Curious Creatures

Curious Creatures Healthy and captive-bred dart frogs, isopods, mourning geckos, & buffalo worms.

We personally use or have tested all of the products we carry, all of our Creatures are traceable, and they're guaranteed to arrive alive & healthy!

11/09/2022

The last part of the sale runs from 12pm today until 8am tomorrow -- IN PERSON ONLY!

3243 Riverside Drive, Ottawa
Plenty of parking available
(dogs may be barking, but will be kenneled while people are here.)

By bus:
90 Hurdman or 90 Greenboro to Riverside/Revelstoke

Last chance to get quality isopods, dart frogs, tarantulas, scorpions, mourning geckos, adult ball pythons and feeder worms at seriously discounted prices!

Also available; aquarium/terrarium supplies, pet keeping tools, household items & furniture.

Because of the hours it takes trying to get in touch with anyone at the LTB about the eviction hearing I wasn't properly...
11/04/2022

Because of the hours it takes trying to get in touch with anyone at the LTB about the eviction hearing I wasn't properly served about, & the total lack of resources or information available for people who are being scammed by their landlord, I have to sell off almost all of my pet equipment, animals, tools, household items and the items I had custom made for the charitable fundraiser..

Though I hoped to have a downsizing sale and get back to shipping weeks ago, I've genuimely had no time for it.
The last of the shipping orders will have to be refunded.

Everything must be gone by 8am (next) Thursday, since the city of Ottawa will be forcing me out at the request of my number company landlord then, and a lot cannot come with me.

Isopods, frogs, snakes, tarantulas, etc. will be packaged for sale and up to 80% off!
Some aquarium equipment, terrariums, ant keeping tools, bug nets, shelving, and dry goods will also be available.

Sale runs Monday, November 7th @ 8am - Thursday, November 10th @ 8am and is IN PERSON ONLY.

I will be updating my website with these changes asap.

All pickups are being rescheduled for a second day in a row, sorry!Bytown Paving decided to block my driveway, both days...
09/29/2022

All pickups are being rescheduled for a second day in a row, sorry!

Bytown Paving decided to block my driveway, both days, with zero notice to me-- so they could make money redoing the neighbours driveway.

Have called the neighbour, bylaw, etc, and nobody cares that Bytown Paving is ruining other people's ability to have help by and make money, even though they're sure getting paid for it.

There's something seriously wrong with people in this city.

09/26/2022

Apparently my luck wasn't done being terrible yet-- an elderly woman decided to plow her over-sized car into me while I was cycling, down the sidewalk, on my way home last week.

On the positive, outside of surviving being hit with 2000+ lbs & the bizarre behaviour of the woman who hit me.. and still being able to walk, I'll now have time to get back to people and make website changes!
(I'm currently too injured to ride my bike or even work my actual jobs.)

Things are slow going, as my dominant hand is on the arm that's all messed up, (I can use the hand a bit, but it gets sore really quickly) but I'll be around a lot more over the next few weeks.

09/20/2022

A number of the shipping invoices sent in August have still not been paid.
These orders will be considered abandoned on Sept. 30th and will added to October's refund schedule.
(I can't be chasing people for and spending hours on $10 orders anymore either, so order minimums will have to return.)

The shipping orders that have been paid for, (even those paid for last night/this morning) will be going out today.
This is the only day I could take off to wait for FedEx pickups.. & I'm very sorry for the lack of notification emails, I just didn't have time to get the emails out while still getting orders scheduled/packed and dealing with costly FedEx mistakes & crappy customers.

A few of my customers have been incredibly kind and understanding while I deal with the medical and financial problems one is forced to suffer through to be allowed to access help in Ottawa..
There are no words good enough to express how much I appreciate this, so I've added a number of freebies to these orders! ❤️
I can't give you the time you waited back, but I do hope it makes the wait a little less frustrating.

09/15/2022

Further cancellations will have to wait until my next payday, as there's no money left.

With the number of cancellations, I always go over my banking limits, which leads to hundreds of dollars in additional fees & overage charges, cuts into other orders/refunds, & takes whatever money I have-- including money set aside for bills and groceries.
(Funds collected for shipping are held separately until I pay for the shipping, so they're safe.)

Those who are being refunded due to time/money issues on my end will not be charged any fees.

⚠️ When I get my computer back, I will be removing the ability to order & pay online. ⚠️

I'm really sorry to the people who use the website properly.. but I can't even get their orders out in a timely fashion because I'm dealing with the bank and angry/entitled people, (& broken tech I can't replace) whenever I'm not working my other jobs..
I'm just sorry I didn't remove the ability to order on the website sooner, as I do realize how frustrating it is to do things properly and still end up having to wait.

After those website updates have been done, I will be having a downsizing/moving sale.
This sale will include animals, supplies, and used equipment.. many items, (like the aquarium heaters & tools) have been used once, if at all.
More details on sale coming soon!

09/14/2022

My only computer died yesterday while I was trying to finish orders.
Unfortunately, I cannot manage orders or ever see what they are, without a computer.

07/28/2022

Please note:
Questions about animals, ordering, shipping and orders, via SMS/text, will no longer be answered.
(I need my phone, plus 30+ minutes per order, just to invoice and schedule shipping.)

Unfortunately, I only have so much free time and I can't get both the invoicing & shipping done while I'm answering questions all day.. it's not physically possible.. trust me, I've been trying all day, lol.

I will be staying up late and working all day Thursday to get the rest of the invoices out, but I have medical appointments all day Friday (July 29) and won't be able to get the follow up emails (to schedule shipping) out until Saturday.

The froglets are climbing out of the water!A number of them are already hopping about and eating springtails.I already h...
07/21/2022

The froglets are climbing out of the water!
A number of them are already hopping about and eating springtails.

I already have 14 or 15 tiny froglets now, and the frogs have currently raised 7 in their terrarium.

Though they'll be available for pickup or shipping preorder in another week or two, (they'll be going on the website as soon as I'm done redoing it) I won't be able to ship them until the weather is a little cooler.

Epipedobates anthonyi 'Santa Isabel'
Santa Isabel Dart Frog/Phantasmal Poison Frog

07/20/2022

The last 10 shipping invoices have been sent!

If you did not get a shipping invoice, (there's 2 that didn't) please check for my email..
Shipping within Ottawa is so insanely expensive that most people get upset when they get the invoice, so I wanted to confirm such before sending one.

This weekend, (& possibly part of next week) all ordering through the website will be unavailable while I redo everything.

07/19/2022

Because of people not reading the website and not replying to emails, I'm still behind..

It's also getting really annoying having to chase people down to be able to get shipping cost or to even find out which day their order can be shipped-- I don't have the time or money to chase you down.

A new policy will be added to the website:
If I have to wait 20 days for shipping payment or to even set a date for shipping, because you won't respond, 100% of the payment will be kept.

I lost $50 on Curious Creatures last month, as the additional banking fees people cost me by canceling their orders meant I couldn't break even.
This has to stop one way or another.

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