Vol. 35 (2015), No. 7

The newsletter of the

Minnesota Herpetological Society

July Meeting Notice General Meeting will be July 10th, 2015 July Speaker Jenny Daltry—Scaling up Conservation 2015 Midwest Herpetological Symposium—page 6

July 2015

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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

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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.

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.

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General Meeting — Jenny Daltry Scaling up Reptile Conservation: How Reptiles Flora and Fauna International can Win Friends and Influence People July 11th, 7:00pm; 6:30pm Social Hour Social hour begins at 6:30pm. This is a time for people to mingle before the meeting starts.

Jenny Daltry is the Senior Conservation Biologist for Fauna & Flora International. Born in Buckinghamshire, England, in 1970, Jenny decided to become a conservation biologist at 8 years of age, under the influence of books by Gerald Durrell and David Attenborough, and became a member of FFI (then the Fauna & Flora Preservation Society) in 1981. She worked as a volunteer with various zoos and projects in the UK before moving to India in her late teens to work for the Madras Crocodile Bank and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands Environmental Team. At 25, she gained a doctorate from the University of Aberdeen for her work on the ecology of venomous snakes in Southeast Asia, which also led to a front-cover article in the journal Nature.

Jenny first began working for FFI in 1995, when she conducted a biological survey of the troubled Caribbean island of Montserrat and co-launched a successful project in Antigua to save the world's rarest snake, the Antiguan racer. She still manages our Antigua & Barbuda portfolio, which was awarded the 1999 Iris Damton Award for Conservation, presented by HRH Princess Anne, and, in 2005, established the country's first protected area for biodiversity conservation.

Chris Leone: Growing up with Turtles—the story of Garden State Tortoise Submitted by Nancy Haig

While most people associate New Jersey with the are: the Eastern Box Turtle, the Eastern Pond New York Giants, filthy cities and congestion, our Turtle, the Eastern Mud Turtle, The Eastern Spiny June speaker shared a softer Softshell Turtle, the Common more natural side. As a young Snapping Turtle, the Common boy growing up with the Pine Musk Turtle, the Common Map Barrens (white sand and pine Turtle, the North American trees) and the Delaware water Wood Turtle, the Northern Red gap (a prime turtle area) Chris bellied Turtle, the Northern DiaLeone started down a path that mondback Terrapin, the Spotwould lead him to a life-long ted Turtle and the Bog Turtle. love affair with turtles and torObserving these animals in the toises. wild would form the basis for Chris’s creation of naturalized There are 12 species of turtles holding and breeding encloin New Jersey and now according to Chris “they are considered Endangered, if sures for his business Garden State Tortoise and not Threatened, if not of Special Concern.” They his involvement in the turtle world.

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There are many things that go into a successful business but Chris says having the support of family and friends was the most important factor for him. Although as a child, his growing interest in reptiles caused a number of memorable moments, his parents gave him the freedom to explore the outside world and as Chris said “We all had a playroom growing up... it was called the outdoors.” Later, his family took care of his animals when he traveled, his grandparents helped him get his first business loan and his other grandmother gave him a Hermann’s Tortoise.

Best of all, his girlfriend was so supportive, she not only encouraged him to take a chance and start the business, but agreed to marry him and continues to work with him caring for the animals.

ing of the Western Hermann’s Tortoise (Testudo hermanni hermanni)” will be shown at the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) conference in August this year.

Hand in hand with Chris’s passion for the animals is his dedication for education and networking. He firmly believes we need to get out there and learn more about the animal’s needs, how they live in nature and then share the information learned. Since 2011 he has been writing articles for Reptiles Magazine. He is a strong believer in being creative and making education fun, using visuals that people can learn from and promote things with. He is involved with TurtleRoom.com -(Education, Conservation, Survival- which has species profiles and information); TortoiseForum.org (about Turtles and Tortoises); The ReptileReRunning a business also means dealing with legalities port.com ; ReptileApartment.com; and his own Garand permits. Chris works with the U.S. Fish and Wild- den State Tortoise on YouTube. He is always willing life Service and the State of New Jersey and files the to talk with people at the various tradeshows he atproper permits to work with the various controlled tends and was recently awarded Chelonia Breeder of species he has been keeping and breeding. It serves the Year 2014 by The Reptile Report. no purpose to smuggle in or keep an animal illegally.

What does the future hold? According to Chris: There Not only would it destroy many years of hard work, if are impeding laws; people doing terrible things to the caught, but it rarely goes well for the confiscated anianimals and the environment; animals disappearing in mal. the wild; while natural wild places are getting smaller And for Chris, the animals come first. This means a lot and smaller. The Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiof dedication and perseverance. It means building the ata) is being bred in captivity but it is considered critiright habitat. One that is as natural as possible, pred- cally endangered in its native habitat of Madagascar. ator safe and allows the animals to do what they want Why? Its numbers are declining at an alarming rate to do. It means keeping an eye on behavior, watching due to social and economic pressures, the natives still not only for signs of breeding or nesting but observing eat the tortoise or sell it to smugglers. It will take a on a daily basis for changes that may indicate a combined effort of education, law enforcement and change in health. It means keeping records of growth lessening the demand for wild tortoises to protect the and weights, taking the time to learn and provide the species in their natural home. Chris feels Captive proper diets for the species, providing appropriate Breeding in addition to Conservation is the way to enclosures for temperature regulation and sacrificing preserve these animals in the future. Captive breedspace in the house or basement to maintain the aniing cannot be ignored, it helps to reduce the need for mals overwinter. During breeding season it means wild collection. We need to band together and work watching for egg-laying, retrieving the eggs, labeling towards helping the animals and each other out. As a them and setting up the incubation cycles. group we can, globally, make a difference. We are their future.

One of his major breeding projects has been with the Western Hermann‘s Tortoise (Testudo hermanni her- For Chris, the future of Garden State Tortoise is clear. manni). This Tortoise is disappearing from its’ natural “Animals are doing what they are supposed to be dorange of Italy, France and Spain. Chris has acquired ing. They feel like they are in nature. They are breedsix different locality groups from two separate couning on a regular basis and it is something that never tries. He is maintaining them as separate breeding gets old for him.” groups and has established a studbook with the Henry For more information about Chris and the many speDooley Zoo in Omaha. Nebraska. He has also created cies of Turtles and Tortoises he works with please hermanni haven.com as “the American information check out www.gardenstatetortoise.com portal for Testudo hermanni hermanni” His video on “The Captive Husbandry, Maintenance & UnderstandJuly 2015

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Minutes of the May 2, 2015, MHS Board of Directors Meeting Lois Hall’s House Attending: Misi Stine, Mike Rohweder, Nancy Haig, Lavania Beguhl, Rae Rueber, Ellen Heck, Rose Maunu, Lois Hall, Emily Roberts, Chris Smith, Visitors attending: Jeff LeClere, Rebecca Markowitz, Peter Tornquist Meeting was called to order at 6:03pm Opening remarks by President

May General Meeting Attendance: @88

Committee Reports: Recording Secretary: Nancy-The minutes for the April 11, 2015 Board Meetings were approved with the change: The role of the of the current Foster Committee Chair was tabled until next month..

Calendar: June: Announce Field Survey to membership, renew insurance, Check status of leaflets for State Fair and post notices about State Fair and Midwest on website and newsletter.

Membership Secretary: Lavania –will post report on forum. New members are adopting animals, Still cannot search for members by name only A long term member’s number could not be found.

Action item: Check check old files and send her number to Membership chair.

Adoption/Foster: - still reviewing the notes from Friday night. Committee will review SOPs. Old Business Website Updates: Still working out some data base issues, We need to add updates on speakers, and newsletters. Discussion concerning what needs to be done to “clean up” the website and who will do it and communication issues with current webmaster.

Action Items: Instructions for adding newsletters on the website will be sent to Newsletter Editor. We will start looking for new sources for taking over the website clean-up and maintenance and post information and quote on forum.

During the discussion one source was contacted . Quote of $250.00 to check out the site.

Motion: to pay up to $250.00 to Bojay and allow her to access the back end of the website. Passed.

Conflict of Interest Implementation: Review of the form and discussion of delivery. Suggestion to make the form in two parts;part one – signing and acceptance of the policy and part two signing a disclosure statement. Discussions on making it a two part carbon form, having an electronic form or a single sheet where signers could ask for a copy later.

Action item: The president will revise the statement form and post on the forum for comments. Board members should be prepared to hand in their statements at the next board meeting. The list of further required signers will be discussed at the next board meeting.

New Business: Midwest Herpetological Symposium- Symposium dates conflict with our General Meeting date (Nov 6) & General elections. Discussion concerning how many board members will be attending, should we change our meeting dates, change the board meeting date.

Decision not to change General Meeting, but to consider moving the board meeting to another time since there may not be a quorum available on Nov. 7.

Meeting was adjourned at 7:57pm Approved date: 6-6-2015

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Midwest Herpetological Symposium 2015 The 30th annual Midwest Herpetological Herpetological Symposium will be held November 6th, 7th and 8th in Madison, WI. http://madisonherps.org/midwest-herp-symposium/ https://www.facebook.com/events/760059857443519/ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Will Study the Status of Five Midwest Reptile and Amphibian Species On the list for study are the alligator snapping turtle, the Blanding’s turtle, the green salamander, the Illinois chorus frog and the spotted turtle. Only the Blanding’s turtle is native to Minnesota, where it is protected under state guidelines. Checkout the March newsletter for the review of speaker Timothy Lewis’ talk on the spotted turtle. http://www.fws.gov/news/ShowNews.cfm?ID=45257FC8-BE88-01BD-3231CDF54AC50315 Beth Girard wins Presidential Volunteer Award Beth Girard, longtime MHS member and volunteer, was recently received the President’s Volunteer Service Award—Gold Level. Congratulations Beth! http://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/the-award Crocodile “nanny” brings reptile back from brink in El Salvador Jose Antonio Villeda is a park ranger working to save the local population of Crocodylus acutus, also known as the American crocodile, in the mangroves of the Barra de Santiago nature reserve on El Salvador's Pacific coast. http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-crocodile-nanny-brings-reptile-back-from -brink-in-el-salvador-2015-7

What Tortoises Look Like Inside

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Information to share about the reptile or amphibian you are presenting at educational and hands-on events: What is its scientific name? Family, genus, species?

What is its natural habitat, and where is that located?

What requirements does it have in its habitat?

What is its status: not designated, special concern, threatened, endangered?

What are the main threats to survival of this species?

What does it eat? (herbivore, carnivore, omnivore) What eats it? (predators) What special traits or behaviors does it have to catch prey or avoid being captured by a predator?

How does it reproduce?

What is its lifespan in the wild vs. in captivity?

How does this species interact with humans?

What are its care requirements in captivity (housing, food)?

Simon Lake BioBlitz July 10-11, Co-sponsored by LSP, CURE (Clean Up the River Environment), and CRWP (Chippewa River Watershed Project).

Are you interested in learning what plants and animals are living in one of the most threatened ecosystems in the country and how we can work together to help them thrive? Join naturalists and other volunteers for a fun, intense 24-hour biological “scavenger hunt� during the 2015 Simon Lake BioBlitz, which runs from noon on Friday, July 10, until noon on Saturday, July 11. The event will be held at Sheep Berry Fen near Glenwood, Minn. Individuals, youth, church and service groups, as well as science classes, are all invited to participate. Come for as long as you can, for one day or both. There will be guided survey sessions throughout the BioBlitz, an evening program and supper, and camping at Glacial Lakes State Park. Other camping and hotel accommodations are available in the area. http://landstewardshipproject.org/stewardshipfood/foodsystemslandstewardship/chippewa10/ bioblitz?cms34sid=c89fc351eea1cdb025e88bcc35d8a3cd July 2015

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2015 Minnesota State Fair The Minnesota State Fair will open this year on Thursday, August 27th and run for twelve days, closing on Monday, September 7th. During this time, the Minnesota Herpetological Society hosts an exhibit in the DNR Building, which is located at the corner of Carnes Avenue and Nelson Street. The building, by the way, was originally known as the Conservation Building when it was constructed in 1934. MHS began assisting with an exhibit in 1983 so it is a long standing tradition for us! Sally Brewer, Bill Allen and Brint Spencer put a lot of work into that first exhibit. Things have changed over the years, most recently as the DNR began remodeling their exhibit space in 2013. We are now able to have more animals on exhibit, including turtles which are placed in natural space aquariums! This year we will once again have at least nine species of native snakes on exhibit, as well as native turtles.

MHS relies heavily on volunteers who serve as “Daily Investigators� and monitor and clean our exhibits each evening. Volunteers need to be at the DNR building just before its 9:00pm closing to gain access to the exhibit area. General cleaning, refreshing water bowls, etc. is done at that time. One species, the timber rattlesnake, will only be observed and comments sent to the Chair.

Volunteers need to have snake experience as some species exhibited (garter snakes and racers) can be very fast moving. It may also be necessary to handle larger snakes (ratsnakes, bullsnakes and fox snakes) when they need to be removed from their cages during cleaning. If you are interested, please contact Beth Girard at 612/616-8431 or by email at beth_girard@msn.com There will be a sign up sheet at the July meeting, but feel free to contact Beth for additional information or to request a particular evening slot.

Snake Sheds Wanted Eden Bio-Creations (https://edenbiocreations.com/ ) has asked if MHS members would be willing to give snake sheds of all sizes, and species to them to produce their shed textile products, like cell phone covers. In return MHS would receive a donation for each product sold using our members snake sheds. Here is a video on the program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J59mMc92xZU#t=119 For those of you willing to share your sheds with MHS for this program a box will be made available at the monthly meetings, starting in July, to collect them for this group. Here is what we need when you bring in your sheds: 1. each shed is placed in it's own Ziploc baggie, and labeled with the species 2. be sure that the shed is does not have any large chunks of feces on it 3. All sizes of sheds are accepted, 4. Please feel free to submit even if torn (include all the pieces), as they can be put back together.

If you have any questions about this please direct them to Misi Stine at president@mnherpsoc.org July 2015

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2014 MHS Adoption Program – The Year in Review Submitted by Beth Girard

Last year, 344 animals were surrendered to the MHS Adoption Program. 205 animals were placed with 75 members. 65 were placed outside of MHS after they had unsuccessfully been offered to the membership. This included 43 red-eared sliders and 12 other species of aquatic turtles that were outsourced; 2 iguanas that were outsourced to RICA (Resource for Iguana Care and Adoption); and 8 animals that went to vet labs for veterinary education. Three surrendered animals died in 2014 before they were adopted.

Among the 344 animals were … · · · · · · · · ·

7 iguanas 27 leopard geckos 34 bearded dragons 23 common boas 58 ball pythons 28 corn snakes 18 tortoises 82 aquatic turtles – 54 were red-eared sliders 2 alligators

119 animals spent some time in foster care, with 37 of them eventually being adopted before year end. Seventy-one were still in foster care on 12/31/2014. Eleven animals died while in foster care. It should be noted that some of the animals received are in very poor health when they are surrendered. Ill animals are usually placed in “special care” with adoption committee members and others who are willing and able to help with animals in need of medical care until they are healthy enough to be offered for adoption.

The number of animals surrendered to MHS continues to rise each year. · · · · ·

2011 2012 2013 2014 1st ½

- 166 animals were surrendered to MHS - 220 animals were surrendered to MHS - 252 animals were surrendered to MHS - 344 animals were surrendered to MHS of 2015 - 158 animals have been surrendered to MHS thus far.

Because intake numbers are rising, the Adoption Committee is working on developing new strategies for dealing with large intake animals (tortoises, crocodilians, large aquatic turtles, iguanas, and large constrictors) that tend to be more difficult to find permanent or foster homes for. We are also investigating (just investigating!) the possibility of non-members being able to adopt animals which have been surrendered to MHS. Please feel free to share your thoughts about this with committee members! Emails can be sent to adoptions@mnherpsoc.org

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MHS Reports and Announcements Adoption Report There were 85 animals available for members to adopt at the June 5th general meeting. 75 were new surrenders and ten were returning fosters. One additional fostered animal, a common boa, was returned but not offered for adoption. It had required a vet trip and treatments in May due to a respiratory infection. It is being housed in quarantine until it is determined to be healthy. Fifty-one of the new animals were African clawed frogs. They had been used as lab animals in a captive environment for the past ten to fifteen years.

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36 animals were placed in foster care;

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1 animal was placed in quarantine;

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4 animals (aquatic turtles) were outsourced.

The animals placed in foster care/quarantine included 2 of 2 available green iguanas, 4 of 4 available leopard geckos, 6 of 7 available ball pythons, 4 of 4 available common boas, 1 turtle and 20 African Clawed Frogs. There is another green iguana waiting to be surrendered to MHS. If you would like to know more about providing a foster setting for one or more of these animals, please contact Rebecca Markowitz, Foster Coordinator, at fosters@mnherpsoc.org If you would like to know more about the adoption program, please contact Beth Girard, Adoption Chair, at adoptions@mnherpsoc.org

Treasurer's Report for May 2015 prepared by Raelene Rueber

Beginning Balance

$

30,548.28

Income: Raffle

$

64.00

Donations

$

(889.62)

Membership

$

200.00

Rodent Sales

$

932.00

Interest on Savings

$ $

0.28 306.66

Grants/Conservation

$

4,000.00

Program

$

50.00

Other Profesional Consulting

$

1,100.00

Rodents

$

569.50

Supplies

$

9.98

Paypal Fees

$

1.76

Wesite Total Expense

$ $

14.95 5,746.19

Cash Increase/Decrease

$

Ending Balance

$

Total Income Expense:

(5,439.53) 25,108.75

Placement of Cash Holdings

Looking for Herp Assistance Volunteers!

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.

July 2015

Checking

$

7,203.25

Savings

$

17,485.64

Paypal

$

244.86

Cash on Hand

$

175.00

Total

$

25,108.75

Board Meeting The board meeting will be held 6pm July 11th 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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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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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 July 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.

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Friday July 10th—General Meeting Friday August 7th—General Meeting Speaker—Kristopher Swanson

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