July Update

July Update 07/05/2011

It's July fifth and the weather is hot, very hot. So, it is with a look at the forecast and great caution, we will consider whether shipping frogs is prudent. Even with insulated boxes and ice packs, it can get well over 100 degrees in the back of a delivery truck.

We have some new arrivals this week. First was a male azureus, to join our female who lost her mate a couple of months ago. The two bonded immediately and have been seen in their coco hut together quite a bit.
Next was a male leucomelas for the many females we have. He will be put in a viv with one of the females.
Finally, we have a proven pair of blue & black auratus arriving this week. They will join several pairs of green & black auratus. One of those pairs has been producing non stop for the last month. So look forward to plenty of the green & blacks available by September.
As usual, our orange lamasi have been steadily producing. Not large numbers, but on a regular basis. We will have four to five available, also by September. We also have eight Bicolors that are just morphing out. They are a bit on the small side as they morph. We should have them available some time in September.

One group of five leucs has been very vocal recently. We believe there is one male in the group. There had not been any calling for the last few months, but now his call can be heard quite regularly. This is a very shy group of frogs. There is a great deal of cover in the viv and they really take advantage of it. So, we will be checking their coco hut for eggs every day and hoping for some great results.
Not too long ago, I decided to change our fruit fly media mix. The flies were just not producing as well as they should have been. I tried a different type of brewer's yeast and started adding bits of chopped apple to the mix. I must say that it has made quite a difference in production.

Our next show will likely be in Myrtle Beah, SC this September. It's the first ever Repticon Ice show. It's a new market for Repticon and for us. We're hoping for a large turn out there. We are thinking about doing future shows in Richmond VA and Atlanta GA. Updates on the shows we will attend will always be on the home page.

That's it for now.

Jeff

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