Tag: reptiles

Armstrong’s Cricket Farm- Food for Herps and Humans- The Pack Mom

April 14, 2014 | By | Reply More
Armstrong’s Cricket Farm- Food for Herps and Humans- The Pack Mom

    The Armstrongs are the most interesting family I have met in a long time.  Their business, Armstrong’s Cricket Farm, has led the cricket market since the 1940’s.  Starting with crickets as fish food, then moving into diets for reptiles and amphibians and now tapping into the organic and human consumption market, Armstrong’s Cricket […]

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Sarasota Jungle Gardens- Parrots, Flamingos & Gators- Oh My!

July 27, 2013 | By | Reply More
Sarasota Jungle Gardens- Parrots, Flamingos & Gators- Oh My!

    I loaded my son Sebastian into the car yesterday morning, bid adieu to my husband and the furboys and headed south to the Sarasota Jungle Gardens.  Typically, zoos are not my favorite place to go.  But this 10 acres of sprawling botanical gardens is home to hundreds of animals, 95% of whom are […]

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