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Hi everyone,
Sorry these aren't Corns, but I found this interesting so thought I'd share. I picked out 3 Captive Hatched Eastern Milks last Wednesday from a Clutch of 7 from an injured mother that had been dropped off at a local vet clinic, then turned over to a local rehab. She laid her eggs a few days after being brought in for rehab and is still in recovery at the rehab place. Wish her luck. I've been wanting an Eastern Milk, but in NY they are native, so illegal to breed/sell. I didn't want to take one from the Wild, so this was just the perfect opportunity. These babies have never known the wild. I didn't reaize when I picked them out that one had a patternless belly. I can't breed them legally, and am not even sure if the patternless belly is any big deal, I just thought it was neat. The other two have normal checked bellies. Here are some pics of the babies, no names yet...

Here is the one with the white belly, he/she is also the smallest one, and the most nippy of the three..

Here it his/her top side...

Here is the first baby that I picked out (just happened to be the first one I grabbed out of the tub and I fell in love with him/her immediately)

Here is a closer shot of his/her head marking. None of them had typical Eastern Milk head markings, they are supposed to have a distinct Y or V on their head.

This was the second one I picked out. They are tiny, but not bad considering the eggs hatched at 30 days...

There is the head pattern for this baby. My diamond isn't really as big as it looks, did I mention these babies are small?

Hope you liked the pics! We don't know for sure whether the mom was found in the wild or if she was in captivity. That was one reason the babies have not been released, no guarantee they are pure Easterns. Despite the odd head markings and one patternless belly, they look to be pure Easterns to me.

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Lyns Lair
Frogwatch USA
WNY Herpetological Society

0.1 Cat (Mia)
4.2 Ferrets (Wolf, Shadow, Verdell, Sullivan, Boo, Peach)
1.0 Carpet Python (Bear)
1.0 Malagasy Blonde Hognose Snake (Wilbur)
1.0 Yellow / Everglades Rat Snake (Pumpkin)
1.0 Russian Sand Boa (Fang)
0.1 Normal Corn Snake (Mysty)
1.0 Anery Corn Snakes (Suezo)
1.0 Banded Water Snake (Ripley)
0.1 Golden Greek Tortoise (Sunshine)
0.2 Mississippi Mud Turtles (Squirt & Shyanne)
1.0 Green Iguana (Norbert)
1.0 Whites Tree Frog (Trevor)
2.0 Solomon Island Eyelash Frogs (Chompy & Gimli)
1.0 AFT Gecko (Cocoa)
5.5 Leopard Geckos (Trouble, Scooter, Simba, Firenze, Teddy, Mystique, Freckles, Dotty, Zipper, Twister)

Gorgeous - one of the many snakes I'd love to add to my collection.

Lyn, I was looking at your site and was wondering where you got that cage for your carpet python?
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1.0 Ball Python "Aragorn"
1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa "Gimli"
1.0 Saharan Sand Boa "Frodo"
0.1 Rough-Scale Sand Boa "Arwen"
0.1 California Kingsnake "Gentoo"
1.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Indigo"
1.0 Snow Corn snake "Chile"

0.0.1 Crested Gecko
0.0.1 Irian Jaya BlueTongued Skink

0.1 Australian Cattle Dog/Pointer
"Kira"

Thanks for checking out my site. One of these days I want to totally redo it, but other stuff keeps getting in the way. I purchased Bear's enclosure at a local pet store. It's insanely heavy and we had a bugger of a time getting it down the stairs into the basement. I made a platform for it that has wheels so I can move it around by myself in my endless redecoration of the basement. He has a big hollow log too, not seen in the below picture, and I change out the vines seasonally. This picture was taken in fall, he now has vines with flowers for summer in place of the fall leaves. in winter I have holly vines with berries and pine cones. I'd like to make him a larger enclosure some day. This one is nice but not really big enough for a 7 foot snake. I think it was about $300. I like the front opening door. The screen top opens too but I never use it.

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Lyns Lair
Frogwatch USA
WNY Herpetological Society

0.1 Cat (Mia)
4.2 Ferrets (Wolf, Shadow, Verdell, Sullivan, Boo, Peach)
1.0 Carpet Python (Bear)
1.0 Malagasy Blonde Hognose Snake (Wilbur)
1.0 Yellow / Everglades Rat Snake (Pumpkin)
1.0 Russian Sand Boa (Fang)
0.1 Normal Corn Snake (Mysty)
1.0 Anery Corn Snake (Suezo)
0.0.3 Eastern Milk Snakes (no names yet)
0.1 Golden Greek Tortoise (Sunshine)
0.2 Mississippi Mud Turtles (Squirt & Shyanne)
1.0 Green Iguana (Norbert)
1.0 Whites Tree Frog (Trevor)
2.0 Solomon Island Eyelash Frogs (Chompy & Gimli)
1.0 AFT Gecko (Cocoa)
5.5 Leopard Geckos (Trouble, Scooter, Simba, Firenze, Teddy, Mystique, Freckles, Dotty, Zipper, Twister)

Well, you did a great job with it - looks awesome. I like the overall design of the cage. At last months reptile show in my area, someone was selling tanks with that exact design. I'm hoping they are there at tomorrows show as I want to get one (smaller of course) for my Crested Gecko. All you animals are just gorgeous - and I love your setups as well. Thanks for sharing!
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Check Out My Albums

1.0 Ball Python "Aragorn"
1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa "Gimli"
1.0 Saharan Sand Boa "Frodo"
0.1 Rough-Scale Sand Boa "Arwen"
0.1 California Kingsnake "Gentoo"
1.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Indigo"
1.0 Snow Corn snake "Chile"

0.0.1 Crested Gecko
0.0.1 Irian Jaya BlueTongued Skink

0.1 Australian Cattle Dog/Pointer
"Kira"

Actually, I had some Cresteds when I first saw that enclosure at the store and wanted to get it for them. Would have been overkill size wise, but I really could have made an amazing crested enclosure out of it. But then I traded the cresteds and didn't end up getting the enclosure till I got the Python. If I ever do get around to making Bear his larger enclosure, I sure would love to do something really fun with this one, maybe Cresteds or some other type of Rhacs, mabye one of the larger ones. The possibilites would be endless. I have a 6 foot by 6 foot by 3 foot Iggy cage, and am considering making him (my Iggy) a larger enclosure and giving that one to Bear which would free up his current one... Just one of several options I'm tossing around... Have fun at the show and I hope you can find one the size you want!
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Lyns Lair
Frogwatch USA
WNY Herpetological Society

0.1 Cat (Mia)
4.2 Ferrets (Wolf, Shadow, Verdell, Sullivan, Boo, Peach)
1.0 Carpet Python (Bear)
1.0 Malagasy Blonde Hognose Snake (Wilbur)
1.0 Yellow / Everglades Rat Snake (Pumpkin)
1.0 Russian Sand Boa (Fang)
0.1 Normal Corn Snake (Mysty)
1.0 Anery Corn Snake (Suezo)
0.0.3 Eastern Milk Snakes (no names yet)
0.1 Golden Greek Tortoise (Sunshine)
0.2 Mississippi Mud Turtles (Squirt & Shyanne)
1.0 Green Iguana (Norbert)
1.0 Whites Tree Frog (Trevor)
2.0 Solomon Island Eyelash Frogs (Chompy & Gimli)
1.0 AFT Gecko (Cocoa)
5.5 Leopard Geckos (Trouble, Scooter, Simba, Firenze, Teddy, Mystique, Freckles, Dotty, Zipper, Twister)

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Check Out My Albums

1.0 Ball Python "Aragorn"
1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa "Gimli"
1.0 Saharan Sand Boa "Frodo"
0.1 Rough-Scale Sand Boa "Arwen"
0.1 California Kingsnake "Gentoo"
1.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Indigo"
1.0 Snow Corn snake "Chile"

0.0.1 Crested Gecko
0.0.1 Irian Jaya BlueTongued Skink

0.1 Australian Cattle Dog/Pointer
"Kira"

Eastern Milks always catch my eye, and here in PA is it also illegal to breed and/or sell then. I think we can catch and keep up to 2 wild ones here in PA, but I also don't want to do that. Unless I'd come across a little baby, then maybe I'd think about keeping it.

Traci

What a perfect way to end your summer... Why don't you come to our Herp Show on September 19th??? You can make a weekend of it, visit me and see Mysty, visit Niagara Falls, have fun at the reptile show, drop off Autumn and go home with a baby Eastern? There are 4 more babies and I'll bet I can get her to save one for you!!!
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Lyns Lair
Frogwatch USA
WNY Herpetological Society

0.1 Cat (Mia)
4.2 Ferrets (Wolf, Shadow, Verdell, Sullivan, Boo, Peach)
1.0 Carpet Python (Bear)
1.0 Malagasy Blonde Hognose Snake (Wilbur)
1.0 Yellow / Everglades Rat Snake (Pumpkin)
1.0 Russian Sand Boa (Fang)
0.1 Normal Corn Snake (Mysty)
1.0 Anery Corn Snake (Suezo)
0.0.3 Eastern Milk Snakes (no names yet)
0.1 Golden Greek Tortoise (Sunshine)
0.2 Mississippi Mud Turtles (Squirt & Shyanne)
1.0 Green Iguana (Norbert)
1.0 Whites Tree Frog (Trevor)
2.0 Solomon Island Eyelash Frogs (Chompy & Gimli)
1.0 AFT Gecko (Cocoa)
5.5 Leopard Geckos (Trouble, Scooter, Simba, Firenze, Teddy, Mystique, Freckles, Dotty, Zipper, Twister)

the Mid Atlantic Reptile Show in MD is that weekend, and I'll be headed down to pick up my new male Nosy Be chameleon. I can't wait to get him, it'll be my first cham.

But I'd love to come visit you sometime. I'll have to wait till the hubby takes a break from his "car stuff", so someone will be around to take care of the dogs and cat while I'm away.

Traci