Bugs Sticks and Mantids

My name is Alezsandra and I live in London.  I've been married for almost ten years and have two wonderful children, a girl that's seven and a boy who is five.  My husband and I met at school and we've been together ever since, I'm very proud of that, it's almost unheard of these days.

I love cats and own a cattery and I think I have the perfect job.  I get up, play with cats all day and get paid for it.  Life doesn't get any better than that.

I'm interested in history and tracing my family tree.  I've managed to get as far back as the 1600s and I even have some royal blood running through my veins... very much diluted but that's not the point, it makes me feel important lol!

I like reading, swimming and pottering in my little garden.  I'm a "little" bit overweight and have just joined the Fat Loss 4 Idiots program to try and lose a couple of stone in time for my sisters wedding in November.  I've been doing all of the usual things, you know, pictures of very fat people on the fridge, chomping on carrots and the like.  I've also cut out all of the sweets and chocolate and go for a spoon of Manuka Honey whenever I have the craving for something sweet.  At least it's healthy.

So, nice to meet you all, I'm looking forward to being part of the community.

Remember me  , I am the "Mad Cockney" with "Batty Mary" and the old man David. I am still saving my £ coins to swap with you for some creatures, to go with my 11 African Greys, 2 cockatoos, 6 Gouldian finch, 4 Ringnecks, 2 Barn owls, 9 Cockatiels, 9 Canaries, 2 Java Sparrows, 3 Quail, 2 Rosellas, 4 Zebra finch, 2 dogs, 2 cats, 2 Xenapus, 1 Horned toad, 2 Leopard Geckos, 1 Long Tailed Skink, 1 Sand Fish, 2 Bearded Dragons, " African Pygmy Hedgehogs, 2 Corn Snakes, 2 Tokay Geckos, 15 Rats, 26 Mice, 2 Fruit Bugs, xvarious  stick insects-about 40, 4 Mantids, 6 Spotted cockroaches (at last count) 2 Emperor scorpions, various fish, 3 allotments and in my spare time I do some knitting.

Hope to see you soon so I can spend some more money! Do not forget I am still wanting a male Ghost mantid.

I love birds and reptiles.  I have 13 parrots including many that I have rehomed for people who cant look after them anymore.  My collection is:

1 Blue Fronted Green Amazon, 1 Galah Cockatoo, 2 Fischers Conures, 1 Moustached Parakeet, 2 Blue Pennants, 2 Port Lincoln Parrots, 2 Rosellas, 3 budgies (and two or more baby ones in the nest at present), 2 Cocaktiels, 1 Lovebird, 5 Zebra Finches and 2 Diamond Doves.

I also have 1 gerbil, 3 hamsters, 1 Horsefield Tortoise, 1 African Pygmy Hedgehog and a Chile Rose Spider. 

My husband has : 

1 Green Iguana, 1 Camelian, 3 Leopard Geckos, 1 Bearded Dragon, 1 American Green Racer Snake, 1 Burmese Python Snake, 2 Corn Snakes and 1 Boa Constrictor. 

And last but not least 1 St. Bernard Dog.

So we have a pretty full house !!