Draaken Cove

I am a hobbyist breeder of Western Hognose and hopefully soon Merauke Blue Tongue Skinks.

11/09/2024

I can’t believe this beautiful girl is still with me. She just had her second shed and is absolutely glowing!

10/24/2024

If you are looking for a spicy Albino take a look at these four cuties I just put up!
https://www.morphmarket.com/stores/ghsaltie/

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10/20/2024

Mother and daughter reunion! Baby Agnes is catching up to her mama Fleur 🥰

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10/08/2024

Some more before and after shed pics from Astoria x Fawkes babies. I knew what to expect, but this is my first time seeing the change in person. I can't stop staring at these gorgeous babies!
All three can be found here 👇
https://www.morphmarket.com/stores/ghsaltie/

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09/25/2024

This is an addition that I am extremely excited to bring to Draaken Cove. San Luis Potosi Kings (Lampropeltis mexicana mexicana) AKA Mex Mex Kingsnake. I had a female several years ago that unfortunately passed due to health complications, and I have missed her dearly. She was hands down my best snake.
I don't know why it took me this long, but I finally decided to get another, and as it goes with colubrids, one turned into two very quickly. Pictured first is the two year old female, and next is the male who only just hatched last month. They are both so calm and sweet natured. It will take a couple of years, but I can not wait until they are of breeding size. Now to determine what their names are 🤔
Shout out to Prismatic Reptiles for the drop dead gorgeous male, and for being patient with my questions!

09/24/2024

Meet Arctic Yeti Luna Lovegood. Her hobbies include: eating my fingers, eating pinkies, eating the pinkies attached to my hands, and peeing on me 🤣 hopefully I will never have to worry about a hunger strike with this one.
Shout out to I absolutely love this little girl!

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09/24/2024

This Superarctic lady had her first growth shed, and man, is she ✨️fabulous✨️ check her out on morphmarket 👇

https://www.morphmarket.com/us/c/reptiles/colubrids/western-hognose/2368366

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09/13/2024

This is a bit overdue but three weeks ago was the Happy Gotcha Day for Nightfury. I got him nine years ago and he's now a ripe thirteen. He's had a rough year with blocked scent glands and now I suspect he is developing cataracts, but he's still plugging along.

08/16/2024

Only one day left to NRBE! I am so stoked to be vending my first expo! Just a couple of the babies that I will have this weekend. Come see me at table #360!

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07/22/2024

The incubator has officially closed for the season, and it ended with the hatching of this gorgeous little girl. She is a Superconda 100% het Albino from a tiny 2 egg double clutch from Bellatrix and Hufflepuff.

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07/13/2024

What a perfect ✨️cinnamon roll✨️

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06/14/2024

I finally got around to a group photo shoot of Bellatrix x Hufflepuff's clutch. I'm in love with this group, so many beautiful babies 😍
2 Albino Supercondas
2 Albino Anacondas
1 Albino
4 Supercondas het Albino
2 Anacondas het Albino
2 Normals het Albino

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06/12/2024

⚠️⚠️Warning-GRAPHIC PICTURE⚠️⚠️

These pictures are hard to look at, but I feel it is important to be transparent about the ugly side of breeding.
I knew going into breeding that it's not always cute pips and happy hogs. One day I would face the ugly side of it. I should consider myself lucky that I have had dozens of healthy, beautiful babies, but it doesn't make it any easier when this day comes around. Bellatrix and Hufflepuff's clutch started hatching early Saturday morning. They were pipping really fast and everything was going great. Sunday afternoon I noticed one of the eggs had turned an opaque brownish color. I thought it just got wet from the baby who had pipped next to it. By monday afternoon there was no change so I decided to cut it open. I knew immediately from the smell that the baby was gone. A female Albino Superconda, perfectly formed minus an open spot on the top of her head. I saw movement in all of the eggs last week, so she must have passed about the time everyone started pipping. The last couple stragglers pipped and made their way out Tuesday, except for one egg that on the outside looked perfect. I cut it, and honestly I had to made a very large window because I wasn't sure the baby was alive. I eventually saw her move her head slightly and I could see the blood vessels pulsing, but she did not look physically well. I left her overnight hoping she just needed some help but this morning there was no change. She hadn't even broken through the membrane inside the egg. I fully removed her from the egg and was able to see how badly she was deformed. Her body was severely stunted and even fused to itself at points. She couldn't move and I thought she had passed until I saw her tongue flick. I had to help her pass. It was a lot harder than I thought it would be. These babies are my responsibility, I facilitate them coming into this world and I couldn't help her or her sister. They are now buried together and I can only hope that their little bodies give back to the soil and bugs. I will never know what happened to them. Maybe they were in a cool spot of the incubator, or just a fluke? I don't think it's an issue with the pairing since they have had several healthy clutches before, but I can't rule it out entirely. I will be reevaluating my incubator for next year so that I can at least eliminate that possibility. I know this was a novel, but I felt it was needed in this circumstance.

06/02/2024

Meet Pua! He is a normal 66% het Snow that hatched last week from Fleur and Nevilles clutch. Eighteen hours after all of his other siblings were making their way out, Pua had not even started to pip yet. I don't like to intervene, but I felt I should and in this case I'm glad I did. After cutting the egg I saw that he is missing his right eye and also did not have an egg tooth, hence why he didn't pip. No other deformities that I can see, though he did start out a bit sluggish. Once he takes his first meal I will feel much better, but regardless he will be staying with me for a lot longer than the others and will need an extra special home.

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05/30/2024

All 13 of Fleur and Neville's first 2024 clutch have hatched and are in their respective tubs. The final count is 1 axanthic, 2 albinos, 4 normal condas, 5 normals and 1 holdback. One of the normals and the holdback will be getting their own separate introductions. Now to get everyone feeding and prep for the Astoria x Fawkes clutch that is due to hatch next week.

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05/28/2024

05/25/2024

First pip of the season 🥰 looks like a normal or conda 66% het snow from Fleur and Neville. Welcome to the world little one!

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05/22/2024

The last 7 days have been a roller coaster. Fleur decided to lay her second clutch last Wednesday night, which was mere hours before I went out of state for a week long vacation. Astoria had her prelay shed, also for a double clutch, a couple days before I left and therefore kept me in suspense the entire time. She ended up laying 7 eggs this morning as I was headed home. I am extremely grateful that I had a helper to watch over everyone. Fleur's clutch A has started dimpling at 46 days (2nd pic), so it looks like I can expect pips to start soon! I realized on getting home that it also looks like Bellatrix is gravid again. I thought for sure she wasn't going to double clutch this year. The 7 from this morning brings it up to 52 eggs this year!

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I'm sorry I scared you I only wanted a picture 😭 #snake #snakes #snakelover #snakebreeder #westernhognosesnake #westernhognose #hognose #hognosesnake #heterodonnasicus #herp #herplife #reptiles #breeder #colubrid #babyanimals #colubridcrazy #addiction #snakeheart #babysnake #Hognosesnakes #hognosebreeder #hognosemorphs #colubridsnakes #plainshognose #snakesarebeautiful

Astoria digging her little heart out!

⚠️⚠️Warning-GRAPHIC PICTURE⚠️⚠️ These pictures are hard to look at, but I feel it is important to be transparent about the ugly side of breeding. I knew going into breeding that it's not always cute pips and happy hogs. One day I would face the ugly side of it. I should consider myself lucky that I have had dozens of healthy, beautiful babies, but it doesn't make it any easier when this day comes around. Bellatrix and Hufflepuff's clutch started hatching early Saturday morning. They were pipping really fast and everything was going great. Sunday afternoon I noticed one of the eggs had turned an opaque brownish color. I thought it just got wet from the baby who had pipped next to it. By monday afternoon there was no change so I decided to cut it open. I knew immediately from the smell that the baby was gone. A female Albino Superconda, perfectly formed minus an open spot on the top of her head. I saw movement in all of the eggs last week, so she must have passed about the time everyone started pipping. The last couple stragglers pipped and made their way out Tuesday, except for one egg that on the outside looked perfect. I cut it, and honestly I had to made a very large window because I wasn't sure the baby was alive. I eventually saw her move her head slightly and I could see the blood vessels pulsing, but she did not look physically well. I left her overnight hoping she just needed some help but this morning there was no change. She hadn't even broken through the membrane inside the egg. I fully removed her from the egg and was able to see how badly she was deformed. Her body was severely stunted and even fused to itself at points. She couldn't move and I thought she had passed until I saw her tongue flick. I had to help her pass. It was a lot harder than I thought it would be. These babies are my responsibility, I facilitate them coming into this world and I couldn't help her or her sister. They are now buried together and I can only hope that the

The last couple stragglers from Astoria and Fawkes' clutch finally left their eggs last night. 11 big beautiful babies! #snake #snakes #snakelover #snakebreeder #westernhognosesnake #westernhognose #hognose #hognosesnake #heterodonnasicus #herp #herplife #reptiles #breeder #colubrid #babyanimals #colubridcrazy #addiction #snakeheart #babysnake #Hognosesnakes #hognosebreeder #hognosemorphs #colubridsnakes #plainshognose #snakesarebeautiful #snakesareawesome #2024breedingseason #snakeeggs #yourpetsdaily

Superarctic Albino making its grand entrance 🩷 #hognosebreeder #hognosemorphs #colubridsnakes #plainshognose #snakesarebeautiful #snakesareawesome #2024breedingseason #snakeeggs #yourpetsdaily

First baby to pip at 50 days from Superarctic Conda het Albino pos het Sable x Superarctic het Albino pos het Sable #hognosebreeder #hognosemorphs #colubridsnakes #plainshognose #snakesarebeautiful #snakesareawesome #2024breedingseason #snakeeggs #yourpetsdaily

Three years in and a baby finally "died" on me. Being picked up was just too much for this little girl 🤣 #snake #snakes #snakelover #snakebreeder #westernhognosesnake #westernhognose #hognose #hognosesnake #heterodonnasicus #herp #herplife #reptiles #breeder #colubrid #babyanimals #colubridcrazy #addiction #snakeheart #babysnake #Hognosesnakes #hognosebreeder #hognosemorphs #colubridsnakes #plainshognose #snakesarebeautiful #snakesareawesome #2024breedingseason #snakeeggs #yourpetsdaily

This was taken last night by the camera in my incubator so I apologize for the poor quality. After three years I was finally able to watch a baby cut through and take its first breaths. It absolutely melted my heart seeing this little one burst through the egg. #snake #snakes #snakelover #snakebreeder #westernhognosesnake #westernhognose #hognose #hognosesnake #heterodonnasicus #herp #herplife #reptiles #breeder #colubrid #babyanimals #colubridcrazy #addiction #snakeheart #babysnake #Hognosesnakes #hognosebreeder #hognosemorphs #colubridsnakes #plainshognose #snakesarebeautiful #snakesareawesome #2024breedingseason #snakeeggs #yourpetsdaily

Dude... why sideways 🤦‍♀️ #hognosebreeder #hognosemorphs #colubridsnakes #plainshognose #snakesarebeautiful #snakesareawesome #2024breedingseason #snakeeggs #yourpetsdaily

Eris why must you hate me so, I swear I just want your poop 😭 #snake #snakes #snakelover #snakebreeder #westernhognosesnake #westernhognose #hognose #hognosesnake #heterodonnasicus #herp #herplife #reptiles #breeder #colubrid #babyanimals #colubridcrazy #addiction #snakeheart #babysnake #Hognosesnakes #hognosebreeder #hognosemorphs #colubridsnakes #plainshognose #snakesarebeautiful #snakesareawesome #2024breedingseason #snakesmakinglove #snakeeggs #yourpetsdaily

Sunchip is my oldest Merauke Blue Tongue skink at almost 7y. She hasn't made her official debut on my page yet, but she's happy to reduce waste by consuming Fleur's slug from yesterday. #snake #snakes #snakelover #snakebreeder #westernhognosesnake #westernhognose #hognose #hognosesnake #heterodonnasicus #herp #herplife #reptiles #breeder #colubrid #babyanimals #colubridcrazy #addiction #snakeheart #babysnake #Hognosesnakes #hognosebreeder #hognosemorphs #colubridsnakes #plainshognose #snakesarebeautiful #snakesareawesome #2024breedingseason #snakesmakinglove #snakeeggs #yourpetsdaily

Breeding season has officially begun for 2024 and it's off to a strong start. This is the first season for both Fawkes and Astoria, but he is already working hard at wooing his lady. Superarctic het Albino pos het Sable x Superarctic Conda het Albino pos het Sable #snake #snakes #snakelover #snakebreeder #westernhognosesnake #westernhognose #hognose #hognosesnake #heterodonnasicus #herp #herplife #reptiles #breeder #colubrid #babyanimals #colubridcrazy #addiction #snakeheart #babysnake #Hognosesnakes #hognosebreeder #hognosemorphs #colubridsnakes #plainshognose #snakesarebeautiful #snakesareawesome #2024breedingseason #snakesmakinglove #snakeeggs #yourpetsdaily