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 #1834614


L.ROY
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 SNAKE LOVE in the SNAKEROOM

well i could’nt resist i’m just a weak man.
noobs check it out it’s as easy as making a pie.
the groom,


the bride,


and away we go!





thanx for looKING,
L.RoyJetzen



08/18/08  05:08am

 #1834644


Hatchet_man_90221
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   Message To: L.ROY   In reference to Message Id: 1834614


 SNAKE LOVE in the SNAKEROOM

Are those speckled kingsnakes they are very beautiful our speckled kingsnakes dont have as much of a pattern though
08/18/08  06:52am

 #1834646


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   Message To: L.ROY   In reference to Message Id: 1834614


 SNAKE LOVE in the SNAKEROOM

Very nice pair!!! Love the specks, congratulations :)
08/18/08  06:54am

 #1834665


L.ROY
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   Message To: Hatchet_man_90221   In reference to Message Id: 1834644


 SNAKE LOVE in the SNAKEROOM

hi hatchet,
hi candy,
they are Louisiana specks there’s only one other speck i like better and that’s the texas specks with the intense orange-yellow bellies.
this is the third time i tried to breed these two, hope it works this time but it’s still fun to watch them enjoy life.
08/18/08  07:58am

 #1834691


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   Message To: L.ROY   In reference to Message Id: 1834665


 SNAKE LOVE in the SNAKEROOM

Great photos! I’ve saved the ...ahem...most graphic one to my hard drive, for future Photoshop amusement!
Those are really pretty snakes; they look like they have been rolled in gold flakes.
08/18/08  09:16am

 #1834744


L.ROY
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   Message To: Greatballzofire   In reference to Message Id: 1834691


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but are they worth $25 ea,lol! that’s what i paid for them 5 yrs ago. my best score on ’03.
08/18/08  10:47am

 #1835088


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   Message To: L.ROY   In reference to Message Id: 1834744


 SNAKE LOVE in the SNAKEROOM

Congrats Jetzen!!! I’ve been contemplating trying Sky and Champ again. Between the both of us I think we got 6 months covered for breeding. I’ve done the easy ones with March, April and May, and you have January, Feb?, and now Aug. I’ll try my 2 again next month see if I can get Sept!!! LOL

With the way golds gone up in price the last few months, those 2 are worth a mint by now!!!! LOL
08/18/08  03:02pm

 #1835214


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   Message To: Lampro   In reference to Message Id: 1835088


 SNAKE LOVE in the SNAKEROOM

beautiful specks...

im building a 20 shoebox rack jetzen!!!

are you running flex watt or the heat ropes? any preferences?
08/18/08  04:32pm

 #1835417


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   Message To: Tdk   In reference to Message Id: 1835214


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Those pics are intense L.Roy!!!! Your snakes are HUGE compared to our babies.......sigh.....
08/18/08  06:49pm

 #1835430


L.ROY
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   Message To: Bratty_leo_sun   In reference to Message Id: 1835417


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hi my friends,
TDK, i prefer to use a portable baseboard heater for my snakeroom.
but i am set up with flexwatt too (6 watt 3 inch) availible from Big Apple, that i mostly use in the winter .
08/18/08  07:06pm

 #1835529


Tdk
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   Message To: L.ROY   In reference to Message Id: 1835430


 SNAKE LOVE in the SNAKEROOM

jetzen and lampro,

between visiting this board and aces, ive decided to go balls deep and turn into a kingsnake enthusiast. im finishing up a rack that im building as we speak, and i cant wait to pick up some kings to fill these racks up!


thanks again for the inspiration u 2.





08/18/08  08:40pm

 #1835537


L.ROY
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   Message To: Tdk   In reference to Message Id: 1835529


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i have some avail, some free some cheap.
08/18/08  08:45pm

 #1835574


L.ROY
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   Message To: L.ROY   In reference to Message Id: 1835537


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becareful collecting snakes can be highly addicting and can make you crazy.
08/18/08  09:11pm

 #1835600


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   Message To: L.ROY   In reference to Message Id: 1835574


 SNAKE LOVE in the SNAKEROOM

Quote:

becareful collecting snakes can be highly addicting and can make you crazy.


The main thing that prevents me from getting any more snakes right now is power consumption. I am not on the grid, I have solar and battery banks and gas generator, and can only produce so much wattage in the dead of winter at 3200 foot elevation, to keep everybody warm and happy. If I had power from the grid...I’d have knoblochis and mali uromastyx and horny toads and all sorts of other critters...sigh...
But I will stick with my three king snakes, 9 fence lizards (and possibly 16 more if all the eggs hatch!), my mice and crickets and all my cats, too embarrassing to mention how many of those I have! At least the cats don’t need special UVB and heat lamps, which I will provide for my fencies when it gets chilly and I can’t put their cages in the sun.



08/18/08  09:28pm

 #1835808


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   Message To: Greatballzofire   In reference to Message Id: 1835600


 SNAKE LOVE in the SNAKEROOM

thing that keeps us from getting more is money and space right now.We dont have a rack set up and just tanks so with 9 snakes it gets a little crowded,lol. I would like to get a rack for them but then we cant see them as well so until we find or make one with clear tubs they stay in glass tanks.hehe.But hey if we lived in Oregon we would have more of Lroys snakes,lol.



08/19/08  01:32am

 #1835938


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   Message To: Belbackclan   In reference to Message Id: 1835808


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Link
I am considering getting this book. I have my snakes in glass tanks, too, as I like to see them. I suppose one could make a standard plastic tub rack, then cut the front out of the tub, and mount clear Plexiglas onto it with glue and screws.
08/19/08  09:29am

 #1836031


L.ROY
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   Message To: Greatballzofire   In reference to Message Id: 1835938


 SNAKE LOVE in the SNAKEROOM

racks & tubs are the way to go and tubs are so much easier to wash.
i’d never go back to aquariums.



08/19/08  12:05pm

 #1836069


Tdk
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   Message To: L.ROY   In reference to Message Id: 1836031


 SNAKE LOVE in the SNAKEROOM

ive seen many racks with the lidless system. any reason you prefer lids over lidless? thanks jetzen!!!
08/19/08  12:53pm

 #1836190


Lampro
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   Message To: Tdk   In reference to Message Id: 1836069


 SNAKE LOVE in the SNAKEROOM

I used to keep all mine in tanks too. They took up most of the living room and some of the bedroom. My wife was overjoyed when I decided to build a rack to condense the space they took up. I put them in my basement to boot, so they were "out of her way". LOL
I do still have 2 50 gallons set up that I use as my "maternity ward" because my tubs are too low for their layboxes. ;)




08/19/08  03:10pm

 #1836239


L.ROY
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   Message To: Tdk   In reference to Message Id: 1836069


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i learned the benefit of having tubs with lids by having many many many psycho ratsnakes milksnakes and some kingsnakes that go ballistic when their tubs are slid out and then they come flying out and land on the floor if there’s not a lid on their tub to contain them.
lids are the way to go and many snakekeepers are now building racks to accomedate lids.

lidless tub and rack systems are great for balls and boas but not for psycho colubrids, i know from experience.
08/19/08  04:05pm

 #1836259


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   Message To: L.ROY   In reference to Message Id: 1836239


 SNAKE LOVE in the SNAKEROOM

I am exploring the idea of building a rack system like with the slide out tubs, only using my glass tanks instead of plastic tubs. I really want to be able to see my pets, without having to get up and go open the container. If the tanks are on slide-out platforms with space at the top for lights (for the lizards) and already have the locking lids, I just need to figure out the sliding platform the tank would sit on, which would slide back into the rack like a flat drawer.



08/19/08  04:23pm

 #1837211


L.ROY
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   Message To: Lampro   In reference to Message Id: 1835088


 SNAKE LOVE in the SNAKEROOM

Lampro,
yes i’ve done the coldest month and that makes me realize that breeding getula all year round is possible w/o brumation.
but i have had 0 success with the mexicana complex but that’s allright anyway because i am slowly phasing out all my mex-mex, thayeri, alterna, etc.
good luck with Sky & Champ, will their babies be some of each phase? or just normal hets? or some of all three phases? oh wait that’s how ghosts are produced so i guess there maybe four different phases there,lol!, i don’t know! i’ll just have to wait and see what happens,lol.



08/20/08  02:16pm

 #1837236


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   Message To: L.ROY   In reference to Message Id: 1837211


 SNAKE LOVE in the SNAKEROOM

They should be double hets, axanthic + hypo, unless one or the other carry a trait I’m not aware of. I’ve had these 2 together over 10 times since last year, and have yet to get any eggs from them. Sky seems to resist him whenever I put them together (righteous little girl I guess). Breeding the double hets together SHOULD give me a ghost (1/16 chance by the numbers), and both hypos and axanthics.
From one of the MANY failed breeding attempts with these 2.........



08/20/08  02:44pm

 #1837257


L.ROY
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   Message To: Lampro   In reference to Message Id: 1837236


 SNAKE LOVE in the SNAKEROOM

i hear ya, i’ve tried to breed snickers 3 times already this year and all 3 times her brother tried to kill and eat her, some of my snakes are goll-dern, psycho ,cannibalistic and sibacidal,lol!
08/20/08  03:15pm


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