By Larry on April 21, 2010
More evidence that a bitter winter took a big bite out of Burmese pythons and other exotic invaders: Florida wildlife managers ended a six-week hunt on state lands bordering the Everglades without a single snake captured.
Published on April 21, 2010 in Reptile News Tagged Burmese, burmese python, constrictor, everglades, Reptiles
By Larry on April 20, 2010
Here is a post made by Harlin Wall from WALL TO WALL REPTILES explaining how the Burmese Python was introduced into the Florida Everglades. The media, extremist groups, and others put blame on irresponsible pet owners. Too bad they don’t report the facts!
Published on April 20, 2010 in Reptile News Tagged Burmese, burmese python, constrictor, eggs, everglades, hurricane andrew, Reptile News
By Larry on April 14, 2010
Mike Lynch from Boa Tails makes an excellent response to the recent HSUS email campaign. It is long, but a worthwhile read. Mike does a nice job explaining and rebutting statements made by HSUS:
I haven’t made any updates to the site since the beginning of March. This is due to being tied up with [...]
Published on April 14, 2010 in Reptile News Tagged boa, burmese python, constrictors, everglades, HSUS, python, python ban, Reptiles
By Larry on April 14, 2010
I would like to invite everyone to subscribe to our YouTube page. My son manages the content and has some pretty cool videos. Soon we will be loading many more. I like to post videos of our available and breeder ball pythons and red tail boas. We also post videos of our reptile collection, pets, [...]
Published on April 14, 2010 in General Stuff, Videos / YouTube Tagged Ball Pythons, breeder, Red Tail Boas, Reptiles, Videos / YouTube
By Larry on April 13, 2010
Their high death toll in the Everglades from cold weather is fueling a debate over how to control the threat of the Burmese python.
Published on April 13, 2010 in Reptile News Tagged breeder, burmese python, constrictor, everglades, pythons, reptile
By Larry on April 12, 2010
Regulatory changes in Los Angeles County could have shut down or forced relocation of Reptile & Tropical Fish breeders, dealers and pet stores
Published on April 12, 2010 in Reptile News Tagged animal, birds, breeder, breeding, fish, regulatory changes, reptile, reptile nation
By Larry on April 12, 2010
Testimony on efforts to monitor and control Burmese Pythons and other invasive species in Everglades National Park
Published on April 12, 2010 in Reptile News Tagged boa, burmese python, constrictor, everglades, invasive, Lacey act, reptile, reptile nation
By Larry on April 6, 2010
Recently there was a thread on a reptile forum board asking about radiant heat panels (RHPs). In the thread, I mentioned that I have a love / hate relationship with them. Currently, I am using RHPs as the only heat source on all my Boaphile and Animal Plastics cages. Pro Products RHPs is what I [...]
Published on April 6, 2010 in Caging Tagged boas, breeding, Caging, heating, humidity, RHP, ventilation
By Larry on April 4, 2010
I made the mistake of buying my male pied ball python too soon. My het pied female took FOREVER to come up to size. Well, this past season she made up for it. She laid seven eggs. I got six high white pieds and one leopard het pied in this clutch.
Below are some pictures taken [...]
Published on April 4, 2010 in Ball Pythons Tagged ball python, clutch, leopard, leopard het pied, pied, pied ball python, pieds
By Larry on April 4, 2010
I want to thank Alex Burgos for his work on my web banners. Awhile back, he created this one for me:
Published on April 4, 2010 in General Stuff Tagged banner, web design