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Sun Sense Herpetology A breeder of high end and pet crested geckos, with other species to come, located in Ottawa, Ontario.

Brand new baby photo dump!!Here's some babies that have not been shown before!  My favourite may be obvious by the very ...
30/08/2024

Brand new baby photo dump!!

Here's some babies that have not been shown before! My favourite may be obvious by the very intentional photo vs the casual terrarium photos 😆 seeing them all grow up and develop their colouring and patterning is so rewarding. What a magical hobby ✨️ 😍

My adult frogs LOVE their vertical space!  They spend more time up on the log or high up in the plants than on the subst...
28/08/2024

My adult frogs LOVE their vertical space! They spend more time up on the log or high up in the plants than on the substrate. Peep the last 2 photos for some froglets from these terribilis adults!

Wakes up from his slumber; eyelashes on point, graceful feets, feels relaxed.  Very demure, very mindful 🖤💛
23/08/2024

Wakes up from his slumber; eyelashes on point, graceful feets, feels relaxed. Very demure, very mindful 🖤💛

When a gecko has your heart 💛🤍 Sunshine is one of those animals that makes my heart so happy.  She's so perfect in her o...
21/08/2024

When a gecko has your heart 💛🤍

Sunshine is one of those animals that makes my heart so happy. She's so perfect in her own little quirky, fun way. Every time I see her, I just get so excited, like a kid seeing their favourite pet. She's got the sloppiest crests that point in all directions, and she has the most hardworking maternal spirit - she barely left her eggs throughout her entire first season! And what a good season it was 💛🤍

She's just the best Sun, and I'm so lucky to have my heart lead me to her - twice ✨️

Peep the last photo for one of my favourite Sun babies of this season! (Sunshine x Koumac)

Whew it's been a busy week! 👀A lot has been happening to prepare for THE OFFICIAL hard launch for sales, and I am very e...
16/08/2024

Whew it's been a busy week! 👀

A lot has been happening to prepare for THE OFFICIAL hard launch for sales, and I am very excited for the next few months 😀

We're starting with Canada-wide shipping with free local pickup in Ottawa, Ontario, CA, but that's not the final goal; shipping to US will, without a doubt, be offered as soon as I can make it work logistically 🔍🇺🇲

My availability to come soon is: tricolours, lilly whites (including a few empty back and some odd ball LWs!), harlequin and extreme harlequins. I've got a LOT more cooking up for next season (Did you say hypo axanthic? What? No? ...Oh, weird). I've gotten some pretty interesting looking babies from 2 pairings (Tiari x Tamao, and Paola x Tamao). And no, it's not just Tamao! Tiari has pixel-esque traits that have been a lot of fun to see come through in their babies, and Paola is just simply spectacular. Rosé x Leviathan were so consistent with high coverage beautiful, mostly tricolour babies, and Yava x Nedevin are show stoppers together, with wild contrast in most offspring, and mostly tricolours too.
✔️You don't want to miss the big opening day!

I'm working on one last piece of the launch plan, and I hope to have the official launch happening in early/mid September. This last piece is incredibly exciting, and I cannot wait to announce it! It's taken a lot of extra time, but my goodness, it's worth it ✨️

While we're waiting, here's a photo of the fabulous Padawa to remind us of how beautiful she is 😍. Produced by Exquisite Geckos from Salem x Aphrodite. It'll be a wonderful time when she's old enough to breed! She's such a perfect chunk 🔥

(Also, did I just soft launch my axanthic pairing I've been hiding for almost a whole year just now? Maybe 🖤🤍 more details when I feel like bugging Munn and Inagod with some photos 🖤🤍)

Finally, the growout enclosure for the froglets!!  All 8 did extremely well in their keeper enclosure for monitoring the...
03/08/2024

Finally, the growout enclosure for the froglets!! All 8 did extremely well in their keeper enclosure for monitoring them post-metamorphosis, and I couldn't be happier with their growth, leg strength, appetite, and little round tummies!


My sweet froglets are getting their colour in!  I love the particularly yellow one 💛
28/07/2024

My sweet froglets are getting their colour in! I love the particularly yellow one 💛

When a mysterious offspring leads you down a path of new breeding goals ✨️ Still so obsessed with my Velvet boy!! (Velve...
28/07/2024

When a mysterious offspring leads you down a path of new breeding goals ✨️

Still so obsessed with my Velvet boy!! (Velvet assumed to be Pixel/Lilly White combo). He's got such a high amount of freckling- I cannot wait to see what he can pass on! ....that's right! I'm holding him back to breed later next year officially! 😀 my sweet ginger boy 😍

Tiari x Tamao
📷 Fired up a few months ago vs unfired today
Status: near Full Potato 🥔
NFS

Kejeny in Golden Hour 😍......
23/07/2024

Kejeny in Golden Hour 😍
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A nice little read below 📃📎📢When your boy with FTS keeps his tail nice and strong 💪  he's putting his slumber in the tru...
19/07/2024

A nice little read below 📃📎📢

When your boy with FTS keeps his tail nice and strong 💪 he's putting his slumber in the trust of his tail, and it's doing such a good job 💛

I have 4 animals who have either come to me with FTS (floppy tail syndrome) or who have developed it here, and of those who still have their tails (3 animals), Thio is the only one that uses his tail willingly like this. Thio is also the one that I did exercises with at the beginning of FTS formation.

Is it related? 🤔

It's too early and I don't have enough data to work with, but I'm slowly gathering my own observations to help me understand FTS better, and how I can help them use their tail to keep it strong and useful to them. The conversation about FTS online is very defensive and divisive, and it's not all that helpful for people who want to fully understand a subject. This led me down a path of hypervigilence and fear about FTS, so, a year later, here's some things I've learned:

-geckos with healthy calcium sacs can still develop FTS
-geckos that aren't seen sleeping upside down can still develop FTS
-geckos with mild to moderate FTS seem quite happy and don't show any signs of discomfort when handled (i.e. slow/reluctant back leg movement, opening mouth/wagging tail, squeaking, 'shutting down' and waiting for the holding to be over). I cannot comment on severe FTS, as I have no experience with it.

What does this tell us? 👀

Nothing all that helpful, but considering one tailed female with excellent calcium sacs and a voracious appetite developed FTS in a 18" x 18" x 36" with UVB, packed with decor, I think we can stop being defensive about it, because it clearly is not just one factor. My approach is lifestyle solution-based to help them get the most out of their tails. Similarly to the way physiotherapy was prescribed for my hip ligaments to strengthen my core via muscles, I prescribe tail exercises for my FTS geckos!

More findings in the future! Please share any experiences with lifestyle-based solutions to FTS in the comments!

Some NEW super sweet little growouts that have not been shown before!If there's love for empty back, let me know!  I've ...
13/07/2024

Some NEW super sweet little growouts that have not been shown before!

If there's love for empty back, let me know! I've been getting some promising offspring from Tiari x Tamao 🤞 still debating who should be held back and who should be released. Peep the last 2 photos for a fun LW Tiari x Tamao offspring.

Ouakaya tolerating a midday photo intrusion 🫶🧡
05/07/2024

Ouakaya tolerating a midday photo intrusion 🫶🧡

28/06/2024
My chosen Diamond of the season ✨️👸?  Well, since it's her first season in society and she's making such an impression, ...
28/06/2024

My chosen Diamond of the season ✨️👸?

Well, since it's her first season in society and she's making such an impression, it must be Yava 💎

Scroll through her beautiful babies to the end to see Yava herself 💎💛🤍

What a great feeling to see them hopping around out of water!!
23/06/2024

What a great feeling to see them hopping around out of water!!

Mama Ti and Tamao out here producing PIGMENT 🤩 Mama Ti has no lineage known, and she's been a lot of fun!  She's not exa...
18/06/2024

Mama Ti and Tamao out here producing PIGMENT 🤩

Mama Ti has no lineage known, and she's been a lot of fun! She's not exactly a common choice visually, but I'm so happy I gave her a season with a handsome boy to show me what she's got! 🎰

One of my newest additions is my beautiful female chahoua from Exotic Addicts.  Shortly after the expo, Exotic Addicts s...
14/06/2024

One of my newest additions is my beautiful female chahoua from Exotic Addicts. Shortly after the expo, Exotic Addicts suffered a fire that has injured and taken the lives of some animals, and are looking for support from the community to help the injured animals recover, and to get everyone back on their feet. If you've got a bit to spare, even a wee amount adds up and can save a life!

*** Français plus bas For those who don't know us, we're … Exotic Addicts a besoin de votre soutien pour Help Exotic Addicts animals recover their health and home

Froglets transitioning out of water!
13/06/2024

Froglets transitioning out of water!

Wait a second- who is this?! 👀We have chahouas!!  Please meet two juvenile sweet peas I picked up at the Ottawa Pet Expo...
10/06/2024

Wait a second- who is this?! 👀

We have chahouas!! Please meet two juvenile sweet peas I picked up at the Ottawa Pet Expo this last weekend! Kejeny (left- male) and Enefeji (right- female). Really looking forward to watching these two grow up and seeing how their colouring develops!

Thank you so much to Exotic Addicts and Top Shelf Geckos for these little cuties!! More/better photos to come once they've settled in 🤎💛🤍

4 Wee Sprouts 🌱 growing up here!  4 pairings, 4 beautiful babies 🥹Sunshine x Koumac (1,2)Paola x Tamao (3,4)Yava x Nediv...
18/05/2024

4 Wee Sprouts 🌱 growing up here!

4 pairings, 4 beautiful babies 🥹

Sunshine x Koumac (1,2)
Paola x Tamao (3,4)
Yava x Nedivin (5,6)
Rosé x Leviathan (7,8)

NFS

All parents are first time breeders except Rosé and Levi! So proud of my animals 💛🧡🤎🤍 I couldn't have asked for a better first season.

Website availability update coming, but it's pending a very exciting update. Details to come.

Why yes, I take cricket gutloading night VERY seriously!  😁  Here's why:Crickets are such a great form of enrichment for...
26/04/2024

Why yes, I take cricket gutloading night VERY seriously! 😁 Here's why:

Crickets are such a great form of enrichment for crested geckos and some of the other creatures I keep here, and the protein is helpful to support animals of all life stages, particularly the young, growing ones!

One problem with crickets is that they naturally contain a poor calcium to phosphorus ratio. The ideal for reptile food is 2:1 Ca:P. This is why dusting crickets with calcium (with or without D3 depending on your UVB situation) is so important. Otherwise, the animal's body can leech calcium from the bones, and the long term effects of that can be seen in issues related to their skeletal structure (MBD, floppy tail syndrome, etc). Geckos with FTS don't necessarily have low calcium, but geckos deficient in calcium long term can develop FTS much more easily.

Another way to get the most out of Cricket Feeding Night is to gutload those bad boys as well as you can! (Plus live feeders can be expensive, so get the most for your $!) Dry Repashy Superload is my go-to, but they need a water source as to not dehydrate and die, so I like to use some kitchen scaps and veggies on the edge of expiry for a wide variety of nutrients, plant pigments, etc. You can use fruits as well. I recommend avoiding vegetables high in oxalates, as they bind to calcium, making it unusable. When in doubt, look up what you're able to feed a bearded dragon greens-wise, and that'll be a good guide for low oxalates. Some veggies are better than others (my faves being zuccini and sweet potato) but variety is helpful too, so don't break your budget on buy cricket food, and use whatever suitable things you have 😊

Pro tip: Repashy Veggie Burger in gel form is a hit with crickets, and a little goes a long way!

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A fascinating creation produced in-house!  This boy decided that a regular lilly white dorsal wasn't for him, so he adde...
23/04/2024

A fascinating creation produced in-house! This boy decided that a regular lilly white dorsal wasn't for him, so he added some freckles 💅 this peculiar fella used to be on my website, but now I'm not so sure if I want to sell him 🫠

Male, subadult
Tiari x Tamao

Status: Blossoming Bean 🌿

This Paola baby has such a beautiful deep colour! 😍 Cannot wait to see how this one develops.  I've only been getting 1 ...
18/04/2024

This Paola baby has such a beautiful deep colour! 😍 Cannot wait to see how this one develops. I've only been getting 1 baby per clutch from her, making her first season pretty special and exclusive!

2g, unsexed, NFS
Paola x Tamao

Status: Wee Sprout 🌱

Tricolour moment!  No lilly whites in this post 👀Featuring:Padawa and Xepenehe, respectively Subadult females, NFS Produ...
13/04/2024

Tricolour moment! No lilly whites in this post 👀

Featuring:
Padawa and Xepenehe, respectively
Subadult females, NFS

Produced by Exquisite Geckos, but her collection has been revamped ⭐️ and a lot of breeders have been sold, so I'm happy to have snagged some of the best geckos produced from these lines while I had the chance 🤞

Salem x Aphrodite
Majestic x Electra

Status: Blossoming Beans 🌿

Okay there pretty girl 💅Rawa, female, NFSStatus: Blossoming Bean 🌿
06/04/2024

Okay there pretty girl 💅

Rawa, female, NFS
Status: Blossoming Bean 🌿

Our in-house Commander of Hornworms was looking primed on his log for some photos 🔥🧡  He oversees all cricket distributi...
01/04/2024

Our in-house Commander of Hornworms was looking primed on his log for some photos 🔥🧡 He oversees all cricket distribution and approves shipments to the geckos. He's a fair king 👑

Amatus, pet, 1.5 y.o., NFS
Status: Devourer of Worms 👑🐛

At 33g, this Blossoming Bean 🌿  is just the sweetest girl- the one gecko that sometimes chooses my hand over her enclosu...
29/03/2024

At 33g, this Blossoming Bean 🌿 is just the sweetest girl- the one gecko that sometimes chooses my hand over her enclosure!! A happy and confident girl 💜 Penelo loves her crickets, and is therefore approaching Full Potato 🥔 status quickly.

All signs point to hypomelanistic, which makes her very exciting for my projects!

Penelo, 33g, female, NFS
Status: Blossoming Bean 🌿

🔥fired up in photo

We've proven out a new mama and papa over at Sun Sense Herpetology, and my goodness did they ever do well 🤎💛🖤  Yava x Ne...
28/03/2024

We've proven out a new mama and papa over at Sun Sense Herpetology, and my goodness did they ever do well 🤎💛🖤

Yava x Nedivin, LW hatchling, NFS - yet 😉

Friends!  Please meet Tamao, whom I hope to be a pillar of my breeding plan once he gains a few more grams.  He's from P...
25/05/2023

Friends! Please meet Tamao, whom I hope to be a pillar of my breeding plan once he gains a few more grams. He's from Prime Geckos , and produced by Exquisite Geckos. He's got gorgeous LW lineage, and I'm so excited to pass it on!

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