Vol. 21 (2001), No. 4

Board of Directors

BeU Museum of Natural History, 10 Church Street South

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Minneapolis Minnesota 55455-0104

President

Bill Moss

651,486.1383 mngatorguy@qwest,nel

Vice President Tony Gamble

763.424.2803 tgamble@mediaone.nel

The Minnesota Herpetological • e t y S o C 1 Voice Mail: 612.62,1. 7065

Recording Secretary

Julie Beauvais

612.321.0958 beav001@tc,umn,edu

Membership Secretary

Nancy Haig

763.434.8684 nanchiag@cililink.com

Treasurer Marilyn Blasus

952.925.4237 mblasus@arbilrade.com

Newsletter Editor Heather Malson

651.647.3444

geckoloco@qwesl.nel Members at Large Jodi l. Aherns

612.588,9329 651.631.1380

Nancy Hakomaki mngatorgal@qwest.net

John Hogston

952.891.4371 dragonnews@yahoo.com

Melissa Nordos

612.812.6146 Crow248@msn.com

Keith Tucker

http://www.onramplnc.nel/mhs/

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The Purpose of the Minnesota Herpetological Society is to: • Further the education of the membership and the general Public in care and captive propagation of reptiles and amphibians; • Educate the members and the general public in the ecological role of reptiles and amphibians; • Promote the study and conservation of reptiles and amphibians.

The Minnesota Herpetological Society is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization.

Membership is open to all individuals with an interest in amphibians and reptiles. The Minnesota Herpetological Society Newsletter is published monthly to provide its members with information concerning the society's activities and a media for exchanging information, opinions and resources.

612.321.0958 Tucke022@tc.umn.edu

Committees Adoption

Sarah Richard

612.232.4152

General Meetings are held at Borlaug Hall, Room 335 on the SI. Paul Campus of the University of Minnesota, on the first Friday of each month (unless there is a holiday conflict). The meeting starts at 7:00pm and lasts about three hours. Please check the MHS Voice mail for changes in schedules or cancellations.

ReaISarah@aol.com Education Jan Larson

507.263.4391 jan.skunkhollow@juno.com

Northern Minnesota Jeff Korbel

218.586.2588

library Beth Girard

763.691.1650 bgirard@worldnet.atl.net

Herp Assistance Amphibians Greg Kvanbek John Meltzer John Moriarty

651.462.6109

Chameleons Vern & Laurie Grassel

612.426.6109

Crocodilians Jeff Lang Bill Moss

701.772.0227 651.466.1363

lizards Nancy Haig Heather Matson

651.388.0305 763.263.7880

Submissions to the Newsletter Ads or Notices must be submitted no later than the night of the General Meeting to be included in the next issue. Longer articles will be printed as time and space allows. All business cards are run for $5/month.

Items may be sent to: The Minnesota Herpetological Society Attn: Newsletter Editor Bell museum of Natural History 10 Church S1. SE. Minneapolis, MN 55455.0104

Snake Bite Emergency Hennepin Regional Poison Center

800,764,7661

763.434.8684

612.554.6446

large Boas, Pythons TIna Cisewski

612.856.2865

Other Snakes Jeff Leclere John Meltzer

651.488.6388 763.263.7880

Aquatic Turtles Gary Ash John Levell

763.753.0218 507.467.3076

Terreslial Turtles Fred Bosman John Levell

763.476.0306 507.467.3076

Copyright Minnesota Herpetological Society 2001. Contents may be reproduced for non-profit use provided that all material is reproduced without change and proper credit is given author and the MHS Newsletter citing: volume, number and date.

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News, Notes & Announcements Help a Hapless Herp Still Available: 2 Iguanas 4 Caimens 2 Alligators 1 Turtle 2 Burmese Python If you are interesting in adopting any of these animals please contact Sarah Richard at 612.781.9544

MHS Turns 201!!!

Prepare to eat cake. If you were one of the several volunteers mentioned in the last nevvslEltter prepare to

receive your annual snake bag of thanx from MHS to you. Also the new T-shirts will be available for sale so gett'em while their holl Again congratulations Richard Bonk for the fabulous Grey Tree Frog Design.

Critter of the Month Mark Isaac Red foot Tortoise Geoche/one carbonaria Bill Moss Dwarf Camens P. palpebrosus P. trigonotus

Raffle Donors Heather & Brain Ingbretson Leopard Gecko Book Burmese Python Gift Becky Helgesen 13 Reptiles Magazines Iguana Beanie Baby Jodi Aherns Croc, Video, Pictures Paul Meyers Gecko Calender Global Gecko Association Gekko Journals Tony Gamble Gekko Papers Scott & Virginia Larson Frog Peeler & Gator Pasta Server

Mark Your Calenders!

The MHS Field trip for 2001 is to take place in Lake Maria State Park, near Maple Lake, 45 minutes west of the Twin cities. It is scheduled to take place on Saturday and Sunday June 9 and 10. A group campsite is being arranged for those who wish to stay overnight. Further information will be provided as it becomes available - next months newsletter will contain maps, information, rules, etc. Come and join you friends out-standing in the field for a herpin" good time. Anyone who would like to volunteer as a field group leader, please contact me. Any questions or comments should be directed to Randy Blasus at 952-925-4237 or rcblasailusa.net.

Special Raffle Item Donated by: Heather Matson Framed Gecko Photo All the Raffle earnings were donated to the Global Gecko Association. About $163.00 went to the GGA which will cover the next newsletter. Thank you for everyone who donated and all of you who bought raffle tickets.

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Happy Birthday MHS

by Jim Gerholdt I find it hard to believe that the Minnesota Herpetological Society is 20 years old. It seems like only yesterday that I learned of a symposium that was being held at the Bald Eagle Outdoor Learning Center in Cass Lake. The title of this symposium was "Ecology of Reptiles and Amphibians in Minnesota".

The dates were March 13-15, 1981.

I made plans to attend. I was a recent immigrant from California, and had come to believe that only garter snakes inhabited this barren wasteland. The Organizing Committee was made up of some names that I'm sure are familiar to many of us - David Chittenden, Adela (Laddie) Elwell, Carrol Henderson, Daryl Karns, Lee Pfannmuller, and Douglas Wells. The keynote speaker was to be Dr. Carl

the new society. There were 16 people in attendance, and many of them are still active members.

Things were moving along and Del was like a proud new poppal One of the early breaks for the new group was permission to use the Bell Museum as our mailing address. This gave us some validity when we needed it the most.

We were also given permission to use a room in Smith Hall (Chemistry) for our meetings. And we could also store our supplies there. This included our soon to be library. Since then we have met in several university locations and moved to our present loca- . tion

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Gans of the University of Michigan. Among the many speakers was a gentleman named Delvin Jones of Minnetonka. He was to speak on "WANTED - A Minnesota Herpetological Society" He had recently moved to Minnesota from Massachusetts where he had ben active in their herpetological society.

What he had to say made a lot of sense, and he had even prepared a handout outlining some of the goals and advantages of such an organizalion. He received replies from 14 peopie, and in April an organizational meeting was held at the Bell Museum of Natural History in Minneapolis to plan 4

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in Borlaug Hall in 1986.

The first meeting of the fledgling societywas held on May 1,1981. There were approximately 35 people there, and 25 of them joined that night. We were off and running I The first 2 issues of the newsletter were put out by Del, and I took over after that. It was a lot of work, but also a lot of fun. I finally stepped down in 1987. One thing that really helped me with the newsletter was the never ending stream of original cartoons from Fran Frisch. I will always be grateful to him. Some of these cartoons still show up in our newsletters to this day.

From our humble beginning we have grown every year. The February meeting of this year had an all lime record attendance - 204. This is the first time we have broken the 200 mark. Our memberships also continue to grow, and are now at 400+. Not too bad from 35 at the first meeting, and not many members.

MHS has benefited from excellent leadership through the years. Not only have we had a long line of great Presidents, but all of the members of the Board of Directors have worked hard to ensure our success. Not only is the newsletter published every month, but there is also the "Occasional Papers of the Minnesota Herpetological Society" series. This is a forum for member to publish lengthier articles and research reports.

Yes, MHS funds research too.

In 1984 and 1985 MHS conducted survey work for the Nongame Section of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. In 1984 3 trips were taken to the southwestern part of the state. In 1985 3 trips were taken to the southeastern part of the state. The highlight of the 1985 work was the confirmation of the Five-lined Skink (then classified as Minnesota Endangered) in that part of Minnesota.

One specimen was collected as a voucher, a juvenile. Imagine all the photographers trying to take pictures of it at the same time. The little lizard required a macro lens, but a shot of the assemblage required a mega-wide angle lens.

A major society highlight was the first Midwest Herpetological Symposium held in October of 1985 at the Bell

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Museum. The keynote speaker was Dr. Peter Pritchard. Since then, this symposium has really taken off, and is rotated around the upper midwest. MHS also hosted the 6th Midwest in 1990, and the 13th in 1997. The 13th is still the one to beat! It was held at the Best Western Canterbury Inn in Shakopee, and the keynote speaker was again Dr. Peter Pritchard. Total registrations were 292, and 140 attended the banquet.

The auction after the banquet took in an astounding $3300.001 It apparently helps to supply free beer?

We are up again in 2005. Watch the newsletter for information so we can top 1997.

Another important MHS function is the live reptile display at the DNR Building at the Minnesota State Fair.

The reptiles are all supplied by the membership.

A highlight was "Minnesota Fats", a record Common Snapping Turtle displayed in 1986. This is the one listed as the record size in the Eastern Field Guide.

Our adoption program has been another long running, and very successful part of our meetings. Over the years, many reptiles and amphibians have found good homes through this program. Without it, who knows where they might have ended up. Although iguanas and Burmese Pythons continue to be difficult to place, most of the adoption animals have several applications, the Adoption Committee often has to make a decision based on a questionnaire turned in by the interested parties.

MHS has been fortunate to have many involved members throughout its history. Many have moved on to professional positions in the field of herpetology, while others continue to do field research here in Minnesota. And some, like Jeff, have grown up in the society! I like to tell people that we are a family organization, with members in diapers all the way up to PhD. Most of us fall somewhere in between. As we continue to grow, who knows what the next 20 years will bring?

In closing, I'd like to say thanks to Del

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for what he started. I'm sure he had no idea of what MHS would become.

When he moved to New Mexico some years ago, he was awarded the only Honorary Lifetime Membership ever bestowed by MHS. It only seems fitting.

Climate Change May be Deadly for Amphibians Thursday, April 5, 200

By United Press International Researchers report finding a link between man-made climate changes and the alarming disappearance of amphibians.

Global warming leads to changes in rainfall patterns, which in turn stress moisture-loving amphibians, leaving them vulnerable to deadly diseases the scientists said. The report, which will appear Thursday in the British journal Nature, could hold clues to the extinction of 20 amphibian species and the decimation of many others just in the past 10 years, investigators said. Drier winters caused by the EI Nino effect, the periodic warming of the Southern Pacific Ocean, have severely decreased water depth in small nursery ponds in Oregon's Cascade Mountains, said lead study author Joseph Kiesecker of the Department of Biology at Pennsylvania State University.

This has exposed developing embryos of the western toad > -> scientifically called Bufo boreas > -> to harmful ultraviolet-B radiation from the sun, making them vulnerable to the lethal fungus Saprolgenia ferax, he told United Press International. "This chain of events establishes a link between climate change and an alarmingly high mortality in amphibians," J. Alan Pounds of Monteverde Cloud Fprest Preserve and Tropical Science Center in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, who wrote

an accompanying News and Views article, said in an interview. "Over the past 30 years, globally averaged air and sea-surface temperatures have risen hardly, and there is growing certainty that human activities are largely responsible." The revelation of the summer climate-spring disease connection may enable conservationists to control the fungus or shield ponds from ultraviolet light, the study authors said. "This study shows that if we want to understand the complex ecology of the world around us, we must start looking at the big picture, and there may not be simple or easy answers," said co-author Andrew Blaustein of Oregon State University.

The researchers paint a bleak picture of hundreds of thousands of jet-black embryos floating lifelessly in the crystal clear lakes and ponds that dot the picturesque Cascade range of western North America. "Are the patterns a warning of environmental chanoes that may have increasingly unfavorable consequences for plant and animal communities, and for humankind?"

Pounds said.

While previous studies have pointed to ozone depletion as a possible culprit, "the new study reveals that unusual weather, not ozone depletion, is the principal agent that increases exposure to UV-B," Pounds said.

In water shallower than 20 centimeters (8 inches), the fungus kills some 80 percent of the embryos, compared to 12 percent at depths of 50 cm or more, he noted.

To gather their data over the past 10 years, Kiesecker and company have been backpacking as far as 10 miles to some of the remote sites at 4,000 to 7,000 feet above sea level where the toads lay as many a million eggs or more each year in a bedroom-sized area near the pond's edge. Working in tents, the scientists build their experimental devices that include boxes designed to anchor the toad eggs at different distances below the water surface.

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"We have found that water levels are shallower during years when there is less snow. which exposes the eggs to more ultraviolet light and makes them susceptible to disease outbreaks."

Kiesecker said. The debates of the 1990s over the severity of the animal declines and a connection between climate change and greenhouse gas emissions appear over. scientists said.

"Today. there is little doubt that both phenomena amphibian declines and global warming are real." Pounds said.

"If there is indeed a link between the two. as the work of Kiesecker suggests. there is clearly a need for a rapid transition to cleaner energy sources if we are to avoid staggering losses of biodiversity."

Copyright 2001.

United Press International All Rights reservered.

Submitted by Becky He/geston

Adventures with Alligators

By Tanith Tyrr Reprinted with permission Submitted by Bill Moss

"If you can't laugh at yourself. everyone else will be glad to help you." - Ancient Oriental Proverb invented a few minutes ago.

Photographing alligators can be a lot of fun. keeping two assumptions in mind. The first assumption is that the photographer doesn't do anything foolish. and the second assumption is that nothing really unexpected happens.

When neither assumption holds true. the situation can still be a lot of fun. albeit much more so for the observer than the photographer.

I had carefully positioned my tripod on the bank of the St. John's river in a very . promising spot where I had seen plenty of bright reptilian eyes reflecting in the beam of my flashlight on the previous

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night. Setting myself up on what I what I should do.

I managed to get myself out of the thought was secure ground. I proceeded to offer free amusement to any crea- mudhole by the rapid but unpleasant ture in the vicinity. I slapped the mud expedient of laying my entire body vigorously in front of me while uttering a down on the surface of the odiferous series of loud. squeaky grunts and lip- gunk and levering my leg out. I extricatsmacks. This was' at least theoretically ed myself more or less successfully. supposed to be an imitation of the dis- minus one boot which I had to dig for tress calls of a baby alligator. with a few with my bare hands while balancing trifeeding and breeding noises thrown in pod and camera. It was a ticklish busifor good measure. Anyhow it was loud ness keeping the solid expensive object between me and the gators with one and enthusiastic and it did the trick.

Alligators have better taste than peo- end of it above water. There are probaple in some respects at least. since they bly more exciting and athletic things to obviously regarded my virtuoso slap- do while in Florida. but I haven't manping and grunting performance as the aged to find out about any of them yet.

Two dozen vaguely curious reptilian very height of winning charm and sociability. A human observer would no doubt eyeballs stared at me languidly have expressed another opinion. but throughout this operation. No doubt fortunately for my reputation as a sane they were wondering what in the world woman fit to manage my own affairs. this crazy human was doing. and what this was a quiet and solitary piece of "Oh Sh ... " and all those other interestswamp with no discernable human pop- ing human noises meant. I don't know what kind of gator-language comments ulation.

The gators were being very obliging they were making to one another in the that evening. and they were swarming meantime. and I don¡t really want to up closer in very good numbers just as know. but I think there must have been I stepped into an unexpected mUdhole. some really eloquent nudges and winks This was a California girl's first up-close out amongst the lily-pads when they and personal acquaintance with Florida thought I wasn¡t watching.

My clothes were destroyed. my hair mud. and it was a rude and hasty introwas unspeakable. one boot was comduction. albeit a thorough one.

Several things happened in rapid suc- pletely filled with evil smelling swamp cession. A truly bilious belch of reeking mud and the pictures weren't all that swamp gas rose up around me. per- great anyways. The gators were really fuming my clothes and hair. I sank quite well mannered about the incident. down to one thigh in this oozy. feculent however. None of them so much as stuff. tilting me and my tripod at a rather laughed. But you know. come to think of alarming angle. Suddenly I was as it. I suspect all of them were smiling. solidly planted as a flag in enemy territory. and as obviously sticking out. Still perfectly willing to be obliging. a dozenodd alligators were closing in curiously.

I was alone on a long stretch of river. and it was just starting to get dark. I could not move my leg.

Intrepid adventurer that I am. I naturally responded with great alacrity. That is to say. I immediately started making funny noises that didn't sound like gator calls at all. They sounded more like •.....-o::;;..I\.

"Oh. Sh ... ". which is the distress call of ~::::;::::::::: another species entirely. Then I shut my mouth altogether and considered

MINNESOTA HERPETOLOGiCAL SOCIETY NEHSlETTER VOLUME I

NUMBER 1 JUNE MEET! NG Friday, June 5th, 1981 8:00 PM Room 225, Smith Hall University of Minnesota

The program this month will be presented by larry Probst on Rhinocerous Iquanas. larry will be talking about the care, breeding, and ecology of these interesting reptiles. larry, a native of St. Paul, Minnesota, has studied reptiles for 20 years maintaining a live collection and having extensive field experience, He, also, maintains and breeds several species of parrots.

WATCH each monthly newsletter for future program announcements!

The May meeting was successful in ratifying the proposed Constitution and Bylaws with the election of officers who will serve till the annual March meeting.

The featured program for the evening ~/as a presentation by Terry Odegaard on several types of North American Milksnakes. The talk covered variations in color patterns, sizes, food, and habitats.

The evening ended with an open discussion.

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MHS Members, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who were at the initial meeting of the Minnesota Herpetological Society. The thirty peop 1e present can take pri de i n\knowi ng they are charter members of a new and growing society. \ A special note of thanks should go to the people who worked on the organizing committees that layed the ground work for our society. These people gave generously their time and energy to draft the constitution, to get the word out about ~he meeting, to organize a program and to find people willing to take on the responsibility of serving as officers of the society.

Dr Tordoff and Dr. Regal of the Bell Museum, also, deserve our thanks and appreciation for their assistance in forming the society and offering the association with the Bell Museum. This provides the society with a Bell Museum mailing address and allows us to use the university facilities for our meetings. This will be a distinct advantage for us as we grow.

I want to encourage all members, whether officers or not, to take an active part in the functioning of the society. Now is when you can have the greatest impact on the direction and emphasis of YOUR society.

If you have ideas or suggestions for society programs or activities be sure to make them known. The names and phone numbers of the officers are included elsewhere in the newsletter for your convenience. ' / ) If -

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**WANTED** People to fill the remaining offices of the Newsletter Editor and Membersat-large (3).

The Newsletter Editor will be responsible for publishing the monthly MHS Newsletter.

Arrangements have been made to have the printing done once the Newsletter is assembled; also help os available to assist in the writing of the Newsletter. The Editor will be responsible for seeing that the Newsletter is written, typed, printed, and mailed out on time.

The Members-at-1arge are expected to attend the month'y Board of Directors meetings and participate in the formulation of policy and governing of the society.

Those interested in serving in either of these positions should submit their name to any society officer at the June meeting.

AITENTION! !

ED ITORS CORNER The newsletter is looking for rna teri a1 that 路i s appropri ate for inclusion in the newsletter.

Items of interest would be short articles of herping activities, recent breeding successes, sightings of emerging herps, humerous items from other publications, etc.

All material to be included in the next months newsletter should be submitted by the 15th of the month. Send to the societies rna il i ng add路ress.

THE MINNESOTA HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY DELICATESSEN will hold its. GRAND OPENING, June 5th after the monthly meeting.

The featured take-out item will be fresh frozen mice straight from ~lHS I sown excu 1s i ve supplier. Twenty-five dozen of these delectable tidbits will be available to tickle the palates of your collection. The management has priced these food items at our inflation fighting price of only $3.00 per dozen.

This is planned to be a regular feature after each meeting so besure to bring your money and stock up!

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Delvin Jones

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Terry Odegaard

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Connie Delles

Secretary-Treasurer

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Minnesota Herpetological Society Monthly Newsletter

April 2001

Hands - on in the Future May 5 - Chanhassen 12 - 3 May 5 - Wanamingo 10 - 12 May 19 Lake Nokomis 12:30 - 3:30 If you'd like to volunteer please contact Jan at: jan.skunkhollow@juno.com

Helpful Hints for Hands -on I'm glad to see so many people coming to our events. Here are a few things to remember: 1) Know the following about your animal. a) What kind it is. b) What it eats c) Where it lives in the wild d) Life expectancy 2) Never allow anyone other than yourself to hold your animal.

3) Try to be polite - even answering really dumb questionsl 4) Come often - Thanks!

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Minnesota Herpetological Society Treasurer's Report Prepared by Marilyn Brooks Blasus, Treasurer For the Month Ending: March 31, 2001 Income: Membership Sales (Net) Donations Raffle Mise Totallneome:

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Expenses: Newsletter Printing & Postage Other Printing & Postage Program Conservation/Donation Supplies & Refreshmnt Mise Total Expense:

32.54 100.00 124.64 988.61 1,670.84

Net Gain/(Loss):

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April 2001

Volume 21 Number"

Classified Advertisements Classified ads are free to the member ship.

Deadline Is the night of the general meeting to be InclUded In the next 1.0.0 =male, 0.1.0 "" female, 0.0.1 = unsexed, cb = captive bred, obo = or best offer, + = Urnes runt ads are run only 3x unless requested to continue).

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Wanted 1.1 Ball Pythons, adults feeding on frozen rals $50 each. 1.0 Bearded' Dragon adult $50.

40gal breeder cage with cabnet English Spot Dutch stand and lights $100. Cage 40"x28"x37 11 wlbuilt in fluores~ cent and incandescent lighting 'Where Spots Are Tops路 $150. 29gal & 20L tanks w/hoods, lights & slands. Other 8700 Jaber Ave. NE supplies, lighls, heaters,etc. All JIM DALUGE (763) 295路2818 Monticello, MN 55362 abo. Call Chad or Julie ...._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~==d@763.767.8304 or e-mail harteOll@tc.umn.edu

Jim's Rabbit Shack

For Sale

Need Home: 1.1 adult common boa constrictors 7'.5" each. Accustomed to handling & people, used in live animal programs. Interested parties must be over 18, experienced in handling large snakes.

Long Lake References.

Contact: Conservation Center (Palisade MN),

All the shed snake skins in the world .

Needed for giveaways at educational programs. Contact Bob Duerr 612.541.0362

Female Gulf Coast Box Turtle. Looking for a girl to keep my fella company. Or a pair for breeding. Contact Heather Matson 612.871.7334 or geckoloco@qwesl.net

Neodesha cages, used, $25 each.

Contact Mark Hauge 320.202.9871 Or email Whitneywee@home.com +++

Viper Geckos CB 2000 babies $40 each.

T. roboraw.kif CB 4.7.00 stub tailed $50.

T. roborow.ki/ CB 6.28.00 $50 Jodi L Aherns 612.588.9329+

Eastman Nature Center is looking for a Milk snake, Fox snake, or a Black Rat snake.

Snake will be used for school group and family classes and must handle well.

Please call Kim at 763/420-4300.

1.1 adult queensland carpet pythons $300/pr 1.1 adult timor monitors $250/pr Wanted: Pair of Green Tree Pythons, 1.1 adult argentine boas $400/pr 2.2 would consider adults or sub adults. Also longlcauda (sp?) boas $800/pr Neodesha wanted Uromastyx and select female cages also available. Call Chelsea & Tyler: Amazon Tree Boas.

Mark Hauge 320.202.9871 or 651-776-5216 pager: 952-909-2736 email whitneywee@home.com email: dearmond@bethel.edu

800.450.5522, or IIcc@mlecmn.net

1.2 Patternless Leopard Geckos $300.

1.1 Standings Day Geckos $250.

612.554.8446+

Wanted Adult Female Leucistic Leopard Gecko, ready or almost ready to be breed.

Contact Chris at (507)-359-9444 or at tex_2001@hotmail.com

MRS Rodent Sales Mice

Pinkies Fuzzies Hoppers Adults

$7/dz. $7/dz. $8/dz. $10/dz

Rats

Sm Pups Lg Pups Juvn Rats Adults

Frozen Rabbits - all sizes.

Prices very reasonable - pinkies to adults. Jim Daluge 763.295.2818

Flightless FruitFlies - Excellent food for dart frogs, mantellas, hatchling geckos, baby chameleons, spiderlings, and other small herps. Two species available Drosophila (small) and D. hydei (large). $5/culture or $25/6 cultures. Each culture contains 30 to 50 adult flies and has the potentail to produce to several hundred young. Also, Mealworms - Two sizes available - regular and mini. $5/1000. Can be delivered to MHS meetings. Cal Tony Gamble 612.818.6861 or email tgamble@mediaone.net

$12/dz. $18/dz. $24/dz.

6@$15 or $30/dz.

For pick up at monthly meetings only. Orders Must be placed at least one week in advance of date of meeting at which the frozen rodents are to be delivered.

Place orders with Tina Cisewski at 612.856.2865 All Proceeds go toward the operating costs of the society.

The MHS is a completely volunteer run, non-profit organization.

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You could Advertise Here for just $10 per Month or $120 per year.

Advertising Policies

MHS Ad Policy: The MHS assumes NO RESPONSIBILITY regarding the health or legality of any animal, or the quality or legality of any product or service advertised in the MHS Newsletter. Any ad may be rejected at the discretion of the Newsletter Editor. Due to space limitations, unpaid and complimentary advertisements are subject to occasional omission.

Classified Ads: AI! acJive members are allowed a classified ad, run free of charge as space permits. Ads may be ran three consecutive months, after which time they may be resubmitted. Corresponding members are allowed a complimentary business card advertisement monthly as space permits. Due to federal restrictions on Non-profit mailing permits. we are not allowed to run ads for travel, credit or insurance agencies.

Business card advertisements may be purchased at $5/ad, per month. For other rates please inquire.

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Submissions: All advertisements should be submitted to the MHS Editor, Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church SI. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Deadline is the night of the General Meeling for inclusion in the next newsletter Make checks payable to· Minnesota Herpetological Society.

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Herp related interests

Active Memberships: Sustaining ($60/yr) Corresponding Memberships:

Contributing ($30/yr)

Basic ($15/yr)

Basic Commercial ($25/yr 2 Bus Cards) Silver ($75/yr 21/2 pg Ads)

Bronze ($50/yr 2 1/4 pg ads) Gold ($100/yr 2 Full pg Ads) Required check info. Drivers lic # State DOS Please enclose the proper payment with your application. Make Checks Payable To: Minnesota Herpetological Society.

Membership is for 12 months from the date of approval, a receipt will be sent only upon request. Mail to: Minnesota Herpetological Society, Sell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church st. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Please allow 6·8 weeks L for _______________________________________________ processing.

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