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The motley club that is...
Much potential here for this pair, cant wait to untill they are old enough to play

This is a male Hypo Mot 50% het anery

Thanks Brock, nice boas!!

Go Cubs!!!

thanks for looking

Mike & Lucy

Nice little Motley girl...I imagine her mate hasnt even been born yet.

Take care everyone!!
Thanks again Brock!

Mike & Lucy

I've noticed that you use Freedom Breeder caging. How do you like them (pros and cons)? I have Boaphiles which except for the urate staining I like for the most part. However, I'm considering getting a rack or two of the four foot Freedom Breeders.

I like my freedom breeders just fine. I got those back in 2000 and havent had any troubles. I dont know what updates they have made since then, but I prefer my ARS rack to them. One, for the more closed top to help in humidity retention, two the tubs are more sturdy, three the heat plates are more rugged and insulated and I like using the helix dbs on the ARS as opposed to the thermostat which came with the freedom breeder. I have never had any trouble with it, its one of those on off deals as opposed to the dbs.
So yea.. I like my freedom breeders, but they ARS solved a few of the things i didnt like. Both of them it is a good idea to put something in the front of the tub to keep the more ambitious critters from opening the tubs themselves to take a late night slither through the snake room.

Being a small hobby breeder, with a nice small collection i can use the caging I feel best suits the snake, such as, i keep my big females in 6' visions, my males in 3' neodeshas and 3' ARS racks, small babys in boaphiles and freedom breeders, and my CA females in 4' neodeshas.
All of them have thier quirks.
I havent tried any of the big boaphile yet, but maybe someday.

Hope this helps a bit,
Take care and good luck

Mike

Thanks for the comments. I'm also considering the Arcs caging system. Brian is only 3.5 hours away from me so I could save on the shipping costs by picking them up and I really like the larger tub size. You bring up a good point about "locking" the racks. I have adult boas and it does concern me that they could open the cages. What do you use to alleviate this problem? My Boaphiles are key locked so they are very secure.

Some of my freedom breeders came with this set up, which I added to the other freedom breeders and ARS cages.
Its simple and easy. Just dont run your screw all the way in so the metal tab can be spun out of the way when opening.
I have seen it done other ways as well, but this works for me.

I dont think you will go wrong with either tub system.

Mike

It is one of my favorite clubs to be in!! that's a nice hypo motley, hope he proves on the het anery for ya!

bc

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This is a sweet looking boa, he posed nice for me this morning. So had to throw up another shot of him.

I imagine he will only get better with age...awsome!

Mike