Symbiotic Animal Alliance

31/08/2025

It's been one heck of a year! We haven't been on to post as much because we're working on our own projects at the same time lifes been kinda hard lately. But we still respond to messages and will be available whenever needed. As soon as possible we will be back to posting helpful animal care tips and content!

In the meantime we are still going to expos around the great lakes with Spunky and our crew, and are especially proud to support our local grown expos. So the next weekend is in our radar and we will be bringing a variety of animals and available for help at the Crown point Reptile expo hosted by Jamie kegebein!

Come meet the one and only The Spunky Leachie And Symbiotic owner Lucia Thiel along with many amazing keepers and experienced breeders local and beyond! We will be holding a fundraiser for USARK via Photos with local ambassadors Such as Din the Fire skink, Spunky the leachie gecko! Turbo the American Snapping turtle, Vaati The Cranwells horned frog, Batou the ball python, Luka the Crested gecko, Mana the Gargoyle gecko, Nehm the Tiger salamander and more!

We will also have Coloring and games available, and if it gets here in time temp tattoo application!

26/05/2025

Just Think! In less then two weeks our next expo Venture continues with Jamie, Kegebain's Crownpoint reptile expo at my home town Expo center! Lake County Fairgrounds, Crown Point IN!

We are still feeling what the neighborhood in our own backyard wants for a show. With only knowing the time we did Ultimate reptile expo in these fairgrounds a few years back. We know people want our core members, so YES Turbo Loving, Spunky brewster *The spunky leachie*, Batou Buttetsu, Alistar Heartgar and Din's fire will be there!

But we found aLOT of children of parents who also had vending spots at this expo getting antsy due to so much adult level Deals and sales going on and while we where a hit due to interaction and various levels of age related information on the animals exhibited.

These kids want games!!! And LOVE activities.
So more Coloring pages have been added, more kinds of coloring utensils, Air dry clay, stickers, WASHABLE kid friendly Reptile tattoos will be available, and a ringtoss and beanbag game to win some cool gifts for a Donation to USARK from their parents. A donation guide will be provided. But one such gift is a long loved Kid friendly Nat Geo Reptile book hoasting Uncommon , rare and normal pet level reptiles along with their Wild counterparts :) . This will be on the board for a 5$ Donation And 3 Beanbags have to go into Hole number 4 above the iguana in our very own Beanbag backdrop for both gaming and photo opportunities :3 Which the smallest hole infront of a dart frog gives you the opertunity to have a one of a kind Personal photo sesh of you and your fam with the one and only The Spunky Leachie! And a Autograph by her with a lucky gecko for you to take home

15/03/2025

15/03/2025

Come see The Spunky Leachie in her home expo at NARBC: North American Reptile Breeders Conference Tinley!!! Get a little keepsake and a link to keep connected with the USA's most well traveled reptile citizen as well as one on one time through the show. Spot us at the Tinley photo booth, the stoned gecko, the lounge at Garret's reach out reptiles booth, animal house and of course after volunteering at USARK - United States Association of Reptile Keepers meet us with Adam wicken of wicken reptiles at the chewy booth!

We will also be roaming the ground all through the show and be at the V I Wee round table during the after party!

Take a photo of yourself with the one and only Spunky leachie and share your photo and experience with the QR code on the back of the keepsake for future fan based giveaways and aiding the networking of Americans leachie!

28/02/2025

Come Today and tomorrow to the Crown point Reptile expo at our backyard Lake county fairgrounds!!! Meet local icons, get one on one photo and handling opportunities! Enjoy a fun day with friends and even free coloring pages and crayons for the little ones! There are also various other vendors with Sugar gliders, 3D printed toys, jewelry, snakes, spoods and MORE!!! This is our Hometown expo and we're pulling out all the stops! Lets give this expo the support it needs! Saturday 10AM to 5PM Sunday 10AM to 3PM KIDS COME FWEEEE!!!!

28/01/2025

Sorry for lack of infographs or updates on Symbiotic Animal Alliance and postings from The Spunky Leachie . We're revamping some things and testing different websites to actually have a platform we can be reached from outside of social media for those not really crazy about insta, tiktok,facebook and twitter. We also want to start doing youtube vids around the summertime.

But for now, we're ramping up for the March expo, and would like the communities involvement. whats some questions you wish to see explanations of? And species you wish to see a spotlight on? And most of all, what animals would you like to encounter and have information on at the Crown point Reptile expo??? :D we are open to responding now, but also open to responding with informative media through feb 28th as then we will be getting set to go to the expo.

The youtube channel is centered around "Adventures and reviews from the spunky leachie" called * WeeTV*

01/06/2024

Pardon the Hiatus last year, alot was going on so we didn't show up for the winter dates, but all is well now. We will be at the Ultimate Reptile Show tomorrow 11am -4 pm. while we will have encounters, be available to answer your questions and kid friendly critters, we are running a Donation bonus campaign for USARK. We hope to see you there at Porter County Fairgrounds, East Division Road, Valparaiso IN 5-12 yrs of age 2$ admission, adults 8$

Fan favorites and some new faces will be there such as The Spunky Leachie, Great lakes favorite ambassador Turbo Loving and Batou buttetsu! As well as Chaos, Chompy, Tsu Tay and more!

17/12/2023

Sorry we haven't had a online presence on this page in awhile, it's been quite the year, and we have honestly noted alot more traffic on our personal page Lucia Thiel . We really want people to start messaging through here, and we are going to get more strict about this with time. As while we help with Rehomed animals, and keep what is not able to thrive without alot of medical assistance. We do offer advice to prevent medical issues, or prolong more comfort to animals who are waiting to be seen by a proper vet facility. While I work in a animal clinic, I am a member of the Kennels team, and I help with assisting the technicians when I can... This does not mean I am a veterinarian, I can not prescribe, assist in prolonged care plans or provide medical information in terms of Measurements, over the counter medications or administration.

We are Trained in administration of medications to reptiles for our OWN reptiles, we are not permitted to train others without medical guidance " a vet" . While we want to help you so your animals can stay with you, instead of thinking your only option is to throw them out, or Expire them. We will only aid in basic care, advanced care of Geriatric reptiles. And any basic preventative care and palliative till YOU can get your pet to a vet.. Always have a Continued health plan with your local exotic Veterinarian. Even if your pet is healthy, their information now will help when they are not. To ensure the best course for your scaly family. Prevention is Paramount to the longevity and care of all reptiles.

04/11/2022

People always ask how they can help, while we do donations and we do offer RARE rehomes to larger animals we can't keep... We need a transport here guys! If Justin can't make the treck I don't want to stretch anyone into something they don't wanna do...So we would like other options so he doesn't have to stress if it can't be done.

The location is in Chicago ,60647 to then pick up a tortoise, and meet us at Ultimate Countryside banquet center in 6200 joliet rd IL. Msg if you think you can do the treck, we can't tomorrow cus we will be doing the expo, i can't leave my guys there. And current Owner has no transport..

Tortoise is healthy and has been recently vetted, just came from a very poor situation,was rescued, and now they can't keep him. Please PM if possible, thank you!

If you can make the transport happen I am paying for your admission into Ultimate Reptile Show: Countryside, IL I'm also offering behind the table encounters with our gang and unlimited photo/video, gas funds from the trip and concession snax fund for your trip home. As well as honorable mentions and asking for a addy to give you a " Symbiotic animal alliance" pin and Tshirt when we do release them as a part of our team"

22/10/2022

On the road again 🎶
Going being spoopy at the expo show today🎶
With whistly devils,snakes and toothy frogs galor🎶
They'll be only fourty minutes to an hour away🎶
So good to be back on the road again🎶

Ultimate Reptile Show Countryside 10am-2pm come have fun!

20/10/2022

Long as weather holds and animals are out of shed/ not cranky, the group going to Ultimate is going to be Halloween based:

Major Motoko (large female ball python
Batou Buttetsu Year Finale ( VERY large male ball python
Shoogi Snugz(Albino African clawed frog
Tsu Tay for his Year Finale (GFP albino Axolotl
Crimson Echos (Red albino Pacman frog
Spunky Brewster( Leachianus gecko
David Bowie( Chahouha Gecko
Hiku Ghibli Year Finale (Leopard Gecko
Din's Fire year Finale ( Togo fire skink

Year Finale's are due to weather, amount of expos pr the year and breeding projects. Hens Alsip being vaati and Manas Finale expos , ones going dormant the other is starting to lay so officially on hold till I find a male and get two healthy eggs.

We will still provide care information and encounters, BUT this will also be a little more lighthearted and have myth's and legends related to the species not only in our culture but their own. You wouldn't believe how fire skinks became a emblem before the turn of the century in not only shaman magic but even todays witchcraft! 🙂

All animals have had swabs done with Fishhead LLC and we are Fungus " such as cytrid and CANV" and Nidovirus free along with Fecals which should be returning by the time of expo but Spunky and our new animal Torkoal is Negative in the most recent and we've been Negative in our other tests for over 2 years with 105 fecals. We will also have Physical inspections done tomorrow and it will ensure the health of them at the most up to date leading to Ultimate Reptile expo 🙂 So feel free to come, say hi and enjoy the experience.