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David P. Tracer
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2009 All Captive-Born Current Projects and Potential Offspring List
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Ophidiophile News
2009 has really flown by quickly and here we are in the last month. This past year has really seen some changes here on the Farm. After 30-something
years of focusing almost exclusively on snakes with a just a couple of lizard and chelonian projects here and there, this year saw us really ramping up
some of our gecko projects. The most extensive, which we've commented on several times in this 'News' section is our Tokay projects. We now have more
breeding pairs and more morphs that we're working with. Apart from the Tokay project, our Madagascar Big Head (or Ground or Panther or Ocelot, depending
on which common name you like for them!) Gecko (Paroedura picta) project has really taken off as well. We are working with classic brown bandeds, light high white browns
(which some refer to as 'snows') and hypo xanthics (which some refer to as 'caramel albinos'). Finally, we obtained a pair of New Calendonian Prehensile Tailed
(or Chameleon) Geckos (Eurydactylodes agricolae) a few months ago and those juvies have grown into nice adults that will probably be ready to breed very soon. On the snake front, our Japanese Rat
Snakes (both hets and Shirohebis) are just into brumation, and a late clutch of pied ball python eggs should be hatching just around the first of 2010!
The most exciting news for us is that we've just begun working on a companion web site to this one that is focused entirely on our Tokay projects. Right now there's not
too much there, but we are adding new material almost daily. Visit MorphTokays.Com frequently to view our progress on the site and to access
information about the expanding world of Tokay Gecko Morphs!
Available Now at Ophidiophile Farms!
We are proud to now offer African Soft Furred Rats (Mastomys natalensis). These prolific african rodents are
about the size of a small lab rat when full grown (~80-90 g.) and are one of the primary natural prey of ball pythons and other african
snakes. As such they can be very helpful in getting finicky african snakes feeding and I know from personal experience
that they can help with finicky feeders from other regions as well. For those interested in color morphs we have dark agoutis, light
agoutis and dilutes. Sorry - no shipping on these, local pick-up only. Many available now - new lower prices! Lone males are $4 and lone females are $6.
Now offering discounts on trios (1.2=$15), quads (1.3=$20), or more. Pinkies and fuzzies sometimes available - inquire.
COLUBRIDS
Japanese Rat Snake (Elaphe climacophora): Japanese
Rat Snakes or "Aodaisho" are medium sized, green to turquoise snakes that are easy to
keep and breed. A population of albino variants known as "Shirohebi" (literally "white snakes")
exists in Iwakuni City and is protected as a Japanese National Monument. Shirohebi vary
from ivory white snakes with yellow saddles to some that are yellow on most of the dorsal surface.
Our breeding colony currently consists of a male Shirohebi and two heterozygous females that are unrelated to the male.
We are also raising up several new albino and het juveniles to add to our breeding program. We have been one of the only
regular U.S. producers of albino climacs since 2004 and have reduced their price for 2009! 100% Hets: $125; Shirohebi: $250.
Albino Yellow Rat Snake (Pantherophis obsoletus quadrivittata): Imagine if Yellow
Rat Snakes didn't have all the muddy black pigment so that they were truly bright yellow. Well now
you can stop imagining...that's exactly what our albino yellows look like. We have 3 separate bloodlines
represented as well as localities as north as Jacksonville, where the animals seem to have a lot of black
rat influence and retain blotches into adulthood, and as south as Miami, where the juvenile blotches are lost
in favor of longitudinal lines. Lively, beautiful and hardy snakes that stay a manageable size: Albinos: $80, Hets: $40.
Albino Cape House Snake (Lamprophis capensis): These are beautiful tyrosinase-positive albino "Zululand" phase house
snakes. Zululands are among the largest of the house snakes and combined with the albino trait, these snakes are
prolific, beautiful, and impressive orange animals. A hardy and rare South African colubrid: $200.
BOIDS
Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor): In 2004 we obtained
a "Kahl strain" albino, a probable super salmon, and one
salmon het for albino (i.e., het sunglow). We grew them up slowly, but all of these animals are now breeding size.
We spent a lot of time searching for the best of the best breeding stock and spared no expense in obtaining them.
All who have seen them have agreed that these are all truly exceptional animals. In the coming year, we expect
to have albinos, salmons (50% possible het for albino), het sunglows and possibly sunglows. Market Price.
Ball Python (Python regius): One of the most popular of
the pythons, these small African snakes are hardy and very easy-to-breed. After
30-something years of being ball-free, we jumped on the ball python bandwagon
in 2004. We are now working with albinos, pieds, caramels, het ivories and a couple
of other exciting new morphs! Market Price.
LIZARDS
Tokay Geckos (Gekko gekko): Tokays are the pit bulls of the gecko world but cb ones can be tamed with gentle handling. They are
large and impressive, unfussy feeders, possess a diverse repetoire of calls, and both our male and female exhibit the fascinating behavior of
actively guarding their eggs. We are currently working with a veriaty of morphs: "calicos," "blue-headed greens," "leucistics," "melanistics," and
more! All Tokays are Market Price depending on the morph.
Madagascar Big Head (aka Panther) Gecko (Paroedura picta): Small, active ground dwelling geckos that are beautiful, hardy, and
easy-to-keep and breed. We are producing both hypo xanthics, het hypo xanthics, stripeds and bandeds. Hypo Xanthics: $80, 100% Hets: $40.
Future Projects: African Mole Snakes, New Caledonian Chameleon Geckos and more!
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