Reptile & Amphibian Forums

I don't recall if I've shared these...and decided I needed to!
this one is a fresh from the oven 2003 Spilotes...

still can't decide if "in" or "out" is better!

What a beautiful sight. Wow.

I'm starting to sound like Steve Irwin (would someone PLEASE slap me now!).

B

Np

Those are truly beautifull looking snakes and a testament to the hard work that you put in to breed and care for their parents. Thanks for shareing.

*Ciao*

Fred Albury

P.S.

Fred slaps Texas Indigo Gal.....per her request

ok probably a newbie question.. what is the substrate in the hatchling YTC pic?, beautifull snake!!!
-----
Jaylon ( bigJ)

www.hometown.aol.com/flyingcolorsloft/main.html
0.1 black pine
2.6 northern pines
8.22 leo's in albino and tangerine
1.3 UKC registered American pitbull Terriers a.k.a "the bouncers"

Any pics of this years erebennus hatching?
Chris

those are beautiful snakes! Do you still have Spilotes available? That is one of our "wish list" animals at our wildlife center that is opening next weekend. BTW....can't wait to post pics of our new couperi exhibit. The coolest thing is, is that I teach a zookeeper/mentorship class for junior high/high school kids who volunteer at the center....this class did some research on indigos in terms of habitat preference, zoo exhibit design, etc. and the cage that they set up is incredible (I helped conceptualize it, but they collected all of the various "decorations". I will post as soon as I have some pics.

Dean,

How much variation do you see in a clutch of spilotes? Are the young in a single batch generally pretty similar? Do the young look like the adults, or maybe I should ask, are there heritable patterns you see? I'm thinking of the amount of orange present, the spotted vs the chevroned patterns, etc.

Joe