
His goal is for them to follow him like dogs. “This guy here looks like he’s ready to eat,” he said, pointing to one of the dozen eels now swimming around in the pool he created. Maybe that’s the farthest away from natural for most people, but Tobler doesn’t really care. Awesome,’” he said, describing his natural reaction to seeing he could pull up a manhole cover leading to a dark, cave-like pit under the garage. His TikTok content specifically has blown up recently as he converted a pit in his garage into an environment for the newest additions to his collection, American Eels. Throw it up, and if anyone wants to watch, feel free,” he said. “I don’t know what I was going to do with my life, but I knew I’d see cool animals. He started his YouTube channel right before high school. Just named it, and now it’s the brand,” he said. Readers might know Tobler by his handle which he uses on all social platforms, including YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. “I know lots of people that have really cool stuff. “The stuff I collect specifically is stuff that lived along with the dinosaurs,” he said.

“This is my dream animal, for sure,” he said, lightly petting Mango.

But having his own little window into prehistoric times, Tobler said, is priceless. The rarest among his collection is his Australian Lungfish “Mango,” which cost more than his car. In fact, he’s had to pay big money to bring them in, and create suitable environments for them. Nick Tobler says he understands his hobby is not for everyone.
