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One of the bimacs just after it's first shed and meal. These are cool little snakes.
Terry lets see a few pics. RW

Beautiful little snake! I think I will be getting a pair of those within the next year or so. Do you have photos of the parents? -Toby

Thanks Toby. Here is a pic of the mother. Randy

Very nice! Thanks for the photos. -Toby

I've never seen one with so much color. That is a beautiful bimac Randy.
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I like that snake!How much do those little gems go for? jeff

Thanks. They only go for about $45 each. Here is the mother with the hatchling above while still in egg. RW

>>One of the bimacs just after it's first shed and meal. These are cool little snakes.
>>Terry lets see a few pics. RW
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Hi, Randy. That's a pretty cool looking baby there. You have a nice line of bimacs.

I don't have very many recent pics. I'm just working on one line right now, the "blonde phase". I was never able to get a blonde male to go with the female I have, so I had to breed her with an inferior male a couple times. This is a young male that I have from the 2004 breeding...

I also have another male and a female that I held back from 2004. I haven't bred the blonde female the last two years and she is getting pretty old (about 10 yrs). Here's what she looked like a couple yrs. ago...

About a year ago I picked up a new male that I like pretty well. I plan to breed him to the blonde next season. I hope to end up with even nicer bimacs as a result. Here's his last pic from about a year ago...

Finally, I have the pair that you sold me from 2005, but they are pretty small still. I don't have any photos of them, yet.

I agree that these are great little snakes (up to about 36 inches). They have lots of good qualities, are very interesting, and are pretty easy to look at and care for. I just don't like how they handle very well...pretty squirmy and one of the strongest musks of any ratsnake. Do you have a pic of the male you paired with that nice female of yours, or did you already post that?

Later...Terry

Hey Terry, let me know if you breed those bimacs. Musk and sqirming don't bother me, much. Really interesting looking snakes and a convenient size too. -Toby

>>Hey Terry, let me know if you breed those bimacs. Musk and sqirming don't bother me, much. Really interesting looking snakes and a convenient size too. -Toby

Toby, I usually post my breeding results here, just haven't had many recently.

These really are pretty interesting snakes. They remind me of miniature beauty snakes. They can sometimes be kept active year 'round, but I brumate mine for several months, to give them a rest and good reproduction results. They are Fall and Spring breeders, but only lay in Spring. Of course, one of the most interesting things is that they stay small. I don't think I've ever seen one over 36 inches. Cool, if you like small snakes.

My new male, a subadult, is only a little over 100 grams, and I'm going to use him to breed next year. Big females are normally around 300 grams, or less, I think. Yet, they are much like other ratsnakes in feeding, behavior, and other ways.

I think you'll like them...TC

Terry, I have been admiring them from a distance for a long time, but never got around to trying to get any. I like all of the Eurasian rats, and I like the idea of some smaller types. Since you put some weights on them, it really helps me understand how small we're talking! Wow, 100 grams for an adult breeding male! -Toby

>>Terry, I have been admiring them from a distance for a long time, but never got around to trying to get any. I like all of the Eurasian rats, and I like the idea of some smaller types. Since you put some weights on them, it really helps me understand how small we're talking! Wow, 100 grams for an adult breeding male! -Toby

Subadult, actually. I think they can get upwards of 200g. for males, and over 300 for females.

For one thing, not many collectors keep this species, so it's actually kinda hard to find. That's too bad too, because there's a lot of variation in spite of it's small range. And now the range is going to get even smaller because China has built that big Yangtze River Dam project right in the middle of it's range.

TC

PS: I forgot about this '00 speciman. She's from the first pairing of the blonde x brown phase. Picture was taken back in April...

Sorry, I didn't read carefully on the weight for the male, Terry. Still, those are little snakes! That is a very nice looking snake! I have read as much as I can find on bimacs, and I see what you mean about variation. Shame about that Yangtze dam! -Toby