Rhacodactylus ciliatus (Crested geckos):

            This is the first species that I started breeding. I got the first female back in 2002 and the first male shortly after. I now have 3.13+ breeders and the collection is increasing all the time. These are some of the phases that I am working with, as well as some projects that I plan to work on later.

 Orange dalmations/ super dalmations

            I've always been a huge fan of orange geckos, and the thought of a gecko with the contrast of nice black spots all over an even orange base spawned this project. The first male I got, Freckles, was a beautiful orange dalmation, not quite super. Since I got him, I’ve been anxious to start an orange super line. He has already produced a multitude super dalmations from other pairings, one is shown here; Fleck, and another below; Ol'Yeller. I have obtained an orange super dalmation female from Dragon’s Den Herpetoculture, and am planning on using 2 females from this line as well as Monkey to create an orange super line. I will be focusing on brilliant oranges with tons of spots.

   Orange extreme Harleys/ Tangerines

            This line originated here. I’m actually not quite sure what to call them, but the term tangerine seems applicable. They’re characterized by a wonderful yellow-orange chevron pattern flame down the back, dark tiger stripes on the sides and legs, and a brilliant orange base color. I call them Harleys here because if you look closely, it appears that there are two different orange tints on the sides, which I think are reminiscent of a harlequin pattern. I really lucked into this one. The geckos in this line are from a Freckles x Singe pairing. I’m not sure when the first animals from this line will be available to the public as the females are just coming of breeding age, but hopefully this can be by next year.
            I just noticed that Anthony Caponetto also has a "tangerine" line that he is developing. Just wanted to say that I'm not trying to steal his idea. Think of it as a parallel development. Both projects just happened at the same time. Great minds think alike you know.

  Harleys

   Reds

            I hope to produce some red animals that are more of an orange-red or true red color. Here again, my passion for orange geckos. I have two red females for this project, although only one is shown below. I hope to produce more, and gain more unrelated blood, as time goes on.

   Yellow tigers

            This line is a recent development. I have produced a beautiful male (Ol’Yeller) from a pairing between Freckles and Babe. I really didn’t expect an animal like this from them, but that just goes to show that you never know what genes are there, even after several breedings. Ol’Yeller is a yellow tiger with tons of spots. His tiger stripes are what’s really cool. The stripes are not brown as in normal tigers, but a nice salmon color (perhaps inherited from his mother). This is the gene that I would like him to pass on. I will probably be using Ol'Yeller in several projects, he is an excellent candidate for Super dalmations, Oranges, and reds as well as the Yellow tigers.
            Ol'Yeller is definitely capable of producing animals with the same pink stripes. I now have 2 awesome looking animals that I am holding back from him, as well as many more that I have already sold. In addition to that, he has produced some very nice super dalmations from his pairings with Frog and Monkey (above). There are also two girls I grabbed up from a buddy of mine that are both yellow tigers and both show a little salmon coloration to their stripes. Can't wait til they are old enough to breed!

  Partial pins and green flames and red harleys

            This project spawns from a male that I bought a couple years ago. He is actually Freckles’ (my main male) brother. When I bought him he appeared to be just a great looking partial pin harley. About a year after I bought him, however, he turned a beautiful green color. I’m excited by this because he is not only green when fired up (though that is when he looks the best) but also when calmed down. I hope to produce a large variety of these animals. I have paired him with a green flame female which has been a promising match for him.

    Recent update, this pair produces red harleys!!! Not a ton of them, but they definitely produce them. I have three juvies that look like they might turn out to be red harleys. I'm holding them back to see what they do.

Pantherophis guttata (Corn snakes):

           I'm not sure how deep I'll get into it with the Corns. I just started with them and its a little different from the geckos. I currently have only 1.2 of breeding age, but I do have 0.2 that should be ready by mid 2009 and my younger sister has a female that she would like me to breed to my hypo male. The male is hypo, along with both the younger females. The oldest female is an awesome normal het hypo (Squeegey above). I was actually unaware that she was het hypo until I bred her and got a few hypos in the mix. What a plesant suprise. The other adult female, which I have yet to photograph, is a normal with a good amount of red. I "rescued" her in the middle of this year from a doctor whose son wasn't taking care of it anymore. I haven't bred her just yet, although I'm sure she will be producing a clutch next year. I'm unaware of her genetic background, so it will be neat to see what she produces.

Agalychnis callidryas (Red-eyed tree frogs):

           I have a small group of 5 of these at the moment. The oldest pair have gone into amplexus several times, but haven't produced anything. This is probably because I haven't cycled them at all, so the female probably hasn't developed any eggs.

Dendrobates spp. (Dart frogs):

            With only 2 juvies of D. tinctorius (Blue sipaliwini) and 2 of D. auratus (Costa Rican green and black), it may be a while before I produce any darts. I do hope to dive into this area of the hobby soon though.

Typhlonectes natans (Rio Cauca Caecillians):

            These are a type of amphibian that has no legs. They actually look like a large (about a foot long) grey worm. Totally aquatic, so they're in the fish tank. These guys are awesome, I have so much fun with them. They will eat almost anything, including left over baby mice, crickets, frozen brine shrimp, and pellets. I've got 2 of these right now. At least one is a female because they have produced babies for me! Unfortunately they were all killed (probably by the mother herself). But we learn from our mistakes, don't we? Gestation is 11 months, so it will be some time before there might be any more babies. I'm not sure exactly what I plan to do with these, but they are a load of fun.

Other species

            This section is dedicated to a few odds and ends that don't really fit in with the others, or are just for fun.

Avicularia versicolor (Antilles pink toed tarantula):

             This is just about my favorite tarantula. I would love to be able to breed these one day. Right now I just have one lonely girl. But she is quite gorgeous.

 Cryptoheroes nigrofasciatum (Convict cichlid):

             I was working at the local pet shop one day and noticed this pair in the tank with about 50 or so others. They had seperated themselves from the others and were sticking close to eachother. Being that they were the best looking fish in the tank, I just had to take them home. They have produced several successful batches now and are probably looking at producing another some time soon.