Let's see. After I returned from my awesome adventures with Susann out West, I decided to look for jobs. I emailed around, had interviews, etc. Not much luck, so my life was just stalling a bit for a while. Then a thought came to me, "Why don't I work with a reptile dealer here?" I looked into my local nature center; nothing. I then tried "Omni Reptiles", which was a small business dealing with the importation and distribution of reptiles. I had noticed they were growing in popularity, having a lot of "cool" animals for sale, so I asked if they were hiring. The reply was basically, "You can be hired full time."
I started on Halloween. And it has been nothing but an upward trend from there. Basically all I do is care for the reptiles -- a curator. Something I already do at home, why not get paid to do it?!? Anyways, with a steady income of my own, I started buying some animals. I won't post any photos that aren't bluetongues, but so far I added a pair of Reticulated diving skink, a trio of Fire skink, four Pinktongues, a pair of caiman lizards, two pairs of Arboreal alligator lizards, four Yucatan spiny-tailed iguanas, and only one bluetongue. Here he is:
I got him in California while on a business trip! What a score, right?! I've named him Mirkwood. My plans are for him to go with Alberta (silver female) next season. Hopefully produce some more reduced pattern like him.
As for my mated females, I am still not sure about them. They are starting to look a little "round" right now, but I won't be expecting babies until March or April, if any. I started my job right when they all started breeding, so I did not have time to introduce them as much as I had liked. I am not very hopeful this season, but next year I am!
Next year should be good, as I'll hopefully be "breeding" 4 female Meraukes (via 3 males; Hunter, Domino, and Mirkwood). My Kei Islands will all be old enough to breed. I am unsure of their sex ratio, but I believe at least 3 or 4 are females. Time will tell. (And then of course, the non-bluetongue animals).
Oh! And my first batch of 2016 babies all turned a year old a few days ago! Here is a tribute I made for Domino, my only holdback:
And not animal related, but I've also picked up a new instrument -- the cello.
As hectic as this all sounds, I'm sure you can see why I have not have much time to post on here like the "good ol' days". I hope you all have been well.
