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I just wanted to let everyone that wants to know that I am back and have just warmed up all my adults.....I know I am way behind everyone and can't wait to get everything feeding and breeding again. Work has been hectic, not to mention my four children....You know, birthday parties, baseball games and all kinds of practice.....LOL
I am going to try and stick around again...Glad to see you guys are keeping this forum going strong.....Keep up all the good work and advice.....
John Lassiter

Good to see you back John. Hope all is well with you and yours.
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Vichris

Vichris Variables

Thanks Chris,
And things are actually better than ever......All this Overtime and I am out of debt and looking for a new house........I think I will have some weekends off now to do the 'snake thing' and stay up with ya'll. I am starting the latest I ever have......How's thing over there in AZ? I know I can probably read the last couple months' threads, but I am not up to it......Not yet anyway.....LOL
John Lassiter

all is well. All of my snakes are out and feeding and just saw the first confirmed hookup last night. Theres lots of tail whipping going on tonight too.

I just found out my 30 year old daughter and her hubby and kids are moving to TX sometime in June. Ft Worth area.

Glad to hear all is well with you and good to see ya back with us.
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Vichris

Vichris Variables

Oh Yeah...NM Chris (uncloudy) is from AZ....Oops.
Glad to see you are seeing some action over there. The tail whipping always stops.....Just take out the male...feed...and try again...and again..and again. But....You already know all of that.

Have all your females shed once already? If so, I am truly way behind..........Oh well, maybe it will all pay off. Have you ever had to wait for a second shed for a female to be receptive?.....I have many times.
John Lassiter

Yes, all of my females have shed. I've only seen one confirmed hookup though with my most "experienced" female and the most "experienced" male too. I've got 2 males that are in shed now.

So far Sharktooth has not hooked up and doesn't really act like he knows whats going on. Has anyone else had inexperienced males act like that?

These two are the ones that did the dance.

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Vichris

Vichris Variables

Funny ya'll should talk about tail whipping because I just put my first couple of Thayeri together yesterday, and every time he got close she would slap him in the face with her tail. Is this something that Thayeri do often? This is my first year to breed Thayeri, and I have not experienced this in the past with my cal kings, or corns. I will take your advice, and feed them, and try again. Thanks.
Ken

Ken, that means she is not ready just yet. Take the male out and try in a few days and just keep repeating until she breeds. Keep an eye on them when together. I had a female kill a male last year, when I was'nt looking. She did'nt even want to eat him..mike

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Mike,

Your yellow collection is SMOKIN. Another really really nice yellow thayeri Mike.

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Vichris

Vichris Variables

Thanks Chris. Now I just have to wait and see if they keep their colors. This is my first clutch of yellow ones. So far, so good.......mike

Mike is right. I've seen my cal kings, corns, milksnakes, gopher snakes, and graybands do it too. (tailwhipping)

I see it mostly in first time breeder females. John was right too about just feeding them and keep trying. Most of the time my females become much more receptive after their second shed.

All of my females were fed yesterday so I'll give them about three days, so they digest their meal, and then try again. I'd almost bet money though that they won't be ready until they shed again.
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Vichris

Vichris Variables

Didn't realize it might take them 2 sheds to get interested. Thanks for the advice.
Ken

John:

Glad to see you're alive and well. That reclusive lifestyle does not suit you!

Cheers,

Bob

Yep...still kicking.
I am way behind, but I hope the longer brumation time will be rewarding. I am feeding for the first time tonight......Man I got too many snakes!......LOL
I will try and not be a stranger,
John Lassiter

Hey John , good to hear from you. Someone said you traded all your Mexicana for Ball Pythons. Guess it was'nt true.......mike bod

Chris' Colubrids

OUCH!........
I never liked spider balls, ghost balls nor clown balls......LOL
That would NEVER happen Mike.....You should know better.
Did you really hear that or are you did you just know how much I dislike the whole ball python morph craze and their ridiculous pricing???????????
John Lassiter

BTW......Cupid is looking good.....Is she going to breed this year?

John, no, I did'nt hear that. Just kidding with you. I know you hate that craze. I'm going to try your female this year. See whats happens. Talk to you later, mike

hey john

i never post on the mexicana page but i check it out every now and then. glad to see you back on the board. hope all is well in corpus
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www.southtexasherps.com

All is great....Just a bunch of hard work ahead of me to catch up with everyone....If not, I guess I will be just a little behind...Doesn't really matter just as long as I get to see some Mexicana hatch for me again this season.....Nothing is as fun as that...almost nothing!
BTW.....Any herping going on in Kingsville??
John Lassiter

no john, no herping going on yet. waiting for optimum conditions with gas prices the way they are. i am getting anxious, so i might head out tonight.
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www.southtexasherps.com

The rain we finally got should have gotten them moving.....Ya'll got more than us for sure....
John Lassiter

john,
we got 1/4 inch last night and that was it. in bishop i heard they got between golfball and baseball sized hail. glad we didnt get any of that. didnt go out last night, i figured it was to cool. did go out tonight however. went towards hebronville, south of benavides. saw 3 dor atrox, 1 dor southwestern, 2 dor texas toads, 2 aor texas toads, and one aor snake that was off the road before we could turn around. got out too late, should have left sooner but had to wait for a friend, maybe next time will be better.
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www.southtexasherps.com

You showed back up....LOL.....Good to see you back John!!!
Toby
By the way reconize these gals?

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www.Wood-N-Snakes.com

They are looking great Toby......Glad to see they are comfortable feeding Jetzen style.....
John Lassiter

Funny thing John, I almost emailed you earlier to find out how you were doin'.
Get 'em all up and runnin' dude.

:Mark
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Surrender Dorothy!

www.crimsonking.funtigo.com

Will do Mark....Feeding like crazy right now.....
John

Don't stress about catching up to everyone breeding. It's going to be an awesome year for mexicanas. Who can argue that thayeri aren't the most exciting to see what comes out of those eggs in the natural snake kingdom. I look forward to seeing some of your pairings, especially from the mex mex's you had mentioned previously in another post.

One thing to remember is;
QUALITY OVER QUANTITY

Happy Herping/Breeding,
Uncloudy

I hope you are right Chris......And I do go by the quality over quantity rule.......I would love both though.....LOL
John

Hey John, your not behind me. I just brought my snakes out too here in Philly........mike
Chris' Colubrids

I was thinking that you guys brought yours out this time every year due to the COLD winters up there......I could not even imagine those temps. When you have to put a heater in the snake room to keep the temps up to 50F or so it is TOO cold for this South Texas native.....
John Lassiter

BTW.....Drop me an email when you get the time....