Greetings! My name is Ren. I am a NYS licensed wildlife rehabilitator, certified animal nutrition counselor, and am currently attending college to become a highschool biology teacher. I am a straight edge vegan, though probably not in the preachy judgmental way you are thinking, and am very involved in animal welfare causes. I share my home with a myriad of rescued pets in addition to my collection of invertebrates. I look forward to meeting other enthusiasts, especially local individuals who might be interested in meeting up in the field to observe and photograph wild specimens.

Invertebrates:

Roaches:
- ~150 Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches
G.portentosa
- 4 Giant Cuban Cave Roaches (+ nymphs)
B. giganteus
- ~ 25 Lobster Roaches
N. cineria (feeders)
- ~ 30 Dubia roaches (+ nymphs)
B. dubia (feeders)
- ~ 100 Turkistan roaches (+ nymphs)
B. lateralis (feeders)

Millipedes:
- 8 Giant African Black Millipedes + babies
A. gigas
- 2 Red Legged Millipedes
E. pulchripes
- 3 Red Millipedes (unknown sp?)
- 1 Vietnamese Rainbow Millipede
A.rubropunctatus

Scorpions
- 5 Asian Forest Scorpions
H. spinifer
- 2 Emperor Scorpions
P. imperator
- 1 FlatRock Scorpion
Nomenclature coming soon.

Tarantulas
- 2 Chilean Rosehair Tarantula
G. rosea
- 1 Usambara Orange Baboon Tarantula
P. murinus
- 1 Pink Toe Tarantula
A. avicularia
- 1 Curly Haired Tarantula
B. albopilosa
- 1 Stout Leg Baboon
E. pachypus
- 1 Zebra Knee Tarantula
A. seemani

Snails
- 4 Planorbid Ramshorn Snails
P. rubrum
- 1 Giant Ramshorn Snail
M. cornuarietis
- 2 unidentified land snails (native?)

Other
- ~500 Composting Red Worms
E. foetida
- 2 Crayfish
Procambarus sp.

Other:
- 1 Cairn Terrier
- 1 Silver Tabby
- 2 Mixed Breed Rabbits
- 1 Mongolian Gerbil
- 2 Hamsters
- 14 Mice (Oy Vey!)
- 2 Mixed Breed Chickens
- 1 White Fronted Amazon
- 1 Green Cheeked Conure
- 4 Budgies
- 1 Golden Gecko
- 2 Brown Anole
- 1 American Bullfrog
- 3 African Clawed Frogs
- 3 Pacman Frogs
- 3 Common Goldfish
- 3 Fancy Goldfish
- 4 Rosy Red Minnows
- 2 Dojo/Weather Loaches
- 2 Chinese Algae Eaters
- 35 Betta splendens
... in other words, I'm completely insane.

Right now, I'm at capacity with no desire to expand. Eventually, I would love to adopt a green iguana, however.

I am very interested in mate selection in all invertebrates, as well as the cognitive abilities of bees. I am also generally interested in recent studies of possible nocireception and pain response in invertebrates.

Interests:
Animal husbandry/nutrition, animal behavior/cognition, behavioral enrichment, developmental psychology, sexuality and gender identity, animal welfare, veganism, nutrition, wellness and fitness, literature, webcomics and graphic novels, taxonomy, entomology WWII, forensics, genetics, adaptation/evolution, debate, etc.

Activities:
Hiking, kayaking, cross country skiing, volunteer work, fiction writing, educational non-fiction writing, pet care advice, animal rescue, RPGs, photography, painting... essentially anything involving the outdoors, animals, or the arts.

Forums I Frequent:
Ultimate Bettas
Werelist
Frog Freaks
The Fun Mouse
Arachnoboards
Apple Snail Discussion Board
Crayfish Mates
Petz Community Gathering

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