Small Beginnings
Relic Exotics has its humble roots on the morning of the 6th December 2017. When I woke up and went “you know what I really want? A reptile” and I made the absolutely horrible decision to go to the local pet shop and pick one out. I dropped £250 on a baby beardie (who I wouldn’t pick up until the morning after) a vivarium that was too small, with a heat mat, wood chips and other things that were all so unsuitable, but that I didn’t understand in my excitement. Little did I know how much work he would be, and how much of my bank account cries when the dragon needed something new. The next morning before work, I drove up and picked out my little tiny toot. He was about 3.5 - 4 inches long, barely hatched, and had shed hanging off of him, but I loved him from the get go. I called him Mushu.
We’ve went from strength to strength, and Mushu has been a solid in my life for the last two years and sparked my love for everything scaly. I quickly joined some groups on Facebook, and before long, he had been put in a proper 4 foot viv, bioactive, with the correct temperatures and a shiny new UVB. He has grown from a tiny 4 inches to 20 inches, and nearly half a kilo in weight.
I’ve now moved from Scotland, down past the border and looking into my very long list of reptiles that I would like to own, and perhaps breed, though this time I’m far better prepared.