I'm Nikki and have been into herps since I was 11. I started with a little male leopard gecko and it rapidly expanded from there.
I am 19 now and am proud to say that chameleons are my specialty but I also play host to many other charming creatures

I currently have 1.1 jacksons, 1.0 brevicaudatus, 1.1 corn snakes, 0.0.1 rough green snake, 1.0 Russian legless lizard, 1.0 savanna monitor (one of my other fave groups- monitors, I mean), 5 unsexed juvenile crested geckos, a lovely house rabbit, a geriatric cockatiel, 5 baby button quail, a goofy white German shepherd and several fishtanks housing guppies, crustacea, a Senegal bichir, a spiny eel, gouramies, a puffer, some small fancy goldfish and a giant softball size fantail goldfish. I also have several feeder colonies including dwarf hamsters, madagascar hissers, false death head roaches, crickets, Indian walking sticks, Australian prickly leaf insects, and waxworms.
It sounds like a lot but they are all my family and my main hobby. I am also into kayaking, powerising (aka bocking), various arts and crafts and reading a ton of books. I am a barista to fuel my herp addiction (and, well, I really love coffee!) and my girlfriend is a recent biology graduate.
I get my username from my male Jacksons, Kenya, and my avatar is my dog, Kemper, with his pumpkin from last Halloween.
Also, on the rare occasion that I handle my chams, they seem rather friendly as if they have gotten used to me over the time I have had them. They ADORE climbing in my dreadlocks and will happily perch on my head while I rearrange their cages and whatnot.