NERD- private tour

[youngster]

Here's the pics from my private birthday tour of New England Reptile Distributors
Let's see if I can remember all the names...

Retic, I think calico
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0003-3.jpg

Size comparison of an adult retic
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0007-1.jpg

Lav albino retic
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0011-3.jpg

Coral glow royal (pricetag on this is $30,000!)
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0022-3.jpg

Pied
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0027-4.jpg

HUGE retic 23 ft
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0035-3.jpg

Sunny D the awesome huge green albino burm
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0040-2.jpg

Sunny D again (she was my favorite)
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0043-2.jpg


More to come...

[Trollbie]

Nice! And Happy Birthday!

[youngster]

Me with Sunny D
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0046-3.jpg

Lace monitors
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0113.jpg

More laces
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0115.jpg

Still laces
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0117.jpg

Me with the 7 gene royal ($40,000+(can't tell you what the 7 genes are, I promised))
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0131.jpg

Albino ultramel with some nice contrast (reminded me of Pika!)
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0147.jpg

Me with the albino above and some other albino I can't remember (I think spider albino but IDK)
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0158.jpg

Sulcatas and a couple other tortoises
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0173.jpg

More following...

[youngster]

Sulcata munching
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0174.jpg

Really cool tegu (one of my favorites I really want one now)
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0176.jpg

Tegu climbing on a sulcata
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0181.jpg

Rhino Iguana
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0191.jpg

Albino water monitor (I think)
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0193.jpg

Golden child retic on some eggs
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0212.jpg

Calico retic
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0217.jpg

Bateater (could only get this part of the body since it was under newspaper)
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0220.jpg

[youngster]

TINY ATB
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0234.jpg

Sleepy sav
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0240.jpg

Bredl/coastal that I really wanted but couldn't get
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0265.jpg

And that's it!

[KORBIN5895]

Wicked awesome! You're a very lucky man.

[BarelyBreathing]

WOW! It looks like you had an amazing time. The albino water is amazing.

[MoreliAddict]

thanx for sharing these eli!

that 7 gene royal is the easily the best looking royal i've ever seen

not really feeling the coral glow, there are lots of better looking morphs imo for <$400

my favs are the bateater and the golden child retic

[BarelyBreathing]

What is a "child" retic?

[Gungirl]

I would love to get Mykee's thoughts on the 7 gene royal...

[Norm66]

thanx for sharing these eli!

that 7 gene royal is the easily the best looking royal i've ever seen

not really feeling the coral glow, there are lots of better looking morphs imo for <$400

my favs are the bateater and the golden child retic


Yea, what the Morelia junkie said. Wow. What a great birthday treat that was. Thanks for sharing the pics!

[youngster]

Thanks everyone, MoreliAddict that coral glow is actually really cool, it was just a bad picture and bad lighting.

I forgot some.

Wall, woma/ball (thought to be impossible until this guy) sorry for the bad pic
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0111.jpg

Box of very newborn retics
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0106.jpg

8 ball AKA super cinny (again, sorry for the bad pic)
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0104.jpg

GTP that I also wanted
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0098.jpg

Rhino rat
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0093.jpg

Water monitor
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0080.jpg

Dwarf caiman
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0079-1.jpg

Huge 90 year old alligator snapper named Bertha
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0067-1.jpg

[youngster]

Big lav albino
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0061.jpg

Cool pic of the lav albino
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/eliwuzheer/DSC_0058-2.jpg

[Trent]

All I can say is awesome!!!!

[UwabamiReptiles]

You are super lucky Eli! That looks like a great time!

[infernalis]

Lace Monitors in person, you are lucky!

[alessia55]

Looks like you had a really great time!!!! What an awesome way to spend your birthday! And thanks for thinking of Pika while you were there! :D You got some great photos. How long did you get to spend there?

[Swany]

Well one things for sure man, you ain't gonna forget your 14 th birthday in a hurry. Lucky guy ;-)

[red ink]

Great pics man... looks like a fun day.

The monitors are'nt lacies by the way... look more like croc monitors to me?

[marvelfreak]

Happy belated B-Day and sweet pictures.

[youngster]

Thanks everyone,

Red, now that you say that I think you're right I must have gotten the names mixed up.
Alessia we spent about 2 and a half hours there :) The tour guide was very friendly and patient with my ramblings :p

[Bradyloach]

Wow! Great pics! I never knew a snake would go for more then 2000 dollars! There beautiful tho! Love the monitors :D

[youngster]

Wow! Great pics! I never knew a snake would go for more then 2000 dollars! There beautiful tho! Love the monitors :D

Lots of snakes at NERD are one of a kind and only found there.
So they can set a pretty high price :)
That albino water monitor goes for $15k

[Bradyloach]

Lots of snakes at NERD are one of a kind and only found there.
So they can set a pretty high price :)
That albino water monitor goes for $15k

Wow!!!! That's sweet! So you can house tegus with tortoises?

[Rogue628]

Happy Hatch Day! Looks like an AWESOME tour! Thanks for sharing it with us! :D

[Caylan]

Great pics man... looks like a fun day.

The monitors are'nt lacies by the way... look more like croc monitors to me?

Exactly what I thought lol! Look at those noses :D
Great photo's, I would love to work for NERD one day! One sweet way to spend a birthday!

[youngster]

Wow!!!! That's sweet! So you can house tegus with tortoises?

They all have their own enclosures but they roam around in that room all day together, so yeah, you probably could. But at the same time you probably shouldn't.

[gonesnakee]

What is a "child" retic?

Nothing. They call that one retic or the "Golden Child" as they seem to think it special ;) (or its genes anyhow), Mark

[shaunyboy]

Wicked awesome! You're a very lucky man.

^^^^^
what he said

did they pat you down and check your pockets,before you left pal :laugh::yes:

cheers shaun :D

[Robyn@SYR]

Awesome pics, thanks for posting, I wish I was 14 again : )

This is up at The Reptile Report, front page. I bet it becomes the most popular post of the day : )

[BarelyBreathing]

Nothing. They call that one retic or the "Golden Child" as they seem to think it special ;) (or its genes anyhow), Mark


Thanks for explaining.

[mykee]

"I would love to get Mykee's thoughts on the 7 gene roya"

Mykee's take on the seven gene ball python (and this isn't sour grapes) is that it is ugly. It seems to me that any animal with more than four genes tend to wash into one another and it is virtually undeterminsble as to what teh ingredients are. I find that the three and four gene animals are the best bang for your buck aesthetically.
Genetics-wise though; powerhouse!

[jaleely]

Sooooo coool, and happy birthday! Envy!

[youngster]

Woohoo :p

Best Birthday Ever | The Reptile Report (http://thereptilereport.com/best-birthday-ever/)

I've always wanted to get a thing on there.

[Gungirl]

Congrats Eli..

Who chooses what gets put on that report thing?

[infernalis]

Congrats Eli..

Who chooses what gets put on that report thing?

I could tell you, but then I'd have to shoot you.:D

[millertime89]

What is a "child" retic?

Golden child, one of the more interesting retic morphs out there. Babies can be anywhere from black (when crossed with that Calico like Eli's first pic, yes that's a calico) to a brilliant orange (crossed with albino). Typically they have somewhere between a bronze and a gold color.

that 23 foot retic looks like a platty.

Wish you could've gotten a better shot of the bateater, I'm a fan.

[millertime89]

Eli, you sure those are lav albino tics? They look very much like caramel/blondes (same thing) in your pics.

[BarelyBreathing]

Haha, I submitted this thread. Threads get submitted at thereptilereport.com

[SpOoKy]

Sneaky sneaky BB :)

[infernalis]

Haha, I submitted this thread. Threads get submitted at thereptilereport.com

There is also 3 registered members who come here and read every day.

They are editors for that site.

[youngster]

Eli, you sure those are lav albino tics? They look very much like caramel/blondes (same thing) in your pics.

No, I'm not it's hard to remember all the names :p

[Gungirl]

There is also 3 registered members who come here and read every day.

They are editors for that site.

Oh ok thanks for that info.. I don't like the idea of being posted on that for anything though. :O_o: I guess I will keep all my good stuff to myself as it comes......

[alessia55]

Haha, I submitted this thread. Threads get submitted at thereptilereport.com

I could tell you, but then I'd have to shoot you.:D

Congrats Eli..

Who chooses what gets put on that report thing?

There is also 3 registered members who come here and read every day.

They are editors for that site.

Grr... I've been trying to submit stuff for aaaages and it never gets picked!

[youngster]

Thanks BB :)

[KORBIN5895]

Maybe we know who one of the editors is now.

[BarelyBreathing]

You're welcome. :D

[pwalker3]

Haha, I submitted this thread. Threads get submitted at thereptilereport.com

Thanks BB! That was really great! (youngster Eli's Dad)

[alessia55]

Thanks BB! That was really great! (youngster Eli's Dad)

Hi Eli's dad! :D

[KORBIN5895]

Hey pa! You have a great son. He truly is a pleasure to have here.

[BarelyBreathing]

Thanks BB! That was really great! (youngster Eli's Dad)


Hi, welcome to the site! I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say we would love to have you more active here.

[Lankyrob]

Hey pa! You have a great son. He truly is a pleasure to have here.


I second this!!! Eli is a great forum member, very knowledgable and articulate for someone of his age :) You should be very proud of him!

[Norm66]

I second this!!! Eli is a great forum member, very knowledgable and articulate for someone of his age :) You should be very proud of him!

Thirded. (that's not even a word is it?)

You should be (and I'm sure you are) very proud of your son. Great guy (hard to think of him as a kid even though he is).

[MoreliAddict]

Thanks BB! That was really great! (youngster Eli's Dad)
http://www.lilwaynehq.com/forums/images/smilies/welcome.gif

[millertime89]

Thirded. (that's not even a word is it?)

You should be (and I'm sure you are) very proud of your son. Great guy (hard to think of him as a kid even though he is).

I'll second the third, so is that fourth or sixth? Maybe fifth? I dunno.
Anyways, welcome, Eli's a good kid and a well respected member of the forum.