10 Reptile Products We Should Ditch (Plus Better Alternatives)

Today I wanted to talk about 10 reptile products we need to leave in the past. Some of these items may be surprising, but there are better alternatives. Helpful links below ⬇⬇⬇

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[saeko]

Thank you for being so kind/gentle when you analyze the 'beginner' setups. We all learn and it's nice not to be/feel 'blamed' for not knowing better until it's pointed out to us!

[davidbeckett]

I agree on all of those because many are dated and have been rendered obsolete by newer technology or knowledge. Your final point about the glass of the tanks with clear walls is the best one because that must be very disconcerting for the reptile, which will have trouble with feeling secure when not in a hide.

[starnaito]

Agree with all of these! I will probably keep using a feeding bowl though, because my gecko loves dubia, and they unfortunately are really good at hiding and playing dead, haha.

[Hilarious_Heidi]

I just need to say thank you. Thank you for making these wonderful videos to help me with getting the leopard gecko things! I now have a happy and healthy gecko called nugget! You’ve helped me a lot with staying relaxed and not worrying! Tahnk you so much leopard gecko! ❤

[patrickbang]

both of mine simply doesnt care at all for food bowls, so thats easy as heck for me, and its waaay funnier to actually look at them hunt, and how they "slither" like snakes but with arms and legs ofcourse, but how focussed they are is so adorable to watch them on the hunt, specially for crickets and small dubias they freaking love those

[MattKeepsFish]

Sold a leopard to a 10-gallon owner this week. Feels bad.
Told the guy that he should be upping to a 40 or at least a 20, but someone had already given him bad info. Dang, I should’ve just made him return the little tank first.

Oh, and most people in Canada/US still use carpet 🤦‍♂️

[lemonlizard]

for sure! 20 gallon long is absolutely considered the bare, bare minimum in the hobby now! 40 gallons are considered the minimum for a good quality of life

[jgfishing]

This was a good video, def important topics 👍 however i think 10 gal tanks & UTH serve a small purpose. For me i only use both of those ONLY in situations of quarentine setups, sick animals that need simple setups & hatchling situations for a few months. Aside from that yes i don't use those on my other animals. They all have huge enclosures with overhead heating & lighting. But still. Good video 👍

[nugget]

I’m so glad I knew most of these already

[shinjiwolf]

I agree with almost everything, except that in some parts of the world the ground does get warm! Obviously not many places and mostly those with a lot of geothermal activity close to the surface. But it does happen, so heat mats aren't completely unnatural, more just rarely found in nature.

[gregwilliams]

Reptile heat rocks should be discarded as well, seen a lot of snakes with burnt tummies from coiling up on those things.

[ryanwinter]

personal preference but I'm so done with crickets, i'm team dubias, I understand a variety is good but surely there's better options to consider adding to the feeder staple in mainstream pet stores than these noise, smelly, biting, cannibalistic little bastards that are really good at escaping

[ryanramirez]

Great video honestly. The logic makes sense to me behind each topic like you said though it doesnt make some of them horrible options but its just somethjng to consider 🙂

[LaineyWilliams-ze]

I agree with all of these! Hi I’m a huge fan of your channel! I’m purchasing my first leopard gecko in a week or so. I have its tank set up I’m starting with a 20 gallon but want to upgrade to a larger tank once it’s a juvenile/adult I really like the aesthetic of vivariums over glass terrariums but I live in the US do you have any recommendations on where to get a good quality wood vivarium in the US? Also thank you so so so much you have been such a big help to me while researching leopard gecko care also thanks to you I can finally find Arcadia products in the US! Keep up the good work!

[pamhouweling]

This will help a lot of peoples pets and knowledge gained.

[quinnnnnnn]

i agree with all of this, especially the 10 gallon tank with sand. the amount of people with grown leopard geckos in 10 gallon tanks with just the basics is so sad. you choose to own a gecko and i don’t understand why you would if you refuse to provide it with the best habitat you possibly can.

[nicolealers]

Another thing that should no longer be used is Heat "rocks"

[carbond]

Hey Rebecca! I've been following you for a while, and I've done so much research before I got my boy Bubba, who's about to turn 3 on July 4th (Murrica!!! Date of our independence). I'm wondering the reasons why sometimes he stands so tall. Front legs extended all the way. He stays like this for a while.

I couldn't imagine it'd be for defense as he's been in his 4x2x2 CRE I made for 2 years now. The room hasn't changed, and It's pretty quiet at night. Temps I think are alright... might be humidity. Wondering if you see this, if you could shed some light on this.

I trust your input/ideas. Just curious what "you" think might be going on. This is usually after a feeding.

[TigerLily]

I agree for the most part but I do use a 12x12x18 enclosure for one of my crested geckos he is five months old but he refused to eat in anything bigger and believe me I tried everything I could think of

[BradleyVanostrink]

is 70x40x40 in cm enough for a gecko and also what should i put for the floor substrate or paper or other thing? also how many watt should the heat lamp and uvb suppose to be? and also could a leopard gecko only eat cricket and meal word?also which is better cricket or dubia roach? i been trying to find these informations for so long but i couldnt find them