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Prolly a Northern Watersnake. Hard to tell in the dark and up on the bank. Not a water moccasin as I’m nearly certain those aren’t found around us.

Oldest boy and I want on an evening critter seeking adventure. Didn’t fair too badly.

“Momma” being held and “Ruby” on the counter. We have 3 more as well. I wake them up every evening to come out and play. Literature says to not wake a sleeping hamster but I do it gently a little at a time. “Boy” is my favorite, I think. He responds to his name and crawls onto my palm to come...

@Trains He’s had a roo encounter or 2. Tell the story of the Joey next to you when you were working on the ute!

She’s the chief irrigation specialist

A sunbathing squirrel. I’m sure it’s a common behavior but I’ve never seen it before.

We kept a female wild tree frog in the kitchen over winter a couple years ago in a terrarium. Fed her crickets and mealworms. They have amazingly sticky feet! Wouldn’t it be cool to just crawl up a tree?!

Unfortunately I can’t do part time work because of my work schedule, my wife’s work schedule, and our 3 kids. Trust me, been thinking of how to pull that off since this tree thing started. Knowledge would be so much easier to attain working directly for someone with lots of experience. If I...

I misspoke in one of the above statements. Maryland requires a Licensed Tree Expert license, not ISA cert. It’s a state exam. Still requires 3 years field experience or 2 years college (arborist related) and 1 year field. Even if I got an associates degree, there’s still the year of field...

I’m looking into how to get legitimate with the tree work. There is a willingness on my part to take a pay cut to become an arborist but I don’t feel comfortable asking my wife and kids to make that sacrifice. Can you just form a tree service in Illinois without accreditation? They don’t care as...

I’m open shop. Upper $30’s an hour with awesome 401k, better and cheaper insurance than most, 4 weeks vacation, 40hr work weeks, take home truck, and very little on call. I have it very good. The thing is that I like what I do now but I LOVE the tree work. Not a bad dilemma to be in but a...

No worries Brian!! You were right about just starting out. I’m getting into the game late though. Really stinks that my state won’t let me legally do tree work without ISA cert I can’t get an ISA cert without 3 years documented work experience under ISA certified arborist and passing a test. I...

Wayne is in his early 30s I believe

Brian, I’m Mike. Wayne is Mesquite. I’m 43. Full time plumber who became addicted to trees about 7 months ago.

Sammy is my sons bearded dragon. She’s very docile and will allow handling