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10/24/2026

Guys! 🐸

Guess what hatched?! The TINIEST little grains of rice- sorry, TADPOLES I've ever seen! 🥰

The African Dwarf Frog tadpoles are doing well! Two days ago, I collected around 22 fertilized eggs. It's hard to count exactly how many, but at least 10 are swimming about! (I may have counted the same one twice 😬)

In the second photo, I've circled 6 tadpoles! The yellow dot you see in their stomach is actually the yolk sac they formed while inside the egg! For the next 2-3 days, they will rely on their yolk sac for nutrients. They don't even form a mouth until around 5 days old! 🤯

I will begin frequent water changes tomorrow once they're a 𝙩𝙖𝙙 stonger (pun intended!) Clean water is critical during the first stages of development. If everything works out, there should be baby froglets in 6 weeks!

Stay tuned!

10/23/2026

Betta fish have been subjected to horrible living conditions since the hobby began. They have to be separated, but commercial pet stores have the space, money, and manpower to keep Betta fish properly.

Betta may be resilient, but they deserve the best quality of life possible! It starts here.

10/21/2026

Exciting morning here! 🐸

I woke up to African Dwarf Frog eggs!!! 😍

My male, Buttons, has been singing at night for a couple of weeks, waiting for a mate. Today was the day! As far as I can tell, he is the only male in the tank out of 5 frogs. Their gender is indicated by the male's buldging post-axillary gland under their front armpits.

The first and last photo is the amplexus position. During amplexus, the male frog tightly wraps his front arms around the female frog's lumbar region. This encourages the female to express the eggs at the surface, while the male externally fertlizes the eggs in the water column as she lays them.

Freckles, my female, has laid 16 eggs and counting! I will continue to monitor and collect the fertilized eggs throughout the morning, otherwise they'll turn into a snack 😂

African Dwarf frogs have a high mortality rate during the first stages of development, so we will wait and see what the next 48 hours bring - hopefully tadpoles!!!🤞🏼

10/19/2026

Pond season has come to an end 🥲 Bring the beauty of the green outdoors into your home aquarium!

Dwarf Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) are one of my favorite floaters. These are about to flower! With high lighting and low flow, the white buds will soon bloom the cutest little purple flower 🪷

3/$12 Adult size (pictured) and 5/$4 for Juvenile.

10/18/2026

This pretty girl is still looking for a home!

10/06/2026

This is Atlas! 🤩

After Solee passed away, I couldn't leave the stem plant tank empty. Plants thrive from the nitrogen and phosphorus created by animal waste. I also missed a little face staring back at me while gathering plant orders. 🥹

Atlas is a koi candy mask halfmoon Betta splendens (whew😮‍💨) all the way from Thailand! I have purchased from this breeder in the past and decided to do so again this time around. The overall health of the fish I've received has outweighed the heartbreak I've experienced firsthand with commercial pet stores.

Each color name represents different genetic color combinations: Koi, classified under the Marble gene (carried by many betta fish and can naturally alter their color as they age,) is a heavily speckled, multi-coloration. Candy dipicts four or more colors, such as pink or blue, over a translucent base. He has a solid white mask over his face. The last name, Halfmoon, represents tail type. Halfmoon bettas have a caudal (tail) fin that, while flared, spreads out in a 180° circle.

Full of color and attitude. 🥰

09/26/2026

My first Critter Keychain order! 🤩

🎨 Hand-painted "as inspired" juvenile Leopard Gecko. 🦎 It was hard for me to let this guy go!

Thank you, Stacey, for entrusting me with your on-the-go critter, and for helping my small business flow! 🫶🏼

09/21/2026

I have an amazing opportunity for an experienced, knowledgable, and ✨patient✨ reptile keeper to care for this beautiful girl.

This is Rocket, the Green Iguana! She is 2 years old and approximately 3.5 - 4 feet long. 🦎

Rocket is a gorgeous red phase Green Iguana that was shipped by an experienced breeder to her current owner, Josh. She is very healthy and energetic; ready for her forever home! 🏡💕
This is no fault of her own - due to her owner's new work schedule, he feels that she deserves to have more interaction during her waking hours.

Like most iguanas, Rocket is not a beginner reptile and requires a patient and knowledgable owner. Once she is out of her enclosure and takes a moment to settle, she is sweet and enjoys her daily out-of-enclosure time. Josh has always allowed supervised free-roaming around his home and she does very well! Lately, she's been more skittish due to having less socialization; however, she has never bitten (but anything with a mouth can bite!) With regular handling she should settle back down. She has experience being safely around a small child and dogs, too!

🏡 The ideal home would be someone with experience with iguanas or larger lizards. Rocket requires room for a large, adequate enclosure (Rocket's current enclosure is included in the photos! I have personally saw her enclosure in person and photos simply don't do it justice. Multiple levels, basking spots, and more. Please message Josh or I for 💲information.) This person must have the time and patience to work with her daily. She deserves it!

For more details regarding sweet Rocket, please reach out to me or to Josh (tagged in comments) here on Facebook! ☺️

09/13/2026

Nanos in the morning sun 🌞
My precious little gems ❤️

08/26/2026

A clean tank = happy water puppies 🐠🥰

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