I had orchids in with my bevs for a year and they did just fine. Had to give the bevs to a friend when I moved across country and they still had the orchids in with them and were doing just fine. I've also been told they were fine by a guy working on of the chameleon booths at a reptile show.
If you need to find a new home for any of them when you do go to thin them out would you let me know I would be happy to help you in that department. I had 3 pygmy's before I moved back to Oregon, but left them with a good friend in North Carolina because I knew that wouldn't probably take...
If I were to send you pictures of my dog do you think you might be able to try and make some earrings of him? You do have some skill more then I can do thats for darn sure :D