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  • Pheidole bicaronata, Big Head Ants
    August 20, 2022

    Pheidole bicaronata, Big Head Ants

    Scientific Name:  Pheidole bicarinataCommon Name:  Big headed antsDistribution:  Widely distributed across the lower half of the United States.Queen size:  5 mmWorker size:  Minor workers 2 mm, Majors 3 mmNatural Habitat:  This is a relatively common species that can be found...

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  • Ants!
    August 30, 2019

    Ants!

    Ants have been a background obsession for a while and I have kept it in check by watching videos, browsing formicariums, and keeping myself busy with the reptiles. It finally got to be too much and after 3 years of this I finally decided to pull the trigger and get some ants. 
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  • Health and Safety Series: Nidovirus
    June 11, 2019

    Health and Safety Series: Nidovirus

    What are nidoviruses? Nidoviruses are a group of related viruses known to cause a severe and sometimes fatal respiratory disease in snakes. These viruses are cousins of SARS and MERS coronaviruses that affect humans, which can also cause severe respiratory...

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  • Health and Safety Series: Cryptosporidium
    June 3, 2019

    Health and Safety Series: Cryptosporidium

    PREFACE This is an article I found on Ball-Pythons.net(https://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?35760-What-is-crypto) The links below no longer work but I will leave them there along with the other attribution. Crypto is a serious illness in reptiles caused by a protozoan. Crypto is highly infectious and...

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  • How Het Percentages Work
    January 10, 2019

    How Het Percentages Work

    It is very common to see a reptile for sale with a label that reads "50% pos het Albino" or "66% pos het Clown". These percentages cause a good bit of confusion for people who are just beginning to think...

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  • Countdown to the First Hatchlings of 2019
    January 6, 2019

    Countdown to the First Hatchlings of 2019

      We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of our first hatchlings of 2019. In this clutch we have several world first possibilities thanks to Sir Racha, out hot sauce (yellow belly and sauce) male. These 8 eggs have been in the...

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  • Year of the Enchi!
    December 31, 2018

    Year of the Enchi!

    We have a lot of enchi ball pythons breeding for 2019 so here is some info about the origins of the enchi morph.  In 1998, Lars Brandell of Sweball imported some "special" ball pythons from Ghana along with a shipment of...

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