Shelby’s Critter Corner

06/21/2024

Official reminder that I can pet sit or occasionally board your critters! Also here for questions about care and keeping of exotic animals. Message me whenever!

06/20/2024

In honor of National Yoga Day tomorrow…here’s some reptile poses hehe !!

06/18/2024

We are here to help with the stress! We are here for your exotics pets!!! Message us on Instagram, Facebook, or text!!

06/18/2024

Quick show at the Frank O’Brian Community Center! Thank you for hosting us today! 🕷️🦂🐍🦎

06/16/2024

Happy Father’s Day to all the critter dads out there!! 🐸🕷️🦂🐢🐍🦎🐠🐀🦔

06/09/2024

I spy spookier little eyes in my critter corner 🙄

06/05/2024

Something I LOVE to talk about in my presentation is the native critter we have here! Whether I’m talking about safety, fun facts, or that I own some native species…I love hearing the stories kids tell me about the crazy things they find around them here in New Mexico and surrounding arrears! New Mexico is FULL of animals and I love teaching kiddos how to properly interact, watch for, and understand them. Of course I’m speaking from experience! The list I HAVE personally seen is, but not limited to, Box turtles, Great Plains skinks,
Blue bellied or western fence lizards, Texas tan tarantulas, Desert millipedes. Striped bark scorpions, Roadrunners, Horned lizards (hornytoads), Western hognose snakes, Sphinx moths, Morning geckos, New Mexico Whiptail lizards, Rio Grand Leopard Frogs, Rattlesnakes, Gopher or Bull snakes, and so many more! I even own a few!

06/04/2024

Loma Heights Camp!! Lots of enthusiastic kiddos!
🕷️🦂🐍🦎
The second group I did was actually Spanish only for the majority and I had a translator which was a great experience!
All people should be introduced to exotics and I hope for more opportunities to have translators for many more languages!!
Language barriers are tough to navigate so I’m very thankful for the opportunity to share my critters with translators!!
It was really awesome to hear how my lil presentation sounded in Spanish hehe

05/31/2024

Critters came out today for the Celebration at Mesilla Park Elementary! 🦎🐍🦂🕷️ Thank You for hosting us!

05/29/2024

05/28/2024

All those in favor of adding ferrets to the critter corner 🙌🏻🙋🏼‍♀️✋🏻
*I wish*

05/28/2024

If I’ve visited you…leave a review!
🐍🐢🦂🕷️

05/18/2024

In honor of getting Wilbur two years ago 🤍 he poked his head out this evening to say hi!

05/13/2024

Happy Mother’s Day to all moms especially pet moms!!!

05/03/2024

Good afternoon! Wanted to let you know that with my work schedule this summer I only have Mondays off! I would like to continue presenting over the summer before student teaching. With that being said, schedule now!!! 🐸🦗🦂🐢🦎🐍🕷️🦋

04/28/2024

04/26/2024

STEAM Night at the Museum at Highland Elementary!! What a blast!! 🕷️🦂🐍🦎
I made it to the flyer 🥹

04/10/2024

04/05/2024

Took the critters to visit Highland Elementary today! Lots of future exotic pet keepers in this group!! 🕷️🦂🦎🐍

04/02/2024

🦟OMG A GIANT MOSQUITO!! I'm just kidding... this is a Tipula paludosa or a European Crane Fly. They are often referred to as "Mosquito-Hawk" or “Mosquito-eater" which is unfortunately misleading. They in fact do not eat mosquitoes.
But don't be afraid! They do not "eat humans" either lol they are recyclers and decomposers by eating organic material in soil or bodies of water🦟

04/02/2024

Booking for May!! Schedule now!!

PSA from Shelby’s Critter Corner:

Hello everyone! I’d like to make a formal announcement about next semester. I am so excited to be starting my Student Teaching for the Fall 2024 semester! I don’t know my placement yet but I want to be transparent with you all! I will not be able to run the program as often once my semester starts. I’ll be student teaching full Las Cruces public school hours (usually 7:30am-3:30pm ish) followed by my lecture times as well. This being Monday through Friday. Therefore, I won’t be able to do presentations during week days since…well…I’ll be the one teaching now! I do hope to still do presentations on weekends and I will absolutely continue to post infographics and updates in the critter corner!

Thank you all for much for the opportunities and support!!

Sincerely,
Shelby and her critters

Again, I am booking for May so get it while it’s hot hehe
🐇🦜🦔🐁🦎🐢🐍🦂🕷️

03/30/2024

Welcome the newest addition to the critter corner!! 🐍

03/29/2024

300 followers!! Thank you all for the love and support!
🐸🐞🦋🪲🦗🕷️🦂🐢🐍🦎🐇🐀🦔

03/28/2024

Sonoma Elementary was a great host! Kids were super enthusiastic! They enjoyed learning about my critters, having the opportunity to hold a snake, and pet my beardie and my bunny! Shoutout to my helpers as always…💛
🐇🦎🐍🐢🦂🕷️🦋

03/21/2024

Thank you Fairacres for hosting me and my critters!! 🐸🕷️🦂🐢🐍🥰🦔🐇🐁

03/10/2024

The herpetologist urge in me to casually show up in Afghanistan, India, Iran, and Pakistan to find leopard geckos that are a foot long 😂 why can’t those countries just be safe for a day! Ugh like come on I can’t imagine THIS every being a wild animal….

03/04/2024

Need critter supplies?
I’m purging my storage lol
- 40 gallon tank (needs a lid)
- 12x12x18 exo terra and zilla tanks
- Various heat mats
- 10 gallon tank with divider down the middle (you can take it out)
- Medium tall herpcult enclosure set up for a critter
- Two Small tall hercult enclosure set up for a critter
- Various decor items
- Feeder or collecting containers
And more just message me for details, $, and pictures!