05.05.10
Posted in Politics at 1:11 am by Administrator
Jason:
Senator Libous has introduced the bill to rename the portion of the Brandywine in the Village of Port Dickinson the “Aldo Rossi Junior Memorial Highway”.
The Senate bill number is S7700 and you can track it by going to:
Enter “S7700″ in the Bill Number field.
We also expect the bill to be introduced in the Assembly by Assemblyman Crouch shortly.
Aaron
Aaron M. Martin, Legislative Director
Senator Thomas W. Libous
(518) 455-2677 (Albany)
(607) 773-8771 x108 (Binghamton)
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Posted in 2010 Ball Python Breeding Season at 3:16 am by Administrator
Well first off, these photos were taken almost a week ago, I opened the cage the first time she was laying semi-inverted. The same the next few times, then I caught her pretty much inverted. These are all great signs 
Although if I were unaware, I am sure I would have been worried. Knowing she is just adjusting her eggs, it seems that all I have learned and the methods we have done so far have worked!! We also put our Het Ghost in our Nesting Rack, she shed so we are just going through the motions with her. She is on the light side, although there were multiple copulations. We didn’t witness an ovulation. So we should have our first eggs ever here shortly, stay tuned;)
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04.23.10
Posted in Politics at 12:53 am by Administrator
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?bigal32
RE: Officer Aldo A.
Rossi…From:Aaron M. Martin
<AMM@senatorlibous.com> To:Jason Rossi
<jason@rossireptiles.com
Thanks for
the e-mail, Jason. I’m sorry we missed each
other on the phone today.
Senator Libous would like to sponsor a
bill in the Senate to rename t…he portion of the Brandywine Highway in
the Village of Port Dickinson after your brother Aldo.
We agree that it’s a fitting honor for
his service and his tragic passing.
If you could provide a copy of the
petition by the first week of May that would be very helpful. That’ll
help us make a convincing case in Albany as to why the bill should pass.
In the meantime we’re going to get a
bill drafted to make the name change and also speak with Assemblyman
Crouch who represents the Village in the State Assembly.
Then we should be ready to go by
mid-May.
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04.14.10
Posted in Rodents at 11:23 am by Administrator
Well I finally got around to installing our water system on our rat racks. I had been putting it off for sometime, installation was a breeze and took less than an hour. So no more daily filling of water bottles (which our daughter is thrilled about) just fill reservoir every 3rd day or so. Would highly recommend this to anyone who has a large enough colony to warrant the spending. Total cost was around $100 shipped and we have quite a bit of hose left over, so all we need is the rest I am in the process of building two more racks that hold six bins.
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04.11.10
Posted in Politics at 3:03 am by Administrator
Help Stop the Trade in Giant Snakes
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed important new rules to list as “injurious” nine species of large constrictor snakes—including Burmese pythons, reticulated pythons, boa constrictors, and anacondas. This will stop importation and interstate movement of the animals as pets. These snakes are dangerous to people and they can wreak havoc on our ecosystems. Add to this the suffering of these animals in the pet trade, and it is clear that action is needed now.
TAKE ACTION
Please take a moment to thank the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the proposed rules and to submit a polite comment in support. Your comments and contact information will become part of the public record on this issue. The deadline for public comments is May 11, 2010. We will be printing and hand-delivering your supportive letters to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by May 5, 2010. If you take action after May 5, please submit comments directly before May 11, 2010.
Your MessageRe: Listing giant snakes as injurious (75 Fed. Reg. 11808-11829 (March 12, 2010)
To Whom It May Concern:
I strongly support the proposed rules to list nine species of large constrictor snakes as injurious (75 Fed. Reg. 11808-11829 (March 12, 2010)). The trade in these snakes is dangerous to people and, as documented by the U.S. Geological Survey, can wreak havoc on our ecosystems. Please act quickly to stop the importation and interstate movement of these giant snakes as pets.
The USGS reviewed nine species of large constrictor snakes — Burmese pythons, reticulated pythons, northern African pythons, southern African pythons, boa constrictors, and four species of anacondas — and found all nine pose high or medium risk to our environment. None are low risk. The thousands of pythons now at large in the Everglades demonstrate the threat these snakes can pose. According to the USGS, “A very large number of imperiled species are at risk from giant constrictors in the State of Florida.” Once these species are established, it is costly and may be impossible to remove them. The proposed rules are essential to prevent already-established species from spreading to new areas and to prevent additional species from becoming established.
The trade is dangerous for people, too. The 2-year-old girl who was killed tragically by a Burmese python kept as a pet in her home was the fourth person killed by a pet python in the United States since 2006. The other three were adults with experience handling reptiles.
Add to this the suffering of the animals in the pet trade and it’s clear action is needed now.
Please finalize the rules as quickly as possible. Thank you for considering my comments.
Here is another letter:
The USGS reviewed nine species of large constrictor snakes — Burmese pythons, reticulated pythons, northern African pythons, southern African pythons, boa constrictors, and four species of anacondas — and found all nine pose minimal risk if any to our environment. I do hope that we can continue our relationship through the funding we provide in order to achieve these very extreme animal rights goals.
The thousands of pythons that have died in the Everglades demonstrate that the USGS report is unscientific but our agenda is not based on science so I ask you to consider the finacial support instead of the unscientific data that’s provided.
I will ask that you consider these reptiles that are held as captives to a life of null existence. We as animal liberators feel these animals are better off liberated “dead” than they are as captive slaves. It is our goal with the help of the federal government and the USF&W to liberate as many of these “pets” as possible. I’d like to thank the USF&W for all assistence in this very important matter. The proposed rule changes are essential in achieving this goal!
The reptile hobby and trade may not be dangerous for people but we must consider the animals personal emotions instead of human gratification as they have feeling too.
Thank you for considering my comments.
Sincerely,
Holly Hazard
HSUS Leadership Staff
2100 L St., NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
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04.09.10
Posted in Uncategorized at 12:39 pm by Administrator
Well we have heard of people getting young males to breed for them. We had put our 09 Black Pastel with our smallest pastel females, weighing a whopping 375 grams his first attempt did not go so well. He showed no interest, fast forward two nights ago. I popped him and sperm plugs came out, so we figured we would give him a second shot. We are sure glad we did he locked up with our smaller female pastel within a 30 minutes. Check him later that day and he was off her so I threw him in with our big pastel female. Again, locked up within 30 minutes or so. This time they were locked for a little more than a day. Then we put him with our normal female and BanG!!!
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04.06.10
Posted in 2010 Ball Python Breeding Season at 1:15 am by Administrator
Well, I guess we were correct in assuming that our big normal female Beulla was Ovulating. Although she was only building when I last posted there was a definite distinction between building and the Ovulation. After checking the dates on the tote she was right on time with the date I had for Ovulation. We now have a lay date of April 30th thru May 4th, a full moon is April 28th so I’ll go with that date… Just a recap of possibilities we are shooting for with this breeding: Butters, Mojaves, Spiders 
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