AMERICAS GREATEST EXOTIC PET STORE!!

What's up guys, welcome back to another video. Today we're at one of the best pet stores in the entire country. We're here in New Jersey at New Jersey's Exotic Pets and behind me here, just to start things off, we got a massive fish tank. Check this out. They got a massive fly river turtle back there. Tuna is his name. Absolutely amazing. And then they got a giant red-tailed catfish. Come with me this way guys, there are so many cool reptiles here as well as mammals, birds, all kinds of crazy stuff and I cannot wait to take you guys along. Let's get into it. Check this out guys, we got a massive sulcata tortoise down here. This guy's about 15 years old and it is a beast. These guys can live over 150 years old if I'm correct. And then over here, they have so many more tanks. They got chameleons, reptiles, lizards, a giant snake down here, already sold. Crazy monitors, $5,000 monitor actually. Hell's phase monitor, massive. And then over here guys, they have so much other cool stuff. I mean they have so many different tanks. Nate's back there messing around. They got skunks over there, they got kinkajous, a bunch of rare birds. Oh, here's a fly river turtle. That guy is so cool. Definitely one of my favorite turtles in all of the world. So I want to show you guys something. This is a giant smooth-sided toad. Check out how big these toads are. They're hiding back there. I don't even know if the camera does them justice. They have to be at least the size of my fist. They are massive. Really cool. And then over here, we got this green-keeled belly lizard. I'm gonna try to pronounce it the best I can. But look at this lizard right here. So that's its face. And look all the way down. Look at how long this tail is. Pretty cool. I mean they have just so much stuff. I can't even show you all. It's just ridiculous. Bunch of geckos in here. A bunch of other crazy stuff. Okay, so we're in the spider section of the entire place. It's like a spider cave. We got all kinds of weird webs going on up here. Come check this out. We got millipedes up here. Look at these. These just look like alien creatures that are just eat your brains out. So I know I went ahead and showed you a few things, but we're actually about to get a special animal encounter from Ryan, one of the workers here, who works very hands-on with these animals on a daily. He's going to take us and show us in the back room some of the animals that they don't even have out here on display or even for sale. So I can't wait for that, guys. Without further ado, Ryan's going to bring in the first animal that's going to be insane. Come with me. It's in this thing, Nate. So this is a lotus-haired tarantula. This is one of the most docile tarantulas in the world. Now, these guys, typically speaking, are not the most handleable of pets. You should really practice very, very carefully to hold them very gently, but they can become very accustomed to being handled. They don't really enjoy handling so much as they tolerate. Notice she's not afraid. She's not trying to flick hairs at me. She's not trying to bite me. She's not doing anything abnormal. So she's very used to being handled. Should I stand back, Ryan? No, no, no. Am I good right here? Like, am I safe? Yeah. Good girl. Will she call my hand? Well, so the reason rose hairs are such a popular tarantula is because they've got a very, very low potency of venom. A bite from them is a little worse than your average bee sting. Wait, they're venomous? All spiders are venomous. Every last one of them. So the amount of venom or the potency of the venom is the part that's dangerous, but all of them are venomous. Guys, he's grabbing this massive lizard right now. I'm so nervous. Check it out. Check it out. See, it's $5,000. As you all know, I love fish and I love reptiles too, but sometimes reptiles can make me a little bit nervous just because I don't know what to expect with them. All right, here we go. So this... I'm speechless. This is a Bell's Phase Lace Monitor. So Bell's Phase refers to the color pattern on them. Regular lace monitors do not look like this. They normally have a blue marbled pattern to them, but Bell's Phase has this almost cow-like black and white pattern. They're a large Australian species of monitor. As all monitors, they are hypercarnivores, so only meet the wild. These guys will eat eggs and small insects when they're young. As adults like this, they will eat pretty much any large... This is birds. That's because this guy was very well handled from a young age. Monitors are incredibly intelligent lizards, incredibly intelligent reptiles. These guys in particular are roughly as smart as your average house cat. That means with proper handling and proper discipline, they're very, very friendly and he's more than happy to just hang out. As long as he's kept well handled and well fed, he's as sweet as any puppy dog is going to be. Hey, I have a question. Obviously, most people probably think of lizards being 50, 100 bucks. What is the reason for the price of $5,500? Is it because of the rarity? Obviously, he's beautiful. So it's a combination of things. A regular lace monitor would probably go for around 3K. The reason a Bell's is so much more is because of the color patterning. Now, these guys, being that they're from Australia, it means you cannot import them out of that country. They cannot come from Australia anymore. They can only... If you live in the States, you can only have one that was captive bred here in the United States because they cannot be imported. It is extremely illegal to take wildlife directly out of Australia. I used to have a bearded dragon when I was younger. That's also an Australian species. It's like a big puppy dog, right, Nate? Yeah, a big puppy dog. A big puppy dog? Oh, he wants to climb that wall again. Oh, no. You can't climb the wall. Just to make it clear for everybody watching at home, this guy is sweet because he is trained and well handled. These lizards are not this. They are not sweet, adorable puppy dog lizards. They can be this. They can be this sweet, adorable, snuggable thing with the right amount of training and the right amount of handling. Without that, they are hyper carnivores, and they will use those teeth and claws and this whip-like tail that they have to do serious damage. So please keep that in mind. This store literally has everything, guys. They got tarantulas over here. They got massive snakes. And then behind me, Ryan is actually grabbing this giant macaw. $4,000. Very friendly. Check him out. Look, he's literally giving it kisses back there. He's about to pull this out. This is literally a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me and Nate here today in New Jersey, guys. They have a ton of other stuff we're going to show you all. But here it is, the giant macaw. This is Big Red. He's a green-winged macaw that makes him the second-largest macaw in the world. The only thing bigger than him is a hyacinth. We call him Big Red for obvious reasons. He's a very, very sweet bird. Right, buddy? This has to be the most beautiful bird on the entire earth. Look at the feathers, guys. Check out the blues and the reds in there. He's actually in the middle of molting. He dropped this this morning. So this is an old tail feather. As you can see, there's some damage to it. As they get old and damaged, they will preen their feathers and remove old damaged feathers. They will fall out naturally and then they will grow new ones. So this is different from plucking. When birds are stressed or they're not properly stimulated or even they're depressed or lonely, they will pluck their own feathers out, and this is for their detriment. Really? This is very common in captivity for birds that are not raised and treated correctly. This is not that. This is a natural selection of an old kind of damaged feather that has fallen out and he will grow new ones. I hope all you animal people out there are absolutely loving this. Ryan is dropping so much cool information that I had no idea. I mean, how often do you get to get up and close to a giant bird like this, this beautiful? We have so much more stuff to come. Take a guess at how long, provided he lives a long, healthy life, how long will Red live, do you think? I'm going to guess high. I'm going to go 25 years. 25 years? What do you think? Uh, let's say, let's go 50. 50? Ooh, close, close. So he could live potentially to 95 years. Wow. Macaws are one of the longest lived animals on the planet, next to humans and whales. You know, there are very few animals that live anywhere near as long as a macaw. And even in the wild, they will typically live between 30 and 50 years, provided nothing happens. So if you buy one of these, you better expect to either give it to your grandkids and your great grandkids because it will very much outlive yourself. Let us, let us put it into perspective. I'm 28 years old and Red here is four. If I were to live to see the end of his natural life, providing he never gets sick and nothing bad ever happens to him, I would have to live to be 116 to see the end of his natural life. I'll be honest, guys. I don't think I'm gonna make it to 116. I don't know about that. Maybe, maybe. We'll see. We'll see. Whoa, whoa, whoa. That feels crazy. He's big, he's heavy, and his nails are long. Yeah, they're kind of sharp. They're kind of sharp, but this is so crazy. Take a look at my arm. Trust me. I'm well, I'm well aware. I have such a level of respect for this animal right now. I mean, like, it's the boss of me. Like, it's in control. I'm being super calm. His talons are so strong. I would definitely... They're so strong because of his zygodactyl feet. Now, that's a word you almost never get to use, zygodactyl. Zygodactyl meaning he has two toes facing forward and two toes facing backward, giving them incredible grip strength, making them one of the best climbers in the animal kingdom. In fact, there's such good climbers that birds as large as him that have zygodactyl feet will go out of their way not to fly if they can help it. A big-bodied bird like this requires a lot of energy to fly around, so they prefer, if they can crawl, climb, or walk to a food source, they'd rather do that than to have to get up and fly. And he's definitely heavy for a bird, too. So he weighs around two and a half pounds, which doesn't sound like much, but when it has to lift up its own power into the sky and fly around, it's a lot. Also, putting two and a half pounds on your arm and holding it for any significant amount of time... Yeah, big wings. He's showing off. But Ryan just pulled this out for us, and I have seen these before on the internet, but I've never seen one in person. And honestly, this is something I've wanted for so long, but I really have never got the chance to even touch one before, so... This is Sweet Pea. Sweet Pea is a kinkajou. Kinkajous are in the raccoon family, so despite the fact she might look like a lemur or a monkey or something similar, she is not closely related to any of them. In fact, it is illegal to own primates of any kind in New Jersey, so sorry, folks, you can't buy any monkeys from us. So is this animal for sale, or is this one of y'all's ambassadors? No, this is one of our ambassadors. We do have kinkajous for sale. We have them for sale fairly regularly. These guys should only be housed, and they should only be kept by someone who has done their research. These guys are not a pet for everyone. They do require almost their own room, a bedroom, really, themselves to keep. I know you're telling us all this information. This almost sounds like this is just as hard, if not harder, than having a newborn baby. Is that true? Funny you say that. So these guys are incredibly intelligent. They're roughly as smart as a human two-year-old, but they will live anywhere between 20 and 40 years. So it's kind of like having a baby that stays a baby for 20 years. So keep that in mind. That sounds like a nightmare. They are intelligent enough to open simple locks, doors, and windows. So you do need to baby-proof the area of the home that they live in. They also need lots of toys and lots of enrichment. So these guys are not by any means easy to take care of. They need to be fenced. These animals need to be neutered or spayed before they reach adulthood. If they are not neutered or spayed, any amount of training that you did when they were young is going to go out the window. Once that hormonal switch in their brain flips, they're kind of lost. Sweet Pea is very, very sweet. She was spayed at an appropriate age, and she will remain this way the rest of her life. If she had not been spayed, the moment she reached true adulthood, she would convert very much back to the wild animal that she truly is. And these guys are potentially very dangerous. They have very sharp claws, very sharp teeth, and their mouths harbor a nasty bacteria that can lead to a rough blood infection if you were not to clean and treat that properly. That is not so much fun. That was so cool, guys. We still have so much more cool things to show you guys, and I cannot wait. So make sure to stay tuned for that. Look at this giant chameleon right here. I mean, there are so many tanks here. We got the monster fish tank still up front that I need to show you guys. But Ryan has just been such a blessing. Guys, please go show him some love. He's about to pull this massive snake right here, and I think Nate's going to hold it. I'm kind of a sissy guy when it comes to snakes, but Nate said he's going to step up and hold this giant snake, so hopefully it doesn't bite him in the face. This is Banana. Banana is a pearl albino Burmese python, and it's actually quite small. Really? These guys fully grown will get anywhere between, the females, I mean, will get anywhere between 14 and 18 feet, whereas males will only get about 12 to 14 feet. They're also the second heaviest snake in the world behind the anaconda. They're also the third longest behind the anaconda and the reticulated python. So this is one of the major giant snakes in the world for anyone who likes giant snakes, although they are typically the most docile. I've never really understood why people are so scared of snakes. Bro, it's massive. What do you mean? I've never really had a fear of snakes. We're the fish guys. She's really not that massive. Fully grown, she could top out at anywhere between 150 and 200 pounds. She doesn't weigh anywhere near that. How long is she now? About nine feet total. So she can basically double this size when fully, fully grown. That is if she reached the upper end of 18 feet. Again, anywhere between 14 and 18 is typical. Yeah, Nate's talking this big game now, guys. But wait till this thing gets to 18 feet. He'll be crying. Remember, it's safe to handle a snake this large as one person. It is never safe as one person to handle any snake that is around 18 to 20 feet. You should have multiple people around, even if it's the most docile snake in the world, just in case. This is Zach up here, the giant iguana, who is about nine years old. And he is just absolutely massive. But look at this enclosure. Look how naturalistic it looks. Just crazy at how big these lizards get, but also what they need to be properly cared for is just unbelievable. I would want to own one, but I don't think I could afford to pay for something like this because it is just so unbelievably cool what he's in. That's one of the most famous iguanas in the world. They were telling me that it has been on all kinds of TV shows. So there's a chance that you've actually seen Zach before on your TV at home. Check out how big that iguana is. Zach, again, has been well handled from a young age. He's very used to people. I know. Can I touch his back? Yeah. Just touch Zach while you like. He loves attention. He's so rough and rigid. He's a big, rough and tumble boy. So are these guys native to Florida or are they invasive? They're incredibly invasive in Florida. Iguanas like this, so this is a green iguana. Specifically, he's a red-faced green iguana. The name green iguana can be a little confusing because green iguanas, as a species, can be green, red, yellow, blue, black, and a combination of those colors. So a little bit confusing, but he is a green iguana. These guys are found as far north as Mexico and Texas, but you also find them all the way throughout Florida as an invasive, and you find them all throughout South America as well. They're not the only species of iguana in South America, but they're incredibly common throughout. And what is this on his cheek right here? Is this jaw muscle? These are his jowls. He has enormous jaw muscles. His bite strength is quite immense. Now, he doesn't actually use it for much considering he's herbivorous and all he likes to eat all day is lettuce and bananas. These guys can be pretty aggressive normally. So just like our friend the monitor lizard, this guy, if you get an iguana, they need to be well handled and taken care of from a young age and then you get used to people. If you do, you get giant, sleepy, puppy lizard like this. If you don't, you get big lizard that has a bullwhip for a tail. This is his primary weapon, and if he felt like it, he could do quite a bit of damage with them. Yeah, you can take a spanking badge from your parents and you get whipped by this dude right here. It's not bluff, trust me. I've never been whipped by Zach, but I've been whipped by other iguanas of similar size, and it's not a good time. Bye.