Sunshine State Exotics » rats http://sunshinestateexotics.com Captive Bred Ball Pythons and Red Tail Boas Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:37:28 +0000 en hourly 1 Selling Marge the Orange Tail Hypo Boa http://sunshinestateexotics.com/selling-marge-orange-tail-hypo-boa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=selling-marge-orange-tail-hypo-boa http://sunshinestateexotics.com/selling-marge-orange-tail-hypo-boa/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:34:55 +0000 Larry http://sunshinestateexotics.com/?p=616 Continue reading →]]> Well, I have decided to sell Marge, my 03′ Orange Tail Hypo Boa. As a joke, I called her Marge after a friend and the name stuck. Now everyone calls this boa Marge.

She is a beautiful Pastel Orange Tail Hypo Boa or as some call pastel hypo’s, a Scarlet Hypo Boa. This boa has given me two amazing litters and the babies tuned out incredible. That is the main reason I am selling her. I kept some of her arabesque, hypo arabesque and possible super salmon jungle babies.

I did not breed her this season or last so she is more than ready to breed this fall. She is about 7ft or so and weighs around 20lbs. I feed her one or two F/T jumbo rats every three to four weeks and she never refuses a meal.

Here is Marge when she was gravid last:

Orange Tail Hypo Boa

Marge - 03' Orange Tail Hypo Boa

Look at the links below to see pictures from her two litters. She produced some amazing babies!

I will be sorry to see this boa go. However, she will be a great addition to someone’s boa collection!

]]> http://sunshinestateexotics.com/selling-marge-orange-tail-hypo-boa/feed/ 0 03' Orange Tail Hypo Boa Rodent Food Update http://sunshinestateexotics.com/rodent-food-update/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rodent-food-update http://sunshinestateexotics.com/rodent-food-update/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 13:45:09 +0000 Larry http://sunshinestateexotics.com/?p=160 Continue reading →]]> Awhile back, I was complaining that my rat production stunk. I was feeding FRM 15%. The 15% formula is a special order product a local feed store here always has on hand. The price is great. Only $11.50 or so a bag. Great price or not, I was not producing rats or mice. Normally during the winter months, I am able to feed my animals and fill the freezer for the upcoming year. This winter, I barely had enough rodents to feed my ball pythons, let alone my boas and fill the freezer.

A few weeks ago, I was told about another local feed store that sells Mazuri 6F rodent feed for $16.50 a bag. That is a great price compared to other feed stores here.

So, a month or so ago, I switched to Mazuri. It took a few weeks of course, but my rodent production is off the charts. Unfortunately, winter is over and it is getting HOT here in Florida. The heat will cause my production to slow, but I am sure it will still be better than I was getting when using FRM 15%.

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