*cries in PCR*

For anyone interested, I use the REPTIZOO Reptile Hideout Cave with a layer of damp sphagnum moss at the bottom.

My rescued ball python was raised in very dry conditions and has always struggled with his sheds. Recently purchased a “humidity hide” to see if it would help, and look what he left me this morning! Go Fenrir! 🐍 #snakes

Adopted two lil rattys over the weekend. Meet Rufus and Remy! Made the poor decision (for my productivity) to install a pet cam outside their cage and I’ve been watching them check out their new space for *checks watch* 3 hours straight 🐀 enrichment for everybody!

Back from a lovely trip home to Virginia! But I’ve learned my lesson NOT to respond “just some books!” when someone asks what you’d like for Christmas.
How it started (the first unwrapped book) versus how it ended (16 books and an extra checked bag later…) 🫠

aww well she’s a beaut! Mine were also rescues found online. I’ve got a pinstripe and a normie. Love ball pythons!

Update: almost made it though until a student handed me this 😭

Embracing my inner Miss Frizzle for today’s lecture on Human Evolution 💀🧬

I am also a research assistant with the Behavioral Services team at Southwest National Primate Research Center. In addition to managing the monkey enrichment program, I’m interested in research pertaining to cognition, social behavior, and animal wellbeing.

So many new followers! Hello! So excited to see a growing academic community in this space.
I study primates in both captive and wild environments. For my dissertation, I’m studying landscape genetics in three sympatric primate species at the Área de Conservación Guanacaste in Costa Rica.

Some highlights of this week’s #birdfeederselfies featuring our resident squirrel

Bumped into Bone Clones Inc at #AABA2024 so of course I had to pose with the M. mulatta skull cast my tattoo is modeled after!

My husband understood the assignment #firstpublication ❤️

How your email finds me (for the next four days)

Newest addition to the vintage Anne of Green Gables collection is an absolute beaut

A small break from Texas to be at home in the mountains. I’ve missed these days.

Husband and I are trying to cut back on takeout by only ordering in for “special occasions”. Today I learned that wins in Football Manager 2024 count as “special occasions”.

From now on when people ask what I “do” for a living I’m just sending them this picture of my most recent order from Joann Fabrics