Scutes and Scales

06/17/2024

may be coming to an end, but let’s keep this conversation going and pledge to be turtle stewards! Whether it's helping turtles safely cross roads or supporting conservation initiatives, let's take action to protect these amazing, ancient reptiles. Remember to report turtle sightings to www.miherpatlas.org!

06/10/2024

Chihiro is looking for a new home! Female leopard gecko. Comes with enclosure. Contact Amber Cheyenne White for more information.

06/10/2024

Calcifer is looking for a new home! Male leopard gecko. Comes with enclosure. Contact Amber Cheyenne White for more information.

06/10/2024

Gertrude is looking for a new home! Beautiful, sweet girl. This is the mother of all the cute little babies we have right now. Comes with enclosure. Contact Amber Cheyenne White for more info.

06/07/2024

Third clutch of the year! From a super mystic x banana Mojave clown! These two made beautiful mystic potions last year and we are excited to see what they produce this year!

06/03/2024

The babies are here! 15 of the 30 dragon eggs have hatched and the rest are working hard to free themselves from the shell! They won't be available for another few weeks. We want all the babies to have the best start possible and to have healthy dragons. More pictures will be posted when more babies emerge!

05/31/2024

Crickets and superworms are back in stock!

05/26/2024

Just throwing some ideas around and wanted to hear the opinions of our customers!

Some of you know already that we've rented another suite to expand our retail, but we're maybe thinking of turning it into more of a lounge/educational/events center zoo. There'd be a small admission fee, but you'd be able to hang out, have some coffee or a snack, and handle the animals. We'd be able to host birthday parties or classroom field trips, etc. This lets us move our "not for sale" animals out of the retail store and expand the items and animals we offer.

The other option is to make the new area our retail space and turn the current suite into a breeding facility for reptiles and rodents.

Thanks for being wonderful people! We'd love to hear your thoughts!

05/23/2024

Someone left their credit card in the shop! If that was you, I've got it behind the counter!

05/23/2024

Just in case anyone was wondering how our beardie eggs were doing! Probably a few more weeks yet, but they're looking good!

05/04/2024

Meet Alice! Alice is looking for a new home to call her own! She’s a 2015 baby and is almost 11lbs! She’s a big girl, not head shy and quite calm. Loves to hang out on a cat tree. Very healthy. Enclosure included! For serious inquiries, call or text Tiffany at 231-429-3104

05/01/2024

More ways to help our shelled friends!

We’ve been discussing turtles on the move, why and when they will be most active. Now for the most important part— what to do after you’ve witnessed a turtle nesting or find a fresh turtle nest! 🐢🥚

If you can safely and legally put some protection over it, please do so! There are many great designs for different styles of turtle nest protection and they are all designed to perform the same task. Keep the predators out, but allow the hatchings to escape. If you can direct the escape route toward water, even better. (This doesn’t apply to the Eastern Box Turtle, our only fully terrestrial turtle.) By helping more hatchlings to make it to that point, we are giving turtles the advantage that they so desperately need to combat their declining numbers. All the adults lost to road moralities are devastating populations, and this requires many conservation efforts.

04/28/2024

We have several version 1 and version 2 Dubia Enclosure cabinets on the way! They should be in on Thursday!

04/25/2024

Surprise clutch! We picked up this pretty girl in February, not wanting to pair her until she settled in and ate a few good meals. We'd been growing increasingly concerned because she just wasn't interested in food at all. Checking on her tonight, we found her wrapped around 5 good eggs! Now it all makes sense why she wouldn't eat!
We'll update on the pairing if we find out any new information!

04/21/2024

First clutch of the season! The pairing was a spider, pastel, het clown to a banana, Mojave, clown.

04/18/2024

Some helpful info! Keep an eye out for our shelled friends!

It’s that time of year! 🐢

We are sharing this infographic from last year— With the weather warming the turtles are emerging and we need to start keeping an eye out for them crossing the roads. While we see the bulk of turtle movement during the summer nesting season, they are still on the move now! When you encounter a turtle on the road, we recommend SAFELY moving it across in the direction it was headed. Stay tuned for more content on how you can be a turtle steward throughout the summer! **petology

Don’t forget to record any amphibian or reptile observations to the Michigan H**p Atlas https://miherpatlas.org/

For licensed wildlife rehabilitators https://www2.dnr.state.mi.us/dlr/

04/15/2024

We found a statue of Cecil! ^_^

04/09/2024

Cork rounds and flats now in stock!

04/04/2024

Now in stock! Vivarium Electronics thermostats and radiant heat panels!

04/02/2024

Plushies are back in stock!

04/01/2024

We'd like everyone to meet Cecil! He's an almost 6-year-old Sulcata Tortoise, and one of our newest ambassador animals! When you come into the shop, you'll likely see him wandering the aisles, so watch your step and come meet Cecil!

03/22/2024

Lots of freshly chopped Dragon Salad now available!

03/21/2024

We are super excited for these iguanas (Mexican Spiny Tail Iguana (Ctenosaura pectinata)).Unlike green iguanas, these guys have a very mellow disposition and as they grow will turn a bright yellow color!

Here's a link to a video by Clint's reptiles that introduces them: https://youtu.be/SpQfui6hvHk?si=gynxAc9aFYOhrPkZ

03/20/2024

We are trying to add some more diversity to our dragon salads by adding some shredded vegetables! Carrots are on the menu this week. What is your beardie's favorite veggie?

03/17/2024

Wasn't everything we were looking for, but we're coming back with goodies!

03/06/2024

Super worms are back in stock!

03/06/2024

We are super excited for this pairing. It's a banana, het monarch with a het monarch female. Fingers crossed for a monarch banana later this year!

03/05/2024

02/29/2024

New giant enclosures!