Your Weekly Scales (…Just a Few Hours Late 😅)

A late send but a fun one: meet the toads + bug keeper tip inside. On Wednesdays We Wear Scales 🦎💅 A midweek check-in from your favorite pink-haired reptile nurse. Hey! Okay, I’ll be honest. This week absolutely ran me over like a loose dubia in the night. Between shifts, critters, and trying to keep my own enclosures clean-ish, I blinked… and suddenly realized it was no longer Wednesday. But I didn’t want to skip a week, this little newsletter is one of my favorite things I do. So here we are, a cozy late-night edition of On Wednesdays We Wear Scales, sent with a warm cup of tea and a slightly feral level of determination. Thanks for being the kind of community that doesn’t mind a fashionably late reptile update. 💚 Featured Creature(s): Chicken & Finger If you’re new here, yes... my cane toads are named Chicken and Finger. Why? Because I’m raising cane… toads. (You’re welcome.) These two chaotic little marshmallows have quickly become fan favorites. Chicken is the round, contemplative one. Finger is the screaming one, truly the perfect duo. And speaking of amphibian-related chaos… ⭐ BIG NEWS: I have a partnership coming up with ReptiZoo! We’ve been talking behind the scenes, and in the next few weeks I’ll be showcasing some of their gear, how I set it up, and how it fits into real-life keeper routines. I cannot WAIT to share more with you (and yes, Chicken and Finger will absolutely be involved). ✨ Keeper Note: If you keep amphibians, remember that humidity ≠ hydration. Moisture-retaining substrates like sphagnum moss actually help your animals absorb water through their skin, so always keep a damp corner available, even if the rest of the enclosure cycles drier. Finger the cane toad sits on a wooden bridge, lit from the side, showing off his bumpy brown skin and big glossy eye. He looks alert, dramatic, and a little bit chaotic. Are Your Bugs Actually… Keeping Up? If you’re feeding reptiles, amphibians, or inverts, you already know bugs aren’t just “food” — they’re a whole ecosystem you manage. If you’ve been wanting to level up your insect colonies, troubleshoot die-offs, or understand gutloading on a deeper level, don’t forget: 🔍 My Expert Bug Care Manual is live! This is the big one: • advanced colony management • troubleshooting crashes • nutrition & gutloading • breeding • scaling your setup • all my keeper systems in one place 🛒 Grab it here: Complete Bug Care Manual Your reptiles will thank you. Your dubias… maybe not. ✨ Thanks for sticking with me through a busy week, and for letting this newsletter show up a little late but still full of love (and questionable amphibian humor). You all make Sweet Ave Zoo feel like a real community, and I’m so grateful you’re here. MY WEBSITE Visit Our Socials 2261 Market Street #4319 San Francisco, CA 94114 View in browser You are getting this email because you've subscribed to sweetavezoo at beacons.ai/sweetavezoo. If you'd like to stop receiving these emails, you can unsubscribe from the list.