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Here's something I woke to Sat a.m.
pueblan milksnake laying....

and then this a.m.
south FL mole king laying...

She's not done and I think has one more to go..
I see two bad ones in there but I'm not one to complain much
:Mark
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Surrender Dorothy!

crimsonking.piczo.com/

OOOOOH!!,....good deal, Mark!, especially that pile o' occipitolineata eggs!..haha!, I know you're "stoked" over those!

best of luck with them!

~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

Thanks. I'm hoping for a successful hatch of course
:Mark
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Surrender Dorothy!

crimsonking.piczo.com/

Mark,
congrats on the "headlines" (occipitolineata). Are those usually pink or skink feeders when they hatch?
daveb
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vote in '08
chris cornell for van halen lead singer...

Thanks Dave. I'm hoping that they will take on their parents' appetites. Their mom is like a brook's in her feeding and the father, a wc, surprised me by taking rodents the first time offered and has since been a great feeder as well.
In my limited experience with the babies, they take pinks more readily than their L.c.rhombomaculatta cousins.
We'll see...fingers crossed.
:Mark
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Surrender Dorothy!

crimsonking.piczo.com/

awesome clutch on the s.f.m.k's.

Keep us posted on them.

L8r Shannon

You can bet on it.
:Mark
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Surrender Dorothy!

crimsonking.piczo.com/

Tell you what, since you have so many hatchlings to care for, I'll be happy to take those drab mole kings for you. Send you pics from time to time. Sounds like a sweet deal for you! Let me know..

Any guess as to roughly how many of those have been found in the wild?
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Mark

nice mole! you work with albino prairie? good luck

Thanks for the genuine offer! I'll think about it
I am not sure just how many have been found and I'm sure some were found and misidentified as well, but safe to say not too many. I had heard less than 50 but I bet it's somewhat over that. I dunno.
I know the father to the clutch above is a wc.
:Mark
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Surrender Dorothy!

crimsonking.piczo.com/

Years ago, didn't want to eat "diddly squat" on their own in the beginning. After a long while of trial and error with just about everything in my arsenal, I had to finally resort to force feeding a few small newborn Anole meals, and some egg mixture now and again to keep them alive until the feeding response "switch" was flicked on, and they fed voluntarily. Finally one day, the pinkie I placed in each one's enclosure was finally taken,.......I was one happy camper after that, and they were extremely voracious about eating from then on. It's funny about snakes......it seems once a feeding response finally registers in a neonate snake's tiny head, it's usually set in stone from then on!.....it just usually has to be triggered by a certain specific scent cue of sorts.

Of course, as you know,.....all snake's are individuals, and you could be fortunate enough to have all(or most)of them feed right from the start.

Whatever the case, I'm sure you'll deal with it just fine, as problem feeders from time to time are nothing new for someone with your experience to deal with.

Again, best of luck with those white "things"!

~Doug

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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

Damn Mark -- GREAT to see! I'm pretty sure you know which one I'm talking about...

Chris

Yup..don't worry Chris...I'll hold those apricots for ya!

:Mark
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Surrender Dorothy!

crimsonking.piczo.com/

Most definitely Mark... always looking for more campbelli! By the way now that I look @ her -- she is a cool snake... lol.

Chris

Nice Puebaln, minimal tipping if any??? Neat!
Very cool about the Mole too. Can't wait to see those babies
Tom Stevens
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TomsSnakes.com

Thanks Tom. See ya in Daytona??
:Mark
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Surrender Dorothy!

crimsonking.piczo.com/

I was waiting til I had a few clutches on the ground before booking Daytona, just got #11 so I may make the call tomorrow. I think I will be there no matter what but I may not get a table. I am gonna try though. You outa come out one night Mark. Even if you don't throw down the drinkage the snake talk and jokes are a lot of fun. Especially with Howie haha!
Tom Stevens
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TomsSnakes.com

I just might take you up on that. I have something for Mr.Sherman....
:Mark
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Surrender Dorothy!

crimsonking.piczo.com/

Congrats on the SFMKs!!!
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Lloyd Heilbrunn

Palm Beach Gardens, Fl.

awsome mole man good luck w/them,,,,,,,,,thomas
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Morphs... just like baseball cards BUT ALIVE, how cool is that???

my website www.barmollysplace.com

Looks like she did a good job, all in all! Congrats on those!
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Todd Hughes