My very long introduction!
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:08 am
Hello everyone!
I've decided to introduce myself and hopefully become a more active member here.
I previously bred cockatiels. I was fascinated by the genetics and combinations you could make from the age of 11. They were great pets, however when I left for college the time for them dwindled. I began working while going to school full time and it became impossible to properly care for dozens of birds while hand feeding numerous babies. I had to make the difficult decision to find them homes.. So I sold my emeralds, silvers, yellow cheeks, pastel faces, etc.
I've always loved reptiles but wasn't an avid keeper. My brother had iguanas, pythons, etc when I was little. I used to love catching garter snakes and turtles when I was only a few years of age. My real passion for them developed only a few years ago when I got my first red tail boa. I then bought a pair of beardies.. And the collection has grown since. Between working at a pet store and my personal pets I've gotten to know many different species and developed a fondness to a few special ones.
I was extremely interested in ball pythons- especially the HUGE world of different mutations that have developed, however the extremely crowded market has pushed me away from exploring them further. I do plan on keeping a few of my favorite ball pythons as pets. These include my het pieds, albino, spinner, spider, and orange ghost.
Then there is my favorite little snake with a huge personality.. The western Hognose! I bought my boyfriend a green phase male het albino over a year ago and deeply regretted not keeping it for myself. I love the little bluffers! I now have two het albino females and a pair of a conda het albinos. Its amazing how each of them have completely different personalities.. and how NOT picky they are about food!
Then there comes the lizards.. I have 5 adult and older juvenile dragons. These include hypos, leather backs, and red trans. I have always been fascinated by beardies ever since I was in highschool. Leaving home and working at a pet store then gave me the opportunity to keep them. After lucking out with a gorgeous hypo male and leatherback from my job I ended up purchasing the multi gene females from a great breeder. I now have my first ever clutch of reptiles.. 12 gorgeous yellow hypo babies!
As for the more relevant type of lizard.. Over a year ago something hit me about getting a blue tongue skink. I've heard about them but they aren't widely available around me. I almost purchased one from one of those wholesale sites, but after someone advertising they would have one at at upcoming reptile expo I decided to wait. He showed me the merauke he had available.. Then his buddy pulled out two northern blue tongue skinks from behind the table. I took to the northerns and decided to bring one home.. That is how Jabba the hut became to be! Although a complete noob I really lucked out on coming across a breeder who was actually knowledgeable. Since then every other skink I've seen at an expo was a cross or completely mislabeled.
I am now completely in love with this lizard.. Their personalities, feeding habits, and ease of care make them such a wonderful pet. This caused me to purchase my second BTS, Nugget, from James Wilson. Although it took him a little whole to warm up.. He now tolerates my kisses I plant all over him.
And number 3 arrived this week! Chip, who I got from Andrew Seike is a very dark little guy. Although completely bitey at the moment, I do have complete faith that he will warm up soon enough.
Although my collection is very small right now, I feel beyond lucky and privileged to have been able to start building my collection with the babies of some of the most wonderful breeders.
I thank all who were able to get through this long introduction. I look forward to making new friends and sharing the joy of this hobby.
Aside from the critters that I listed above.. I have my red tail boa, two corn snakes, a leopard gecko, a shiba inu, a cat, and numerous fish.. Including saltwater, cichlids, and goldfish... Oh, and a boyfriend.
As you can tell- this is a household that loves the scaled ones.
-Cheryl
Nugget
Jabba
Chip
I've decided to introduce myself and hopefully become a more active member here.
I previously bred cockatiels. I was fascinated by the genetics and combinations you could make from the age of 11. They were great pets, however when I left for college the time for them dwindled. I began working while going to school full time and it became impossible to properly care for dozens of birds while hand feeding numerous babies. I had to make the difficult decision to find them homes.. So I sold my emeralds, silvers, yellow cheeks, pastel faces, etc.
I've always loved reptiles but wasn't an avid keeper. My brother had iguanas, pythons, etc when I was little. I used to love catching garter snakes and turtles when I was only a few years of age. My real passion for them developed only a few years ago when I got my first red tail boa. I then bought a pair of beardies.. And the collection has grown since. Between working at a pet store and my personal pets I've gotten to know many different species and developed a fondness to a few special ones.
I was extremely interested in ball pythons- especially the HUGE world of different mutations that have developed, however the extremely crowded market has pushed me away from exploring them further. I do plan on keeping a few of my favorite ball pythons as pets. These include my het pieds, albino, spinner, spider, and orange ghost.
Then there is my favorite little snake with a huge personality.. The western Hognose! I bought my boyfriend a green phase male het albino over a year ago and deeply regretted not keeping it for myself. I love the little bluffers! I now have two het albino females and a pair of a conda het albinos. Its amazing how each of them have completely different personalities.. and how NOT picky they are about food!
Then there comes the lizards.. I have 5 adult and older juvenile dragons. These include hypos, leather backs, and red trans. I have always been fascinated by beardies ever since I was in highschool. Leaving home and working at a pet store then gave me the opportunity to keep them. After lucking out with a gorgeous hypo male and leatherback from my job I ended up purchasing the multi gene females from a great breeder. I now have my first ever clutch of reptiles.. 12 gorgeous yellow hypo babies!
As for the more relevant type of lizard.. Over a year ago something hit me about getting a blue tongue skink. I've heard about them but they aren't widely available around me. I almost purchased one from one of those wholesale sites, but after someone advertising they would have one at at upcoming reptile expo I decided to wait. He showed me the merauke he had available.. Then his buddy pulled out two northern blue tongue skinks from behind the table. I took to the northerns and decided to bring one home.. That is how Jabba the hut became to be! Although a complete noob I really lucked out on coming across a breeder who was actually knowledgeable. Since then every other skink I've seen at an expo was a cross or completely mislabeled.
I am now completely in love with this lizard.. Their personalities, feeding habits, and ease of care make them such a wonderful pet. This caused me to purchase my second BTS, Nugget, from James Wilson. Although it took him a little whole to warm up.. He now tolerates my kisses I plant all over him.
And number 3 arrived this week! Chip, who I got from Andrew Seike is a very dark little guy. Although completely bitey at the moment, I do have complete faith that he will warm up soon enough.
Although my collection is very small right now, I feel beyond lucky and privileged to have been able to start building my collection with the babies of some of the most wonderful breeders.
I thank all who were able to get through this long introduction. I look forward to making new friends and sharing the joy of this hobby.
Aside from the critters that I listed above.. I have my red tail boa, two corn snakes, a leopard gecko, a shiba inu, a cat, and numerous fish.. Including saltwater, cichlids, and goldfish... Oh, and a boyfriend.
As you can tell- this is a household that loves the scaled ones.
-Cheryl
Nugget
Jabba
Chip
the guy in the middle has something about him, he's like eye candy. make sure to post more pics; forum rules 