Meet The Family
Ryan Clydesdale
Ryan has been a reptile lover his whole life. He loves learning about new things. As a child Ryan used to catch snakes in his backyard and keep them safe in his garage in the summers, then let them go to hibernate in the winter. As an adult he has owned multiple snakes and is building each of the babies their own enclosures. His dream is to open his own store front with a reptile zoo in the back and teach his love of reptiles. If Ryan could get any animal into our store front would be a Fruit Bat.
Nicky Clydesdale
Nicky has been in the medical field since she was a teenager. While she hasn't always been a fan of snakes, she has always been curious of Bearded Dragons and Lizards. After meeting Ryan and Kaa, her love of snakes was awoken. Now her dream is to teach others about the benefits of owning and loving reptiles. Nicky is mostly doing the background work, running the social medias, working behind the camera and now running DTLA Pet Supplies. She is still loving on all the babies, and always on the lookout for new and exciting ways to grow and bring in the community. Nicky's top pick for the store front is a bearded dragon.
Dean
The D in DTLA is the oldest of 4. Our big hearted, sweet animal lover takes after his dad. He is always looking for new babies. Loves all animals and is always asking for new ones to be brought home. Dean is our most hands-on kid in the store. Between helping with the hard stuff, or cuddling the new babies to get them used to humans, Dean is the go-to. While being a kid, he does a great job during school while always ready to get a book to learn about the different snakes we have here at home. Dean's top animal he would love to have is a Hognose Snake.
Tyler
The T in DTLA is Tyler. Our wild teen. He loves his 4 legged animals so much, that when given the opportunity to fall in love with snakes, he ran with it. He helps with all the heavy lifting, and dirty work. He is awesome at running the front counter at DTLA Pet Supplies. Tyler's favorite part of DTLA is going to the reptile expos. Once we open the reptile zoo, he will be in charge of the turtles.
Luke
L is for Luke! Our rough and rowdy 10 year old! Although the family business is reptiles, Luke is more into the fur-babies. Having all of the dogs with him every chance he gets and raising his baby bunny Fuzzy. Luke is always very curious about the reptiles but prefers to stay with Nicky behind the camera. Lukes top pick is anything new and colorful. As time goes on Luke is getting more attached to Coco, and always looks for an opportunity to get him out and cuddle.
Andy
Last but not least we have our smallest of the bunch. Andy is not the biggest fan of reptiles, but as long as there is glass between him and them, he loves checking them out. Milk Snakes are his favorite as they are little and like to hide, just like him. Though he is still very new in the reptile world, he loves being a part of teaching kids it is okay to be scared, as long as you give something new a try. Andy will be happy if we had 100 milk snakes. Bingo is his best friend and cuddle buddy. Most of the time, if you are looking for one, you will find the other right there. Andy spends a lot of time at the store with mom after school. If you are looking for something specific, just ask Andy, he will know