New Websites in Progress

It's been a while since I've posted. I've been busy creating a few new sites and getting them well on their way. Hopefully, you will enjoy them, as much as I have enjoyed working on them.

MyRhacs
AlternativeLooks
Good Pit Bulls
Boxer Dog Breed Info

The first three will be set up as blogs, with updated info, whereas the Boxer website will be a static page that is pretty much set (minus occasional updates here and there).

I hope to be able to post a little more, but I have no guarantees.

The main update that I have besides a few new blogs, is that my 2012 breeding season has started. I'm a little late on it, but I do have eggs in the incubator.

One of my female chahouas is gravid, so I do hope to have chahoua babies this year.

Other than that, this year probably will not have as many offspring as I have had in the past. I am down to two breeding groups of crested geckos, and for the most part, I'm waiting on my chahouas and leachies to be of size. I only have the one breeding pair of pine isle chahouas breeding.

2012 Breeding Season

I feel like I'm slacking. I haven't introduced any of my breeding crested geckos together. It's mid-January, and I'm late, but it will all work out because by the time I start seeing eggs, classes for this semester will be completed.

This year, I've reduced my breeding groups down to two groups instead of the three I had last year. I will be working with yellows and oranges again, as well as my harlies and pinstripes.

I'm, also, hoping for a few chahoua gecko babies, but we will see what happens. This is the only pairing that I've made so far, and I haven't seen much from them. Chahouas are not the easiest to breed, so I'm not sure if I will get anything my first year trying to breed the species.

I have a few babies from 2011 left available, so if anyone is interested, shoot me an email. Otherwise, it will be a late start for the 2012 breeding season. Please bare with me as I get started this year.

New Sand Boas

I made a purchase with Jason at Jason's Jungle. He is great to deal with.

Anery male, het anery femal, and normal female

Stripe anery female and stripe het anery female

There are two more females somewhere in my house- 1 normal and 1 anery. They escape their original housing, to which I'm still not sure how. These guys are all tiny, so they could be anywhere. I actually had three escape, but by pure luck found one.

If anyone has any tips on finding snakes about the size of a pencil but shorter, please feel free to advise. I've checked under the fridge, under racks, between things, etc. They're somewhere, but I have no clue where.

November Dixie Reptile Show

If you're going to be in the Birmingham area, November 19th, make sure to stop by the Dixie reptile show.

I'll be there with a few ball python babies, gargoyle gecko juveniles, and maybe a crested gecko or two. Most of my table will be filled with Repashy CGD,  Large and XL kritter keepers, fake plants, and other supplies.

I will also bring some of my jewelry, such as earrings and bracelets.

Bring cash or credit card, I accept both.

If you want more information, check out dixiereptileshow.com

Yellow Crested Gecko Picture

I'm a huge fan of bright yellow and orange crested geckos. I've had a few babies this year that I've held back, and plan on waiting till next year to decide what I'm going to do with them.

I've recently purchased a new yellow crested gecko female that I hope will be a nice addition to my yellow group.This girl has a few spots, brindle patterns, and a gorgeous golden yellow color. She'll go great with my male, which is a partial pinstripe with spotting.

As you can see I'm not only a fan of yellow, but I'm a fan of yellow crested geckos with pattern.

Dwane Nimmer is awesome!

New P.I. Chahoua Geckos

After playing around with a few new geckos and a random light bulb that I found in the reptile room, I snapped a few shots. These aren't the best, but it's not that easy to keep a light bulb with a gecko on it still. Neither of these two chahoua geckos have names yet, so I'm up for suggestions; when giving suggestions for gecko names, please keep in mind that I currently have Tag, Nimz, Skittles, Veyron, and Sahara. I don't generally pick reptile names based on themes.

Gecko 1 - Dervish (Name to Change. Name that was used on the breeder's website)

Gecko 2 - Honeyduke (Name to Change. Name that was used on the breeder's website)

Both geckos were purchased from Erica at Crown Jewel Reptiles.

After uploading the pictures, I'm considering renaming Honeyduke to Pixel, as every picture that I took of him, his markings looked like bad pixels. Time will tell if the name sticks.

Langley the New Leachianus Gecko

Here's my newest leachianus baby. He's a temp-sexed male, but it will be a few months, at least, for me to be able to attempt to sex him. Currently, Langley is about 3 weeks old and teeny tiny.

Both Quinby and Milo were small when I got them, but Langley is crazy small.

This leachianus gecko baby is a GT Type B, which is why I'm really hoping for a male. I have had trouble finding GT Type B leachies that I like, much less males or possible males.

I have Quinby, who was supposed to be a male, but was easily sexed as a female when she arrived in her UPS box last year.

Anyway, I was having fun with geckos and light bulbs, so I thought I'd show off Langley.

Your Trash Causes Turtle Deformities

It's very important that you reduce waste, utilize recycling benefits, toss trash that can't be recycled into a trash can or garbage bin, and rethink how you dispose your waste.

When you throw out your old McDonald's cup and burger wrapper, you really can't comprehend what you're doing to the environment and the animals within it. You're not giving prisoners something to do. You are creating deformed animals, sick animals, dead animals, and a bad environment for everyone.

Before you discard your trash, make sure that you consider the animals and environment around you. When you toss out 6 pack rings and any other type of ring, make sure that you cut them so that they no longer create an enclosed area.

When a small turtle swims or climbs through the ring, get stuck, which will inhibit proper growth as their exoskeletons grow around the ring. Fish, mammals, and birds ingest these plastic rings, causing digestion blocks and death.

Milk jug ring surrounds the shell of this female snapping turtle

 

Your pollution harms sea and all water life.

Corkbark for Sale

I have this extra-large piece of cork bark available for sale. It was much larger than I had intended, and I don't feel like cutting it into smaller pieces.

The piece measures about 4.5" at the shortest point and 8" at the tallest point. The inner core is about 7", excluding the actual bark.

I'm asking $15 for this piece. Shipping is additional.

Used Reptile Clamp Light Fixtures for Sale

I'm cleaning out some of my supplies that I no longer use. I haven't gotten very far in my search, but I'm starting with these used clamp light fixtures. Both work and are in good conditions. I didn't use them for very long. You'll get great usage from either fixture.

I've used the stock images below, so that you can see what exactly I have available.

Each fixture is $5 plus shipping. I will be vending at the Dixie Birgminham show in November, for free pickup.

Zilla Clamp Lamp holds up to 150V bulbs
Retails about $21

Exo Terra Clamp Lamp holds up to 120V bulbs
Retails about $20

Repashy Seller

I just wanted to remind everyone how great the Repashy Superfoods line of products is for Rhacs and other animals.

Recently, there have been additions to the line, to include Bug Burger and Hydro-Load, which are both great products when rearing your own feeder insects.

Also, keep in mind that more chameleon and day gecko breeders are starting to introduce Repashy meal replacement into the diet of their animals.

There are new flavors to include peach, mango, fig, and banana. If you're not sure how your rhacodactylus will like these flavors, the original, strawberry-banana, is still offered.

I try to keep stock in original CGD, but I also try to keep a few flavors, such as strawberry, mango, and peach. I'm going to start keeping stock in the Repashy Super Hatch, as well as the calcium and vitamin supplements.

I try to keep competitive prices for all prices.

Red For Tortoises for Sale

I am having to downsize my collection a little. I have two tortoises that I'm willing to sell to a good home. One is a northern red foot, and the other is a Brazilian cherryhead red foot tortoise.

I'm not too happy about having to downsize my tortoise collection, but I'm trying to downsize all of my reptile collection. I've recently sold one of my leachianus geckos to a good home in Birmingham, Alabama. I will soon begin selling a chahoua or two, as well as a few breeding crested geckos. I am holding back most of what 2010 and 2011 crested geckos I have left.

First is Queenie, the temp-sexed female red foot tortoise. She hatched 1/22/11.

$100

The Brazilian is un-named. It is not temp-sexed for any particular gender; hatched on 2/15/11. I will  get a better picture upon request. The tortoise would not come out of its shell, but you can see the red coloring of the legs and head.

$150

 I prefer a local pick-up, but I will drive half-way, up to 2 hours for a confirmed sale. I would rather not ship tortoises.

September 17 Dixie Reptile Show

It's that time again. The original Birmingham show is back this month, and I'll be attending. I didn't think that I was going to make it, but it turns out I will be in town.

If you'll be in Birmingham, Alabama this weekend, make sure to stop by and visit the monthly reptile show that Terry Heurig prepares.

If you're not sure where the show is located, check the official website: Dixie Reptile Show

Leopard Gecko Stuck Shed

Leopard geckos are pretty hardy animals. When given proper housing and diet, they tend to live long lives, but there are times when you may have concerns about the health of your leopard gecko.

Generally, they will shed completely and will eat all, or most, of their old skin. When your leopard gecko leaves some of their skin, you may find that the gecko could either 1) be ill or 2) have improper housing.

It's always best to include a humid hide when your leopard gecko is in shed, so to aid in the process.

If your leopard gecko doesn't normally have problems shedding, I wouldn't worry about one or two mishaps, but if it becomes a constant problem with stuck shed or the bulk of the shed lying about the enclosure, you may need to consider what could be going on with your leopard gecko's health.

My Gecko Didn't Shed Properly - Leopard Gecko Problems Shedding

Tortoise Tattoo

I've been meaning to post a picture of my tortoise tattoo. It was a birthday present to myself back in July. The picture was taken right after completion, so I need a new picture to update with, but this is all I have right now.

The center of the tortoise shell includes the South Korean flag, as my grandmother is from Seoul, South Korea.

Pictures of Red Foot Tortoises

I took the babies out today, as it wasn't overly hot. I took them out in shifts, as I always tend to misplace one or two when all 10 red foots go outside. Even still, I managed to misplace Yertle, but I did find him on the second shift of babies.

I've included just a few pictures of my red foot tortoises. You may be able to spot the Brazilian cherryhead tortoises over the normal Northern red foots.

Split Scutes

Both turtles and tortoise may be born with split scutes. There is nothing wrong with a turtle with split scutes, and this does not hinder the health in any manner.

I have three tortoises with split scutes, and these guys eat, sleep, and explore just like the rest.

Split scutes may come in a variety of appearances, from a zipper-back appearance, one or two extra scutes, many extra scutes, etc. As you can see to the right, Scuttle, one of my red foot tortoises, has many extra scutes; instead of the average of 13 scutes.

There is no defined reason as to why split scutes arise. Some believe it has to do with high incubation temperatures, whereas others believe it may have to do with genetics.

In most cases, a split scute will take up the same space as one regular sized/shaped scute. In other cases, it may reach into the area of two scutes.

News in Personal Life

I'm extremely sad to say that my boyfriend of 2.5 years has broken up with me. Given that I'm having some issues processing and comprehending what's going on with my life, and of course he's of no help as to why this relationship ended so quickly and out of the blue.

But anyway, with the added stress in my life, I have decided to sell some of my reptiles. I'll be releasing pictures of at least one leachianus gecko, chahoua, a breeding trio of crested geckos, and three proven female gargoyle geckos.

goReptiles Joins Etsy

It's been some time coming, but I've finally started up my store on Etsy. It's pretty simple, but I should be adding more to it, so that it is more appeasing to the eye.

Check it out : goReptiles Etsy

I will be updating with more products this weekend.

On a regular basis, you will find keychains, collegiate keychains, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and various supplies.

Tonga the Sulcata

Tonga is my new tortoise. I have wanted a sulcata for some time, and even had my doubts and reservations. When it came down to it, I knew I just wouldn't be happy with a leopard tortoise or another larger tortoise species.

I found this 12-13 month old tortoise, and got her/him. The gender is still unknown, but what is known is that this is a nice looking tortoise. The scutes are a little raised, but nothing too terrible. There is an extra scute in the back, but again, nothing to stress. (I have two red foot tortoises with extra scutes).

I will defintely post better and more pictures when I have my camera. For now all I have is the one shot with my cell phone.