Bodhi Tree Exotics

Bodhi Tree Exotics We are Ball Python breeders in Northwest Indiana. It's our goal to provide keepers with a foundation so the can keep their new companions happy and healthy

A lot has been happening here at Bodhi Tree. Our normal het axanthic incubated for the first time. Her babies are workin...
08/20/2022

A lot has been happening here at Bodhi Tree. Our normal het axanthic incubated for the first time. Her babies are working their way out. The eggs looked terrible, so getting healthy babies is a huge relief. Our cinnamon het pied is still sitting on beautiful pearly white eggs and should hatch any day now. Then our ivory shocked us when she laid a clutch this week๐Ÿ˜. We had given up on getting eggs from her because she took so long. She's our most stubborn snake, so this behavior should've been expected.๐Ÿ˜‚

07/18/2022

We have two moms sitting on clutches here at Bodhi tree. We're getting super excited to see those babies appear in the coming weeks. My favorite snake in our brood, Nini the cinnamon, is doing an excellent job of keeping her eggs wat temp and perfect humidity. This is her first clutch ever, so we are very proud of her. Our normal is a proven breeder, but is also doing quite well for her first attempt at maternal incubation. We had hoped to see more clutches this year, but snake moms don't always share their plans with us.๐Ÿคฃ

Aunt NayNay's little helper!
05/17/2022

Aunt NayNay's little helper!

Feeling hopeful๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™
04/28/2022

Feeling hopeful๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™

Nephew loves my noodles!! Loves to help out with everything; holding, enrichment and even cleaning up!!
04/28/2022

Nephew loves my noodles!! Loves to help out with everything; holding, enrichment and even cleaning up!!

Please, take a moment to read and take action. https://www.facebook.com/397170450364914/posts/4775707919177790/
02/02/2022

Please, take a moment to read and take action. https://www.facebook.com/397170450364914/posts/4775707919177790/

ALERT: America COMPETES Act of 2022 Lacey Act Amendments

UPDATE 7/28/22: We have been posting relevant updates on our main alert page at https://usark.org/2022lacey/. To be brief, the โ€œCHIPS-Plusโ€ bill that passed in the Senate passed the House on 7/28 (243-187 vote). This bill includes some of the technology initiatives included in the America COMPETES Act, USICA, and other bills. The portions of COMPETES that were not germane to the intent of the bill (including the bad Lacey Act amendments) were not added to the CHIPS-Plus package. This should be the end of any threat from these Lacey Act amendments for this Congressional session.

Thank you to everyone who contacted their legislators and voiced opposition! Your opposition is hugely important and needed. When advocacy groups like USARK meet with legislators, they give us more attention if they have been hearing from their constituents. The Reptile Nation is a huge part of USARK and we just want to say thank you again to those who took the time to fight for responsible h**petoculturists.

Also, a huge thank you to other animal keepers and organizations who opposed these Lacey Act amendments! USARK and h**p keepers were certainly not the only ones fighting. The stoppage of these Lacey Act amendments shows that various animal interest groups can work together and make a difference. Thank you!

Read below or at https://usark.org/2022lacey/ (more info and What To Do at link). We also have a spin-off post at https://usark.org/2022lacey1/ and an FAQ page at https://usark.org/2022laceyfaq/.

UPDATE 7/28/22: The "CHIPS-Plus" bill passed the Senate and then the House (243-187 vote). This bill includes some of the technology initiatives included in the America COMPETES Act and other bills. The portions of COMPETES that were not germane to the intent of the bill (including the bad Lacey Act amendments) were not added to the CHIPS-Plus bill.

UPDATE 7/27/22: This is the current version of the technology-focused "CHIPS-Plus" bill. No Lacey Act amendments are in this bill.https://rules.house.gov/.../files/BILLS-117HR4346SASA.pdf

UPDATE 7/20/22: After months of negotiations, the Senate voted to advance a $52 billion bill aimed at boosting domestic semiconductor production. The House may vote next week as this works through the process. This will take some pressure off the conference committee and the USICA/COMPETES reconciliation may fade away but keep contacting legislators through our alerts!

UPDATE4/7: House Representatives have been announced to the S1260/HR4521 reconciliation conference committee. See the list at https://usark.org/laceycomm/. An unofficial list of Senate members has been released (included at link).

UPDATE 3/29: A top priority on Capitol Hill is to pass the Bipartisan Innovation Act (this is the current name for the bill that will merge HR4521 and S1260). The primary goal of this bill is to boost high-tech research and chip manufacturing in the United States. Since the House and Senate passed different versions, the two versions must now be merged (reconciled). The process to conduct a formal reconciliation finally started Monday evening with a move from the Senate that replaced the text of HR4521 with the text of S1260 and sent it back to the House. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said the House should vote this week against the bill from the Senate. This downvote will trigger the formation of a conference committee with members from both chambers. That committee will reconcile HR4521 and S1260 to produce a final bill. Following a vote to begin a formal conference negotiation process, Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell must define the structure of the committee talks.

UPDATE 3/28: Following a roll call to limit debate on the measure (cloture), the Senate voted 68-28 to send its version (text from S1260) of this bill back to the House. Next, the House will reject this bill. This was the process needed to set up a cross-chamber conference committee to settle on the final language for the bill (reconciliation of the two bills).

UPDATE 2/14: As we have stated, the America COMPETES Act (HR4521) and U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S1260) will be reconciled (merged) in committee. The merged bill will likely have a new name (promoting a โ€œMake It In Americaโ€ or similar moniker). As of this update, the House has yet to send the final version of HR4521 to the Senate (due to over 200 amendments being added on the House floor). Informal discussion on the reconciliation may begin this week. The formal Senate/House conference should begin in March. This issue of strengthening the U.S. economy (specifically in the technology fields) is a priority for many in Congress. Our mission remains to keep the Lacey Act amendments from being added to this or any other bill. Full alert at https://usark.org/2022lacey/.

UPDATE 2/4: This bill passed in the House and will go to the Senate. We will adjust our alert to contact Senators at the appropriate time. It was a slim margin with the final vote at 222-210.

UPDATE 2/1: The America COMPETES Act passed out of the Rules Committee, as expected. It will next go to the full House for a vote [debate on February 2]. Our goal is not to stop the bill but to get the Lacey Act amendments removed before it goes to the Senate. During today's hearing, Arkansas Representative Rick Crawford specifically cited the Lacey Act amendments as provisions that, "...would not stand a chance if they were vetted through regular order and the legislative process." The hearing was filled with opposition and pointed concern that this Act is far too broad and unfocused with an unreasonable number of amendments (over 600). The Act strays far beyond its stated purpose. Keep contacting your Representatives! (See https://usark.org/2022lacey/ for directions.) end update

Buried within the 2,912 pages of the America COMPETES Act of 2022 lie Lacey Act amendments that affect all non-domesticated pet owners and the greater pet community. COMPETES is an acronym for Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength. The stated purpose of the Act is to strengthen Americaโ€™s economic and national security but obviously, this was slipped into the massive bill in hopes to go unnoticed.

The amendments would reverse the USARK federal lawsuit victory by reinstating the ban on interstate transportation of species listed as injurious under the Lacey Act. The bill would also create a โ€œwhite listโ€ (see #2 below) that could affect millions of pet owners, as well as pet businesses. If your species of interest, even your pet, is listed as injurious (which could happen because it can survive outside somewhere in the U.S.), then it cannot be transported across state lines. That means you could not even take a pet with you if you moved to another state or needed veterinary care across a state border. This does not just ban sales but prohibits all interstate transportation. This will trickle down to hundreds or thousands of common pet species.

The America COMPETES Act may pass in the House next week. If passed in the House, it will then be sent to the Senate to be reconciled with an innovation policy package called the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, or USICA, that passed in the Senate last year. The America COMPETES Act is the House Democrats' response to USICA (which does not contain the Lacey Act Amendment). The House Rules Committee will hear the America COMPETES Act on February 1, 2022. This is the same language we saw introduced by Florida Senator Marco Rubio as Senate Bill 626 in 2021.

Briefly, the amendments will:

1. Provide that the Lacey Act bans the interstate transport of species listed as injurious. Specifically, it replaces Laceyโ€™s current language โ€˜โ€˜shipment between the continental United Statesโ€™โ€™ with โ€˜โ€˜transport between the States."

2. Create a โ€œwhite listโ€ of species that can be imported. This means that any animal (reptile, amphibian, fish, bird, mammal) that is not on the white list is by default treated as an injurious species and is banned from importation.

3. Create a new authority allowing FWS to use an โ€œemergency designationโ€ that becomes effective immediately after being published in the Federal Register unless an extension of no more than 60 days is allowed. That means no due process, public input, hearings, advanced notice, etc. for injurious listings.

4. Permit FWS to not allow importation if a species has not been imported in โ€œminimal quantitiesโ€ (to be defined) in the year prior to the enactment of this Act.

5. The effective date would be one year after the enactment of this Act.

Read the relevant amendment text (these are pages 1661-1665) at https://usark.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-HR4521-excerpt.pdf.

In our landmark court decision, four federal judges agreed that USARK was correct and that the Lacey Act (Title 18 Section 42 of the U.S. Code) did not ban interstate transportation of injurious species based on the original language of the Lacey Act and the intent of Congress. As a result of this fight for our members and the h**petocultural community, this meant animals domestically bred under human care could be moved and sold across state lines (within the continental United States). For h**petoculturistsโ€™ concerns, this included some species of constrictor snakes and 201 species of salamanders.

SAMPLE MESSAGING and more at https://usark.org/2022lacey/.

Me and Catori!!๐Ÿ˜ She's one of best breeding females!โค๐Ÿ’–โค
02/02/2022

Me and Catori!!๐Ÿ˜ She's one of best breeding females!โค๐Ÿ’–โค

My nephew AJ and I playing around with just a few in the collection plus other's!!!
01/29/2022

My nephew AJ and I playing around with just a few in the collection plus other's!!!

Our newest addition. He's a male Cinnamon het pied from Wilbanks Captive Bred Reptiles . He is absolutely stunning, and ...
12/15/2021

Our newest addition. He's a male Cinnamon het pied from Wilbanks Captive Bred Reptiles . He is absolutely stunning, and arrived in excellent condition. He has some growing to do before he's ready to meet his mate, Nini, who is also a Cinnamon het pied. She'll be pairing with Vex again this year, our Black Pastel..

Bodhi Tree has a special guest this evening. Looks like a future snake keeper in the making!
09/11/2021

Bodhi Tree has a special guest this evening. Looks like a future snake keeper in the making!

It's fall here at Bodhi Tree.
09/08/2021

It's fall here at Bodhi Tree.

We made the trek North to pick up this BEAUTIFUL boy from Motor City Reptile yesterday. I cannot recommend them strongly...
09/07/2021

We made the trek North to pick up this BEAUTIFUL boy from Motor City Reptile yesterday. I cannot recommend them strongly enough. He is in excellent condition, Aaron met us on a single day's notice, and was even good natured when we were late due to a traffic issue. We are super stoked to see what his future holds. For now, we'll be content to supply him with lots of cheezy boys and short snuggles. He is a Pastel double het-100% VPI Axanthic, and 100% Clown.

Just shed my first one and now get to go exploring in my very first enclosure!!๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ๐Ÿ
08/30/2021

Just shed my first one and now get to go exploring in my very first enclosure!!๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ๐Ÿ

Something very special is happening here at Bodhi Tree Exotics. Babies are beginning to make their appearance! This is t...
08/23/2021

Something very special is happening here at Bodhi Tree Exotics. Babies are beginning to make their appearance! This is the first babe to arrive this year. Please welcome Baby A.

Psst...are you going to eat soon? This is uncomfortable.๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚Who needs yoga when you have snakes?๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
07/24/2021

Psst...are you going to eat soon? This is uncomfortable.๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚Who needs yoga when you have snakes?๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

Our newest arrival, Mumsy, has been growing like a w**d. She's already outgrown her shoebox tub, and got moved into the ...
07/03/2021

Our newest arrival, Mumsy, has been growing like a w**d. She's already outgrown her shoebox tub, and got moved into the 32qt rack with the bigger kids today. Her hides are so tiny she had room for 4!๐Ÿ˜‚ I'm sure she will find a favorite spot somewhere. She will switch to a regular water bowl in a few more weeks when she gets a bit stronger. We like to keep the littles with shallow water for a while.

Out and about playing and having fun with my big boy " RAJA "๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ˜โœŒ
07/01/2021

Out and about playing and having fun with my big boy " RAJA "๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ˜โœŒ

Today is a fun day. Our Ghost laid a beautiful clutch of big, heathy eggs. Pairing is lesser pinstripe pastel X ghost. T...
06/27/2021

Today is a fun day. Our Ghost laid a beautiful clutch of big, heathy eggs. Pairing is lesser pinstripe pastel X ghost. There's a variety of combos that can come from this pairing. I'm excited to see what we get. Well done, momma. ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

Welcome to Bodhi Tree. We're new to the breeding business, but have names many of you will recognize. I'm Christine Salz...
06/24/2021

Welcome to Bodhi Tree. We're new to the breeding business, but have names many of you will recognize. I'm Christine Salzer , the planner and overseer of medical conditions. Shaunine Nixon is the queen of enrichment, cleaning, feeding, and snuggling. Together, we keep a well balanced home for our companions. They're healthy, yet mentally stimulated. Hang around for a while and we'll share how we have chosen to strike that balance(which is ever changing).

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