Pet Spam

[kiyakotari]

Title is fairly self-explanatory, I think.

Waldere on the glass wall of his terrarium. (He's not missing toes on his left front foot, they're just folded under.)


Annalee holding Waldere.


Annalee holding Waldere again.


Waldere closeup.


Manimekalai (left) and Gilgamesh (right) hanging out on the glass.


Manimekalai and Gilgamesh again.


Sleepy anoles.
(As you can see, Gilgamesh has not been eating very well - he's a bit bony at the moment.)


Gilgamesh chilling on a faux fern.


One of my two African Dwarf Frogs. No, he's not dead - they pretty much always look like that.


My male Delta Fin Betta, now deceased.


Betta again.


Some of my fancy guppies (I have five).


And MingMing, in one of her two favorite sleeping positions.

Comments

[calalillith.livejournal.com]

You have a ZOO! Your gizzards are very cute, and your anoles look prehistoric o,0 I love fish, and your betta is *gorgeous* :) And the kitty too!! <3

[kiyakotari.livejournal.com]

This time last year - heck, this time in March - I didn't. I've had a bit of a pet explosion around here. My parents have taken to calling it "the menagerie."

[nagasvoice.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous pix! The terrarium looks like a wonderful large environment for them.

[kiyakotari.livejournal.com]

It is! I'm keeping Waldere in a terrarium that's right around the "suggested" size for Malaysian golden gecko, but the anoles are in a HUGE 33 gallon tank. Other reptile people look at me like I'm nuts, because anoles are usually kept in tiny terrariums, since they're so small. But I feel they really do better in the big one - they're so active, the extra space really doesn't go to waste! (Case in point: Anoles are known for being escape artists, and trying constantly to get out of their tanks. Mine never, ever try to escape. Ever. I can literally walk away from the tank with the doors open and do other things, and come back several minutes later, and they're still in their going about their business.)

[greenjudy.livejournal.com]

Splendid creatures! Waldere's toes are adorable. It's nice to see M and G getting along--and I think that's my first good look at Ming! I had no idea about all the other fin and frog-types in your world. Wow!

We have frogs here--tiny ones, about the size of a thumbnail, mostly. So. Cool. I have a massive frog crush.

[kiyakotari.livejournal.com]

I actually want to get an American green tree frog (or a red-eyed tree frog, if I can find one locally) or two to add to the anole terrarium. They're nocturnal (while the anoles are diurnal), so they would eat any leftover crickets in the terrarium at night, and keep the feeders from harassing the sleeping anoles. They cohabit well.

As much as I wanted a snake, I'm not sure when it's going to happen. I'm really loving what I already have. (Also, I've fallen in love with geckos. Hard. I want more.)

[funnylori.livejournal.com]

Cuuuute! Your betta is especially stunning!

Do you ever go to the reptile shows? I know there is one coming up soonish. There is so much eye candy at those things!

[kiyakotari.livejournal.com]

I've not been to one yet, but one of the employees at the local Petsmart, Erica, invited me to ride down with her to the one in Portland on August 14th. I'm thinking about taking her up on it. I'm not likely to locally find the red-eyed tree frogs (Agalychnis callidryas (http://www.naturfoto-cz.de/photos/sevcik/red-eyed-tree-frog--_DSC9743.jpg)) I want, and hopefully someone at the reptile expo will have some. Plus, I might get really lucky and manage to snag another gecko (I really want a male Lygodactylus williamsi (http://www.bluechameleon.org/Forum%20Pics%202008/Lygodactylus%20williamsi,%20adult%20male,%201000c.jpg) and/or a female Phelsuma laticauda (http://fireflyforest.net/images/firefly/2009/June/Phelsuma-laticauda-1.jpg)).

[funnylori.livejournal.com]

I'll probably be at that show. XD I'm usually in a small group of people carrying enormous cameras.

I don't know if I've seen red-eyed tree frogs there, but there is usually a great selection of dart frogs. Sometimes I have good luck checking out the vendor list and cross referencing their websites. I've emailed various vendors and they've brought special stock to shows that they normally might not have. I plan on stocking up on coco fiber of various sorts, crickets, and possibly procuring more tarantulas.

[kiyakotari.livejournal.com]

Sweet! If I go, I could give you my cellphone number so we could meet up? I'd have a camera, too, but it's small and not very distinctive, not very useful for identifying me. ^_^

Sadly, my anoles would eat the dart frogs - I want either red-eyed green or American green tree frogs specifically because they cohabit well with anoles. I can find the American greens locally, so if there aren't any red-eyed greens at the show, I'll probably just get one or two of them. I have been looking at the vendor list. I'm more and more leaning toward going to this show.

I...really want another gecko or two. I've got one unoccupied terrarium, and room for another!