John Hedger
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Early this month I recieved a really cool paradox-type amazon tree boa baby from Ralph and Tanya Chapman of The Dark Grove! The Dark Grove
The animal arrived via Fed-Ex from California to Kentucky in excellent condition and was just as stunning in the flesh as Ralph's pics represented.
The little guy was a bit touchy to get feeding at first so I gave him several days after initial feeding attempts to acclimate. LoL!...Ralph had prewarned me about this particular baby and recommended to "bring a book to read while trying to feed him" because "He takes his time , seriously, before deciding it(the pinky) is to his standards!". The neonate was a tricky feeder initially but I finally got him to eat his first pink by lightly blowing into his face which caused him to aggressively strike and hold. I gave him two pinks in his first meal which put him into a shed. Just two days ago he successfully shed and took his second meal within a few minutes with very little coaxing. I am confident this cool little guy will take off beautifully now. He looks georgeous after the shed...A beautiful soft peach base color with odd grey-garden patches making him a stunning paradox-type or what Ralph prefers to call his "patch phase" amazon! The Dark Grove is highly recommended!! Check out his website! I see he is back advertising on Kingsnake after a big move and still has cbb emeralds and amazons available!
Ralph is understandably a bit cautious at first email contact -- and careful to scope out his inquiring customer's experience with baby arboreals. but after a couple of emails, I found Ralph easy to deal with and very forthcoming with keeping & breeding (and genetics!<img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='
'> advice and info. Ralph Chapman of The Dark Grove is an excelllent corallus breeder !
John Hedger
The animal arrived via Fed-Ex from California to Kentucky in excellent condition and was just as stunning in the flesh as Ralph's pics represented.
The little guy was a bit touchy to get feeding at first so I gave him several days after initial feeding attempts to acclimate. LoL!...Ralph had prewarned me about this particular baby and recommended to "bring a book to read while trying to feed him" because "He takes his time , seriously, before deciding it(the pinky) is to his standards!". The neonate was a tricky feeder initially but I finally got him to eat his first pink by lightly blowing into his face which caused him to aggressively strike and hold. I gave him two pinks in his first meal which put him into a shed. Just two days ago he successfully shed and took his second meal within a few minutes with very little coaxing. I am confident this cool little guy will take off beautifully now. He looks georgeous after the shed...A beautiful soft peach base color with odd grey-garden patches making him a stunning paradox-type or what Ralph prefers to call his "patch phase" amazon! The Dark Grove is highly recommended!! Check out his website! I see he is back advertising on Kingsnake after a big move and still has cbb emeralds and amazons available!
Ralph is understandably a bit cautious at first email contact -- and careful to scope out his inquiring customer's experience with baby arboreals. but after a couple of emails, I found Ralph easy to deal with and very forthcoming with keeping & breeding (and genetics!<img src="http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='
'> advice and info. Ralph Chapman of The Dark Grove is an excelllent corallus breeder !John Hedger
