September/October Update 09/28/2011
It's the end of September, the beginning of fall and it's still 85 degrees here. The frog room still gets over heated, so the fans still keep going. Luckily, that's about to change this weekend with a major temperature drop. Tank temps remained fairly steady at 76-78, so no problems there. It will be interesting to see if the temperature change outside, affects the frogs reproduction. We have been fairly busy with shows lately. we just attended Repticon Ice in Myrtle Beach this past weekend. It was a first for Repticon in that area. Overall attendance was not great, but there were quite a few vendors, including four selling dart frogs. Typically, with these shows, most people are coming for snakes and this was no exception. Since we had such a busy summer, we didn't have many frogs for sale. With all the competition, that was a good thing. We did however, sell all of our vivariums. Since we make several different styles, they were sold to house, darts, tree frogs, geckos and pygmy chameleons. The vertical vivs seem to be the most popular. Speaking of pygmy chameleons, we sold them for the first time at the show. They were quite a hit and sold out quickly. I have to admit, they are very cute little critters. We will have a new supply very soon and will attempt to breed them. Although we are running out of space in the frog room, a rack for their homes is being set up now. Luckily, we have a friend locally who has bred them in the past and we will certainly take advantage of his expertise. We picked up one more breeding pair of azureus at the show and have high hopes for some good production from them. They are a very healthy looking pair. The "baby" tanks are getting full these days. We currently have a good number of azureus, green & black auratus, blue & black auratus, mint terribilis and leucomelas froglets in them. Also, there are quite a few of the same tads, as well as campana auratus and orange lamasis. By December/January, we will be overrun with frogs. That's a good thing! I'll be picking up a male, no spot citronella this weekend, so will be looking for a mate for him. Our next show will be Repticon at Columbia SC, November 4 & 5. We will have the usual assortment of dry goods, frogs and vivariums available. So if you will be in the area, stop by and say hello. We always like to hear how our frogs are doing. That's it for now. Jeff Comments10/19/2011 13:10
Pygmy chameleons are adorable! I'd love to have one of them. They are always stunning lizards no matter which species. Panthers are beautiful but a little mean sometimes. Jon Ludlum 11/24/2011 17:44
Do you know if there will be another repticon expo at myrtle beach? I was there in September and feel in love with dart frogs. I'm currently getting a lot of info before I dive into this and was planning on getting my viv completed by early summer, getting my micofaunna and letting my plants grow in, then buying my first frogs at the next expo. Leave a Reply | AuthorJeff Craig ArchivesMay 2012 CategoriesAll |
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