Half-way Mark of 2023

 Well it has been a crazy time over here at Katt's Kritters!

New faces (aka geckos) and new customers adding little gecko friends to their homes.

Many of the current crested geckos are available and are eagerly awaiting new homes. Plenty of males, and a few females too - some even ready for partners. Some young ones, some juvies, and some adults.

We have some new crested geckos being added to our lines to help increase the quality and the bloodlines so that we can continue to provide the very best offspring for YOU to add to your own collection. We are very excited for next breeding season to start, and hope you are too!

Expos have been put on the back-burner for a bit, and this is simply due to available time with "traditional" jobs. We are hoping to be able to have a table at the October 2023 Ottawa 2 day expo ... so keep watching for the official word closer to the date. We are still available for purchases and shipping as needed for geckos, as well as for supplies and equipment.

We are working on sorting out a wrinkle with FaceBook advertising, but we are waiting to hear back from them about erroneous restrictions. When things get cleared up, you will know!

 

I am planning on getting things updated on the main site - photos, info, weights and the such - around my work schedule. I am very happy to be working full time again, even if it means making adjustments to fit things in.

Well, thats it for now! Feel free to contact us at Katt's Kritters anytime!

Repashy Food Comparison

So ... over the last few years Repashy has come out with a number of new flavours for the gecko diet line.

 

My standard to date has been a combination of the Super Mango and the Grubs N Fruit. It mixes nice and  thick .. and I have no gecko turn their nose up at it.

 

 

 

I had the chance recently to try a few different flavours with my collection, and, for the most part, I was not impressed. Sorry ... 

I tried the Classic flavour - it is the main one with bee pollen already in the mix. It was not overly bad, but I found it mixed more watery than I was hoping for. Not too sure how well my crew liked it either. 

Next I tried the flavour with the purple font. Standard mix, no fancy or exotic additions. I figured should be good. Again, it mixed very watery for my liking. No empty dishes from this either.

 

So I tried mixing those 2 flavours together for the next test. I was not surprised to find it still was watery. I was hoping by mixing the two it might balance out. Oh well.

Tonight I tried the Pineapple Express. I love pineapple so I figured why not give it a shot. Right off, I found it mixed MUCH better - thicker and more along the lines of what a good consistency should be for the geckos. I am (so far at least) hopeful for a better response. Being a seasonal blend, it is in limited availability of course, but we shall see. I will check dishes in the morning...

 

 

I still have Cherry Bomb to try ... but I didn't get a good response when I tried the Mulberry Mix.

 

Tomorrow is keeper cleaning and rotations ... maybe get a few updated photos for the available section!

Thanks to all for the ongoing support!

Reptile Tank Cleaning

 So I wanted to share a great product for cleaning glass tank I recently tried.

ZooMed Wipe Out!

Terrarium and small animal cage disinfectant, cleaner and deodorizer. It is ideal for cleaning, disinfecting and deodorizing terrariums and other animal enclosures. "Wipe Out"  kills Salmonella choleraesis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa and can reduce the spread of bacterial infections among your animals.

 

Now don't get me wrong, I am a mega fan of another product, but that one has become super hard to get my hands on. 

Natural Chemistry Healthy Habitat Pet Habitat Cleaner & Deodorizer

I have loved this item for a long time, but you just can't find it anymore. That being said, the ZooMed WIPE OUT rocks pretty damn good as an alternative.

I have been downsizing my crestie collection, and have been cleaning the tanks as I go. I decided to try this stuff as I was given a half-full container. I was pleasantly impressed with how easily this spray worked. I will say it does have a slight smell but that is just there when you spray the glass. After a minute or two of the spray sitting, it was a dream to use a scrubby sponge to get the hard water and other "presents" left by the geckos. Very little elbow grease needed. I always do a hot water rinse and then use a small towel to be sure there is no residue left, regardless if it says that it not needed to be rinsed.

 

So ... all in all I am glad to have found a more readily available option to clean the messy food footprints etc. You should check it out ... don't take my word for it.

 

Safe  to say, this item is DEF Katt's Kritters approved!

New Plans and Ideas

 Yeah ... I know ... it's been a while ... again ... 

So ... going forward ... while covid runs its course, we will be making some changes here at Katt's Kritters.

Firstly, with the lack of expos and the such, we are limiting the breeding pairs for the 2021 season. In the past, we would have paired up about 6 or so breeders, and had a nice selection of eggs to work with. This season (2021) we have paired only 2 ... Garnet with Po, and Jordyn with Sandi. One set are known breeders, no issues or uncertainties - other than what the breeding result will look like of course. The other pair ... well this is their first year BOTH so we are hopeful but not overly expecting much.

 

 

We do have Garnet's first set of eggs (fertile), and Sandi has laid one egg (dud). Her other egg should be there tomorrow I hope.

Secondly, we are downsizing BIG TIME. This is being done so we have the space and funds for adding more gecko breeds (phants, gargs, etc) and getting higher quality breeders. We have about 75% or so of the current collection available for sale. It will take a few runs to get all of them photo'd and uploaded to the site with all the juicy details, but keep watch!

Some of the collection that would be for sale, are actually being held onto ... for potential future breeding. But that may change yet ... who knows!

We are still offering the supplies and equipment as usual, shipping as needed but most folks are local and are quite happy stopping by to pick things up. Let us know if there is something you are looking for, and we will order items as requested.

Yes we are dying for the chance to hit Gatineau, Pointe Claire and even the GTA expos WHEN it is safe to do so. Safety is always first!

Keep safe ... stay well!

Babies Babies Babies!

So the baby season has started! A little rocky, but still good.

We had one baby so far from the Garnet x Sam pairing (the other egg of that clutch was a dud), and the next set are due to hatching around Aug 2 if the timing stays consistent. The eggs seem to be hatching around 120 days or so.

We have also had both eggs from the first clutch of River x Kovu pairing hatch, so that makes both these new female breeders PROVEN. Always nice!

So, first up is Garnet/Sam new baby ... named DYNO

Then SKYLAR (from Kovu/River) made an appearance ...

And finally (for now) SLOAN arrived (also from Kovu/River) ...

Keep an eye out in here, on the Facebook page, and on Instagram for more pics as they happen!


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New Faces

So ... just prior to covid shutting almost everything down, we at Katt's Kritters were able to get a pair of satanic leaf-tail geckos! So excited ... but still cautious of course.

Bonnie and Clyde are settling in great, and enjoying their crickets too. Plants should be arriving any day now to complete the tanks so they can feel more at home.

No weight check as yet, but there is time. Lots of time with no expos to go to, and limited shopping.

Near the end of 2019

With the year ending soon, I guess it is well past time for an update. 

We did have a slow breeding season, but it WAS better than last year, as sad as that sounds (6 babies hatched this year, with just 4 last year). We are still enjoying being an authorized resller for supplies & equipment, and have had some great sales and such from that both at shows and online/in person. We have managed to get to a couple shows this year, one in Peterborough on the 20th, and the other in Pointe Claire on the 27th. 

A few geckos found new homes, with one new one finding her way to my house. She is a beautiful red/orange female with some white pattern near her underside. I am excited to see what she can produce. We have a great breeding line up planned for the upcoming season, and am hoping for lots and lots of gorgeous babies to grow and offer later in the fall of next year.

For this year, we have purchased some wholesale juvies (1 year old cresties) for resell, but there are 2 that I will be keeping for future breeding plans. Feel free to visit our main website to see these beauties! A few months ago, we were given the opportunity to purchase a large number of wholesale hatchlings (34 in total), and I am very glad to have that offer. These little ones have a lot of growing to do, but should be ready to find new homes when the weather warms up in the spring of 2020. Watch for updates to be posted on the facebook page in a couple months. They are too little yet to get fired up pictures, but soon ... soon.

Over the winter, sales can still be done on supplies & equipment, even if shipping is needed. If you are looking to buy a gecko, those are NOT shipped, and are only available for in person sales.

We are hoping to be able to get to more expos in the new year, starting in the spring. Maybe even a show in Mississauga ... who knows.

Well, back to the geckos!

Katt

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