Herps and aroids/eddoes

From: "Cooper, Susan L." SLCooper at scj.com> on 2002.09.20 at 12:39:23(9442) Well, this is getting far off the topic! I met Julius Boos in my pre-aroid days when I was in the herp club in WestPalmBeach. I have 2 red footed tortoises. Uh, just to mention aroids, they don't eat any of mine but like to hide under the large leaves. My eddoe from the grocery store developed huge leaves when planted out this year (somewhat of an accomplishment in Wisconsin's short growing season). They are almost 3 ft long and beautiful, especially for a low-cost bulb~! Susan +More . I am a big reptile man, and have gotten through breeding some very fine greentree pythons this year and was able to hatch out, two babies from the clutch.

From: "Harry Witmore" harrywitmore at witmore.net> on 2002.09.22 at 11:44:44(9447) In my 20's I was a hardcore snake enthusiast. I have always been interested in animals and plants that not many around me were familiar with. Being that most of these animals were tropical by nature, it has evolved nicely into my passion for tropical plants. I only have a cast off Iguana that summers in a gazebo like cage in the garden. It winters in a converted closet in the house. I had a Ball python that I had fro 20 years that just recently died. Sounds like love for plants and herps is not that unusual. Harry Witmore +More Cloud Jungle Art www.witmore.net -----Original Message----- [mailto:aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu]On Behalf Of Cooper, Susan L. Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 8:39 AM To: 'aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu' Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Herps and aroids/eddoes Well, this is getting far off the topic! I met Julius Boos in my pre-aroid days when I was in the herp club in WestPalmBeach. I have 2 red footed tortoises. Uh, just to mention aroids, they don't eat any of mine but like to hide under the large leaves. My eddoe from the grocery store developed huge leaves when planted out this year (somewhat of an accomplishment in Wisconsin's short growing season). They are almost 3 ft long and beautiful, especially for a low-cost bulb~! Susan . I am a big reptile man, and have gotten through breeding some very fine greentree pythons this year and was able to hatch out, two babies from the clutch.

From: Lewandjim at aol.com on 2002.09.25 at 17:17:49(9453) In a message dated 9/22/2002 8:18:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, harrywitmore@witmore.net writes: > I had a Ball python that I had fro 20 years that just recently died. Sounds +More > like love for plants and herps is not that unusual. > > Harry Witmore Harry, You're quite right. I bred and raised green anacondas. The breeding female died at 27 years old of congestive heart failure; she had an ovario-hysterectomy at 25 years of age. I now restrict my love of animals to 30 aquaria; much easier to care for! Jim Langhammer

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2002.09.26 at 10:00:05(9460) In a message dated 9/22/2002 8:18:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, harrywitmore@witmore.net writes: > I had a Ball python that I had fro 20 years that just recently died. +More Sounds > like love for plants and herps is not that unusual. > > Harry Witmore Jim and Harry, It MUST be common, I started off w/ snakes and other herps. as a VERY young boy, then on to beetles, scorpions and THEN plants, Aristolochias at first then AROIDS (Caladiums at first) and other 'strange' plant families! My last snake was a T`dadian rainbow boa named 'Iris' (the spanish word for a rainbow is 'Arco Iris", or Iris' bow'. Lent her on a breeding loan a few years ago, never heard a word from the guy who moved out of state! Julius >>Harry, You're quite right. I bred and raised green anacondas. The breeding female died at 27 years old of congestive heart failure; she had an ovario-hysterectomy at 25 years of age. I now restrict my love of animals to 30 aquaria; much easier to care for! Jim Langhammer

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