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ahouseofscales

New member
Hi! I'm Aimee! I've visited the forum before but I am just now creating an account. A little bit about myself and then I'll get on to my pets. I am a student at the University of New England, majoring in Secondary Education with a concentration in Marine Sciences and a minor in Aquarium and Aquaculture Studies. I am a student researcher in UNE's Aquaculture and Conservation Lab. I would love to eventually teach high school and AP level biology, and I want to put an emphasis on conservation and bringing live animals into the classroom, including reptiles!

I currently have one reptile: my crested gecko Asha! She is a harlequin dalmatian, about 2 years old. I have her in a 18x18x24 Thrive enclosure. It is bioactive and live planted. She enjoys interacting with my family members and I have even used her for demos. She is an awesome little gecko!

I also have tropical fish, including a betta, guppies, and corydoras. I have been working with fish for around six years and it was my introduction to pet keeping, but I love both fish and reptiles equally!

I have a list of reptiles that I want, but at the top of that list is all of the large new caledonian geckos, especially saras! I would love to build more bioactive enclosures and maybe try breeding eventually. I am excited to interact with everyone on the forum!
 

acpart

Well-known member
Welcome! pictures of you gecko are always great to see. Hopefully, once the current emergency is over, you'll get to the reptile show in Manchester NH. There's a professor at the U.of Maine (yes, I know it's a different school from yours) who works with fish and also keeps reptiles. His name is Ian Bricknell and he's very approachable.

Aliza
 

ahouseofscales

New member
I have actually already been to the Manchester show! It was a lot of fun and I hope to go to the next show. I have heard of him and my college does some research with UMaine occasionally. Maybe I will get to meet him! I am enjoying Asha. Here she is!
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