Collecting

With luck and dedication any collector of anything comes to a point that the collection reaches its zenith.   For some, this comes after years of hard work, hunting, making contacts etc.  For others this moment comes after careful consideration, reworking and often down sizing to bring the collection to a size that is rewarding, enjoyable, and where the workload involved in the curation of the collection does not negate the enjoyment involved in maintaining the collection.  A ”collection” of live animals or plants is different from collecting comic books, fossils or other inanimate objects as invariably there is more work Read More…

Understory Update – April 2018

It has been a while since our last newsletter. Since we have been posting more on Facebook and Instagram, I thought that gave me some liberty to slack on the newsletters; however, some people have been inquiring, so here you go! Finally, it looks like spring is around the corner. This means as usual lots of frogs up and coming. From late December through May is usually when many of our dart frogs are their most productive. This I think is largely due to slightly cooler temperatures in the buildings. Our tinctorius and auratus availability should be good going into Read More…