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Ectotherm Empire As both scientists and artists our love for animals knows no bounds and because of this we will neve

As both scientists and artists our love for animals knows no bounds and because of this we will never offer animals we wouldnt buy for ourselves.

Andy recently had the privilege of working on a memorial pendant for Tom Harbin. Unfortunately Tom had passed earlier th...
27/12/2024

Andy recently had the privilege of working on a memorial pendant for Tom Harbin. Unfortunately Tom had passed earlier this year and his daughter in law Alisha had asked if he could make a piece that incorporated some of Tom's ashes. Without hesitation , Andy agreed. There were a few bumps along the way but he recently completed it. He used fused glass to encase his ashes and set them in this custom pendant of a corn snake, the first of which Alisha had received from Tom. We really appreciate for trusting Andy with such an important piece. Tom was always a wonderful person and a positive presence at reptile shows and will be greatly missed by the community.

We're have some cool snakes on our table here at Orlando Repticon! Come see us and chat! The first three may be holdback...
08/12/2024

We're have some cool snakes on our table here at Orlando Repticon! Come see us and chat! The first three may be holdbacks and unavailable, but you can stand here and oogle them with us!

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And we're here at Orlando Repticon all weekend! Come see us and talk to Andy about his amazing jewelry! Any pieces he se...
07/12/2024

And we're here at Orlando Repticon all weekend! Come see us and talk to Andy about his amazing jewelry! Any pieces he sells are only funding the purchase of more equipment to up his game. 😊

Also, check out Beverly the Christmas Beaver and Nicholas the Santa Gator, our new Christmas decorations and tablemates from . Deanna is incredible and I am so grateful she brought my new little friends to me today. Beautiful work. I love them so. 😍

We have some of our Proven Crested Gecko breeders listed on MorphMarket. In case you missed it, we're clearing out the g...
07/12/2024

We have some of our Proven Crested Gecko breeders listed on MorphMarket. In case you missed it, we're clearing out the geckos in an effort to reduce stress and burnout. We'll be at the Orlando Repticon this weekend, but our Crested Geckos will not be with us.

We've decided to step out of the day geckos and crested gecko hobby in order to reduce some of the stress and strain fro...
20/11/2024

We've decided to step out of the day geckos and crested gecko hobby in order to reduce some of the stress and strain from working with the animals. Hognose are staying for now, but the rest will be needing new homes. Don't get me wrong, I'm not giving any of them away. I have good, established pairs that get along incredibly well together and produce. My breeding pairs are just that, and so they aren't pristine and undamaged like juveniles are. However, they've been living together since reaching adulthood, and thus have the bonds that most day gecko breeders will tell you can be difficult to sometimes figure out. I have two pairs of Phelsuma borbonica (one high red, one high blue) and two pairs of Lygodactylus williamsi that will be/are available.

Our "Brown Belly" Lavender pairing this year was made in attempt to prove out siblings. Yes, we paired siblings back tog...
19/11/2024

Our "Brown Belly" Lavender pairing this year was made in attempt to prove out siblings. Yes, we paired siblings back together to test out something that we were seeing in several past clutches. It's something you must occasionally do in this hobby. Thankfully, we know the grandparents were completely unrelated and all of the babies produced came out hearty and healthy. I'm not sure what our overall view is on the results, but regardless of what we were aiming for, we produced what looked to be Woma or "woma-like" patterning on many of the babies. We can't keep them all, but we are keeping this male PH that was the most extreme in expression of the pattern.

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This is a good reminder that as a breeder, you are responsible for making sure your animals are appropriately packed. Us...
14/11/2024

This is a good reminder that as a breeder, you are responsible for making sure your animals are appropriately packed. Use quality boxes and insulation. Use climate control options when possible. Almost every box I send out has at least a Cryopak in it, unless the weather is optimal. In Florida, it rarely is. I am grateful that this box survived this damage and that the gecko inside was healthy and intact. Not even the stress from whatever happened here caused the gecko to drop its tail. It could have gone so much worse. The lives of these animals are in our hands. They deserve more and should be well cared for.

My thanks go to for affordable and well made reptile shipping supplies.

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This incredible lady is probably the single best Lemon Ghost Woma this year. She's been eating from the beginning and is...
13/11/2024

This incredible lady is probably the single best Lemon Ghost Woma this year. She's been eating from the beginning and is an absolute beast already. We got lucky with this one. She is staying here and is not available, but we couldn't help but share her.

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There's some interesting banding pattern that came from our brown belly lavender project. We're keeping the most extreme...
12/11/2024

There's some interesting banding pattern that came from our brown belly lavender project. We're keeping the most extreme of the babies to show this pattern (happens to be a possible het and I will share it later when I finish cropping and labeling the photos) but this male is one of the other beauties to show it well. He is available. As are a few others I still have to finish cropping and posting.

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I'm updating MorphMarket over the next few days with a few new faces, but while I was doing the photoshoots I figured I'...
12/11/2024

I'm updating MorphMarket over the next few days with a few new faces, but while I was doing the photoshoots I figured I'd get a few of some of our holdbacks too. This lovely lady has already had two sheds at least. She's not growing out of her color like many told us. But, then again, the Mocha Artics usually hold very well.

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While we're sitting here riding out Hurricane Milton I figured I could share these new creations by Andy ( ). Look it! C...
10/10/2024

While we're sitting here riding out Hurricane Milton I figured I could share these new creations by Andy ( ). Look it! Cute little jumping spiders and isopods! Soooo adorable I wish I could wear them myself. 😍

Unfortunately we were hoping to share these and many of our animals with you in Jacksonville this weekend but that's definitely not happening with this storm. Hopefully soon!

Stay safe out there!



One of the great things about having some of your lemon ghosts stick around for longer than planned is that you get to w...
01/10/2024

One of the great things about having some of your lemon ghosts stick around for longer than planned is that you get to witness their changes as they shed. These three were listed prior to their first big shed, but they have recently had it and now I can share those photos as well. Their ads will be updated momentarily.

Both sets of photos were taken in the same situation, and the same setup, with the same camera. The only editing done was to crop them and label them. For this post though, I did also put them in the collages of course. So, to summarize, no color editing was done. They are this yellow (perhaps moreso).

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I've been wearing pendants and jewelry made by Andy for over three years now, but I really feel like he's begun to fall ...
14/09/2024

I've been wearing pendants and jewelry made by Andy for over three years now, but I really feel like he's begun to fall into an insane groove with designing and making his pieces. Yes, you read that right. Andy made this pendant from start to finish, beginning with 3D modeling it, printing, molding, and finally casting it in silver (no, not the chain). He's also started to scale down their sizes a tad for reduced cost in materials and greater appeal for those of you that like smaller pendants. We're working on getting some photos to show scale.

What do you think? Is there a species you would love to see jewelry for in the hobby? I just love the cut-out look on this Ball Python.



Ready to see another badass male we'll have on our table in Daytona???Check out this boy. 🔥🔥🔥Table 57. We'll see you thi...
16/08/2024

Ready to see another badass male we'll have on our table in Daytona???

Check out this boy. 🔥🔥🔥

Table 57. We'll see you this weekend. 😉

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These brothers haven't even shed yet and look at that yellow. They are going to be unbelievable. Think I edited the phot...
14/08/2024

These brothers haven't even shed yet and look at that yellow. They are going to be unbelievable. Think I edited the photos for color? Think again! The only thing I did was crop and label them.

Come see them in Daytona this weekend on table 57 in the main room at the National Reptile Breeders Expo! We've got a big banner. You shouldn't be able to miss us. 😉

Also, I have pink and purple hair. Lol.

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