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Sorry I haven't updated this in a bit, my "real life" has gotten crazy busy, with launching new software, and learning a new system.
Breeding is going well this season, and we should have about six clutches this season. Hopefully all the girls will take this season!
I'm very excited to show off my new boy, a handsome albino from Louis Kirkland of Cornerstone Reptiles out of Mississippi. Louis is a member of Ball-pythons.net who's collection I have admired (and envied) over the years.
One evening we were chatting on the forum when I asked him how his breeding season was going, and he sent me a link to show me some of the babies he produced last year.
I'd been looking for an albino for a few months, but he had to be reduced pattern and high contrast. Well, Louis had a picture of a stunning male and I immediately asked him if he was available for sale. He was, and then he told me about a couple others he had produced and sent me several pictures. The rest is history - I found my boy!
Not sure when he'll get here, we're talking about meeting up at the next Birmingham show, so that we can actually meet in person finally! If we're able to do that, he should be here by the end of March. In the meantime, he's in great hands!
Breeding is going well this season, and we should have about six clutches this season. Hopefully all the girls will take this season!
I'm very excited to show off my new boy, a handsome albino from Louis Kirkland of Cornerstone Reptiles out of Mississippi. Louis is a member of Ball-pythons.net who's collection I have admired (and envied) over the years.
One evening we were chatting on the forum when I asked him how his breeding season was going, and he sent me a link to show me some of the babies he produced last year.
I'd been looking for an albino for a few months, but he had to be reduced pattern and high contrast. Well, Louis had a picture of a stunning male and I immediately asked him if he was available for sale. He was, and then he told me about a couple others he had produced and sent me several pictures. The rest is history - I found my boy!
Not sure when he'll get here, we're talking about meeting up at the next Birmingham show, so that we can actually meet in person finally! If we're able to do that, he should be here by the end of March. In the meantime, he's in great hands!
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Happy New Year everyone! I'm excited about this upcoming year, and I hope that you are too! My "real" job has just rolled out some new software on January 4th, and it's a project that I've been working with the entire team on since June of 2008. It's been a lot of work, a lot of hours, with very little personal bandwidth, but we did it, and I'm very excited that we're starting off this new year so positively, after these rough few years for so many people and the economy. I also feel very blessed to be working with a company that I am proud to be associated with, with co-workers who are the best in the business, not only professionally, but personally!
So what's new at The Nest? Well, we're breeding, but on a small scale. I should have a few clutches of lemon pastels for those of you on the waiting list. So hopefully we can put a Winston baby into a few homes this coming season - thank you for waiting so patiently. I should also have mojaves and spiders this season as well.
I'm still growing my morph females, so combos may not pop out at The Nest until next season, but I'm having fun, and it's been great fun deciding just which females to pair my males with to enhance their mutation. It's going to be more fun seeing the beautiful babies hatching this spring, early summer!
I picked up my beautiful Cinnamon male from Deborah at Stewart Reptiles New Years weekend and not only came home with him, but with a gorgeous pinstripe male that Deborah still had available. My pinstripe female also was produced by Deborah, but don't tell Gracie, I think the boy is even hotter!
Here are a few pictures of him!
Paxton, the Lesser Platinum male is growing and getting lighter with each shed. When I get a chance, I'll take some updated photos of him soon!
Again, I hope everyone had a wonderful New Year and that this year brings you joy and prosperity!
So what's new at The Nest? Well, we're breeding, but on a small scale. I should have a few clutches of lemon pastels for those of you on the waiting list. So hopefully we can put a Winston baby into a few homes this coming season - thank you for waiting so patiently. I should also have mojaves and spiders this season as well.
I'm still growing my morph females, so combos may not pop out at The Nest until next season, but I'm having fun, and it's been great fun deciding just which females to pair my males with to enhance their mutation. It's going to be more fun seeing the beautiful babies hatching this spring, early summer!
I picked up my beautiful Cinnamon male from Deborah at Stewart Reptiles New Years weekend and not only came home with him, but with a gorgeous pinstripe male that Deborah still had available. My pinstripe female also was produced by Deborah, but don't tell Gracie, I think the boy is even hotter!
Here are a few pictures of him!
Paxton, the Lesser Platinum male is growing and getting lighter with each shed. When I get a chance, I'll take some updated photos of him soon!
Again, I hope everyone had a wonderful New Year and that this year brings you joy and prosperity!
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Christmas has come and gone. And we're heading into a new and exciting New Year!
I got to spend Christmas a week early with my family, so Christmas Day was a quiet day here at The Nest.
We've got another new addition to introduce to folks, a Cinnamon Pastel male, who doesn't have a name yet. I picked him up from Bailey Reptiles.
As with all of my additions, I'm extremely picky about the stock that I add, and I waited a long time for the perfect Cinnamon Male came along. I wanted one with floaty heads on the side and a nice black back, and saw this male in Birmingham back in November. He's perfect in every way!
Here's a picture from Tim's website:
and a few pictures from Birmingham:
I pick him up next Saturday from my friend Deborah's of Stewart Reptiles. She took a few pictures of him to hold me over!
Everyone else here at the nest are doing well, eating, growing and shedding! I can't wait to see what 2010 brings!
I got to spend Christmas a week early with my family, so Christmas Day was a quiet day here at The Nest.
We've got another new addition to introduce to folks, a Cinnamon Pastel male, who doesn't have a name yet. I picked him up from Bailey Reptiles.
As with all of my additions, I'm extremely picky about the stock that I add, and I waited a long time for the perfect Cinnamon Male came along. I wanted one with floaty heads on the side and a nice black back, and saw this male in Birmingham back in November. He's perfect in every way!
Here's a picture from Tim's website:
and a few pictures from Birmingham:
I pick him up next Saturday from my friend Deborah's of Stewart Reptiles. She took a few pictures of him to hold me over!
Everyone else here at the nest are doing well, eating, growing and shedding! I can't wait to see what 2010 brings!
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If you'd asked me a year and a half ago if I'd keep any species other than Python Regius, I would have told you no way, no how - I'm head over heels in love with ball pythons. And they're still my first love. However, one little sneaky worm, in the form of an albino striped California kingsnake woo'd me into taking him home from a reptile show last year, and I fell hard! Skittles is pictured in The Nest collection. He's one cool critter.
Because of the joy of owning this little guy, I plan to add a female albino Cali king (just haven't found the "right" one yet) at some point.
But then I decided that I would like to add a pure black snake to my collection and started to research what would fit the bill. There were Mexican Black Kingsnakes and there were Eastern Indigos (but illegal to own in Georgia) and there were Black Milk Snakes - Lampropeltis Triangulum Gaigeae. And then there are San Antonio Zoo line Lampropeltis Triangulum Gaigeae that are reported to be larger than other lines.
Was chatting with my friend Kara Glasgow of Bloodpythons.com and she said that she had some hatchlings available, and the rest is history!
What's really cool about these guys is that they start out banded yellow, black and red, and as they mature turn into a jet black snake. They were shipped to my good friend Deborah, at Stewart Reptiles (there's a link to her site on my Contact Us page, as well as a link to Kara's site). I'll pick them up Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend!
This is the little girl, Onyx - and she has a little bit of stuck shed on her head.
And this is the little boy, Jett - and Deb says he's a wannabe rattlesnake.
I don't know if I'll ever breed these guys, but got a pair "just in case". I'm really excited to work with these guys and watch as they mature into beautiful adults! Thank you Kara, and thank you Deborah!!!
Because of the joy of owning this little guy, I plan to add a female albino Cali king (just haven't found the "right" one yet) at some point.
But then I decided that I would like to add a pure black snake to my collection and started to research what would fit the bill. There were Mexican Black Kingsnakes and there were Eastern Indigos (but illegal to own in Georgia) and there were Black Milk Snakes - Lampropeltis Triangulum Gaigeae. And then there are San Antonio Zoo line Lampropeltis Triangulum Gaigeae that are reported to be larger than other lines.
Was chatting with my friend Kara Glasgow of Bloodpythons.com and she said that she had some hatchlings available, and the rest is history!
What's really cool about these guys is that they start out banded yellow, black and red, and as they mature turn into a jet black snake. They were shipped to my good friend Deborah, at Stewart Reptiles (there's a link to her site on my Contact Us page, as well as a link to Kara's site). I'll pick them up Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend!
This is the little girl, Onyx - and she has a little bit of stuck shed on her head.
And this is the little boy, Jett - and Deb says he's a wannabe rattlesnake.
I don't know if I'll ever breed these guys, but got a pair "just in case". I'm really excited to work with these guys and watch as they mature into beautiful adults! Thank you Kara, and thank you Deborah!!!
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What happens when you have a Halloween get together with other local herpers? Well, sometimes you go home with a TREAT bag that contains a new snake!
Trey Barnard hosted a Halloween get together today, and I just got home after having a wonderful time hanging out with Trey and his girlfriend Jamie, and his other guests (Aaron Palmer, Shaun Pruitt and his wife Jami and daughter, Greg Bennett and his wife Lori and daughter, and two other local herpers (forgot their names!
))
We had a nice time just visiting and handing out candy to the kids. And of course seeing Trey's snake room.
I came home with this sweet little Black Pastel female. Unfortunately, I don't have a light tent, and my kitchen lights, where I take most of my pictures aren't bright enough to provide good lighting. She's really a nice orangy color and a pretty little girl. Thank you Trey!!!!
Trey Barnard hosted a Halloween get together today, and I just got home after having a wonderful time hanging out with Trey and his girlfriend Jamie, and his other guests (Aaron Palmer, Shaun Pruitt and his wife Jami and daughter, Greg Bennett and his wife Lori and daughter, and two other local herpers (forgot their names!
))We had a nice time just visiting and handing out candy to the kids. And of course seeing Trey's snake room.
I came home with this sweet little Black Pastel female. Unfortunately, I don't have a light tent, and my kitchen lights, where I take most of my pictures aren't bright enough to provide good lighting. She's really a nice orangy color and a pretty little girl. Thank you Trey!!!!
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This snake belongs to me. However, she has disappeared from the breeder that she was at, and was discovered missing when she was due to be shipped to me.
If you see her listed for sale, or see anyone who is posting pictures of her as a newly acquired animal, please contact me immediately for a monetary reward, if it leads to her recovery. Here is her photobucket folder for comparison pictures.
http://s37.photobucket.com/albums/e90/rabernet/Enchi/
If you are the person who took her, please contact me to make arrangements to ship her to me, and I will not press charges. However, if someone else provides me with information that leads me to you - I will swiftly take legal action to recover her, including filing a police report of her theft.
If she was sold to you, she was not legally owned by the person who sold her to you - and I will work with you to replace her with another enchi instead. I will require that you reveal all the contact information of the person who sold her to you.
I believe that her looks are unique enough that she is very easily identifiable.
Thank you in advance for your assistance in helping to recover this animal!
Robin Abernethy
If you see her listed for sale, or see anyone who is posting pictures of her as a newly acquired animal, please contact me immediately for a monetary reward, if it leads to her recovery. Here is her photobucket folder for comparison pictures.
http://s37.photobucket.com/albums/e90/rabernet/Enchi/
If you are the person who took her, please contact me to make arrangements to ship her to me, and I will not press charges. However, if someone else provides me with information that leads me to you - I will swiftly take legal action to recover her, including filing a police report of her theft.
If she was sold to you, she was not legally owned by the person who sold her to you - and I will work with you to replace her with another enchi instead. I will require that you reveal all the contact information of the person who sold her to you.
I believe that her looks are unique enough that she is very easily identifiable.
Thank you in advance for your assistance in helping to recover this animal!
Robin Abernethy
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Well, I can't get enough of this boy - he just excites me so much! He ate a nice rat fuzzy yesterday and then shed shortly after that.
Here's how little he is - in my hand.
But I just love his pattern and coloration - I really can't wait to see what type of adult he matures into.
But I'm REALLY excited to pair him to my Enchi girl, Madison in the next year or two! Here she is:
Why am I excited about this? Because when you breed a Lesser Platinum to an Enchi - you get Lesser Enchi's!
Congratulations to Ralph Davis for producing two HOT Lesser Enchi's and inspiring me even more!
Click Here for Lesser Enchi Video by Ralph Davis
Here's how little he is - in my hand.
But I just love his pattern and coloration - I really can't wait to see what type of adult he matures into.
But I'm REALLY excited to pair him to my Enchi girl, Madison in the next year or two! Here she is:
Why am I excited about this? Because when you breed a Lesser Platinum to an Enchi - you get Lesser Enchi's!
Congratulations to Ralph Davis for producing two HOT Lesser Enchi's and inspiring me even more!
Click Here for Lesser Enchi Video by Ralph Davis
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The wee little fellow made his way to The Nest yesterday and he gave me an excuse to take the day off from work to receive him. I'm thrilled to add Paxton to The Nest and continue my mission on only acquiring and producing the nicest animals that I can!
Paxton certainly fits that bill, even while in shed!
Paxton certainly fits that bill, even while in shed!
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A few months ago, I was contacted by a local model here in Metro Atlanta about using a few of my snakes in a photo-shoot that she wanted to do. She was not afraid of snakes, but hadn't really handled any, so was a little tentative with them.
We agreed on a price for their time and settled on a date. I chose some of my animals that were not in shed, were calm and I felt would do nicely in the shoot. And I took quite a few, so that if I felt any were getting stressed in any way, we could switch them out.
The experience was fabulous for all involved (the model, myself and the photographers). With their permission, I'm sharing a few of the photos from the shoot!
Hope you enjoy the pictures! It was a fun day, and the snakes did great! The model and the photographers were awesome, no one forced the snakes to do anything, they just took advantage of the snakes' own movements and got shots that the snakes presented.
We agreed on a price for their time and settled on a date. I chose some of my animals that were not in shed, were calm and I felt would do nicely in the shoot. And I took quite a few, so that if I felt any were getting stressed in any way, we could switch them out.
The experience was fabulous for all involved (the model, myself and the photographers). With their permission, I'm sharing a few of the photos from the shoot!
Hope you enjoy the pictures! It was a fun day, and the snakes did great! The model and the photographers were awesome, no one forced the snakes to do anything, they just took advantage of the snakes' own movements and got shots that the snakes presented.
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Because Milkbone gives to Canine Assistants, an organization that I've been volunteering with since 2000.
Just this weekend they launched their new commercials, their first commercials in 25 years and featured one of our recipients and his service dog.
I can't adequately express just how much being a part of this organization has touched my life, and the lives of our many recipients.
Check out Milkbone's website to see three videos. And if you're a Facebook user, become a fan of Noble's page, one of our puppies, and watch him mature into a graduated service dog. He's adorable as can be!
Just this weekend they launched their new commercials, their first commercials in 25 years and featured one of our recipients and his service dog.
I can't adequately express just how much being a part of this organization has touched my life, and the lives of our many recipients.
Check out Milkbone's website to see three videos. And if you're a Facebook user, become a fan of Noble's page, one of our puppies, and watch him mature into a graduated service dog. He's adorable as can be!
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