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A few years ago, I decided to move my snakes into racks. If you've done some research, you'll know that these can get very expensive, very fast. However, they're an efficient way to house a lot of snakes. Luckily, we had...

","url":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/rack-em-up","title":"Rack 'Em Up!","summary":"A few years ago, I decided to move my snakes into racks. If you've done some research, you'll know that these can get very expensive, very fast. However, they're an efficient way to house a lot of snakes. Luckily, we had...","date_modified":"2025-10-28T13:09:14Z"},{"id":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/a-first-for-snakecreations","html_content":"

It's a banner year for SnakeCreations! Knock on wood, and I may be speaking too soon - but for the first time ever I am breeding snakes that I not only hatched, but grew up to breed together. I've bred males and females ...

","url":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/a-first-for-snakecreations","title":" A First for SnakeCreations!","summary":"It's a banner year for SnakeCreations! Knock on wood, and I may be speaking too soon - but for the first time ever I am breeding snakes that I not only hatched, but grew up to breed together. I've bred males and females ...","date_modified":"2024-04-04T01:48:37Z"},{"id":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/expo","html_content":"

I had the wonderful opportunity to vend at the Northwest Reptile Expo in December. It wasn't my first rodeo, but it was my first in Washington and, wow..it was a lot of work. Pack up all the snakes and supplies, enough c...

","url":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/expo","title":"Expo!","summary":"I had the wonderful opportunity to vend at the Northwest Reptile Expo in December. It wasn't my first rodeo, but it was my first in Washington and, wow..it was a lot of work. Pack up all the snakes and supplies, enough c...","date_modified":"2022-02-21T03:27:33Z"},{"id":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/accusing-stares-and-glares","html_content":"

Breeding season, it never gets old! The thrill when there is hook-up, and even greater thrill when eggs are finally laid after lots of hard work, and sometimes years in the planning stages is fantastic!

","url":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/accusing-stares-and-glares","title":"Accusing stares and glares....","summary":"Breeding season, it never gets old! The thrill when there is hook-up, and even greater thrill when eggs are finally laid after lots of hard work, and sometimes years in the planning stages is fantastic! ","date_modified":"2021-04-03T15:42:02Z"},{"id":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/brumation-project","html_content":"

Brumation is a time to hunker down, take a rest from the hectic day to day snake husbandry of a breeding season, and to contemplate next years' pairings. This year, I found a fun, new, and creative project when I purcha...

","url":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/brumation-project","title":"Brumation Project!","summary":"Brumation is a time to hunker down, take a rest from the hectic day to day snake husbandry of a breeding season, and to contemplate next years' pairings. This year, I found a fun, new, and creative project when I purcha...","date_modified":"2021-01-03T17:13:43Z"},{"id":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/on-singing-to-your-snakes","html_content":"

I don't consider the time cleaning cages and feeding snakes a chore at all. I put on some music, and sing to the babies. I celebrate the little ones that finally get eating, or the mommies that are gaining their pre-la...

","url":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/on-singing-to-your-snakes","title":"On singing to your snakes....","summary":"I don't consider the time cleaning cages and feeding snakes a chore at all. I put on some music, and sing to the babies. I celebrate the little ones that finally get eating, or the mommies that are gaining their pre-la...","date_modified":"2020-08-30T15:54:26Z"},{"id":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/on-selling-to-children","html_content":"

It's the best! No, really! It's one of my favorite things. I get so excited when I have a parent contact me and tell me that their child has done his/her research, has saved their money and earned the opportunity to p...

","url":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/on-selling-to-children","title":"On selling to children.....","summary":"It's the best! No, really! It's one of my favorite things. I get so excited when I have a parent contact me and tell me that their child has done his/her research, has saved their money and earned the opportunity to p...","date_modified":"2020-08-12T03:01:46Z"},{"id":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/little-wins-little-losses-when-things-dont-go-as-planned","html_content":"

This has been an up and down breeding season, for sure. The wins: a male turned out to be female and bred this season, I proved a male to be homo (or super) tessera, all hatchlings have eaten (so far), and a pair turne...

","url":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/little-wins-little-losses-when-things-dont-go-as-planned","title":"Little Wins, Little Losses.... when things don't go as planned!","summary":"This has been an up and down breeding season, for sure. The wins: a male turned out to be female and bred this season, I proved a male to be homo (or super) tessera, all hatchlings have eaten (so far), and a pair turne...","date_modified":"2020-07-21T04:12:20Z"},{"id":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/domo-arigato-mr-pezzato","html_content":"

For the longest time there were only a few ways to sex a corn snake. Popping a snake is great when the snake is a hatchling and what most breeders rely on. However, that is only good for males; females are, by lack of ...

","url":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/domo-arigato-mr-pezzato","title":"Domo Arigato, Mr. Pezzato!","summary":"For the longest time there were only a few ways to sex a corn snake. Popping a snake is great when the snake is a hatchling and what most breeders rely on. However, that is only good for males; females are, by lack of ...","date_modified":"2020-05-18T00:43:06Z"},{"id":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/houston-we-have-hook-up","html_content":"

It's the most, wonderful time....of the year! Yes, breeding time. Finally. All the best laid plans start to come together and if your girls are girls, and boys are boys, they breed. Usually. It's always a crap shoot...

","url":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/houston-we-have-hook-up","title":"Houston, we have hook-up!!","summary":"It's the most, wonderful time....of the year! Yes, breeding time. Finally. All the best laid plans start to come together and if your girls are girls, and boys are boys, they breed. Usually. It's always a crap shoot...","date_modified":"2020-04-20T05:37:25Z"},{"id":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/i-did-a-thing","html_content":"

Last year I had one clutch of eggs, the first clutch in a long while. I was so excited to finally have eggs again, and it reminded me how much I love this hobby. Unfortunately, I lost a good majority of the eggs during...

","url":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/i-did-a-thing","title":"I Did A Thing!","summary":"Last year I had one clutch of eggs, the first clutch in a long while. I was so excited to finally have eggs again, and it reminded me how much I love this hobby. Unfortunately, I lost a good majority of the eggs during...","date_modified":"2020-04-20T04:45:35Z"},{"id":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/breeding-season","html_content":"

It is time to start breeding, and it is so exciting! I decided upon pairings last fall, and created a stagger brumation schedule. That is, I put 1-2 pairs in brumation every month. The theory is that they'll each bree...

","url":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/breeding-season","title":"It Is Time -- Breeding Season!","summary":"It is time to start breeding, and it is so exciting! I decided upon pairings last fall, and created a stagger brumation schedule. That is, I put 1-2 pairs in brumation every month. The theory is that they'll each bree...","date_modified":"2020-01-28T15:22:15Z"},{"id":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/cant-keep-em-all-on-selling-the-noodles","html_content":"

One of the drawbacks of breeding are the excess snakes that I produce. I only need to hold back so many for a successful breeding project. And, of course I have extras. UGH.. I want to keep them all!! So, I post those...

","url":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/cant-keep-em-all-on-selling-the-noodles","title":"Can't keep em all... on selling the noodles","summary":"One of the drawbacks of breeding are the excess snakes that I produce. I only need to hold back so many for a successful breeding project. And, of course I have extras. UGH.. I want to keep them all!! So, I post those...","date_modified":"2019-11-13T04:34:48Z"},{"id":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/brumation-to-sleep-or-not-to-sleep-that-is-the-question","html_content":"

I love this time of year!! Breeding season is over, new babies are being settled in, and snakes go into brumation. Brumation is kind of like hibernation, but not. Snakes will stop eating, slow their movement, and typi...

","url":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/brumation-to-sleep-or-not-to-sleep-that-is-the-question","title":"Brumation, to sleep or not to sleep, that is the question...","summary":"I love this time of year!! Breeding season is over, new babies are being settled in, and snakes go into brumation. Brumation is kind of like hibernation, but not. Snakes will stop eating, slow their movement, and typi...","date_modified":"2019-10-30T23:47:26Z"},{"id":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/now-thats-what-im-talking-about","html_content":"

It seems somehow appropriate that my very first clutch would be a GhostBlood project. I love their diffusion and feisty demeanor, they're fierce and fiery as a whole. I hit the jackpot and got a GhostBlood, who appears ...

","url":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/now-thats-what-im-talking-about","title":"Now that's what I'm talking about....!!","summary":"It seems somehow appropriate that my very first clutch would be a GhostBlood project. I love their diffusion and feisty demeanor, they're fierce and fiery as a whole. I hit the jackpot and got a GhostBlood, who appears ...","date_modified":"2019-09-28T01:04:16Z"},{"id":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/i-speak-snake","html_content":"

I recently was speaking to a colleague who asked me about my unusual hobby. She was fascinated, and a bit mortified. I chuckled to myself, and moved the conversation on. There are very few people who understand, or ar...

","url":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/i-speak-snake","title":"I Speak Snake!","summary":"I recently was speaking to a colleague who asked me about my unusual hobby. She was fascinated, and a bit mortified. I chuckled to myself, and moved the conversation on. There are very few people who understand, or ar...","date_modified":"2019-08-28T21:21:33Z"},{"id":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/on-naming-the-noodles","html_content":"

Snake breeding. It's not for the faint of heart and is one of the greatest lessons in patience. Three years, 300 grams from hatchling to breeding age. And even then, some never breed or they are the wrong sex or have ...

","url":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/on-naming-the-noodles","title":"On Naming The Noodles...","summary":"Snake breeding. It's not for the faint of heart and is one of the greatest lessons in patience. Three years, 300 grams from hatchling to breeding age. And even then, some never breed or they are the wrong sex or have ...","date_modified":"2018-10-20T03:28:14Z"},{"id":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/and-here-we-go","html_content":"

Empty nest does funny things to women.

","url":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/and-here-we-go","title":"And.... here we go! ","summary":"Empty nest does funny things to women. ","date_modified":"2018-10-10T03:19:25Z"},{"id":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/absentia","html_content":"

No News Yet....stay tuned.

","url":"https://snakecreations.com/news/f/absentia","title":"Absentia","summary":"No News Yet....stay tuned.","date_modified":"2018-08-28T03:44:42Z"}]}