The Victorian Herpetological Society held its annual Reptile Expo at the Melbourne Showgrounds last weekend on the 14th March 2015.
The event was well attended as usual with talks by experts in the field being held throughout the day and the auction of herp related products happening after lunch.
Reptile businesses and around 50 private breeders tables completed the lineup.
Some confusion arose due to the MICE expo being held next door (Melbourne International Coffee Expo) with one dreadlocked member going in to look for Guinea pigs!.

Sonnemann's Snakes had a breeders table at the expo, given free of charge by management and well appreciated, and sold some juvenile Black headed pythons on the day.
We will also be attending the South Australian two day Expo in April as well.

Castle Hill reptile Expo 2015

Sonnemann's Snakes once again had a presence at the Castle Hill reptile Expo held last weekend on the 15th February 2015.
Had a great weekend and met up with many people we had not seen for ages. We had a breeders table at the Expo and sold some of our het Axanthic Black headed pythons along with Stimsons, Knob tailed and Thick tailed geckos and the out-crossed line of the Snake Ranch albino maculosus project.
One thing that I was particularly impressed with was the quality of the animals on display and for sale, everything I saw looked healthy and well cared for.

Above are some photos taken on the day. 

Axanthic Black Headed pythons now for sale - Priced from $1600

Axanthics are now for sale: Priced from $1600.
Sonnemann Snakes has several Axanthic BHP hatchlings for sale.
We have been one of the founding breeders in this colour mutation, and many years have gone into the breeding behind these animals now for sale, making them great foundation stock for projects in the future.

We have decided to make this colour mutation available to more keepers and breeders, thus the price of these animals has been discounted greatly. For those working on other colour mutations, this is one of the animals you will need. To make a snow you will need an Axanthic.
 
All hatchlings emerged after 60 days in the egg, and all absorbed their egg yolk. Many were very large in size, and have been enthusiastic feeders. They are now approximately 5 weeks old, most have had 2 sloughs. All animals have had over 5 unassisted feeds. All are robust feeders, feeding on defrosted mice or rats. These are ready to be sold as established animals.

Axanthics are priced from $1600 depending on quality and colour. There are limited numbers for sale at these prices. Get in quick!!! You will save yourself a lot of money by purchasing a Sonnemann Snake.
Every house should have an Axanthic BHP!
Pictured are some of the Axanthics for sale. Contact us for more information.
Buyer to pay freight ($100 to major airports by Qantas)
Contact Neil or Cathy Sonnemann at: neils@netc.net.au

UPDATE - as of July 2014

Well its time to update the blog, I haven't posted anything for a while because we have been traveling around the country. During May we spent a couple of days in Hobart enjoying Tasmanian hospitality and seeing the sights. In June we visited Cairns and Cooktown in Queensland as well as traveling inland to the small township of Chillagoe, one of my favourite places. At the end of the month we flew to Perth and back to catch up with old friends and buy some nice cabinet making wood for future projects. We missed out on the Zoo but went to the Armidale Reptile Centre and saw lots of WA endemics not easily seen anywhere else. So we have been busy getting out and about as well as with the animals on the farm.
During this time we have also become Grandparents!.
 Cathy is still working on the Knob tailed geckos, and although the number has greatly decreased the quality of the animals she is breeding has increased accordingly. My Black headed and Children"s colonies have increased steadily over the last couple of years due to my not putting many up for sale, this year should see some of my best pairings reproduce and I'm looking forward to the results of multiple genetic traits brought together for the first time.
I've included some photos of our recent trips and also a couple of tantalising images of black headed pairings that I hope will work this year. There should be some babies for sale if all goes well- so watch this space, as well as our upcoming website, details later.

Axanthic male black headed python with a female calico form

 Below are a couple of photos of Tasmania

Huon River in Southeast Tasmania

Tarkine Airwalk in the Huon Valley

View from the Airwalk

November trip to the
Warrumbungle mountains in northern NSW.
Also some images from around Yoeval, the Dubbo zoo and the
Burrendong Arboretum.

Darwin

Just got back from the top end.

Singapore

Crocodile lizard at the zoo on our recent tour of Singapore.

Terrarium for sale

Terrarium style cage to suit lizards.
Black frame with glass and mesh for
ventilation. Has been used for geckos
in the past and would look good with
live plants or as a desert vivarium.
Can be heated via heat cord under
the cage or above with a spot globe
on top of mesh, heating not included.
Pickup NE Victoria. $90.
Sold

Display cages and enclosures

Two large white cages for sale.
Made of white melamine, top opening doors.
Small viewing windows in the door.
Each cage divided in two, can be used as one
or two boxes by blocking off central divider.
No thermostat.
Single BC light globe fitting at one end for heat.
Used to quarantine large pythons prior to
introducing to the main reptile room.
Pickup only NE Victoria. $60 each.











Now SOLD

Cage for sale.
Small white melamine cage, thermostatic temperature control.
Front opening single aluminium framed door. One BC batten holder
for light globe heating. Useful for small snakes and lizards or as a
quarantine cage. $80.
NOW SOLD

Calico offspring for sale

For Sale: An outstanding pair of young and growing black headed pythons from our Calico female.

SOLD

This is the very last pair of Calico offspring to be offered for sale by Sonnemann's Snakes.

Our old Calico female (9.5), was paired with one of her sons last season to produce this pair.

The Sire 4.61 is exceptionally quiet and a well marked animal with great genetics.

Their Grandfather (2.57) was the original Axanthic male born at this facility.

The Great Grandfather (FF) was pinstriped and displayed reduced black banding, which has carried down to the red banding of this female.

This male (FF) was the result of four generations of selective captive breeding from the original breeders.

The pair for sale is 6 months old, and are extremely healthy robust animals. They are very quiet and handle well. Each one has had over 20 unassisted feeds, and are now ready to be sold. They are showing good colour and patterning with good clear background colouring. The female is lacking black on body scales and is an exceptional snake even without the Calico breeding behind her.These babies are some of the quietest animals produced to date, very much like their mother, which is extremely placid and easy to handle.

These were to be kept, but now that retirement is looming, they must be sold. They will be sold as a pair only. These may go Calico, and no guarantee can be given, but many of the progeny of this female have turned Calico.

They are being offered at a very realistic price but are pickup only- no airfreight is available now.

SOLD

Photos below of the pair, and other pictures of the adults are available on our blog:

Enquiries to Neil at: neils@netc.net.au