2011s in photos

No eggs today, and it's FrIDaY!!! I always love my weekends, as long as they aren't jam packed with stuff.

So I took some photos for the available page, as well as some available stuff for ads, and I just wanted to share them. I like these!

That Mojave Pied male is a jerk. He's drawn blood at least twice so far, and eats like a champ.
It doesn't hurt that he is gorgeous either...

Jerk.

And this is one of the Stingerbee males I have up. They are so attractive, but so hard to capture in photos.

Deep golds and yellows, melty spider pattern... Getting golder and golder as they age. I really am sad that I don't need the males.. and that I didn't hatch out a female.

Painful to see such an awesome morph grow and know I'm not keeping it...

Speaking of keeping, this here is my Calico female. She has been a ton of fun to watch grow... I really like how her whites are coming in. I expect that watching her over the years will be very entertaining. Many more photos to come of this little girl.

So there you have it, my friends.

Have a great weekend, and I'll see you on Monday!

Happy Year of the Dragon!

So today is the Lunar New Year, and it brings with it the year of the Dragon. It is the year of the Water Dragon, which means several things. 

"The Year of the Water Dragon (1992, 1952 and 2012) is noted for its calm, visionary intelligence, and balance of right brain creativity with left brain logic."

"This is a year when people who are extroverted and outgoing will feel in their own element. People who are timid or introverted may have a harder time keeping pace with the year.

And of course, we started the New Year with some new critters! Of course, the White Gold clutch wasn't too shabby, but I also picked up a new Calico female to add to the harem. I don't have many Calicos, and this is my attempt at beefing up the white sided critters.

Joel seems to think the Calico gene is "lame", so I kinda kept away from them for a while, but with this girl, I am pleased. Next acquisition of Calico/Sugar will be a combination male, but until that happens, I'm going to keep things simple. This is the last gal until then. (We shall see if this is true, but at this point, I am serious)

And here we have the lowest white Mojave Pied that I hatched out. I really like how he turned out! The gold really is pretty! Apparently the lower white Mojave Pieds are more valuable. Isn't that interesting how that changes depending on the morph type?

Anyway, enjoy the New Year! I shall be in new clothes and eating something sweet this morning. Bringing in the New Year right...

Have a great day, my friends!

The Dragon is the only one of the 12 animals of the Chinese Horoscope that is mythical. This indicates a connection with the transmuting power of Heaven, hence this is a year when we may be able to achieve what seemed impossible before.

A warning in the Year of the Dragon is to manage energy wisely, so you don't get exhausted. This may be hard to do in a year of abundant good energy, because it may seem unlimited. 

Contrary to some popular rumors that have been circulating in the past few years about predictions, there is nothing in Chinese Astrology that indicates that the year 2012 is the "end of times." 

Dragon years are expected to be full of benevolence and grace, especially a Water Dragon Year."

So the bottom line? This should be a good year! I know I'm excited about it, for all of the new things that are changing in my life. Bring it on, New Year! 

A Show Brief

Well, I didn't get to take pictures of the PVC Piping because Joel was the one who set it up for me on Friday.

I didn't get a chance to do any of that, so that will have to wait until tomorrow so that I can explain it.

As for the show, I had a great time, it was a fantastic turn out with more people than ever before showing up to a Reptile Super Show!

I am very pleased with how many new faces I met over the past two days, as well as some very nice blog readers that introduced themselves to me over the weekend, including at the auction.

Again, I thank each and every one of you for reading this blog and making it known that you appreciate it. I love knowing I am not doing this in vain.


Anyway, here are the photos I managed to take over the weekend, not much, but stuff I had never seen before or had seen and not known much about.

This is a Pewter het Red male, and he looks awesome! I like how he turned out, but I hope my boy doesn't lose his pattern as much as this guy did.

Of course, one of the morphs yet to be in my collection, the Champagne. I like them... just not enough yet.

 And a Pastel Champagne..

This was very interesting, something I didn't know had been produced... This is a Crystal Fire.

It has way more color than a regular Crystal in terms of the peaches and oranges, and as I was told, this guy came out of the egg solid WHITE.

How cool is that?? This is something to be done for sure.. I am on the books for this one next year...

An absolutely awesome Calider. Calico Spiders would have never been something I would have thought of doing, but if they turn out like this one, I am all for it.. 

And a Pastel Jigsaw. I love this morph, and hope to make a few in the future. I think I may do the pairing tomorrow. I never decided what to do with my Pin female this year...

Anyway, I am going to get some rest. I sold out a LOT of stuff, so I am due to update the available page today or tonight. There is very little left to be had this season, and that works for me, as the new season is gearing up!

Have a fantastic day, my friends. To those new and old, you know I love yah...

Black Rock Captives Revisited (and Steve)

I love the times I spend with snake folk, looking at the stuff they have, and relishing in projects that can be done, and the physical evidence of that that is possible.

Yesterday, I was over at Rodney Robertson's place, and I got to see some of his and our friend Steve Grosso's critters.

I had a great time, talking shop, seeing snakes... This is what it is all about, people.

And we begin with the photo session.

This here is one of Steve's VPI Axanthic Spiders.  They look fantastic, and I really like how they are clean with no spots. Again, the arguement with VPI line versus TSK versus the others is always in effect, but hey, I can appreciate an awesome Axanthic Spider anytime.

And of course, an awesome Pastel Yellowbelly. I can't get enough of the pastel stuff that is coming out, and to have just a great looking pastel to begin with is all that you really need.

This here is an animal I covet, the Mystic Fire. I saw it and knew that it was a powerful combo to have, but just imagine all the possibilities that it can do? Just throw it to a Mojave, and you are set!

Another animal I covet. I tried to run out the door with this one, but to no avail. This is one of Rodney's super awesome lucky clutch females. Why is that? Well, two years ago, he hatched out a clutch from a Cinny to a Lesser. He got 5 Cinny lessers and a Cinnamon out of five eggs. He hatched out 2.3 Cinny Lessers, one egg carrying twins!! Crazy good luck, and this gal is looking fantastic.

And of course, an awesome looking Flora and Fauna Calico. I really like these guys... I want a few myself, but for now, I'll just settle with admiring them.

 A killer Spinner het Ghost.. I LOVE Spinners, and this one was really nicely high white on the sides.

And last but not least, an Anaconda. She is BEAUTIFUL, and very docile. I had a lot of fun watching her wiggle around. Yellow spots are a big thing for me, and this gal had them all over!! They also have the wierd bug eyes, which are kinda cute in a way... I had a great time playing with her. But, they are not for me...

So there you go, my friends. I hope to get out and go photograph many other breeders collections for the blog, but I gotta get out there and do it! Apparently, my next trip has to be Virginia, so that is going to be in the works...

But until then, I will go home and take pictures of my own snakes. After seeing all these cool critters out here on the East Coast, I wanna go sit in my own snake room and relish my own...

Have a fantastic day, my friends.