Throwback Thursday to the beginning in December 2019! Tiny CNC, no shop, full time automotive careers, smoking a brisket in our driveway, right before the world changed forever. So happy to have these little snippets from the past.
Taki Tuesday! Here is another nightly explore session captured from across the room of our Biak, Taki. Just have to chuckle at his little snake figure zooming through the night 😁
Throwback Thursday to early 2020, building enclosures out of our garage and upstairs home! We were told to go home from our jobs and not get paid during the Shutdowns. Well... three years later, we're still at it, putting everything (plus savings, retirement, and then some 😵💫) into this crazy thing we call Focus Cubed Habitats 🥹
Only the finest morning coffee delivery experience around here 😏
I caught Pepè laying his head on a perch, watching me feed a couple of bearded dragons early this morning from his shelf hide in the TwentyFour XL SD retic kit. I took advantage of the momentary quiet of the day to say good morning and see if he'd come explore.
THIS is what keeping should be about. Walking in our front door and admiring them!
Pepè in shed chillin' in his plant 😊
New arrival - Retic Sticks! Custom made, high tensile, carbon fiber perches for 6 foot enclosures 😎
That sound.
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#focuscubedhabitats #carbonfiber #reptilekeeper #maker
Pepè shows how intelligent and curious retics can be 🥹
Assembling our enclosures is a snap 😉
For Thematic Tuesday, take a little sneak peek at beginning the Wakanda build for Reach Out Reptiles! The enclosure is headed their way, and in the meantime, check out the first episode on the Wild World TV YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/GCLKJA3H9Cw
Not only is this the last day of the year, but also Stephen and my wedding anniversary of 6 years! We have SO many things to be thankful for and have enjoyed sharing our journey with our Focus Family.
December has been a month of incredible ups and downs, and that is all part of the process that creates resiliency. Our new CNC machined showed up unexpectedly a month early, yet we were able to pick up and work through 5 digits of material (and that dollar amount doesn't start with a 1 🫣) all during the holidays.
We have a lot on the docket for 2023 and are so excited to continue sharing the process of creating something better with this community!
Welcome to our TwentyFour Days of Troubles: The Month-Long Saga of a Broken Rib, Breaking House, and Business Adventures teaser! Join us in snapshots of holiday motorcycle crashing, house repair, CNC delivery, shop fails...
What a ride these several weeks were leading up to the surprise early delivery of our new Shop Sabre CNC machine. Here are some quick clips of testing to hold you over until we can release the full vlog with all the juicy details and emotions!
She is getting closer to machining your enclosures!
Enjoy a little one-day-throwback batch packing on your Thursday!
Oh... and have you ever had one of those hair days where it just won't cooperate?? Now that I'm growing my side hair out, I get to look nice and crazy on the daily 🫠
That's right, The Trap Talk Podcast gecko sessions going down tonight with MJ, Stephen, and me.
We're looking forward to sitting down and talking geckos, reptiles, and life... especially after this crazy week 🤪
We better see you there!
Our super dwarf retic from Reach Out Reptiles unboxing video dropped on the Focus Cubed Habitats YouTube channel!
Link 👉 https://youtu.be/VydQwbMMZNc
A little 💪 and a lot of thanks as we work through this lovely day at the shop before Thanksgiving!
"The light crew sucks." 🤣
Catch this clip and more in our 24hrs with the Focus Cubed crew blooper video + shop vlog.
Link to full video here 👉 https://youtu.be/dXe-G074ZeM
Just some unedited (color/sound) of yesterday's shop clips from the new vlogging camera 😎
Vlog drop day! Head over to to the Focus Cubed YouTube channel for the Premiere of our NARBC Arlington weekend & enclosure delivery vlog at Bill @phoenix.reptiles facility. Drops 11am Central - be there 🤘😎
Video 👉 https://youtu.be/C2_43AWHw2o
Sealed, wrapped, and loaded!
Ready for driving 13hrs straight through the night both ways soon 💪😏
Snap to it Saturday!
This Matrix was a snap to put together 😁
The Matrix, Alpha, and Hangar1 models are all shipped to you assembled and ready to rock!
Some CNC action on a fresh build headed to Kinova!
Be the shot caller of your reptile room!
We're finishing up one of a handful of reptile room and pet store Focus Cubed build outs. This classy Ratio Slider build was begging for some slo mo action with just a hint of what's to come 😁
Holy Throwback Thursday Batman!
"Hopefully we don't fail too hard..."
Our humble beginnings our garage cutting material on jet ski stands in the driveway before & after work - check out our first episode of the "Making of Focus Cubed Habitats" where we made our very FIRST enclosure for our hatchling croc skink Greg. It sure was special 😜
Tell me, is your plant hanging experience everything you wish for??
Hold your Pangea plants and look good doing it with the PlantClamp! CNC machined, designed, and made in the USA.
Don't Plant it, Clamp it!
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