Vol. 35 (2015), No. 3

The newsletter of the

Minnesota Herpetological Society

March Meeting Notice General Meeting will be March 6th, 2015 March Speaker Steven Bostwick—Timber Rattlesnakes Family Day at RAD ZOO! Page 6 Minnesota’s First Turtle Tunnel pp 7-8 New Hands-on Email Address Page 6

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Misi Stine 952.217.1267 President@mnherpsoc.org Vice President Mike Rohweder 651.491.9089 VicePresident@MnHerpSoc.org

C/O Bell Museum of Natural History 10 Church Street Southeast Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455-0104

Recording Secretary Nancy Haig 763.434.8684 RecSecretary@MnHerpSoc.org

Or you can still leave us a Voice Mail: 612.326.6516

Membership Secretary Lavania Beguhl 651.274.8511 MemSecretary@MnHerpSoc.org Treasurer Rae Jacobs Ruber 612.366.9337 Treasurer@MnHerpSoc.org Newsletter Editor Ellen Heck 612.750.1649 NewsletterEditor@MnHerpSoc.org Members at Large Rose Maunu MemberAtLarge3@MnHerpSoc.org Lois Hall 612.824.1447 MemberAtLarge4@MnHerpSoc.org Emily Roberts 715.808.4681 MemberAtLarge1@MnHerpSoc.org

Stay informed! Join us on our forums!

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.

General Meetings are held at Borlaug Hall, Room 335 on the St. 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.

Submissions to the Newsletter

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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 and should be in electronic file format if possible.

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Adoption Sarah Richard 612.781.9544 Adoptions@MnHerpSoc.org Education Jan Larson 507.263.4391 Jan.SkunkHollow@Juno.com Fostering Nancy Haig 763.434.8684 NancHaig@CitiLink.com WebMaster Kimber Anderson 612.327.2667 WebMaster@MnHerpSoc.org Cover by Jim Gerholdt Cartoons by Fran Frisch

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General Meeting — Steven Bostwick March 6th, 7:00pm; 6:30pm Social Hour Social hour begins at 6:30pm. This is a time for people to minge and catch up before the meeting starts.

Steven Bostwick is Registered Nurse with his Bachelors in the Science of Nursing from Grandview University and Certification in Operating Room Nursing, currently at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Steven is also Certified in Orthopedic and Neuro Trauma Surgery. He is a former Adjunct Professor of Nursing with Des Moines Area Community College and is currently President of the Association of Operating Room Nurses for Central Iowa. Steven has been involved in herpetology his entire life including study biology at Iowa State University under the herpetologist Marilynn Bachmann. Steven is past presidents of both the Iowa Herpetological Society and the Iowa State Herp Club. Steven received his Eagle Scout rank in 1991 and is currently Assistance Scoutmaster for Troop 188 in Ankeny, Iowa. Steven owns a large private collection specializing in rare Boids and Gekkonids.

Since 2008 Steven and friend Ethan Moulden have tagging and tracking a population of Western variant Timber Rattlesnakes on a farm in Madison County, Iowa. The research was to study the microhabitat dependences, seasonal movements, and to survey the population destiny of Timber Rattlesnakes on this farm. What started as a friendly bet to disprove another Timber Rattlesnake paper, has turned into a long term, privately funded, independent study showing the importance of habitat preservation .

Timothy Lewis, PhD— The Rise and Fall of a Spotted Turtle Population Submitted by Nancy Haig Timothy Lewis worked in Ohio for over 20 years studying the populations of the Spotted Turtle Clemmys Guttata. The name comes Clemmys (turtle) Guttata (spotted) and the family Emydidae for freshwater. Spotted turtles are a small to medium sized turtle found along the eastern coastline from Quebec to Florida, and around the Great Lakes from Illinois, Indiana, Lower Michigan, Ohio and Ontario. They are not found in Minnesota unless brought in by the pet trade.

The turtles are oval in shape with a dark shell color and small clear spots on the top surface that reveal a yellow under-layer giving them a yellow spotted appearance. They like to live in fresh cold water in specialized habitats called fens. Fens are similar to bogs but where a bog is acidic fens are alkaline. The stream subsoil is usually a fine grayish limestone based clay with a heavy organic peat layer and surrounded by sedges and low scrubs. They spent most of the winter in deep pits that ice over, surfacing only occasionally at a small breathing hole. Since they can absorb oxygen through their skin, Tim described them as breathing through their asses. During the spring they spend most of the time in the grassy part of the fen then travel to the scrubby area or deeper stream areas to stay cooler in the summer. Most stay within the fen area but occasionally some males will travel farther away, possibly looking for other females for mating.

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Tim did most of his work in a State Nature Preserve called Prairie Road Fen. Access was by permit only but there was a public boardwalk through the fen so many times he would come across visitors in the protected area. His work involved field studies with university students assisting in catching, marking and recording statistics on size, weight, sex and health conditions. Later on they also attached transmitters on turtles to allow for tracking. State officials would not allow pit tagging. Tracking the turtles gave significant new information on how they utilized the habitat and behavioral patterns. In 1993-1994 Tim discovered the supposedly solitary Spotted Turtle actually created large two chambered hibernacula, one hole he discovered housed up to 39 individuals.

Of the 29 listed sites in Ohio, Prairie Road Fen was considered the best population site for Spotted Turtles; in 1990 there were records for over 70 turtles compared to 10 at other sites. Unfortunately Tim was witness to the decline of his study population. Spotted Turtles have a low reproduction rate; his animals averaged only 4 eggs every other year as compared with 3 eggs every year for other Spotted Turtles. There was also a high predation rate on nests and small turtles, mainly from raccoons and as the town nearby grew there were higher demands on water tables so the fen level dropped by 6 inches. But the worst damage came from the increasing public awareness of the Spotted Turtle with the published locations of turtles in the fens and the high demand for the pet trade. In 1999 Spotted Turtles that had notching from Tim’s studies showed up at the Ohio Reptile Show, because they did not have pit tags he could not positively claim they were his. In the next few years the population at Prairie Road Fen went from 30 to 7 to 3 and finally to 0. In 2001 the Spotted Turtle was listed as Threatened in Ohio, but there was a persistent lack of protection for the adults from the public that combined with heavy natural predation of baby turtles caused the end of the of what had been a successful colony.

This is a link to an article by Timothy about the turtles http://kb.osu.edu/dspace/ handle/1811/25136 The Ohio DNR website article on the spotted turtle http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/species-andhabitats/species-guide-index/reptiles/ spotted-turtle March 2015

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Quarantine Suggestions (Editor’s Note—this was run last month as well, but we consider this to be such an important topic we are running it again) Miller, R.E. 1996. Quarantine protocols and preventive medicine procedures for reptiles, birds and mammals in zoos.

Rev. Sci. Tech 15(1): 183-189 QUARANTINE PERSONNEL Ideally, a keeper should be designated to care only for quarantined animals; otherwise, a keeper should attend quarantined animals only after fulfilling responsibilities for resident species. Equipment used to feed and clean animals in quarantine should be used only with these animals. If this is not possible, then equipment must be cleaned with an appropriate disinfectant (as designated by the veterinarian supervising quarantine) before use with post-quarantine animals. Institutions must take precautions to minimize the risk of exposure of animal handling personnel to zoonotic diseases which may be present in newly-acquired animals. These precautions should include the use of disinfectant footbaths, the wearing of appropriate protective clothing and masks (in some cases), and minimizing physical exposure in some species (e.g. with primates, by the use of chemical rather than physical restraint). A programme of tuberculin testing and surveillance must be established for zoo/aquarium employees, to ensure the health of both the employees and the animal collection.

QUARANTINE PROTOCOL During the quarantine period, certain prophylactic measures should be instituted. Individual faecal samples, or representative samples from large numbers of individuals housed in a limited area (e.g. birds of the same species in an aviary or frogs in a terrarium), should be collected, on at least two occasions, and examined for gastrointestinal parasites.

Treatment should be prescribed by the attending veterinarian. Ideally, release from quarantine should be dependent on obtaining two negative faecal results at a minimum interval of two weeks, either initially or after parasiticide treatment.

In addition, all animals should be evaluated for ectoparasites and should receive appropriate treatment, if necessary.

Vaccinations should be updated as appropriate for each species (1). If the animal arrives without a vaccination history, it should be treated as being immunologically naive and should be given an appropriate series of vaccinations. Whenever possible, blood should be collected and sera stored in a freezer (not frost-free) at either - 70ÅãC or - 20ÅãC. Such sera could provide an important resource for retrospective disease evaluation. The quarantine period also presents an opportunity to identify permanently all unmarked animals, when anaesthetized or restrained (e.g. tattoo, ear notch, ear tag).

Also, whenever animals are restrained or immobilized, a complete physical examination, including dental examination, should be performed. Complete medical records of all animals should be kept, and should be available for consultation during the quarantine period. Necropsy should be performed, under the supervision of a veterinarian, on all animals which die during quarantine; representative tissues should be submitted for histopathological examination.

QUARANTINE PROCEDURES Evaluation of faecal samples for parasites is required for each species. Ideally, at least two negative results should be obtained from samples taken with a minimum 14-day interval, although other protocols are necessary for some parasite infestations. As noted above, all appropriate vaccinations should be performed. Recommendations and suggestions for appropriate quarantine procedures for several animal groups are presented below.

This is extremely important. ALWAYS work with newly acquired animals last.

Rubber gloves are cheap! Discard between use (don’t try to re-use them).

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MHS Family Day at the RAD Zoo March 28th 2015 Join us for a fun time at the RAD Zoo! There will be an after-hours pizza party, private time at the zoo for MHS members, with special animal feedings just for us!

You are welcome to come earlier in the afternoon to explore the zoo on your own.

Dinner will be served around 6:30pm The RAD Zoo has generously offered our members free admission for this event RSVP to Misi Stine (president@mnherpsoc.org) is required by March 21st 2015 For more information and directions to RAD Zoo: http://www.theradzoo.com/ Do you really like Rats?

The MHS is looking for someone to take over processing the rodent orders for the Friday meeting pick-up. The job involves storing and repackaging the frozen rodents into the members’ orders and delivering them to the Friday night meeting. Comes complete with a 50” x 34” x 22” chest freezer. For more information please contact Nancy Haig treasurer@mnherpsoc.org

New Member-AtLarge Rose Maunu will replace Kimber Anderson as a member-at-large. Rose has been a MHS member since 2012 and ran for recording secretary in the last election.

Upcoming Hands-on Event Schedule Plymouth Lawn and Garden Show—Friday April 10th 6-9pm and Saturday April 11 9am-1pm.

Plymouth Fieldhouse, Plymouth, MN Lake Phalen Waterfest—Saturday May 20, 11am-4pm. Lake Phalen, St Paul, MN http://www.rwmwd.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={65BE7213-752A-4A03-B1BA4CEECA3656F2} Native Plant Sale—Wednesday June 3rd, 3-7pm Minnetonka, MN Wondering what happened to the Pet Expo? It has been moved back to mid-June this year, Saturday only. We will post information when it becomes available.

Here’s the deal- Bring your herp(s) to one of the shows listed above, and talk about them. That’s

it! You don’t have to be an expert, you’re not giving speeches. Most of the time you will find that people are more than open to hearing about our misrepresented critters.

Contact Jan at Education@MnHerpSoc.Org for details or if interested in signing up. Or sign up on the website. Contact Jan or check online for the latest hands-in opportunities!

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As our members may or may not be aware, the MHS has contributed funding for the first ever Minnesota turtle tunnel. It is located in May Township in Washington County. As (hopefully) our people are aware, female turtles annually leave their ponds in search of nesting grounds. Some travel several miles looking for the perfect place. Males also can wander long distances.

As the human population spreads out, roads are put in, often bisecting the routes the turtles take. This leads to the deaths of many animals. Although some people take perverse pleasure in deliberately running the animals down, many others swerve to avoid them. While this is good for the turtles, it can be potentially dangerous for everyone, as can the efforts of others who stop and manually move them. A tunnel allows the turtles to cross the road without endangering themselves, or anyone else.

So, how does one go about building a turtle tunnel? First, pick a stretch of road with a history of high migration/mortality. Pick a good spot to put the tunnel in. Dig a trench across the road (you will probably need a MN-DOT road crew to do this, as well as permission—people tend to get upset/downright snarky if you just randomly dig up a road yourself) Put the pieces of tunnel in place. Note the “windows” in the top of the tunnel—this provides light in the tunnel, making it more enticing for the animals. Add drift fencing to steer the animals to the tunnel and to keep them off the road. Make sure there is a wall at the tunnel entrance to prevent the animals from just following the drift fence to the end. The last step is the set up a camera to capture data on what uses the tunnel.

This news story shows some of the construction (continued on the next page) http://www.kare11.com/story/news/local/2014/06/10/minnesotas-first-turtle-tunnel-underconstruction/10301299/.

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Project Narrative The purpose of this project is to provide immediate protection for reptiles and their associated habitat within the Big Marine Park Reserve.

Reptile species in the Greatest Conservation Need (GSCN) known to utilize the park preserve include Blanding’s turtles, snapping turtles and the Western fox snake. This project will focus on the immediate protection of reptiles through 5 major actions: 1) fencing to direct safe road crossing 2) enhancement of nesting habitat 3) development of a predator management plan 4) education of park visitors and area residents and 5) monitoring of Blanding’s turtles (an overarching species) to track project success. Washington County’s 2030 Comprehensive Plan predicts that the population will grow by 128,842 by 2030 and that the daily traffic volume on County Road 4, which bisects the Park Reserve, will increase by more than 1,500 vehicles per day by 2030. Immediate protection is needed to protect reptiles today and as pressure increases in the near future.

Project Outcomes The project installed a dedicated tunnel for herptiles to cross in and a drift fence to guide them to the tunnel.

A camera was installed in one tunnel entrance to photograph each animal trip taken through the tunnel. A group of volunteers conducted inspections of the corridor and documented herptile sightings on www.herpmapper.org. The project was reported by Kare 11 news and several newspapers. The Country Messenger newspaper of Scandia, MN listed the project in their “Year in Review” article. Tasks left to complete include continued monitoring of herptiles along the fence, nesting site enhancements and the education program.

The camera took 514 photographs between August and November, 2014. Of the 514 photos, 6 were snakes, 4 turtles, 7 skinks, 31 frogs/toads, 80 ermine, 22 voles, 70 birds, 322 mice, 90 woodchucks, 16 raccoons, 2 cats, 1 moth and 137 where no animal was visible/identifiable.

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Minutes of the January 10 2015, MHS Board of Directors Meeting Byerlys Community Room Attending: 12 Old and New Board Members. Misi Stine, Mike Rohweder, Nancy Haig, Lavania Beguhul, Rae Ruber, Ellen Heck, Emily Roberts, Lois Hall, Kimber Anderson, Chris Smith, Terry Odegaard, Rebecca Markowitz. 6 must be present for a quorum. Quorum was present.

Visitors attending: Claire Kiewel, Jeff LeClere, Called to order 6:15pm Opening remarks by President.

Visitor remarks: none Recording Secretary; Minutes from November, Calendar changes to Grant request deadlines to fit seasonal needs. Treasurer’s Report: December 2014 presented. Membership Secretary entering on laptop, needs better way to add family members Adoption/Foster -Dec half the animals were adopted, Jan. only 2 were adopted. Terry O suggested more articles in the newsletter, Lavania suggested more outreach programs.

Vice-President’s Report: March: Steve Bostwick- Timber Rattlesnakes April: White Snake Sale May: Jeff Lang June: Chris Leone -Western Hermann’s Tortoises (possibly) Facebook updates should be conducted through Misi Stine or Chris Smith. Jeff would like speaker info on the website updated more frequently.

Old Business: Website: Kimber,/ Ellen -Normalizing of database for membership and site. Should be up for White Snake Sale. Two new laptops are ready for Membership and Treasurer, third one is not operating properly.

Kimber will continue to repair.

Classroom snake: Henderson HS would like a donation of animal and supplies for classroom. Chris will pass information on to Rebecca for contact.

New Business: Chris discussed future fundraising for projects such as Away on Smile, Turtle Road projects, possible use of fundraisers (Kickstarter or gofundme).

Missy- suggested Board retreat with facilitator for March. Paid professional to help us create a Strategic Plan. estimate of $1100.00 for services, Ties in with Charity Review and standards review process. Much discussion, suggestions of how to best organize this.

Round table: Need new nametags for board, Tshirts- Misi to contact Heather and check database.

Ellen- Bylaw change remove from newsletter for later review, deadline is Fri after meeting.

Kimber- revisit about adoption/foster return with horrible health issues that died. Action item: Ellen will rerun quarantine article in newsletter. Rebecca will revisit free vet visit offer.

Cleared up Amazon Smile link on website, updated adoption policy Chris – Mpls animal control update, may be removing need for animal permits in city.

Claire- would like to see more kid activities at meetings, promoting more photography, art in newsletter.

Rebecca- working on more fostering ideas, creating report for volunteer hours for fostering.

No Motions were made or voted on.

Adjourned 10:05 March 2015

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MHS Reports and Announcements Friends of Scales Pet Rescue There are many pet rescue organizations that provide a safe haven for dogs, cats and other pets such as ferrets, rabbits and guinea pigs. But rescue organizations for reptiles aren’t always as well known.

Happily, the Friends of Scales Reptile Rescue of Wheeling, Illinois is working to change this picture. A registered Illinois non-profit and 501(c)3 charitable organization, Friends of Scales is “dedicated to the care of ill, injured, neglected and unwanted herptiles,” according to the organization’s website. https://community.petco.com/t5/petcoscoop/Rescue-Spotlight-Friends-of-Scales-Reptile-Rescue/bap/54131? utm_source=outbrain&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=fri endsofscales&utm_campaign=Reptile%20Rally HELP SAVE THE TURTLE RESEARCH PROJECT

Treasurer's Report for Jan 2015 prepared by Raelene Rueber

Beginning Balance Income: Raffle Donations Membership Rodent Sales Interest on Savings Total Income

Your support is needed to keep Univ. of St. Thomas/Three Rivers Park District project on Turtle Population Dynamics in Urban Lakes in the LCCMR Appropriations bill.

$26,491.17

$67.75 $110.00 $340.00 $563.00 $0.43 $1,081.18

Expense: Adoption Rodent Sales Paypal Fees Wesite

The bill had a hearing in the House Natural Resources committee and an amendment deleted the project. In order to keep the project alive it has to stay in the Senate version of the bill and added back to the house version in other committees.

We are asking you contact your legislators and ask them to support the LCCMR Appropriations bill and to remove all the amendments that were attached in the house.

Key house members, who are on the Natural Resources committee, should also be contacted are: Rep. Fabian (Roseau), Rep. McNamara (Hastings), Rep. Torkelson (Redwood Falls)

$127.48 $372.00 $8.80 $28.90

Total Expense Cash Increase/Decrease Ending Balance

$537.18 $544.00 $27,035.17

Placement of Cash Holdings Checking Savings Paypal Cash on Hand Total

$8,817.29 $17,484.14 $558.74 $175.00 $27,035.17

The websites below will provide updated info on the bill and contact information for your legislators.

Website for HF 390. Check this for updates and committee hearings https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php? b=House&f=HF0390&ssn=0&y=2015 This website allows you to find your state legislators using your address http://www.gis.leg.mn/OpenLayers/districts/ This website provides the names of the senators on the Environment committee http://www.senate.mn/ committees/committee_bio.php?cmte_id=3063&ls= March 2015

Board Meeting The board meeting will be held 6pm March7 in Room 110 in the St Paul student union.

Everyone is welcome to attend the board meeting. We encourage you to come check it out.

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See Like an Eagle!

Eagles see about 8 times better than we do. What does the world look like with vision that fabulous? Zippa is bringing her stereoscope to the next MN Herpetological Society meeting so kids (and adults) can get a really close look at snake skins and any other herp -interesting items you would like to bring to put under the scope.

See you soon!

Looking for Herp Assistance Volunteers!

Banquet Committee Needed!

Are you an experienced keeper of a particular type of herp? Are you willing and able to provide answers to others? We are looking to re-introduce the herp assistance program and need people willing to offer advice for all types of reptiles and amphibians. We are also looking for people who specialize in breeding (herps, that is) cage building, etc. Volunteers will be listed in the newsletter and on the website with a phone number and/or email address that people seeking advice can call you on. Please contact Ellen NewsletterEditor@mnherpsoc.org if you are interested in helping.

We are looking for 2-3 members who are willing to locate three potential sites for each of our events this year: the annual picnic in June and the holiday banquet in December. This work will take approximately 1012 hours over the next two months. Committee members will work with past chairs persons and the board to establish a list of questions to ask venues and outline what our needs are for a venue. The committee will find up to three venues that meet our needs and presented the documented information to the board for the March meeting. Committee members who wish to continue on and help to plan the events will be welcome to do so, but it is not a requirement. Please contact Misi Stine at president@mnherpsoc.org if you are interested.

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Online Classifieds In addition to ads in the newsletter, MHS provides online classifieds via the forums. A valid login (provided to current members) is required to both post and read ads. http://www.mnherpsoc.org/forums/members/classifieds March 2015

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Minnesota Herpetological Society Membership Application New

Name

Renewal

Address

Membership #

City, State, Zip Phone

Type Check #

Email

List in MHS Directory? Yes No

Herp related interests

Active Memberships: Sustaining ($60/year)

Contributing ($40/year) Basic ($20/year)

Corresponding Memberships: Commercial ($25/year, 2 business card ads/year) Required check info. Drivers Lic #

State

DOB

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, C/O BELL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 10 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 Please allow 6-8 weeks for processing.

Rodents!

Order your MHS Rodents today!

Ordering by phone? See the new phone number below.

Mice

Weight

Price

Pinkies

2-3 grams

$7/dz

Fuzzies

5-7 grams

$7/dz

Hoppers

8-11 grams

$8/dz

Adult

25-30 grams

$10/dz

Jumbo Adult

45+ grams

$14/dz

Rats

Weight

Price

Small Adult

50-60 grams

$18/dz

Med. Adults

125-150 grams

$22/ 10 rats

Large Adult

200-240 grams

$17/ 6 rats

may be resubmitted.

Jumbo

250-350 grams

$16/ 5 rats

Submissions: All advertisements should be submitted to the MHS Membership Secretary at the general

For pickup at monthly meetings only. Orders may be placed via: 1. At the meeting for the following month 2. Online at www.MnHerpSoc.org

Orders MUST be placed 10 days in advance of the meeting to guarantee availability. We no longer keep an inventory of rodents on hand, so if you attempt to place an order after the deadline, there is no way to fill it.

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: All active members are allowed a classified ad, run free of charge as space permits. Ads may be run three (3) consecutive months, after which time they

meeting or mailed to: Minnesota Herpetological Society, C/O Bell Museum of Natural History. 10 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Deadline is the night of the General Meeting for inclusion in the next newsletter. Make checks payable to: Minnesota Herpetological Society.

Advertising Costs Size Cost Business Card Sized $5/month or $55/year* 1/4 Page $10/month or $110/year* 1/2 Page $20/month or $220/year* Full Page $40/month or $440/year*

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