At the height of my breeding program, my colony reached a whopping 18; okay, pretty dinky compared to some but since I am a clean freak, I felt like I was spending 40 hours a week just with these animals not to mention all of those at my wildlife center. When I hear claims of 30-50 adults I cringe as there is no way humanly possible that you can responsibly care for that large of a dry collection w/out cutting corners or giving substandard care. It got to the point where I was quickly losing the joy in working with this species and this year made a tough decision to drastically downsize my collection. I am now down to 1.2 indigos and I have to admit, I am enjoying it far more now. This is giving me opportunities to diversify my home collection while making working with my many herps at work far more enjoyable.



>>What is the total size of your Dry collection? I remember when I had 32 or so several years ago, man was that a lot of work!

>>Robert "the" Bruce I think had me beat back then..

>>Give us the #'s!!!

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>>Carl W Gossett

>>Garage Door Herps

>>Monument,Colorado...northern territory of the Great Republic of Texas
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Rob Carmichael, Curator

The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm

Lake Forest, IL

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