This is a pic taken of this guy last year. They have grown a lot but have maintained their colors. Does not seem to be a common locale that is kept. What other locales do leopard rat keepers have out there that are not Croatian?
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Turkish Leopard Ratsnake pic
sjohn
Oct 20, 2003 01:46 PM
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Terry Cox
Oct 22, 2003 04:54 AM
Nice looking snake, but doesn't look too different from my Croatian ones. I don't think there are very many locales of this species in the U.S., although someone might have Greek locales. Schulz mentioned several locations in his book, but almost all that I've seen here or in Daytona were of the Croatian or unknown. I wouldn't mind seeing some of the Greek islands represented along with the Turkish locale, but right now I think the blotched and striped forms are it. TC.
Oct 22, 2003 02:41 PM
Hi
Not many animals of situla has been maintained in their origional status. Since the Bern-convention it has been protected in all it`s distribution, and there is limited or practically no new blood injected to the hobby. Even the species has been reducing in numbers amongst the hobbyists, and it is very hard to find any animals from a distinct area. Most animals are from the former Youguslavia, but there are a few from Greece, Italy and Krim (Russia) too. I only know of very few people that has an interest in keeping the locality forms apart.
I keep 2 forms. Youguslavia and Greece and has kept them for up to 7`th generation. In order to do so without getting inbreeding problems, I need to keep several animals. Right now I am down to about 35 animals, and that is about minimum, if I like to keep the lines. I cannot get any new blood because there are none, and I fear what will happen when I cannot keep them any more. More than 200 juveniles has been sold or traded from me over the years, but so far, there has been very limited success other places. People don`t have the time to wait, and you cannot rush with these animals. They need min. 3 - 4 years to get mature, if you want them to be steady breeders for many years. Then they will lay 3-5 eggs every year with an average of male juveniles, and then they are not so interesting any more. NO THEY ARE NOT MONEYMAKERS, but it is one of the nicest animals I have worked with
Best wishes
Søe
P.S. I am not attending this Forum so often so if you have questions ask me directly on reptilia.dk
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