Gabriel & Kimi Try Eating A Boiled Egg | Why I Hand Feed My Cheetahs = Bonding Trust Safety Meds
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00:00 Abi & Her Cubs
00:21 Gabriel SWATS - Food Possession
00:32 Hand Feeding Reduces Food Aggression
01:50 Hand Feeding Tick Meds & Laxative
06:10 Slow Motion Run To Food
06:21 Gabriel The Cheetah Tries An Egg
07:19 Kimi The Cheetah Tries An Egg
09:51 Conclusion Gabriel Plays Hand Feeding Is Good
I'm a big fan of interactive care for the animals I'm responsible for. It's added risk, but overall safer when something goes wrong (an opened gate for instance). It is far less likely that something bad happens when the animals in your care are calm around people; especially when feeding.
It's best to start young in hand feeding, but Abi show that old cats can learn to be nice too. Hand feeding earns trust from the animals that allow it. Hunger is one of the top three instincts where an animal will become violent protecting it. When you earn that trust, it helps overall with that relationship with that animal. Thus I hand feed. There will be others who care for my animals and with them calmer around feeding, it help s in the overall temperament of these predators who meet new people. They learn that most all folks are not after their food and can be trusted. THEN you can progress to things like checking on health.
I don't hand fed all the time, but enough that it reinforces the trust between us and others. With a predator allowing hand feeding, you can also make SURE they take required or needed meds and supplements. Then you can progress to enrichment things like I did at the end of this video where I test whether my cheetahs will eat a hard boiled egg! They eat chicken... so why not an Egg?
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Big fan of hand feeding that promotes 'calm' around captive predators. Start them young, various types of good foods to prevent finicky eaters, but old cats can learn new tricks too. Abi has VERY food possessive and skittish around people but now is very calm. Her cubs, Kimi and Kayzer are already at that point due to hand feeding various foods they were cubs. With the calm, you can make sure they take meds and supplements for their health and enrich them by trying new things, like a Hard Boiled Egg!🥚🐆
Hallo dolph. Was wondering on your opinion of reintroducing cheetah to asia and if we can save asiatic cheetah we have in iran😢
it makes sense why theyre food posessive in the wild lions steal most of their meals
@@taishokomin6181 I know they are trying to breed and rewild Asiatic cheetahs there now. I'm in favor of it of course. They had their 1st cubs this year. They even asked the project manager of Running Wild Conservation to help them. (Where my cheetahs are). She's got her own cubs to raise now too. It's important they preserve the sub species genetics in Iran. They should not mix the sub species genetics by introduction. The cheetahs there are adapted to the harsh arid environment there. Introducing outside of that would not work well, like in India where the African species don't do well with the high humid hot nature and strange prey of India. Half of them there have died since brought there. They should reexamine their methods and even goals there.
YES! It's a survival trait. Even a mom will feed herself before cubs in bad lean times. It is because the mom can survive and reproduce again. It's a resource decision, but instinctive. All mammalian moms and probably others in the animal kingdom will not be able to breed if their energy resources are not optimal.@@God-ch8lq
@@CheetahWhisperer ok but how can iranian cheetah be even saved if Iran is very unstable rn
I think Dolph mentioned he was a dog person before working with cats. I might be remembering wrong, but if that’s true, he’s a cat person now! My cats like to be hand-fed, especially when they are being picky. I can tell that Gabriel and the other cats love Dolph, but the cats have their little pet peeves, and Dolph works around those pet peeves. I like how Dolph isn’t scared of a swipe - probably because the cats are just communicating their mood or that they don’t like something. Those cats are VERY careful not to hurt Dolph. I think Dolph mentioned that Gabriel is getting older (I can relate, Gabriel) and Gabriel’s getting grumpy. Fortunately, Gabriel has known Dolph for a long time (since kittenhood?), so Dolph knows to be extra gentle with Gabriel, and Gabriel cares about Dolph, so I doubt there will be any misunderstandings.
Yeah! I'm the Animal Whisperer... Thx. yep. Been a dog person all my life, but I had interacted and learned about every animal living around me. Thanks for the comment! Gabriel and I are getting older. Nothing last forever but making the best journey possible is the goal.
omg i miss gabriel!! so good to see him again, what a big boy he is now 🥹
I KNOW! Love Gabe's too...
The up-close shot of Gabriel's face is cool. I'm a little surprised at the indifference to the hard-boiled eggs. I've seen videos of lions and leopards scarfing them up; go figure. It's good to see these kitties thriving.
I liked that close up too! Folks that can't get that close to a cheetah is a real reward and why I like the GoPro so much. See the details of their face and expressions. Yeah, they LOVE chicken but not the egg. I imagine I'll come across one that likes it. The smaller cats LOVE it... raw.
@@CheetahWhisperer Try fried! Every (housecat/farm cat lol) I've had went insane for little pieces of fried egg white dipped in runny yolk, but they didn't like them raw
Is interesting what you said about the bond with Gabriel, and learning to read his moods. With my cat (who’s a bit smaller lol!) I’ve learnt over the years to read his body language, knowing that even a subtle (for us) movement back of the ears might indicate ‘I’ve had enough strokes for now, leave me alone!’ And I guess it’s something similar, and that you have to get used to the personality of the cat (as they get used to you…) Great vid!
That's RIGHT... body language and how their behaviors change due to 'anything'. The subtle ear movements, twitch of the tail, when they suddenly stop... and wonder. Thanks for watching!
Glad your back the cubs are soooo big now! They grow so fast 😊
I know... they grow SO fast... Like they run. Thanks for watching and commenting!
LoL, at 0:53 it looked like she had a nose ring when she turned her face towards the camera. Thanks for another great video Dolph
Is that a cheetah cub whisker? The new fashion for todays Z gen cheetahs.
@@CheetahWhisperer Hehe, Yes on both accounts
Gabriel 4 seconds after eating the laxative: "Ambatushit"
Glad to see Gabriel is still doing well thanks as always for sharing the enrichment you do with the cheetahs
I pray for Gabriel. Thx.
This is my dream - to raise cheetahs on a big preserve and help bring them back from the brink of extinction. Thank you for your contribution to mother nature.
It's a blessing goal. My friends who have the project grounds, have released almost 20 or more cheetahs since starting. I have (3) cheetahs but can't expand until I have my own game reserve land. Looking.
Gabriel is adorable! Would he eat out of a strangers hand? Does he still play with his toys?
Yes.. Gabriel will and does eat from the hands of others. Sometimes, he gets like this swatting though. He does NOT like toys. Here is a vid of me trying to play and making a box for him. Thx for watching! kzhead.info/sun/jJ2Ypparb5GNhIk/bejne.html
Great video! Always love when you post ❤
That's great. Helps motivate me doing more. It's a lot of work and time to do one. I don' have the BIG budget dedicated cameraman and video editor. I do it all.
Gabe is a good boy !!
You know it from the beginning! He's been such a good boy ever since I met him 10 years ago.
Been a few years of watching, it never gets old
So glad you returned.
fantastic video man! thank you for posting this. sending love to you and you fam (human and feline) over the holidays. cheers!
You Too! I celebrate Christmas but want cheer and good health for everyone! Happy New Year too.
I miss seeing Gabriel and you interacting with him
Me 2! Thx for being a fan.
Interesting about the boiled eggs. I wonder if it's the texture or...well, you know...the smell.😮 My cats (domesticated) won't come near boiled eggs. So good to see you and the gorgeous cheetah gang. Take care and I'll see you next time. ❤
Thx for commenting! Yeah, not sure why no eggs. They LOVE chicken!
Thank you ever so much Dolph, for your time and work it takes to share the sights and sounds of fantastic beauties,, 💖🥰💖 ( ,,,with balls and all things nature have given us,, 😅👍)
Animals just have NO embarrassment. Wish I was like that, but then I probably couldn't live amongst society.
I feel you cheetah buds, I don't like boiled eggs either 🤣(Fried is where it's at!)
Hhahha... yep. I liked my sunny side up! I tried a raw egg before with Gabe's too and he wouldn't have it.
It's so cool to see all of the progress Abi has made with being hand fed! The little ones are just naturals, of course! So amazing to see these majestic animals, thank you!
Super glad your a watching fan. Welcome. The cubs are doing SO great. Weird to call them cubs anymore. They are 6 months from becoming official adults!
Only recently discovered your channel but after binging some of your videos I just wanted to say; from the bottom of my heart thank you for all the work you do to protect and support these wonderful animals. As long as there are people like you around, there will always be hope for endangered species.
Well so glad you discovered my channel! I try hard to love and understand animals. Always loved em. I pray 🙏 I can help in my small way to make a differnce in cheetah conservation. Gald you care too.
Takes a certain amount of courage to hand feed an aggressive cheetah...good that your still have your hand 😊
I know! But, I also know these cheetahs. They are more likely to swat than bite over food. Cheetahs do the same swatting in the wild rather than bite or attack. I've seen folks get cut over feeding from a strike... present company included. One day I'll compile all the injuries I got and was filmed.
Gabe having impecable timing with commentary was cracking me up. Basicaly any fury animal could get hair stuck in their throat or mouth no? also add ones that eat fury animals too i guess (crocodilians and such). Kimi is growing up to be fantastic ambassador in her ownright than, calm collected and curious are all good things for such a role. excellent to see that Abi learned and understood. it is such nice entriching way to do all sorts of checkups and buddying up.
Glad you enjoyed the video! I see you watched it all from your comments! Including Gabriel MOONING us all.
@@CheetahWhisperer haha yeah well pretty friendly cats purring is easy way to get me to watch most videos. since i can not have any pets i responsibly use my emotions on beings ill never meet and enjoy purring from afar. be it house cats like MeloCat's medium cats like bobcat (also a channel) or Panther (Luna the Panthera) Cheetah as shown by you. Much appreciate the work because these lovely creatures are well deserving of preservation, inspite of being so highly specialised that it may be dangerous in terms of adapting to more universal prey long term.
@@nameless5413 I'm curious. Do those other BIG name channels respond to commenters like I do? They may not have time with millions.
@@CheetahWhisperer Some sometimes do, but i rarely offer much sustenance in my yammering. i treasure this channel chiefly for its very Cuteuian animal care and preservation. Others do some of it but this one feels like something Steve Irwin or Cheetah Man would've made (i know there are some issues with what Craig did but his shows were focused on caring for big cats so the idea behind it regardless of behind the scenes was good). Luna and Bobcat are speaking language i do not know but both skew more towards "check out this cool pet i have" rather than concerned conservation efforts. Also size aint everything, i love cheetahs most inspite of most big cats being bigger. mostly because they purr and look. YOUR channel dose well for now, and with the dedication you've shown and charasma of Gabe surely it will grow. May this year and next go great and may you have many great cat friends to talk about and showcase .)
@@nameless5413 I love cheetah cuteness too. It all comes natural for them. Before the end of the year, I hope to have a vid of Gabriel allowing me to use a hand de-furrer on him. Before that, will have him showing his love back for me. Cheetahs are just wonderful and need saved.
Just found the page! Hope you keep posting! These are sweet!! The DREAM
Thank you! Will do!
I’m inloved with the thumbnail
You liked that! Thumbnails are important to customize for relevance. I considered about 6 different ones and liked this on. It had some of the subject of the video in it as well as space for my customer title on top. Maybe didn't like it... Some folks don't think I should hand feed but I say it's better all around. Helps make them like you, trust you, less likely to attack, less stress, and you can examine them closely for problems you wouldn't see otherwise and make sure they take their meds. It also helps in getting them to eat good foods they never had before.
Wow they are so beautiful i love the purring though❤
Me2! need to do another cheetah purring video with no narration or distractions.
I tried to give boiled egg to a friendly cat once, he wasn't interested at all.
Interesting... the smaller cats wild ones LOVE it.
Hey cheetah whisperer I've been a fan I've been watching for some weeks and I really join how you inform us about these Cheetah's and showing your life with them
Super glad you are a new fan. From what you said you care for the living among us as well.
Heyy , do you remember me? I'm your fan since 7 years.. glad to see you still happy and enjoying life.. stay blessed
No... not the name but WELCOME back and thx...
@@CheetahWhisperer umm ok but thanks and have fun
You seem disappointed. But was that your name before too? Maybe I'm just getting old.@@venky0074
@@CheetahWhisperer ohh no I ain't disappointed.. I'm really happy to see you have gained more audience and seeing you still play with your cheetahs like you used to.. so you know it's all cool mate.. don't worry..
Thank you.
Welcome and THANKS you for watching and commenting!
I can relate because when i try to hand feed one of my cats he can end up biting because he's so desperate to eat. With my other two cats they're very calm and allow to be hand fed. And as always these cheetahs are stunning ❤🐆
THanks. I don't think I ever had a dog that was like some of these cheetahs when it comes to food and hand feeding. I used to give my pet dogs meds by hand to make sure they ate it.
Magnifique création de DIEU, c’est beau 🔥🔥💪🏾
Yes...
Guess they're picky like some little cats.
Yup.. They rather starve than eat something they don't like.
Lions on the other hand, love eggs.
Amazing.
São lindas
Truly they are. Thanks for watching!
Dident expect another video this month but you got one online and a great video it is i dont know if you know him Kevin richardson (the lion whisperer) he feeds his lions bioled eggs and they like it so i expected the cheetahs to like it too but i gues not all cats like it his leopards liked it too i tought kimi would like it becouse she toke quite a big bite of the egg but she dident now iam curious if my cats like bioled eggs have a great day dolph!
I know! I think Kimi was really distracted by the rope. It looked kinda like a snake, which they SHOULD be afraid of. I'll try again sometime. Thx for watching! Hope to have another SHORT out soon too.
@@CheetahWhisperer iam already exited for the short keep up the great work!
They are much better at taking their meds than house cats....well mine anyways, lol. No amount of hand feeding is going to make my cats take meds with their food, haha.
:) we have to hide lots of the meds in several pieces of chicken 🐔 or meat 🍖 to get many cheetahs 🐆 to take their meds. They spit it out if they feel or taste it. Have to grind some too.
do wild cheetahs share or offer stuff to each other? them being willing to accept hand-feeding for stuff they would otherwise reject suggests both that they trust whatever you give them, and that they may on some level have some idea that you're trying to help them. reminds me of BillieSpeaks' person actually convincing billie to accept medicine she hated voluntarily. do the cheetahs associate you and your team with medical help often enough for them to have a concept of medicine?
"do wild cheetahs share or offer stuff to each other?" Amazingly YES, I've seen it in a wildlife documentary (can't find it) where a brother takes down a zebra, kills it and then gets up and walks around CALLING for his Brother! Hey Look! I got one! I was pleasantly surprised. I looked for that video so I could use it one day in a video of my own about cheetah coalitions. Cheetahs form coalitions with other male cheetahs, mostly comprised of family males but can have a sister in there, and they live out their lives as one until death.
May Allah protect you all
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Building trust and reducing food aggression must be good for reducing stress, too? Which is good since cheetahs are sensitive.
That is correct!
We produce cat-a-lax :o) probably a similar product.
Hahahah! I don't give the laxative often. We used to give it about once every 2 months to move cheetah fur through. The practice has stopped when I moved to another project with my cheetahs but will look at it again. I've seen where a cheetah actually DIED from a hair ball that was stuck in it's stomach. Caused some kinda cancer. I always check the poo and overall condition of my cheetahs for it. One of many things to watch out for. I also had to give Gabriel a laxative for a piece of foam and my flipflop he eat one time.
@@CheetahWhisperer I used it for one of my Maine Coons and I since I happen to work at a production company for veterinary pharmaceuticals, I could get some advice on the products from our pharmacist. I think we wrote about something similar in the past, might have been about a toy. You mentioned your flip flop being eaten before.
@@CheetahWhisperer My house cat throws up a 'furball' (quite loose hair, not a ball actually, plus some stomach juice and saliva) every few weeks or so. Never touched an egg. My dog will eat meat first and a boiled egg at the end. But if I will prepare a lunch pack for a walk, she will eat banana or an apple very happily during a picknik, either from a box or hand, but not at home. Probably your cheetahs need to learn eating eggs, but it won't be as favourite food as meat is.
Yeah. Eggs would be good for cheetahs. @@hotbit7327
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Do you think that he'll eat a raw egg?
Naa... tried that too and they don't even lick it!
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How about let the big cats go free? Tiger king wannabe 😂
Read my bio of my channel, you'll know that is the goal. I have my cheetahs at a breeding/rewilding project called Running Wild Conservation. It's what we do. Here is a training vid preparing cubs for a future release. Can't release them all, need breeders, have to loan some and others can't be released for various reasons... health, age, handicapped. But, glad you're here. This is way better than watching folks with pet captive wild animals in their homes. kzhead.info/sun/iZSbdp1rsaWkn30/bejne.html