Away until Tuesday ...

... better late than never, but I'm finally out the door with my family for a little R&R over Labor Day weekend. I won't be answering threads or PM's while I'm away, but I should be able to do some email and of course, I always answer my cell phone.

Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend and for all of those with family & friends that has been effected in any way by Katrina, our thoughts are with you.

See ya'll Tuesday!

-adam

Have a great weekend, Adam. And hurry back.

We'll see ya when you get back. Have fun! :D

(oh my poor babies all alone..... ;) Yes, I'm pyscho but it's mostly a good pyscho. :oops: )

LOL our "babies" will probably be partying it up and staying up ALL day while Poppa Adam is away!

You have a super weekend Adam, you certainly need the R & R after such a busy month! Our best to your family from ours and we certainly second your wishes that all those affected by Katrina are safe with their loved ones.


~~Jo~~

My thoughts and prayer are with all those affected by Katrina. I know here in Memphis we were lucky to only lose power in a few areas and most only had problems with downed trees. Our new problem is housing many of those displaced by this catostrophic storm. All of our hotels have filled up and we have run out of gas. My husband was at 4 different stations and all were closed because they were out of gas. :eek: Please everyone keep in mind those who have lost everything and for those enduring the squalid conditions while awaiting relief. If you have anything to contribute to this cause please find it in your heart to do so! :please:

Good riddance.

:P

Ohhhhh..... I'm telling on you!!!! ;)

Oh yeah?!

Do I look scared?

Well....no. :rolleyes: But I can't see you too well throught the screen. :P (sorry, did I mention I am a little loopy from heat and exhaustion - and it's just too early to go to bed! I'm not that old yet.... just go ahead and ignore me :sleepy: )

Bah, I knew you'd say that. ..unimagitive old person..

:P

(I dunno what's gotten into me.. I'm usually not THIS rude.)

Hey now, just remember all that rudeness will come back to bite you in the butt when you're in my position! So nah! ;) :P (at least that's what I'm supposed to say) You've been mighty feisty here the last couple days! Have you been eating your wheaties or something? :rolleyes:

lol

No actually I'm just really excited about the NARBC show. I'm getting my burm.. and maybe an anaconda! I wanna go now!

Ah ... ants in the pants syndrome! I've very familiar with that. Seeing as how I have to wait a month for my new babies!!! grrrrr Have you made a decision on the anaconda yet?

I think I will buy her.

Only reason why not is if my mom balks. But.. honestly, she used to hate snakes. Now I have a 6' boa, she has a corn that she LOVES.. and she even touched my tarantula! I don't think it'll be a problem.

I'm saving all the money I can to take to this show. Who knows what else I'll come home with. What fun!

Oh congrats! Sounds like you will definitely have a full house there. I love to look at the big snakes, but that's as far as I get. I can't wait to see pictures. :D Do you have anything else in mind or just gonna see what $ you have left and what's there?

I have a very long want list..

I'd like to get a male hogg island boa.. preferably larger since my female is breeding size.

I want a male normal cali king.. maybe a couple female stripe/albino stripe.

Maybe dumerils boas.. suriname BCC.. black blood.. another female blood.. hypo roughscale male.. flame race kenyan sand boas.. male mexican black king.. sunglow motley corn....

Ahem.

Good gravy.....That's some list! WoW! :eek: Looks like you have the next several years paychecks spent and then some. I would like to get another snake that would be better suited to my kids. Something small and not shy, any suggestions?

Oh, that's only a small fraction of my want list. :D

Small and not shy.. kenyan sand boas. They rock. Beautiful, adorable, calm.
Corn snake.. staple beginner's snake.

What about the children's python? Corns would probably be a good idea. I just want something that's not jittery when the kids handle it. kenyan sand boas hmmmm I'll have to look into that one, thanx. Good heavens that list goes on. Well I guess if I had room and the money I would have a pretty good size list too, not to mention the hubby approval. *sigh*

My kids are saving up for Nelson's Milksnakes Christie. From all I've heard they are a lovely snake for a young beginning owner and personally I find them stunning, both normals and the albino's. Here's a few pics. There seems to be a lot of decent breeders out there that have them. My son wants a normal male het for albino, my daughter wants an albino. They seem very reasonably priced as well.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...sMilksnake.jpg
"normal" adult

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...NelsoniMil.jpg
The thin yellow stripe in the white stripe of the albino seems more pronounced as a hatchling and then fades in their adult years (or so it seems)

I think in my favorites I have a bunch of breeders listed somewhere.

~~Jo~~

Children's pythons are a fine choice. They aren't flashy snakes, but they are docile from what I hear.

I didn't say kings or milks because often the babies are shy, skittish little *bleeps*. My cali king and my black king both were bitey babies.

Hey those are nice too Joanna. Thanks for the link. Must start researching, it's only a half hearted thing right now, especially with my new ones coming in. Can't give the old husband a heart attack all at once....must gently ease him into it. ;) I'm a bad bad wife. :oops:

I've seen the kings in action.... good gracious they were snappy! Spazzy little snakes! Too many choices! Thanks for the input guys...keep em coming.

Hmm.. savu python.. calabar burrowing python (really cool snakes).. roughscale sand boa.. rosy boa..

Really? All of those are pretty relaxed and easily handled? Gotta get to some of these herp shows!!!

Yup. Savus can be feisty babies, but that's true of many snakes.

Hey Shelby! Is there any good caresheets you can point me to on the Kenyan Sand Boas? I could google it I guess but I was wondering if you knew of a more reliable source.

I can tell you whatever you want to know.

Basically.. keep babies in shoeboxes. Adult males 10 gallon or equiv, females in 20g.

90-92 warm side 80-82 cool.. don't go below 75 degrees.

50% humidity.

Use deep loose substrate so they can burrow.. no hide boxes needed.

Good gracious those really are tiny little snakes!! Are they snappy as babies or are they relatively calm then too? Those are pretty cool! Thanks so much for the info. :D

They were the calmest baby snakes I've ever seen. More so than your average corn even.

Wow! Sounds like they are so very sweet, and seem pretty inexpensive. I will definitely look into those little guys, thanks again for all the info.

No problem. If you have any more questions, you can PM me or start a thread.