Valentine
Species: Axolotl (salamander)
Age: 2 years old
Pet parents: Sean and Meg Braud, who run Scales and Tails Reptiles Rescue
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Meaning behind the name: “He is pink and red, and Valentine’s Day is (Meg’s) favorite holiday.”
Favorite food: Worms
Where he lives: An aquarium in the Brauds’ living room
Favorite activities: “He likes swimming around and playing in his bubbles. He comes up to us when it’s time to be fed.”
Fun facts: “He’s nocturnal, so he comes out of his (hiding place) around 7–8 p.m.”
Hank
Breed: African Pygmy Hedgehog
Age: 2 years old
Pet parent: Sarah Brown
Favorite food: Mealworms
Where he lives: A 20-gallon fish tank with paper bedding, a hut and a wheel
Favorite activities: “He likes to go to Pelican to Mars, an animal-friendly bar on Government Street. People hold him or let him run around on their chest or shoulders. He likes to lick people’s necks.”
Fun facts: “Hedgehogs are nocturnal and have very poor vision.”
Piglet
Species: Western hognose snake
Age: 3 years old
Pet arents: Sean and Meg Braud
Meaning behind the name: “He has a shovel nose to dig that looks like a piglet nose.“
Favorite food: Mice
Where he lives: A 20-gallon tank in the Brauds’ reptile room
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Favorite activities: “He loves to dig. He has a tank (filled) with Aspen Snake Bedding, and he makes tunnels throughout.”
Fun facts: “(Hognose snakes) play dead when threatened. They roll over, put their tongue out and (emit) a smell. … They can also make their mouths bleed a little.”
This article was originally published in the November 2023 issue of 225 magazine.