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Status: Running my own shop!
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34 years old
Lodi, California
United States

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MEMBER SINCE: 11/07/2007
LAST LOGIN: 05/17/2012 12:54:09
DATING STATUS: Happily Married

Hello! My name's Robert. I've been a reptile geek since 1997, becoming inflicted with the "bug" after being introduced to a Red Tail Boa. I own every single issue of Reptiles Magazine, from the very first issue!

I'm currently the owner of The Serpentarium - A Living Reptile Museum, located in Lodi, California. We breed over 50 different species of snakes at our facility and produce 2,000+ snakes every year! We also opened a second store in Elk Grove, CA.

I work with and breed various species of herps; from frogs to newts, geckos to chameleons, dragons to monitors, turtles, tortoises and MANY snakes.

I started out as an extreme hobbyist, buying just about anything that fascinated me and building elaborate/naturalistic enclosures. That eventually turned into me becoming a small time wholesaler, which then led me breeding on a larger scale.

I almost opened my own reptile shop back in 2004, but decided to spend a boat-load of money on the Ball Python market instead and started vending at shows. I picked up Pieds, Albinos, Axanthics, Spiders, Yellow Bellies, Cinnamons, Mojaves, Pastels and a bunch of adult females. Back then these things' prices weren't what they are today (e.g. I paid $10k for a pair of Spider hatchlings - doh!).

I then purchased an existing large-scale Rodent Breeding operation. I ran that operation for about 2 years until finally selling it off in pieces. I produced thousands of rats and mice monthly (a whole lot of work!). Be sure to check out the video tour of that operation.

After many years of all this fun and experience, my professional life (Technology) inevitably merged with my passion and Reptilegeeks.com was born.

I envisioned a site where enthusiasts could enjoy the hobby for what it's really all about; sharing the love of reptiles. I feel the hobby needs to evolve from the old forum-type sites into a social networking atmosphere. A place that's family-friendly and helpful to all newcomers.

I hope you enjoy the site.

Enabling enthusiasts to enjoy and share their passion for Reptiles in new and innovative ways, while promoting the hobby and industry as a whole.

SNAKES:
African Rock Pythons (Python sebae)
Arizona Mountain Kingsnakes (Lampropeltis p. pyromelana)
Ball Pythons (Python regius)
Barron's Green Racers (Philodryas baroni)
Black Milk Snakes (Lampropeltis triangulum gaigeae)
Black Ratsnakes (Elaphe obsoleta)
Brazilian Rainbow Boas (Epicrates c. chenchria)
Burmese Pythons (Python molurus bivittatus)
California Kingsnakes (Lampropeltis getula californiae)
Checkered Garter Snakes (Thamnophis marcianus)
Coastal Carpet Pythons (Morelia spilota mcdowelli)
Corn Snakes (Elaphe guttata)
Desert Kingsnakes (Lampropeltis getula splendida)
Durango Mountain Kingsnakes (Lampropeltis mexicana greeri)
Everglades Ratsnakes (Elaphe obsoleta rossalleni)
False Water Cobras (Hydrodynastes gigas)
Gray-banded Kingsnakes (Lampropeltis alterna)
Green Tree Pythons (Morelia viridis)
Honduran Milk Snakes (Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis)
Jungle Carpet Pythons (Morelia spilota cheynei)
Mandarin Ratsnakes (Elaphe mandarina)
Mexican Black Kingsnakes (Lampropeltis getula nagrita)
Mexican Lined Pine Snakes (Pituophis l. lineaticollis)
Mexican Milk Snakes (Lampropeltis triangulum annulata)
Mocquard's Beauty Ratsnakes (Elaphe taeniura mocquardi)
Mussuranas (Clelia clelia)
Nelson's Milk Snakes (Lampropeltis triangulum nelsoni)
Northern Mexican Pine Snakes (Pituophis deppei jani)
Nuevo Leon Kingsnakes (Lampropeltis mexicana thayeri)
Prairie Kingsnakes (Lampropeltis c. calligaster)
Pueblan Milk Snakes (Lampropeltis triangulum campbelli)
Radiated Ratsnakes (Coelognathus radiatus)
Red Tail Boas (Boa c. constrictor)
Rough-scaled Sand Boas (Gongylophis c. conicus)
Royal Diadem Ratsnakes (Spalerosophis diadema atriceps)
San Diego Gopher Snakes (Pituophis melanoleucus annectens)
San Luis Potosi Kingsnakes (Lampropeltis m. mexicana)
Sinaloan Milk Snakes (Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae)
Taiwan Beauty Ratsnakes (Orthriophis taeniurus friesi)
Texas Ratsnakes (Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri)
Yellow Anacondas (Eunectes notaeus)

* HYBRIDS: *
Nuevo Leon Kingsnake x Corn Snake (KingCorn)
Sinaloan Milk Snake x California Kingsnake (SinaCal)
Sinaloan Milk Snake x Corn Snake (SinaCorn)

LIZARDS:
Bearded Dragons (Pogona vitticeps)
Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons)
Saharan Uromastyx (Uromastyx geyri)

MONITORS:
Argus Monitors (Varanus panoptes)
Red Ackie Monitors (Varanus acanthurus acanthurus)
Yellow Ackie Monitors (Varanus acanthurus brachyurus)

GECKOS:
African Fat-tailed Geckos (Hemitheconyx caudicinctus)
Chinese Cave Geckos (Goniurosaurus luii)
New Caledonian Crested Geckos (Rhacodactylus ciliatus)
Leopard Geckos (Eublepharis macularius)
Pictus Geckos (Paroedura pictus)
Viper Geckos (Teratolepis fasciata)

CHAMELEONS:
Jackson's Chameleons (Chamaeleo j. jacksonii)

Keeping and breeding Reptiles & Invertebrates, Photography, Web Design, Coding, Technology, Exploring Nature and Vegas Craps!

Be sure to check out The Serpentarium website for a list of all the animals we have available!

www.SnakeMuseum.com

SNAKES
Amazon Tree Boas (Corallus hortulanus)
Emerald Tree Boas (Corallus caninus)
Mangrove Snakes (Boiga dendrophila)
Reticulated Pythons (Python reticulatus)
Tiger Ratsnakes (Spilotes pullatus)
Western Hognose Snakes (Heterodon n. nasicus)

GECKOS
New Caledonian Giant Geckos (Rhacodactylus leachianus)
Gargoyle Geckos (Rhacodactylus auriculatus)
Tibetan Frog-eyed Geckos (Teratoscincus roborowski)

LIZARDS
European Legless Lizards (Ophisaurus apodus)

TURTLES
Black-knobbed Map Turtles (Graptemys nigrinoda)
Northern Diamondback Terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin)

LARGE reptiles for the Museum! Please let me know if you've got anything you're willing to donate.




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Displaying 12 out of 25 comments
From: knft
03/05/2012 20:28:24
Is there an online newsletter/website etc available? send to the email knftreptiles@yahoo.com if there is. I either breed or have a definite interest in several of your breeding achievements such as the Sinaloan Milk Snake x California Kingsnake (SinaCal)
I am registered with Reptishop so I might be asking for something I already have.


From: Mike_Duitsman
12/06/2011 15:04:54

Hey Robert I know you have seen your share of strange snake issues i posted a pic of what im talking about on my page if you have seen anything like it before tips on getting it to go away would be sweet (The snake is happy never bites lives in a big boaphile and eats like a champ) I love the website



From: Reptiles_4_Life
11/23/2011 23:42:40

HAPPY THANKSGIVING ROBERT!!! THANKS FOR THIS AMAZING PLACE!!



From: Angelrose
10/11/2011 22:40:33

Once again, Awesome Robert !!!!!!!!!!!

    I received my supplies from the ReptiShop in perfect condition all the way over here on the East Coast.  All of which and name brand items such as Zoo Med, I saved a bundle of cash !!!  No comparison to Pet Shop prices and that includes the super low cost of shipping.


Thank Youuuuuuuuuuuuu  ....


    Also, my sweeeeeeeeeeeet Boa Gal says:  Hola to you 





From: Franz-Maul
09/18/2011 12:34:06

YEAH!
Thank You Robert!
Greetings from Italy,
Franz.



From: sfmolina
07/20/2011 11:33:16
Hey i saw your website for Serpentarium.. looks like a great place... nice..
i just moved from sac a couple months ago..didnt know about your place in lodi.. next time i'm in sac i'll visit the place in EG... tolde my daughter , she's 18 going to sac city, bout serpentarium... told her to go visit.. she'd love it there...my snake bela is actually her snake... keeping it til she's out of college..
gonna pics of my pets soon.... thanks for the add


From: Clinton4202
07/07/2011 09:03:15
Hey, just wanted to say thanks for making this site, I've loved reptiles my whole life. I live by Ken1 and his store and I wish I could start my own store. I'm basically looking for information on what it takes to start up a store, im sure i'll find out somewhere on here but Ken1 has been a big help. He's a cool dude. I've noticed though that only big pet stores like (PetSmart) are mainly the ones that do business and stay in business. Id love to see a reptile shop shop become a franchise. But you have to have things for other peoples interests, like cats, dogs, birds, fish. Its sad really.....


From: BobSountris
06/24/2011 08:50:42
Thanks for the info. about the sugar in the water,must of worked it all went back in and she has started back to eating.


From: Holly12
06/19/2011 16:22:12
Hi I wanted to say that I love your reptilesyou have very nice frogs. :)


From: Marcman2k4o
05/12/2011 12:29:22

 i love  this site! it's finally a place where i can talk with fellow reptile keepers and learn about other herps i may keep in the future!!! haahah infomercial moment lolz



From: turtlepunk
03/10/2011 01:23:04

this is such an awesome site! i wish i knew about this before! =)



From: etihwtibbar
02/26/2011 22:22:50

Hi, Robert.  So far I'm loving it here and it's only been a day.  It's wonderful to be on a site dedicated to the love of herps and their owners who adore them, myself included. thank you!




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