{"title":"Breeders","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"brayden-brookhouse-creature-crossing","title":"Brayden Brookhouse - Creature Crossing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBreeder Background:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy introduction into herpetoculture was a long-tailed grass lizard, followed quickly by a bearded dragon at 5 years old. I stayed invested in reptile keeping my entire childhood until my first achievement, producing my first litter of checkered garter snakes at 11 years old. I then started my career in zookeeping at 13 and continued gaining experience with other species whilst also growing my garter snake collection. I now possess a collection of snakes within the sub-family natricinae (garter snakes, water snakes and their relatives) and a varied group of other species used for outreach and other breeding projects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2015, I founded Creature Crossing as a way to share my passion for reptiles and wildlife with others through educational outreach.  Creature Crossing provides educational, fun, and interactive science-based programming fit for schools, events, birthday parties, and more, within the Cochrane District and surrounding areas. We strive to provide high-quality interactive, educational, and fun programs suitable for children as well as adults. Our programs are safe for all, inclusive, and comfortable for not only our audiences but also for our animals. We want to push for future generations to have a strong conservation-minded future, to better protect our environments and the creatures within them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"369\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"367\"\u003eCurrent Projects \u0026amp; Species:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"29\" data-start=\"0\" data-section-id=\"9ihe6m\"\u003eCheckered Garter Snakes (Thamnophis marcianus)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"55\" data-start=\"30\" data-section-id=\"v0kjas\"\u003eCoast Garter Snakes (Thamnophis elegans terrestris)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"86\" data-start=\"56\" data-section-id=\"1sp8h03\"\u003eDiamondback Water Snakes (Nerodia rhombifer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"115\" data-start=\"87\" data-section-id=\"1t1jxq0\"\u003eDiluvial Garter Snakes (Thamnophis eques diluvialis)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"143\" data-start=\"116\" data-section-id=\"1s9279g\"\u003eEastern Garter Snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"177\" data-start=\"144\" data-section-id=\"1cqk0vj\"\u003eFlorida Banded Water Snakes (Nerodia fasciata pictiventris)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"211\" data-start=\"178\" data-section-id=\"agocbw\"\u003eSan Francisco Garter Snakes (hamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"230\" data-start=\"212\" data-section-id=\"998kie\"\u003eTokay Geckos (Gekko gecko)\u003cstrong data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"367\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWishlist Species:\u003cimg\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eExpanding collection of natricinae \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reptile Breeder - Ontario","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46180603756716,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4312\/9004\/files\/697310776_35185241391119842_139130498522422781_n.jpg?v=1779575210"},{"product_id":"sydney-jersak-tree-critters","title":"Sydney Jersak - Tree Critters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBreeder Background:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy introduction into herpetoculture was a crested gecko, followed quickly by another when I was 9 years old. Even before that, I would spend my days running around our property and hunting down any snake and lizard that I could find. I stayed invested in reptile keeping, specifically breeding crested geckos, for almost 10 years. I produced my first clutch of crested gecko eggs, and eventually babies, when I was about 12 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI researched many species and read tons of books, and started volunteering and helping at reptile shows as early as I could. I finished my Bachelor of Science in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology and am currently a few years away from graduating from vet school, where I want to focus on exotic animal medicine, surgery, and zoological medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver time, I gradually moved away from crested geckos and decided to exclusively focus on the Uroplatus genus of geckos, or the Madagascar Leaf-tailed Geckos. I now own a collection of multiple species of Uroplatus, which I breed in captivity in an attempt to help alleviate pressure on the wild-caught trade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2016, I started Tree Critters as a way to show my collection of animals to other enthusiasts and share my passion for reptiles and husbandry with the rest of the reptile hobby. I have been lucky enough to own and produce some of the rarest Uroplatus in the world, including Uroplatus pietschmanni, or the Cork Bark Leaf-tailed Gecko, of which there are only 5 in Canada, and they are all currently in my collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is very little known about Uroplatus in general, and very little literature available, which can sometimes make it difficult when working through problems. However, I take up any challenge and learn more as I go so I can share information with other Uroplatus keepers in the small community of keepers in North America and around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCurrent Projects \u0026amp; Species:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMossy Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatanic Leaf-tailed Gecko (\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eUroplatus phantasticus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCork Bark Leaf-tailed Geckos (Uroplatus pietschmann)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the most popular among collectors and hobbyists, and the amount of pattern and colour variety in them is absolutely incredible. For me as a breeder, it never gets old hatching babies. Not one baby is the same, and I have gotten everything from high white, white collars, mossy green, blotched, and even high orange and green from the same pair. Very little is known about genetics in Uroplatus, and I am excited to follow my holdbacks’ progression and selectively breed certain traits in order to try and understand gene interactions in the genus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of my primary projects is \u003cem\u003eUroplatus pietschmanni\u003c\/em\u003e (Cork Bark Leaf-tailed Geckos). In May 2026, I successfully hatched my first offspring from this species, marking the first known captive production of \u003cem\u003eU. pietschmanni\u003c\/em\u003e in Canada in many years. As this species remains exceptionally rare in captivity, this milestone was a significant personal achievement and one that I hope will contribute to the long-term establishment of the species within the Canadian hobby. I currently maintain two females and look forward to continuing the project and producing additional offspring in the years ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the past, I have also successfully produced hundreds of Crested Geckos, of which I had a collection of well over 100 back when I still worked with them before I got into Uroplatus exclusively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWishlist Species:\u003cimg\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eGiant Leaf-tailed Gecko\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (Uroplatus giganteus)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eSpear-point Leaf-tailed Gecko\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (Uroplatus ebenaui)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eHenkel’s Leaf-tailed Gecko\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (Uroplatus henkeli)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eCommon Flat-tailed Gecko\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (Uroplatus fimbriatus)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eGreen Tree Monitor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (Varanus prasinus)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eEmerald Tree Boa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (Corallus caninus)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are some of the long term projects and species I would eventually like to pursue and work with in the future. I plan to expand my collection once I graduate vet school and have more time available than I currently do. Green Tree Monitors and Emerald Tree Boas would also be dream display animals for my home one day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reptile Breeder - Alberta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303932842156,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4312\/9004\/files\/me-SydneyJ.jpg?v=1779574314"},{"product_id":"michael-gillon","title":"Michael Gillon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBreeder Background:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI've been keeping reptiles for 15 years, starting with Kenyan Sand Boas, today I still work with those same specimens along with a variety of other species. I enjoy keeping species that are over looked or underrated in herpetoculture. I also host a podcast called Reptile Rejects with Dominic Carbonneau, where we chat with a vareity of keepers in the discipline of herpetoculture. What I enjoy most is the stories shared by other keepers and the for fathers of herpetoculture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"369\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"367\"\u003eCurrent Projects \u0026amp; Species:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"29\" data-start=\"0\" data-section-id=\"9ihe6m\"\u003eAnery Kenyan Sand Boa (\u003cem data-start=\"25\" data-end=\"42\"\u003eEryx colubrinus\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"29\" data-start=\"0\" data-section-id=\"9ihe6m\"\u003eBahamian Boa - Nassau (\u003cem data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"95\"\u003eChilabothrus strigilatus\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"29\" data-start=\"0\" data-section-id=\"9ihe6m\"\u003eKentucky Northern Pinesnake (\u003cem data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"165\"\u003ePituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"29\" data-start=\"0\" data-section-id=\"9ihe6m\"\u003eBlack Milksnake (\u003cem\u003eLampropeltis triangulum gaigeae\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"29\" data-start=\"0\" data-section-id=\"9ihe6m\"\u003eTrans Pecos Ratsnake - Wild Rose Pass Locale (\u003cem data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"287\"\u003eBogertophis subocularis\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"29\" data-start=\"0\" data-section-id=\"9ihe6m\"\u003eYellow Spotted Newt (\u003cem\u003eNeurergus crocatus\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"29\" data-start=\"0\" data-section-id=\"9ihe6m\"\u003ePacman Frog (\u003cem style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eCeratophrys cranwelli\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"557\"\u003eRaising Up\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"557\"\u003eAngolan Python (\u003cem data-end=\"34\" data-start=\"16\"\u003ePython anchietae\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"557\"\u003eAlbino House Snake (\u003cem data-end=\"79\" data-start=\"58\"\u003eBoaedon fuliginosus\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"557\"\u003eJulatten Carpet Python (\u003cem data-end=\"132\" data-start=\"107\"\u003eMorelia spilota cheynei\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWishlist Species:\u003cimg\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"691\"\u003eOther caudata that are legal in Alberta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"691\"\u003eWest Indian Boa (\u003cem data-end=\"40\" data-start=\"17\"\u003eChilabothrus striatus\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Reptile Breeder - Alberta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46310290391212,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4312\/9004\/files\/image0-michaelgillon.jpg?v=1779754772"}],"url":"https:\/\/thewildbiome.ca\/collections\/breeders-1.oembed","provider":"The Wild Biome","version":"1.0","type":"link"}