Kingsnake.com - Herpforum - 2 WEEKS IN REVIEW !

Posted by: carl3 at Sun Feb 26 12:37:51 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by carl3 ]

WELCOME TO THE 4th EDITION OF THE WEEK IN REVIEW
Welcome to another WEEK IN REVIEW! LOTS OF PICS so here is a little light reading while waiting for the pics load.

I skipped last weeks WIR b/c I had company visiting. This was a great weekend since I had a chance to hit the Hamburg (northwestern berks) herp show. It�s been a few years since I�ve been to a show. It�s just as easy to obtain quality reptiles online. Some say there is uncertainty with buying online since you don�t have the animal in front of you to examine. However, buy from a trusted source and you�ll have no worries. Besides, waiting for a package to arrive is like being a kid again on xmas morning.lol

As far as herp shows go, this one had to be one of the most crowded I�ve been to in awhile. I had to park a mile away (which I didn�t mind until I had a huge box of frozen rodents to carry back to my car.lol). I had so many people rub up against me that I felt violated a few times.LOL Definitely a lot of unique people there so in the future, if anyone wants to meet-up with me and say hi, I�m the normal-looking guy without piercings/nose rings/tattoos/pink hair/chains or other interesting things I also think I got a contact buzz while loading my car from some dudes parked next to me clam baking in the parking lot. LOL (where were the police? writing parking tickets of course.lol) Anyway, lots of cool stuff there. I would have taken pics BUT I always feel funny about asking vendors.

There was no shortage of quality herps present. In fact, I meet-up with Joe Rollo (bcijoe) who had some of the most amazing boas at the show. They were undeniably the best that I could see through the crowds. If only I had money, I�d make Joe a rich man! LOL. The only thing I came home with was FROZEN RODENTS and lots of em. If you were there, then you would�ve seen struggling to carry a giant box out to my car. I saved a small fortune on shipping though! I only have about 100 snakes so I can�t imagine how people with larger collections do it. Even if you bred mice/rats yourself, it still takes manpower/hours plus food/caging/water and cleaning supplies. Anyway, I also enjoyed seeing Paul Mitchell�s table. I have one of his female hogs from 02 or 03? and he always has beautiful boas. Plus, he had some very nice caging at the show. Overall, it was a good show. A little too crowded for my tastes but a lot of animals for this time of year. My wife was just relieved/happy that I didn�t come home with more animals.

THINGS TO CONSIDER:
2 Boas together?
How many females do you breed your males to per season?
does anyone breed for docility?
Transporting to the vet in the cold
proposed a ban on all exotics in Vancouver , British Columbia
about T Albinism
about arabesques
about arabesques part 2
het albino evidence

QUOTE and TIP OF THE WEEK (all in one):
hey dont laugh at my friend below, we've all had one of those nites.lol - john yocum ,ZOO-OTICS

-or-
Stop looking at me I�m doing the best I can woman! You go boy! - texhiss

Runner-up
its like the old saying: If my aunt had testicles she'd be my uncle.
Maizeysdad�s reply to: What if boas were warm blooded?

LONGEST THREAD OF THE WEEK:
Lil white ones born last night -mdc CONGRATS MATT!

more pics in the thread, including pics of the parents!

PHOTOS OF THE WEEK:
A Nicaraguan boa posted by John Yocum/Zoo-otics (cbreps)

Aby X Pc from Rich Ihle by boas_etc

Chucks new salmon boa

Colombians are not the only pink boas... -Phil Goss

Not too many BCOs posted these days. makes me wish I had not gotten rid of mine.

Paradox Salmontine??? - salmonboa.com

sort of a "paradox" salmontine - dave

and his het Sharp from ClassReptilia

Bolivian pic from cbreps

also some info on bca��s in this thread
Longicauda Pics... - PGoss

Possible super salmon double dose harlequin freshly shed! -skyslinger (ty at www.ratracesolutions.com)

Questions for the breeders out there...??.....Dial up warning....but well worth any wait. - ajfreptiles
Just a Motley - RyanHomsey

Brian Gundy / For Goodness Snakes

A little something different from Salmonboa.com - salmonboa.com

TWO VERY DIFFERENT SUNGLOWS! (more) - salmonboa.com (snakes owned by Phil Calvert)

which sparked this thread on contrasting boas
Meet the "magma stripe" ! - zenzinia

more pics here
Anyone here like freckles?? - iaherper

Guyana Girl - kitchi

We now know who really runs things over at Exotics by Nature!

Aberrant boa -Brian Ott (www.squamations.com)

Just a normal male... - PGoss

Something a little different -drimes (leopard hets)

OUTDOOR PHOTOS
Pics of lexxxx300�s anything BUT normal!

more pics here
AWESOME holdback Hog Island boa! - extreme_bci (Josh)

01 Suri Girl - Mark Damico

A nice photo of a juvenile Trinidad BCC redtail.. - Riobravoreptiles

Suri Pics from James

2003 Tudehope Female Suri Pics - JohnLokken

Nice 6 ft female striped Surinam redtail - koky6869

THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD:
Well, this category seems to go along with the breedings category these days.
BREEDINGS:
CONGRATS First Litter chriskimble 46 babies!

Great Valentine's Day present! - Tracy Barker

I hope to see some Colombian T Positives in a few months, creptilia

Feb and March expected babies....I hope....I hope.....I hope JohnLokken
gravid females and those breeding and some not yet breeding junglehabitats
madisonrecords

Coral albino female about to pop, had waxy stool yesterday...Scale seperation pic - Locolizard

Ghosts in the making? - bsaffron

Holding a ghost???? - iaherper

MOTLEY X POSS SUPER HYPO - rbonsell

CONGRATS! Davey Giltner
15 babies, 2 slugs. 4 of the kids are hypos � Can�t wait for the post shed pics!

THINGS THAT SUCK:
Spinal kinks and having to decide if and when to euthanize a snake.
Broken jaw - sun_king
Taking your eyes off the road to look for herps.lol. (j/k) -cbreps

THEFT: Someone stole almost ALL the spots off of these two and they want them back! Sorry cbreps!

FORTUNATELY, they caught the thief:

UNANSWERED POSTS
Another Midwest Rep. show in Arlington?
Pastel Hogs
05 Hog Island boa holdback. Check her out
Other uses for leftover DRY ICE
BCC or BCI
Do you have an Adult
gravid hogs
Opinions on the use of Flagyl
2nd Year coupling Questions

WELCOME NEWCOMERS and LURKERS:
Welcome mavericksdad
Which do you prefer? Morphs or naturals

FINAL THOUGHTS:
I have done away with some categories. If there are any categories you'd like to see, just reply and I'll read your recommendations. I made a separate section for the outdoor pics and will probably stick with it. No one submitted any rumors or hearsay so I deleted that section as well. I am thinking of seperating expected litters/gravid females from new litters recently born. Any thoughts?
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Sincerely, Jason
www.NortheastSnakes.com
NortheastSnakes@aol.com