shirt."
Now you can say,
"Well, you know what? I love reptiles and this is why."
(funky music playing)
- We have Fred and Wilma here, our monkey-tailed skinks.
And honestly, they don't really get handled that much.
I wanna try to change that.
I think these guys are awesome.
I wanna able to come out.
Let's get them out and let's try it out.
Is it too late to change my mind, actually?
Way too late.
Right.
Oh my god!
He just almost bit me.
I don't even know what to do with it anymore.
So, now I can't do it
because I didn't realize that this one's head is here.
So this is where you really have to pay more attention.
This is why I don't do things like this.
She's so angry.
Can I get the gloves?
Some of you might laugh at the gloves
because they're monkey-tailed skinks.
But if you've never been bit by one, I don't wanna hear it.
All right so, gloved up.
And if this doesn't work,
I've got one more backup plan in my hand,
but we're not gonna talk about it unless we have to.
Okay.
So we have to talk.
We have to talk about the second plan now,
because now I'm scared.
So, Jessica!
Jessica here is actually the reason
that I even touched one of these ever in my whole life.
Wow, look at that.
Look at that precise skill.
Okay, so, oh my god.
Dude is trying so hard to bite me.
Okay, so yeah.
So I was gonna show you guys the cool tail thing
but I'm too scared to do that.
Today we're just learning, actually just how..
- [Man] Jessica just got them both out so easily.
- Are you trying to show them that?
- Yes.
Oh, wow.
- She's the prettier one, in my opinion,
she's got like more color on her.
- She also doesn't really seem like she wants to bite.
This one still seems like he wants to kill me, Fred.
- Oh, he's telling you guys
that so much of what I do is kind of boring and mundane.
So I'm not gonna bore you with it.
Basically, what I have to do is ultrasound some females.
You might notice that
there are sheds sticking out of some cages,
basically, Olivia, when something sheds,
will just leave it like this, just so that I can see stuff.
'Cause this one has 18 millimeter follicles shed,
so it could be something that I want to know.
It could be a pre-ovulation shed
or it could be a post-ovulation shed depending on the size.
So anyways, I'm gonna go through all these animals,
get my males back into a rest mode,
as well as ultrasound some females.
But you know what, it's again,
it's just boring for you guys.
It's you know, it's just mundane stuff.
So we just say, we just roll a time lapse.
(funky music playing)
Like I mentioned boring, but effective.
Not boring to me, but probably boring for you guys watching.
I did make a little bit of a mess, so time to clean up.
You guys may just see a pile of skins here
but you know what I see, I see snakesheds.com.
Let me ask you guys,
Have you ever seen a bunch of reptiles playing twister?
Well, now you have.
That's right, reptiles who play twister.
By the way, one of my favorite designs is
the Monitor Lisa, that's right?
You heard it here.
The Monitor Lisa.
The fact is guys, I just wanna create something,
that right now is a cool brand.
Again, we hope to have a hundred designs
by the end of the year.
Down in the description.
Launching today.
Reptile Army, you can check it all out.
I think we have like 20 products launching right now.
It's gonna be absolutely amazing.
My longterm vision is how we can grow a community
that is gonna continually grow the love of reptiles.
Every time someone sees a reptile on a shirt,
it desensitizes them to reptiles.
So that's what I want.
It's been something that we've been working on
for some months now.
And I'm so excited to finally be able to show you guys.
Lori.
Jay.
- Oh, shit.
- Guess what I got?
- Staples.
Oh my god, I already know what this is.
Oh my god.
- Just take a look at it.
- I already know what it is.
- [Man] What is it?
- But this is the problem.
Lori loves this.
Okay.
So let me just explain.
These are actually little holders for our vaccine cards.
But let me show you.
Lori was so excited to show me this.
- [Man] I hope I get clothes.
(people laughing)
- Here's my vaccine card.
- [Jay] Wow!
- So it doesn't fit.
- I told you this was a bad idea.
- Yeah, these guys told me it was a bad idea.
I thought I was a genius and it didn't work out.
- So look now, what did he keep saying the other night?
"50 cents, 50 cents a piece."
- So if you double it (laughing).
- And tape them.
And then tape them together.
All right.
I thought I was smart.
I guess I'm gonna have to laminate my vaccine card.
- I've got my vaccine.
I've got my vaccine guys.
No one's doing that except for Brian.
- For those of you that don't know,
Croc Monitors are extremely difficult to breed in captivity.
The vast majority, including baby Kush came in as a baby
that was actually hatched in Indonesia.
I'm super excited that,
not only is Toothless Reptile sitting on some eggs,
but my friend, Tom Crutchfield just hatched out
a little baby croc monitor a couple of days ago.
It is so absolutely adorable.
So huge ups to you, Tom.
I tell you what, that is a giant, giant step.
And that is awesome.
Maybe one day we'll give a crack at it,
but for now I'm just trying to get this guy tamed.
And while we're at it,
I actually have an extra rat that I can feed off.
So I'm gonna go ahead and see if baby Kush wants
to eat a nice rat.
Come on, buddy.
There they go, bud.
Way to go.
I like to switch his food up, right?
A lot of times we feed them chicken, we feed them beef,
we feed them eggs.
Every now and then we want a full-bodied thing, like a rat.
That's a good treat for him.
I mean, that is awesome.
How about a bunch of reptiles
that are just chilling out on a boat in a swamp?
I tell you, I just want to grow this movement.
I want people to love reptiles
and I am excited for the future of the Reptile Army.
We're in it together, guys.
We are the Reptile Army.
And I'm sorry that this vlog
has been kind of a commercial so far for Reptile Army
but I am super excited about it.
Been working on it for so many months
and I couldn't wait to share with you guys.
So down in the description, reptilearmy.com.
You can go check that out.
Let me know in the comments, what you think.
I'm just excited.
And I think you guys know by now
that I'm not about the money.
Every dollar I make, I promise you will go back
into educating people about reptiles.
This ball Piebald python is a beauty.
And I remember buying her when she was like a baby,
three years ago.
But Olivia actually came to me today
and I cannot believe that I didn't know this.
But take a look at this, guys.
The left eye actually has a dark eye
and the right eye actually has a gold eye.
Again, I can't believe that I didn't notice it.
Olivia actually showed it to me.
I'm like, "Get the heck out of here!"
And sure enough it was that way.
That is pretty cool to have a snake
with two different color eyes.
(funky music playing)
Lori.
I got exciting news.
- What is that?
- Super exciting.
We officially have launched Reptile Army.
Are you excited?
- Woo!
(Brian and Lori laughing)
- I haven't heard you do that in many years.
(Brian and Lori laughing)
So I'm gonna get you the Monitor Lisa shirt.
You're gonna wear it?
You're going to wear Reptile Army gear, or what?
- Maybe.
Lori doesn't like reptile stuff.
- Well, okay, so maybe I'll do like socks
or carry a backpack or something like that.
- Okay, little fanny pack?
- Backpack.
- All right.
But that's for you guys.
Oh yeah, Monitor Lisa for Lori.
Let me know in the comments if you guys want her
wearing the Monitor Lisa.
(Lisa scoffs)
- Time to clean these guys.
The little baby gators.
So alligators are actually quite as dirty
as like aquatic turtles and stuff.
So I'm gonna get to this gravel vacuum.
We got to go through all the gravel,
clean that real quick,
fill it back up.
And then I'll clean the actual filter later on today.
So let's get to it.
(funky music playing)
- Like I said, guys, join the army.
Let's make this movement absolutely amazing.
Link in the description, reptilearmy.com.
I hope that you guys are gonna love them.
Like I said, lots of cool things coming in the future.
If you enjoyed this video,
right here is a playlist.
You can watch a couple more, if you'd like.
On this side, do me a favor
and subscribe to this vlog channel.
It helps me tremendously.
Have a wonderful day, Reptile Army.
Remember, be kind to someone
and I promise I'll see you tomorrow.