Week in Review: 28/01/08 - 03/02/08

[toyah]

New members!
Lots of new members introducing themselves this week.


ammie7588 (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62562) in Michigan has a gorgeous normal, which promises to turn into a lovely Miami phase.
atown16 (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62563) showed off some pictures of an amazing albino jungle corn.
hippiebrian (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62606) got his first amel. No pictures yet, but maybe after he's had his first feed Brian will be back to share some with us?
Messorius (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62614) came to check out cs.com after hearing how great we were elsewhere!
Corn_Snake_Guy (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62623) in Illinois has four corns already, and plans for more. What's the betting he has loads more after seeing all the lovely photos on this site?
elmo1990 (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62631) and Sid, his lovely bright normal, join us from England.
big-spender@live.ca (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62645) is a Canadian newbie with a Static snow that glows under blacklight!
Msskellington (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62702) showed off some pictures of her two cute kids and two cute corn snakes.
Dr1ve4Fun (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62707) had some bad luck with his first corn, but I'm sure now he's found cs.com he'll have a better time with his new bloodred baby.
Red-Scorpion (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62729) loves his new Abbott's Okeetee from SMR .. problem is so does his cat!
Tigerlily (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62730) is our new Swedish member. Her snow motley Sméagol is her first snake.
Mdralston (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62756) never thought snakes were for her, but is already hatching plans for breeding and a snake room.
snakes88 (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62760) isn't a new member but decided to formally introduce himself and his two snakelets to us this week.
insomniac101 (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62765) has been keeping snakes for 25 years, and has a wonderful collection. No doubt she'll have some wonderful tales and opinions to share with his from her experience.
serpentcreations (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62789[/url) is another not-so-new newbie with lots of experience to share with us.
King21 (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62795[/url) bought not one, not two, but three new corns this week. Not a newbie, but returning to the corn game ...
nixlibs (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62807) from New York showed off some pictures of her albino jungle, Jake. She's looking for adult albino jungle pictures, if anyone else would like to share?
jimi (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62835) has two corns and assorted other pets. How does he find the time, with three kids!
Metal_luke666 (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62844) from the West Midlands (UK) has had his corn for over a year now, and is happy to share his experiences with us.



Is it that time of year already?
It must be - we have breeding activity on three continents!
Eggs being laid (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62520) in South Africa. Congratulations Velvet on your first clutch.
Sixteen hookups (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62767) in Florida for Kathy - that's a lot of babies. I hope you've all got your orders in as I bet they go fast!
Some interesting genetics going on here (http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62697) - can't wait to see tyflier's photos of anery amber motleys...
Susielea (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62856) has a reverse okeetee x ghost pairing in Essex, England.


Can't wait to breed them, incubate them, and hatch them? There is a quicker way ...

DaGiant (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62519) managed to find a subadult girl for his future breeding plans.
elmo1990's (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62630) new snake is a bright and beautiful normal.
Velvet (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62628) got TWO new boys - a RO and a beautiful bloodred.
Taryn7 (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62649) added a third, a beautiful baby ghost girl.
tricksterpup (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62799) just couldn't resist this little normal that Daemonox was selling.



Brain food
Interesting discussions from this week

Pied sided, white sided (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62475) - some discussion on the terminology and the genetics
Everyone wants to know more about hybrids (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62535). Can you really spot a hybrid at ten paces?
Share some photos of your favourite snakes (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62619). You can never have too many excuses to share photos.
It's definitely getting into breeding season - people's minds are straying not just to quad hets (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61025), but they're also risking a headache trying to consider the relative merits of quint hets (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62694)!
Toshiro created a fabulous pink and purple (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?p=573579) wallpaper for us.
.. and this is not corn snake related, but still worthy of a look. New legislation is threatening the future of the hobby in the US (http://cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62805). Please - if you're in the US, make your voice heard on this issue!



My pick of the piccies this week (in no particular order)

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/stramash/wir/susanblood.jpg
Susan's bloodred girl

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/stramash/wir/P1030960.jpg
Check out the size of beckers71's hybrid boy.

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/stramash/wir/26JAN1.jpg
ArpeggioAngel's Miami, perfectly photographed as usual.

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/stramash/wir/14dressup.jpg
Poor FinFang ... v_various is out to humiliate him. This made me laugh more than anything else I saw on cs.com this week.

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/stramash/wir/resizeDSC_0872.jpg
ZoologyMajor's Okeetee Sega is in deep blue, and looking moody.

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/stramash/wir/LavBloodred1-30-08007.jpg
dwyn127's amazing lav blood has shed again. The lavender filling in the peachy areas makes him look airbrushed. An amazing looking animal ...

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/stramash/wir/COLOR-1.jpg
Breathtaking green and pink snow from whippet. It's so hard to capture those greens on camera.

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/stramash/wir/020208natashafs5.jpg
Natasha the rosy blood has shed, and due to popular demand Roy Munson just had to post some more pictures.

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/stramash/wir/23083-1.jpg
Wild caught Buck is a pretty boy. mbdorfer shared some photos of him eating a funky blue coloured mouse.

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/stramash/wir/DSCN0882Medium2.jpg
tsthompson's hand tame lavender girl has the wildest patterns.

[Toshiro]

Nice WIR, toyah.

Oh my ..
my name got mentioned in the WIR. http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/boogie.gif
thanks :spinner:

[Nanci]

Very nice! Thank you! That picture of FinFang is priceless.

[Dave123]

Nice WIR! Thanks for doing it!

[Maize411]

Great WIR!! Keep up the great work :)

[diamondlil]

Great WIR! I missed the blue mouse before, that's a fancy feeder strain!

[Corny Noob]

Nice! Great WIR I love seeing everyone do it with their own little twist and you did a great job :D

[Roy Munson]

Thanks for a great WIR, Toyah. :cheers:

[Cam5]

I have been 'away' from the site for a bit. This is great!:dancer:
Good to be back:)

[insomniac101]

I love this feature! It's nice to get a quick recap of what went on all week for those who aren't able to read every post.

Thanks, Toyah!

Kathy

[Tula_Montage]

Nice twist on the WIR Toyah. That must have taken you agesssss.

[Rich in KY]

Great W.I.R. Toyah!

[toyah]

Thanks guys :) I just kept a note of any threads that I liked during the week. It's actually quite a nice way of making sure you read things rather than just skimming.

[tyflier]

Nice WIR...I guess my two hookups last week didn't make the cut, though...:uhoh:

[toyah]

Nice WIR...I guess my two hookups last week didn't make the cut, though...:uhoh:

Sorry if I missed any ... I will look through tomorrow at work and add them in :)

[dwyn127]

Thanx Toyah, nice job putting it together. Glad to see my Rael made the cut!:dancer:

[Susielea]

Great week in review Toyah!

I'm honoured that Beauty and Blaze's hook up made it in, thank you!

Best wishes and keep up the good work!

[Eriathiel]

Great WIR! That blue mouse is too weird!

[stephen]

What is that blue mouse???:shrugs: