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Vanishing Pattern Kenyan Sand Boa

2012-01-13T21:22:00.001-08:00

Lee Grey posted a couple pictures of his vanishing pattern kenyan sand boas on our facebook group page named 'sandboamorphs.com'. We posted a picture of our nuclear vanishing pattern. Send a join request and come read about the genetic and breeding future of this possible new morph.

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Charlotte Repticon this weekend

2012-01-06T08:29:00.001-08:00

We will be vending the Charlottle, NC Repticon show this weekend January 7 & 8, 2012. For more information about this great show go to www.Repticon.com

We look forward to seeing you there.

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Sunset Indian Female

2012-01-02T19:47:00.000-08:00

Here's Jenn's Sunset Indian Female weighing in at 1229 grams.

Sunset Indian Sand Boa (Johnii)

Sunset Indian Sand Boa 1229 grams (Johnii)

Sunset Indian Sand Boa (Johnii)

Happy New Year from SandBoaMorphs.com!!!!

2011-12-31T08:53:00.000-08:00

Hope to see all of you in 2012 when we roll into your town! Here's a list of cities we will visit (most multiple times) in 2012....
Charlotte, NC
Birmingham, AL
Atlanta, GA
Lexington, KY
Jacksonville, FL
Baton Rouge, LA
Perry, GA
Memphis, TN
Pensacola, FL
Columbia, SC
Bowling Green, KY
New Orleans, LA
Hopkinsville, KY
Huntington, WV
Cullman, AL

Have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

Deal of the Day II: Sub Adult '10 Stripe het Anery female

2011-12-30T14:38:00.000-08:00

Deal of the Day II!!! First deal sold early so we're knocking even more off this deal! This is a 2010 Stripe het Anery female sub adult. We purchased her from Jason Hess in Bowling Green last Christmas and she's healthy with a great appetite, currently eating frozen thawed hoppers weekly. Regularly $300 Deal only today $200 picked up at an upcoming show or ad $30 for overnight shipping. We accept pay pal Mark@lhalegal.com reference #220302

Stripe Het Anery female Kenyan Sand Boa

Stripe Het Anery Female Hess Line

New Multiple Kenyan Morph Picture

2011-12-29T11:23:00.000-08:00

Jenn and I took some pictures for our new upcoming advertisement campaign on Tuesday night. When we were finished I took the group of snakes and put them in a ball in the studio. I don't know why but they actually all cooperated pretty darned well considering how many snakes there were....I'll try and name all the morphs from left to right...lol!!!

KEEPERS

High White Anery Kenyan Sand Boa, Anery Stripe Kenyan Sand Boa (best ever produced), Splash Snow Kenyan Sand Boa, Nuclear Kenyan Sand Boa, High Orange Stripe Kenyan Sand Boa, Hypo Miller Line Kenyan Sand Boa, Albino Paradox Kenyan Sand Boa, Dodoma Kenyan Sand Boa, Paint Kenyan Sand Boa, Snow Paradox Kenyan Sand Boa, Snow Kenyan Sand Boa, Tight Stripe Kenyan Sand Boa, Albino Kenyan Sand Boa, Nuclear Meltdown Kenyan Sand Boa, Pin Stripe Kenyan Sand Boa.

Deal of the Day!

2011-12-29T09:23:00.000-08:00

We have a great looking male Anery het Albino Paradox (Snow Paradox) that is eating frozen thawed pinkies. He's got great contrast with high white markings. Reference #151604. You can pick him up at an upcoming show by paypaling $60 to Mark@LHALegal.com or ad $30 for overnight shipping!

Vendors/Business Owners Meet our Graphic Designer!

2011-12-28T09:34:00.000-08:00

I wanted to take a moment and publically thank Xavier Ocasio Santiago, our graphic designer who has designed countless magazine ads, logos, SBM wear along with bending over backwards to hit crazy last minute deadlines.

When Jenn and I decided to commit to SandBoaMorphs.com as more than a hobby we knew we needed to find a graphic designer that could help brand our product and was willing to work within our budget. We met Xavier online and he designed a few sample ads for us. We were working with a couple graphic designers at the time and found that most would design you a simple basic ad without listening to what we wanted. With Xavier, he not only produced us one ad, but then kept thinking up additional ideas and sent us like 10 different ads. They weren't all based off the same concept, he thought up all sorts of different ideas based on some parameters we laid out. He is super responsive to any request and isn't 'married' to his work so he takes no offense if you don't like this or that. He colaborates with us on our projects and takes our 'simple' (believe me, the final product you see was all his creativity) ideas and turns them into a real labor of love for the project. At some point in our relationship we stopped trying to be creative and now just give him a base parameter of what we want and ALWAYS are impressed with the end result.

If you are looking for professional work by a professional graphic designer (logos, business cards, signs, magazine ads, etc.) I'd recommend you start with Xavier. It costs you nothing to talk to him and I think you will be just as impressed as we have. You can see his work in Reptiles Magazine every month along with on our SandBoaMorphs.com wear. You can see some of his work on facebook http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.445534327602.233028.744917602&type=3
or can contact him directly via email XavierOcasio@gmail.com

Be sure to tell him we sent you!

Thanks again Xavier!
Mark and Jennifer Huntley
SandBoaMorphs.com

Deal of the Day!

2011-12-28T09:16:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we kicked off our 2012 Deal of the Day offering. During the week we are going to offer a deal of the day where we will significantly mark down 1 snake and the first person to pay pal their payment to Mark@LHALegal.com will get it. This is a great way to pick up a killer Kenyan Sand Boa from us for as much as half price. Keep an eye on our facebook page 'Sand Boa Morphs' for incredible daily deals on our top quality Kenyans.

Wednesday's Deal is a Male Normal het Anery/Albino (Snow) who is eating frozen thawed pinkies. He has a great attitude and his parents were an incredible anery and albino pairing. Buy him today via paypal Mark@LHALegal.com for $45 if picked up at one of our January shows or ad $30 for overnight shipping to your door.

HYPO Kenyan Sand Boas....2012

2011-12-27T21:35:00.000-08:00

In 2012, we hope to prove out some snakes we've thought are hypomelanistic 'hypo' (reduced black pigment) with some 'proven' hypo lines we've acquired this past year from around.... We have about 15 suspected hypo adult female Kenyan Sand Boas ready to breed, whose saddles are very dull colored. We are working with five different hypo lines and are hoping that the mutation is the same within each line. We've seen some of the resulting Kenyans from these different hypo lines and are really excited about the potential new morphs we will be able to create. We believe we have an adult pair of hypo anerys better known as 'ghosts' that will finally be paired up this year. We have seen pictures of ghost anerys over the last two years and are excited to have the opportunity to produce them ourselves! We expect to see a hypo stripe this year and I'm sure one of these hypo line breeders will produce ghost stripes, hypo albino stripes and hypo snow stripes by 2013, possibly even paradoxes (surreal, the things aren't suppose to have the black dots in the first place and now we're going to reduce the pigment....crazy!).

Hypo Miller Line

Hypo Dalmation Line Snow Paradox Female

Keep an eye out for some litters this summer. We're very excited about this project. If someone is interested in some het males we will let one go for $200 shipped. Contact Mark@LHALegal.com

2012 Show Schedule

2011-12-27T12:04:00.000-08:00

We want to thank everyone for the great 2011! We are real excited about hitting the show circuit much harder this year with over 30 shows scheduled! Look forward to seeing everyone in 2012!

January 7th & 8th Charlotte, NC http://www.repticon.com/
January 21st Birmingham, AL http://www.dixiereptileshow.com/

January 28th & 29th Atlanta, GA http://www.repticon.com/

February 4th Lexington, KY http://www.kentuckyreptileexpo.com/

February 18th Birmingham, AL http://www.dixiereptileshow.com/

February 25th & 26th Jacksonville, FL http://www.repticon.com/

March 3rd & 4th Baton Rouge, LA http://www.repticon.com/

March 17th Birmingham, AL http://www.dixiereptileshow.com/

March 31st & April 1st Perry, GA http://www.repticon.com/

April 21st & 22nd Memphis, TN http://www.repticon.com/

May 5th & 6th Pensacola, FL http://www.repticon.com/

May 19th Birmingham, AL http://www.dixiereptileshow.com/

June 2nd & 3rd Jacksonville, FL http://www.repticon.com/

June 9th & 10th Birmingham, AL http://www.repticon.com/

July 7th & 8th Atlanta, GA http://www.repticon.com/

July 14th & 15th Columbia, SC http://www.repticon.com/

July 14th Bowling Green, KY http://www.kentuckyreptileexpo.com/

July 21st & 22nd New Orleans, LA http://www.gcre.weebly.com/
August 4th Lexington, KY http://www.kentuckyreptileexpo.com/

August 11th & 12th Baton Rouge, LA http://www.repticon.com/

August 18th Birmingham, AL http://www.dixiereptileshow.com/

August 25th & 26th Charlotte, NC http://www.repticon.com/

September 8th Hopkinsville, KY http://www.kentuckyreptileexpo.com/

September 15th Huntington, WV http://www.kentuckyreptileexpo.com/

September 29th & 30th Pensacola, FL http://www.repticon.com/

October 6th & 7th Jacksonville, FL http://www.repticon.com/

October 13th & 14th Atlanta, GA http://www.repticon.com/

October 20th Birmingham, AL http://www.dixiereptileshow.com/

November 3rd & 4th Columbia, SC http://www.repticon.com/

November 10th & 11th Baton Rouge, LA http://www.repticon.com/

November 17th Birmingham, AL http://www.dixiereptileshow.com/

December 8th Bowling Green, KY http://www.kentuckyreptileexpo.com/

December 15th Birmingham, AL http://www.dixiereptileshow.com/

'Pin' Stripe Project Unveiled

2011-12-27T04:10:00.000-08:00

Introducing for the first time to the Kenyan Sand Boa community the 'PIN STRIPE PROJECT'!!!

Pin Stripe (1-2 Scales Wide)

We love the well defined stripes but if you've bred stripes before or have surfed the internet looking at pictures of stripes you know they come in all shapes and sizes. SandBoaMorphs.com categorizes them into four categories:
1) Junk Stripes: these are the stripes that kind of look like a stripe but are not well defined (sometimes referred to as Granites or Speckled Stripes)
2) Wide Stripes: these stripes are more defined and the stripe being 7-15 scales wide across the back.
3) Tight Stripes: these are cleaner stripes and are 3-6 scales wide across the back.
4) Pin Stripes: these stripes look like someone took a pen and drew a single line down the back and are 1-2 scales wide at the most across the back.

To produce a stripe initially you must breed a rufescen to another Kenyan Sand Boa. The stripes that are produced can range from Junk, Wide to Tight stripes. But the litter will tend to all fall into one category. We asked ourself why that was a few years ago? It seems the genetics within the rufescen determines what types of stripes it will produce. Breeding the same rufescens to multiple different Kenyans and getting the same type of stripes from said rufescen on multiple occassions has proven this theory to be true. After proving out this theory, it stood to reason that if we bred the best looking stripes we should continue to produce the best looking stripes....again, in 2011 our efforts were rewarded as we produced multiple high quality stripe litters.

What we now realize to be true is that your litter of stripes is only as good as the stripe you are breeding. Yes, sometimes a junk stripe may produce one or two tight stripes in the litter or a tight stripe may throw one or two junk stripes but generally, the majority of the stripes in the litter are going to look very similiar to the stripe you bred.

The stripe is genetically a co-dominant trait, meaning when you breed a stripe to a normal kenyan sand boa you statistically expect the litter to be 50% stripes and 50% tigers. The tigers are essentially 'normal' patterned kenyans but with a lot more of the black saddle pattern which dominates over the yellow/orange colored pattern.

Tiger Female Kenyan Sand Boa

Using this knowledge we took the opportunity to breed a nice tight stripe male normal het anery to a couple tiger females. The results were litters containing the new 'pin' stripes which only have 1-2 scales with color uniformally running from the head to the tail as if someone took a pen and drew a nice straight line along the back.

Tight Stripe Male Normal het Anery

Same Tight Stripe Male Above

Tight Stripe Anery

Tiger Female

Pin Stripe

We have a few tight stripe males and females left from 2011 for sale. Ranging from $90-125. We have a couple tigers left from 2011 ranging from $75-90. AND we are going to sell one Male Pin Stripe 66% possibly het for anery....$200. We can't wait to produce Anery 'Pin' Stripes in the future!

Contact Mark@LHALegal.com

Merry Christmas from SandBoaMorphs.com!!!

2011-12-25T07:21:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas from SandBoaMorphs.com!!!

Nuclear Anery Snow

Count down Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me......

2011-12-25T07:07:00.000-08:00

Please follow us each day as we count down to Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com style!

Merry Christmas from SandBoaMorphs.com;

Nuclear Anery Snow

On the day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me;

Ringing Albino Paradox

On the 2nd day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me;

Nuclear Present

On the 3rd day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me;

On the 4th day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me;

Ornament Poseing Albino Paradox

On the 5th day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me;

Bell Ringing Kenyan Sand Boa Morphs

On the 6th day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me;

Nuclear in your stocking!

On the 7th day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me;

Disco Ablino Paradox

On the 8th day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me;

A Golden Wrapped Albino

On the 9th day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me;

Snow with Presents

On the 10th day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me;

Nuclear Christmas Ornament

On the 11th day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me;

Albino Paradox with bells

On the 12th day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me;

Anery Sandy Clause

On the 13th day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me;

Anery Stripe Kenyan Sand Boa

We still have plenty of Kenyan Sand Boa's for Christmas gifts! Shipping Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday every week! Contact Mark@LHALegal.com for gift ideas!

On the day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me......

2011-12-24T10:07:00.000-08:00

On the day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gae to me....

Ringing Albino Paradox

On the 2nd day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me......

2011-12-23T08:13:00.000-08:00

On the 2nd day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me...

On the 3rd day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me......

2011-12-22T07:08:00.000-08:00

On the 3rd day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me...

Anery Sandy Clause in his sleigh

On the 4th day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me......

2011-12-22T07:05:00.000-08:00

On the 4th day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me....

Ornament Posing Albino Paradox

Nuclear War!

2011-12-21T00:50:00.000-08:00

We have documented our Nuclear collection for a few years now on this blog. The Nuclear line of Kenyan Sand Boas originated by 25 years of Roy Stockwell out of Canada selectively breeding the best and cleanest colored reduced pattern Kenyan Sand Boas. After years of hard work he had developed the most exceptionally orange colored KSBs. Due to the high cost to export them from Canada to the United States it is very difficult and costly to purchase Nuclears. We obtained a young pair in 2010 and had our first litter in June 2011.

You see pictures of our incredible Nuclear Pair all over the websites, facebook and proudly displayed on our table at shows. Here's a picture of our female who is now ready to be bred....we're unsure what to breed to her at this point.

2007 Nuclear Female

When I first discovered nuclears I was always real cautious about purchasing a 'pure' nuclear because they didn't seem to have much color. I kept asking the few people who had them for sale 'Why isn't it more nuclear orange?' I was told each time that they color up as they age over their first year. I was skeptical, but not anymore.....

Here's the top two reduced patterned nuclears from the June litter

Nuclear Reduced Patterned taken June 2011

Here's a picture taken a month later of the most reduced patterned Nuclear Kenyan Sand Boa in her litter

Reduced Patterned Nuclear in July

Here's a picture of the same girl taken in December

Here's a good picture of the same girl above but with a male that is a little farther along is his Nuclear brilliance!

On the 5th day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me......

2011-12-20T09:17:00.000-08:00

On the 5th day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me....

Bell Ringing Kenyan Sand Boa Morphs

On the 6th day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me......

2011-12-19T16:18:00.000-08:00

On the 6th day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me

We have a couple nuclear males and females available for sale...I can overnight them or any other sand boa we have for sale tomorrow for Wednesday delivery!!! Just in time for Christmas! Contact Mark@LHALegal.com and let me get your Christmas gift on its way!!!!!

On the 7th day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me......

2011-12-18T08:07:00.000-08:00

On the 7th day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me...

Disco Albino Paradox

On the 8th day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me......

2011-12-17T16:51:00.000-08:00

On the 8th day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me...

A Golden Wrapped Albino

Vivarium Thermostats Watcing over our Babies!

2011-12-16T13:58:00.000-08:00

We have multiple racks with a hodge podge of thermostat manufactures used to control the temperatures. Inevitably, we would daisy chain multiple racks to one thermostat and if you've ever owned racks, you know heat tape can vary as much as 15 degrees from rack to rack. So, you are always messing with the temperatures to try and get a 'suitable' temperature for all the racks on that one thermostat.

Coldblooded Novelties (on facebook) has outfitted our entire facility from rack, to bowl, to tub to thermostat. After the pro exotics fire we became concerned with some of our thermostats, along with our desire to control temperatures better from rack to rack, led us to speak with Frank (Coldblooded Novelties) about outfitting each rack with its own Vivarium Thermostats. We already had a couple of the Vivariums and loved them so the choice was really not difficult. Above is a video of the facility with all the our Vivariums neatly stacked upon each other and watching over the health of our snakes like little eyes. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!

The Huntleys

On the 9th day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me......

2011-12-16T07:22:00.000-08:00

On the 9th day before Christmas SandBoaMorphs.com gave to me....

Snow with Presents