Visit to Graziani Reptiles (DUW!!!)

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Originally Posted by kavmon

how long did you stare at the BEL's ? :eek:


vaughn

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For a long time for sure .... I was scared to touch it :D . He had a couple of Ivories too that were sweet, and a honey bee that was spectacular. I am going to have to make a BEL though, I was totally stunned because that was the first one he pulled out. The kids went ooooooohhhhhh...

Neil

Beautiful snakes!! That lucy is gorgeous! Pictures of those racks behind y'all alone would be a treat! :sunny:

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Originally Posted by aaajohnson

For a long time for sure .... I was scared to touch it :D . He had a couple of Ivories too that were sweet, and a honey bee that was spectacular. I am going to have to make a BEL though, I was totally stunned because that was the first one he pulled out. The kids went ooooooohhhhhh...

Neil

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Seriously...just looking at the picture is enough make you stop dead in your tracks - thanks for sharing! =D

I think a Lucy would be the ONLY expensive morph I'd ever buy. Those are just amazing.

Lucies are cool, and it was a really great trip. Holding that caramel was really cool, and I dont know if I have ever held a pinstripe either. The silver streak was AMAZING. I just love them so much, I have a weird thing for black animals, dogs, cats, snakes, whatever. Although the silver streak wasnt really black, it was close enough. We had a really great time, and it was really awesome. :D :D :D

Hey everyone. I'm new. I've been lurking for a few weeks and decided to finally join. I'm going to make a "Hi I'm, new post" later on, but wanted to chime in on this thread. I just got back from Greg's place to purchase a pastel and must agree that he is awesome and has some amazing animals. I first offered to meet somewhere neutral because I know some breeders don't like to bring strangers to their facilities, but he insisted I come to his place. It was awesome. I was giddy. And he mentioned that he had visitors recently and one got tagged by the bullet. haha. Yes the lucy was awesome. I like the silver bullet ok, but much preferred the super cinnies. They're nearly jet black. It doesn't even look like a bp. Honey bee was amazing too. He showed me the original pastel from Africa. It doesn't even look like a pastel. He also has a ghost that is very visibly blueish grey. What a great trip. Totally worth the 4 hour drive. I'm so happy we didn't meet in town (he lives in the sticks....."town" is about 30 miles away) I highly recommend looking to see what Greg has when you go to purchase your next snake. He really is a great guy and loves talking about and showing off his animals. We spent like an hour just chatting about snakes and reptiles.

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Originally Posted by dcgator24

I just got back from Greg's place to purchase a pastel and must agree that he is awesome and has some amazing animals.

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Congrats!!!! and welcome to the site!!!!!

Yep that would be my wifewho got tagged ... small world, and the pastel you see in my avatar is from Greg ...

Neil

Stunning photos; that leucy; takes the cake! I think that Greg has the best Pastels.

I guess I'll just tell ya a little about myself. I'm 24 currently. When I was 11 or 12 I got my first snake, a ball python. During the next 5 years I acquired another ball python, a red tail boa, a cal king, couple rat snakes, and some corn snakes. When I left for college my mother took care of them for a bit but got a little fed up with it. I didn't have the room at college and to be honest I had other things on my mind at the time, so I sold all of the snakes. Last year I met a guy at work who breeds green tree pythons, and he invited me to come to the Daytona expo with him. I was going to get one of his gtp's, but was totally amazed at how the ball python market had exploded. I've never seen so many ball pythons in my life, and in so many different morphs. It was like corn snakes! I remember reading about and seeing ads for Bob Clark's albino in Reptiles Mag and thinking it was amazing. Then I saw the price tag and my jaw dropped. If you had told me then that I would eventually have an albino I would not have believed you.

Ok so since the expo in August I've been consumed with snakes again. I love it. I knew something was missing from my life. :) I've been reading everything online and checking out breeders sites. Got a few books too. I'd like to try my hand at breeding, but not to make a living out of it. Just have fun and enjoy it and if I can sell some snakes and pay for the hobby and acquire the more expensive morphs, I'd be happy.

My first purchase was a het albino female baby. Albinos are probably my favorite. I've got a male albino coming soon. I also have two 700 gm normal females that may or may not be large enough next year. I plan to get a few larger females. I just purchased an 05 pastel male from Greg, so that's what I hope to breed next year as my first clutch. The het albino will have to wait 3 years unfortunately. :( I also like spiders and bumblebees a lot and plan to get a male spider and female pastel this year for bumblebees and/or super pastels. What a great hobby! I can't wait for the Daytona show and next fall. Can't some soon enough. Thanks for reading.

Awesome pics thanks for posting them!!