Scales, Shells & Side-Eyes: The Misfit Menagerie @ hoomane. The blog.

hoomane
Oct 5
2 min read

Updated: Oct 7

Scales, Shells & Side-Eyes: The Misfit Menagerie @ hoomane.

At hoomane, we don’t discriminate based on fur, or lack thereof. We welcome the scaly, the shelled, the slippery, & the straight-up misunderstood.

Got a ball python who’s friendlier than your cousin Steve (but less likely to corner you about crypto)? A turtle who treats their basking lamp like a sketchy tanning salon on Bank Street? A fish with delusions of grandeur? A bearded dragon convinced they’re the reincarnation of a house cat? We see you. We love you. We’ll care for your pet like they’re one of ours, minus the emotional damage.

Boarding or Drop-In? We’re Flexible (unlike your tortoise)

Boarding

A quiet, cozy space in our pet-obsessed home. Ideal for heat-lovers, shy guys & the ones who thrive on silent judgment & staring contests.

Drop-In Visits

Back in action if you're in Barrhaven! Perfect for the reptile royalty who demand to stay in their own kingdoms. We’re nothing if not adaptable (and slightly unhinged). If you’ve already blown your last three paycheques on a custom reptile palace with mood lighting, humidity sensors & a better security system than your own house—respect.

We’ll come to you, follow your routine with creepy precision & send you photographic evidence of your turtle’s thousand-yard war stare or your gecko’s signature side-eye of judgment.

Not Just Dogs & Cats (Though They’re Fine, Too)

We’ve got a soft spot for the other guys:

Snakes (yes, even the ones named Kevin. Especially Kevin.)

Turtles & tortoises (slow, steady & silently judging us all)

Fish (betta believe it)

Lizards (tiny dinosaurs with control issues)

Frogs, newts, axolotls & all your damp little weirdos

Invertebrates (including Mr. Fluffykins, your tarantula who thinks he’s a cat)

Education Moment (Don’t Scroll—Knowledge Is Power)

Reptiles & exotics aren’t “starter pets.” They’re little biome bosses with rules. Heat. Humidity. UVB. Frozen mice. Occasional cricket massacres. Not everyone can handle that level of chaos—but we can. We’re trained, a little obsessive, & weird enough to enjoy it.

We’re not just sitters. We’re animal nerds. The kind of people you text at 2 AM like, “is it normal for my gecko to scream at shadows?” (Short answer: yes. Long answer: still worth checking.)

Ottawa-Based & Proudly Obsessed

We board.

We drop in.

We care for pets with fur, fins, feathers, scales, shells & far too many legs.

So go. Book the trip. Take the day. Sleep in peace knowing your boa constrictor isn’t plotting a coup while you’re gone.

Because @ hoomane, love comes in all shapes, sizes, textures & temperatures.

Come hang with us at hoomanepetcare.com & let’s make your pet’s tail wag (or whiskers twitch, or eyes bulge—you get it).

w fur, fangs & fight-the-system energy.

– hoomane

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