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I used to think waiting for my BRB litters was a long hard wait!! Now I've stretched out the waiting for litters to almost double what it was before!!!! It's only April and I'm already pacing and checking cages frequently!!!

The culprits...

Candy is at POS + 98, she's a Pastel CBLT (Crcle Back Ladder Tail) bred by Reeses, my stunning 2005 Summit reptiles Pastel Salmon.

Cinnamon, not sure on here but she may be due very soon, she's illiterate and didn't read the manual. A very nice Salmon bred by Pepper, a nice normal male from basically boas aby line.

Ruby is at POS + 72, she's a Coral Albino bred by my porn star Motley brothers Heath and Nestle.

Spirit is at POS + 67, she's a pos Super Ghost bred by another pos Super Ghost.

Taffy is at POS + 48, she's a DH Sunglow from Barry Berg, bred by Dagwood an Albino pos het Stripe.

Crystal is at POS + 40, she's a DH Snow bred by Fireball, a TH Snowglow.

Vanilla is at POS + 28, she's another pos Super Ghost, also bred by the porn star Motley brothers Heath and Nestle.

Amber (I think this is her POS), she's a Super Salmon pos Jungle, bred by Snickers, Salmon pos Jungle and also had one of the Motley boys in there for a while, will have to wait and see.

Sierra, Albino pos het snow bred by Toffee, Anery pos het Snow.

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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

I still got BRB action to watch for, trakc and photograph when possible...... Yup, some new snake porn......

Bullseye x Porky (visual copulation)


Clover x Diablo

Ann x Phoenix

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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

I'm still taking tons of pics of all the growing future breeders....

Akoya, one of the darker pearls

Baroque, the stunning male pearl

Dot, one of my Will Bird acquisitions

Dotty, from Mike Lockwood a slow grower, from 2004 and still gonna be a virgin. At least she's stopped her fast and is now eating again. Loves mice so six at a time for her!!

Genevieve, the striped "hypo" darkened up a whole lot for a hypo but still cool striping.

Harriet, another of my Will Bird acquisitions

Apricot, the most colorful of the pearls

Pearl, the other stunning female pearl

Pistachio, the other male pearl, he's one of the darker group


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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Dave, those pearls are smokin! I want some!

Good luck with all your pairings this season looks like things are progressing well.

Milo

Thanks Jason, I'm working on making enough pearls to go around but unfortunately it'll take me a little while!!!

Exactly my point, this season will be insane!!!!!! And honestly, I'm having a blast!!!!!!
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Yeah, even though the waiting sucks...
The anticipation and guessing what you're going to get is exciting. Kinda like a kid at Christmas.

My breeding year has been wierd so far. I'm expecting my brb's before me bci this time and some of the bci that bred heavy early on didn't seem to take.

Like you said though, it all a blast!
Every year is a learning experience and is better than the last.

Exactly, like a kid waiting for Christmas and wondering what exactly you're gonna get. Don't get me wrong, I do love the coin the others will bring in but those few keepers IMO are worth more to me. Every time I pull Melanie and/or Pebbles out they take my breath away!!! The BEST perc of being the breeder, keeping those top one percentile babies. The ones no-one else ever sees, the ones that are never on the market!!!!

Hope your breeding year turns out well for you!!!
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Yeah I know what you mean. It is definately much more rewarding to breed your own special, favorite and unique animals rather than just to buy them. I've got a few things that I never saw in person until I had hets produce them right in my basement.
My leopards last year are a good example of that and I still can't leave those guys alone. Don't know if you saw the more recent pics that I put on the boa forum a while ago but they are growing up nicely. To top it off I just had a second female het leopard from a different pairing ovulate for me! So if I'm lucky I just might get two unrelated litters this time around.
I also just got an ovulation from a ball python of mine just the other day so this will also be a first for me having something lay eggs if all goes well. I have always kept boas exclusively but in 05/06 bought a couple of balls to kinda try it out. It oughta be a learning experience for me. Now I just gotta build an incubator.

Dave, you are the luckiest guy on Earth, with all those gorgeous snakes---and more on the way!

By the way, have you ever raised blood pythons? (I was thinking of getting a baby with lots of red...)
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Renee

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

Thanks Renee, I do feel quite fortunate with my collection. I've never had any blood pythons and don't know who's breeding them.
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

when we would get our next DUW thanks for those

is dotty a hypo?

hows is your new room comming out? is it going to be all set for when your gonna have a few hundred little ones lol
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-Stephen-

0.1 soon to be wifey (hopefully)
1.0 rotwiler/chow (Boomer-wifey's pooch)
1.0 norm corn (Jake aka grumpy old terdhead)
0.1 col redtail boa (Dixie-my baby girl)
0.1 ball python (Bella- wifey's baby girl)

hopeful for not to distant future:
--brazillian rainbow boas 1 female for sure
2 or 3? maybe a breeding pair?
-- bearded dragon for the wifey my list got to big...

more distant future hopefuls
1 or 2 of each maybe a breeding pair?
--anery boa (ooooh)
--jungle carpet python (love to have 1 or 2)
--dumeril boa (ahhhh)

slightly more wishful thinking
--hypo br rainbow boa (love em)
--anery br rainbow boa (oooh even better!!)
--motely boa (gorgeous!!)

LOL, I was even gone for a week on vacation, took the family to disneyland. Some of the pics were from just before we left and most are from roight after we got back....lotsa cages to clean and lotsa shed snakes.

Dottie is a hypo and a stunning one at that!!!! Now if I could just get her to eat more!!! I think the mouse thing will do the trick, once I started her on a mouse only diet, she';s been eating regularly, she just don't like them rat thangs!!!

The room has been on hold for the week and will get back to it as soon as I can, have the walls, insulation and sheetrock up. Still need to tape, texture, paint, and trim. Also do the final electrical, boxes are there and wire strung but no outlets etc.
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Some of those Boas are very close but according (others) to their POS on some they are a bit away and Ambers (I think) POS isn't listed even though you think you know it.

My Dumeril does that lump on top of her body position as if she is lifting that one particular section off the hot spot. I couldn't imagine the pacing going on!!!

I am impressed you even have time to answer questions on this forum like you do. Don't spread yourself too thin!!!

Your a maniac!!!!

I also believe you spend ample time with your family as well. You seem like that type.

Did you get rid of Thing?

>>I'm still taking tons of pics of all the growing future breeders....
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>>Akoya, one of the darker pearls
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>>Baroque, the stunning male pearl
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>>Dot, one of my Will Bird acquisitions
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>>Dotty, from Mike Lockwood a slow grower, from 2004 and still gonna be a virgin. At least she's stopped her fast and is now eating again. Loves mice so six at a time for her!!
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>>Genevieve, the striped "hypo" darkened up a whole lot for a hypo but still cool striping.
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>>Harriet, another of my Will Bird acquisitions
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>>Apricot, the most colorful of the pearls
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>>Pearl, the other stunning female pearl
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>>Pistachio, the other male pearl, he's one of the darker group
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>>Thanks,
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>>Dave Colling
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>>www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
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>>0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
>>0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
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>>LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
>>26.49 BRB
>>20.21 BCI
>>And those are only the breeders
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>>lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats
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Roberts Realm Of Reptile Research
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Thanks,

I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

Frank - Dave knows good and well if he is going to cast off ANY of his BRB's - they should come live with me.......

Actually- I would love any of his 'cast-off's'.
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Mike

7.13 BRB
1.2 Spotted Python
1.0 Cal. King

I am sure he has some seminal castings he would give you.

lmao n/p

>>Frank - Dave knows good and well if he is going to cast off ANY of his BRB's - they should come live with me.......
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>>Actually- I would love any of his 'cast-off's'.
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>>Mike
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>>7.13 BRB
>>1.2 Spotted Python
>>1.0 Cal. King
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Roberts Realm Of Reptile Research
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Thanks,

I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

Bags and bags of cage cleanings!!! Including many valuable sheddings. Jusgt pay postage and a small handling fee and I'll send you as much as you want!!!!
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Yeah, looks like they will be spread out through the summer, even into the BRB season. Amber looks like she's in her POS right now, so no, I don't know the date yet.

That;s what work is for, keeping up on the forums

Getting thin but not too thin (yet)

Yeah, just spent the week in Disneyland, glad to be back!!!

And Thing is right where he belongs, left hand rack, third row from the bottom, left hand tub!
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

All jokes aside I know he aint going any where. I just wanna see him. lol

>>Yeah, looks like they will be spread out through the summer, even into the BRB season. Amber looks like she's in her POS right now, so no, I don't know the date yet.
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>>That;s what work is for, keeping up on the forums
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>>Getting thin but not too thin (yet)
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>>Yeah, just spent the week in Disneyland, glad to be back!!!
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>>And Thing is right where he belongs, left hand rack, third row from the bottom, left hand tub!
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>>Thanks,
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>>Dave Colling
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>>www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
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>>0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
>>0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
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>>LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
>>26.49 BRB
>>20.21 BCI
>>And those are only the breeders
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>>lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats
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Roberts Realm Of Reptile Research
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Thanks,

I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

>>All jokes aside I know he aint going any where. I just wanna see him. lol

He just shed yesterday but also munched a rat so give him a few days to digest and I'll try to remeber to get pics. I woulda taken pics first but he caught the scent and was in no mood to hold still if'n ya know what I mean!!
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

>>>>All jokes aside I know he aint going any where. I just wanna see him. lol
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>>He just shed yesterday but also munched a rat so give him a few days to digest and I'll try to remeber to get pics. I woulda taken pics first but he caught the scent and was in no mood to hold still if'n ya know what I mean!!
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>>Thanks,
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>>Dave Colling
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>>www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
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>>0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
>>0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
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>>LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
>>26.49 BRB
>>20.21 BCI
>>And those are only the breeders
>>
>>lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats
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Roberts Realm Of Reptile Research
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Thanks,

I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

Thing is the subject today!! Still a little bulge but mostly gone so I pulled him out of his water bowl for a few quick pics...

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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Wow, I hope you let us know when you'll breed him. Where did he come from?

He's part of my "Genesis" group. a year ago a "striped hypo" came up for sale as being born from a WC gravid female. I ended up buying the WC female - Eve, the striped hypo - Genevieve and all the siblings (5.2 normals) . Since then Genevieve has darkened up and I'm thinking she's not hypo althought the stripe is wicked. The whole group of babies are a little dark except for Thing, he's like the single rose in a weeded over lot.

Eve...

Genevieve...

Morticia...

Wednesday...

Gomez...

Fester...

Thing...

Recently being male heavy in the project, I sold off two of the male siblings.

Lurch...

Pugsley...

Maybe next year but I suspect it will take one more year, they appear to be late winter babies so would be just a little too young for next year.
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Other than details and shipping, I'm done with 2007 babies, all but a few are now spoken for, now to concentrate on the 2008 "crop"!!
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

all but a few huh... so who is still left?
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-Stephen-

0.1 soon to be wifey (hopefully)
1.0 rotwiler/chow (Boomer-wifey's pooch)
1.0 norm corn (Jake aka grumpy old terdhead)
0.1 col redtail boa (Dixie-my baby girl)
0.1 ball python (Bella- wifey's baby girl)

hopeful for not to distant future:
--brazillian rainbow boas 1 female for sure
2 or 3? maybe a breeding pair?
-- bearded dragon for the wifey my list got to big...

more distant future hopefuls
1 or 2 of each maybe a breeding pair?
--anery boa (ooooh)
--jungle carpet python (love to have 1 or 2)
--dumeril boa (ahhhh)

slightly more wishful thinking
--hypo br rainbow boa (love em)
--anery br rainbow boa (oooh even better!!)
--motely boa (gorgeous!!)

0.1 from my Boo litter, 1.1 from Paul and my odd eye one from Betty. Plus there are some on hold - unpaid and maybe one or two may fall through but for all intents and purposes, those will all sell without even trying. Hmmm 100ish in less than 6 months that's like 200 in a full year.
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

I'm trying really hard to feel sorry for you, but its just not working!

I'm such a nice guy in such a surprising predicament, who would thunk it, pair up a bunch of snakes (beautiful ones if I do say so myself) and they have babies???
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Dang biology!!

Guess you'll just have to box me up some of your BRBs to make space for all of the babies. That'll be your punishment. hehe..

Sure, you just hold your breath and they will be there any second. At least when you black out you can dream they are there???
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

There is a nicer way of saying that...

Wish in one hand and .... in the other, which do you feel.

What if he blacked out and hit his head on something !!!

>>Sure, you just hold your breath and they will be there any second. At least when you black out you can dream they are there???
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>>Thanks,
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>>Dave Colling
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>>www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
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>>0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
>>0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
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>>LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
>>26.49 BRB
>>20.21 BCI
>>And those are only the breeders
>>
>>lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats
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Roberts Realm Of Reptile Research
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Thanks,

I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

Personally, I like to say "make your own".

FWIW "he" has indoor plumbing.

lol

>>Personally, I like to say "make your own".
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>>FWIW "he" has indoor plumbing.
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Roberts Realm Of Reptile Research
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Thanks,

I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

Pacing in front of his snake cages.

Dave - Are you getting 30 minutes a day 3 times a week for 10 out of 12 consecutive weeks in order to get your health benefits rebate??????

BTW - Dave and I work for the same company - so this is why I know about this..
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Mike

7.13 BRB
1.2 Spotted Python
1.0 Cal. King

Yeah but more like 30 minutes three times a day for the next 5 months!!!! Think they might just give me a double rebate???
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

>>Yeah but more like 30 minutes three times a day for the next 5 months!!!! Think they might just give me a double rebate???
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>>Thanks,
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>>Dave Colling
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>>www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
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>>0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
>>0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
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>>LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
>>26.49 BRB
>>20.21 BCI
>>And those are only the breeders
>>
>>lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats
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Roberts Realm Of Reptile Research
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Thanks,

I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

Goodness, Dave! You are going to have one crazy summer. Congratulations on all of your gravid gals!
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Aubrey Ross

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