KJUN Snakehaven
KJ Lodrigue, Jr., and Kasi E. Russell-Lodrigue, DVM, PhD


Collaboration

 

 

 

As with any large undertaking, some of our larger projects take more than just one person to successfully accomplish.  It these cases, we are working (or have worked) with various other breeders to obtain our goals faster (and easier) than we could have accomplished on our own.   Although we owe these people more than just a simple "Thank you" for working with us on these projects, we figure it is the least that I can do via such an electronic media as this one.  In some cases, collaborations have involved people sending breeders to me, in some it was me sending breeders to them, and in others it took breeders getting moved in both directions.
  • Graham Criglow: Crawl Cay Boas, Arabesque Boas, Hog Island Boas, PPA Hognose, Hypo Hognose, Anerythristic Hognose, Super Dwarf Retics, and Tessera Cornsnakes
     
  • Mike Leidner: Blue Blood Motley Cornsnake project (thanks to Bayou Reptiles)
     
  • Don Soderberg: Strawberry Cornsnakes, Chestnut/Rosy Bloodred Cornsnakes (2008), Striped Charcoal Cornsnakes, Charcoal Motley Cornsnakes, Terrazzo Cornsnakes, Pied-sided Bloodred Cornsnakes (2007-2008), and Tessera Cornsnakes
     

 
In addition the the above collaborators, we have a few people that we have our animals on loan with (1) as a sort of "safety net" for some of our more rare morphs (in case something happens to our keepers maintained physically on our premises) or (2) to help us produce additional animals and projects that we would love to work with but lack the space ourselves.
  • Graham Criglow: Ultramel Okeetee Cornsnakes
     
  • Mike Leidner: Hypo Speckled Bullsnakes, Ivory Ghost Cornsnakes, and Albino Lavender Greenish Ratsnakes
     

 
Finally, we produce too many offspring each year to be able to devote the time for personal attention that some picky feeders require.  In a typical scenario, hatchlings get offered three meals (thawed, brained, and then live) over a 2-3 week long period.  If the hatchlings do not accept any of those meals (notice - we do not attempt scenting, tease feeding, or force-feeding due to our busy schedule), they get moved to a "problem rack."  Higher end babies will sometimes get shipped to a "feeding farm" when an experienced hobbyists with more time than we have can spend time with them in hopes of getting these to feed on unscented pink mice.  (Lower end morphs typically remain here to get all of the special attention that we can manage to devote to them.)  Although our "feeding farmers" get an equal share of the surviving babies in return, they still deserve a big "thank you" for the additional babies they manage to save.
  • None scheduled for 2009 yet