Toubab
ToubabExotics.com
Toubab is the word that West Africans use to refer to someone who happens to be caucasian. It's not necessarily derogatory, just an observation. Most likely, the origin is the french word for a doctor. When one first arrives in Africa, it can be a bit uncomfortable to have children point and stare and cry out "Toubab!" Eventually the novelty wears off and you just smile and wave or chuckle, and then they laugh. Children are largely the same everywhere, it seems.
That's probably not what you were wondering about though. Here's the bio: I've been involved with exotics since I was a kid. Pre-teens found me messing around with all sorts of wild creatures, including hawks. Then in the teen years, I took off with a circus and was responsible for the care of an old African lion, two Chinese monkeys and a sneaky brown bear. It just kept on going from there.
College was Bio/Pre-med. Toubab comes up again, huh?
A master-class falconer and raptor propagator, I've lived in Africa (amongst places,) collected and brought back all sorts of creatures, including that Chicquera that you see in my avatar. She is now a grandmother, and living in El Paso, TX. with the others from that importation, her offspring, and those grandchildren. From time to time she seems to miss hearing french and wolof, but has adapted very nicely to living in the States. Perhaps one day I'll go back over, focusing on reptiles. Ya never know; It could happen...
These days, I spend most of my time and energy running Toubab Exotics, writing for the SpectreWriter clients, and squeezing in time for my dog and Significant Other -- not necessarily in that order.
As to Corns, while I appreciate many morphs, my favorites are intense reds (hello, Poppycorn!) and elegant yellows, but not both in the same snake. Though an amel Aztec was the one that first got me interested in them, I've yet to own one. If you've got one or two extras, write and tell me about them?
The newest additions are a sunglow motley, an Abbott Okeetee, a few normal females with various het attributes.... and soon to be added are a pair of Miamis, a bloodred striped motley, an orange florescent albino, and a bloodred... plus whatever else I happen across at the next show.
My company, Toubab Exotics, is the exclusive Colorado distributor for Southland Reptiles' Herp Habitats. We work directly with the factory in design and manufacturing of these escape-proof enclosures. (Glass tanks with sliding (and locking) tops made of aluminum frame with strong mesh.) They're made in several shapes, designs and sizes. Since the tops are made to fit, customs are readily available as well. We don't ship via UPS (glass tanks break too easily) and most of my company's sales are to independent pet shops. (Not selling anything here, Mods, just letting people know what we do.) Personally, I enjoy the peace of mind of knowing that they're safe inside their tanks. Seems just about everything else I've ever used gives these escape artists plenty of opportunity to wander about.
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We've got a booth at the upcoming Rocky Mountain Reptile Expo in Denver on November 14, 2009. We'll be offering Herp Habitats, several 2009's and a few '08 Corns, as well as some rare morph surprises. I hope to meet some of you there!
JT
That's probably not what you were wondering about though. Here's the bio: I've been involved with exotics since I was a kid. Pre-teens found me messing around with all sorts of wild creatures, including hawks. Then in the teen years, I took off with a circus and was responsible for the care of an old African lion, two Chinese monkeys and a sneaky brown bear. It just kept on going from there.
College was Bio/Pre-med. Toubab comes up again, huh?
A master-class falconer and raptor propagator, I've lived in Africa (amongst places,) collected and brought back all sorts of creatures, including that Chicquera that you see in my avatar. She is now a grandmother, and living in El Paso, TX. with the others from that importation, her offspring, and those grandchildren. From time to time she seems to miss hearing french and wolof, but has adapted very nicely to living in the States. Perhaps one day I'll go back over, focusing on reptiles. Ya never know; It could happen...
These days, I spend most of my time and energy running Toubab Exotics, writing for the SpectreWriter clients, and squeezing in time for my dog and Significant Other -- not necessarily in that order.
As to Corns, while I appreciate many morphs, my favorites are intense reds (hello, Poppycorn!) and elegant yellows, but not both in the same snake. Though an amel Aztec was the one that first got me interested in them, I've yet to own one. If you've got one or two extras, write and tell me about them?
The newest additions are a sunglow motley, an Abbott Okeetee, a few normal females with various het attributes.... and soon to be added are a pair of Miamis, a bloodred striped motley, an orange florescent albino, and a bloodred... plus whatever else I happen across at the next show.
My company, Toubab Exotics, is the exclusive Colorado distributor for Southland Reptiles' Herp Habitats. We work directly with the factory in design and manufacturing of these escape-proof enclosures. (Glass tanks with sliding (and locking) tops made of aluminum frame with strong mesh.) They're made in several shapes, designs and sizes. Since the tops are made to fit, customs are readily available as well. We don't ship via UPS (glass tanks break too easily) and most of my company's sales are to independent pet shops. (Not selling anything here, Mods, just letting people know what we do.) Personally, I enjoy the peace of mind of knowing that they're safe inside their tanks. Seems just about everything else I've ever used gives these escape artists plenty of opportunity to wander about.
.We've got a booth at the upcoming Rocky Mountain Reptile Expo in Denver on November 14, 2009. We'll be offering Herp Habitats, several 2009's and a few '08 Corns, as well as some rare morph surprises. I hope to meet some of you there!
JT
