Recent content by Amanda E

Anyone ever have a hatchling that seemed like it was just not growing and maybe even loosing weight, despite feeding it the same or even more than your other hatchlings? I have one hatchling bloodred, that just so happens to be the "pick of the litter" that just doesn't seem to be growing. It...

My current thermostat broke. I'm thinking of getting a Helix DBS-1000 Proportional Thermostat but I can't find info anywhere about how many plugs I can plug into it. I need to be able to plug at least 2 heating units into it and preferably 3, but I can not find this info anywhere. Can someone...

Just wanted to show a photo of one of the few bloodred babies to hatch for me. This one is the best one out of those to have fully hatched. I apologize for the blurriness.

Hey there! Long time no see. Anyway... One of my snakes laid 17 eggs this year, 8 obvious slugs (wet and yellow) and 9 eggs that looked fertile (perfect and white). However, I'm thinking that all 17 eggs were infertile, because by day 30 or so they all went bad, except for 2, but then they...

I'd like to start a colony of rats, but I'd prefer to get some specific colors as I'd like to keep them as pets too. I know of one local fancy breeder that has some rats, but I'd prefer not to lie to her about them being bred for feeders (she actually makes you sign a "no feeder" contract) nor...

I just checked on my ghost female and she is currently in the process of laying eggs. At 7am, she had laid one already and was in the process of pushing the second one out. I've never seen an egg laid before (aside from on videos on this forum), so that was neat to witness. Last year, I...

Fertilized vs shelled eggs? Belly feel different? I can't remember from past breedings. I should have written down all the details back then but I didn't. I was hoping someone could remind me. I know that when the eggs are just follicles they feel like small marbles, and then when...

Has anyone had a female that would continue to eat regular sized meals all the way up to the time they lay their eggs? I have one that has yet to stop eating her weekly meals, but she should be laying in about 2 weeks and I've never had one eat this much this close to laying. Usually they stop...

This is my male Hypo Snow and my female Ghost poss Het Amel. I want to prove her out as Het Amel. I REALLY hope she is so I can get more Hypo Snows. I introduced them last week but the female was NOT having it. This week she gave in without any fight. They are still at it as I post this...

I'd like to remove from one of my colonies some females that just had babies last night. I want to ensure that they are pregnant before I move them though as I want them to keep breeding (they will be put with an immature male and I don't know how soon he would be able to breed the females)...

Since I can't ship and I only have normals and hypos to sell, I haven't had too much luck selling my babies. I'm hoping that once I get Fed-Ex certified and I produce more variety this summer (bloodreds, coral snows, caramels, etc.) I will have better luck selling my babies. That said, if I do...

At another forum I go to (not herp related), many users post a lot of blinkies in their signature area to showcase their interests. Since I couldn't find any blinkies out there that are herp related, other than one for iguanas, I decided to make one to show off my love of snakes. I know the...

Just showing off the latest photo. I know he is dark, but believe me, he is an Amber, not a Caramel:

I just brought my snakes out of brumation and figured I'd introduce my bloodreds just to see what they would do. I figured that they wouldn't react to each other as they haven't had much time to warm up, but figured it wouldn't hurt just to see what would happen. They both seemed a bit...

The colors don't do them justice, especially to tell them apart, but I thought they turned out nice. Amber: Caramel: