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Well, since I was told I had to "not just lurk," here's some photos I took today @ the MN Zoo. Most of them are even in focus!

A bunch from the butterfly garden (hooray for macro mode and cooperative butterflies!):

...and a tortoise that just looked oh so very satisfied with its meal:

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0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko - Tigger
0.1 Crested Gecko - Pooh-Bear

hey those came out really nice great job!

now your getting it OT post are plenty welcome and OT PICs are even more welcome and even encouraged!

thanks for the post
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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)
0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Saphira)

hopeful for not to distant future:
--Brazilian rainbow boas
2 or 3 more? maybe a breeding trio or two pair
-- something for the wifey... my list got to big...

Congrats, now you're getting it, we love the activity and OT shows a smattering of other things and keeps this forum active.

BTW, nice 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

Lovely shots! I took my daughter to that butterfly garden recently too. We spent the day at the MN Zoo for my birthday on June 27th. Since you presumably live in Minnesota (like me), are you a member of the Minnesota Herpetological Society? If so, we might run into each other at meetings (or events)...

>Well, since I was told I had to "not just lurk," here's some photos I took today @ the MN Zoo. Most of them are even in focus!
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>>0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko - Tigger
>>0.1 Crested Gecko - Pooh-Bear
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Renee
1.0 BRB (Loki)
2.0 amel & anery corns (Foxfire & Daguerre)
0.1 blood python (Duchess, arriving later this month)
1.1 Cats (Nightshade & Cuzzy)

>>Lovely shots! I took my daughter to that butterfly garden recently too. We spent the day at the MN Zoo for my birthday on June 27th. Since you presumably live in Minnesota (like me), are you a member of the Minnesota Herpetological Society? If so, we might run into each other at meetings (or events)...

I'm not a member, but my brother is, and I've thought of joining and/or tagging along to a meeting or two several times; it just hasn't happened yet. If you've ever been a part of the herp society's presence at the Renaissance Festival, we may have met there.
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0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko - Tigger
0.1 Crested Gecko - Pooh-Bear

Yes, I bring my snakes to the Ren Fest, usually on Sundays (since I have another volunteer commitment that often ties up my Saturday afternoons). In fact I'll be there tomorrow helping with the Como Cottage cleanup in preparation for the opening. Say hi when you're at the Fest!

>>I'm not a member, but my brother is, and I've thought of joining and/or tagging along to a meeting or two several times; it just hasn't happened yet. If you've ever been a part of the herp society's presence at the Renaissance Festival, we may have met there.
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>>0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko - Tigger
>>0.1 Crested Gecko - Pooh-Bear
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Renee
1.0 BRB (Loki)
2.0 amel & anery corns (Foxfire & Daguerre)
0.1 blood python (Duchess, arriving later this month)
1.1 Cats (Nightshade & Cuzzy)

aww im jealous i love ren fairs i wanna go! strap an a sword and check out the falconers and reptiles while digging into a turkey leg and sucking down the mead!!! always a good time!
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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)
0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Saphira)

hopeful for not to distant future:
--Brazilian rainbow boas
2 or 3 more? maybe a breeding trio or two pair
-- something for the wifey... my list got to big...

Yes, it is fun, especially when you're part of the action. The Minnesota Herpetological Society presents reptiles of all kinds at our "Como Cottage" every day of the Festival (weekends mid August through September). We always have alligators, giant tortoises (one roams the ground wearing a kilt) and plenty of lizards and snakes---from corn snakes to reticulated pythons. And we take our reptiles with us for the big daily parade.

The animals are a huge draw and it's the biggest fundraiser of the year for us. It takes a lot of volunteers but it's great to educate people about reptiles. Every year we get a lot of people afraid of snakes who touch one for the first time and begin to discover that they don't need to fear them. I especially admire parents who whisper to me that they're afraid of snakes but they don't want their kids to be, and they loudly and cheerfully encourage their children to touch the cool snakes.

>>aww im jealous i love ren fairs i wanna go! strap an a sword and check out the falconers and reptiles while digging into a turkey leg and sucking down the mead!!! always a good time!
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>>-Stephen-
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>>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)
>>0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Saphira)
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>>hopeful for not to distant future:
>>--Brazilian rainbow boas
>> 2 or 3 more? maybe a breeding trio or two pair
>>-- something for the wifey... my list got to big...
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Renee
1.0 BRB (Loki)
2.0 amel & anery corns (Foxfire & Daguerre)
0.1 blood python (Duchess, arriving later this month)
1.1 Cats (Nightshade & Cuzzy)

In that case, if we make it to Fest this year, we'll be sure to look for you. Also, like I said, I intend to tag along to a Herp Society meeting with my brother at some point, though I can't make it to the August one, so I guess that'll happen at a nebulous "sometime" in the future.

>>Yes, I bring my snakes to the Ren Fest, usually on Sundays (since I have another volunteer commitment that often ties up my Saturday afternoons). In fact I'll be there tomorrow helping with the Como Cottage cleanup in preparation for the opening. Say hi when you're at the Fest!
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0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko - Tigger
0.1 Crested Gecko - Pooh-Bear

Yes, do stop by Como Cottage if you get to the Fest! We always have a great bunch of animals (and people) there.

I've had to miss the last few MHS meetings myself but plan to make the August and September meetings---and October too, actually, since Kathy Love's supposed to be giving a talk (she's a corn snake breeder who wrote a great guidebook on the snakes).

There are always lots of interesting animals up for adoption at the meetings (fun to look at even if you can't take one)---and you can buy mice/rats much more cheaply through the Society than you can in stores (it's where I buy all mine).

Hope to see you there "sometime"!

>>In that case, if we make it to Fest this year, we'll be sure to look for you. Also, like I said, I intend to tag along to a Herp Society meeting with my brother at some point, though I can't make it to the August one, so I guess that'll happen at a nebulous "sometime" in the future.
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>>0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko - Tigger
>>0.1 Crested Gecko - Pooh-Bear
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Renee
1.0 BRB (Loki)
2.0 amel & anery corns (Foxfire & Daguerre)
0.1 blood python (Duchess, arriving later this month)
1.1 Cats (Nightshade & Cuzzy)