10 Easy Enrichment Ideas For Reptiles
Vložit
- čas přidán 10. 07. 2024
- Good Morning, Reptilians! This week, we're talking about some easy ways to provide your reptiles enrichment. ♥️
0:00 Intro
1:00 Balls/Ball Pits
2:05 Food Enrichment
2:52 Snake Boards/Trees
3:36 Outside Time
4:20 Change Tank Decor
4:59 Bath Time
5:52 Playpens
6:32 Stuff Animals/Blankets
7:11 Laser Pointer
8:07 Just Hanging Out
8:46 Outro
9:03 Sponsor - thedubiadude.com
9:41 Shoutouts
10:16 Bloopers
things I mentioned in the video/enrichment items (these are affiliate links, the prices are the same for you, but purchasing from the link supports the channel 😊):
Beardie Play Pin - amzn.to/3is0spH
Small Animal Stroller - amzn.to/3D7eqFC
Ball Pit - amzn.to/3Jfg4I1
Ball Pit Balls - amzn.to/3NHKLZF
Wiffle Balls - amzn.to/3K5mbzw
Temperature Gun - amzn.to/348faM3
Laser Pointer - amzn.to/3DvqGkF
Fabric Hammocks (Etsy) - go.magik.ly/ml/1bobn/
Bamboo Climbing Bridge (Etsy) - go.magik.ly/ml/1bobp/
Bearded Dragon Furniture (Etsy) - go.magik.ly/ml/1bobq/
Our Tank Crystals (Etsy) - go.magik.ly/ml/1bobr/
Our Tank Mushrooms (Etsy) - go.magik.ly/ml/1bobt/
Don't forget to check out store.iheartgeckos.com/ for their awesome conversion kits. :)
Need Roaches? Don't forget to use code ELLE at www.thedubiadude.com/ for 10% off your order! :)
Thanks for watching! :)
*******
🦗 Want to support the channel? Buy my reptiles some feeders at: www.buymeacoffee.com/ellesrep...
🛒 www.etsy.com/shop/ellesreptiles/
💻 ellesreptiles.com/
📷 Instagram: / elle.622
📸 Den's Instagram: / reptilian_den
🐦 Twitter: / ellesreptiles
💌 Want to send us something?
Elle O'Shea
PO Box 3061
Decatur, AL 35602
Curious about what I use in my tanks or what you need for your new setup? Check out my Amazon Store:
www.amazon.com/shop/ellesrept...
*******
What I Use To Film (nothing exciting here, but for those that are curious):
Fujifilm XT4 w/ 16-80mm lens:
amzn.to/3Icg5Mm
Canon M50:
amzn.to/34nZjWj
Microphone:
amzn.to/2SOIRwx
Rode Mic For My Camera:
amzn.to/3A1bWbi
Ring Light:
amzn.to/2IdotkG
Brick Background:
amzn.to/2su8RC2
*******
Disclaimers:
Although I have a few reptiles, I am in no way a reptile expert. I just research a whole bunch and make videos. Please always do lots and lots of research before getting any pet! :)
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This just means that I receive a small percentage of your purchase, but don't worry, the prices are the same.
We're just spreading our love for animals. :)
Don't forget to subscribe! Elle uploads every single Sunday and Den uploads some Wednesdays. Come hang out with us and watch us talk about animal things... and watch our animals do animal stuff.
music: www.bensound.com/
Night Run Away - An Jone
Blue Macaw - Quincas Moreira
#ReptileEnrichment #SnakeActivities #LizardActivities
I remember taking my beardie to show some friends and we set him up in a small box with a heat pack, a towel and a stuffed toy- and ever since he has loved that toy! It is the single most cutest thing on the planet.
I have my snake a bath the other day 😊
i brought my cornsnake outside when it was summer & he loved it
That's awesome! 🥰
Another great video! I love all the enrichment ideas. I built an outdoor playpen using an old kiddie pool. Triple washed, non-silica play sand (I know sand is a bit controversial), then added plenty of different textured rocks and branches. I keep it covered when it's not in use. Our beardie gets outside time without worrying so much about him getting a hold of something he shouldn't.
That's so awesome! I need to do something like that 🤔
I didn’t know u could put stuffed animals and soft blankets in their enclosure 😲. Phoenix is gonna look so cute ☺️
One thing I added to my dragon's tank is something I initially bought for my dogs. It is called the lick mat. It is made from a rubber-like material. Each mat has a different raised pattern. My dragon goes on it a lot. He rubs his underside on it. The actual purpose of the mat is to put peanut butter or softened cheese on it. The licking helps soothe an anxious dog.
My ball python, Indiana Jones, LOVES to climb. He's also surprisingly good at it. It's almost like I bought a tree python. I'm going to try to make the peg board :) I never thought of using those climbing wall steps, thanks!
Adding to the playpen thing, you can get ones with a zippered top to keep the animal you want in and other animals out so you don’t have to worry about a cat, dog, bird, etc getting to your reptile easily. I have one for my collection of 15 reptiles of 7 different species. Granted, not all of them are “playpen” type reptiles (like my mourning geckos and brown anoles) but it works for most of them.
I have an outdoor pen for my turtles, and they love it. My BTS and leopard geckos like laser pointers, and they all like a lot of my cats' toys.
That's awesome! I need to test the laser pointer out with my BTS 🤔 I haven't tried it with him.
Just an add on suggestion for outside, make sure it’s grass that hasn’t been treated by chemicals.
Keep a close eye on birds too depending how small your reptile is, a hognose for example is easy pickings for a bird
I'm building my bearded dragon an outdoor enclosure. Can't wait to finish it
That sounds awesome! That's going to be a happy dragon 🥰
We just got a playpen for our beardie! He isn’t fond of it but we are going to get some items to have that are different than his enclosure. He does LOVE hanging out in my late afternoon sunshine windows! So we are buying him a window platform to soak up sun comfortably.
I have used my thermometer that has a Lazer and my leopard geckos loves it
I'm going to be getting a bearded dragon and I am going to make it my emotional support animal. This video was very helpful for me to find ways to provide enrichment for my current scale babies. Great video!
Your videos are so great and I love Bearded Dragons so much and your videos are amazing
I put drift wood in my leos enclosure and he loves climbing it.
I definitely need to try giving our dragon a ball to see if she plays with it!
I've seen so many beardies on tik tok playing with them, and even people training their bearded dragons with balls on sticks. Bearded dragons are so interesting 😊
Thanks so much Elle!!!! You are such an inspiration to me!!! Keep doing what you are doing!!!!!!!
Thank you 🥺♥️
love your voice, love the video. sometimes I take my corn snake outside :) he loves it
Thank you so much! And that's awesome. I can't wait for it to stay warm outside so I can start taking my animals outside regularly again 😊
I totally want to try the blanket idea!
Thank you for doing this video. Definitely some ideas I didn't think of. ❤️
I'm glad it was helpful 🥰
I need that shirt!
Thanks for another great video 🪳
Great ideas! I bring my reptile’s tanks outside every day and let them soak in the natural UVB! Thanks for sharing
Natural UVB is so good for them ♥️
Hi Elle, hope you had a great day. Mine was a little hectic lol, just sitting to relax and watch videos . Love the peg board idea. Have a great week!
I'm glad you finally get to relax! I hope you have a fantastic week as well 😊
Great video
Thank you!
Good morning Elle, hope your Sunday is amazing!! Another wonderful and informative video for Reptile lovers!!
Good morning! I hope your Sunday is amazing as well. And thank you! 😊
@@ellesreptiles your welcome and thank you Ma'am!! 😊
excellent video as always greetings
Thank you so much 😊
early! love the vid!
Thank you! ♥️
Can you plesse one more i have a corn snake an he love to Push the ball Around All Over his tank after i have give him his ball he just look so muth happier so thanks ❤
That's so awesome! ♥️ I need to buy a bag of them and just give them to all the animals 🤔 that would be an interesting short video.
Thank you for this I’m thinking of getting Rexy my bearded dragon a cat pole thing even though it’s for a snake 👍😂
You're welcome! Just make sure your beardie doesn't fall! ♥️
I try to get mine to hunt the insects a bit, and then I take him out occasionally. Good suggestion here, good to activate a little for reptiles in captivity😇 Greetings from Norway 😁
Another informative video thinks I will try the climbing wall for snakes
Have a great Sunday and see you next week.
GOD BLESS 🐍💖🦎💖🐢💖
Let me know how it goes! 😊 I think I may build one in a video soon 🤔
@@ellesreptiles That would be great to see you build the wall to get ideas from when I build one. I habe the plywood just need dowels or maybe the foam board and expanding foam.
GOD BLESS 🔨🐍💖
Im getting a snake soon and I'm definitely getting them a cat tree i love that
♥️ that's awesome! Just make sure you watch them, of course 😊
I would add that it depends on the individual animal. If they’re shy, like my male Ball Python, going outside or in a bath would totally freak him out. Like you said, depth of water is important. Most Ball Pythons don’t want to bathe and they don’t want to float, it’s a powerless feeling for them. I’m glad you had the towel in the bath for he BP pictured so it can feel the ground. Also, with BP’s, be careful of height with climbing things. They’re clumsy and a fall can hurt them. Love your videos, Elle, and the sticker I got from you with Darwin and Marie’s names look great on their enclosures!!🐍❤️🐍
Definitely! Always important to pay attention to individual animals and what they like/don't like. And I'm so glad you like the stickers! ♥️♥️♥️
I have a leopard gecko that um, enjoys food a lot. Hes an amazing ester but i tried the lazer pointer and he was pretty interested. He followed it around and everything
I take my ball pythons outside in our garden, they genuinely get curious about the plants and would push it with their necks to sort of feel the texture i think
Our ball pythons love exploring outside too! I can't wait until summer so I can start taking all the animals outside regularly again.
I think that is a great thing to do.
Thanks Elle! I love the ball idea! Do you think the snake peg board could work for a Kenyan sand boa?
My leos favorite enrichment is playing in a pile of clothes fresh out of the dryer.
Hahaha I bet! Nice and warm
My painted wood turtle loves bath time I have a big water container she loves using as a bathtub and I'm going to clean it today and in the Summer I take her outside to the backyard and let her explore she loves it but only in the summer Illinois sucks in the winter
Awww that's so cool ♥️ I can't wait for it to get warm and stay warm here too, so I can take the animals outside a bit more regularly.
@@ellesreptiles Summer is Awesome for the Reptiles they get real UV outside
I tried a laser pointer for my previous beardie a while back. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t
Someone said their leopard geckos and BTS love it, so I'm definitely going to try it with other reptiles too, because Zsasz refuses 😅
I‘d love to do food enrichment, but my baby T and python are both very picky eaters, so thats off the table😂
I’m going to be raising dubia roaches and mealworms for my dragon but do I need to do more? Or can I order other bugs and use them sparingly for treats and such
How about for Milksnakes all they eat is pinkies
That's ok! A lot of the other things on the list will work for them. 😊
I am sorry that I missed this video. I have a Schneider's Skink that is definitely different from my Leopard Gecko. He loves to climb despite his little legs (I try not to laugh at his lack of coordination.) He literally begs to come out of his enclosure all day. I do take him out several times. But I am worried that it may not be warm enough. Is there anything I can do to make sure he doesn't get too cold. (Fun Fact - be careful if your lizard likes to sit on your head during work video calls. You may get the nickname Khalessi.) I put a guinea pig wheel in his enclosure and he loves it. But he is still super board. What do you recommend to keep an energetic smaller skink entertained? I was thinking maybe a maze of hamster tubes?
This video was awesome! One question though, if you bring your reptile outdoors, isn’t it a concern that they pick up germs, disease, or a parasite? Especially animals raised in captivity
I've never had an issue with it, but you could always just use a playpen outside if you're worried. That way they're still outside getting sunshine and sounds and feeling the wind, but not coming into contact with the ground. 😊
@@ellesreptiles thank you so much! You, your animals and your videos continue to help me and my bearded dragon ALOT I appreciate it 🦎🦎👏👍
I have a bearded dragon he is 11 months and is extremely terrified of the outside world and I have tried letting him slowly get used to it but he just puffs up and runs and tries to go back inside.
I have a few questions ... one of them is that I have a new baby bearded dragon ... been with us for 2.5 days ... he doesn't seem stressed and will eat some greens from my hand ... does this mean that he is acclimating well? He seems very inquisitive me us while we work, we keep him in our home office where we spend a large part of our day.
It sounds like it! Him taking food from your hand means that he's already not scared of you, which is good 😊
@@ellesreptiles thank you for that ... I feel much more confident now ... soon, I will build him a custom forever home ... he will have loads of enrichment there
If I were to give a Ball Python a bath, what temperature should the water be?
About 85-90 ºF, or whatever their warm spot is
@@ellesreptiles Thank You!
My leopard gecko actually ran after the laser light when I was going to measure the temperature with temp gun :D lol 😅
(important not to light it on the reptile🥰
I can’t let my bearded dragon out into the garden he always loves to eat grass so I don’t take him out there very often lol
Hi reps lsp
can someone help me find the balls with the hexagon or octagon holes all over them? i cannot for the life of me figure out how to search for them lmfao
My BTS has a waffle ball 😂
Love that!
I remember taking my beardie to show some friends and we set him up in a small box with a heat pack, a towel and a stuffed toy- and ever since he has loved that toy! It is the single most cutest thing on the planet.
Adding to the playpen thing, you can get ones with a zippered top to keep the animal you want in and other animals out so you don’t have to worry about a cat, dog, bird, etc getting to your reptile easily. I have one for my collection of 15 reptiles of 7 different species. Granted, not all of them are “playpen” type reptiles (like my mourning geckos and brown anoles) but it works for most of them.
Your videos are so great and I love Bearded Dragons so much and your videos are amazing