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I was away on a much needed vacation to my favorite play spot. Went for a week of camping, sun, water and lotsa barefoot water-skiing. Had a great time and have loads of pics, all still in my camera, will post up some later. Not many herps spotted, only a couple of juvi frogs and a lizard that was too fast to even get a pic of.

I came home to not one, not two but three decent litters of BRB babies. All three of them being tied (give or take) for the earliest litters of BRB's I've ever produced. Two look to be several days old and the third maybe a day or two. Since I'm unsure of the actual B-day I'm listing it as today. Will have to factor that into this years calculations on gestation times. Sorry, no pics yet (also still in the camera) but here's some of the stats....

Litter # one Wilma x Fred (oh yeah, they look gooooooood)

20 babies
1 still
5 slugs
Baby weights in grams
3-31
3-32
4-33
5-34
4-35
1-36
Total - 667 grams
Average - 33.4 grams

Due 08/17 (base on last years gestational temps) I bumped up the temps this year and was expecting shorter gestation. Actual was 117 days (again, probably a few days shorter since I found few day old babies) Her cage was the most messy from babies crawling all over the place.

Litter # two - Tink x Phoenix (another really good looking litter)

17 babies (not too shabby for a first time mom born in 2005)
2 slugs
Baby weights,
2-28
3-29
10-30
2-31
Total - 505
Average - 29.7

Due 08/19, Actual was 115(ish)

Litter # three Clover X Diablo, some good looking babies but a bittersweet litter.

20 - babies
13 - dead babies in water bowl (that really sucked unknown if they were viable or not)
1 - dead baby on cage floor
5 - slugs in water bowl

My largest count litter ever - 34 babies + 5 slugs for 39 ova.

Baby weights (on the small side most likely due to huge size of litter)

1-20
4-21
5-22
8-23
1-24
1-25

Total - 447
Average - 22.4

Due 08/21, Actual was 113(ish) I think this litter was actually born today or yesterday.

All in all, came home to 57 new mouths to feed, many of which have already gotten their first bite of my fingers

Will get some pics up when I can, have lots of catching up to do!!!!
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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

Big congratulations to ya Dave! That is some great news to come home from a vacation from. Sure got me jealous.

BTW that is some great numbers too!
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Ike Lightner

1.2 BRB (Dugo, Roxy, Brazita, & Lucille)

Thanks Ike, I am a little sad I missed the actual births. The really cool thing is I had not even started the pacing and constant checking of cages and I already have 57 babies to play with. aka to get bit by

>>Big congratulations to ya Dave! That is some great news to come home from a vacation from. Sure got me jealous.
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>>BTW that is some great numbers too!
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>>Ike Lightner
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>>1.2 BRB (Dugo, Roxy, Brazita, & Lucille)
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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

It's usually sad when a vacation's over, but in this case, coming home was probably the best part! Congratulations on all the new babies; can't wait to see pics!
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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)

Thanks.

Yeah, was pretty exciting coming ome to my little surprises. I've got some pics, not my usual entire process but do have tub pics of each litter. Will try to get them up later.
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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

Oooh, goody! I know what I'm buying myself for my birthday this year....snakes!!
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Julie

Surrounded by a bunch of BRB, some Ridleyi, a few Grey Banded Kings, Australian Cattle Dogs, a Belgian Malinois, assorted Mustelids and an incredibly tolerant male human.

Always happy to accomodate!!!

BTW, how's naughty.
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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

Naughty is still naughty, but she's growing anyhow. I overnighted her with a live fuzzy in a small container the other night and she was interested in it, but it was still there in the morning. She doesnt seem to get the mouse=food thing, but she's still one of my favorites and I feel privileged to have her.
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Julie

Surrounded by a bunch of BRB, some Ridleyi, a few Grey Banded Kings, Australian Cattle Dogs, a Belgian Malinois, assorted Mustelids and an incredibly tolerant male human.

Congrats and sorry to hear about the babies in the water bowl.

That stinks!!!

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But still got reasons to !!!

>>I was away on a much needed vacation to my favorite play spot. Went for a week of camping, sun, water and lotsa barefoot water-skiing. Had a great time and have loads of pics, all still in my camera, will post up some later. Not many herps spotted, only a couple of juvi frogs and a lizard that was too fast to even get a pic of.
>>
>>I came home to not one, not two but three decent litters of BRB babies. All three of them being tied (give or take) for the earliest litters of BRB's I've ever produced. Two look to be several days old and the third maybe a day or two. Since I'm unsure of the actual B-day I'm listing it as today. Will have to factor that into this years calculations on gestation times. Sorry, no pics yet (also still in the camera) but here's some of the stats....
>>
>>
>>Litter # one Wilma x Fred (oh yeah, they look gooooooood)
>>
>>20 babies
>>1 still
>>5 slugs
>>Baby weights in grams
>>3-31
>>3-32
>>4-33
>>5-34
>>4-35
>>1-36
>>Total - 667 grams
>>Average - 33.4 grams
>>
>>Due 08/17 (base on last years gestational temps) I bumped up the temps this year and was expecting shorter gestation. Actual was 117 days (again, probably a few days shorter since I found few day old babies) Her cage was the most messy from babies crawling all over the place.
>>
>>
>>
>>Litter # two - Tink x Phoenix (another really good looking litter)
>>
>>17 babies (not too shabby for a first time mom born in 2005)
>>2 slugs
>>Baby weights,
>>2-28
>>3-29
>>10-30
>>2-31
>>Total - 505
>>Average - 29.7
>>
>>Due 08/19, Actual was 115(ish)
>>
>>
>>Litter # three Clover X Diablo, some good looking babies but a bittersweet litter.
>>
>>20 - babies
>>13 - dead babies in water bowl (that really sucked unknown if they were viable or not)
>>1 - dead baby on cage floor
>>5 - slugs in water bowl
>>
>>My largest count litter ever - 34 babies + 5 slugs for 39 ova.
>>
>>Baby weights (on the small side most likely due to huge size of litter)
>>
>>1-20
>>4-21
>>5-22
>>8-23
>>1-24
>>1-25
>>
>>Total - 447
>>Average - 22.4
>>
>>Due 08/21, Actual was 113(ish) I think this litter was actually born today or yesterday.
>>
>>All in all, came home to 57 new mouths to feed, many of which have already gotten their first bite of my fingers
>>
>>
>>Will get some pics up when I can, have lots of catching up to do!!!!
>>-----
>>Thanks,
>>
>>
>>Dave Colling
>>
>>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)
>>
>>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.

Thanks,

The more I think about it, the more I think they may have not been viable to start with. They still had the coiled up in egg look. Not the swam till exhausted look. That and the one other still that looked similar but not in the water bowl????
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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 was tired, pics were not very good and I missed an entire tub of babies.

Wilma and Fred's 2008 babies...

Tink and Phoenix's babies...

OOppss, forgot to take pics of Clover and Diablo's 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

Dave,
...Really nice looking babies. Congratulations!
Jeff

>>Wow I was tired, pics were not very good and I missed an entire tub of babies.
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>>Wilma and Fred's 2008 babies...
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>>Tink and Phoenix's babies...
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>>OOppss, forgot to take pics of Clover and Diablo's babies.
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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)
>>
>>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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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,
Big time congrats. Will you be setting up a table at the Sac show this year?
Paul

Thanks Paul, Yeah I'll be there. Looking like I'll have a bunch of BRB's and BCI's as well.
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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

YAY!!!! I am so happy for you that your babies are being born over there! I can not wait to see their post shed pictures... especially the Wilma x Fred litter.

Now.... just waiting on Fluffy's kids... ahhh!!
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Aubrey Ross

©
www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

My "gravid" female Sable has started eating small meals at every feeding, and is going into a third shed!! I'm thinking she may not be gravid and is just getting chubby.

Maybe next year.
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Aubrey Ross

©
www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

Well, if not gravid, then she'll probably drop a larger litter 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

Thanks Aubrey,

Is cool to have new BRB babies after running out of my 2007's

Will be a little while before Fluffy's babies will drop, maybe as soon as a couple of weeks for Daisey and another month for Savannah.
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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

Sweet. Are you going to go to NARBC this year?

reako45

I may go just to visit but am not vending, just too far and much harder to vend than just visit.
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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

any how many more clutches do you expect?? hope your rodent colony is breeding better than your snakes, otherwise you gonna run out our of food very quickly!!!

congrats big time
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Dave

2.2 Normal BRBs
2.1 Anery BRB
4.4 66% poss het anery BRB
2.5 66% poss het new european line hypo

In the mail from the states
1.1 het hypo BRB
1.1 something special BRB

aims to work out what all my 66% hets really are, and then go from there. Sky the limit, well maybe

Hey Dave, Thanks!

Not sure but probably another 10 litters give or take. I bred 18 females but I believe several are not gravid.

Cranking the rodent colony up to full capacity. And I have a local rodent breeder I can get as many as I need from.
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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

Is it time to start upping that rodent production yet? Sounds like you've got lots and lots of mouths to feed!

Definitely time!!! Caught me by surprise (a little) was not expecting them so soon. My "due dates were middle of August with an early window guesstimate (from warmer gestational temps) of 08/02 - 08/06. I found the babies on 08/02 and two of the litters were at least a couple of days old, possibly several days old. Third was only a day or so old.
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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