Rich Z
04-11-2004, 10:42 PM
This appears to be the peak of the breeding season around here. Getting about a 90 percent hit ratio when putting males with females. At least in my main room. My second room always runs a little bit later, even though it is brought up to temperature at the same time. Odd thing is, this room is dropped down a month later than the main room, so it is interesting to speculate that the biological reproductive clock may not start ticking when they come out of brumation as much as when they go into brumation. I guess this is a discussion for another day, perhaps.
My biggest problem is going to be where the heck I am going to put the eggs this year! I have snakes living in those shoeboxes in the rack where I have put the eggs in previous years. So this is going to be interesting, to say the least. And last year I had egg incubating boxes everywhere it was possible to put a shoebox! I have a bunch of new shoeboxes on the way to me, but where in the world I'm going to stack them is another issue completely.
Undoubtedly I am going to have to move out a lot of adults this coming year. I have an uncomfortably large number of animals that are going to need larger cages come breeding season next year, and there is just no other option left but to move older animals out. I may even have to prematurely terminate some projects in favor of others I think will be more interesting to me.
Anyway, a couple of new projects will be bearing fruit this year, so keep your eyes on my photo gallery come July. Might see some interesting looking little jewels showing up there every now and again.
Much of the 2003 stock is sold out, but a few things still remain. I am expecting a banner year of 2004 animals this year, so be thinking about what you want to get this year and consider getting on the list for them. Some of the things I am breeding are influenced by the number of orders I have been getting. So it's entirely possible that I will cut the numbers back on those cultivars that do not appear to be good sellers. And I may wind up bulking out a lot more stuff this year to the wholesalers to give me some more time off during the winter months. So the supply will likely dry up much quicker this year than in years previous, if I have my way about it.
Thanks for the business and support you have all given me over the years. It is greatly appreciated!
Thanks.
My biggest problem is going to be where the heck I am going to put the eggs this year! I have snakes living in those shoeboxes in the rack where I have put the eggs in previous years. So this is going to be interesting, to say the least. And last year I had egg incubating boxes everywhere it was possible to put a shoebox! I have a bunch of new shoeboxes on the way to me, but where in the world I'm going to stack them is another issue completely.
Undoubtedly I am going to have to move out a lot of adults this coming year. I have an uncomfortably large number of animals that are going to need larger cages come breeding season next year, and there is just no other option left but to move older animals out. I may even have to prematurely terminate some projects in favor of others I think will be more interesting to me.
Anyway, a couple of new projects will be bearing fruit this year, so keep your eyes on my photo gallery come July. Might see some interesting looking little jewels showing up there every now and again.
Much of the 2003 stock is sold out, but a few things still remain. I am expecting a banner year of 2004 animals this year, so be thinking about what you want to get this year and consider getting on the list for them. Some of the things I am breeding are influenced by the number of orders I have been getting. So it's entirely possible that I will cut the numbers back on those cultivars that do not appear to be good sellers. And I may wind up bulking out a lot more stuff this year to the wholesalers to give me some more time off during the winter months. So the supply will likely dry up much quicker this year than in years previous, if I have my way about it.
Thanks for the business and support you have all given me over the years. It is greatly appreciated!
Thanks.