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    Meet Murray

    Annnnnnd I now have potato chip #2.

    Thanks to our esteemed Deb, I got turned on to a phenomenal breeder who has sent me this precious morsel.

    Meet Murray!









    Background:

    I wanted an extreme red but near normal hoggie (kinda partial to how God made them with these guys, they’re just so darn pretty on their own), but I would only send my $ to the most ethical of breeders. With hognose you have to be extremely careful who you deal with because of rampant crypto issues, so it took a little time to find Mr. Perfect from the short list of breeders I was willing to support.

    Deb turned me on to Jason Taylor at Beyond GenetiX and voila! Murray!

    Murray was named after another dearly loved redhead, Murray Hewitt (Flight of the Conchords).

    See the resemblance?



    My Murray is set up in his quarantine tub right on my nightstand where he will live for the next few months before being moved to the creature room. I can tell you he is the SWEETEST boy ever. He’ll have a day here or there of sass mouthin’, but for the most part he’s a friendly little dream. Plus he’s eating like a flipping champ!

    Good breeding, people. It can’t be overstated.

    Thanks again Deb!!!!
    Last edited by hilabeans; 07-03-2019 at 07:25 PM.

    1.0 Lesser Mojave Ball Python "Neptune"; 1.0 Western Hognose "Murray"

    Lizards:
    1.0 Bearded Dragon "Nigel"

    Tarantulas:
    0.1 G. Rosea "Charlotte"; 0.1 B. Albopilosum "Matilda"; 0.1 C. Versicolor "Bijou"; 1.0 B. Boehmei "Lightening McQueen"

    Inverts:
    1.0 Emperor Scorpion "Boba"

    Dog & Cats:

    1.0 Doberman Pinscher "Bulleit"; 1.0 Siamese Cat "Boudreaux"; 1.0 British Shorthair Cat "Oliver”


    Goats:
    "Hazelnut" & "Huckleberry"


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    Glad I could help, he is a stunning boy, congrats!
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    what do you mean by crypto issues?

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    Re: Meet Murray

    Quote Originally Posted by sur3fir3 View Post
    what do you mean by crypto issues?
    Sadly the Hognose snake community has been hit hard with a rash of crypto throughout breeder collections. You have to be really vigilant with quarantine practices and some breeders have unknowingly sold animals infected, which have wiped out collections. Not sure if you're a member of any Hognose groups/forums/FB pages, but there is quite a bit of dialogue and history out there on it if you want a trip through the interwebs. It's scary. That's why I wanted to be SUPER selective in who I dealt with and even then, Mur-man will be in quarantine for a looooong time just in case.
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    1.0 Lesser Mojave Ball Python "Neptune"; 1.0 Western Hognose "Murray"

    Lizards:
    1.0 Bearded Dragon "Nigel"

    Tarantulas:
    0.1 G. Rosea "Charlotte"; 0.1 B. Albopilosum "Matilda"; 0.1 C. Versicolor "Bijou"; 1.0 B. Boehmei "Lightening McQueen"

    Inverts:
    1.0 Emperor Scorpion "Boba"

    Dog & Cats:

    1.0 Doberman Pinscher "Bulleit"; 1.0 Siamese Cat "Boudreaux"; 1.0 British Shorthair Cat "Oliver”


    Goats:
    "Hazelnut" & "Huckleberry"


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    Howdy do, Murray. Nice looking critter.

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    Adorable new snake.... Welcome, Murray! Glad you did your homework to get a healthy hoggie, I hadn't heard about the issues with them either.
    Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
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    Congrats on your cute boy!
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    Re: Meet Murray

    Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
    Adorable new snake.... Welcome, Murray! Glad you did your homework to get a healthy hoggie, I hadn't heard about the issues with them either.
    Yeah, it’s a bad deal. It involves several well known breeders and it’s a messy, controversial situation. It took me months before I was willing to pull the trigger. I had to find a breeder I trusted with an animal I wanted.

    1.0 Lesser Mojave Ball Python "Neptune"; 1.0 Western Hognose "Murray"

    Lizards:
    1.0 Bearded Dragon "Nigel"

    Tarantulas:
    0.1 G. Rosea "Charlotte"; 0.1 B. Albopilosum "Matilda"; 0.1 C. Versicolor "Bijou"; 1.0 B. Boehmei "Lightening McQueen"

    Inverts:
    1.0 Emperor Scorpion "Boba"

    Dog & Cats:

    1.0 Doberman Pinscher "Bulleit"; 1.0 Siamese Cat "Boudreaux"; 1.0 British Shorthair Cat "Oliver”


    Goats:
    "Hazelnut" & "Huckleberry"


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    Re: Meet Murray

    Quote Originally Posted by hilabeans View Post
    Yeah, it’s a bad deal. It involves several well known breeders and it’s a messy, controversial situation. It took me months before I was willing to pull the trigger. I had to find a breeder I trusted with an animal I wanted.
    Sorry to bother you but I am interested in the breeder. Or breeders that you might trust.
    Thanks,
    Ann Kennedy

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    So cool, congratulations and best of luck!!
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