Anyone housing and raising Leachianus Geckos knows full well that leachies do things at their own pace and rarely cooperate when their humans reach into their enclosure to do anything, let alone try to extract them from their cozy cork bark round or log. Leachies are the largest geckos on earth, and while beautiful, many …
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Referred to as the 'cleanup crew' in the reptile hobby, isopods are crustaceans (and, by extension, invertebrates), related to their sea-dwelling 'giant deep-sea isopod' cousins. Here in the Parry Sound area of Ontario, we see related Pill bugs - Armadillidium vulgare, classic 'rolly pollies'. I have many different isopods here at The Northern Herper, many …
Along with the reptiles, I've been adding to my isopod breeding program as well. This past weekend marked a couple of weeks since I had a peek at all of the isopod containers. Most doing okay but a few needed more humidity and a top up of food. Some will be added to reptile enclosures …
I'm back! PerchSpective is transitioning to The Northern Herper with a focus on the reptiles I share my space with, including leopard geckos, New Caledonia geckos (crested, chahoua, chameleon, gargoyle and leachianus), bearded dragons, a pink tongue skink, a crocodile skink and a few giant day geckos. Join me on this adventure in reptile husbandry …
In the cozy corner of a bustling pet store, among the cacophony of chirps, meows, and barks, resided a small, yet vibrant leopard gecko. For three long months, she watched as people passed by her enclosure, their eyes scanning but never settling on her. Time and again, she saw her neighbors, a variety of other …
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It's been a while since my last post (yes, this does feel like a confession). A lot has happened in the many months since I've posted and much that's happened has provided the fodder for a change in life - and writing - focus. I hope you'll indulge me while I take you on a …
This little rose bush managed to survive the winter in the earth pile I had built up following the emptying of containers last year. It looked like it was on its last legs last Fall, but it seems my assessment was - thankfully - wrong! If it's happy there, there it shall stay.
Despite the warm spring, the garden has exploded with the most beautiful peony, allium, clematis and mock orange blooms.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/jiU2lrGnT7U?feature=oembed TORONTO — Gordon Lightfoot, Canada’s legendary folk singer-songwriter known for “If You Could Read My Mind” and “Sundown” and for songs that told tales of Canadian identity, died on Monday. He was 84. Representative Victoria Lord said the musician died at a Toronto hospital. His cause of death was not immediately available. Considered one of… …
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