I am starting this blog as a tool for me to track Yoshi's progress. His birthday is January 1, 2013. We purchased him from Petco on February 3rd. From that point until April 29 he did not have UVB lighting in his enclosure (misinformation from the pet store). He never seemed to do anything and didnot have much of an appetite. That is when I started my research and found this awesome forum. Needless to say, after spending 12 straight hours reading here and asking questions, I went out the next ...

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Many know that I am originally from Boston and just live a short hour away from Boston now. The attacks obviously hit home for me since many years we have watched the marathon and I lived there. The anger I feel toward the perps is pretty intense as they took the life of a child. I don't like hearing adults have died but it really bothers me when kids my childrens age are taken out by such a cowardly act. I really hope someone stakes claim to the carnage so that there is at least someone to apprehend ...

About 5 years ago I quit smoking. It took me over 50 attempts before I finally succeeded and it was one of the most difficult things I ever did. Like most people I put on 10 lbs after I quit. That wasn't bad though as I was working in construction. Layoffs came and the economy held me back for nearly 6 months before I went back to work. I added another 10 lbs with the downtime. I got in a couple months of work before layoffs came again. This time I was off for a year and had added another 15 lbs! ...

It is a bittersweet 6 month hatch-iversery today. Don't worry, the babies are fine! But I have decided to downsize significantly and was made an offer today and have sold all of my leopard geckos except for their daddy, Poseidon pending a deal tomorrow morning.

I enjoyed watching these guys grow up. Watching eggs hatch is absolutely amazing. But I have other hobbies I enjoy too and have realized that I was not getting enough quality time with each of my geckos. And that there was ...

Being a froggy mommy!

For those who don't know I am a 31 year old stay at home mom of 2 beautiful girls age 7 and 3. I am Canadian and proud to say it. I have a golden retriever named Arwen, and an old cranky cat named Skittzo XD. I had always loves animals of the furry kind. Cats, dogs, ferrets, horses. etc. But to ever say I could love a Frog... I never thought possible.

But in Oct 2010 we adopted a Grey tree frog for my daughters birthday. We named him Frodo. ...