update.. finaly

well good morning all. when last i posted i had 38 page views. today i have 51! woo hoo!! ha ha so there is a few things to talk about. firstly, both of my animals are doing really great. Gorgeous George is healthy and active at night. feeding well and looks as beautiful as ever!! my little one RD12129 is also doing well, eating well and looks great. he has grown a lot too since i got him. i will probably weigh him i June and see how much he has grown. i purchased another animal that has been on breeding loan with Arboreal Enthusiast. i talked to them last of January. no updates since then. shouldn't be too much longer and he should get sent to me. that's an exciting thought. now just yesterday i put 100 dollars down on a High White male Aru type imported animal. he was too beautiful to pass up. only 438 shipped so i threw 100 bucks to hold him till later next week when i could afford him. aside from that i also purchased another neonate. :) this one is an Aru animal, with full pedigree information. I'm very excited about this one. i picked this little one from Kristopher from wrherpetology.com. he breeds strictly Aru animals and emerald tree boas. he has some amazing pairings in the works and will produce some great offspring, of course i will be purchasing 1 from the 2 clutches i am interested in. here are some pictures of the little one i just bought from him.

the above picture is the Dam. she is too beautiful!

this handsome male is Clyde. equally as stunning as his mate.

and this little one is my new addition. I'm very excited about his potential. I'm sure he will look very much like his parents. :)

now, on to some despairing news. a great man in the Herp field and community Rico Walder has come down with an aggressive form of brain cancer. you may remember that name from earlier posts as he was the great host from Chattanooga that my brother and i went to go visit with, and purchase my little one RD12129. that was on Dec. 22nd. later on in February he was diagnosed with stage 4 Glioblastoma, and 2 toumers were found. he has had to undergo surgeries and kemo, and is indeed doing better but is not out of the woods yet.  many many people have come to gather to help Rico by trying to rais moneys for his Dr. bills. he needs to raise 150,000 bucks! but since February his loyal friends, family, and fans, as well as devoted Herps in the community have helped to raise over 30,000 bucks! isn't that GREAT!?? another website IHERP.com has set an auction page (found here http://www.iherp.com/Reptiles/Auction/ ) to help raise moneys for Rico. all proceeds go to the Rico Relief fund. there are many things to bid on. please check it out and perhaps make a purchase. it will go to a great cause.

thanks all for today however. we hope Rico gets well soon. 

~brandon