I love the textured look she has!
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Congrats on the accidental auction win! I had that happen over the winter with a killer boa. I just happened to check the boa auctions that afternoon and the bids were still pretty low with only 7-ish mins left, so I made bid. I was pretty confident someone would outbid me but that never happened. Got a crazy good deal on her.
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I shared this over in the boa thread yesterday but I figured I’d share it over here also. This girl arrived yesterday. She’s a 2020 VPI Aztec het Anery. She’s a big girl with a really nice pink head and a bunch of pink down her sides. She was pretty flighty during unboxing but not defensive at all. She’s got a date this fall with my Hypo het VPI/Anery/Leopard male! 
Her boyfried
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Well turn me upside down and paint me blue! We have missed you Nathan! Glad you are back! Congratulations on a fantastic accidental win! That girl is a looker Nathan! Great job on that one! 
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I definitely can see the pink on that big girl’s head! She is absolutely stunning Eric! And so glad to be able to put a face (handsome btw) with a name! I think with that pairing “the future’s so bright ya gotta wear shades….”
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Thanks Caron! Lookin’ forward to the fall! 
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Sweet little Fay from Caryl/BrightHope Snakes. Fay is showing off her perfect shed.
Also a better picture of Shatto without the bulge.
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I found this little Emerald Swift at my mom and pop pet store. In addition to his bright green body he has a beautiful blue belly. I have an order in for a female. Supposedly they breed fairly easily so I am going to see if this is true. They are live bearers so I don’t have to worry about incubating eggs. I already have a couple of people asking for a baby. Their litters are generally 4 to 5 babies, totally manageable. I plan to gift them to people and I am positive my pet store will take them as well.
Emerald Swifts do not have a very long life span unfortunately but if taken care of properly they can live at least 5 years if not a few years longer. There are not many CB available for some reason. This little guy is wild caught and to my knowledge the first wild caught animal I have ever owned. To my knowledge.
Anyhoo, I just wanted to share this cute little fella. He’s starting to move around his enclosure more. Emerald Swifts are not meant to be a hands on pet but I think they’re pretty cool anyway. I’m trying to get him to accept a cricket or a meal worm from tongs. I think we’ll get there. He
seems to be fairly chilled out and not spooked easily. I can stroke his back and he doesn’t budge!
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I love him!! I was going to ask you if he had a blue belly. The local fence swifts we have also have patches of bright blue on their bellies, and usually a patch of blue underneath their throat. But they’re not such a gorgeous shade of green like the emeralds!!
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Thanks Jennifer! I heard that they look like fence lizards but I have never seen one so I can’t compare them. I have his setup on point as far as heat and humidity but I need to add a couple of branches or perches for him. I really hope he survives the stress of being pulled from his natural habitat and placed in an enclosure. I will feel better when I see him eat.
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So here’s a pic of his blue belly. The little guy seems to sleep a lot. I’m going to have to scout around tomorrow to see if he’s eating his crickets……He’s right in front so at least he’s not hiding.
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So I thought that we were not going to be getting any new reptiles any time soon. And certainly not getting another ball python. Too many fasting episodes for me.
But I did a thing…
Fire cinnamon clown, breeder said he was too hyper for her rack system. So we made a deal and he will be here June 3rd.
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I saw the post on CB where he was advertised! I remember thinking he was really pretty and whoever ended up with him would be lucky to have him. So glad that person is you!
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Yeah the wife and I talked about it for awhile. We are really about finished doing classes due to changes at her workplace. So getting another animal wasn’t on our radar. But she seemed to like his coloration so I got the go-ahead.
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You picked up a really nice one David! Congratulations!
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I was not planning on buying a gecko when I went to a reptile expo today
Oops lol.
I’ve been wanting to add a Cappuccino to my breeding program, and this is a rather nice looking boy:)
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He is a handsome little devil!
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