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Different pics of a few of the holdbacks from 2005. These guys are chow hounds and soon to be on fuzzies.

I've got plenty of adult females that have locked up with a high yellow leonis and a nice buck/orange leonis male.....should be fun.

Has anyone ever moved eggs over a great distance say....600 miles? If so how did you do it and what do I need to look out for?

Thanks,
Russ

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The buckskin came from Mitch Allen

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just for clarification the leonis with the horseshoe on its head is a 2004 model as is the buckskin from Mitch Allen. Here is one other male 2005 holdback.

hey Russ
i don't recommend that you move your eggs. i think you should find somebody in the jacksonville area (say the 103rd st area) and just give the eggs to them. you could always have the person send you pics after they hatch.hahahaha
don't leave! you are the only person in town i know who has thayeri other than me!!

the two i got from you are doing soooo good.they never miss a chance to pound a pink and like you said about yours they are almost ready for fuzzies. the bull snake? he has me rethinking my kingsnake breeding only rule. what a wonderful snake. a gental giant. but what a handful to hold!!!
later jason

Glad you are enjoying the snakes...that makes producing them all the more worth it in my opinion.

Man I caught a nasty head cold yesterday....couldn't sleep at all last night so I went to the office for some midnight oil...err burn it. It was to cold to go herping or I would have done that instead. At 2:00 am it was probably 50 degrees. The good news is I punched out my two college classes for this term and now have ample free time....if that is possible w/ kids

Let's go herping.
Russ

you're holding back this many snakes? I think she NEEDS to know this...........

LOL

Good lookin stuff there Russ. I'm guessing your gonna push more of the yellow stuff in the future.

Hope all goes well with the move. I'd pack those eggs in moist (not wet) cotton and try and keep them from rolling around or changing position. I'd bet they can take a fair amount of vibration but probably not much alot of hard bumps. I'm sure they can take a day or so of less than perfect temps but I'd try and get them back into a stable incubator ASAP after the move.
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Man, I'm not so sure they will be able to take those bumps. mike

will be a testing one because I really don't have many options. Like you I'm concerned about the bumps of the freeway and what it will do to the eggs. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Russ

yeah she knows I'm really into the yellow leonis and buckskin for that matter. I've never really been interested in the MSP though I've owned a few from time to time .....they always seem to be sold off out of my collection

Should be exciting to see what comes out of the egg this year especially after the eggs make the trip from Florida to Virginia. I sure hope it all works out and appreciate your idea. I was aslo considering packing the eggs in damp spaghum moss inside egg boxes and then put those egg laying boxes inside a larger box filled about 1/2" deep w/ water. Water acts as an excellent shock absorber/cushion. I do like the cotton concept.

Hope all is well with you. We just had a baby girl in my house this past week. She is so cute...hopefully she'll like snakes

Take care,
Russ

Russ:

I agree with the advice that has been given already. The eggs are tougher than we give them credit for. Females in captivity and in nature often jostle eggs, and temp fluctuations are routine in the wild (it's the stable temps in incubators that are a far cry from nature). The key is to avoid vigorous, sudden movements capable of breaking tissue connections. Any sort of box-in-box plan with cushioning material ought to work just fine, provided you aren't doing any off-roading along the way.

And, congratulations on your own F1 addition!

Cheers,

Bob

Thanks Bob. How are those thayeri doing for you....any updated pics? Yes I'm thinking the cushioning trick just may work. No offroading on the way up to VA....kid in tow It's pretty cool to have a boy and a girl.

Take care,
Russ

on the new baby girl. Tell your wife, "she done good". Oh and the little girl will love snakes......your her biggest influence. Go do your job....Daddy. LOL
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