Matt’s Minibeasts & Friends

Matt’s Minibeasts & Friends Children’s Reptile/ Minibeast parties, School/ after school visits, Scout/ Guide group talks
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Today, we are at Scopwick & Kirkby Green Village Show in Lincoln (LN4). Just the afternoon for this event. The weather i...
02/08/2025

Today, we are at Scopwick & Kirkby Green Village Show in Lincoln (LN4). Just the afternoon for this event. The weather is looking stable and the animals are all settled and ready to meet you all! Join us for an afternoon of Minibeast, Lizard & Snake holding! 🐍 🦎 🐢 🕷️ 🐌

This weekend, we are at the UK’s largest village show, Heckington Show! Yesterday was a very busy day, and the animals c...
27/07/2025

This weekend, we are at the UK’s largest village show, Heckington Show! Yesterday was a very busy day, and the animals coped very well with the timed handling sessions throughout the day. All set up and ready for day 2. Calippo the Panther Chameleon making his first public appearance on his new stand! 🐍 🦎 🐢 🐌 🕷️

Today we attended the 60th birthday celebrations of East Midlands Airport, with a family fun weekend at East Midlands Ae...
19/07/2025

Today we attended the 60th birthday celebrations of East Midlands Airport, with a family fun weekend at East Midlands Aeropark! The rain continued throughout the day, but it didn’t stop visitors to the AeroPark & visiting our Minibeasts & Reptiles! Thanks for having us, we will be back on Monday for their final day of celebrations! 🐍 🦎 🐢 🐌 🕷️

All ready and set up for a warm weekend at Rempstone Steam and Country Show! Casper the Crested Gecko making his first a...
12/07/2025

All ready and set up for a warm weekend at Rempstone Steam and Country Show! Casper the Crested Gecko making his first appearance!
🐍 🦎 🐢 🐌 🕷️

Hollowell Steam and Heavy Horse Show this weekend!!Unpredictable weather forecast, but we are all set up with heat mats ...
05/07/2025

Hollowell Steam and Heavy Horse Show this weekend!!
Unpredictable weather forecast, but we are all set up with heat mats & lamps! Animals ready to meet everyone! 🐍 🦎 🐢 🕷️ 🐌

Another warm year at Ashby Steam! We are all set up, with the fan going at full speed! The reptiles will like the heat t...
21/06/2025

Another warm year at Ashby Steam! We are all set up, with the fan going at full speed! The reptiles will like the heat today though! 🐍 🦎 🐢 🕷️ 🐌

We are ready to go at Clifton Campville Country Fair! @ B79 0BW near Tamworth. Come over and enjoy a traditional country...
14/06/2025

We are ready to go at Clifton Campville Country Fair!
@ B79 0BW near Tamworth. Come over and enjoy a traditional country fair & obviously meet your favourite scaly & slimy friends! 🐍 🕷️ 🦎 🐢 🐌

HERE ARE THE SHOWS I’M AT THIS YEAR, & OUR NEW REPTILE ROOM IS COMING TOGETHER! - READ ON!!What a busy few months! Apolo...
19/04/2025

HERE ARE THE SHOWS I’M AT THIS YEAR, & OUR NEW REPTILE ROOM IS COMING TOGETHER! - READ ON!!

What a busy few months! Apologies for no posts since Christmas, it’s been a very hectic time recently! With my dad passing away in November, understandably there has been lots of things to sort and one of those things was to move near enough all of the reptiles into one room, to save them being dotted around the house! This is now coming to completion so keep your eyes peeled for the photos of the new reptile room, that was our living room! 🦎😂

Also, here is a list of the shows I’m attending this year, just incase your passing and your want your snake holding fix! The first one is this Monday! 🐍

* 21st April- Kegworth Easter Market
* 5th May- East Leake May Day Festival
* 10th May- Nottinghamshire County Show/ Newark Show
* 14th June- Clifton Campville Show
* 21st & 22nd June- Ashby Steam Show
* 5th & 6th July- Hollowell Steam & Heavy Horse Show
* 12th & 13th July- Rempstone Steam & Country Show
* 26th & 27th July- Heckington Show
* 2nd August- Scopwick & Kirkby Village Show
* 7th September- Sutton Bonington Show
* 13th & 14th September- Road, Rail & Ale Fest @ Statfold Country Park.

Please notice the photo of Annie the African Fat Tailed Gecko smiling! She wanted to me to take this photo of her! 😀

All of the animals (& me, their servant), would to like to wish everybody a Very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year! It’...
25/12/2024

All of the animals (& me, their servant), would to like to wish everybody a Very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year! It’s been a successful year, visiting many different children’s parties, scout/ guide groups, care homes & schools and I have thoroughly enjoyed doing each and every one! To see the faces of individuals who overcome their fears- both adults & children, makes it for me.

I’m not normally one to put my life stories on Social media, but in November, my dad, the big friend and the amazing helper with my animals, unfortunately passed away. It’s left us in shock, as you can imagine, but I will be continuing to do my parties and visits in memory of my amazing father. Let’s just say- Mental health is a horrible thing that he battled with, for the majority of his life. He’s now not in anymore mental pain, which comforts me slightly. Anyway, thank you to everyone for your help & support and everyone who has booked me for their visits over the past year- it really does mean a lot to me.

All my best to everybody.
🐍 🦎 🐢 🐌 🐜 🕷️

Critter Crew Christmas Carol! 🎄 🐍 🦎 🐢 🐌 🕷️ 🐸 🎄Let’s sing along! 🎶 Here’s the completed song!On the 12th Day of Christmas...
24/12/2024

Critter Crew Christmas Carol!
🎄 🐍 🦎 🐢 🐌 🕷️ 🐸 🎄

Let’s sing along! 🎶 Here’s the completed song!

On the 12th Day of Christmas, my Critter Crew gave to me,

12 Hissing Cockroaches 🪳
11 Green Bean Stick Insects 🫛
10 Giant Land Snails 🐌
9 Asian Forest Scorpions 🦂
8 Loveable Lizards, 🦎
7 Snakes In Total, 🐍
6 Giant Prickly Stick Insects, 🐜
5 TAARRAANNTTUULLAAAAASS, 🕷️
4 Giant Millipedes, 🐛
3 Royal Pythons, 🐍
2 Funny Looking Frogs, 🐸
& A Very Very Sassy Tortoise! 🐢

Let’s end with everyone’s favourite, the creepy critter that is the Cockroach! I have got lots & lots of these little Madagascan Hissing Cockroaches. Some bigger than others!🪳 Did you know- they hiss by expelling air through their breathing holes located down the sides of their bodies (spiracles) and not all hisses are the same, they can mean different things. Clive, Clara and friends, make up my group of Madagascan Hissing Cockroaches!

I hope you’ve all enjoyed my Critter Crew Christmas Carol! 🎄 🐍 🦎 🐢 🐌 🕷️ 🐸 🎄

Critter Crew Christmas Carol! 🎄 🐍 🦎 🐢 🐌 🕷️ 🐸 🎄On the 11th Day of Christmas, my Critter Crew gave to me, 11 Green Bean St...
23/12/2024

Critter Crew Christmas Carol!
🎄 🐍 🦎 🐢 🐌 🕷️ 🐸 🎄

On the 11th Day of Christmas, my Critter Crew gave to me,

11 Green Bean Stick Insects 🫛
10 Giant Land Snails 🐌
9 Asian Forest Scorpions 🦂
8 Loveable Lizards, 🦎
7 Snakes In Total, 🐍
6 Giant Prickly Stick Insects, 🐜
5 TAARRAANNTTUULLAAAAASS, 🕷️
4 Giant Millipedes, 🐛
3 Royal Pythons, 🐍
2 Funny Looking Frogs, 🐸
& A Very Very Sassy Tortoise! 🐢

I just think these are the coolest stick insects ever and such a great animal to handle! 🫛 The colour is so vibrant and coincidentally the exact same as my uniform top! That’s just the females however, as the males are annoyingly much duller in colour! Found in Grenada and St Vincent in the Caribbean Islands, these insects don’t live for very long (up to a couple of years), but definitely make a statement when they are around!

Critter Crew Christmas Carol! 🎄 🐍 🦎 🐢 🐌 🕷️ 🐸 🎄On the 10th Day of Christmas, my Critter Crew gave to me, 10 Giant Land Sn...
22/12/2024

Critter Crew Christmas Carol!
🎄 🐍 🦎 🐢 🐌 🕷️ 🐸 🎄

On the 10th Day of Christmas, my Critter Crew gave to me,

10 Giant Land Snails 🐌
9 Asian Forest Scorpions 🦂
8 Loveable Lizards, 🦎
7 Snakes In Total, 🐍
6 Giant Prickly Stick Insects, 🐜
5 TAARRAANNTTUULLAAAAASS, 🕷️
4 Giant Millipedes, 🐛
3 Royal Pythons, 🐍
2 Funny Looking Frogs, 🐸
& A Very Very Sassy Tortoise! 🐢

Shrek, Stanley, Scooby, Sushi, Slinky, Sherbet, Shelley & gang, make up my 10 Giant African Land Snails! Shrek was my first giant snail I owned and he’s still going strong today. Like all of my reptiles, my snails are all from either reptile rescue centres or were unwanted pets. My ethos at Matt’s Minibeasts & Friends is to ‘give a home to a reptile in need, if I can’.

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