Welcome to Off-Grid Exotics where reptiles and adventure meet! We’re a small hobbyist located in North Idaho near the Canadian border surrounded by thousands of acres of national forrest in “God’s Country”… FREEDOM! We live “off-grid” with alternative energy sources to be as self-sufficient as possible and yet still retain modern conveniences, and we drink the cleanest water you can drink from our mountain spring! Freedom. Independence. Oh yeah! Mountains, rivers, trees, lions, bears, moose, elk, deer… Oh my! And all of the goats, chickens, dogs, cats, and geckos too… That’s Off-Grid Exotics! We love homesteading in the remote mountains of North Idaho… It’s so peaceful and relaxing! All natural. Our love for reptiles traces back to childhood so it’s one we passed onto our own children too! We can’t tell you the number of critters in our home over the years raising three boys in the country… A LOT! Wild snakes, lizards, turtles, frogs, skinks, newts… It’s amazing what kids can find when they don’t have an iPad or iPhone in their hands! So don’t try telling us technology has made life better. We like to touch the grass and walk under the trees… IN THE REAL WORLD! Technology should only be used as a tool - not as a replacement for reality, or turning humans into robots… Go outside and take a hike! Get away from all the noise… Breathe in the fresh air… AND LIVE YOUR LIFE! Before it’s over... Life is short.... So buy your kid a gecko too! Not an iPad or iPhone… A GECKO! They’re so cool. When our children were young we would load them up and drive from one pet store to another checking out all of the amazing creatures each one had! Not the Petco’s and Pet Smart’s… The REAL pet stores! The mom and pop shops. The people who actually loved the hobby and cared about their animals.
But THE REAL FUN with reptiles began more than twenty years ago when we were bitten by ”a bug” after picking up a copy of Ron Tremper’s book on leopard gecko morphs, and we haven’t been the same since! New genetics are always being discovered too. Herpetology is a super cool hobby… It’s so fun and exciting! Sure, we had owned ”normal” leopard geckos but “designer” leopard geckos? WHOAH! So cool. We want one! Or two or three or four... LOL! We purchased our first breeding pair of sunglow leopard geckos from Garrick DeMeyer, and one of our nicest tangerine’s came from Jason Haygood... THEN LIFE HAPPENED! Bummer. We sold the collection and went completely "off-grid"... Only to return 20 years later! Does anyone remember fauna classifieds, or king snake classifieds? The good old days… Are coming back! The hobby is alive and thriving with new hobbyist’s joining every day... It's so exciting! We were always impressed with Kyle Golinveuax’s emerine/tangerine lines or "pacific greens" too so we're excited to see what the MTZB’s we purchased from The Urban Reptile and Jokers/Clowns from Matt Baronak produce for us! Have we told you how much we LOVE tangerines? A WHOLE LOT! Bold tangerines... Oh yeah! But our leopard gecko collection isn't very large or our main focus... Crested gecko's are! And yes, we're working with tangerines... Some of the best quality in the hobby! And many other top-tier genetics too... We sourced our crested geckos only from the most reputable hobbyists so be sure to check out "Available Geckos" page for the latest offerings!
Animal husbandry is a learning experience where people make mistakes, and not everyone agrees on “the right way” to do something, so a little grace goes a long way! We want to encourage other hobbyists - not drive them away! That’s why we created Off-Grid Exotics. We hope you can find the perfect gecko to add to your family! Or two, or three, or four... Hey, let go of my gecko! That's my gecko... I saw it first! Just kidding... I think I have a gecko problem... GECKOS ARE SO COOL!
Robert and Brooke - Off-Grid Exotics, Established 2026.