hey everyone sorry i'm doing so many videos of just this little backdrop right now as i said
before in other videos it's absolutely crazy going on right now got lots of updates soon to
come bunch of really big cool exciting changes but there was a topic that i saw kind of pop
up in one of the facebook groups i think it might have been bro facebook groups black reptile owners
um that made me think about this and i want to kind of throw in my two cents and that is the
difference between a good pet reptile and a good beginner pet reptile and so i think that kind of
comes down to two categories and you know with me today to kind of help talk a little bit about that
is rico here or puerto rico is his full name he's a hypo enchi ball python hopefully we're going to
get some babies out of him but you know with that being said when it comes to beginner reptiles
and good pet reptiles i think it there's a little bit of confusion that a lot of people get
where you have a good handleable reptile like a ball python versus an easy to care for reptile
like a corn snake or something like that um and so i'm going to kind of go over a little bit of
differences and give a couple examples of those and i'm also guilty of even saying that these
guys make good reptile beginner reptiles but i'll get to that in just a second so when we
talk about a good pet reptile you know the first thing that comes to mind is this guy right here
or maybe like a bearded dragon or something like that and what makes a good pet reptile in a lot of
people's minds is one that is easy that's not crazy fast moving that's not usually you know
characteristically defensive or quick to strike or react and one that is in all honesty very easy to
anthropomorphize is easy as a snake or a lizard or whatever it is can be that's what people do
just inherently without even trying that's just what humans do is we throw human characteristics
onto animals to try to help us understand them a little bit better which there's good and bad with
that anthropomorphization and so with that a lot of people think is a good pet reptile and i would
be one to agree with that ball pythons bearded dragons and even both constrictors can make
very good reptiles they're usually not reactive they're very handleable they can be personable
they're very quick to just be habituated to human interactions but that being said that
doesn't necessarily mean that their care is the easiest of the different reptile species
which is why when i think of a good beginner reptile that's where it changes a little bit
when it comes to a good beginner reptile and while yes if you're ever going to get a type
of pet regardless of what it is you absolutely need to do your research but with that being said
there's still a learning curve that even once you get it once you've done all the research
once that animal is in your hands in your care there's still a learning curve and we all make
mistakes myself included but there are some reptiles that are a little bit more forgiving
when it comes to that and i see you keen on my hand don't you think about it um so something
like a corn snake or a crested gecko they're a little bit more forgiving when it comes to
some of their care corn snakes they can do a lot of temperatures they can do a lot of humidities
they don't necessarily need uvb but if you can do it that's really great same with the crested
geckos as long as you don't get the crusties too hot you're pretty much good as long as you don't
get the corn snakes too hot and too cold you're pretty much good they're very hardy reptiles and
there are other ones like that too like um in all honesty i know in like king snakes and milk snakes
those are very good beginner reptiles and even a lot of people would kind of fight me on this
but it goes to what i'm talking about carpet pythons are very forgiving when it comes to
husbandry and the kind of learning curve there are some animals that are very receptive to changes in
their thing like for instance rainbow bows that's why there are more advanced species because they
have to be kept cool they have to be kept humid and until you have some reptile knowledge under
your belt first hand that isn't something that 99 of people would recommend and that goes with
a ball python too these guys especially depending on where you live are very hard to dial in that 60
70 humidity that they need all the time for their correct sheds and their correct health and a lot
of people take time again myself included takes a little bit of practice to dial in even if we know
that's what needs to be done that being said i don't think that these guys necessarily make
bad beginner reptiles just that that's why usually a ball python even though i once again am guilty
of saying that they are good are not usually my number one that's usually a different type
of north american like a corn milk or king snake so that's all i just wanted to dial in my little
two cents about the thing about the difference between a good beginner reptile and just a good
pet reptile pet hopefully enjoy my little bit of a rant i actually have a reptile on me today thank
you for not being too too crazy rico although you're starting to bow on me a little bit we're
just starting to go everywhere hopefully you're enjoying this reptile content if you guys have any
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