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Ruby and Pepper did not hit it off last night. Pepper spent most of the evening hanging from a ledge in the honeymoon suite, and although I left them together all night, Ruby made him sleep on top of the newspaper covers. Today, following advice from my good friend Jay, just to rule out the obvious problem, I probed them both. Pepper- male!! Yay!! Ruby- male! Boo!! Very definitely a male, no doubt about it. So it’s back to the drawing board.

But that’s okay! I have a back-up snake, Miss Lily the Lavender Bloodred. Who should I choose to be the lucky male? There’s Jasper- a brilliant Hypoblood, possible het Lavender. Then there’s Pepper. This would allow me to get the Avalanche Stripe project back on track. But wait- there is also a mystery male from out West who’d love to start a new project with a pretty Lavblood girl! Stay tuned for details!!

Well, Butters and Koko survived their first night out! Rather than return to the burrow that had housed them for months, they decided to sleep in a half-log hide. It was a tight fit. We’ve had a bit of rain and there are even more green shoots springing up. I’m afraid that we’re not done with cold nights yet; the forecast calls for lows in the 30’s a couple nights from now. I think herding the torts into their burrow and covering the entrance will keep them warm enough, since the days are now sunny and mid 60’s to mid 70’s.

The Sarassas are heating up, too, by basking in the sun-warmed upper level of the water garden. It’s hard to get good pictures of them, but here is Levy enjoying the sun. Once the water temperature reaches 60F throughout I will start feeding them again. Until then they are free to nibble on algae or any insects they can find. The water lilies look promising, too! Mystery, pictured, is a hardy lily who survived the record cold with no problem. Tina is definitely alive, and I am hopeful for Mrs. George One and Two. I haven’t checked on Albert Greenberg or Queen of Siam yet. No- I don’t name the lilies! They are named by the person who produces the cultivar, often after friends or family.

The weather forecast for the immediate future looks good! No more near-freezing nights for a few days. I decided to remove the torts’ heat and open the burrow this morning. A quick check of the torts assured me that both were still sleeping the winter away. I left for a few hours, returned and ran out to check the burrow. It looked empty! A search revealed Koko napping in his hollow log hide. I turned the water on to fill up the watering hole, and brought Koko in for his post-brumation weigh-in. 832 grams, down from 856. A 3% loss- excellent! I placed Koko in the water so he could fill up. After a long cool drink, he wandered off to graze on dried grasses and leaves.

Next I searched for Butters, but I couldn’t find her anywhere! I reached as far into the burrow as I could, but felt nothing. Finally, I took a picture of the inside of the burrow and this revealed Butters, still napping. Since I had guests over, we spent some time visiting with Isabel, Bella, Cherry and Jasper. Suddenly, Shellie noticed that Buttercup had emerged! I handed Jasper off to Judy and brought Butters in to be weighed. A 4.5% loss, again, an excellent brumation! Butters drank deeply and then started making her way around the perimeter in search of her first meal. She, too, settled on dried grass.

Meanwhile, Koko lumbered off for a nap in his favorite half-log hide in a shady corner. It’s so nice to see them again! I’ve been missing my torts since November. Although it looks dry and barren, there are fresh green shoots of grass all over in Fort Tort. I’ve left the second burrow blocked off. If I need to return the torts to a heated burrow for a frosty night, they will be easier to find. In only a couple more weeks I should be able to start planting some fresh flowers out at the Fort. The torts will proceed to mow them down…

And so the breeding season at SnickerSnakes begins! Although she is blue, Ruby is still an incredible beauty. Weighing in at 480 grams, Ruby fed a week ago and was not noticeably blue at that time. My best guess is she will shed sometime in the next week. Is everything ready? Honeymoon suite? Check! Laying box? Check! Sphagnum moss for the lay box? Check! Incubator? Check! Containers for the clutch? Check! Hatchrite? Check! Thermometer and humidity gauge for the incubator? Oh oh! I still haven’t decided on the absolute perfect model. Better get busy. Stay tuned for The Shed!!

I am very excited to announce the launch of my official SnickerSnakes website! And I’d like to thank Stef of Triple Moons Design for making my dream website a reality. I cannot recommend Stef highly enough. Her customer service is outstanding, and the design speaks for itself. Having another snake-lover design and build the site made the process extremely easy, and I am thrilled with the final product. Now, while we are waiting for Miss Ruby to go blue, please make yourselves at home, take a look around and visit the various sections here.

Available will showcase the hatchlings, with individual pictures and prices, when the babies are ready to go. You’ll know the time has come when you see bug-eyed pippy pics over in the sidebar. I can’t wait!

Projects contains all the breeders and future breeders, with lots of pictures and interesting information about my breeding plans, present and future. Avalanche Stripes are my goal for the 2010 season, from parents Pepper and Ruby. Everyone needs a baby Ruby, don’t they??

Terms outlines everything from how to purchase your baby, how to pay for it and how I will ship it to you to exactly what to expect in terms of a guarantee.

Contact is a quick way to drop me an e-mail.

Over in the sidebar you will see the fun sections! We start with a caresheet. If you are new to snakes, my caresheet will tell you everything you need to know to get off to a great start with your new baby cornsnake. To test the completeness of it, I sat a non-snake person down and had her read it. Her only question was “How often do I feed my snake?” and thus I had to get permission to include the Munson Plan.

Maybe you’re familiar with Twitter. It’s a fun way to update people in 140 characters or less about exciting news here at SnickerSnakes. I will be tweeting about things like the first pairing, pre-lay shed, eggs on the ground and of course, the pippies! If you click the link, you’ll be taken right to my Twitter page where you can sign up to follow me. Or you can read the most recent Tweets right here.

My Menagerie features all the creatures I share my life with: the other snakes, the lizards, the birds, the dog. All the familiar faces are there, and I will keep it up to date with new pictures.

Finally, there is Fort Tort. For those of you who don’t know what Fort Tort is, take a look! And if you’re in town, you’re welcome to come by and sit a spell. The Fort Tort blog will be located on its very own page and you’ll find the latest happenings there including toad courtship, dragonfly friends and anole wars. If you thought I took a lot of pictures before, just wait!

At the bottom you’ll find links to my profile at the American Cornsnake Registry and the registry itself. My new goal, now that the website is launched, is to get all the corns photographed and registered! I love looking up the ancestors of snakes that I have purchased. When you buy a SnickerSnakes baby, you’ll have a record of the parents, and for some hatchlings, the grandparents, great grandparents and so on.

Here on the Home Front is where I plan to feature my cornsnake photo shoots. I love my snakes, love my water lilies, and love to combine the two together. I hope to have lots of fresh content, so check back often!