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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

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

I have a total of 5 with roughly 40 other snakes and the 5 Cribos take a bit of time as well as space. I can't imagine having 30-40 Dry's....not to mention a ton of hatchlings to deal with.

do your students help you out or something jeff? i don't know how you can keep up this pace!! in my case, the last couple years or so, i've cut way back, keeping only the best of the best & i gotta admit, i do like it better this way. anyway, continued success & best of luck this season! i bet you sleep good at night! lol........

Sometimes the students help out, normally when they are short on cash! ;0) I have recently started taking on some HS kids with an interest in herpetoculture and looking for some extra cash. So far this has worked out great...

Take care,

Jeff
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Jeff Snodgres
University of Arkansas
snodgresjeffreys@uams.edu
501.603.1947

Howdy, Dr. G.,

Hope all is going well and you have managed to find some time to spend with fauna and family.
I currently have 48 adults and another 32 youngsters, with a few more expected to arrive this spring, though several currently residing within my collection will be going to new homes in teh near future.
Contrary to the opinion of a few, maintaining such a group in A-1 condition is very possible, if you are willing to spend the time, have the resources and have the support of a family which equally enjoys the genus.

Best regards,

Jeff
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Jeff Snodgres
University of Arkansas
snodgresjeffreys@uams.edu
501.603.1947