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by Kelly Mc
March 1st, 2024, 6:44 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Leptophis ahaetulla
Replies: 1
Views: 228

Re: Leptophis ahaetulla

Unfortunately trying to keep such a wonderful animal on insects and eggs which I think are collateral and growth stage based will have poor outcome.

Vertebrate prey is critical.
by Kelly Mc
May 9th, 2023, 2:09 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Questions about Coluber constrictor mormon
Replies: 7
Views: 3517

Re: Questions about Coluber constrictor mormon

Diurnal , Well sighted and pursuit predator = a well warmed metabolism
by Kelly Mc
December 30th, 2022, 9:55 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 'Twas the night before herping
Replies: 33
Views: 32870

Re: 'Twas the night before herping

We gather here like intact sheds on a cabinet door handle. Kent penned this perfect carol.

We know that spectacular things inhabit quiet places.
by Kelly Mc
August 8th, 2022, 3:55 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: (legal) Zonata Keepers
Replies: 6
Views: 6211

Re: (legal) Zonata Keepers

Bins used for storing snakes in breeding pairs or groups.
by Kelly Mc
May 14th, 2022, 10:50 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Captive Care Videos
Replies: 8
Views: 5162

Re: Captive Care Videos

I dont know if filling the forum is anything to worry about. Or clutter etc. or if that is words going over my head. Haha. What I do know is that there will be bullsnakes out there in possession and their circumstances depend on tangible and intangible factors. Sometimes a person doesnt set out to h...
by Kelly Mc
May 10th, 2022, 10:49 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Recommendations for Snake Cage Sellers
Replies: 4
Views: 3106

Re: Recommendations for Snake Cage Sellers

Im excited for you and your snake Chris. Home sweet home.
by Kelly Mc
May 2nd, 2022, 8:51 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Spring is in full swing
Replies: 1
Views: 1458

Re: Spring is in full swing

Insculpta jarred me most pleasantly.

Thank you! Its a fine Spring.
by Kelly Mc
April 27th, 2022, 10:18 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Captive Care Videos
Replies: 8
Views: 5162

Re: Captive Care Videos

I think your individual videos deserve their own titled posts, if you dont mind my saying so.

Warm, dignified tribute to a great American snake.
by Kelly Mc
March 31st, 2022, 7:03 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Is a supertank possible?
Replies: 20
Views: 39111

Re: Is a supertank possible?

48 inches by 12 may seem like a big space for small taxa but its actually only a couple average footsteps in real space. A 55 gal would only qualify as a "Supertank" with very small taxa. Some eastern spotted newts or similar. Why not enjoy being generous to a single species and potentiall...
by Kelly Mc
March 27th, 2022, 1:35 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Short Feeding Vid
Replies: 2
Views: 3344

Re: Short Feeding Vid

There are 2.3 but dont usually show themselves at the same time. Interestingly the males seem shyer.
by Kelly Mc
March 22nd, 2022, 10:22 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Short Feeding Vid
Replies: 2
Views: 3344

Short Feeding Vid

by Kelly Mc
February 18th, 2022, 6:28 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herping the Earth - Field herpetological videos
Replies: 7
Views: 3135

Re: Herping the Earth - Field herpetological videos

stlouisdude wrote: February 18th, 2022, 5:20 am These videos are really good.
My sentiments exactly.
by Kelly Mc
February 4th, 2022, 12:45 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herping the Earth - Field herpetological videos
Replies: 7
Views: 3135

Re: Herping the Earth - Field herpetological videos

Rana temporaria - Original Frog of Lore and Literature!

Excellent so enjoyed the homage to this species. There are no common herps, only Classic ones!

The dance floor metaphore and its changing seasonal decor. Quite the lovely touch.

Kelly
by Kelly Mc
February 3rd, 2022, 9:58 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Bumblebee Toad Takes Aim
Replies: 1
Views: 3141

Re: Bumblebee Toad Takes Aim

One of the males. Males are smaller, with beautiful, intricate call.

ImageMale Klappenbachi 12 years old 'Elid' by Kelly McDougall, on Flickr
by Kelly Mc
February 3rd, 2022, 9:46 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Bumblebee Toad Takes Aim
Replies: 1
Views: 3141

Bumblebee Toad Takes Aim

I like this shot of my female bumbles. Keen little lady.

Image2022-01-24_07-04-19 by Kelly McDougall, on Flickr
by Kelly Mc
January 23rd, 2022, 1:50 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Invert Feeder Cultures
Replies: 2
Views: 3511

Re: Invert Feeder Cultures

Saint Louis Dude, Thanks for responding, so much experience I really appreciate you taking the time. Because of all the taxa and husbandry detail shinin up there I will be brief but really found many parallels of agreement. The mealworms for one, deserve another look I too have found. You really get...
by Kelly Mc
January 14th, 2022, 6:37 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: "Cruise Herping" in the Caribbean
Replies: 3
Views: 2257

Re: "Cruise Herping" in the Caribbean

Fun and informative as always!
by Kelly Mc
December 17th, 2021, 4:49 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Massachusetts Alligator captured
Replies: 2
Views: 3105

Re: Massachusetts Alligator captured

Aw thats good to hear.
by Kelly Mc
December 9th, 2021, 12:35 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Captive Care Videos
Replies: 8
Views: 5162

Re: Captive Care Videos

Great content. Worth the wait. You're like an old soul on all the right edges and very credible and comfortable to listen to.
by Kelly Mc
December 9th, 2021, 6:43 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Captive Care Videos
Replies: 8
Views: 5162

Re: Captive Care Videos

What a pretty girl - I love retics so much, for all the reasons you describe.

I hope you share more of your captive work whether its cold outside or not.

All the Best!
by Kelly Mc
December 6th, 2021, 7:07 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Snake Road and Surrounding Area October 2-8.
Replies: 3
Views: 1963

Re: Snake Road and Surrounding Area October 2-8.

That heavenly shot of Snake Road.
by Kelly Mc
November 29th, 2021, 9:51 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herping In An Indian Mangrove Forest (pic heavy)
Replies: 7
Views: 2380

Re: Herping In An Indian Mangrove Forest (pic heavy)

Thank you for all of these shared, I especially appreciate the head study of the vine snake, and the lovely set of the viper in the branches. They are aesthetically compelling. I realize that is true for all species in my admittedly exuberant opinion, but I do really think they are special. Years ag...
by Kelly Mc
November 9th, 2021, 7:18 am
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Tiger Beetle?
Replies: 3
Views: 15603

Re: Tiger Beetle?

There are so many photographs worth bumping in the bug section.

All the beetle ones definitely. Such a great group.
by Kelly Mc
November 8th, 2021, 10:11 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Snake headscale diagram request?
Replies: 23
Views: 5815

Re: Snake headscale diagram request?

What are the green circles drawn on the snake photos supposed to show/mean? I have looked a couple times pretty close and have been around a lifetime full of snakes and dont see anything important.
by Kelly Mc
November 7th, 2021, 12:34 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Snake headscale diagram request?
Replies: 23
Views: 5815

Re: Snake headscale diagram request?

It would seem important to include in this pursuit research into pie balding and perhaps other pigmentation anomaly as it is a strong item of contention in the snake shown.
by Kelly Mc
November 6th, 2021, 6:39 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Invert Feeder Cultures
Replies: 2
Views: 3511

Invert Feeder Cultures

Let's discuss invert cultures modalities.

Currently doing beetle larvs, roaches, waxworms, springtails, drosophila and banded crickets.

Personally I enjoy working cultures almost as much as vivaria inhabitant care.
by Kelly Mc
October 26th, 2021, 2:30 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Nephrurus Cinctus hatching
Replies: 2
Views: 2808

Re: Nephrurus Cinctus hatching

Oh very cool. The time lapse is a first here. Really neat species of gecko. It would be great to see more and read of your keeping modalities. FHF is more like a museum than other online herp sites where social cultures and mod hierarchies dominate the forum theme. Your documentation would have a se...
by Kelly Mc
October 19th, 2021, 11:26 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: One more metamorph ID post
Replies: 12
Views: 3609

Re: One more metamorph ID post

Yeah. Its the greatest tool. It decreases the intangible.
by Kelly Mc
October 13th, 2021, 8:51 pm
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Spider Vids and s10
Replies: 7
Views: 8037

Re: Spider Vids and s10

by Kelly Mc
October 11th, 2021, 5:05 pm
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Spider Vids and s10
Replies: 7
Views: 8037

Re: Spider Vids and s10

Nadia is still here. Though has been secretive.

Small progeny of hers is occasionally revealed where there are neglected cardboard boxes. Or sometimes one will just be seen crossing a surface in what seems to be not a great decision.
by Kelly Mc
October 11th, 2021, 11:04 am
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Spider Vids and s10
Replies: 7
Views: 8037

Re: Spider Vids and s10

Please bear no slight at delayed response (you dont seem like you would) events and distractions happened but I did check out the channel at posting.

Edited but sincere was my weird compliment.
by Kelly Mc
October 11th, 2021, 9:40 am
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Spider Vids and s10
Replies: 7
Views: 8037

Re: Spider Vids and s10

McMartinville was very cool. I watched Critters.

I loved the variety and approach.

After I finish my morning work I will watch the time lapse plants. Time lapse deserves rapt attention. Its like magnification. Its a master teacher.

Im enjoying the videos. Thanks for sharing this.
by Kelly Mc
October 8th, 2021, 2:02 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Quick day trip to the desert
Replies: 11
Views: 4242

Re: Quick day trip to the desert

Vertical stands like trunks and poles are a great resource for lizards. A lizard can securely vanish in plain site, take advantage of dense slants of sunshine and instant shade, have a secure obstacle between him and a predator with minimal energy expenditure, zip up insects that seek to pause and b...
by Kelly Mc
October 7th, 2021, 9:30 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Quick day trip to the desert
Replies: 11
Views: 4242

Re: Quick day trip to the desert

I love that.

If I was the leader of a desert guardian motorcycle club that made cars go around snakes on the roads, and moved them into the scrub and things like that, that would be the patch on our backs.
by Kelly Mc
October 6th, 2021, 10:24 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: One more metamorph ID post
Replies: 12
Views: 3609

Re: One more metamorph ID post

Only Here. Cool.
by Kelly Mc
October 6th, 2021, 5:30 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Quick day trip to the desert
Replies: 11
Views: 4242

Re: Quick day trip to the desert

Im a fool for all of them. I dont mind!
by Kelly Mc
October 6th, 2021, 1:33 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Quick day trip to the desert
Replies: 11
Views: 4242

Re: Quick day trip to the desert

That was a good trip. Lizards on a stand, a trunk or a wall is always important to see. Cerastes most often strikingly wee, mineral pastel elfin beauty. The Sidewinder of the ol West. A sage accountant and predictor of heat, distance; bright spikes and graduating shade. In the little shadow of a ben...
by Kelly Mc
October 6th, 2021, 1:54 am
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Red Tail Green Ratsnake .....
Replies: 3
Views: 13857

Re: Red Tail Green Ratsnake .....

Thats outstanding. You really captured the tensile pause of that strange, robotic flick they have.

Its a great work.

The oh so subtle magnification on the edge of a labial scale by the water droplet - man thats good.
by Kelly Mc
October 5th, 2021, 4:47 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Florida kingsnake not eating...any suggestions?
Replies: 4
Views: 6077

Re: Florida kingsnake not eating...any suggestions?

Havent seen him around in a while, but FHFs Berkeley Boone has worked alot with our American Big Kings. His enclosures and descriptions of wooden hide houses he built stick out most memorably. I would love to see a photo of your guy Melissa. For sure I love our western animals, but those big iconic ...
by Kelly Mc
October 5th, 2021, 12:37 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Florida kingsnake not eating...any suggestions?
Replies: 4
Views: 6077

Re: Florida kingsnake not eating...any suggestions?

Hey Melissaisdown, some followup on your snake would be great, like, its fun and fulfills the purposes of this forum. There may be persons worried about their snake, or even more worried because they have a King or even a Fla King and they are new etc.. and so, they click. Because of their own conce...
by Kelly Mc
October 5th, 2021, 12:16 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: One more metamorph ID post
Replies: 12
Views: 3609

Re: One more metamorph ID post

If you are ID-ing toad species, a loupe lense (I like the hands free glasses type, the inexpensive ones are perfectly adequate) or clear zoom shots of aspects above and lateral are critical for visuals purposes. With very young anurans the 'topography" derm detail presents with faint, burgeonin...
by Kelly Mc
September 30th, 2021, 8:04 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Help with ID - Yucatan, Mexico
Replies: 15
Views: 5884

Re: Help with ID - Yucatan, Mexico

The species that have the keels on the belly you Jeff, remarked about made me think of some asiatic arboreal agamids that had strongly keeled, spire like ventral scales, and to a lesser degree or same a kind of one way texture all over the body. It seemed to act w mild velcro effect as a damper agai...
by Kelly Mc
September 28th, 2021, 3:18 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Help with ID - Yucatan, Mexico
Replies: 15
Views: 5884

Re: Help with ID - Yucatan, Mexico

Excellent addendum.
by Kelly Mc
September 28th, 2021, 2:04 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Help with ID - Yucatan, Mexico
Replies: 15
Views: 5884

Re: Help with ID - Yucatan, Mexico

Any other input on this? As far as juvenile anolis sp in possible contention? As I would be interested in the data. I notice, unfortunately that I.D requests and discourse sometimes takes place per PM instead of On Forum; this is unfortunate and while it provides some insulation of ego, it defeats t...
by Kelly Mc
September 22nd, 2021, 2:53 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: The Box Spring
Replies: 17
Views: 7683

Re: The Box Spring

Porter, I think you have a true love of nature and herps, and other animals too and that it comes through so vibrantly through your skills. The music, both yours, and your concept choices. You could encourage people, especially kids and young people, with your gifts in a channel they arent being enc...
by Kelly Mc
September 22nd, 2021, 8:52 am
Forum: News
Topic: ... florida iguanas ...4 the crockpot ...
Replies: 3
Views: 13620

Re: ... florida iguanas ...4 the crockpot ...

A co worker ate iguana I think it was the tail in a stew if I remember correctly. He said it was good. Looking at what they eat it makes sense. Reptiles are easy to 'detain' .. tie, secure or store until convenient to kill for the pot. Yet are as astute to pain and suffering as a mammal or a bird. F...
by Kelly Mc
September 20th, 2021, 2:27 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: The Box Spring
Replies: 17
Views: 7683

Re: The Box Spring

:beer:
by Kelly Mc
September 20th, 2021, 9:18 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Another look at UTH mats
Replies: 7
Views: 22398

Re: Earth Colored UTH mats

Most of the species I keep happen to be coastal, or marginally heated guys. Not a deliberate choice just happenstance. Mats and linear cables have come in very handy especially when turned 'modular' and mounted on pieces of glass. I can change them, see them, and move them at will, and they stay in ...
by Kelly Mc
September 18th, 2021, 11:31 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Help with ID - Yucatan, Mexico
Replies: 15
Views: 5884

Re: Help with ID - Yucatan, Mexico

Baby A. sagrei i would think.
by Kelly Mc
September 17th, 2021, 4:19 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: One more metamorph ID post
Replies: 12
Views: 3609

Re: One more metamorph ID post

Haha I was just about to post that I will stick with boreas, not being able to see a hint of that crest..

Thanks Jeff !


Kel