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07-13-2021, 06:35 AM
#251
Last edited by Lord Sorril; 07-13-2021 at 06:39 AM.
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07-13-2021, 12:58 PM
#252
Who knew rocks were so "complicated"? Thanks for sharing your knowledge-
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
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07-14-2021, 10:44 AM
#253
Re: Snakes and Stones
Originally Posted by Bogertophis
Who knew rocks were so "complicated"? Thanks for sharing your knowledge-
You are welcome!
I always found geology boring because I had no practical application for it. I wouldn't exactly call tumbling/polishing rocks a 'practical application', however, identifying new sources of material is enough to spur my interest.
In other news: I just hatched three 'proof clutches' to confirm if some of my 66% Het females were 100% Het. All three clutches (HO x 66% Pos. Het) had more than enough hatchlings to statistically prove their mothers Non-Hets...DOH! Normally I would be pretty disappointed, but, I have the day off from work today-so I'm cool with it...good to know...
Photo #98
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07-16-2021, 08:02 AM
#254
Re: Snakes and Stones
When I first started tumbling rocks: My girlfriend was angry that was taking up a 'kids hobby'. She demanded to know what I was going to do with the finished product: "Are we just going to have piles of rocks laying around the house???"
At the time I was trying to figure out some sort of props to use with my snakes for photos...so I told her that I would use them for that purpose. She didn't believe me and asked for a 'proof of concept'. I produced this photo below...the very first Snakes and Stones photo.
Photo #99
Pastel Het Clown with some Carnelian Agate, and a few random stones thrown in.
Last edited by Lord Sorril; 07-16-2021 at 08:04 AM.
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07-18-2021, 08:35 AM
#255
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07-18-2021, 11:06 AM
#256
Re: Snakes and Stones
Originally Posted by Lord Sorril
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Note: As we are only at photo #100 (100 individual snakes shown so far) and my 2021 clutches are hatching reliably: I may increase the frequency of my Snakes and Stones photos to catch up to this year.
I feel sure that we can all adapt okay -thanks for the "warning".
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
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07-20-2021, 06:38 AM
#257
Re: Snakes and Stones
Photo #101
Super Pastel Lesser Het Axanthic--She had a slow start because she is a poor eater/high anxiety, her clutch-mates are easily 3X her size.
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07-21-2021, 07:16 AM
#258
Re: Snakes and Stones
Photo #102
Orange Ghost adult with a piece of dendritic agate/chalcedony.
Even though the female is about 5 years old you can see just a little bit of the orange in the head.
My 'normal' expression OG's have no yellows/orange as adults and look like regular Hypos.
Breeders Note 7/21/21: Half the eggs in my time lapse Clutch# 4 started to die in the last few days prior to hatch (Day 57). The remaining four are hatching normally (three are out). 50% mortality in one of my clutches is the worst I've seen in years. So, my question is: What happened? I know my time lapse incubator has slightly shaky temps due the heat generated from lighting/cameras/overall lower insulation value. Upon necropsy of the failed eggs I see that the snakes are not well formed. It appears they are what I would expect for three weeks of growth. My records shows a matching time frame where there was both a heat wave and a power outage for aprox. 24hrs., with no electricity and no ambient air conditioning the eggs went slightly above 92F. Even though the eggs did not die immediately...it seems their development was interrupted.
Had I not dissected the failed eggs I would have wondered if cutting the eggs at the first sign of trouble would have helped, and the answer is 'no' it would not. This is one of those situations where a brief lapse in incubation conditions shows up at the very end.
Just thought I'd share.
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07-23-2021, 08:55 PM
#259
Re: Snakes and Stones
Photo #103
Super Lesser, and brighter colored firework obsidian.
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07-23-2021, 10:15 PM
#260
Re: Snakes and Stones
Originally Posted by Lord Sorril
Photo #103
Super Lesser, and brighter colored firework obsidian.
Very well-named obsidian...and for all of the above.
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
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