FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER

MARCH MEETING Friday, March 3, 1989

7:00 Pr-1 Room 335, Borlaug Hall St. Paul Caropus, Dni versi t_y of Minnesota

VOLUME IX NUMBER 2

Tbe ~1arch speaker topic will be Tirober Rattlesnakes of Southwest Hisconsin. The speakers will be Dan Keyler and Barney Oldfield. Barney ana I;an will discuss their project on ratt~lesnakes populations in Southwest Wisconsin. Numerous trips were made in 1988 to relocate 010 sit_es on the bluffs along the Mississippi River. Information on the habitat and population densities will be provided. Insites as to public perception of ra.ttlesnakes will also be· discussed. A section of this March rnE'eting program will be on the pending bounty legislation. There is an effort underway to elimate the tounty in Minnesota.

The IIcrittE:'r" for tbe rront.h of t-1arch is YOUR FAVORITE HERP. This critter of the rronth has become a. tra.dition for our March meeting and is always well represented .. lcok through your c..ullection and try to pick one that. is your favorite. Try to be able to share the reason Why it's your favorite with the other m?.-rnbers. Anyone interested in bringing a venomous herp must conta.ct Bruce Delles at 593-0298 or 374-5422, or contact Dan Keyler at 933-2055. This is a safety precaution and must be done. We have seen many different types of reptiles and anphibians at. previous IIfavorite herp" showings, so please remember to bring a camera and flash attachment.. If you get some good pictures, remember to ent.er them in the next. M. H. S. Herp Photo Contest!

COVER ARr FOR M. B. S.. WHITE PAGES

The White Pages Corrmittee will accept any art work at the March meeting. If· you have any ideas t..hat you would like to see on the cover page of the M.B.So White Pages, please submi t them to Del Jones at the meeting. Also, Del will be taking any member changes for the printing of the White pages at the March meeting. These changes are to address, phone number or area of interest posted in White Pages

SNAKEBITE EMERGENCY

tv'linnesota Poison Control System 221-2113 (outstate) 1-800-222-1222 Hennepin Regional Poison Center (612) 347-3141

BELL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

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

THE GREA'r WHITE SNAKE SALE! Torn SchITiit.z (H.S.S. Chairperson)

February's meet ing drew 78 members into the cold. The items that WE~rE'" c'onated t.o the vJhite Snake Sale·were assort.ed. Signed prints and drawings, posters and herp art, jewelry and caridy, cages and books were just. to name a few of the things offereD to the bargain hunters. Our tresurer collected. $590 from the members who walked away that night wi t.h . their treasures. The evening went. srroot.hly from t.he collection of the items before the meeting to the pin-pointing of the winners and invoice payment. collEction. A special thanks to ell the members for helping make the Sale run so well. I would like to thank t.be wembers who took the donations and spent time pricing and labeling the j te.ms for computer input.. I want. to thank the members who helped set-up C'lna t.ear-down t.he display tables during the Sale. Everything was done quickly and was kept in perfect order. I want to thank Bruce Haig for being the lone cashier and taking care of keeping t.he money, i t.ems I and customers all organized. My bi ggest. fhanks goes t.o De I Jones for his computerizat.ion of t.he Sale. He kept everything running srTloothly frOID begining t.o end. It kept the havoc, stress, and lost tIDE' t.o a minimum. Hopefully we will be able to repeat this successful Sa.le next year.

UPCOMING M. H. S. PROGRAMS

The following is a list of planned events for future M.R.S. mept.ings:

Apr. 7 - Jeff Lang will speak on MAYJNG ~JfALE MUGGERS AT ~1ADRAS IN tliAY. (Sex determination of Crocodylus palust.ris) .

May 5 - John t/ori arty will speak on NarE:S ON THE FORTHCOMING FrEID SEASON.

Please mark your calendar for theSE meetings. Any changes to the date or event will be announced at. the monthly meeting or in future newslet-ters.

REFRESH1Y1ENTS

February meeting refreshment.s WerE' supplied by Tom Sc11lP5.t_z and Chris Thorson. Hith all the running around at. the meeting, I never saw any goodies myself. By the time I made it t_o the table they were all gone. They must have been okay!

M.B.S. is still in need of a Refreshment Carrnittee Chai.rperson. If we do not have a volunteer by the May meeting, there will be no refreshment table at the monthly meetings. We have had a great. response for merrit',ers wi lling to bri ng the t_reats every month, but someone must come to the meetings 10-15 minutes early to make the coffee and Kool-Aid at the table. This person than takes 10-15 minutes after the IDeeting to close the table dovm. Ruth Meltzer is presently the Committ.ee Chairperson. She would like to shOAl sorreone what the dut iE'S are if you have an interest.

M.R.S. ELECI'IONS

Below is a sample of the M.R.S. Elect.ion Ballot which will be uSE'cl at. the March ITlE'eting - Friday, r-~rch 3, 1989. We woulel like to see rrore people running for the different electE.~ offices. We would like to get someone nowinated for Newsletter Fdi tor. Nowinatjons can r-R made from the meeting floor tbat Friday night, or' by calling Liz Bosman (Election Comni t.tee Chairperson) at 476-0306 any time before the

meeting.

Remeniber I anyone being nominated should agr€'e to t..he possition before the nowinat.ion is made.

Hope to see a full housE', election.

at t_he ~1arch Ineet.ing, to make this a successful

'Ihanks, Liz ,... a.CT IOH "LOT

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RR~ICLE XI - Student Chapters

Se-ctio!", 1101.

Stitct ion 1102.

Stitct i or, 11 (13.

Sectiol", 1104.

A.litudent chapttitr May btit fc.rMtitd by thtit full tiMe .tudents of a Univtitrsity or Colltitge.

Thtit offictitr. of thtit student ch~Dttitr 6h~11 c~n&ist 0' a Prtit.ident. ViCtit-Pre61dtitnt and Treasurtitr.

~~~ dutitit. of the studtit!",t chapter c,ffictitr ahedl

Prtitsidtitnt - Rtitservtit the Monthly m •• ting roc~ for th~ society. Ensure that thtit student chapter Malntalns thtit mlniMuM membtitrahip ntitedtitd to remaln an a~tlve student organization per university requlrtitMents. .

~!~~;~~~Sidtitnt - M&lYlt.iy, • 1 ist e.f act ive chapter

Trtitasurer - Call.ct Monie& a5 rtitquired far the op.ratlon.o~ thtit student chapter. Pay university ftitellll requIred for chapttitr rtitgitllltrllticfl"l oIIIYld .. et1nu rOOM chlilrg •••

n,. .t udlmt C-hart.r shill 1 oIlullherCll' t c. 11111 rtitg u 1 /lilt 1 c.ns of tno MH8 Cons .tution ana .v-LawlIII.

DANGEROUS \,>7ILD ANIMAL BIU! UPDATE

The dangerous wild animal bill (HF'175) wciS heard by the Netural Ppsource Comrrritte€' on February 9 and 14. The Februa:r.y 9th hearing was attended by nine (9) M.R.S. members. Scott Cords read a statement from the H.B.S. Board on N.H.S. opposition to the bill. Det.ails of this statement will be presented at. the i".e.rch rronthly meeting. Several other organizations also sroke in 0pf'Osition. The author of the bill asked to h2ve the bill held over (this is a voluntary withdrawl of t-he bill until the following Corrmi ttee hearing).

The February 14th hearing was a prf-'sentation of a totally rev-isro bill. This revision requires the DNR t.o develop a list aftE:~r public review. The County Sheriffs will be not.ifj ed by the DNR of t.he list.. Persons awning listed aniJl:1Cl.ls will have to notify the Sheriff that. they have them in their possession. There is no permit. fee connecteo with the bill.

The M.B.S. members attending the hearings were Gloria Anton, Scott Cords, Bruce Delles, ~!ark Kelly, Greg KvanDeck, Cliff Lindberg and John Meltzer. Gloria ana Mark also att.ended the February 14th hearing. These members should be thanked for taking the tiroe to represent the entire Society I s interest. Jim Konrad and John Moriarty were also B.t t.he hearings in tl1E'ir ,capacities wit.h the DNR.

This bill st.ill has to go through the SenatE', where it is still in the original, unacceptable form. You still need to contact your Senator and voice· your concern.

A copy of thP revised bill i.s on the following page.

PRFSIDH-lT VICE-PRF.:SIDENl' SECRETARY TREASURER. NEWSLETTER EDI'lOF. t·1F~1BER-AT-LARGE MEl-lBER-AT-LARGE l'YlFPBER-AT-IARGE MEMBER-AT-LAFGF

M.H.S. OFFICERS

Ann Porwoll John Moriarty Fat e Anderson Del Jones Tom Schmit.z Bruce De.lJes Bruce Haig "Aaron BClrnpton John Mf:ltzer

(612) 489-7853 (612) 647-1334 (612) 222-3500 (612) 938-8555 (612) 488-7619 (612) 374-5422 (612) 789-4637 (715) 425-7565 (612) 780-8561

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1 moves to amend H.F. 175, as amended, as follows:

2 Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

3 "Section 1. [97A.043] lPOSSESSION OF NONDOMESTICATED

4 ANIMALS.]

5 Subdivision 1. [DEFINITION.] "Nondomesticated animals"

6 means indigenous and nonindigenous animals that the commissioner

7 determines cannot be domesticated to an extent that assures

8 human safety, protects other animals, or assures protection of

9 the environment. A nondomesticated animal does not include

10 llama, the American bison, or other livestock raised for food

11 purposes.

12 Subd. 2. [LIST PREPARED.] (a) The commissioner must, by

13 order after public meetings and notice, prescribe a list of

14 nondomesticated animal species. The list may be updated as

15 necessary.

16 (b) The list must be provided and publicized by the

17 commissioner to each county sheriff.

18 Subd. 3. [NOTIFICATION TO COUNTY SHERIFF.] A person who

19 possesses a nondomesticated animal must report the kind of

20 animal and location to the sheriff of the county in which the

21 nondomesticated animal resides.

22 Subd. 4. [PENALTY.] A person who fails to report a

23 nondomesticated animal under subdivision 3 is guilty of a petty

24 misdemeanor."

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02/13/89 09:54 [RESDEPT JH B175A

1 Further amend the title:

2 Line 2, delete "wild" and "a permit" and insert "notice"

3 before the second "to".

4 Line 3, delete "wild".

FEEDING TECHNIQUES FOR FINICKY SNAKES by John C. Meltzer

Everyone involved in raising snakes, espe-cially hatchlings, will at one t-ime or another encounter one that doesn I t want to eat.. By manipulating its environment and food choices, rrost can be f'nticeO into feedi no. Snakes that won I t eat on theil;' 0VJl1 wi 11 probably starve if other feeding t~chniques a.ren I t tried. Using the following t.echniques on my reluctant feeders, lIve found t.hey work well. lIve listed them in rr~ order of preference.

1 • Securi ty Some of the thinqs I do to rrake snakes feel rrore secure are hic1e toxes, lot.s of rocks, dri.ftwooc1, and plants. Usjng wooden cages or clear plastic lx)xes instead of aquariums works well. Another thing to try is housing snakes j n small, opaque containers. Also, some C'ldults will feed better in smaller cages.. My ball python won I t. feed in a large cage.

2. Substrat.E' Try switching to woulc1n It. eet on newspaper, that would newsI-'<Jper they would quit eating c.gain. feed unless they can burrow.

various substrates. lIve had sna.kes that on shavings. Aft:er swi tehing bc.:t.ck to Fossorial snakes appear to be reluctant t.o

3. Feeding at night - This technique has worked so well for ITf(.) that I have incorporated i.t. into my regular husbc'lnary. ~1any snakes appear t.o prefer feeding C.t night ..

4. HeClt. - If your snakes are being kept at t.heir optimum preferred tenperature, try the upper or lower end of their range. Cooling at night has worked for me with several species.

5. Hurnidi ty - OftE'n ralSJ.ng the huwidi ty wi.ll cause snakes to feed better. This can be done by the a.ddition of a larger wat.er bawl, misting t.he cage, putting darrp paper towels over thE.' heat source, or using da:rnp rross in their hide 'toxes.

6. Live vs. dead - Simply switch food from deEld to livE' or the other wa"':iT around. Irry fresh-killed instead of frozen thawed-out.

7. Smaller meals Sometirres feec1ing pinks or fuzzies to a. snake tha.t usually eats adults will cause it to break its fast. Thi.s also works well for a snake recovering from an enteric disease.

8. Brain casing - Something arout the scent of a rOOf'nts brain will excite some snakes to eat.

9. Assist feeding - You open the snakes rrouth, insert the pinks head, and gent.ly set the snake reck into its cage and don 't move. If they don It start eat.ing it~ on their awn and spit it, out, try again and again and again ... ! lIve used this t.echnique rreny t.imes to get, a hatchling start.eo.

10. Scenting - Scenting is trying to make Cl rcdent. smell like a snakes preferred nat,ura.l food. I leave a. nouse in a container wi t:h a lizard, toad, frog, fish or bird long enough for it. t,o pick up the df'sired scent. Sometimes you have to wash the rodent first.

11. Pinky Purrp - A pin.ky purrp is a devise t..hat will "puref;1I a pinky and purrp it. int.o a snakes stomach. Sometimes one or two feedings with the purrp is enough to get. a snake feeding on its awn.

FEEDING TECENIQUES ••. ' (cont. )

12. Preferred natural food - Give thp snake what it normally eats in the wild. Some examples: toads for eastE'rn hognose; minnONs for eastern gart.ers; anoles for baby cornsnakes.

13. Hibernation - ~,1c-my snakes stop feeding in the Fall. I feel it IS best t.O hibernate the..m before they get too thin. I I ve used this technique on baby snakes which have never fed and they COIlle out of hibernation in the Spring and eat ..

14. Force-feeding - I don It like to use this techni.que, but. if you do, use as small a prey ite.In a.s possible. Lubricate it well and gently push it. dOlNn.

One thing I do related to feeding is trail feeding. If a snake is only eating its nat.ural food or small meals, and I feel it isn It putting on good body weight, I trail feed. I do this by holding a. rrouse against the end of t.he last food i tern as the snake is swallowing it.. They usually keep on going when they feel sanething else. Sometimes you can stick it in their rrouth just. bE-fore they close it. Another problem is in hON food is presented. Several' times aft.er live sold an animal, I get calls that it won I t feed. First I check int_o hON it. I S set up: the tenperature, the food being offered, etc. When I get to hON they feed it, I find they just. left- the mouse in t.he cage. I neglected to tell them that. all Il¥ snakes are hand-fed with a forceps. RON a snake is fed is often very inportant.

vllien adult. snakE"s suddenly quit feeding, it could be a sign of sickness. I highly recommend getting a fecal and a culture done. Oftentimes gravid snakes will be reluctant to feed.. I was just rewarded a batch of sixteen Columbian Rainbow Boas from a female who had starved herself for nine rronths. I never realized she was gravid!

As in all herp husbandry I experimentation is the key. get snakes to eat and thrive in captive conditions. yet.

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The iIIJ.X>rtant thing is to 'He don I t know all the answers

Bull. Chi. Herp. Soc. 23(5):76

HERP HEALTH & HUSBANDRY HINTS: CHOOSING A NEW PET

Stephen L. Barten, D.V.M. Vernon Hills Animal Hospital

1260 Butterfield Road Mundelein, IL 60060

Animal shelters are full of dogs and cats that just didn't work out. Most of the failures aren't the fault of the pet, but rather the fault of the owner for not anticipating the various responsibilities of pet ownership and the various needs and characteristics of the pet they had chosen. Reptile pets often fail to work out too, for the same reasons. They get sick because the owner can't or won't provide proper tempera­tures or diet, they grow too big, they become neglected because they tum out to be aggressive, and so on. Many problems could be avoided if some logical thought and planning went into the decision BEFORE a new pet was acquired. The following is a list of ~me of the more important questions to be addressed when choosing a pet.

Does your lease allow pets? One could expect a landlord who forbids pets to be unsympathetic when a tenant is discover­ed to own a snake. Yet the snake (or any pet) is the one which is made to suffer when the owner has to dump it in a hurry when threatened with eviction.

Are you in compliance with local, state, and federal laws? Almost everyone is aware that some reptiles and amphibians are federally protected and cannot be possessed without a permit. Most states also protect herps considered to be rare or endan­gered within that state, regardless of their status throughout· the rest of their range. In Illinois, for instance, the great plains rat snake (Elaphe gulattQ emOl)'l) and the western hog­nose snake (Heterodon nasicus), both popular "pet" species, are among the species protected because of their limited range in this state. Furthermore, the State of Illinois forbids the ownership of venomous reptiles and "life-threatening" reptiles, although the defmition of "life-threatening" remains unclear. And certain municipalities in Illinois, Rolling Meadows and Morton Grove being among the most notorious, forbid the ownership of ANY snake, forcing more than one resident to dispose of even small boa constrictors. Violators of these laws might face confiscation of animals, fmes, and even jail terms. In addition, through guilt by association, violators cast a bad light on aU herpetologists in the eye of the public and thereby encourage the passing of even more restrictive laws.

Are you able to provide proper conditions, including cage and acceMOries, for your herp? This means being able to fmd out just what are th.e requirements of the species you choose, as well as providing them. It means knowing where to shop for equipment and being able to afford it. A smooth-sided, escape­proof cage that is easy to clean is essential. Overcrowding must be avoided, so an adequate number of cages must be avail­able. Tropical species require very warm temperatures which can be hard to maintain in the winter, but even local species need supplemental heat. Basking species require a source of ultraviolet light. Aquatic species require clean water, which means a filtration system rather than weekly water changes.

Planning ahead for these needs is essential.

Will you be able to provide an adequate diet? Many herps have specialized dietary needs, and some food items·are season­ally or irregularly unavailable. Toads for hognose snakes and insects for frogs and small lizards are diets that are less avail­able in the winter. Large snakes need proportionally large food items and theSe also can be hard to fmd. Herbivorous species need adequate variety in their diet, so time and effort must be spent chopping and tossing salads for them. Atten­tion should be paid to vitamin and mineral supplementation.

How do you feel ab~ut killing small animals or watching them be killed? If this bothers you, carnivorous animals, especially snakes, would be a poor choice as a pet?

Can you provide proper housing and food when your pet is fully grown? If proper care is given, reptiles will grow to their normal adult size. They are not limited by the size of their enclosure, as fish are. For iguanas this means a length of 4 to 6 feet, caimans get to be 5 to 8 feet long, and adult Burmese pythons can be 15 to 20 feet long and weigh inl excess of 200 pounds. Before you choose a pet, fmd out how big it I

will grow, and choose another if you won't be able to take care of it at adult size. The CHS receives quite a few offers of 9- to 12-foot-long Burmese pythons and 3- to 4-foot long caimans "free to a good home" every year from owners who are surprised to discover that zoos don't have room for every unwanted pet reptile. Sadly the CHS can't fmd good homes for all of them either, so many end up being destroyed. For the animal's sake, plan ahead!

Are you moving/attending college in a few years? Do you have plans for your pet? Many herps have lifespans in ' captivity of 20 years or more. If you know you won't be able to take care of a pet a couple years down the road, it might be better not to get it in the fust place.

Are you willing to make the time commitment? Cages MUST be kept clean. Diets MUST be adequate both in quantity and quality. Some animals are messy (tortoises), some require more elaborate setups that are difficult to clean (aquatic turtles), and ~some have diets that are time-consuming to prepare (iguanas). These chores can become a boring routine, but the health of the specimen requires that they be carned out thoroughly for the entire life of the animal.

Owning a pet is both a privilege and a responsibility. And when the responsibility remains unfulfilled, it is the animal itself which suffers most. The Chicago Herpetological

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Society, through its members, publications, and books, is a good source of information about various species of reptiles and amphibians. With that information, it is to be hoped that members will make capable decisions when acquiring new pets.

CLASSIFIEDS

EDIWRUS NOrE:: PLEASE SEND AIL NEWSLEITER ARTICLES AND CLASSIFIED ADS TO: Tan Scbm:itz" 859 \'1.. Minnehaha" St.. Paul,,~ .. 55194" Attn:: MIS Editor.. DO Nor send art.icles or ads to the TYlHS address. The deadline for all Newsletter i terns is the 15th of the rronth! All Classified ads are run in the MRS NEWsletter as a free service to the membership. No paid ads are accepted from non-members. No ads will be run for venorrous species. While MRS will not run ads for known sick or illegal animals, we accept no responsibility for the health or legality of any animal advert.ised here. Please LI~JIT SI ZE of ad to approx. four ( 4) lines. Business cards make accept.able ads.

MHS DELI

Remember: order frozen rats and rat pups no later than 7:00pm the MONDAY before the meeting. Call Bruce or Connie at 593-0298 to place your order.

FRESH FROZEN RATS - JUMBO SIZE - $2.00 EACH FRESH FROZEN RAT PUPS - $5.00 PER DOZEN

3 OOZEN PUPS or 6 ADULT RATS LIMIT 1

FOR SP-LE: Frozen adult rrd_ce ($5/dz), adult rats ($2/ea), & med. size short_ hair quinea pigs ($1.50/ea). Call Vence or Nanet.te at. (612) 825-8035 evenings.

FOR SArE: 2 ft. Savannah Monit.or & three cages - 30" long, 12" hi, 14" deep. $100 takes a.ll!! Contact Larry Yank at (612) 439-4796 A.M. or (612) 436-6774 P.M.

FOR SALE:: Frozen reservation only, (612) 593-0298.

~ce (pinkies, fuzzies, juveniles), 50ea/$26.50 sold by can be delivered to rronthl y M. H. S. meetings. Contact Bruce @

FOR SALE: 10' Python Skin $125; Pope, Turtles of U.S. & Canada $25; Wright & Wright, Handbook of Frogs & Toads $40; other books available, searches conducted, send your want lists to John Moriarty I Nat.ural History Books, 1438 Shryer Ave. , Roseville, MN 55113.

WANTED: 0.8 Spott.ed Turtles Clenmys guttata, 0.4 Florida Box Turt.les Terra.pene carolina bauri, 1.2 Muhlenberu Turtles Clenmys muhlenbergi to be used for captive breeding. Call (718)837-7231, 7 to 10 pu, or write Vincent J. Congro, 2031 73rd St., Brooklyn, NY 11204.

W~~lD:: Female Hermann's Tortoise, prefer long term captive. Moriarty at (612) 647-1334.

Conta.ct John

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East Bay Vivarium (415) 465-5400

Largest selection of reptiles in the West

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For Quality Veterinary Care at a Reasonable Price Call

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