Minnesota Herpetological Society

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Contents

Meeting Location Change! See Map on Page 3

June Meeting Notice

General Meeting will be June 7th, 2013

June Speaker

Brandon Greaves: How to Train Your Gator

MHS Annual Field survey is coming up!

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Chris Smith 651.315.7760 President@mnherpsoc.com Vice President Dāv Kaufman 612.669.4567 VicePresident@MnHerpSoc.com Recording Secretary Beth Girard 612.616.8431 RecSecretary@MnHerpSoc.com Membership Secretary Heather Clayton 612.886.7175 MemSecretary@MnHerpSoc.com Treasurer Nancy Haig 763.434.8684 Treasurer@MnHerpSoc.com Newsletter Editor Ellen Heck 763.593.5414 NewsletterEditor@MnHerpSoc.com Members at Large Micole Hendricks 651.356.1669 MemberAtLarge2@MnHerpSoc.com Rebecca Markowitz 409.750.0235 MemberAtLarge4@MnHerpSoc.com Terry Odegaard 612.840.7674 MemberAtLarge1@MnHerpSoc.com Peter Tornquist 952.797.6515 MemberAtLarge3@MnHerpSoc.com COMMITTEES Adoption Sarah Richard 612.781.9544 RealSarah@aol.com Education Jan Larson 507.263.4391 Jan.SkunkHollow@Juno.com Fostering Nancy Haig 763.434.8684 NancHaig@CitiLink.com

C/O Bell Museum of Natural History 10 Church Street Southeast

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455-0104

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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 organiza-tion. 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 Cam-pus 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

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.

See inside back cover for ad rates. Submissions may be sent to:

The Minnesota Herpetological Society -or- newslettereditor@mnherpsoc.com Attn: Newsletter Editor C/O Bell Museum of Natural History 10 Church St SE Minneapolis, MN 55455-0104

© Copyright 2013, Minnesota Herpetological Society. Except where noted, contents may be reproduced for non-profit, non-commercial use only. All material must be reproduced without change. Proper credit will be given including the author/photographer and the Minnesota Herpetological Society Newsletter citing: volume, number and date.

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Cover photo by Bill Moss ©2006 Cartoons by Fran Frisch

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General Meeting Presentation

Friday June 7th, 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. Eventually

we hope to include refreshments. See Colleen Melander if interested in helping out.

Brandon Greaves is the Lead Keeper in the Herpetology Dept. at Omaha's Henry Dooley Zoo. He has been instrumental in the Zoo's training program for their crocodilians, and will give an informative, and entertaining talk on How to train

your Alligator!

Leopard Gecko Care and Breeding—Don An el Submitted by Beth Girard

Don is a local breeder who established “Specialty Reptile.” He began breeding ball pythons in 2005, and added leop-ard geckos to his breeding collection in 2009. His presenta-tion began with a video that Matt Baronak from Sasobeks World of Reptiles put together. “Let’s Learn Our Eublepha-ris Species/Subspecies” can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aA9eYggfEI (If you would like to see more of Matt’s videos, go to www.youtube.com/ and search for sasobek11 gecko.) It explores the origins of the “wild” leopard gecko which can be found in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Turkey, Syria, and Turkmeni-stan. Captive bred leopard geckos tend to be “mutts” from the cross-breeding of one or more species and/or sub-species. This includes : Eublepharis macularius macularius, E. macularius montanus, E. macularius afghanicus, E. mac-ularius fasciolatus and E. Turkmenicus. Several times Matt made reference to the book, The Eye-lash Geckos, Care Breeding and Natural History by Andreas Kirschner. It covers all the known eyelash geckos of the genera Aeluroscalabotes (Cat Geckos), Coleonyx (Banded Geckos), Eublepharis (Asian Leopard Geckos or Fat-tailed Geckos), Goniurosaurus (Oriental Leopard Geckos), He-mitheconyx (African Fat-tailed Geckos) and Holodactylus (East African Clawed Geckos) in word and picture by com-petent authors. Matt said not all species have been export-ed due to the difficulties encountered in the native lands. Those from India are probably the rarest in the pet trade. E. Turkmenicus is native to Turkmenistan and Iran, while all of the E. macularius species are found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. The largest leopard geckos come from India. E. Hardwickii is also found in India, but it is ex-tremely rare in the pet trade. Don reported that Matt Baro-nak has been able to obtain a dozen or so and is probably already breeding them. E. turkmenicus can breed with E. macularius. They have larger head spots, are more pastel in color and have lavender on their backs. They don’t ovu-late until they are about two years old. They look like Mack snows as juveniles. E. m. montanus is a heavier bodied animal and they tend to

be darker in overall coloration. The head is a little thicker, although they do not have the “giant” gene. E.m. fasciola-tus is a more pastel animal and it will hold its lavender col-oration even after it matures. They tend to be longer bod-ied animals that are more vocal than the other subspecies. E.m.afghanicus is the smallest of the subspecies with dis-tinct, bolder markings and more yellow pigmentation than the others. They have very interesting head patterns!E.m.macularius Combine them all and you get the pet leopard gecko! Many hobbyists choose to house their leopard geckos in glass aquariums. One to two adults can be kept in a ten gallon aquarium with two hides, dishes for calcium powder and water, and a moist hide when possible. They also re-quire a hot spot of approximately 90 degrees to aid their metabolic processes. Don doesn’t like using heat lamps because they dry out the air and the lizards can develop shedding problems. Also, some research says they need a proper day/night cycle and having a light on at all times interrupts their normal 24-hour cycle. Temperature and humidity should be monitored in the en-closure both on and off the “hot spot.” The gauge should be located where these terrestrial geckos are moving about, and not up at the top of the enclosure. If they get too cold they can develop respiratory difficulties, so the cage overall should be maintained at over 75 degrees. Don uses brown paper on the bottom of some enclosures and sand as his substrate in others. Some breeders don’t use any substrate. He uses vermiculite in the moist hides, which are most important when the lizard/s are shedding or for laying eggs. Don doesn’t like feeding crickets because they aren’t as nutritionally complete a meal. Most of his leos are main-tained on a diet of mealworms sprinkled with Repashy Su-per Foods Calcium Plus. It is available on-line at http://www.store.repashy.com He keeps the mealworm bowls constantly loaded so the geckos can feed whenever they need to. Dubia roaches are fed to breeding females to provide them with extra protein and calcium.

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It is important for no more than one male gecko to be housed in an enclosure as males will fight among them-selves. Several females can be housed with the male. Males have pre-anal pores and hemi-penal bulges which are distinctive enough to make sexing fairly easy in geckos over six months of age. It can be a little difficult in juve-niles but fighting is not as much of a problem in very young geckos. When breeding geckos it is possible to produce the gender you desire as they do exhibit temperature-dependent sex determination. Eggs should be incubated at temperatures between 80 and 90 degrees. Males will be produced at the higher end of that range. Don uses a temperature gun to help him keep the eggs on the cooler side as he produces more females than males. He used to incubate eggs sitting in the substrate, but he now uses trays so the eggs don’t come into contact with the vermiculate he uses to maintain humidity inside the incubator. He has had fewer problems with mold ruining eggs using this method. Don also discussed morphology, which is the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structur-al features. The bloodline of the animals, the dominant and recessive genes, will determine what “morph” is pro-duced, and the specific percentage of offspring that should exhibit or be able to pass on that trait. Some websites that deal with the genetics as it applies to leopard geckos are listed here. https://www.facebook.com/sasobekreptiles http://www.paulsagereptiles.com/LeopardGenetics.htm http://www.geckosetc.com/htm/morphs.htm Some of the morphs Don talked about are listed below. ENIGMAS have a fatal flaw … their two-copy form produc-es animals with genetic neurological issues which often re-sult in death! Because of this two one-copies can NEVER be bred together. Breeders are trying to determine which gene is responsible so it can be bred out of the lines. An enigma is a mystery, and that describes this morph well. Although difficult to categorize, one trait that is shared is the intensity of the coloration on geckos with this genetic mutation. There are three major strains of ALBINOS, Tremper, Bell and Las Vegas (or Rainwater). They lack black pigment and MAY have red eyes, although eye color is not a re-quirement in albino leopard geckos. The three strains are incompatible, meaning that breeding a male and a female from different strains will produce “normal” looking off-spring. BLIZZARDS are all white geckos. They may be slightly yellow and are then referred to as “Banana Blizzards.” They don’t have visible patterning. ECLIPSE leopard geckos have very dark black eyes with a white nose and some white on the legs. The albino version of the eclipse has ruby red eyes. Sometimes they are re-ferred to as “Snake Eyes.” Tremper calls these RAPTORS –

Redeyes/Albino/Patternless/Tangerine/Orange PATTERNLESS, or Murphy’s Patternless” have no pattern-ing as adults. Breeders have worked to bring out specific colors in this morph. The CARROT TAIL is a patternless gecko with at least ¼ of the tail being orange (beginning at the base of the tail.) The SUPER GALAXY leopard geckos are a combination of the Super Snow and Eclipse. This morph is sometimes called Super Eclipse, as well. They have a very white face, legs and tail tip. Line-Bred HYPO/SUPER HYPO are lighter and have only a few spots (usually less than ten on the body.) The Super Hypo is a little less orange with a bald head (no spots) and only a few spots on the rest of the body. Line-Bred STRIPED leopard geckos have a body pattern that is striped longitudinally, from head to tail. The stripe begins at the neck ring and runs all the way down to the tail. From there, the tail bands are not solid, but broken. The body stripe may extend to the tip of the tail. GIANTS weigh about 90 grams and Tremper Super Giants can weigh as much as 140 grams … almost 1/3 of a pound!!! Adult leopard geckos normally weight between 45 and 65 grams. The future in leopard gecko breeding is in the refinement of blood lines using selective breeding and isolating specific traits so they can be reproduced reliably. Don pointed out that an important aspect is having an outlet for those you produce. There isn’t a lot of money in the standard morphs, but it is reward enough if it allows you to do something you are passionate about!

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New meeting location for June, July and August Due to construction, the U of M will be closing Borlaug Hall for the summer. The June, July and August meetings will be held in Green Hall instead. As shown below, Green Hall is just across the parking lot from Borlaug. The same warnings about parking in the lot will still apply (if you park in the contract-only outer perimeter, you may be ticketed). The meeting time has not changed (it will still be at 7 PM with the social hour starting at 6:30)

Frog and Toad Calling Survey The Minnesota DNR’s Nongame Wildlife program has for a number of years sponsored a state-wide survey of frogs and toads in Minnesota. Volunteers make 3 “runs” during the spring and early summer to listen to the calls of frogs and toads during their mating season to assess population and distribution.

Each volunteer has a route of 10 stops. At each stop, you wait until the frogs start calling (they may pause if your arrival has disturbed them) and listen for 5 minutes. On a good night, it may take the full 5 minutes to sort out what you are hearing, as overlapping choruses tend to cancel each other out.

The route I have done for several years is up near Cass Lake, MN. I hear all 4 early season breeders (wood, chorus and leopard frogs as well as spring peepers), toads, gray tree frogs and Cope’s gray tree frogs mid-season and mink frogs in the late season.

Being so far north, this past weekend was my first run and being moder-ately a moderately warm and mostly clear night, they were making up for lost time. Chorus frogs, spring peepers, leopard frogs, tree frogs and

toads were all singing in full choruses under the full moon.

Check out the DNR website for information on the program and recordings of the various calls.

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/volunteering/frogtoad_survey/index.html

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Rodent Order Rules

Rodents may be ordered online at www.MnHerpSoc.com, by leaving a voicemail on the MHS phone line (612) 326-6516 or at the monthly meeting for the following month. However, MHS does not keep an inventory of rodents on hand. A group order is placed each month for the individual orders ALREADY PLACED. This is why the deadline for ordering is the Tuesday of the week prior to the meeting—to allow time for the rodents to be ordered and received from the suppli-er. This is a FIRM deadline. Please do not call Nancy at home after the deadline to place an order; there is simply no way for it to be filled. Thank you for your cooperation.

International Herp Symposium Ticket Winners

Glen Jacobson announced the winners of the two tickets he had available for the International Herpetological Symposi-um. They are Peter Tornquist and Bruce & Nancy Haig. The symposium Will be hsld xxx in New Orleans.

CNAH Announces Ratsnake Book

Old World Ratsnakes. A collection of papers. 2013. Hardcover; 432 pages; over 900 color images; ISBN 978-3-87429-435-5 This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the Old World colubrid snakes commonly known as Ratsnakes, and contains a wealth of new information on the natural history and generic classification of this fascinating group. The book is a detailed account of all Old World species that are present or were former members of the genus Elaphe FITZINGER. The book is divided into 16 papers and represents the collective work of 18 contributing authors. This book also contains extensive photographic documentation of each species in their natural environments with contributions made by photog-raphers from all over the world. The inclusion of over 900 color photographs of all known species and subspecies, as well as color morphs, makes this book an invaluable reference source to both amateur and professional herpetologists alike. The book may be purchased through Koeltz Scientific Books ($129.00) - (http://koeltz.com/product.aspx?pid=205038)

USFWS Endangered Listings

Posted on May 2, 2013 by jasonw Posted in Reptiles The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to add some Amphibians to the Endan-gered species list. Those are the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog and the northern distinct population segment of the mountain yellow-legged frog. They are also pro-posing to list critical habitat, 1,105,400 acres in 16 counties for the Sierra Yellow Leg-ged Frog as well as 221,498 acres in two counties for the mountain yellow-legged frog also 750,926 acres in seven counties for the Yosemite toad. See the full article here: http://www.dailyreptilenews.com/?p=6139 or all endan-gered species here: http://www.fws.gov/endangered/

New Disease Threatens Endangered Rattlesnake population

Posted on February 24 on www.ReptileChannel.com A small population of rattlesnakes that is already in decline in southern Illinois faces a new and unexpected threat in the form of a fungus rarely seen in the wild, research-ers report. The eastern Massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus), a candidate for

protection under the federal Endangered Species Act, suffers from habitat loss and environmental stresses wherever it is found, explained University of Illinois comparative biosciences visiting instructor and wildlife veterinarian Matthew Allen-der, who led the health investigation. Allender conducted necropsies on the snakes and identified the pathogen that had killed them: Chrysosporium, a fungus that plagues portions of the pet reptile industry but is not normally seen in the wild, he said. See the full article here: http://www.reptilechannel.com/reptile-news/2012/02/24/new-disease-threatens-endangered-rattlesnake-population.aspx

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Board Meeting Minutes for April 6, 2013 Present: Chris Smith, Nancy Haig, Terry Odegaard, Peter Tornquist, Beth Girard, Ellen Heck, Micole Hendricks, Rebecca Markowitz Not Present: Dav Kaufman, Heather Clayton The meeting was called to order by Chris Smith at 6:15pm. The general meeting attendance on April 5th was between 75 and 100 people. State Fair Exhibit Update: Beth Girard has contacted Carrol Henderson several times with no response. A proposal was sent to him in March outlining a plan for MHS to provide daily hands-on opportunities in the DNR building at the state fair. T-shirts: Micole Hendricks and her family have a U-Do screen printer and may be able to make them. We are looking at a one-color printing using different color t-shirts. We want to use a HIGH quality t-shirt and will probably sell them in a PRE-SALE. Micole will submit a proposal at the May meeting. Coon Rapids City Ordinance: Scott Nellis and Chris Smith have asked people to continue writing and calling Paul John-son and the other council members. Beth Girard will write a letter and post it on the forum for comments. USArk and the Herp Alliance have “model” ordinances which could be suggested to the Council members Minneapolis is getting ready to review their city ordinances concerning exotic animals. John Kilner, with Minneapolis Animal Control and a MHS member, may be working on it in the near future. Volunteer Hour Awards: Quite a few people picked up their volunteer awards at the April meeting. There were five or six people who were not on the list but felt they should have been. The issue seems to be with un- or under-reported hours for volunteering at RenFest. Micole has volunteered to create a new time sheet and be responsible for it at Ren-Fest so this does not happen again next year. The beer glasses are now gone, and only coffee mugs and snake bags remain as awards. White Snake Sale Recap: 200 items were put up for bid. This is less than ½ of what was offered last year; 26 items were not sold. 156 items sold for less than $20. 122 items went for less than $10. $594 came in from the live auction. Only one item was held back because the reserve wasn’t met. A decision needs to be made as to what to do with this item. It was mentioned that it would be helpful to have a hand-out for WSS volunteers with FAQs. In the future, a computer could be placed in the meeting room that could be linked to Ellen’s computer in the auction room. New Minnesota book: Carrol Henderson may approach the Minnesota Herpetological Society for funds to help publish the new Reptiles and Amphibians in Minnesota by John Moriarty and Carol Hall. It is due to be available in 2014. Reminder: The Midwest Herpetological Symposium will be hosted by the Central Illinois Herpetological Society (CIHS) and will be held August 30-September 2 for those who want to explore Snake Road in Southern, Illinois. The MHS Sep-tember general meeting will be held on September 6th. Ellen Heck made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Rebecca Markowitz seconded it. The meeting adjourned at 8:45pm.

MHS Reports and Announcements

Help Wanted! We are still looking for people to fill the position of webmaster. If you have basic experience with website maintenance and HTML, please consider stepping up for the society! Drupal experience is a plus. Contact Chris Smith with ques-tions.

We are in need of two volunteers to assist the MHS Treasurer with the 2011 year end audit. This is where we cross-We are in need of members to help out with the adoptions during the Friday general meeting. If you are interested contact Nancy Haig or Beth Girard at the next Meeting.

Adoption Report : April 2013 Prepared by Nancy Haig

24 new animals and 3 returning fosters were available at the April Meeting. Finding homes were 1 baby iguana, 3 Bearded Dragons, 1 African Side necked turtle, 3 Cornsnakes, 2 Ball pythons, 1 Black Kingsnake, 1 common boa and 2 long term fosters. 6 Red Eared Sliders were outsourced ; We have 22 ani-mals now in foster, including several cornsnakes, common boas and 7 Ball pythons.

Members returning fostered animals should contact Sarah Rich-ard before the Thursday prior to the General Meeting to let her know what they are bringing back.

MHS Reports and Announcements

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Photos Wanted! Terry Odegaard will be giving a talk on the history of the MHS. Anyone with photos of the MHS over the years is asked to scan them and send them in. If you don’t have access to a scanner, contact Beth Girard or bring them to the meeting and we will scan them for you.

Board Meeting The June board meeting will be held June 8th at 6pm at the St Paul Student Union. This is just down the hill from Borlaug Hall. Check the posted schedule at the Union for the meeting room number.

Everyone is welcome to attend the board meeting. If you think you may be interested in running for a position, we encourage you to come check it out.

       

Treasurer's Report for April 2013 prepared By Nancy Haig

     

Beginning Balance $ 6,824.80 Checking    

Income:    

Membership $ - Ads   $ - Raffle   $ - Adoption   $ 155.00 Hands Ons $ 22.00 Rodent Sales $ 716.00 White snake sale $ 909.00 Total Income $ 1,802.00      

Expense    

Newsletter printing $ - Newsletter postage $ - Program   $ 50.00 vet costs   $ 60.00 Rodent cost $ 548.00 Total Expense $ 658.00      

Cash Increase/Decrease $ 1,144.00      

Ending Balance $ 7,968.80      

Placement of cash holdings   Checking $ 7,968.80 Transfer from paypal $ 300.00 Savings $ 17,200.80

Square up(credit card) $ 525.69

Paypal $ 339.68 Cash on hand $ 175.00      

Total   $ 26,509.97      

Comment: White snake sale totals $1,434.69 2012 Annual Audit is completed

Changes in Rat quantities and pricing !!!

As of MAY 1st we are selling the Medium, Large and Jumbo Rats by the bag quantity instead of by the dozen. This will help in inventory control and eliminate the need for re-bagging the items. You will also see an increase in some of the pricing due to the rise in our distributors’ costs.

All mice sizes, and small rats will still be sold by the dozen.

New amounts for Rats are:

Medium Rats: 1 bag = 10 rats = $22.00 (was 1 doz /$24.00) Large Rats: 1 bag = 6 rats = $ 17.00 (was 1 doz /$30.00) Jumbo Rats: 1 bag = 5 rats =$ 16.00 (was 1 doz / $36.00)

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MHS Reports and Announcements

Upcoming Hands-on Event Schedule Phalen Lake Park—Waterfest Event—Saturday June 1st, 11am-4pm

Native Plant Sale—Minnetonka City Hall. Wednesday June 5th, 3pm-7pm

Kick Off Summer—Freedom Park—Prescott, WI. Thursday June 20th, 4pm-7pm

Day Camp, Bearpath Golf Course—18100 Bearpath Trail, Eden Prairie. Saturday June 29th 2pm-2:45pm

Day Camp, Edina Country Club—5100 Wooddale Ave, Edina. Thursday August 8th, 10am-12noon

Taste of Rochester—Saturday September 7th.

Looking to meet other MHS members? Help assist the society achieve it’s goals of educating the public? Or just have a good time showing off your herps? Here’s the perfect opportunity! 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.

Grand Old Days Parade - Sunday, June 2nd - 10am Spring Lake Parade Parade - Thursday June 6th - 6:30pm Father Hennepin Parade (Champlin) - Friday June 7th - 6:30pm Friendly City Days (Alberville) - Sunday, June 9th - 1:30pm Cottage Grover Strawberry Parade - Saturday, June 15 - 10:30am Farmington Dew Days Parade - Saturday, June 15th - 5:00pm St. Louis Park Parade - Saturday, June 15th - Noon Zumbrota Covered Bridge Parade - Saturday, June 15th - 6:00pm Dan Patch Days Parade (Savage) - Sunday, June 23rd - 1:00pm Winona Steamboat Days Parade - Sunday, June 23rd - 12:30pm Rose Parade (Roseville) - Monday, June 24th - 6:15pm Earle Brown Days Parade (Brooklyn Center) - Thursday, June 27th - 6:30pm Kaposia Days Parade (South St. Paul) - Friday, June 28th - 6:30pm Blaine Festival Parade - Saturday, June 29th - 10:30am Water Ski Days (Lake City) - Sunday, June 30th - 2:00pm Twin Cities Pride Parade - Sunday June 30th -11am Richfield 4th of July Parade - Thursday, July 4th - 1pm Delano 4th of July Parade - Thursday, July 4th Maple Grove Parade - Thursday, July 11th - 6:30pm Pan-O-Prog Parade (Lakeville) - Saturday, July 13th - 5:30pm North Mankato Fun Days Parade - Saturday, July 13th - 11:00am Aquatennial Parade (Minneapolis) - Wednesday, July 17th - 8:00pm Hopkins Raspberry Parade - Sunday, July 21st - 1:00pm Slice of Shoreview Parade - Saturday, July 27th - 10:00am Riverboat Days (Wabasha) - Saturday, July 27th - 6:00pm Rosemount Leprechaun Days - Saturday, July 27th - 11:00am

The pre-season parades are upon us. The following is the list of parades currently scheduled. You must sign up for parades in ad-vance. Points are awarded for partici-pation, which may be redeemed for food coupon booklets or comp tickets. REMEMBER—comp tickets MAY NOT be re-sold. Selling them is a violation of our contract and will not be con-doned. If you plan on marching in a parade, you must be in costume, as must any children who are with you. Water may be provided but be prepared with your own, as well as sunblock. Hands-on rules apply while marching; animals must be bagged or contained when not actually marching. Anyone participating in any RenFest event as part of the MHS MUST be an MHS member. We do have a permit with the City of Minneapolis to display our reptiles. Copies will be on hand for all Minneap-olis events. You can contact Brandy Snyder-Danaki or Rae Rueber for details or contact Marketing at market-ing@renaissancefest.com to sign up for a parade.

Minnesota Renaissance Festival

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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.

h p://www.mnherpsoc.com/forums/members/classifieds

Minnesota Herpetological Society Membership Application  

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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.

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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 dis-cretion 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 classi-fied ad, run free of charge as space permits. Ads may be run three (3) consecutive months, after which time they may be resubmitted.

Submissions: All advertisements should be submitted to the MHS Membership Secretary at the general 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 Herpeto-logical Society.

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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*

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 Weanlings 40-45 grams $17/dz Small Adult 50-60 grams $18/dz Med. Adults 125-150 grams $22/ 10 rats Large Adult 200-240 grams $17/ 6 rats Jumbo 250-350 grams $16/ 5 rats For pickup at monthly meetings only. Orders may be placed via: 1. At the meeting for the following month 2. Online at www.MnHerpSoc.Com 3. Call the MHS Voicemail: 612.326.6516 Orders MUST be placed 10 days in advance of the meeting to guarantee availability.  We no longer keep an inventory of ro‐dents on hand, so if you a empt to place an order a er the deadline, there is no way to fill it.   

 

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Next Meeting: Friday - June 7th - 7:00 pm Room 335 Borlaug Hall, U of M St. Paul Campus