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by ALT
July 25th, 2013, 7:41 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Pituophis Keepers?
Replies: 16
Views: 6345

Re: Pituophis Keepers?

The Mexican pits such as Deppei Deppei and Deppei Jani are awesome!!
I couldn't agree more with Billy :)

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These twerps just turned 2 this month. Snapped a quick photo with my phone while cleaning.
by ALT
May 17th, 2013, 9:28 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: I've never seen a hog do this
Replies: 13
Views: 3762

Re: I've never seen a hog do this

Here's my genius coachwhip contribution. Such brilliant, majestic snakes. He killed that mouse before deciding to have a go at himself.

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by ALT
January 17th, 2013, 7:18 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Cape York Peninsula: Iron Range part 2 (Australia)
Replies: 10
Views: 5832

Re: Cape York Peninsula: Iron Range part 2 (Australia)

There are few things in this world that I love more than death adders. Great stuff!
by ALT
December 21st, 2012, 7:59 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: My latest additions-female rosey boa, and a clawed frog
Replies: 2
Views: 1276

Re: My latest additions-female rosey boa, and a clawed frog

Nice! I had a Xenopus that died last winter at the age of 19. I was beginning to think the thing was immortal.
by ALT
November 28th, 2012, 7:26 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: 'whips
Replies: 27
Views: 6012

Re: 'whips

Woah...regal....noose-ing coachwhips...I must try this! That photo goes nicely with my comment about treating them like active desert lizards :) Great looking animal too. As far as parrots go, I have a theory: green birds are evil. White birds are also evil. You think conures are bad, try waking up ...
by ALT
November 26th, 2012, 11:01 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: 'whips
Replies: 27
Views: 6012

Re: 'whips

Since I've got one of those birthdays with a zero in it fast approaching, I promised myself a trip...hmmmm.... Desert always wins over tropics in my book. Closed canopy and humidity make me claustrophobic, and I. DO. NOT. LIKE. MONKEYS. Happy post-turkey binge to everyone! So begins my least favorit...
by ALT
November 24th, 2012, 9:06 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: 'whips
Replies: 27
Views: 6012

Re: 'whips

.. I think i like that shot of the DoR varmint, avatar, Amanda, but what is it, a giant mongoose? It's a 'roo. From my traipsing about central Queensland days. We'd stop to remove roadkill so the goannas and wedgies (eagles) wouldn't get splattered while scavenging. Of course, being warped biologis...
by ALT
November 20th, 2012, 9:16 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: 'whips
Replies: 27
Views: 6012

Re: 'whips

My 'trick' with them was to never push them. If they were riled up, tail-buzzing, gaping at me, I would leave them alone and try another day. They eventually 'learned' I wasn't a threat and now the only time I see them go through defensive behaviors is when I'm trying to photograph them. They really...
by ALT
November 18th, 2012, 8:18 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: 'whips
Replies: 27
Views: 6012

Re: 'whips

Thanks guys. It's taken me 2 years to get them "workable", but they're wonderful now. Just started using them in outreach programs over the summer. They've never really been bitey. Just twitchy and fast if you get them on a bad day. But they do not like cameras in their faces! http://i746....
by ALT
November 17th, 2012, 12:37 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: 'whips
Replies: 27
Views: 6012

'whips

Growing up nicely. They're great little guys (until they get fed up with camera flashes). http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx105/talaba13/IMG_7250.jpg http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx105/talaba13/IMG_7256.jpg http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx105/talaba13/IMG_7254.jpg http://i746.photobuck...
by ALT
October 25th, 2012, 7:56 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: two Fire skinks
Replies: 10
Views: 3282

Re: two Fire skinks

Thank you! Caught the adults having some fun this morning! Bad phone photos, but I didn't want to disturb them with flashes and big lenses... http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx105/talaba13/image1.jpg http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx105/talaba13/image.jpg This is the second species of skink I...
by ALT
October 2nd, 2012, 10:23 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: two Fire skinks
Replies: 10
Views: 3282

Re: two Fire skinks

Yeah if they're two new, unfamiliar individuals, it'd be better to keep them separate until they're the same size. Most skinks (excluding the colonial species) do great in pairs assuming you meet their habitat needs, but competition becomes a problem once you add a third individual. Of course males ...
by ALT
August 5th, 2012, 10:39 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: The clutch that wasn't supposed to happen.
Replies: 3
Views: 1196

Re: The clutch that wasn't supposed to happen.

And here's 3 of their 4 holdback 2011 siblings who share the same hatchday (4th was in shed).



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by ALT
August 5th, 2012, 9:57 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: The clutch that wasn't supposed to happen.
Replies: 3
Views: 1196

The clutch that wasn't supposed to happen.

Never cycled the parents. Wasn't planning on breeding the jani this year because of a crazy summer schedule and no desire to deal with piles of babies. But then I stupidly stuck the parents together back in the end of February during cage cleaning and on May 12, got this http://i746.photobucket.com/...
by ALT
July 12th, 2012, 8:04 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Unplanned babies.
Replies: 6
Views: 1660

Re: Unplanned babies.

Thanks for the comments folks! Here's one of the females, with the tank in the background. https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/419600_10100417532802715_530634902_n.jpg They're not viviparous. They just managed to find a spot in the tank that supported the eggs for the 10 or so weeks of incub...
by ALT
July 11th, 2012, 11:46 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Unplanned babies.
Replies: 6
Views: 1660

Unplanned babies.

Fire skinks: check (crappy phone photo). n=?
Need to tear the enclosure apart to find them all.

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jani: check. n= 13. Photos to come post-shed.

How's everyone else's summer going?
by ALT
June 10th, 2012, 8:57 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: what snakes do you breed( lizards and frogs are welcome)
Replies: 54
Views: 12786

Re: what snakes do you breed( lizards and frogs are welcome)

P.deppei jani, western hognose, and in the not terribly distant future, eastern coachwhips, rubber boas, O.p.coxi. Also, working with ackies, fire skinks, and a small leopard gecko colony. I pretty much only breed the geckos to give away to friends and family wanting a beginner herp for their kids. ...
by ALT
June 10th, 2012, 7:33 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Looking pretty fat!
Replies: 6
Views: 1950

Re: Looking pretty fat!

Ah, Brad, sorry to hear about your bull with complications. I'm no stranger to that kind of drama as well. My jani bred this year without hibernation (stupid me stuck them together while cleaning cages in February). 13 (ish) eggs and 2 slugs. I didn't get a good count because they're all stuck in a ...
by ALT
June 9th, 2012, 11:21 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Looking pretty fat!
Replies: 6
Views: 1950

Looking pretty fat!

I had no intention of trying to breed these until next year. Will a second species that's supposed to need a hibernation successfully breed for me without one this year? I guess time will tell.... http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx105/talaba13/rubber_fat_2.png http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/x...
by ALT
May 18th, 2012, 8:43 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Holdback jani at 10 months
Replies: 2
Views: 1118

Re: Holdback jani at 10 months

Thanks! Their parents surprised me this year by breeding without a hibernation. I screwed up and tossed the female in with the male while I cleaned her cage and they copulated in February. The interesting part is she seems to have ovulated "on time" for if I had hibernated her, and laid he...
by ALT
May 18th, 2012, 8:39 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: What are you most proud of?
Replies: 36
Views: 7799

Re: What are you most proud of?

Ah, Dell, the coaches are great! They've even made it to a few outreach programs. If they're too fired up, I won't take them out of the cage...but if I can get to them in a calm mood, they're no drama at all. I was looking for a challenge and they have disappointed me. Still, they're one of the cool...
by ALT
May 18th, 2012, 6:47 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: What are you most proud of?
Replies: 36
Views: 7799

Re: What are you most proud of?

P. lineaticollis? It's beautiful.

Thanks! He's a 15 year old P.deppei jani.


Great stuff everyone!

-Amanda
by ALT
May 17th, 2012, 11:45 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: What are you most proud of?
Replies: 36
Views: 7799

Re: What are you most proud of?

Cool idea! Let's see.... I'm most proud of legally bringing jackson's chameleons back from Hawaii and breeding them when I was in high school, managing the research collection of hots back when we still had the snake room at Cornell, breeding Tribolonotus- getting to observe their parental care and ...
by ALT
May 11th, 2012, 9:23 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Holdback jani at 10 months
Replies: 2
Views: 1118

Holdback jani at 10 months

Since I uploaded these, figured might as well share. Hope everyone is having a lovely spring. http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx105/talaba13/pines/MW8_1May.png http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx105/talaba13/pines/MW6_1May.png http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx105/talaba13/pines/MW5_1May.png...
by ALT
April 25th, 2012, 10:58 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: A.P.T- Another Pilbara Thread (Australia)
Replies: 16
Views: 5417

Re: A.P.T- Another Pilbara Thread (Australia)

Great thread and photography, Henry. Thanks for posting. Really makes me miss the field and definitely need to get over to the Pilbara one of these days. Just curious though, on what grounds are you guys considering splitting out pantherinus ? There is no evidence morphological or molecular supporti...
by ALT
April 8th, 2012, 8:37 pm
Forum: Fish Forum
Topic: First post over here
Replies: 12
Views: 6020

Re: First post over here

Strange the pictures stopped showing up. They worked fine when I posted them. How's this?



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Kind of forgot about this thread. Sorry guys.
by ALT
March 21st, 2012, 8:26 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: feathered reptiles
Replies: 3
Views: 1549

Re: feathered reptiles

Ah yes, I've been to Montezuma a bunch of times. Great place. :)
by ALT
March 20th, 2012, 9:02 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: feathered reptiles
Replies: 3
Views: 1549

feathered reptiles

I don't usually get too riled up over the feathered reptiles, but these guys are just awesome. This pair of red tails nests on a Cornell University building, and they hunt the vermin around campus. Sometimes shredding cute fluffy bunnies right in front of mammal-hugging undergrads. They just fired u...
by ALT
March 20th, 2012, 8:57 am
Forum: Bird Forum
Topic: red tails
Replies: 1
Views: 1475

red tails

I don't usually get too riled up over the feathered reptiles, but these guys are just awesome. This pair of red tails nests on a Cornell University building, and they hunt the vermin around campus. Sometimes shredding cute fluffy bunnies right in front of mammal-hugging undergrads. They just fired u...
by ALT
March 16th, 2012, 6:26 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Holy orange!
Replies: 5
Views: 1911

Re: Holy orange!

Thanks folks.

Yeah, I know the lighting and camera quirks add artifacts to the images, but those photos are pretty true to what they actually look like...and there was no editing aside from crops. :) I'll definitely keep posting updates on the ones I keep.
by ALT
March 15th, 2012, 7:44 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Holy orange!
Replies: 5
Views: 1911

Re: Holy orange!

That was the first I took them out in natural light since September. I can't believe how much they've changed since the last shed. :)
by ALT
March 14th, 2012, 5:07 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Holy orange!
Replies: 5
Views: 1911

Holy orange!

This little man is absolutely killing me lately! http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx105/talaba13/pines/MW8.png His siblings aren't bad either. http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx105/talaba13/pines/MW6.png http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx105/talaba13/pines/MW5.png http://i746.photobucket.com...
by ALT
March 9th, 2012, 9:45 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Spot-less Spotted Salamander?
Replies: 35
Views: 6921

Re: Spot-less Spotted Salamander?

I say this animal is a jeff, without a doubt. It's all in the hind legs. If hind legs are larger than front legs, it is a jeff. Jeffs also have a more squared-off head and dorso-ventrally flattened tail...where macs have the rounded head and cylindrical tail. The reason it's confusing is those chara...
by ALT
March 9th, 2012, 7:47 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Lake Placid Fl. Update
Replies: 8
Views: 4433

Re: Lake Placid Fl. Update

I'd wager the 'albino indigo' was also a coach. That part of Florida grows them HUGE, I've heard of animals pushing 7'+, with scales as large as dimes. Central FL has the nice cream-colored phase with a dark head. The description of its speed screams coachwhip to me. http://farm3.staticflickr.com/24...
by ALT
March 8th, 2012, 9:38 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Ithaca, NY checking in: we have Ambystomas!
Replies: 6
Views: 1528

Re: Ithaca, NY checking in: we have Ambystomas!

It went from near 60 and raining to 30 and snowing over the span of time I was out tonight. No breeding yet from any of these guys...just the first overachievers making their way to the pond at the really open vernal pool. The more wooded sites are still iced over.
by ALT
March 8th, 2012, 9:10 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Ithaca, NY checking in: we have Ambystomas!
Replies: 6
Views: 1528

Ithaca, NY checking in: we have Ambystomas!

I guess this means ski season is over :( https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/425302_10100436911742165_413279_49110450_21868291_n.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/426286_10100436912066515_413279_49110454_141229881_n.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hph...
by ALT
March 4th, 2012, 5:43 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Photographic journey of SA, Australia
Replies: 19
Views: 5006

Re: Photographic journey of SA, Australia

I think this was ID'd as Ctenotus orientalis at the time but I need to key it again, could just be regius. http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t222/whawha_photo/captives050.jpg That looks like regius to me. This has to be the best SA post on here! You covered everything! Well, except these ;) http:/...
by ALT
March 1st, 2012, 10:12 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Hydrophis donaldii (rough-scaled sea snake)
Replies: 42
Views: 8929

Re: Hydrophis donaldii (rough-scaled sea snake)

Those scales. Wow. And Peter's skull scan in the MS is killer.
by ALT
February 28th, 2012, 12:59 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Photographic journey of SA, Australia
Replies: 19
Views: 5006

Re: Photographic journey of SA, Australia

That baby kingie is ridiculously adorable. Great post!
by ALT
February 21st, 2012, 8:00 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: my small lampropeltis collection
Replies: 10
Views: 3166

Re: my small lampropeltis collection

Don't lose hope on the little tongueless guy. A few years ago I hatched a baby western hognose that had a tongue deformity. It was bent and she couldn't stick it out of her mouth. Normally I'd euthanize something like that, but a vet friend of mine wanted to adopt it so I worked on assist feeding. I...
by ALT
February 17th, 2012, 1:13 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Planted pink tongue viv
Replies: 9
Views: 2796

Re: Planted pink tongue viv

Yay pinkies! Great looking setup and group you have there. I'm really surprised they aren't more common...especially since they can pop out such giant litters (over 60 has been recorded)! What do you guys think...are they difficult to breed or is there just no demand?
by ALT
February 16th, 2012, 7:44 pm
Forum: Mammal Forum
Topic: OT - The great mammal thread!
Replies: 149
Views: 39255

Re: OT - The great mammal thread!

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He's not dik dik-ing around. :P
by ALT
February 11th, 2012, 11:18 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Anyone else working with these?
Replies: 7
Views: 2679

Re: Anyone else working with these?

What ae they eating? Also, what temps are they kept at? They've been on mice since I got them, starting with pinkies, whether they wanted them or not (assist feeding at first). I managed to condition them from live to thawed over several months by using a dish. It was cool, I'd give them live pinki...
by ALT
February 11th, 2012, 10:10 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Anyone else working with these?
Replies: 7
Views: 2679

Anyone else working with these?

I'm really enjoying these beasts. They're such a refreshing change from predictable ambush predatory constricting species. Sure, they can be a challenge at times, but they're sooooo worth it! That is, if you have the space and patience. https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/317251_101...
by ALT
January 28th, 2012, 6:08 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Just jani
Replies: 13
Views: 3989

Re: Just jani

Are they crapping machines like other pits? Nah, they're not bad at all with regards to volume. The smell though....that's another story entirely. You can't feed the deppei group like you can the catenifer group...if you push them with prey that's too large or too frequent, they start gurging and i...
by ALT
January 24th, 2012, 10:07 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Just jani
Replies: 13
Views: 3989

Re: Just jani

Her reproductive history is a long story. It begins in 2009. She was 4 years old, 7'1" and just over 8lbs at the time This was her first breeding. Everything seemed textbook, and she successfully passed 19 eggs. However, 20 and 21 were stuck. She was checked out by my vet, given fluids, calcium...
by ALT
January 23rd, 2012, 8:36 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Just jani
Replies: 13
Views: 3989

Just jani

These guys are my favorites. Hope you like them. https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/299727_10100201007081995_413279_47862470_2076968244_n.jpg First off, the monster pair. Both over 7'. Female (right) had complications with a 32 egg clutch last spring. She no longer has a reproducti...
by ALT
January 14th, 2012, 7:18 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Your 2012 plans and wishlists
Replies: 25
Views: 3980

Re: Your 2012 plans and wishlists

Get back to Australia.
by ALT
January 13th, 2012, 7:50 am
Forum: Fish Forum
Topic: First post over here
Replies: 12
Views: 6020

Re: First post over here

I had no idea pike got that big!! Either that, or you're really small. :lol: I'm pretty sure the record for Northerns is more than 2x that weight! But I am really small...just 5'. They're definitely Northerns. For these monsters, I used big white suckers, not quite alive. That spot on the lake has ...
by ALT
January 12th, 2012, 7:08 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Worlds Smallest Frog
Replies: 9
Views: 1655

Re: Worlds Smallest Frog

I can help. Not only was Eric involved, but this was from an expedition he and a couple others organised and secured funding/collaboration/permits for while undergraduates. Oh, and it was not even his senior thesis project. That was on phylogeography of Texas Alligator lizards. He's a superstar and ...