Whites Tree Frog Changing Colour

Just an interesting observation I made this morning with one of my tree frogs . This one is usually hiding a nice surprise to see him when I put on his light . Neat how temperature and light effect his colour . At night he matches his tree and during the day he matches the leaves on them he actually gets even more green than in my picture he changed so fast these pics are taken right in a row . The two that I have also seem to like the sound of my sons voice usually at night after the light goes out and they hear him speaking they blast out long and synchronized croaks responding to him . An amazing sound :) What a great smile eh? hee hee :))

My Flower Bloomed

What a cool plant brought this home a couple days ago it was only buds nice to watch it bloom before my eyes . Sure didn't take long by the next day already after putting it in the sun it started . Nice :)

                                

Chicken Soup For The Soul - Billy Style

Note these are actual links to interesting information not ad links thanks :)

Recently changing over to non gmo and organic foods  . Just after one week of taking some junk out of my diet is a huge difference in stress levels . Should of done this sooner .A couple of weeks ago I ran out of sugar and ended up having to put honey and  organic maple syrup in my coffee wholey cow ! I never realized how much non organic sugar was stressing me and making me feel sick . I wasn't happy about spending 10 bucks on milk though geeze ! I read that grass fed cows fermented stuff like butter  cheese and natto made from  soy beans , produce a vitamin that helps to decalcify the pineal gland when mixed with A and D . Homeade butter here I come :)) .   Billy and I had sushi for supper last night yum ! A little light ( and I don't mean diet ) meditation on the fridge does wonders !

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White Mice

Brought this little cutie home today :)

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All Done

Time to put the eggs in the fridge and wait for 3 months maybe have some hatch lings by Christmas




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Silkmoth Eggs ( Bombyx Mori )

Some of the eggs she laid yesterday still not sure if they are fertile or not yet . They feel like brail on the paper I wonder if they say anything :) She did make this nice little flower though good job Tinkerbell :)

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Well Hello Handsome :)

This male hatched last night 2 in the morning just as Tinkerbell had decided she wasn't going to wait anymore and started laying infertile eggs . I wanted to place them together to get the ball rolling but he didn't like that idea and had an "accident" as I tried to pick him up can't blame him for being nervous :) so I turned off the light and let nature do it's thing thinking his little antani would pick up her sent a mile away and frantically flutter over to her .
 This morning I looked he was still perched in his spot and she had been busy laying over 100 little golden infertile eggs . I picked her up and put her with him and immediately they finally found each other .
I never realized how over domesticated these critters are and how much intervention is needed to raise them .I am assuming this is part of the reason for the "virus" they have and why it has been so hard getting these guys to spin .
 Hopefully I will be able to diversify them and blend my eggs with eggs from another line . Tried to get some from the states but Canada has a new biological import law . Need a permit that takes over 4 years to get just for some silkworm eggs . Canada has also put the white mulberry tree on the invasive species list being that the Asian version of our red mulberry does genetic swapping and takes out our native tree . I've seen some mulberries that are a beautiful blend of both .
Come on it's nature to migrate survival of the fittest just because a human brought the tree here doesn't mean it's not still a way of nature .I myself wouldn't be here if it wasn't for migration . My great great grandmother was an Iroquois Indian who met up with a handsome French man yes I am a descendant of a Pocahontis in the flesh : ) Can you tell ?.I am a beautiful blend of many cultures as the years have gone by .I've ended up with Native French German British and my son now holds some Russian .
Not saying that there aren't issues with threats of Eco systems being totally destroyed due to invasive species like the African clawed dwarf frog with its other frog killing fungus but this is not the case in all situations fine picking discernment instead of blanket solutions is more work and time but worth the effort .

                                   

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It's a GIRL :)) Silkmoth

My first moth hatched this morning while I was asleep . I am ecstatic I wasn't sure if any of them would hatch since I had such a hard time raising these guys . Not an easy task breeding sick silkworms I started out with 80 and ended up with only 33 cocoons but hey I'm pleased as punch . Yesterday I found out I had the timing wrong its not 3 weeks after spinning that they emerge its only about two .I put her down back with the other cocoons . It was easy to tell which ones around her are male their cocoons were wobbling all over the place picking up on her pheromones .  Come on boys time to come out and join the party :)

Hey Look ! I caught a fairy ! hee hee I'll have to call

her Tinker Bell now of course wow she is really reflective .

I Wonder ..... To Eat Or Not To Eat The Silkworm ?

I guess if I had to I could. Seems the crickets mealworms hornworms and superworms I'm working on breeding can also be eaten mmm...think I'll just wait a bit before I brave that one. Hard to find a good recipe except for that hornworm and tomato dish I keep coming across in my searches. I've heard from someone who ate a variety of raw bugs for a prank said that crickets and mealworms taste like whatever they are being fed. One day maybe but not the silkworms they are way too friendly I feel bad feeding them to my pets let alone eating them myself. It is nature though to consume ,everything eats everything else its a sacred foundation of all life.Shamans honor the animals and plants they take for food with that kind of respect and appreciation before and after ,nothing is wasted,  eating is guilt free. It's funny the saying "don't play with your food " hee hee ya I might become friends with it and not be able to eat it anymore. Wow, now I am totally confused about the idea of peace silk if the pupae is eaten after the silk is taken humanly done stifling maybe not such a bad thing and still peaceful .

http://hubpages.com/hub/Top-5-Reasons-Why-Eating-Insects-is-Better-for-Us

Albino Silkworm

Breeding silkworms now . Well trying quite the challenge :) This one is the only albino in a group of 50 that I just bought .I've got a beautiful big mulberry tree in my back yard . These guys love fresh leaves .  I always loved that tree over the years I've been watching it grow . Mulberry has so many functions beauty creams herbal remedies and food for these amazing caterpillars . Might spin some peace silk one day since I can't use them for feeders they are just way to beautiful for that :) My guys will eat the dead moths so there will be no waste . Plus I just bought a box of 1000 superworms that should keep them very happy for awhile :)

WHOOPS ! This guy is no longer with us :( I accidentally popped him trying to pick him up . OH the lessons of nature no matter how gentle sometimes nature should just be left as she is in her perfect ways  .

I find this with my mediation one of my non absolute general rules is don't touch just observe the more I try sometimes the harder is it .

African Pixi Frog

                                                                          

Billy hanging out with my Pixi frog

Look a new friend to hang out with in the pond :)

Sun Struck

This girl is a vedgie eater but once in awhile absolutely loves a meally worm :)

She is not with me any more but I loved the time I spent with her . I adopted her out it was to dangerous for her here and for my cats in return . She was not trained when I got her and was very defensive . She broke from her cage and refused to go back into it . Don't blame her :) The lower pic shows the first time she found the window hence the smile which is actually some banana stuck to her lip but it works anyway. If she could smile with those lizard lips she would. I gave her  to a man who foster parents dogs and has been in the paper for having over 10 iguana's . He built her a really nice big enclosure and takes her out for summer walks . Her dream of being out in the real sun came true :) A side note you might be able to find this photo on National Geographic as it was chosen for one of its weekly selections. 

A pdf file for everything there is to know about taking care of iguanas

Spike My Bearded Dragon

Proper calcium for bearded dragons

Argentinian Albino Pacman Toad

Care Sheet

Smiley the Bearded Dragon

This is one of my bearded dragons Smiley she's 4.

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Whites Tree Frog

One of my two Whites Tree Frogs

I started working at a pet store and this is the first of a number of pets I adopted due to different reasons why they couldn't be sold and were destined to who knows where. Finding ways to feed these guys an all they can eat buffet and share with other herp lovers my experiences was the first inspiration for starting this blog.

 It's actually not easy taking care of frogs, lizards, and snakes as they have very specific requirements, like food, heat, water, temps, continuous tank cleanings, handling rules. It can be complex and very time-consuming. If you decide to get a pet like this be prepared to do the work because there is a lot of it.

The live bugs and worms they need to survive are so expensive to buy so breeding them is economical, educational and enjoyable. I am actually a bug phobic person ( or used to be ) One of my biggest fears in life were worms. It was pretty serious. Exposure therapy really works! Being forced to pick them up every day with my bare hands to take care of what I love has taught me an amazing lesson. I am now not afraid of insects or worms at all, in fact, I find them beautiful and amazing in all their different stages of life.

2017 - I no longer keep tanked pets just cats now. I have learned a lot about pets and I think I prefer them to stay in the wild especially the lizards they belong in nature where it is big and beautiful and full of life and activity for them.  5-10 years is a long time to see a creature live in a tank.