Rockabilly Reptiles

12/08/2024

Picture from the Michigan Reptile Expo last Saturday.

13/07/2024

09/03/2024

We are setup at the Michigan Reptile Expo today. Come up and see us!

14/10/2023

We will not be at the Michigan Reptile Expo today due to an injury. If you were looking to pick something up from us today, send us a message and we can work something out to get it to you this week.

13/05/2023

Happy Mother’s Day weekend to all the Moms out there! We are setup at the Michigan Reptile Expo today. Bring your Mom up to the show and treat her to that ball python she has had her eye on.

08/04/2023

We are setup at the Michigan Reptile Expo.

14/03/2023

ALERT: Houghton, MI
Read below or at https://usark.org/23houghton/.

The Houghton City Council has proposed an animal ordinance covering many species, including chickens and bees. There is a rather vague definition for “exotic animal” (see below) that could lead to enforcement on some commonly kept animals. Bird feeding and other restrictions are even included.

Please note that the list of animals included in the definition of “exotic animal” is not all-inclusive and other animals are included in this ban. While the ordinance should not impact too many animal owners, anyone with animals should get involved and attend the hearing as the proposed language can always change, especially if animal owners do not engage and allow animal rights groups to move in and get their overreaching bans and pet limits passed.

[Note: The definitions for “domestic pet” and “exotic animal” could be problematic since these definitions will mean different animals to different people and are open to the interpretation of law enforcement officers.]

There are some good components to the proposal but sensible, responsible owners of all types of animals should get involved. For example, there are limits to how many rabbits you can own so that could change to include dogs and cats as dog/cat limits are becoming commonplace with some cities having bans to own more than two dogs or cats.

Meeting time/date: 5:30 PM on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, City Center Council Chambers, 616 Shelden Avenue, Houghton, MI

Exotic animal: any live monkey, alligator, crocodile, caiman, raccoon, skunk, fox, bear, sea mammal, venomous snake, member of the feline species other than domestic cat, member of the canine species other than domestic dog, or any other animal that would require a standard of care and control greater than that required for customary household pets sold by commercial pet shops

Domestic pet: dogs, cats, or animals customarily kept or housed inside dwellings as household pets.
Other notes:

1. There is no grandfathering for current owners so anyone with an “exotic animal” would not be allowed to keep it. Also, no one with more than the new limit on some animals would be allowed to keep all of their animals.

2. Rabbits are limited to four per property. Poultry and foul are limited to two animals per property.

3. No person shall own, possess, keep, harbor, or have custody of:

a. Cattle, cows, horses, sheep, swine, goats, or other livestock, including bees in areas of the city not zoned for agricultural land uses.

b. Male poultry.

c. Wild animals’ contrary to state or federal law or regulations.

d. Venomous insects or snakes,

e. Exotic animals. [see definition above.]

Read the full ordinance at https://www.cityofhoughton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Proposed-Ordinance-2023-330.pdf.

You can find contact details and names of City Council members at https://www.cityofhoughton.com/city-council/.

Read an article at https://www.mininggazette.com/news/local-news/2023/03/houghton-schedules-hearing-in-april/.

12/02/2023

Picture of our table at the Michigan Reptile Expo today.

14/01/2023

Set up at the Michigan Reptile Expo today.

10/12/2022

We are up at the Michigan Reptile Expo today. Come up and hangout.

12/11/2022

Setup and the Michigan Reptile Expo today. Come up and check out what we brought to show today.

25/10/2022

Clutch #10 for 2022 just crawled out!

25/10/2022

Clutch #9 for 2022! This clutch hatched out on 10/19/2022. This clutch was way better than what we expected. These 2 clown combos in particular had us picking our jaws off the floor! We have been really busy staying on top of feeding and cleaning our animals, that it’s been hard keeping our social media updated. Hopefully as the 2022 season winds down it will be easier to keep up. We are going to take some good pictures of some of the animals we produced this year and try get them on here real soon

19/10/2022

Clutch #8 for 2022 is out!

18/10/2022

I almost forgot to post this one. Clutch #7 is out! This clutch hatched out on 9/19/2022.

08/10/2022

We are up at the Michigan Reptile Expo today slangin snakes and geckos. If you’re not in Tinley this weekend, come up and hangout. We brought a lot of good stuff with us today.

20/09/2022

Got our new Freedom Beeeder Proline 1339-10 put together. Time to dial in the heat and fill it up with hatchlings!

13/09/2022

Clutch #6 for 2022 is out!

10/09/2022

Up at the Michigan Reptile Expo today. Got our new table cover. Booth is looking good! Diggin it!

27/08/2022

Clutch #10 for 2022.

22/08/2022

Clutch #9 for 2022.

22/08/2022

Clutch #8 for 2022.

10/08/2022

Clutch #5 for 2022 is out and I’m diggin it! They are all het. clown as well!

03/08/2022

Clutch #4 for 2022 just crawled out!

22/07/2022

We had another 2 clutches laid last night! Here is clutch #7 for 2022. She only laid 2 good eggs this season, but the eggs are huge, and have the potential to make some really cool animals.

21/07/2022

I almost forgot to post this one. Clutch #6 for 2022. This female gave us 10 eggs, which is a pretty big clutch considering that this is only her second one!

06/07/2022

Clutch #3 for 2022 has crawled out! Going to have to really look at these guys to figure out what some of them are.

01/07/2022

Clutch #2 for 2022 is out! Looks like we hit a Banana Mojave Clown!

26/06/2022

Clutch #1 for 2022 is out!

11/06/2022

Pulled clutch #5 when we got home from the expo today!