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i think i have some scrap melamine layin around if i send you the lengths ect and how many think you could do a quick idea type of thingy for me its gonna take a few days tho if i still have any it is at the other house and i dont go there often but i liked that idea of yours with the two diff sizes well three but i dont need the shoe boxes

np, just let me know what you have. I really only use the two sizes, just have the third size option for my Qaurantine room if need be.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
21.29 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Hey Tim, Don't know if you've caught on in reading our posts but we are the number one most popular forum. Even going WAY past forums with higher (2x) dedicated page counts. The way it works is each page has 50 threads. We have 3 dedicated pages so 150 dedicated threads. Themost popular forum is a sum total of all non archived posts. Every time a new thread is started , it moves thread #150 to our 4th "waiting for archive" page.

Soooo, if'n ya wouldn't mind, don't start a new thread in response to an existing thread.. Unless of course it's gone way down the page AND nobody is responding.

Just thought I'd let you know..

For the rest of you reading this post (BOB, FRANK etc.)
CAN'T YA READ

For the rest of you, can't ya read???
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
21.29 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Just ignore dave and don't worry about it.. Frank and bob will be here in a few and babble on and on about something or another.. entertain us all and make sure we get some value out of this thread too..

In the mean time, here are some OT filler for all to enjoy -

This is a copy/paste from a post I made on another forum.. so you guys won't know Mike.. but he is a nice guy, so play along..

Me and Mike went for a stroll through the woods this morning.. did not find much, but atleast we weren't behind a desk. I flushed 24 ticks when I got home (don't call peta on me) w/ about 1/2 of them being TINY!!
Check this little thing on my pinkie finger out!!

We did see a ring neck right off though, but it escaped before we got a photo.. also a racer that was a bit to quick (Mike has promised to dive in the mud after it next time if we are not in his car)..

Lots of these guys..

lots of baby sliders..

and for size reference..

there were lots and lots of ugly bugs..

and.. yes, we managed pics of a snake

not the most productive day out.. but is there ever really a bad day in nature?
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I hope there's not a lot of Lyme's Disease where you were hiking! That little tick reminds me of an adult deer tick (the carriers)... My daughter's had Lyme's and my Dad's had it 3 times (once hospitalized; they thought he'd had a stroke!) It's bad stuff!
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Renee

2.0 amel & anery corns (Foxfire & Daguerre)
1.0 BRB (Loki)

There are lots of deer ticks around.. but that one (and all the others that I got good luck at were lonestar ticks.. Still nasty little boogers.. but not has bad about carrying stuff. Only a few had actually attached - most were just crawling on me, so, hopefully it is all good.

>>I hope there's not a lot of Lyme's Disease where you were hiking! That little tick reminds me of an adult deer tick (the carriers)... My daughter's had Lyme's and my Dad's had it 3 times (once hospitalized; they thought he'd had a stroke!) It's bad stuff!
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>>Renee
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>>2.0 amel & anery corns (Foxfire & Daguerre)
>>1.0 BRB (Loki)
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hey my other job is huck fin, and tom sawyer, a little trick if and ticks do inbed inside of you ,use nail polish they pop right out

I once was pheasant hunting and noticed over 100 deer ticks on my person. I spend a lot of time in the woods. Hunting, Fishing, and hiking. So I thought I was a good candidate for the vaccine. It was a series of three shots ( one, three months later another, one year later the last.). Soon after that they took vaccine off the market. It was nice of them to inject me with that crap and then pull it off the market. I still get bit by a lot of ticks, somehow either the vaccine worked or I am one lucky SOB. Ticks little vector parasites, are even active in the dead of winter. Most bugs take a snooze during the winter, they do not, active all year. I truly abhor them. I feel bad for your child if she caught it. Bottom line, ticks suck, both figuratively and literally.

Death to Ticks!!!!
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Thanks,

Frank Roberts
Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research

i thought deer ticks were mainly upper midwest - i guess not. my neighbor got lyme disease a few years ago. if it was not for aids - we would hear a lot more about lyme disease. lack of caps is still because i am trying to handle and calm an agressive sub-adult spotted python while typing this. no bites this message, so it is getting better.
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Mike

2.4 BRB
1.2 Spotted Python
1.0 Cal. King

Deer ticks most of the eastern state and the northern midwestern states.

>>i thought deer ticks were mainly upper midwest - i guess not. my neighbor got lyme disease a few years ago. if it was not for aids - we would hear a lot more about lyme disease. lack of caps is still because i am trying to handle and calm an agressive sub-adult spotted python while typing this. no bites this message, so it is getting better.
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>>2.4 BRB
>>1.2 Spotted Python
>>1.0 Cal. King
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Deer ticks COVER most of the..

I really need an edit button..

>>Deer ticks most of the eastern state and the northern midwestern states.
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>>>>i thought deer ticks were mainly upper midwest - i guess not. my neighbor got lyme disease a few years ago. if it was not for aids - we would hear a lot more about lyme disease. lack of caps is still because i am trying to handle and calm an agressive sub-adult spotted python while typing this. no bites this message, so it is getting better.
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>>>>2.4 BRB
>>>>1.2 Spotted Python
>>>>1.0 Cal. King
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they are all over the place, I see more of them then the larger wood ticks.
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Thanks,

Frank Roberts
Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research

really nice camera what do you use?

Underdog.. I have several cameras.. Those were taken w/ a Canon eos5d

>>really nice camera what do you use?
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an earth snake? Please elaborate?

I love all R&A's especially snakes, I LOVE the anurans equally though.
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Thanks,

Frank Roberts
Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research

Virgina valeriae valeriae, Smooth earth snake.. or eastern earth snake - I don't really know a lot about the species..

>>an earth snake? Please elaborate?
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>>I love all R&A's especially snakes, I LOVE the anurans equally though.
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>>Frank Roberts
>>Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research
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I recognize the genera Virginia. I knew it was an earth snake, ok, maybe not. That's what I thought it was upon looking at it.

I have never kept one of those.

I have kept most smaller colubrids ( that are indigenous to NJ ) like Northern Brown ( dekay's ), smooth & rough green snakes, red-bellied snakes, and ring neck snakes.

Had my share of Thamnophis & Nerodia as well.
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Thanks,

Frank Roberts
Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research

be my sponsor lol on a serious note your animals are just plain kick a$$ alot of stuff i like in your groups of everything. I do have a few questions for you Via E-mail one day. some helpfull lil info bout some things is all. and here to say sorry for the new post is a few of my no longer with us friends (either rescues and rehomed or sold)
first is scar the poor skinny under fed ball who was housed with the blood shown below now in 100% health and as happy as ever with one of my friends i actualy gave scar to him as a grad present since he wanted a snake

scar was so happy in his new home 3 weeks after getting there he started to jam out with style with his new daddy lol

this was the blood that was housed with scar and was biting him both were skinny as hell but not only was all the bones showing in the blood she couldnt move her back half of her body and was SEVERE constipated somehow majior hard blockage needless to say he/she is at her new home with one of my pet store buddies and is 100000X better

this one was kinda sad my very pretty chinese water dragon very bad MBD couldnt realy use back legs wouldnt eat big lump formed above back leg just bad but BUT she is also better at a new home with a cute mommy


this lil guy wasnt bad just needed a new home was in a 20 long with dirt and ntohing else he is just fine a lil grumpy tho he is with the new mommy who took in the water dragon


AND this lil looker came into a very big local pet shop with lots of reptiles i wont say name of it tho lol and it was a excuse my talk here but a very ghetto female who was like that thing bites all the time i havent fed it in 4 months and it was housed with a 14' python yeah well the pet store took it in while i was right there and the reptile guy looks at me and goes meet you in back with her in 5 min this one is all yours lol 100% perfect in every way ate f/t for me no problems put her weight back on no problem tame as a lil kitten so sweet probed to be a male and went to a friend of mine who has a nice big old 6 year old very clean and pretty normal columbian female


this was my buddy rescue that i couldnt keep but i see every weekend he was a very tiny baby tame from the start still is but he was frozen in a 10 gallon outside cause the owner no longer wanted him so sad but he is a trooper made it through growin like a weed and still tame you can even scratch his head if very careful and out of his tank already lol he is like a snake inside his cage your fingers are food


you guys will like this one i order a pair of tame cb white lips from *cough LLL cough* and well neither one is tame at all not even close the female was shipped in deep blue and died a week and a half after arraivle and i sold the male cause i wanted a pair and well the female died and didnt want to deal with *cough LLL cough* again

just for fun some turtles at the pet store doin soul train

long enough dave? lol but my pics have a lil story with them oh and the ball and blood that were housed together were beyond infested with mites only thing better than a quarentine room is one at a house with no animals lol good thing i have nice friends lol

Sponsor!! It'd be like having a drunk guard the liquor cabinet.

Glad to see you've rescued so many animals but it's also very sad to see that you had to and to know that barely scratched the surface.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
21.29 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

well about your post dave yeah i know that it barely scrathes the surface but i do what i can when i can with very lil money. but OMG it just paid off this sunday i am getting a awesome rescue its from the same ppl i got the iggy from not that they neglet there animals just dont have the time any more due to a recent kid but here it is this sunday i get a 85 gallon fish tank in new condish the stand in new condish 2 heat light etc plexi top everything inside and a if i remember right on age a two year old brb for FREE FREE FREE!!!!! ill post pics as soon as he/she gets in

hey buddy nice flying V man hot stuff and the snake there on is something eles probally a great great pet really remarkable.

Don't give Tim a hard time! We should not care if we are number one or not, but it sure feels good.....

By the way labeling the post the way you did I thought this may give out some great deatailed plan on how to build a great rack!
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Mike

2.4 BRB
1.2 Spotted Python
1.0 Cal. King

YA got me!!
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
21.29 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

...
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Thanks,

Frank Roberts
Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research

I believe you purchased from thoroughbred - have you taken delivery yet? If so- can ya post some pics?
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Mike

2.4 BRB
1.2 Spotted Python
1.0 Cal. King

in the snake room....

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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
21.29 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats