I totally agree with Rob and others,

Although this is a DRY forum, the people that tend to own Drys are ALLREADY marching to the beat of a different drummer.They choose,for the most part,not to breed snakes or keep snakes that are overly *popular* in herpetoculture,snakes that have been morphed into oblivion, or snakes that are so common as to make them in some ways generic(My opinion only, dont get mad guys!)

In short..Dry keepers often keep snakes that DO NOT have a PROVEN methoology for captive maintenance and breeding and for whom there are not easily avialble "breeding formulas" that make breeding a step by step, connect the dots process.
Im not saying that Dry keepers dont keep boas, pythons and other colubrids that have been bred repeatedly. We do. But DRY keepers are like the guy at the tropical fish store.....staring into tanks **LOOKING** for something different that ISNT like what everyone else has.SEARCHING for something diffrent.

Enter the Spilotes!
Enter the Mussuruna!
Enter the Gilas!
Enter the Mexican Beaded Lizards!
And a HOST of other neat reptiles that most people dont gravitate towards because they are either not available, not well known, not currently "Popular" or trendy, or not easy to keep.

I personally LOVE the fact that Dry keepers keep other stuff. I stare on wonderment at Dougs Mussuruna, and my jaw hits the ground when someone posts spilotes pics. Esp the high yellow ones.

Frankly, 'Id like to see people post the neat OTHER animals that they keep, be it mammals or amphibs or birds.

Viva' la Variety!


Sincerely,

Fred Albury
Aztec Reptiles

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