Blue Tree Animals

13/06/2024

10/02/2023

PSA This is a startup page. Nothing has been done with this business up to present. Thank you. Enjoy the photos.

05/12/2021

17/11/2021

Raindrop, the for more

10/11/2021

I have been playing around with video editing. This is a rough sketch of our first video. We are going to add more family before the final draft, but this depicts our vision a bit. Hope you like it!

20/10/2021

We have Mourning gecko eggs!

14/10/2021

Meet Brimstone, our new female at BTE!

This picture does not do her justice! Absolutely stunning!

She is going to make pretty babies!
Phoenix x Ace high pairing.

13/10/2021

https://gofund.me/a6826fdb

This is my passion. This is my purpose. Animals of all species and breeds need our help. It is a gene… Kate Steed needs your support for Blue Tree Startup

13/10/2021

Lieutenant Dan is looking out the window and daydreaming….

11/09/2021

Another custom hide. It will be for an albino we want (possibly need), and his/her name shall be POPCORN.

11/09/2021

Finally! Our homeade, custom hides for the leopard gecko enclosure. A hot hide and a humid hide (sphagnum moss on order). Their cool hide is perfect. I love when our temperature and humidity gradients work! (The temp is lower cause I had the lid open... mostly hovers a few degrees higher). My baby Sunset went right into her humid hide when we added it.

10/09/2021

Marshmallow chillin' by his custom hide. Happy and relaxed almost all the time now....

24/08/2021

New arrival at BTE! Meet Marshmallow!

22/08/2021

Today is rat husbandry day at BTE. One of our females miscarried and isn’t feeling too well. A little love, some honey, and antibiotics will hopefully get her back to normal. Our rat colony is dedicated to feeding our reptiles but each animal we take under our care deserves the best/healthiest life while it’s with us. Send good vibes for our breeder, Ratatouille!

22/08/2021

We are in the startup phases of Blue Tree Exotics now, but I wanted to do a Story time to explain who I am and why I am doing this....

I went pre-med in my early days, and graduated with honors... I received my masters in biochemistry and molecular biology and got stuck in the lab side... I did research in genetics, pharmacology, microbiology, radiation oncology... alot.... I built startup labs, and moved on so many times, only 3 to 5 years later hearing how much money my former PI was making... what a blow to the ego....

It was a JOB... I was a lab rat... I did the hands on, and everyone else made the money... however, never in my life did I think I would be working out of science.... so I settled... because I loved the genetic and molecular aspects, but I hated the money...

Regardless, I finally found myself in remote office work through Covid. My job I enjoyed somewhat was at risk for making budget cuts and they were already cutting our collaborating lab technicians' times by 20% or more... I couldn't risk that.. I was barely making it taking care of my 4 kids... SO... I stumbled out and went elsewhere.

I didn't know who I was anymore without genetics... my whole life career was dedicated to it, and I wanted my children to learn to stick with their love... but did I love it?? No... I loved the ideas... I loved writing about it... I loved teaching my kids science.... I did not like being in the lab making nothing while my bosses were cashing in with every grant approval, paper submission approval and promotion....not putting them down in the least... they worked, but their work paid off... mine didn't feel that way... the difference a couple of years in school made was astronomical... but I had to focus on my kids... choices.

I digress...

I worked in an office and did online, part time work.... and hoped... full time work finally... but who was I without science?

Oddly enough, one day my partner, who was a former vet tech and cared for many animals through the years, called me and said, "I found a ball python needing a home... I want to bring it home with ME... can I?"

I said, "Noooooo! NO NO NO... four letter words no..."

She said the magic word, "Pleeeeease!"

I sighed, probably used another 4 letter word, and said, "You better bring a locked enclosure home, and I dont want anything to do with it...."

She brought it home, probably knowing what would happen.... and within a WEEK, I was IN LOVE! So docile, so interested, so beautiful... I stared at her "normal" pattern and thought, "what genes are in her??? How many het genes could she be carrying?? How many people are into this?? She.... is genetically... and in every way beautiful...." and she was just a normal...

That's when I began reading. Luckily, with my background, I understood the genetics and husbandry quickly.... I dove deep... I found a love and passion with my life work that can make me happy even if I don't make money doing it.... but I can put effort into it and try.... SO I can continue...

And the rest is history.... we have 6 BPs for now, and will grow.... we have 3 crested geckos, 2 leopard geckos, a rescue chameleon, and the list goes on....

I am in love with my life again.... my partner is supportive and loves animals just as much, and my kids are learning valuable lessons... what more can I ask for?

21/08/2021

Our baby ball python shipments were delayed to next week due to storms. I would rather my babies be safe.

Until then, here are the Leopard geckos of Blue Tree Exotics. Yahtzee (orange) is what we think is a Tangerine, and Sunset is a Murphy's patternless (he has a gorgeous purple tail).

16/08/2021

It is an exciting week here at startup Blue Tree Exotics! We are getting 2 new ball pythons in this week! Stay tuned for unboxing videos! What do you think they will be??

15/08/2021

12/08/2021

We have 2 new additions to our ball pythons coming soon! Can you guess what they are?

Hints:
#1 would look good on a suit and her het can be something thrown in your face.

#2 you can get lost in their gaze... he looks a little pale though...🤔🤔🤔🤔

08/08/2021

It has been quiet this week here at BTE. We are currently in the process of future project discussions and where we want to focus our efforts.

With that, I want to ask your opinion. When pertaining to our friends, the ball pythons, what are the morphs that just catch your eye and draw you in? What is that gene that just screams at you and makes the lines and contrast within jaw-dropping?

And go!

29/07/2021

We got this girl at a big chain pet store. She was WAY too small for the age they said she was, and she was in a small glass enclosure scratching at the walls to get out. We had to take her and give her a chance. She has been the biggest challenge for us thus far. A dehydration and mbd scare, refusal to eat or drink.... babying and nursing her everyday. We did not expect her to make it, and some days we still feel like she could go downhill. However, she is growing, shedding, and let's me feed and water her by hand.... a princess to say the least. Here is TURTLE the Chameleon.... a fighter, a friend, a fiesty... much healthier than she was...

This was her 5 minutes in the sun. It is too hot for her outside at the moment, so no big adventures, but she was more disgusted by the grass I set her down in for 60 seconds.... "Mom... gross.... pick me up... feed me superworms and put me in my vine bed....smh."
Bougie Cham....

26/07/2021

Taylor Davidson dropped by with his Emerald Tree Python the other day. Truly amazing to get an up close look as this beauty!

26/07/2021

The newest baby. Pastave double het clown ghost.... A beauty to see!

24/07/2021

So we have two new crested geckos to the family. A male and a female. After carefully considering where they came from and a possible quarantine, we opted to trust thoroughly that they were healthy, and the enclosure we had for separation was not pretty enough for these beauties yet. SO... we introduced (possible Harlequin or pin) Neumea to them in our bigger enclosure... The dalmation girl's name is Tennessee and the pinstripe? boy's name is Memphis.... Is that where we got them, you ask? Well...... Nope... but that is a story to be told later. Neumea and Tennessee oddly cuddle and there has been ZERO aggression thus far, which makes us overjoyed (I'm a helicopter mom, so I would know lol). We have a basic needs enclosure ready in case a male or a female decides otherwise, but they are happy, with many places to hide and be solitary. These guys are not rescues, as their owner Olivia Weldon was so amazing and knowledgeable and knows what she is doing. I would recommend hitting up PETCO on Chenal and talking to her about all your reptile needs and more any day! Thanks, girl.

17/07/2021

This is a startup side business in order to rehome and save reptiles, exotics and other animals in need. We will be in the process of getting a 501c3 and/or a business license as per business laws if and when needed. Donations are welcome and 100% will go to helping the rehab, housing and/or rehoming of our precious animals in our care, and all donations can and will be traced. As we grow, we will offer reptile and pet supplies that we believe in, and we will be creating vlogs and blogs pertaining to our vision for our future in terms of loving amd respecting the creatures of this planet!