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06-05-2022, 05:50 PM
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06-05-2022, 05:59 PM
#522
Gorgeous snakes, unique rocks & amazing flowers-  Many thanks!
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
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06-10-2022, 11:42 AM
#523
Registered User
 What types of stone?
Hi again!
Do you recommend tumbled stones for enclosures? And are there any particular stones you find better suited?
Thank you!
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06-11-2022, 06:41 AM
#524
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06-11-2022, 03:57 PM
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06-12-2022, 04:27 PM
#526
Re: Snakes and Stones
 Originally Posted by Holly_Medusa
Hi again!
Do you recommend tumbled stones for enclosures? And are there any particular stones you find better suited?
Heya! I don't really use my tumbled stones in my enclosures. Snake urates can be brutal to try and clean off. If I wanted to use tumbled/polished stones:
I would pick ones with a high density and hardness: microcrystalline quartz variants (like agate/jasper) would be my go-to as the mirror polish would probably survive daily scrubs with a steel brush for months before it faded.
Originally Posted by mlededee
Lord Sorril, I want to comment on this thread to congratulate you.
This thread has received over ONE MILLION views! That is incredible! 
Only 1 million? I'm still a 'young' guy with big snake plans: lets try for 10 million. 
Originally Posted by Bogertophis
Wow!  That's awesome, Lord Sorril!  
Thank you Boger, and Thank you all!
Snakes and Stones Season '22 is in progress! First clutch for me was laid on June 1st. I am up to 4 right now. Aiming for a light year of ~25 clutches this go round (next year 2X).
I am disappointed that I will not get to use my time lapse incubator this season (I was going to upgrade to HD video). I am working too many hours so I won't be able to balance the thermal swings from the cameras and lighting. The plus side to working these hours is that 300lbs. of Rodent Food/month becomes a trivial expense. 
About 5 more photos left in my 2021 set.
Photo #241
Yellow Calcite, Fluorite, and a Leopard Pastel Het VPI Axanthic.
People often say that fluorite is one of the most challenging stones to tumble/polish-that is because they haven't tried calcite yet...
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06-20-2022, 05:51 PM
#527
Re: Snakes and Stones
Photo #242
More local granite from my area (MA, USA), not the easiest stones to tumble, but, have their own character.
You can tell there is something going on with this ball python...it is: 100% Het Lavender Albino with a 50% possible chance for Albino and Pied (though doubtful pied-due to the 'even' patterning).
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06-26-2022, 01:15 PM
#528
Re: Snakes and Stones
Been very busy lately, on clutch #9 so far for 2022.
My gf and I went to the New England Reptile Expo in Manchester NH this morning (26JUN2022): Snapped a few quick photos--got crowded really fast, we only stayed about 20 minutes, so rush-rush-rush.
Crimson Albino Iguana
Fat Tail Gecko (cha-ching!):
Dumerils yawning:
Rhino Iguana:
Tiger Rat Snake (feisty!)
Always lots of Axolotls...
Super fancy bettas at a reptile expo...who would have guessed:
I thought these bags listed by weight (shown below) had rabbits, but, they were actually guinea pigs...
My gfs inner goth wanted this bat skeleton (shown below):
Living in New England, anything other than a grey or greenish-grey stone is a novelty...
What we bought: A small enclosure (for a jumping spider), a bag of live oak leaves, a bag of mangolia leaves, hornworms, and a ball python (in the bag).
The ball python is a 100% Het.
My first guess while scanning tables was Het Genetic Stripe, but, I was wrong.
Anyone care to guess what type of Het she is?
Clue: It is not a gene I have yet.
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06-26-2022, 10:10 PM
#529
Re: Snakes and Stones
Originally Posted by Lord Sorril
Anyone care to guess what type of Het she is?
No takers eh...Tri-Stripe.
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06-27-2022, 03:02 PM
#530
Re: Snakes and Stones
Originally Posted by Lord Sorril
No takers eh... Tri-Stripe.
I think Zincubus would probably be the only one of us who could accurately guess. 
Last edited by Spicey; 06-27-2022 at 03:10 PM.
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