Who’s in my animal room?
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐾" title="Paw prints" aria-label="Emoji: Paw prints"> an update thread!
I haven’t made an animal thread since I moved into my apartment, and I now have an entire room for my animals and some of my plants. So exciting! Both Evan and I have plants in here and it’s a space where we can both indulge in our hobbies together.
And now, without further ado, I introduce the animals! We’ll start with Macaroni, my Crested gecko. He lives in V2 on the top level. I raised him from 1 month old, he is about five now.
Next is Claw, my oldest Leopard Gecko. He’s turning 16 this year! He’s in V9 on the top level of rack one as well. He’s my oldest animal and my first reptile.
Down to the second level of rack one, we have Slime, Claw’s son. He was born from a pairing of my super hypo tangerine male and a super mack snow female. The female laid 8 viable eggs and Slime was the first. Unfortunately his egg was damaged and he has resulting special needs.
But he’s the goodest boy. He lives in V12 and has a slightly reduced layout due to his special needs.
Next is a plant tank! No animals, not sure if I’ll ever put anything in here, not unless I find the perfect species.
Next is Ted! Ted is a Copes Gray Tree Frog, and he’s turning 6 this year. He lives in V3 on the middle shelf. I raised Ted from a tadpole. He’s an old man now who is so sweet.
On the lower level of rack one, we have Salami! Sal is a Spotted Salamander, who is extremely cute and was born in a research laboratory. He lives in V14 which is planted to mimic his Virginia habitat. He is about four years old now.
And Squishy lives in the basement of rack one, in a custom PVC enclosure originally made for a state park’s collection (V12). He is a Ball python, and he is about 6. He likes to have many houses and hiding spots that he can move around and arrange in the ways he wants them.
Okay, moving along to the fish wall! We have Franklin in T4, on the 40 gallon stand. Franklin (a Stinkpot) was brought to me as a baby, about the size of a grape. He had his legs eaten off by a bigger turtle. I carefully nursed him back to health. He is 5 now, and (c)
Because he can’t swim or walk normally, he lives in a tank specially designed for his needs.
Underneath Franklin on the 40 gallon stand, we have Hank and Gertie! These guys are Fire-Bellied Toads, and they live in T5. Both of these FBTs are around 6 years old.
Then we have miss Jules, my eight year old Brazillian Black Tarantula (G. pulchra). She was a gift from a friend, and is about 5 inches in diameter. Her bare booty indicates that she’s preparing to do her yearly moult. I’m afraid this one may be her last due to her age.
Now for my tanks! A 15 gallon tetra community, mostly used to grow out stock and plants for my other tanks. Has 2 cardinal tetra, 3 neon tetra, one black neon tetra, and three rosy tetras. They all school together!
My 7 gallon Wlasta method bookshelf tank, which currently houses two guppies, a nerite sail, and seven shrimp
And my three small tanks: a 4 gallon kitchen Walstad tank (currently looks like poop, just redid it) a 1 gallon Walstad tank, and a 2.5 gallon java fern oasis
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy" aria-label="Emoji: Face with tears of joy"> none of these have fish.
And finally, last but not least, my three mammals! Phineas, Fisher, and Remy.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Red heart" aria-label="Emoji: Red heart"> they live in a double critter nation cage, this pic is of the cage before we set it up for them.