Meet the Cottage

Meet our animals,the whole crew.

Every animal here is either rescued or from a local, ethical breeder — and each one is a member of our family. Hand-raised, socialized, and calm around curious humans of all sizes, they can't wait to say hello.

Spooky
Snakes

Spooky

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Snow Corn Snake

Ghostly pale, gentle, and endlessly patient — our namesake noodle.

Favorite food
Frozen-thawed mice
Enrichment
Climbing branches & warm hides

Snow corn snakes are amelanistic + anerythristic — a double-recessive morph that removes all black and red pigment, leaving cream and soft blush pinks.

Salem
Snakes

Salem

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Anerythristic Corn Snake

Silver-smoke and curious — a total Halloween mood-setter.

Favorite food
Frozen-thawed mice
Enrichment
Cauldron perches, branches, and bark hides

Anerythristic corn snakes lack red pigment, giving them a moody grayscale palette of silver, black, and charcoal.

Pumpkin
Snakes

Pumpkin

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Albino Western Hognose

Dramatic little performer — puffs up and plays cobra when he wants to look scary.

Favorite food
Small fuzzies
Enrichment
Loose substrate to bury into

Pumpkin doesn't play dead like most hognose snakes — instead he flattens his neck and puts on a full cobra impression.

Scar
Snakes

Scar

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Kenyan Sand Boa

Tiny burrowing goober — copper-and-black patterned with the sweetest face.

Favorite food
Small frozen-thawed mice
Enrichment
Deep sandy substrate for tunneling

Sand boas ambush prey by lying just below the surface with only their eyes exposed.

Azula
Snakes

Azula

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Mexican Black Kingsnake

Glossy little jet-black beauty with big attitude packed into a small body.

Favorite food
Pinky mice
Enrichment
Multiple hides & floral photo shoots

Mexican black kings are immune to other snakes' venom — they eat rattlesnakes in the wild.

Kerchak
Lizards

Kerchak

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African Fat-Tailed Gecko

Sleepy cinnamon roll who loves belly rubs after dark.

Favorite food
Dubia roaches dusted with calcium
Enrichment
Cork bark caves & bioactive moss patches

Fat-tails store fat in their tails and can drop them to escape predators.

Tarot
Lizards

Tarot

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Zero Leatherback Bearded Dragon

Pale, smooth, and philosophical — waves hello with one arm.

Favorite food
Pansies & dubia roaches
Enrichment
Exploring the garden on a sunny day

Leatherbacks have reduced scale spikes, giving them a velvety-smooth back.

Flash
Turtles

Flash

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Ornate Box Turtle

Slow, deliberate, and unfailingly polite — a wise elder in every room.

Favorite food
Earthworms & strawberries
Enrichment
Sun-warmed patio time on grass

Ornate box turtles can fully close their shells with a hinged plastron — an evolutionary trick most turtles don't have.

Spooky Scales
Spooky Scales
Southern California

Reptiles & amphibians brought to schools, libraries, festivals, and homes with curiosity, care, and a little bit of magic.

Cottage Hours
  • Available Sun & Mon
  • Other days by request
Service area: Ventura & Los Angeles County — virtual worldwide.
© 2026 Spooky Scales · Made with moss & moonlight.
Where curiosity meets conservation.