Mata Mata, The Best Pet Turtle?

I love mata matas! BUT, I don't have a mata mata. I have no plans to get a mata mata. So is the mata mata a good pet? Is it the best pet turtle for you?

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[karlrobertosterman]

Clint I watch these not because of the animals, I watch them because your passion and enthusiasm is infectious.

[Moonsong]

"We keep the water clean and we feed it" hilarious and what a mood

[timbow]

Clint is one of the few Animal YouTubers that has a bio related degree. While education isn't everything, this is why Clints material FEELS organic, organized, passionate, and humble.
Clint is a treaure. He is brilliant.

[KatieDe_G]

Clint, the look of pure unbridled joy while riding your desk was amazing! 😂 Also, the Mata Mata is a beautiful turtle but you're right, not pet material 😊

[dadupakistan]

The best point here is clearly seeing a PHD say "WIIII!" on an elevator desk and probably thinking about putting a Mata Mata on it and pressing the button up and down repeatedly.

[ItsMeFern]

4:50 The pure joy coming off this man as he vibes atop a really cool table is giving me all the seratonin I needed today

[neeley]

Clint, I appreciate this, I have read and watched anything I can on these as it's my favorite turtle! I legitimately was just saying there isn't a lot of information on the mata mata, and I wake up to this. I rescued a baby mata mata from someone local here who kept him in a plastic container with no filter barely fed. I have had him two years now in a pond setup, I do use a sand, media sump and uv filter. The room stays very humid as the frogs and geckos I keep require it and I keep it temp regulated, my ph stays around 6.0 to 6.5 he feeds on different live feeders, I do use a supplement with as well. I will say I loved this video because it gave even more insight to a turtle that is truly hard to keep as I do upkeep daily I test the water daily also. Truly thank you for this video and giving a great insight to how hard they are to keep

[rachelvedock]

Without a doubt, the best sponsor segment of Clint's career! 😂🤩🤣 And the turtle info was delightful as always 😊

[deliberatarian]

Clint, please do a video on pigeons and doves. They’re so much more than they get credit for in the domestic setting and I think you’re the perfect person to get into that. It would make the best feathered reptile to exhibit on this channel.

[amosfamous]

This channel is consistently one of the best out there. Thank you Clint and everyone that helps him do this.

[dannyspence]

The Detroit Zoo has ALSO had the same Mata Mata for a VERY long time in our zoo's reptile house!

Bonus fun fact, our reptile house is also one of the only original structures from the 1920s from our ORIGINAL zoo!

Signed, a Detroit native and former Detroit Zoo employee lol

[howdy]

Only clint can make me watch a sponsorship for a desk and enjoy every second of it

[malusignatius]

I do deeply love the Mata Mata. One of my favourite scenes ever from an Amazon documentary involves a camera slowly making it's way through the murk of a river and then that big stupid grin looming out of the shadows.... How someone hasn't convinced Frank Oz to make a muppet of one and have it appear on Sesame Street or something I do not know.

[aappaapp]

The long awaited return of the Mata Mata lol

[SockyNoob]

Bob seems very knowledgeable on mata matas. Seems even Clint learned things when he asked those questions. Love to see it.

[paranoiaprincess]

The YouTuber Bobby from the channel Bass Fishing Pro had a Matamata. He's only had it for a little over a month or so but it's seems to be thriving. He has it in a full on pond, in Florida, outside, with live live-barers breeding in the pond with him for a for source.

[SM-prum]

1:58 MISSED OPPORTUNITY: "so what's the matta with this turtle?" 🐢😉

[slambwolf]

Your compassion to your pets and animals are outstanding. And it's showing to every videos you make.

[PoetaGribiz_BLACKOUTtv_s.o.d.]

I have a mata mata del Rio orinoco taken at a turtle fair in 2019.Now for two years she has been living in a preformed pond that I installed internally at home. I alternate frozen fish with live fish. I also tried other types of food that were never considered by her. Acidify water from time to time by adding catappa leaf. The temperature of the winter water. It is around the 24' in the hottest spot. Out of the water I only have two neon LEDs for the plants. Being that the water evaporates, the right moist condensation is created for when it comes out to breathe and I refill hot water weekly. So far I haven't had any health problems and it has reached a fair size. Now that she is grown I feed her twice a week, but sometimes I leave fish in the pond that last several times/days and that she loves to 😁😁 hunt. As a child, however, she ate almost every day. But even as a child there was no way to make them eat worms, insects or other food, she preferred to starve rather even though on some groups they said she could eat anything other than fish. At the moment I have never included heated outdoor lamps even though the room is not particularly warm in winter. I use a pond filter pump with a uvc lamp and the inserted plants also help to keep the water clean.

[akaqueequeg]

The mata mata's smiley mouth cracks me up. Looks like a wizard or some fantasy creature combined with that beard