Reptiles Magazines

So you are into reptiles, googling and reading online itself is incomplete without subscribing to reptiles magazines. I my self subscribe myself to the no:1 magazines reptiles. With this magazines, I can deepen my knowledge, Get an experts tips on reptiles husbandry, diet, breeding and so on, Besides that I can get info when n where the reptiles expo be held across the world, if I have the blink blink to visit.

Reptiles magazines

November 09 Issue

Breeding Panther Chameleon Guide

Bearded Dragon Morph Guide

Gargoyles Geckos

Tokay Geckos

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Captive Breed VS Wild Caught Animal

In short, captive bred is best, so if at all possible get a captive bred reptile as a pet. It is true that some species of reptile do not readily reproduce in captivity so for these you may need to get a wild caught reptile. However, for many commonly kept species, captive bred animals are quite readily available. If you can find a captive bred reptile this is the best option for a number of reasons:

• Captive bred reptiles are generally healthier than wild caught. The stress of capture and transport and adjustment to captive conditions is extremely stressful and leaves reptiles susceptible to illness. Wild caught reptiles also tend to carry very heavy parasite loads.
• Captive bred reptiles are generally less skittish and easier to handle than wild caught.
• Captive bred snakes accept pre killed prey more readily than wild caught snakes (especially true for ball pythons).
• Buying a captive bred reptile helps to maintain wild populations. For every wild caught reptile that makes it to a pet store and into a home, many more die from stress, injury, and/or illness related to capture, transport, overcrowding, etc.

Unfortunately it is often less expensive to buy a wild caught reptile over a captive bred one. However, when you consider the rates of illness and parasitism in wild caught reptiles as well as the rates of mortality, it is often much less expensive over the long run to purchase captive bred than to treat or replace a sick wild caught reptile.

Wild-caught (or wild-collected) animals have been taken directly out of the wild. Reptiles that are referred to as “imported” can almost always be assumed to be wild-caught reptiles. Captive-bred animals have been born and raised in captivity. There is an on-going debate as to whether one source of reptiles is better than the other.

First of all, many people raise the ethical question of whether or not reptiles should be taken from the wild. Wild-caught reptiles are often collected in large numbers, which can potentially be harmful to the stability of the wild populations. Also, captive-bred reptiles tend to come with less health problems, particularly internal parasites. This issue is rather complex, however, because there would be no pet reptiles without wild-caught reptiles: all captive reptiles are descended (no matter how distantly) from reptiles that were collected from the wild.

There are some benefits to acquiring wild-caught reptiles. They are normally adults when they are caught and an owner who wants to breed his reptile will not have to wait for it to mature and can begin the breeding process almost immediately. Also, you can be almost positive that wild-caught reptiles are not related to one another, which helps with genetic diversity in breeding. Finally, wild-caught reptiles are usually lower in price, but they also often come with internal parasites or other diseases that can be expensive to treat or worst death.

In the end, there is no clear-cut answer to this controversial issue. Biologists, hobbyists, and policymakers have not yet united to provide a legal decision, so the choice is up to you, it’s your money. Final decision all entire up to each individual. So anyone that disagree with my opinion, Please leave comment on my blog.

Beardie Brumation

You want to know why i bath my bearded dragon, Both my breeding pair are entering brumation period, Brumation is semi- hibernation state which a reptile sleeps the majority of time, and eat very little, Most dragon don't start brumating until they are at least one year old. I heard of someone successful breed their dragon without brumating, but I wont risk it, Brumating in my opinion will have higher chances of Beardie eggs more fertile.

The intestines must be empty

Warm water for bath

Red and Gold beardie & SunBurst beardie

Red is female & Yellow are male

The remaining matter excreted after warm bath

Will continue bathing them for a week, I know too many bath you might say, but it serve two purpose, to hydrate and to induce bowel movement, for sure I don't want too brumate my bearded when food rotting inside her belly.
No going to disturb them for approximately 4 weeks, but I will make sure paying attention when they awaken and done with the cool down.

Babies Updates

Just a Brief updates on what I had produces this years.

Anery Cornsnakes

Around 50grams as at 18th September 09

Normal Cornsnakes

48grams as at 18th September 09

Amel Cornsnakes

48grams as at 18th September 09

Hypo Motley Cornsnakes
50grams as at 18th September 09

Hypo/Ghost Cornsnakes

60grams as at 18th September 09

2nd Instar Scorplings

Already Start Eating

More than 30 Scorplings

Baby Joey Enjoying Water Melon(Will Swap this with Brandon)

Behind Mama Glider

That it So far.

List of Some Snakes In Borneo

I will list some of snakes known by me so far, Will Start with listing Family Type of Snakes,

• Pythonide
• Typhlopidae
• Xenopeltidae
• Acrochordidae
• Uropeltidae
• Colubridae
• Elapidae
• Hydophiidae and
• viperidae

The Pythonidae, commonly known simply as pythons, are family of non - venomous snakes found in Africa, Asia and Australia. Among its members are some of the largest snakes in the world. Genera and 26 species are currently recognized. (source Wikipedia)

Borneo Short Tailed Python (pics From MonkeyFrog.com)

Reticulated Python

The Typhlopidae are a family of blind snakes. They are found mostly in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia and the Americas. The rostral scale overhangs the mouth to form a shovel like burrowing structure. The eyes are covered with scales and teeth occur in the upper jaw. The tail ends with a horn like scale. Most of these species are oviparous. Currently, 6 genera are recognized containing 203 species.(source Wikipedia)

Brahminy Blind Snakes(Pics From Coastal Plain Reptiles By Scott Mathew Quint)

The Xenopeltidae are a Monotypic family of snakes created to the genus Xenopeltis, which is found in Southeast Asia. Its members are known for their highly iridescent scales. Currently, two species are recognized and no subspecies. (Source Wikipedia)

Sun Beam Snake (pics from Library of the worlds animal)

The Acrochordidae are a Monotypic family created for the genus Acrochordus. This is a group of primitive snakes found in Australia, Indonesia and Borneo. Currently, 3 species are recognized. (Source Wikepedia)

Little File snakes (Pics from abdn.co.uk)

The Uropeltidae are a family of primitive burrowing snakes found in southern India and Sri Lanka and South East Asia. The name is derived from the Greek words ura ("tail") and pelte ("shield"), indicating the presence of the large keratinous shield at the tip of the tail. Currently, 8 genera are recognized comprising 47 species.(Source Wikipedia)

Red-Tailed Pipe Snake (Pics From EcologyAsia.com)

A colubrid (from Latin coluber, snake) is a snake that is a member of the family Colubridae. It is a broad classification of snakes that includes about two thirds of all snake species on earth. Colubrid species are found on every continent, except Antartica.(Source Wikipedia)

Mangrove Snake (pics from Reptilegeek.com)

Dwarf Reed Snake (pics From EcologyAsia.com)

Striped Kukri Snake( Pics from EcologyAsia.com)

Red-Tailed Racer (pics From Nature Malaysia.com)

• painted Brozeback
• Common Malayan Racer
• Orange-Necked Keelback
• Paradise Flying Snake
• Oriental whip Snake
• And many More, Will updates when I found more to fill.

The Elapidae, or elapids, are a family of venomous snake found in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Indian Ocean and the pacific. Elapid comes from the Greek éllops meaning sea-fish. They are characterized by possessing a set of hollow, fixed fangs through which they inject venom, and come in a wide range of sizes, from only 18 cm (Drysdalia) up to 6 m in length(ophiophagus). Currently, 61 genera that include 325 species are recognized.(source Wikipedia)

King Cobra

Equatorial Spitting Cobra

• Banded krait

Hydophiidae are family of Sea snakes, or seasnakes, are Venomous elapid snake that inhabit marine environments for most or all of their lives. Though they evolved from terrestrial ancestors, most are extensively adapted to a fully aquatic life and are unable to even move on land, except for the genus Laticauda, which retain ancestral characteristics which allow limited land movement. They are found in warm coastal waters from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific. All have paddle-like tails and many have laterally compressed bodies that give them an eel -like appearance. However, unlike fish, they do not have gills and must come to the surface regularly to breathe. Nevertheless, they are among the most completely aquatic of all air-breathing vertebrates. Among this group are species with some of the most potent venom of all snakes. Some have gentle dispositions and bite only when provoked, but others are much more aggressive. Currently, 17genra are described as sea snakes, comprising 62 species.(source Wikipedia)

• Amphibious Sea Snake
• Common Beaked Sea Snake
• Pelagic Sea Snake
• Short Sea Snake
• Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake
  

The Viperidae are a family of venomous snakes found all over the world, except in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Madagascar, Hawaii and the Artic Circle. All have relatively long hinged fangs that permit deep penetration and injection of venom. Four subfamilies are currently recognized.(Source wikipedia)

Wagler's Pit Viper

Conclusion

In Borneo, They are more Unknown Snakes in the wild, that have not been found and study yet, Generally speaking, it best to leave them alone, If you not sure whether the species venomous or Not, Still I say best to leave them alone rather than trying to catch them, you wont Know what will happen to you, better avoid than sorry, if snakes had enter you house or your house compound, my 5 cents advice, call the expert or call the fire department for the removal of the snake. And finally if I miss to list some snakes, Please comment below, will update as soon I read it.

what am I going to do with her?

So she is on her breeding size, close to 5 years old, Do you think I should breed her? Hell ya, she is in my breeding project this year. Wait till Her Breeding season is on.

Female Normal Ball at 2137grams as 14th September 2009

She still in Blue

Partner for This Year(Male Albino)

He at 1475grams with full Stomach

From this pairing, the hatchling I will just get 100% Het Albino (Normal looking Ball python that carry 100% Albino Gene), And If I breed The baby to it brother and sister, my chances having albino is 25%, and the rest 75% is Normal Looking Snake with possible 66% Het Albino, But If I Breed the daughter to the Father Male albino my odd is better with 50% Albino and 50% Het Albino, Which of coz if someone got female Albino Ball python that ready to breed n with appropriate breeding size, that even better, those Ball hatchling will be 100% Albino.
Email Me If you have Female Albino Ball python With at least 1500 grams(ofcoz Brunei only lah), Let do breeding project together, Be 1st to produce Albino Ball python In Brunei. Oh, None of the Female hatchling is for sale if my Ball Python Breeding is Success.

Black & White

Tribute to Michael Jackson, Just because Michael Jackson had died doesn't mean we cant do or see the Black or white thing anymore. Tell it to RegiusCo.ca Michael Perry (Hiss and Hers Pythons) and Marc Bouchard (Selectively Bred Serpents), with having common passion for keeping reptiles and having combining over 30 years of herpetocultural experience. They too can do it. Just recently, they just produce the Black & white. In different way, By using Ball python snakes to produce Super Mojave & Super Black Pastel.

Super Mojave & Super Black Pastel

Pictures from Michael Perry & Marc Bouchard
RegiusCo

In my last post, I did mention on how Super Mojave was produces, So what about Super Black Pastel? Super Black Pastel was produce by breeding a pair of Black Pastel.
Black Pastel (C0-dominant) X Black pastel (Co-dominant) = Super Black Pastel,
Here in Brunei we do have someone that owned the base morph to produce Super Black Pastel, So wait for Next year, Someone In Brunei might produce Super Mojave & Super Black pastel Locally. So you guy, keep on Breeding and It about time you guy too keep a Ball python as pets.

Bearded Dragon

What is Bearded Dragon? Bearded Dragon is one of several species of Agamid Lizards in the genus Pagona found in zoos and private collections. They are bred and sold as Pets. These captive animals are also called Beardies by those who breed or raise them.

I like to call my bearded Dragons(pagona Vitticeps) the"Persian of Lizards, Labrador of lizards or flower Horn of lizards, because they are naturally docile, easy to handle, they take veggies right from your hand, and usually sit calm on your palm without to much squirming or trying to escape, even at their young age. Older dragon will just hang out at your shoulder when you place them there, they love to sit on your lap and absorb your body heat, They don't jump or run when you trying to pick them up, They usually don't run and hide into smallest, tightest, darkest spot they can find.

A docile species, Bearded dragon are the most popular pet lizards in the world

On tree Bark



Beardie like being handle

Bearded dragon are Omnivores, Besides feeding them insect, Veggies offered to hydrates them to curb their appetite

Bearded dragon are in my breeding project this years. In my opinion, Bearded dragon is the best pet Lizards to keep in this planets and with an average life span of 7 to 12 years, bearded dragon make an wonderful pets and thru breeding projects for beginners and breeders, You too perhaps, Will come to think of this amazing animal as the Persian of lizards, Labrador of lizards or Flower Horn of Lizards.