Mike the Reptile Guy

We had so much fun celebrating Katie's birthday today! We held and learned about various species of tortoises and snakes as well as learning about why we need spiders. I love this job!

Sooooo I lost this page when I got a new phone. Guess what I figured out this morning?!?! We're back in business!!! Yeah!

One of our recent rescues. Juliet. She is absolutely the sweetest girl. She enjoys her range time and Jenni spoils her to death. This morning she's keeping her company while she works.

Come see us Saturday, March 14, from Noon to 2pm at Pet Supply Plus for their Scales and Tails event. Bee & Bug Exotic Pet Rescue will be there featuring Mike the Reptile Guy and some of our friends.

Critters everywhere!

Venomous. . . . my final frontier. Illinois makes it nearly impossible.

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Update: Doll has acclimated nicely. We've added Dave, a Chaco Golden Knee tarantula, and Ghost, a finicky Striped Knee tarantula that likes to burrow and hide. Tomorrow, we meet Sarah. Sarah is a very light normal colored Burmese python. Burms are the ball pythons of what I call the Big 4 large snakes (Anaconda, Burmese, Retic, and Rock). They are puppy dog tame. I don't think you can honestly make them angry. They get huge! Doll, at full maturity, will likely be around 25 ft (she's halfway there), but only as big in diameter and my calf or lower thigh. On the other hand, Sarah at maturity will be between 18-22 feet in length and the diameter of a basketball (easily double Doll's weight). I'll post pics when I have her with me!

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Everybody meet Dave. Dave is a Chaco Golden Knee new world tarantula that will grow to about 4"-5" in diameter.