Vol. 5 (1985), No. 6

MINNESOTA HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY

JUNE NEWSLETTER

JUL Y MEETING

Friday, July 5, 1985 7:00 PM Room 375, Science Classroom Building

East Bank, University of Mirmesota

VOLUME V NUMBER 6

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The July meeting will be a repeat of an earlier meeting. Back by popular demand is the thriller/chiller movie '.'The Nan and the Snake". If you enjoy staying up on a stormy night reading herp books, this is not for you to see. Also on the program will be "Deadly African Snakes". These movies were first shown back in October of 19~1. The "Critter of the Month" will be lizards. This means any kind of lizard you can come up with. The more the merrier! See you there!

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Cur June meeting was another good one. Carrol Henderson, Nongame bupervisor for the Minnesota Depar:;.ent of Natural Resources presented an excellent slide show on the plants and animals of Costa Rica. The highlight of this presentation was the nest~ing slides of the Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). Carrol also gave us some information on the nongame programs of the DNR. A preserve for the Five Lined Skink (Eumeces fasciatus) of just over 34 acres was recently dedicated in the Redwood Falls area.·This should give the skinks the protection 1they need here in ¥.innesota. MRS salutes DNR and The Nature Conservancy for this milestone! The attendance at the meeting was 69.

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We will be meeting in Room 375 of the ~cience Classroom Building at least through Cetober. This is our semi-permanent home, and may well become our permanent one.

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IS YCUR 1'1HS J~JE'EJjERSHIP CURRENT? PLEASE CHECK YCUR ADIJRESS LABEL '~CEE SURE!

BELL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

10 CHURCH STREET S.E. • MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55455-0104

Random Tails *** Random Tails *** Random Tails *** Random Tails *** Random Tails

~hanks Time/Life for those great pictu~es of a snake eating an egg. Try explaining that to a question from a 1st grader or "special student". Stand on Grand for 6 hours answering "how a snake swallows an egg". You would pull those pictures pronto. Let~s get real, show some mice, rats, and rabbits with their eyeballs popping out! ***Ann Porwoll, our V .P., is doing a great job getting us guest speakers for our monthly meeting~ and as the year progresses I'm sure she~ll have to use her little black book!***One does not wear a "hawaiian shirt" to an "exotic anima1-" auction in Rush City, Minnesota (50 miles north of st. paul). I was brighter than some of the peacocks for the auction. They were a rough looking bunch. The gals had Dolly Parton hairdos or a D.A. The guys wore cowboy hats and belt buckles as big as head lights. Their hands were large enough to choke a horse, with enough dirt under their nails to start a truck farm. What the heck did they want with peacocks anyway? Bruce Delles bought the only 2 herps auctioned off, an adult Yellow Foot"ed Tortoise and a Common Boa. I left before all that fun started.***Ernie ~agner, curator at the woodland Park Zoo of Seattle has retired from zoo keeping. E~ie has also gotten married this winter. Congrats! Is Frank Slavens his successor at Woodland park?***Remember the Galapagos Tortoises at the Como Zoo? John Fletcher let us ride them until someone stabbed one with a pen between the eyes. Well, one died and the other is at the Honolulu Zoo having babies. If it would of stayed at the Como Zoo I'm sure it would of had tiger kittens.***After each MRS monthly meeting many of the board members and regulars go out for a few brews and a bite to eat. You are all welcome! A great time to talk more herps or·"AII My Children". You have just been invited!***Well someone reads "Random Tails" because I have been contacted by some other societies' board members who want to join the "bull session" on societies. Thanks!***My 1986 calendar is entitled "Grandma Ross's Day By Day Herpetological C~lendar". Prepublishing price is $4.00 each plus postage. Gcttober is the publishing date.***The Beaver Cleaver award goes to the Ted Schave family. They are fantastic! Ted's moral support towards me and MRS. Helen for her hard work as the refreshment committee. Jim and Dave are perfect gentlemen and are always helping out when and where needed. Thanks because you make MES a better society!***Sorry Gary Casper for omitting your name on the first listing for the Midwestern Seminar. Gary has always supported MRS and in the rush to get the information out his name was overlooked. I'm looking forward to seeing him in October.***Lee Ann Chin is doing the banquet spread. I have no ildea how Bruce will eat his Brazier Burger with chopsticks!***Now that summer vacation is here please have a safe one and take some pictures for the MRS Photo Contest. Remember those slides.***Garage sales and flea markets are great places to find treasures for the Annual Februar~ White Snake Sale. All items become the property of MHS unless prearrangements have been made.***The MRS Picnic will be Sunday August 18, "Toad in the Hole" day, Como Park, U.S.A. Champagne brunch 8 - 11, picniC 11 - ? MRS will supply charcoal, corn on the cob, etc.***Barney Cldfield of Goodhue and MRS has 5 excellent photos of Minnesota snakes published in the current (May and June) Minn-esota Volunteer magazine. Good doing Barney! watch for more.***Hiss on you ~~G, for that king cobra poster! I have seen better "B" movie promos. What does your art department have against snakes?***TCR has a new t-shirt design.***Spring and summer are a great time to add to your amphibian collection. Watch for some rare and unusual captive bred frogs at a reptile/pet shop near you. For those who are not ecology purists do not worry, you will also find fresh captives!***If you have any Minnesota herps that are in good condition and well mannered MRS will need them for the State Fair DNR display. Flease give a committee member a call. Dan Keyler, John :tw~oriarty, and Ted Schave.***Watch for "new" Frogtovln Greetings ~shirt designs!***As a good will gesture, ViliS is giving each exchange society an MRS t-shirt to raffle or use as a door prize. I feel the societies should interact as much as possible. This might get the ball python$ rolling!***

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Jobn Moriarty gave a report at the June meeting on the MHS field trip to Winona and Olmstead Counties the weekend of May 18 and 19. He reported on the species that were found on this trip and the people who participated. The next trip is (was) the weekend of June 15 and 16, and will be to the counties of Fillmore, Mower, and Houston. We'll have more on these trips later. There will be 2 more before the year is out. Also, the state Fair is coming along again, and MRS will need amimals for the MBS display in the DNR building. Check with John, Dan Keyler, or Ted Schave if yo~ want to help on this. Besides animals, we will need cleaners and checkers for the duration of the fair. Free passes are provided f"or this!

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Mike Traub reported that ~lR had awarded a grant to the Minnesota toological Garden for the development of a graphic display on the herps of the state. MBS will be actively involved in this. This will involved a 4 to 6 member committee. If you are interested, check with Mike, Brint Spencer, or Jim Gerholdt.

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Raffle

The raffle at the June meeting took in $14.25 for MRS. The winners were Joe Matzke, MBS T-shirt, Carl and Debbie Hornfeldt, "Amphibians of North America", and Bob Duerr (you mean he won again?), a booklet on Herned Toads. The two books had been donated to MBS for the raffle.


Refreshments

The refreshments for the June meeting were supplied by Carol Wickham. Thanks to Carol from l''IHS!

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"Help A Hapless Herp"

We found help for no less than 3 haplessherps at the June meetingJ Adopted out were a nice male Bullsnake and 2 Green Iguanas, one 4' and the other 2~'-3'. As of right now we have nothing lined up for the July meeting, but who knows what will happen before then?


MES Library

Recently donated to MBS by Fran }risch was: Alligators and Crocodiles. A Zoobook by John B. Wexo.

The book listed last mo~th was donated by Dennis Desmond. Thanks to Fran and to Denni s from MBS!

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John 1'1oriarty has been supplying the slide projector for the meetings at no charge. A special thanks to John for this. A slide program would be difficult without one!

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start'em eff Right!

by

Peter Nguyen

"The advantages of mouse legs over pinkies ••• cannot be .overe stima ted. " --Simon Campden-1'1ain, 1978

" ••• and if I ever catch you using my good scissors to dismember mice, you're history!" --my mom, 1980

Mouse legs became an important commodity in our household when I first bred certain tree vipers, Trimeresurus !£. Mouse legs are the preferred diet of many viper breeders (for their snakes; that is) because of their availability, their high calcium content, and the rapid growth of snakes fed such a diet. The positive results of this diet far vipers prompted me to try offering mouse legs to my 1985 crop of leopard geckos, Eublepharis macularius. ~e results have been astonishing.

¥~ first clutch of two eggs hatched February 19th/21st. After allowing the babies three days to assimilate their yolk sacs, I offered each a mouse leg. Much to my disappointment, they refused the legs. Cn the following day, I tried each on a cricket, smeared with vitamin paste. The treated crickets were readily accepted. The young geckos were given live, treated crickets for two more feedings (I feed every other day). Then, a dead, treated cricket was offered. Apparently, the smell of~e vitamin paste triggered feeding in lieu of· motion, for these crickets were accepted without hesitation. The geckos received dead, treated crickets for two more feedings, and were then presented with mouse legs, also smeared with the vitamin paste. Again, the scent seemed to attract them, and they accepted their first mouse legs. Subsequent hatchlings, born March 7th/9th, March 28th/29th, and April 15th/16th have been successfully induced to eat mouse legs using the technique . applied to the first set.

- During the first year, growth in E. macularius is rapid. For proper skeletal development, the young geckos require large quantities of calcium and vitamin D. Crickets, the standard diet of· most captive E. macularius, are low in beth nutrients. Calcium is found in mouse legs in the substantial femur and tibia bones, in quantities large enough to satisfy the needs of a growing gecko. Crickets, although containing little calcium, can be dusted with a vitamin/mineral powder to compensate. Vitamin 1) supplementation, however, presents more difficulty. "D" is a fat=soluble vitamin, meaning that a certain quantity of fat must be ingested along with the "D" source for the vitamin to be absorbed into the system. Crickets are low in fat; the fat content of meuse legs is considerably higher. Therefore, a mouse leg fortified with vitamin D provides the specimen with more usable vitamin than will a similarly treated cricket.

The real evidence of the superiority of mouse legs over crickets, however, is in the comparative growth rates of two groups of captive born ~. maculariuE. At hatching, my lizards had an average weight of 3.7 grams, only 0.2 grams more than Ernest Eofmann (1976) recorded for his hatchlings. The average length of Eofmann's hatchlings was 71 mm, including tail; this measurement, too, corresponds to mine, which measured an average of 68 mm at hatching. By the age of two months, Eofmann's lizards had reached a weight of 5.9 grams, and a length of 92 mm. At two

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months, mine now weigh 11.2 grams, and a length of 149 mm, nearly twice the size of Hofmann's; in fact, those lizards did not attain this size until they were nearly a year old.

At the time of this writing, all of my '85 babies are doing splendidly. I hope that next year, I will have the opportunity to apply this technique to other gecko species, including Teratoscincus, Chondrodactylus, and Hemitheconyx. I want to give th~nks to ~imon Campden-Y~in, Rich Hahn, and Michael MilLer for their support and guidance, andm my parents for putting up with dead~ legless mice in their freezer. If you have any questions or cCDrnents on this article, I'd be glad to hear them.

Literature Cited:

Hofmann, Ernest. Propogation of the Spotted Desert Gecko Eublepharis macularius in Captivity. Proceedings of the First Annual Reptile Symposium on Captive Propagation and Husbandry, 1976, pp. 37-40.


Herp Hints

There were some interesting things discussed at the June meeting. Dan Keyler mentioned a Bullsnake that Sally Brewer had who had mouth rot. It responded well to a 25% sulfa methazine treatment that had been recommended to him by another party. Ann porwoll had a box turtle eggs hatching and she had set it up for photography with lights over it while it hatched. She left it for approximatley 1 hour and the egg puckered and started to dry. She cut the shell open and covered it with wet paper towels. So far the hatchling turtle seems to be all right. She emphasized that we need to be extremely careful when photographing hatching eggs so that this doesn't happen to anyone else. Jim Gerholdt related how his big (4~') California Kingsnake had laid 9 eggs and bound with two more, even though she had an adequate la.ying spot. He and Rich Hanson managed to get the two eggs out of her using the: "probe and manipulate" technique recommended by Ernie Wagner at the last symposium. The eggs look gc~-::, and so does the female. Then he confessed that the female was --in fact a male! It had been placed with several females with no results 'and was then placed with a male to see if this would stimulate any :activity. It did. They mated! The snake had been sexed as a male some years back. The moral here is that always be ready to double check sexes if things don't seem right.


Phantastic Phenological Phinds

Because of a shortage of space, we haven't been able to print all the phinds that have been sent in. This will be taken care of in the next MRS Newsletter. If you have any phinds, please let us have them in time for the next Newsletter.



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"Cri t ter of the J-1onth"

The "critter" for the June meeting was herps of Central and South Atperica. We had a good turnout, with some real interesting "critters". They were:

Banded Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus) Common Boa (Boa c. constrictor) Red Tailed Boa (Boa constrictor ssp.) Eyelash Viper (Bothrops schlegelii) Marine Toad (Bufo marinus) Spectacled"Caiman (Caiman crocodilus) ¥ata Mata Turtle (Chelus fimbriata) Urocoan Rattlesnake (Crotalus vegrandis) Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Epicrates c. cenchria) Columbian Rainbow Boa (Epicrates ·cenchria maurus) Guinean Rainbow Boa (Epicrates cenchria ssp.) Red Footed Tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria) Trevor Keyler (son of Dan and Cheryl) Costa Rican Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum gaigeae) Black and White Tegu (Tupinambis nigropunctatus) Golden Tegu (Tupinambis teguixin)

These were brought by: Kathryn Anderson Fred and Liz Bosman Dean Bowman Bruce and Connie Delles Fran Frisch Jim Gerholdt Bruce and Nancy Haig Ian and_Cheryl Keyler Joe _MatZke." Daniel Michael John Moriarty Ann Pcrwoll 'It om ,Sehmi t z

Thanks to all of the above from MRS! This is what we need to see when we have a "critter".

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Nark J. We i sman, DVI~l

c/o Ark pet Hospital Apache Plaza #15F Silver Lake Road st. Anthony, MN 55420 612-789-5855 New Member

James Ellis 567 ~uinlan Ave. N. Lakeland,:r-m 55043 612-436-8929 New Hember

Carl and Debbie Hornfeldt 491 Lauri st. Paul,}rn 55102 612-227-3386 New Members

Greg Kranbek 10101 Hiway 55 #107 Plymouth, MN 55441 612-593-5174 Change

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tt THE DRAWING"

Don't forget about the MRS raffle to be held at the Midwe.stern Herpetological Seminar on October 5, 1985. The winning ticket will be drawn by ~r. Peter Pritchard at the banquet that evening. The item is a patron's edi t- - --ion of "Turtles of Venezuela" by Dr. Pritchard and Pedro Trebbau with the watercolors done by Giorgio Voltolina. This is copy #31. It consists of two leatherbound volumes in a slipcase. It is exquisitely handbound with red morocco leather spines with raised bands, genuine hand marbled covers with vellum tips, 24-carat gold top edges, headbands and gold ornamentation. It includes a separate set of the 25 plates on heavy acid-free stock. This edition was limited to only 300 copies and is priced at $300.00. The raffle tickets are only $1.00 each!

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Breeding Notes

Glenn Lewis Eastern K{ngsnake (Lampropeltis g. getulus)-3~' female hibernated 9-30 to 12-24. 4~t male hibernated 10-28 to 1-20. Copulation observed 2-9 and 2-10. Prelaying shed on 3-16. 8 fertile eggs laid 4-9. Incubated at 82 to 84 degrees. One egg appeared to get too damp. 7 eggs hatched from 6-1 to 6-3. Incubation of 52 to 54 days. Young measured 10" to 11". Ball P,ython (python regius)-Wild caught 4~' gravid female obtained 1-13. No prelaying shed. 7 eggs measuring.approximately 3" x 21" were laid on 3-29. Cf these 1 egg was infertile and 2 fertile eggs were fused abnormally rather than adhering together. They did not hatch. Incubation was at 84 to 86 degrees. The remaining 4 eggs hatched 6-12 and 6-13. Incubation of 75 to 75 days after laying. The young measured 16" to 17".

Breedings from June AAZPA Newsletter

~oledo Zoo 2 Eastern Box Turtle 2 Giant Day Gecko 1 'lWist Necked Turtle

Knoxville Zoo 4 Gold Dust Day Gecko 1 Central American Wood Turtle

National Zoo 3 Leopard Tortoise 9 Red Footed Tortoise

14 Criental Fire Bellied Toad 9 Water Dragon

10 Emerald Tree Boa

Memphis Zoo 1 Seychelles Islands Gecko

San Antonio Zoo 4 Pueblo I''iilk Snake

Dallas Zoo 5 Macquarie Turtle 9 water Python 5 Philippine Sailfin Lizard 9 Double Crested Basilisk

Fort Worth Zoo 6 Ocellated Skink 2 African Fat Tailed Gecko

12 Jumping Viper (occiduus) 400 Surinam Horned Frog

Zurich Zoo (Switzerland) 7 Red Legged Tortoise

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president Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Newsletter Editor Member-at-Large .Nernber-at-Large Member-at-1arge l'lember-at-Large

fQ1S Officers

Fran Frisch Ann PorwollBill Allen Sally Brewer Jim Gerholdt Bruce TElles Del Jones John Moriarty Brint Spencer

488-7619 489-7853 920-4283 647-0661 507-652- 2996 374-5422 938-8555 781-6732 823-7099

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CLASSIFIEDS

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EDITOR'S NCTE: Classified ads are run in the MRS Newsletter as a free service to the membership. No paid ads are accepted from non members. While MRS will not run ads for known sick or illegal animals, we accept no responsibility for the health or legality of .any animals advertised here. Please send ALL ads directly to me,' Jim Gerholdt, P.C. Box 86, Webster, MN 55088, and' not to the MRS address.


KINNESCTA HERPETOLCGICAL SOCIETY DELICATESSEN

RE~£MBER-During each meeting we will have available our featured take-out items.

FRESH FRCZEN ADULT MICE-$3.00 per dozen.

*** NOW AVAILABLE *** FRESH FROZEN PINKIES AND FUZZIE5-S3.00 per do~en.

FRESH FROZEN RATS-JillmO SIZE-$1.50. FRESH :F1RCZEN RAT PUPS-$3.00 per dozen.

Remember, if you want rats or mice, they are available by reservation only. You MUST place your order no later than 7:00 PM on Thursday the day before the meeting. Logistics dictate this policy, so please cooperate with us. Don't miss out! Also, please bring your own container to prevent your rodents from thawing out!

TC CRDER RATS: Call Bruce or Connie at 593-0298.

TC CRDER HICE: Call Jim or Pam at 507-65 2- 2996.

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FCR SALE: Captive born hatchlings, with free 'delivery to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in early Cctober. °0 of the urchase rice will be donated to lolHS for the following animals: Corn Snakes various types of albinos), Sonoran Black Kingsnakes, New l1exico Milk Snakes, Thayer's Kingsnakes, Prairie Kingsnakes (albino). ether hatchlings are available. Contact Verle Castle, 1309 Cadwell Drive, Bloomington, IL 61701. 3.09-663-4673.

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FOR SALE: 1.0 Eastern Kingsnake. 4 ~'. $35.00; 3 hatchling Eastern Kingsnakes. Feeding on frozen pinkies. $25.00. Contact Glenn Lewis at 612-454-4045.

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NCTICE: Sue Barndrd of the reptile department at the Atlanta ~oo is making a study of reptile parasites. She would appreciate your assistance in the work by collecting fecal samples of your turtles and sending them to her according to the instructions she will provide. Contact Sue Barnard, Senior Keeper, Department of Herpetology, Atlanta Zoological Park, 800 Cherokee Ave. SE, Atlanta, Georgia 30315.


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"The Proceedings of the NCBS-BAARS Conference on Captive Propogation and Husbandry of Reptiles and Amphibians", held in January at Davis, California, will be published this summer. Price will be $20.00. Pre-publication price is $14.00 postpaid. Sebd check or money order to: Northern California Herpetological Society, 706 Arnold Street, Davis, CA 95616.


FOR SALE: Hatchling Corn Snakes - Ckatee. $20.00 each. Nice color. Parents are both captive bred. Contact Larry at 61.2-433-3370 night or 439-4796 day.


Available in 1985. Investment quality captive hatched milk snakes, other tricolors and albinos. Over 20 species and subspecies. Hatching and lineage data available on each. Send SASE for free list or information. Contact Robert Applegate, 1162 Pepper Villa Dr., EI Cajon, CA 92021. 619-448-5746.


Ii JlAII" MORIARTY

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JOHN J. MORIARTY, M.S •• AWB (812) 781·8732

flora & fauna Inventories endangered specie, surveys wlldllf. habitat management wlldllf. presentation,

Largest Selection of Reptiles & Amphibians in Minnesota High Quality· Reasonable Prices • Personal Service

Cages, Books, Feed & Supplies

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Owners: Bruce & Connie Delles (612) 593-0298

Open 7 Days a Week

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FeR SALE: 1.1 Bullsnake. Approximately 3'. Wild caught, both have eaten and shed. Look good. $35.00/pair or will trade for cage. Leave message for John at 560-6576.

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Pet Hospital Apache Plaza

SAVE 15% On first-time office visits.

Applies to all charges

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Place: The Bell Museum of Natural History. 10 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 Time: 9:00 - 3:30 I 8:30 - 9:00 check in and late registration Registration: Adults - $13.00, Juniors (16 yrs. & under) - $10.00 until 9/6/85.

Late Registration: Adults - $15.00, Juniors - $12 .. 00, the prj(;e jncludes coffee break & lunch.

Some of the speakers will be: Peter Pritchard. author and field researcher; John LaMedica, Brandywine Zoo; Gary Casper, .1~ilwaukee ; Richar'd Cary PauJ.l, founder and trustee of Turtle Trust; Ray Pawley, curator of reptiles:; Brookfield Zoo; Rick Sajeak, curator of reptiles of Milwaukee Zoo.

Evening Banquet: At the Minnesota Zoological Gardens.. Tour the zoo grounds before dinner, dine and afterwards witness Peter Pritchard drawing the winner of his llatest book, "Turtles of Venezula", the Patrons Edition. Pre-registration banquet. cost is an additional $13.00 per person, lat~ registration is $17.00 after 9/6/85.

Accomodations: The Cricket I~n, 2407 University Ave., SE, Minneapolis, MN Rates: $28.75/single/nightj $33.25/double/nightj $37.75/tri~le &

quad/night These prices are good until 9/6/85, make your reservaticns by calling 1-800-622-3999. Tell them you're attending the Minnesota Herpetological SOCiety S.eminar. In Minnesota call 1-80G-446-6466.

There wil] be some free housing available in members homes. Call Fran Frisch 612-488-7619 or Ann Porwoll 612-489-7853 for information.

You ar~ :nvited to our regular Friday night meeting: 7:00 at the Science ClaB~ Building, room 375 on the U of M campus. Richard Cary Paull from Turtle Trust will be the guest speaker. Cash ice breaker will follow.

If you have c.' :,' questions call Fran Frisch or Ann Porwoll

Pre-Registration Form (Return by 9/6/85)

Registration: Adults - $13.00, Juniors (16 & ~nder) - $10.00 until 9/6/85 Adults - $15.00, Juniors - $12.00 late r~£istration after September 6th.

Number of people ----~----~-------Number attending the Evening Banquet ($13.00 per person - after 9/6/85 $17.00)

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Address ----------------------------------------------------------City State Zip ----------------------- ----------- -----------------Telephone (Day) (Night)

Check enclosed for $ (Payable to: Minnesota Herpetological Society --------Send complet£d registration form and check to Minnesota Herpetological Scciety, The Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455

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