well, there isn't anything new to report on. i haven't taken into account for the holidays so money will be messed up. i should be able to squeeze by however. i have given Rico 800 bucks on my little neonate, and im super excited about him. i have also given Kevin 325 on the other Vinsky blue animal. i should have them both paid for in December and i will go to pick up my neonate on the 15th if everything goes correct. i still haven't purchased any caging or thermostat or anything for the neonate. its going to be everything o can do to get him paid for in a timely fashion WITHOUT skimping on bills. anyway, i have plans to purchase a 9 tub rack system this week or next week. that will take care of housing. then i just need to grab a thermostat. i wont see the other male for a while, due to the breeding loan. but that's fine. i don't know what to expect from that loan but i have high hopes it will yield positive clutch and i can get some free babies! wont be long and i will have a substantial collection of babies! ha ha i still want some nice Aru type animals too. they are my favorite local of the green tree python, designer blood lines not included. there is another breeder i found that breeds Aru type animals. he is about to pair up 2 of the best looking snakes in his collection. so naturally i put myself on his reserve list. the best thing about this guy is his babies aren't of any outstanding pedigree. even though i consider them to be top quality animals, they aren't from any notable bloodlines. so they will be relativity in expensive. like 375 or so. i may even buy more than one! ha ha
anyway, that's all for this post. hope you all have a happy thanksgiving!
~Brandon
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Saturday, November 10, 2012
holy shit! out go faster then in come!
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ok, the three pictures above are of a paring i have been waiting for for a little while now. Rico Walder of Signal Herp has been breeding Green Tree Pythons and Amazon Green Tree Boas for decades. his name is among the greats in selective captive breeding of these animals. i have been wanting to purchase one of his animals and tour his facility since i started this obsession and learned about him.
i made a decision to purchase the other Vinsky Blue line animal last week from Rocky Gravely at Arboreal Enthusiast, but was always planing on purchasing a neonate from this, Rico's clutch. the top picture is the Dam, below the Sire, and bottom is the hatchling neonate i intend to purchase. isn't he so cute!!? he has a cute price too, 1500 bones! as you can see the parents are outstanding animals and this little baby will be no less outstanding.
i have already sent 1 of 3 payments to Kevin, the owner of the Vinsky blue animal in my previous post so that deal is sealed. (Kevin the owner, Rocky the breeder in who's care the snake is currently in, and with whom i will be doing a breeding loan. pay Kevin, breed with Rocky.. get it?) he is in shed right now but his paring starts soon after. it is Rocky's (the breeder) and my hope that a nice clutch is reared. that male has great blood and should produce a nice clutch.. that is, IF he turns out to be a good breeder. which some males turn out to NOT being.. :( even if he isn't, he is still a beautiful animal, worth of my posh arrogance.
the above little one however is also an animal of amazing bloods. the female is a Vinsky blue animal and as you can see she is an amazing snake. the male is a highland type male with lots of blue, also another top notch beautiful snake. i expect this baby to be as beautiful, or more so, as its parents. and GOD i hope its a female!!! i will have 2 males in my collection, and i would love to have purchased a female from this line. male is great too, i just have been wanting a female for some reason.. its my plan to pay Rico Walder for this little neonate this week. the deal struck was 50% down, and in a month or earlier i am to make a visit to his place of business Signal Herpetoculture surplus, and make my final payment as well as picking up my little jem and touring his facility. i hope to not only have fun and see some beautiful animals, but learn a lot from the visit. so i am going to have to some up with 750 bucks, and soon before some other asshole buys him from under me! stress! ha ha ha im sure i can manage it however. no sweat right!?
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
new caging?
good morning.
just felt like writing something this morning so i decided to blog about a cage manufacturer that i ran across the other day while on arboreal.forums. they are cages by Constrictors North West. they have 2 models. their Pro~Stack model and their Pro Line model.
their pro stack model is a very interesting cage, that comes in either white, grey, or black. the cages are made out of a recyclable plastic that is very sturdy and build-able meaning they break down and ship flat which saves much moneys on shipping. you get the unit and build it up. no the interesting thing about the pro stack model is its many cages in 1. basically you buy a 3 pack or a 5 pack of cages and you assemble it as one large unit. so its not 3 individual cages but 1 unit made up of 3 cage compartments. pretty rad. they have casters for easy moving and are supposedly very light. they dont come with a warranty, because they dont need one. being very sturdy im told i would have to push a unit down a flight of stairs in order to break it. but they sell replacement parts. so thats kool.
now these above are their Pro Line models. as you can see they are made from the same materials and are also very good looking the main difference is that they are individually built cages. they are still stackable, as illistraited in the above picture. but they are not all 1 unit like the pro-stack model. i like the pro line model because it would make moving the cages much easier in case of moving from one building to another. they are reasonably priced even in comparison to each other. and all prices include shipping, so that's pretty awesome.
the only thing i don't like about the cages is they they don't have any ventilation they come with 2 (one on either side) slits that are 3/8ths thick and 2" long. that's what they are calling ventilation vents. which in my opinion arnt worth a dam. but being that their is no warranty, and being that they are plastic, it would be easy to drill for vents, and doing so wouldn't void any sort of warranty..
all in all i think its pretty sweet. i like what they have going on over there. its my plan to purchase one or a few and try them out. im thinking a pro stack model for my quaintness room would be pretty helpful.
until nest time..
just felt like writing something this morning so i decided to blog about a cage manufacturer that i ran across the other day while on arboreal.forums. they are cages by Constrictors North West. they have 2 models. their Pro~Stack model and their Pro Line model.
their pro stack model is a very interesting cage, that comes in either white, grey, or black. the cages are made out of a recyclable plastic that is very sturdy and build-able meaning they break down and ship flat which saves much moneys on shipping. you get the unit and build it up. no the interesting thing about the pro stack model is its many cages in 1. basically you buy a 3 pack or a 5 pack of cages and you assemble it as one large unit. so its not 3 individual cages but 1 unit made up of 3 cage compartments. pretty rad. they have casters for easy moving and are supposedly very light. they dont come with a warranty, because they dont need one. being very sturdy im told i would have to push a unit down a flight of stairs in order to break it. but they sell replacement parts. so thats kool.
now these above are their Pro Line models. as you can see they are made from the same materials and are also very good looking the main difference is that they are individually built cages. they are still stackable, as illistraited in the above picture. but they are not all 1 unit like the pro-stack model. i like the pro line model because it would make moving the cages much easier in case of moving from one building to another. they are reasonably priced even in comparison to each other. and all prices include shipping, so that's pretty awesome.
the only thing i don't like about the cages is they they don't have any ventilation they come with 2 (one on either side) slits that are 3/8ths thick and 2" long. that's what they are calling ventilation vents. which in my opinion arnt worth a dam. but being that their is no warranty, and being that they are plastic, it would be easy to drill for vents, and doing so wouldn't void any sort of warranty..
all in all i think its pretty sweet. i like what they have going on over there. its my plan to purchase one or a few and try them out. im thinking a pro stack model for my quaintness room would be pretty helpful.
until nest time..
Monday, November 5, 2012
monday morning..
not really much to share. Gorgeous George took another meal last night. he struck out towards my hand but ended up biting the large tweezers. upon doing so he also wrapped up the food item. it was a bit of a struggle but after getting the tweezers free he still held on to the feeder mouse but he didn't have it in his mouth so i was a little worried he would have dropped it. however i replaced the towel over the front of his cage and he ,of course, took his time but he swallowed the mouse. so i was very pleased. its in my plans to purchase some rat fuzzies in bulk from a rodent supplier. i wanted to weigh the mice i have been feeding him in preparation to purchase the proper size feeder rats. this weeks feeder weighed 23 grams. so i will be buying rat fuzzies in this weight range.
this week will also, hopefully, be the the 1st payment on the new guy "RG-12-21" from Arboreal enthusiast. i am a little reluctant to spend the moneys.. i could deff use it in other areas of my life but im going to go ahead and spend it anyway.. unless R.G. has changed his mind. i have sent him an email to confirm our order. however i'm confident it will go through.
later..
this week will also, hopefully, be the the 1st payment on the new guy "RG-12-21" from Arboreal enthusiast. i am a little reluctant to spend the moneys.. i could deff use it in other areas of my life but im going to go ahead and spend it anyway.. unless R.G. has changed his mind. i have sent him an email to confirm our order. however i'm confident it will go through.
later..
Thursday, November 1, 2012
only been a week.
hello all, its only been a week but i am already in the works to purchase another snake. this nameless but beautiful male is older and equally as stunning as Gorgeous George. find inclosed a picture..
whats so special about this beautiful snake you ask!? well for starters its a beautiful captive bread animal that would look great in my starting up collection. another few great facts is his pedigree includes some of Greg Maxwell's time and effort.. a Vinsky blue line female from Greg's stock (now retired), another farm raised Vinsky blue line male and another female of O.S. high yellow blood line. Greg produced 2 clutches one with the two Vinsky blue animals and one with the Vinsky blue male and the O.S. high yellow female. he then took two animals, 1 from each clutch, and produced the clutch that yielded this male. so not only does he have some nice blue blood but some OS high yellow blood as well.
great pedigree.
whats even better than the pedigree is the current care taker was planing on using this male in a breeding project this season. since i am buying the animal during this time we worked out a contract to allow him to keep the animal during the breeding season and in return i get 25% of the surviving clutch. although it takes a massive amount of trust on my part, it should return much in my favor as well as his. i would be getting a proven breeder and at minimum 1 other neonate. unless there is less than 4 in the surviving clutch. which would be a bummer but worth the risk. i believe the risk is minimum. another down side is having to pay almost a grand for an animal i wont be able to see for some months.. :( but again, at the price of a fresh neonate or 2, it would be worth it. im hoping for the best.
i have also been looking at quarantine techniques. i have 1 other male i would love to purchase but im not ready to house another yet. the only reason i am going through the purchase of the above mentioned animal is he will remain in the current care takers possession until breeding activity has ceased, allowing plenty of time for caging and such to be sourced.
however i am planing a build within the next 2 weeks of a stand that will house 9 plastic tubs.
4 small shoe box tubs, 3 larger 3gal. tubs, and 2 very large tubs. the stand to Gorgeous George's cage will house these 9 tubs. 4 on top, 3 slightly larger tubs just below that, and the 2 large tubs on the bottom. this will allow me to house any size/ age green tree python in the appropriate size cage. heat will be provided via helix heat tape, and a spyder robotics thermostat will control the output. it will be perfect. iw ill be able to purchase a snake on in-plus and be prepared to house it.
for quarantine purposes i have a small room at work, that should be easy to keep warm this winter and has a locking door. i believe i will clean out this small room and turn it into my personal quarantine room. it will allow me to keep watch of any animal in quarantine during the day, and treat them medicly as needed, if needed, in a separate location from my main collection, of 1 animals ha. obviously the separate location will prevent the spread of mites and other harmful pathogens that may infect my main collection.
should be good. im hoping "work" allows the use of that room.. ha ha ha
thats all for now though.
until next time.
great pedigree.
whats even better than the pedigree is the current care taker was planing on using this male in a breeding project this season. since i am buying the animal during this time we worked out a contract to allow him to keep the animal during the breeding season and in return i get 25% of the surviving clutch. although it takes a massive amount of trust on my part, it should return much in my favor as well as his. i would be getting a proven breeder and at minimum 1 other neonate. unless there is less than 4 in the surviving clutch. which would be a bummer but worth the risk. i believe the risk is minimum. another down side is having to pay almost a grand for an animal i wont be able to see for some months.. :( but again, at the price of a fresh neonate or 2, it would be worth it. im hoping for the best.
i have also been looking at quarantine techniques. i have 1 other male i would love to purchase but im not ready to house another yet. the only reason i am going through the purchase of the above mentioned animal is he will remain in the current care takers possession until breeding activity has ceased, allowing plenty of time for caging and such to be sourced.
however i am planing a build within the next 2 weeks of a stand that will house 9 plastic tubs.
4 small shoe box tubs, 3 larger 3gal. tubs, and 2 very large tubs. the stand to Gorgeous George's cage will house these 9 tubs. 4 on top, 3 slightly larger tubs just below that, and the 2 large tubs on the bottom. this will allow me to house any size/ age green tree python in the appropriate size cage. heat will be provided via helix heat tape, and a spyder robotics thermostat will control the output. it will be perfect. iw ill be able to purchase a snake on in-plus and be prepared to house it.
for quarantine purposes i have a small room at work, that should be easy to keep warm this winter and has a locking door. i believe i will clean out this small room and turn it into my personal quarantine room. it will allow me to keep watch of any animal in quarantine during the day, and treat them medicly as needed, if needed, in a separate location from my main collection, of 1 animals ha. obviously the separate location will prevent the spread of mites and other harmful pathogens that may infect my main collection.
should be good. im hoping "work" allows the use of that room.. ha ha ha
thats all for now though.
until next time.
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