Long Time!

I haven't posted on here since January of last year. I feel rather guilty about that. In my defense, it has been a busy time! I'll be starting back college in a few days or so. I'm pumped, but I'm also slightly nervous. It'll be starting something completely new, yet familiar at the same time.

Anywho, enough about my personal life. I guess I should post the new additions I've acquired since I've been away!

I kept you waiting long enough to see this fellow. This is Loki, my albino western hognose. He's a beauty, and absolutely sweet as can be. I love how he tries to intimidate his food before he eats it. He makes a little puff noise, then noms it down!

Next, this little darling is my dear Kek-uii! She's a black rat snake. I've been wanting one of these for quite a while. Yes, they're pretty common, but I have such a love for these beauties. Their dark coloration makes me rather happy. Oddly enough, this little girl did not come with the usual attitude that accompanies rat snakes. Lucky me! *knocks on wood*

Lastly in reptiles, here is my newest scaled addition. This is a male apricot Pueblan milksnake, now named Discord. He's quite wiggly at the moment! I'm hoping that with more handling, he'll calm down. Nonetheless, I adore him. He's a beautiful creature.

After my little frog passed away, I felt a bit of a hole in my life. I really missed having him around. With that said, I ordered two African clawed frogs... and ended up with three! These little ones are Scoop, Whisk and Ladle. They're a bit young to tell the sex right now, but I'm really enjoying their company.

And last, but definitely not least, I have adopted a little guinea pig. I named him Coulson, and completely adore him and his curious personality. The people at the pet store said he was brought in as nothing but a ball of tangles. Being a long hair, he needs a trim every once and a while, as well as the occasional brushing. He's very even tempered, so I don't suspect he will give me much grief over it.

I believe that's it! Thanks for reading all of my updates!

New Blog and Number Explanation

I'll be slowly switching off from Snakes n' Barrels to do all my blogging over here. It'll be more convenient for me. It'll still be mainly snake based (as I'm mainly snake obsessed) but sometimes my other critters have to get in on the act as well.
I'm calling this blog Crimson Ark Exotics because if I ever get into the business of breeding and selling herptiles, that would be the name of my company. Fair and simple, don't you think?
(Before anyone says it, yes, herptiles is an actual word. It's a noun to encompass both reptiles and amphibians.)

First of all, if you look to the right of the page you will see a list of the animals I currently own. I'm quite sure the numbers are a bit confusing at first glance for some of you. Let me explain: This is how an exotics breeder sorts out their animals by gender.
For example, I have 1.1.0 Red-Eared Sliders. This simply means I have one male, one female, and zero unsexed Red-Eared Sliders. If you met someone with 2.3.1 Leopard Geckos, they would have two males, three females, and one that's unsexed. It's not too baffling once explained.

(My Red-Eared Sliders)

Anyways, I hope that you enjoy the things to come with this blog, and I hope that I can actually keep it updated. Thank you for reading! Over and out~