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Curious Creatures Healthy and captive-bred dart frogs, isopods, mourning geckos, & buffalo worms.
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09/11/2022

The last part of the sale runs from 12pm today until 8am tomorrow -- IN PERSON ONLY!

3243 Riverside Drive, Ottawa
Plenty of parking available
(dogs may be barking, but will be kenneled while people are here.)

By bus:
90 Hurdman or 90 Greenboro to Riverside/Revelstoke

Last chance to get quality isopods, dart frogs, tarantulas, scorpions, mourning geckos, adult ball pythons and feeder worms at seriously discounted prices!

Also available; aquarium/terrarium supplies, pet keeping tools, household items & furniture.

Because of the hours it takes trying to get in touch with anyone at the LTB about the eviction hearing I wasn't properly...
04/11/2022

Because of the hours it takes trying to get in touch with anyone at the LTB about the eviction hearing I wasn't properly served about, & the total lack of resources or information available for people who are being scammed by their landlord, I have to sell off almost all of my pet equipment, animals, tools, household items and the items I had custom made for the charitable fundraiser..

Though I hoped to have a downsizing sale and get back to shipping weeks ago, I've genuimely had no time for it.
The last of the shipping orders will have to be refunded.

Everything must be gone by 8am (next) Thursday, since the city of Ottawa will be forcing me out at the request of my number company landlord then, and a lot cannot come with me.

Isopods, frogs, snakes, tarantulas, etc. will be packaged for sale and up to 80% off!
Some aquarium equipment, terrariums, ant keeping tools, bug nets, shelving, and dry goods will also be available.

Sale runs Monday, November 7th @ 8am - Thursday, November 10th @ 8am and is IN PERSON ONLY.

I will be updating my website with these changes asap.

All pickups are being rescheduled for a second day in a row, sorry!Bytown Paving decided to block my driveway, both days...
29/09/2022

All pickups are being rescheduled for a second day in a row, sorry!

Bytown Paving decided to block my driveway, both days, with zero notice to me-- so they could make money redoing the neighbours driveway.

Have called the neighbour, bylaw, etc, and nobody cares that Bytown Paving is ruining other people's ability to have help by and make money, even though they're sure getting paid for it.

There's something seriously wrong with people in this city.

26/09/2022

Apparently my luck wasn't done being terrible yet-- an elderly woman decided to plow her over-sized car into me while I was cycling, down the sidewalk, on my way home last week.

On the positive, outside of surviving being hit with 2000+ lbs & the bizarre behaviour of the woman who hit me.. and still being able to walk, I'll now have time to get back to people and make website changes!
(I'm currently too injured to ride my bike or even work my actual jobs.)

Things are slow going, as my dominant hand is on the arm that's all messed up, (I can use the hand a bit, but it gets sore really quickly) but I'll be around a lot more over the next few weeks.

20/09/2022

A number of the shipping invoices sent in August have still not been paid.
These orders will be considered abandoned on Sept. 30th and will added to October's refund schedule.
(I can't be chasing people for and spending hours on $10 orders anymore either, so order minimums will have to return.)

The shipping orders that have been paid for, (even those paid for last night/this morning) will be going out today.
This is the only day I could take off to wait for FedEx pickups.. & I'm very sorry for the lack of notification emails, I just didn't have time to get the emails out while still getting orders scheduled/packed and dealing with costly FedEx mistakes & crappy customers.

A few of my customers have been incredibly kind and understanding while I deal with the medical and financial problems one is forced to suffer through to be allowed to access help in Ottawa..
There are no words good enough to express how much I appreciate this, so I've added a number of freebies to these orders! ❤️
I can't give you the time you waited back, but I do hope it makes the wait a little less frustrating.

15/09/2022

Further cancellations will have to wait until my next payday, as there's no money left.

With the number of cancellations, I always go over my banking limits, which leads to hundreds of dollars in additional fees & overage charges, cuts into other orders/refunds, & takes whatever money I have-- including money set aside for bills and groceries.
(Funds collected for shipping are held separately until I pay for the shipping, so they're safe.)

Those who are being refunded due to time/money issues on my end will not be charged any fees.

⚠️ When I get my computer back, I will be removing the ability to order & pay online. ⚠️

I'm really sorry to the people who use the website properly.. but I can't even get their orders out in a timely fashion because I'm dealing with the bank and angry/entitled people, (& broken tech I can't replace) whenever I'm not working my other jobs..
I'm just sorry I didn't remove the ability to order on the website sooner, as I do realize how frustrating it is to do things properly and still end up having to wait.

After those website updates have been done, I will be having a downsizing/moving sale.
This sale will include animals, supplies, and used equipment.. many items, (like the aquarium heaters & tools) have been used once, if at all.
More details on sale coming soon!

14/09/2022

My only computer died yesterday while I was trying to finish orders.
Unfortunately, I cannot manage orders or ever see what they are, without a computer.

28/07/2022

Please note:
Questions about animals, ordering, shipping and orders, via SMS/text, will no longer be answered.
(I need my phone, plus 30+ minutes per order, just to invoice and schedule shipping.)

Unfortunately, I only have so much free time and I can't get both the invoicing & shipping done while I'm answering questions all day.. it's not physically possible.. trust me, I've been trying all day, lol.

I will be staying up late and working all day Thursday to get the rest of the invoices out, but I have medical appointments all day Friday (July 29) and won't be able to get the follow up emails (to schedule shipping) out until Saturday.

The froglets are climbing out of the water!A number of them are already hopping about and eating springtails.I already h...
21/07/2022

The froglets are climbing out of the water!
A number of them are already hopping about and eating springtails.

I already have 14 or 15 tiny froglets now, and the frogs have currently raised 7 in their terrarium.

Though they'll be available for pickup or shipping preorder in another week or two, (they'll be going on the website as soon as I'm done redoing it) I won't be able to ship them until the weather is a little cooler.

Epipedobates anthonyi 'Santa Isabel'
Santa Isabel Dart Frog/Phantasmal Poison Frog

20/07/2022

The last 10 shipping invoices have been sent!

If you did not get a shipping invoice, (there's 2 that didn't) please check for my email..
Shipping within Ottawa is so insanely expensive that most people get upset when they get the invoice, so I wanted to confirm such before sending one.

This weekend, (& possibly part of next week) all ordering through the website will be unavailable while I redo everything.

19/07/2022

Because of people not reading the website and not replying to emails, I'm still behind..

It's also getting really annoying having to chase people down to be able to get shipping cost or to even find out which day their order can be shipped-- I don't have the time or money to chase you down.

A new policy will be added to the website:
If I have to wait 20 days for shipping payment or to even set a date for shipping, because you won't respond, 100% of the payment will be kept.

I lost $50 on Curious Creatures last month, as the additional banking fees people cost me by canceling their orders meant I couldn't break even.
This has to stop one way or another.

I got fewer packages out than planned this week, (I had more medical appointments than expected & they all took longer t...
16/07/2022

I got fewer packages out than planned this week, (I had more medical appointments than expected & they all took longer than expected) but I'll be catching up with invoices/emails this weekend & will be getting as much as possible shipped this week.

Thankfully, I managed to get a new phone! 🙂
Things will go smoother once I finish setting it up.

Also have some amazingly awesome news regarding my Phantasmal Poison Frogs, which I'll be posting very soon.

07/07/2022

I had major surgery Tuesday, yet all day yesterday I had entitled losers want me to read the website to them and fight other companies to get them cheaper shipping.. I've never been so insulted and disgusted with people in my life.

Because I've had more rude, entitled, & abusive customers than paying customers this year-- I'm done paying to make their life easier, I'm done saving them time and money, and I'm done wasting my own money on this BS.

I will be getting rid of all the dry goods, feeder insects, and supplies.. people can actually pay for their own boxes & shipping supplies.. and anyone who is too lazy to read the website, yet expects me to read it to them for free, will be blocked.

I have real jobs, I don't need to put up with this.

30/06/2022

I dropped and broke my phone while trying to figure out the buses at Billings Bridge, (the signage and maps are so terrible that you can't figure out where to go until you've missed the bus, twice) and it's going to be a while until I can get a new one.

Call and texts are impossible, as is answering messages on Instagram & Facebook.
Email replies will be slowed as well, as my computer can't handle both email and the FedEx site being open at the same time.

If I didn't have a $16,000.00 dental bill I can't pay, I'd get this vital equipment replaced, since I now have no phone at all-- but I don't.

23/06/2022

Due to medical appointments, I'll be unavailable to do pickups or shipping on the following days;

Thursday, June 30
Tuesday, July 5 - Friday, July 8

Anything scheduled on these days will have to be rescheduled.

23/06/2022

It has been the busiest 3 weeks of my life, but I'm almost caught up!

If you haven't heard back from me yet, (and it's been longer than a day or two) you'll hear back this weekend.. there was just an overwhelming amount of work and the only way to tackle it fairly was in the order it was received.

17/06/2022

This insanely rude woman placed an order without reading the website and is now demanding I pay her back in full-- even though it costs me transaction/banking fees, not to mention the loss of materials used before she decided she wasn't going to pay for live animal shipping that wasn't $4.
(It says bill shipping separately, but apparently both her and her daughter were too special to read such.)

I'm really close to making an all transactions are final policy, and not allowing any refunds for anyone anymore, because these entitled people are quickly ruining it for everyone else.

I have been working for less than $1/hour, for 12+ hours a day, for 6 weeks-- and I have had it with people who feel entitled to cost me (literally) days of work for their $22 order.

With all the chasing unpaid shipping & dealing with idiots who try to rip me off for shipping, I haven't had a chance to update the website yet.. hopefully this weekend.

07/06/2022

NOTICE:

I've been getting swamped with quote requests since the blackout & those without the proper information in them will have to be ignored until I can catch up, (I don't get paid for any of this work, so I can only do so many before I need to do paying work just to keep up on bills/debt.)

I will be changing the website to reflect this, as there's no way to hire help with the market prices for our products & animals.

28/05/2022

I still have no internet.. and I can't check or register anything with the city-- because it's all online.

While I get the mayor thinks traveling around the city for wifi is a sustainable solution, hauling my latptop & notebooks on the bus to find wifi, (on Thursday) so I could get shipping quote amounts from FedEx, left me so sore & muscle cramped that I spent all day Friday in bed.. between the costs and the pain, I can't do that more than once a week.

I did manage to get shipping amounts for (some) quotes and will be putting them together this weekend.

Should the internet not come back for another week:
I'll be sending out quotes this weekend & next week (for the quotes received yesterday)..
Payments will have to be in by (Friday) June 3rd, for packages to go out (Tuesday) June 7th.

If you haven't gotten the quote you're waiting for yet, I am very sorry for the delay, but most should be done this weekend.

26/05/2022

5 days later and there is still no internet.. I still can't do quotes, edit the website, or even mark orders as ready for pickup. (I can't pay my bills, check my bank, or get anywhere with the LTB without internet either-- so my life beyond Curious Creatures isn't fairing well either.)

I am trying to find someone where I can use their internet for several hours today, but I can't make any promises I'll have enough time to get back to everyone. (I also have to do paying work so I can afford my rent.)

Still have no internet.Rogers won't give us a timeline, and calling FedEx to get quotes does not work.We may also have t...
25/05/2022

Still have no internet.
Rogers won't give us a timeline, and calling FedEx to get quotes does not work.

We may also have to start 'overcharging' for shipping and refunding any extra that doesn't get used, because FedEx charged us $34+ more than they quoted us, and that was only for 1 package..
I had enough for this one, but I won't be able to cover that kind of loss again.

23/05/2022

Saturday's Storm in Ottawa

Could only stand at the front door for a few seconds because water started pouring in underneath it.
About 10 minutes before this is wasn't even raining, & 5 minutes before this I got an emergency alert on my phone telling me to immediately get indoors or seek shelter.

As it was a Saturday & there were no pickups, it was incredibly lucky that I decided to stay in Saturday to finish quotes and replies-- because Mooney's Bay Park (that I go to with the dogs because it's just up the road) was an absolute mess with uprooted/fallen trees, branches, and debris.

I'm hoping the internet is back by tomorrow.

23/05/2022

UPDATE:

The storm knocked the power out Saturday, but there was no damage here.

The Rogers internet is still down though, and the FedEx website doesn't work on my phone.. 🤦🏽‍♀️

Am hoping it's fixed today, because I can't do much until it is.

20/05/2022

I'm very sorry for the delays and slow responses, but I'll have to take today off and get back to everything tomorrow..

Jen couldn't stay in the city any longer, and I just found out my incompetent property manager lied to me and has been stealing my mail for the 7 months I've been here. 🤦🏽‍♀️

I had to fill out police reports for the stolen packages and CRA documents, and am still fighting with my landlord to have access to my own mailbox-- which has to be shared with the other tenant because apparently my landlord didn't bother to properly split the house & register this house as multiple units, and he's charging an insane amount.

After spending $10,000.00 to move here, I'm not going to be able to move again right away.

I have no idea what is wrong with Ottawa that these lumatics, sociopaths and scammers are allowed to do this to paying tenants, but after 10 years and only getting the biggest loser as landlords in this city-- I'm so unbelievably sick of being treated worse than garbage.

These Chris Pulfers and Anthony Devonishs should really be thrown in jail, because they prevent people like myself from being able to afford something as basic as dental care.

/endrant

19/05/2022

3 of our quotes from this week went out with the wrong tax amount.. 🤦🏽‍♀️

This was 100% my fault, as I mixed up some of the numbers from different quotes. (This doesn't effect the price of shipping, as the taxes are included in the shipping costs we get from FedEx.)

I'll be sending corrections tomorrow.

17/05/2022

The rest of the invoices and quotes will be sent today!
(Tried to get them all done yesterday, but ended up passing out.)

13/05/2022

Both male ball pythons are now also on clearance!
(The heatmat in their rack is starting to go.)

Side note:
Steph is away all day, but she'll be back tomorrow for pickups/to answer animal questions.

13/05/2022

Please note: Clearance prices are for website placed orders only.

13/05/2022

We will be putting several of our isopods on clearance today!

With how much we're being undercut locally on isopods, I don't think there's any way we'll be able to do another import this year..
This would've been our third year in a row importing new isopods, but there's no way we can afford to do so when costs keep going up, but we have to keep lowering prices to sell. 🤷🏽‍♀️

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Saturday's Storm in Ottawa Could only stand at the front door for a few seconds because water started pouring in underneath it. About 10 minutes before this is wasn't even raining, & 5 minutes before this I got an emergency alert on my phone telling me to immediately get indoors or seek shelter. As it was a Saturday & there were no pickups, it was incredibly lucky that I decided to stay in Saturday to finish quotes and replies-- because Mooney's Bay Park (that I go to with the dogs because it's just up the road) was an absolute mess with uprooted/fallen trees, branches, and debris. I'm hoping the internet is back by tomorrow.

Our male Santa Isabel Dart Frogs have been getting very vocal lately ❤ They've been getting very frisky since we started their wet season, and we even caught a pair in amplexus, (the frog mating embrace) yesterday.. These little frogs are so much fun to watch! Epipedobates anthonyi 'Santa Isabel' / Santa Isabel Dart Frogs / Phantasmal Poison Frogs #EpipedobatesanthonyiSantaIsabel #DartFrogs #Frogs #SantaIsabelDartFrogCall #Amphibians #PetFrogs #ExoticPets #CaptiveBred #CuriousCreatures

".. 'scuse me.. pardon me.. comin' thru.." #RomanSnails #BurgundySnails #Snails #Gastropods #Invertebrates #PetSnails #EasyPets #PamperedPets #CuteSnails #CaptiveBred #CuriousCreatures

*nom nom nom* ❤ #ArmadilloofficinalisRed #Isopods #PillBugs #RolyPoly #Bugs #Invertebrates #CleanupCrew #Bioactive #CaptiveBred #CuriousCreatures

Buffalo Worms or Lesser Mealworms (Alphitobius diaperinus) These larvae are highly active & nutritious little feeders! Our Buffalo Worms are a little over 1.3 cm (0.5 inches) long, at their maximum. They're high in protein, amino acids, & essential minerals, while being low in carbohydrates & fat.. they also have thinner exoskeletons than similarly-sized mealworms & superworms. Though smaller than Mealworms, they don't grow or pupate as quickly at room temperature, (below 85°F). Buffalo Worms are super active and tend to quickly elicit a feeding response in pets. They can burrow into substrate in a blink though, and you may want to use a feeding dish for slower/shy eaters. Orders are packed in cornmeal, as we both use this in our bedding mix & find it easier to sift larvae and beetles out of.. it also mimics the frass they enjoy hiding in. 😉 Buffalo Worm/Beetles cannot bite. Buffalo Beetles can't fly.

The Long Tailed Grass Lizard babies had mealworms for the first time the other day! 🧡 #LongTailedGrassLizards #BabyLizards #CaptiveBred #Reptiles #ExoticPets #Herps #CuriousCreatures

Newly hatched waxworm!

Porcellio laevis "dairy cow" 🐄 This medium-large species is quick to establish, easy to keep, & they enjoy a wide variety of foods-- making them excellent clean up crew members! They do greatly enjoy burrowing, especially when younger, but they spend an equal amount of time of on the surface. These cuties are enjoying some food-grade nutritional yeast. #Porcelliolaevis #DairyCowIsopods #Isopods #Bugs #Invertebrates #CaptiveBred #CuriousCreatures

We're having an isopod baby boom! Our isopods have been doing overly well lately and a number of our species are 25% off until the end of the year. 🙂

To make up for the lack of postings lately, here's a cute video of one of our hermit crabs while she sizes up a new shell! 😉 This hermit crab was in rougher shape when we got them & took a bit longer to recover, but she's been a lot more active since her last molt.

The hermit crabs molted again! 🙂 We were actually getting a little worried that they wouldn't be done in time for the move & we'd have to find a way to move them while burrowed-- but they have excellent timing, lol. Both have been super hungry & active since resurfacing. Hermit Crab - NFS!

A quick #TarantulaFeedingVideo! (& the cutest little take down, lol) The Tliltocatl vagans spiderlings are eating very well and have all molted (at least) once, but they're still adorably tiny. 😊 Tliltocatl vagans / Red Rump Tarantula #Tliltocatlvagans #RedRumpTarantula #MexicanRedRump #Tarantula #BabyTarantula #Spiderling #Sling #NewWorldTarantulas #Spiders #Arachnids #Inverts #CanadianBred #CaptiveBred #ExoticPets #CuriousCreatures

Charlotte's boyfriend, (who we're now calling Chadwick) was apparently very successful during his time with her, because we found her making this awesome egg sack today! 😊 After she finishes, she'll guard the sack and make any needed repairs until she dies from old age/exhaustion.. This is what she worked her entire adult life for though and, by spider standards, she has lived a full & productive life. 🧡 #Araneusdiadematus #CrownedOrbWeaver #CrossSpider #EuropeanGardenSpider #OrbWeaver #EggSack #SpiderEggs #PetSpider #CaptiveBred #CuriousCreatures

These babies are growing so quickly! 🧡 (And they get really excited for fish flakes, lol.) This species has done so well for us that we decided to permanently lower the price of them on our website. Porcellio ornatus "south/yellow dot"

We'll be putting a number of our Porcellio isopods on sale this weekend.. 😉 Sales will run until October 18th. Our Porcellio scaber "party mix" are now 50% off!

Epipedobates anthonyi "Santa Isabel", male call. ❤️ This little guy is trying really hard to impress the ladies. 😁 Males may try to find a spot higher up before calling, as their sound travels further this way. #EpipedobatesanthonyiSantaIsabel #DartFrogs #Frogs #FrogCall #Amphibians #PetFrog #CaptiveBred #ExoticPets #CuriousCreatures

An adult Porcellio bolivari male.

An adult Porcellio hoffmannseggi male.

Why water droplets are so important for Mourning Geckos! *check out the end of the video to see the cutest little leaping lizard* Though they have access to a water dish, they don't use it & greatly prefer licking droplets off of the plants/items in their enclosure. #MourningGeckos #Geckos #BabyGecko #CaptiveBred #CuriousCreatures

How we get springtails out of cultures with horticultural charcoal. Regular harvesting will help prevent culture collapse.

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