Here’s all the babies who are ready to go! Every hatchling has been (or will be) Genetically tested through RareGeneticsInc.com to ensure gender. All neonate snakes are well established on frozen/thawed pinky mice and are very active/healthy with at least one growth shed. (two for most). Click on the picture for more details as well… Continue reading Currently Available 2021 Hatchlings!
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The sad, and the good… life goes on.
It’s been a bit of a rough month so far here at Star Dragon Herpetoculture. 2 of the babies from Sheik and Tomba’s clutch failed to thrive despite our best efforts, and passed away. Then we lost a new purchase isolation baby, we’re not sure why, but he went downhill rapidly within the three weeks… Continue reading The sad, and the good… life goes on.
Baby Bin Test Run
At our place, we’ve aquired a Vision Rack for our snakes, and we are very happy with it! (Seriously, my snakes love it.) that said, the smallest “hatchling” bins on the vision rack are a bit too roomy for agoraphobic neonate Hognose, (Heterodon nasicus) so we’ve been testing a few ways to make the v18… Continue reading Baby Bin Test Run
Even More Hatchlings!
Mary Ann’s clutch of 16 beautiful eggs have all made it through the incubation (looking fluffy and lovely!) and now they’re hatching! It’s amazing to watch them go from the first pips, to absolute chaos!! Now Mary Ann was listed as having a 66% chance of being Heterozygous (Het) for Albino. So to prove out… Continue reading Even More Hatchlings!
Feisty Little Hatchlings!
Sheik and Tomba’s first clutch are doing well! Showing off the typical finicky stubborness of their species! We got great odds with the surviving half-dozen eggs in this clutch, with 1 normal, 1 twinspot, 2 Conda Morphs and 2 ToffeeConda Morphs! They’re so adorably tiny when they’re first hatched!
Twinspot
One of our new babies is a perfect little twinspot! They’ve been so squirmy we only just noticed! check this little guy out!
2021 Breeding – Eggs and Babies!
Greetings and Salutations! We have currently have 4 female Western Hognose (Heterodon nasicus) of breeding age and size. We have high hopes for this year, and will update on the successes and disappointments as they fall out. First off, Agrias. Our oldest female, and who took half a decade to get to a safe size… Continue reading 2021 Breeding – Eggs and Babies!
We Have Eggs!
Good News, and Bad News. We’ve gotten two lovely clutches of eggs so far, one from Agrias and Shippo, and one from Sheik and Tomba. Agrias laid a respectable 9 eggs and 2 slugs. which is great for our girl’s first clutch! and on Easter weekend to boot! The bad news is that we had… Continue reading We Have Eggs!
Meet our Reptiles!
Hello! And welcome to Star Dragon Herps! We’re a small but growing collection of reptiles, mostly Western (or Plains) Hognose Snakes, Heterodon Nasicus to be specific, and a few rescued Leopard Geckos. Eublepharis macularius. Let’s start with the Hognose! We’ll go roughly in age order: First off we have Agrias, named after Agrias Oaks from… Continue reading Meet our Reptiles!
Breeding Plans for 2021
Welcome Folks! So we have high hopes for this year, with 4 solid breeding size females! First off, Sheik – Our Conda Het ToffeeBelly female is of safe breeding size, and she will be paired with Tomba, our Het Toffeebelly male. introductions are promising, with enthusiastic twitching! Update: She’s very Gravid! Just finished her Pre-Lay… Continue reading Breeding Plans for 2021