http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/ Redtailboa.net The Source For All Your Redtail Herp Needs en Thu, 23 May 2013 09:12:37 GMT vBulletin 60 http://redtailboa.net/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/ http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/other-boas/79328-living-gems-breeding-update-part-1-a.html Wed, 22 May 2013 19:52:14 GMT This month Living Gems gives a mid-season update on its breeding progress. We have four pairs and one trio this season, for a total of six possible litters. We will cover two females each week over the next three weeks; this is the first post in the series. Scarface-Almandine First up is... This month Living Gems gives a mid-season update on its breeding progress. We have four pairs and one trio this season, for a total of six possible litters. We will cover two females each week over the next three weeks; this is the first post in the series.


Scarface-Almandine
First up is the Scarface-Almandine pair. Both parents were born in 2008, and neither has had a litter before. The female weighed 2382 grams at the start of the season.

Successful Date Night (November)


Progress so far is as follows:

1109 Introductions
1111 Shared hide, clear tail wrap. Scarface wastes no time!
1117 Shared hide, intertwined but no clear wrap
0111 Shared hide, probable wrap
0119 Scattered urates, but unsure which female left them
0412 Almandine begins lying on heat

Looking Plump (April)


As of now, Almandine has been on the heat for almost six weeks. Her weight has hit 2491, an increase of over 100 grams, and she looks chunky. She hesitated before feeding at her last meal, which is unusual for her. Status: very likely gravid.


Scarface-Onyx
Second up is the Scarface-Onyx pair. Both parents were born in 2008, and neither has had a litter before. The female weighed 2240 grams at the start of the season.

Sperm Plug (January)


Progress so far is as follows:

1116 Introductions, one week later than the first female
0113 First shared hide, contact unclear
0119 Scattered urates, but unsure which female left them
0121 Shared water bowl, he actively seeking lock
0128 Shared water bowl
0129 Sperm plugs in water bowl
0211 Courting behavior from the male – following her, rubbing his head on her, etc.

There was additional hide and water sharing several times, but no confirmed locks that I witnessed.

Shared Water (January)


On the plus side, Onyx recently moved to the hide and settled on the side near the heat. She also looked chubby during the last weekly cleaning, and is with a male that provably knows what to do. On the negative side, her weight has fallen slightly to 2198 grams, which is a very slight loss (less than two percent). She is also still feeding. Status: uncertain.


We will pick up next week with pairs three and four.

Thank you for reading, ]]> Other Boas Snakesitter http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/other-boas/79328-living-gems-breeding-update-part-1-a.html http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/just-talk/79327-ok-members.html Wed, 22 May 2013 15:03:32 GMT Just wanna make sure all (if any) the members here from OK are ok. You guys can use this sort of as a check in. Please let us know you're alright. I rarely watch TV in the daytime so I I've been hearing about this on the radio while going to and from work but once I saw it on TV, it hit my heart. So just wanted to make sure that hey were ok. ]]> Just Talk wyldchild http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/just-talk/79327-ok-members.html http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/just-talk/79326-my-son-marine-pic.html Wed, 22 May 2013 04:05:22 GMT One of the United States' newest marines --- Private Kenneth L. Bryan III



Thanks for looking. ]]> Just Talk danktat http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/just-talk/79326-my-son-marine-pic.html http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/boas/79325-i-have-3-boas-coming-fedex-guess-who.html Tue, 21 May 2013 22:25:13 GMT and what are they? pics will be up after unboxing when they get here :) . check back about lunchtime Wednesday :-D woohoo baby snakes! and what are they? pics will be up after unboxing when they get here :) . check back about lunchtime Wednesday :-D woohoo baby snakes! ]]> Boas Tekpc007 http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/boas/79325-i-have-3-boas-coming-fedex-guess-who.html http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/boas/79324-serpentine-gargoyle-el-salvadoran-photo-shoot.html Tue, 21 May 2013 00:43:22 GMT I took some photos of the pure El Salvadoran babies and think they came out all rite. Let me know what you think. . Image: http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz148/Varanis/VN/102_5105_zps4b600c1f.jpg (http://s822.photobucket.com/user/Varanis/media/VN/102_5105_zps4b600c1f.jpg.html) . Image:... I took some photos of the pure El Salvadoran babies and think they came out all rite.
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Enjoy! ]]> Boas Varanis http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/boas/79324-serpentine-gargoyle-el-salvadoran-photo-shoot.html http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/boas/79323-3rd-edition-sterlings.html Mon, 20 May 2013 18:04:09 GMT The third litter of Sterling Patternless Boas was born on Friday, May 17, 2013. It was a very small litter. Mom had a difficult time with parturation and the prolonged delivery resulted in a significant number of babies drowning before making it into the world. This was obviously a sad event,... The third litter of Sterling Patternless Boas was born on Friday, May 17, 2013. It was a very small litter. Mom had a difficult time with parturation and the prolonged delivery resulted in a significant number of babies drowning before making it into the world. This was obviously a sad event, but the silver lining is that the surviving babies are awesome.

Despite giving birth on the 105th day after her POS, only a single baby was in an amniotic sac. Most of the cords where already retracting when they were born. No yolks. No chubby bellies. These babies were just in the oven too long.

For those of you with Sterling aspirations, availability will be very limited this year. Next season is coming!















]]> Boas Ranger http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/boas/79323-3rd-edition-sterlings.html http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/boas/79322-cooling-essential-thing-mating.html Mon, 20 May 2013 09:36:22 GMT Well, last week, Mr.Dan said this is breeding season

so I should take back all of snake in cooling room.

And I asked him "Is this essential?" and he said "Yes."

So I asked him again "Boas too?" and he also said "Yes."

But another employee at the farm said "It is not essential to boas.

They breed well whether cooling or not cooling."

Well, maybe Mr.Dan is the big shot but his major is geckos and amphibians

and another employee's major is colurbrids and small lizards.

And here in Korea, I didn't heard any breeders who use cooling for mating

their boas. It just make me confuse again since that probing matter

(and it turns out that the vet is wrong. My boa is definately female). ]]> Boas ajk321 http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/boas/79322-cooling-essential-thing-mating.html http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/thread-week-voting-booth/79321-topic-week-22-may-2013-a.html Mon, 20 May 2013 01:18:30 GMT *Which post should win this weeks nomination contest?* Choose from the topics (posts/threads) listed throughout the forum(s), and vote for your favorite post now. *What is Topic Of The Week?* Topic of the Week is a contest that select posts on which we would like the community to commit to... Which post should win this weeks nomination contest?

Choose from the topics (posts/threads) listed throughout the forum(s), and vote for your favorite post now.

What is Topic Of The Week?
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The topics with the most nominations during the course of the week are displayed on this thread using the poll feature. At the end of the week, the first three topics with the most nominations are the award winners of the contest. ]]> Thread of the Week Voting Booth administrator http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/thread-week-voting-booth/79321-topic-week-22-may-2013-a.html http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/caging-housing-reptiles-husbandry-items/79320-cage-build-uro-questions.html Mon, 20 May 2013 00:26:59 GMT Hi all,

Hope you don't mind me throwing a bunch of questions at you.. I've got a yellow Saharan Uro who I'm planning on building a new enclosure for. Dimensions will likely be 36"L x 15" W x 18"H. I've knocked together stands for aquariums before, but this is my first time actually building something to house one of my little pals.

1) I initially thought I was going to use melamine, however, upon researching some more, I saw a lot of people recommending against it in favour of plywood (well-sealed, of course). Some cons of melamine seemed to be that it made for a very heavy enclosure, and some people argued it didn't stand up to long-term use as well as, say, cabinet-quality birch or maple. What would you use? And what thickness - 1/2" or 3/4"?

2) I'd like to rig up my lights inside the tank itself to make everything a little cleaner and more streamlined. UVB is no problem, I know exactly how I want to do that, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't at least a little concerned about the heat lamps. What's the risk for wiring your fixtures and mounting them inside the enclosure? Obviously they need to be out of reach of the animal, of course. Is there a fire concern with the high heat produced by the bulb with regards to the wood? I was also planning on doing a homemade fake-rock styrofoam background, should I be concerned about the light's proximity to that? And while I obviously don't need to worry about high humidity for my Uro, just for curiosity's sake, would in-tank bulbs be a definite no with herps that require high humidity? I just can't see heavily misting an enclosure with bare exposed bulbs in there.

And anything else you think I should be aware of.. I'm really excited to get started on this, thanks in advance for your help! ]]> Caging / Housing for reptiles / Husbandry Items SonofaGun http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/caging-housing-reptiles-husbandry-items/79320-cage-build-uro-questions.html http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/amphibians/79319-do-not-try-home.html Sat, 18 May 2013 17:00:51 GMT poor wittle froggies...... :faint: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YZJt_Bw3eo poor wittle froggies...... :faint:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YZJt_Bw3eo ]]> Amphibians frogmom http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/amphibians/79319-do-not-try-home.html http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/just-talk/79318-little-more-leg-tattoo-pic.html Sat, 18 May 2013 03:29:29 GMT 5 1/5 hours in on this continuation of this leg sleeve. Starting to fill it out.....The new stuff is obviously the stuff on the hip that is redish from being freshly done. Image: http://th01.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2013/137/a/0/some_more_on_the_leg_by_danktat-d65lyhf.jpg Thanks for looking. 5 1/5 hours in on this continuation of this leg sleeve. Starting to fill it out.....The new stuff is obviously the stuff on the hip that is redish from being freshly done.



Thanks for looking. ]]> Just Talk danktat http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/just-talk/79318-little-more-leg-tattoo-pic.html http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/boas/79317-my-snake-loves-me.html Sat, 18 May 2013 02:00:12 GMT I know it's been talked about before on here about whether or not snakes can form attachments to owners or whether they are just showing a need for security.... but i had Xena out last week and after an hour of back and forth in a 10 yard circle she finally got tired and worked her way back to me, then raised up at my feet, leaned her body against my shin and waited for me to pick her up. I picked her up and held her for a few minutes and then took her home to her tank. I didn't even have to clean her tank as she went potty twice while we went for a walk in the yard.
Has anyone else experienced the same thing when letting their snake roam in the yard? Or is it just me? I had a burmese one time that i put 60 yards out in the yard only to have him work his way back to me and crawl up onto the chair i was in and onto my lap. ]]> Boas sixgunluvr http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/boas/79317-my-snake-loves-me.html http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/comment-box/79316-chrome-browser-issue.html Sat, 18 May 2013 01:56:13 GMT I'm not sure what is going on with it but I wanted to let people know that the Chrome browser will most of the time refuse to load this site. I have tried it with a few different browsers (Firefox, Comodo Dragon, Opera, Maxthon) and not one of those has had this issue. I'm not sure what is causing it but I figured I would give people a heads up.

If this is in the wrong section I apologize. ]]> The Comment Box Flaumig Shamane http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/comment-box/79316-chrome-browser-issue.html http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/caging-housing-reptiles-husbandry-items/79315-getting-ready-build.html Fri, 17 May 2013 23:06:13 GMT Alright so now that I'm more or less reestablished in a place I want to start a build for my BP. I'm honestly tired of how heavy his tank is (it's a 40B) and would like to build something that will be both easier to clean and also somewhat lighter.
Now the local stores that I have to work with are
Home Depot
Lowes
Lumber Yard (not sure of name just know where it is lol)
I'm not going back to melamine as I was barely able to lift it on my own and yeah...
So basically what I'm looking for would be as follows
Lightest wood or other material I could use
Best sealer (been reading drylok is good as well as contact paper and Aquarium sealant.)
Plexi or Glass (I can cut either one pretty much just can't round edges or anything)
I'm still in the planning stages and doing quite a bit of reading but definitely up for suggestions from people who have made cages.
Dimensions would be about (48" x 18" x 12"). This would allow him to be able to stretch his full lenght but also not make the cage so huge that its going to be hard to find a spot for it. His current tank is (36 x 18 x 17). ]]> Caging / Housing for reptiles / Husbandry Items Flaumig Shamane http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/caging-housing-reptiles-husbandry-items/79315-getting-ready-build.html http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/humor/79314-google.html Fri, 17 May 2013 22:38:45 GMT I'm not sure if anyone else has noticed this yet but watch what appears when searching this site one Google. I both find this humorous and disturbing lol.
Disclaimer: this is a lgmtfy (Let me google that for you) link nothing horrible.
http://bit.ly/15UsyR6

Its the descriptions you should be looking at. ]]> Humor Flaumig Shamane http://www.redtailboa.net/forums/humor/79314-google.html