Hey There From Austin, TX

[Sharky]

Hey everyone! I am Sharky!

I have a lot of animals and I am going to school for studio art. I have a motorcycle that I like to ride. It is broken down right now. Sad about that but it happens. Any moty mechanics in here? lol
Lets see... I have always loved reptiles and amphibians. I grew up in Portalnd Oregon. I used to catch garter snakes and tree frogs all the time when I was little.
Here is a sad/ funny story.
When I was little, about 6 or something; I caught two tree frogs over the weekend. That Monday after school I came home to find them shriveled up in the critter keeper I had them in that I left in the yard. I felt so guilty and I cried and I had a little funeral for them and burried them in little graves. =P I have come a long way since then. n_n
I also like music, driving at night, fishing (catch and release), dogs, reptiles, amphibians, drawing, painting, sculpting, feeding animals, picking up poop, lightning, chroma, blah, blah, blah, booze.


Here is my current collection (I will start with the amphibians):
0.1.0 Budgett's Frog
0.0.1 Tomato Frog
0.0.2 Milk Frog Tads
1.1.0 Malayan Leaf Frogs

REPTILES!
0.0.3 Sorong Green Tree Pythons
1.3.0 Longicauda Boas (Peruvian Longtail Boas)
0.0.1 Red Ackie
1.2.0 Gargoyle Geckos
0.0.1 Frilled Dragon
0.0.1 Blue Tegu

Animals I have that are soon to be re-homed:
1.1.0 Florida Blue Garter Snakes
1.0.0 Hypo Ball Python
0.1.0 100% Het Hypo Ball
1.1.0 Carrot Tail Chuckwallas
0.1.0 Red Foot Tortoise

Some are pending trade, sale, or are unspoken for. But still in my possession.

MY WANTED LIST! amphibians only:
Male Budgett's
Vietnamese Mossy Tree Frogs
Amazon Milk Frogs
Bird poopoo frogs
Tiger Salamanders (Waterdogs, Mudpuppies) Whatevs
I will stop there... There is always more but these are the main ones I am looking for right now.

Hopefully I didn't bore y'all.
I hope to have fun here and be an active member and meet other crazy people like myself.

<3
Sharky

[Kurt]

Welcome aboard. By the way, tiger salamanders and mudpuppies are totally completely and unrelated beasts.

[Sharky]

Welcome aboard. By the way, tiger salamanders and mudpuppies are totally completely and unrelated beasts.

Good to know. =)
Learned something new. I have always heard they were the same. Just different parts of the country.

[1beataway]

Welcome! That is quite a collection.

[Sharky]

Welcome! That is quite a collection.

I know. They are great though.

[1beataway]

We would love to see pics of your animals!

I use to live not so far from Austin. I miss it. They're probably going to have blue bonnet festivals soon.

[Sharky]

We would love to see pics of your animals!

I use to live not so far from Austin. I miss it. They're probably going to have blue bonnet festivals soon.

Yeah, the blue bonnets are already popping up along the freeway.

[1beataway]

I love the blue bonnets. Near Easter, my city would have a blue bonnet festival. I remember mechanical amadillo races.
There are a lot of lizards and frogs there too.

[Sharky]

I love the blue bonnets. Near Easter, my city would have a blue bonnet festival. I remember mechanical amadillo races.
There are a lot of lizards and frogs there too.

At the blue bonnet festival or just in general there are a lot in Texas?

[Sharky]

Frogs first then I will post a few reptiles...







Frog money savings. lol. It's a frog piggy bank.

[1beataway]

In general.

Do you have a female and a male leaf frog? I love those guys (obviously!). Tomato frogs are cute. We sell them at the pet store I work at. And I love the frog bank!

[Sharky]

Here are just a few of my reptiles... Picked at random. =)
Green Tree Python (Reggie)

Gargoyle Gecko (Ratatattat)

Hog Island Boa (Queen Elizabeth)

Longicauda Boa (Sterling)

[Sharky]

I am pretty sure I have a pair because I only hear one croaking. I got them from a local store and they said that one was mounting the other. So I am pretty sure it is a pair. If not, whatever, they are really cool.

Get the frog bank at Target in the kids bedroom section, like... The boys decorations. They should still have them.

[Sharky]

Circo Dirt Bank Frog : Target

[1beataway]

Time for me to get a new frog bank to use for my frog savings!

I love your snakes. How beautiful they are!

That's cool. I had always heard they are hard to breed because the females tend to eat the males, but recently some members have found reports that it was caused by other things and breeding is possible. How long have you had them?

[Sharky]

Only a few days. They were at the petstore for a while and I kept eyeing them because I have wanted some for a while. Finally I just got them. I have them housed together in what is probably a 30 gallon long. They have a couple soaking ponds, moss, plants, and rocks to hide behind. I hope they don't eat eachother! Now I am scared. >_<

[1beataway]

I have heard others are keeping them together. Just keep observing them. Maybe you should try breeding!

[Sharky]

I might try breeding them. But I am still a noob to be honest and I heard there has been little luck getting these guys to breed in captivity. If they do it on their own, sweet. If not... That is fine. But I want to build them the ultimate naturalistic setup. I love doing that stuff.

The dude I always talk to at the pet store said that they were always together. They were huddled up together wherever they were in the tank. I haven't seen anything yet that would make me think they are going to munch each other but I will keep an eye out for that now.

[1beataway]

Good luck! You will probably be fine. I love mine. I have him in a 56 gallon. I had thought of adding a female, but I was so nervous when I heard females eat the males. I'm still debating.

[Sharky]

I think you should just go for it. I wish there were more captive bred Megos available.