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04/08/2021

Hey!

Sadly this page is no longer in use.
Please follow Lou's Exotics on facebook.

Also you can text me at +31649026538 to get on the traders list and receive all offers first.
If you have something to offer, please let me know as well.

Kind regards,
Lou

13/01/2017

0.1 soul sucker pastel
(Hidden gene woma granite lesser pastel)

12/01/2017

Research and "Is this the right snake for me?"

When considering on keeping snakes, a decent amount of information and knowledge has to be gathered for the animal to thrive and stay healthy. Today we show you how to do proper research.

First you figure out which animal you like.
There are thousands of species and color variations to choose from but not all are considered a good choice for beginning reptile keepers. Ofcourse the biggest, baddest snake is cool but handling such an animal requires a lot of experience which is gained by keeping other species for several years first. If you jump in with a huge or agressive animal, you might find yourself scared of your animal and with that neglecting proper care might sneak into your system.

Let's say you found a nice, small, docile snake you really like... Now you start gathering information. This can be done by reading a few caresheets.
Caresheets are a rough impression of the species you want to keep, they generally do not have all the information you need but it gives you SOME idea of what to expect.
After reading a few of these you should contact experienced keepers of this specific species. Beware though, some "experienced" keepers are only around for a short period of time theirselves and their information nowadays is pretty much wrong.

Ask the true experienced keepers the things you need to know and listen to their advice! Don't be stubborn. Are they really docile? How is your setup? Are they a good snake to begin with? Are there any things I should be aware of?

Go get yourself decent books on the species and read them from cover to cover over and over again untill you know it from the top of your head. Make notes while reading, you have to be willing to learn! All animals have specific demands, you can't just buy an animal, throw it in an empty viv and expect it to thrive.
If you don't understand something from the books you can consult with experienced keepers to clear that up.

Same goes for breeding, we believe you should have decent experience to start breeding. You can't just get a female up to weight disregarding her size and age, throw a male in and expect the magic to happen. You have to get your feet wet before you jump in the pool!

When it comes to snakes the golden rule is YOU have to adapt to THEM and give them what they need. You chose the animal so you have to give them a proper life.

Thanks for reading, feel free to share :)

09/01/2017

0.1 Hidden Gene Woma Granite Mojave

08/01/2017

Snakeporn in the morning :D
Firephantom * phantom het.ghost

06/01/2017

2 of the bloodpythons, these will be paired up together this season.

05/01/2017

》》》 FOR SALE 《 《 《

1.0 champagne proven breeder 2014

Can be reserved for Houten (april) or picked up in Nieuwegein.

For pricing/info please send a PM to the RoadcutterReptiles page.

05/01/2017

1.0 superpastel butter ghost
This pretty boy has been reserved 3 times(!!!) and has never been picked up (even with downpayments done)
We decided to keep him and breed him to several females this year :)

30/12/2016

We all have this one special snake in our collections. Even though we love all our snakes, that one eyecatcher is special.

For me it's this little Albino anaconda hognose.
I could watch her for hours and hours without getting bored by her.

Sadly, we seperated our ways today.
Completely unexpected, she fed, she shed, she looked healthy, she acted healthy... I was just so shocked when I found her today. Devastated even.
I'd give up half my collection to get her back but sadly, this is also a part of keeping animals. Sometimes it just sucks!

27/12/2016

Whooooop :D

25/12/2016

Okay, clearing some stuff up now.
A lot of people compare the amur (black background) to the splatter gene (white background)

To me it's a world of difference to be honest.

25/12/2016

1.0 Amur 100% het.desertghost
Just shed and fed

24/12/2016

Incubation methods...

It's a question from one of my dear friends and I simply forgot to write about it... Sorry Rutger :p

Since we are keeping a variety of species, we're going to keep this one a bit more "in general" and talk about a few kinds of substrates and incubation methods.

Substrate is the stuff you need to put your eggs on during incubation. The substrate will provide your eggs with humidity and will retain some heat from the incubator. Some substrates release humidity through direct contact and some release the humidity in a gasform.

Vermiculite is the most popular substrate to incubate your eggs with. The eggs are placed directly on top of the vermiculite or burried half way. Do not bury your eggs completely!
Lots of people nowadays are placing grids on top of the vermiculite and place the eggs on top of the grid (thus seperating eggs from substrate)
This has no use what so ever!
The vermiculite transfers water by direct contact which is being compromised by the grid. Ofcourse a lot of people did book succes with this method but why taking risks in the first place?

Perlite;
Perlite is also a very popular substrate. It releases water in a gasform so the eggs don't need to be placed directly on the substrate... but placing them directly on top doesn't do them any harm.
Perlite is often mixed with vermiculite to get the "best of 2 worlds"
It retains less heat than vermiculite.

Sawdust;
Are we kidding you? No. Sawdust is a perfect substrate that we often use for our colubrid eggs. It keeps a decent amount of humidity for longer periods of time without having to add water.

Humus/vivarium substrate;
It is possible to incubate eggs on this but chances are you need to add water every now and then and the substrate might even rot. We're not fond of using this.

Let's go to incubation...
It's pretty simple, get a good incubator or build one yourself that remains steady over a long period of time and fill it with tubs of eggs... or is it?
No, eggs need oxygen so the tubs have to be checked and opened every now and then. Also humidity plays a big roll, when the humidity drops the eggs could harden up or even dehydrate, keep a close eye on it and add water to the substrate whenever it's needed.
Some incubators use a waterreservoir to keep the humidity up at all times.

The other option is incubating without an incubator. We place our colubrid eggs directly on top of our racks in the snakeroom as the room itself is heated up to 28 degrees Celsius. Using this method, we can incubate a lot of clutches without using a lot of space for another incubator.

Thanks for reading, feel free to share

23/12/2016

Haha! Fun question... and I knew it was coming sooner or later.

"Why 'roadcutter' reptiles?"

The answer is; no I'm not a construction worker nor do I work with infrastructure.
No, I dont like cutting people off in traffic.
No, I do not take shortcuts in my breeding projects nor do I try to be the quickest to produce snakes...

I was just listening to a song and I heard (or misheard) the word "roadcutter" and it sounded cool when I put the word "reptiles" behind it.
That's it... the whole story.
Thanks for reading :p

-Lou

23/12/2016

Can't wait to hatch these again :D

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